AWARDEES. The awardees during the Gawad Alab ng Lahi: Pagkilala sa Mga Natatanging Dangal ng Lahing Pilipino last week. The awardees each received a mixed media trophy made of wood, metal, glass, and abaca designed by Filipino pop artist Normie Meimban. (Photo courtesy of Consul General Elmer Cato) NEW YORK - A Filipina lawyer-philanthropist seeking a cure for a rare degenerative disease that afflicts Visayan men, and an American businessman-philanthropist who helped bring the Balangiga Bells back to the Philippines, were among 11 individuals, organizations, and enterprises that were honored last week by the Philippine Consulate General in New York and the Hiraya Foundation for Filipino-American Heritage Preservation. Also honored in the first-ever Gawad Alab ng Lahi: Pagkilala sa Mga Natatanging Dangal ng Lahing Pilipino held at the Whitby Theater in Manhattan on July 12 were Filipino nurses who have been tirelessly serving in the frontline against Covid-19 and veterans seeking recogn