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MANILA, Jan. 18 —The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), in cooperation with the National Quincentennial Committee (NQC), launched today the 5000-Piso Lapulapu Commemorative Banknote and Medal to kickoff the 99-day countdown to the 500th anniversary of the “Victory at Mactan.”In. ....
BSP issues P5,000 Lapulapu commemorative banknote; medal By JON VIKTOR D. CABUENAS, GMA News Published January 18, 2021 6:40pm Updated January 18, 2021 7:24pm The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Monday launched the P5,000 Lapulapu commemorative banknote and medal, as part of the 99-day countdown to the 500th anniversary of the Victory at Mactan. The banknote and the medal were launched at the Fort San Antonio in the BSP Complex in Manila, as part of the celebration of Lapulapu s victory and the special role of the Philippines in the world s circumnavigation referred to as the 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines (QCP). Now more than ever with the global crisis brought about by the pandemic we need a stark reminder of our glorious past. Now more than ever we need our heroes to remind us of our heritage and to inspire to overcome whatever challenge comes our way as a nation, BSP Officer-in-Charge Francisco Dakila Jr. said du ....
A good year for the Philippine eagle in 2020, but not for its supporters The country’s pandemic lockdown, among the longest and strictest in the world, curtailed field expeditions in the southern Mindanao region, impacting the conservation of the critically endangered Philippine eagles (Phitecopaga jefferyi). Despite the limitations, Philippine eagle conservationists and their partner agencies rescued seven eagles and sighted two new eagle families. Conservationists note that more eagles have been seen in the wild in Mindanao, among the last remaining bastions of the species, which means that conservation drives to educate communities are working. While 2020 was a productive year for eagle conservation, the pandemic crippled the steady stream of revenue coming from tourists visiting the Philippine Eagle Center in Davao City. ....
CCP president and NCCA chairman Last Nov. 24, 2018 B.C. (before Covid-19), I was sitting with ordinary Dabawenyos at the RMC Gymas we were being regaled with another enchanting evening of music by the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of its Music Director and Principal Conductor Yoshikazu Fukumura. Even before I assumed the position of president of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), I was already a staunch supporter of the PPO. I believe in the power of music to change the lives of the Filipino people. And that night in Davao City, it was personally satisfying to see a sense of delight on the faces of the audience. For some brief moments of their lives, their spirits were uplifted by music that seemed to have come from heaven. ....