MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau)- Despite the string of persona na grata declarations issued by a growing number of local government units for his drag depiction of Jesus Christ, Pura Luka Vega is not giving up on her artistic career.
In fact, he gave The Adobo Chronicles a sneak peek into his next act, dressed as the Virgin Mary and dancing to a rock version of “Aba! Ginoong Maria” (Hail Mary).
“It’s my career, it’s what I do for a living, and no one can stop me from doing what I do best,” the drag artist said.
The new act will debut at the Little Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, exclusively sponsored by Rappler.
Incidentally, his Mary depiction impersonates a living Maria — Maria Ressa.
PASIG CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Pasig Bureau) -So, it turns out that “The Victor” statue in Pasig which is being touted as taller than the Statue of Liberty (minus the pedestal) may not even be the tallest statue in the Philippines.
The Mother of All Asia–Tower of Peace in Batangas City stands at 98.15 meters as opposed to The Victor’s 55 meters. It is located at the center of the eight-hectare pilgrimage site called Montemaria International Pilgrimage & Conference Center in Sitio Montemaria, Barangay Pagkilatan, Batangas City, Philippines.
The question is, how tall is the Virgin statue really without the building it’s standing on?
Paging Rappler and Vera Files. Please go to work and resolve this issue once and for all.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – When it comes to their alma mater and all that represents it, Iskolar ng Bayan (taxpayer funded scholars) are extremely loyal to the University of the Philippines.
Case in point, U.P. Diliman students are planning a march and protest rally this Saturday at the site of the new “The Victor” statue at the border of Pasig and Quezon City.
Designed by Fil-Am artist Jefre Manuel-Figueras, the sculpture which officials claim is taller that the Statue of Liberty (minus the pedestal), is supposed to represente the success of Filipinos worldwide.
But the Iskolar ng Bayan think otherwise. They are calling “The Victor” nothing but a cheap, trying-hard copycat of their own Oblation statue.
The protesters will demand that the new statue be taken down or at least given a weather-proof robe.
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