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ORTIGAS Malls is pushing through with the fourth year of the Ortigas Art Festival, both on-site and virtually until Mar. 31. The onsite venue is the East Wing of Estancia at Capitol Commons, Pasig City.
Launched in 2018, the Ortigas Art Festival has the goal of “making art accessible to everyone.” Its first run featured over 60 local artists. In 2019, the roster of participating artists grew to over 130 Filipino artists from all over the country. The number of participants increased to over 200 including artists from other Southeast Asian countries in 2020.
“Aside from the commitment to provide spaces and communities where life, work and leisure integrate, it is also our goal to continue to provide enriching experiences such as the Ortigas Art Festival,” said Jaime E. Ysmael, president and chief executive officer of Ortigas & Co., during the opening ceremonies on Feb. 24, which was also streamed via Facebook Live. “With the goal of democratizing art and supportin
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With the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in March, the local chief executives of the Cities of Pasig and San Juan mustered their experiences in governance and employed innovative measures to curb the spread of the disease in their respective localities.
In Pasig City, the local government led by its young and progressive mayor, Vico Sotto, has made use of technology in their COVID-19 response from flying drones spraying disinfectants to the development of the city’s health monitoring system.
Improving healthcare system
Sotto’s administration focused its efforts in developing the city’s health delivery service to improving its medical response capabilities to residents amid the health crisis that took everyone by surprise.