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Senate Resolution No. 1527 – Commending Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa

August 20, 2015

RESOLUTION COMMENDING LIGAYA FERNANDO-AMILBANGSA AS A CULTURAL ADVOCATE OF PANGALAY, A TRADITIONAL DANCE FROM MINDANAO, FOR HER INSTRUMENTAL ROLE AS DOCUMENTOR, PERFORMER, SCHOLAR, AND ADVOCATE OF THIS UNIQUE CULTURAL TREASURE
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (8/24/2015)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SRN-1527
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SRN-1527 (as filed)

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Filipino Artist David Medalla Performs at PHL Pavilion in Venice Biennale

August 20, 2015

Internationally renowned Filipino artist David Medalla will perform today at the Palazzo Mora in a collateral event of the Philippine Pavilion at the 56th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia.
 
Medalla’s performance titled Pangarap sa Panglao was inspired by a trip he and his longtime collaborator, Adam Nankervis, made in 2013 to the island of Panglao in Bohol where he fell into a daydream.
 
The performance alludes to the pirate Li Ma Hong who fled China at the end of the Ming Dynasty […]

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Message of Senator Legarda: Performance of David Medalla

August 20, 2015

Message of Senator Loren Legarda
(Delivered by NCCA Chairman Felipe de Leon Jr.)
Performance of David Medalla
at the Philippine Pavilion in Venice Biennale 2015
20 August 2015 | Palazzo Mora, Venice, Italy
I was all set to leave for Venice and join you in this event, which I conceived of upon meeting one of the greatest Filipino artists of our time, David Medalla, except that my 82-year-old father was once again brought to the hospital and […]

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Legarda Condemns Killing of Philippine Eagle ‘Pamana’

August 20, 2015

Senator Loren Legarda has strongly condemned the recent killing of a Philippine eagle named “Pamana” that was found dead in Mount Hamiguitan Range, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Davao Oriental.
“Our Philippine eagles are critically endangered animals. It is unlawful for anyone to take the life of endangered species,” Legarda said citing Republic Act 9147, or the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act, which imposes six to twelve years imprisonment and heavy fines for hunting and killing species listed as […]

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