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Federico Aguilar Alcuaz
Federico Aguilar Alcuaz ( Filipino: ''Federico Alcuaz Aguilar'', June 6, 1932 – February 2, 2011)Flores, Helen. "Painter Alcuaz, 78". in The Philippine Star. February 03, 2011 was a Filipino painter who exhibited extensively Internationally and whose work earned him recognition both in the Philippines and abroad. Alcuaz was conferred the title of National Artist for Visual Arts, Painting, Sculpture and Mixed Media in 2009. However, four nominees for the award other than Alcuaz became embroiled in the 2009 National Artist of the Philippines Controversy, which led the Supreme Court of the Philippines to temporarily issue a status quo order on August 25, 2009, blocking the conferment of the awards on all seven nominees - despite the fact that no objections were ever raised regarding the conferment of the award to Alcuaz and two other nominees. Education and personal life Federico Aguilar Alcuaz was born on June 6, 1932, in Santa Cruz, Manila. He was the 6th of 11 Children of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Santa Ana, Manila
Santa Ana is a district in the Manila, City of Manila, Philippines. It is located on the city's southeast, bordering the cities of Mandaluyong and Makati in the east, the city districts of Paco, Manila, Paco and Pandacan, Manila, Pandacan in the west, and Santa Mesa, Manila, Santa Mesa in the north. It is part of the Manila's 6th congressional district, 6th congressional district of Manila, with thirty-five barangays. Based on the 2020 national census, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported that the district had a population of 203,598. Etymology When the Catholic missionaries asked the natives the name of the area, they pointed to the banks of the Pasig River. The locals responded with "sapa" or the Tagalog language, Tagalog word for marshes, thinking they were referring to the terrain instead of the place name. The Order of Friars Minor, Franciscan missionaries henceforth dedicated the district to Saint Anne, the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and called it ''Santa An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
