Published March 12, 2021, 4:40 PM
The House of Representatives moved recently to provide a law that the Supreme Court said was missing when government agencies and nationalist groups sought to stop the construction of the Torre de Manila skyscraper from “photobombing” the Rizal monument in Manila.
MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO
This, after the Lower House approved on second reading House Bill 8829 proposing to protect the physical integrity of a cultural property of national shrines, monuments and landmarks by penalizing the obstruction to its view and sightline.
Authored by Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, HB 8829 was endorsed for plenary approval by the House Committee on Basic Education and Culture chaired by Pasig City Rep. Roman T. Romulo.
Published March 11, 2021, 2:30 PM
An “edible garden” is now in full bloom inside the Rizal Park in Manila.
Vegetables like pechay, lettuce, eggplant, tomato, corn, parsley, basil, mint, beans, cucumber, and bitter gourd, among others were planted in the garden-slash urban farm that covers a thousand square meters at the western section of Burnham Green.
(National Parks Development Committee)
According to the National Parks Development Committee (NPDC), which developed the urban farm, the newly-established garden serves as an additional green space for the public.
The garden project also aims “to promote appreciation for best practices in urban agriculture among city dwellers” and help in the food security mission of the national government.
Lighting up of monuments has been an international trend followed to commemorate important days.
Rizal Park illuminated in purple to “honor the sacrifice and contribution of Filipino women in COVID-19 response and recovery.”
(Photo from National Parks Development Committee)
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Mighty Lights is the biggest light show on the Mississippi River. Tourists and local alike flock to river during sundown to witness the show.
The Manchester Central Library likewise lit up in purple on Monday night. The message “Rise, roar, represent” was also placed in the library’s facade.
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Courtesy Paolo Garcia
Paolo Garcia had a rough 2020, even by COVID standards. Around this time last year, Taal Volcano erupted, blanketing the Filipino musicianâs Laguna home in thick ashfall. Days after the volcanic fury, his father died. And two months later, the pandemic broke out.
His work didnât fare much better, either: the lockdowns cancelled virtually all his live gigs, shrunk his time with collaborators, and drove him out of sound studios and back to the corners of his home.
So itâs a miracle that Garcia managed the music calendar he did last year. He produced âMuling Kagatâ, a remixed rarities album of songs by Hotdog, the famed disco-funk band credited with birthing the Manila sound genre â and the group whose founding members happen to be his dad Dennis Garcia and uncle Rene Garcia.