βAlas ng Bayan 2.0β Exhibit Highlights Filipina Heroes Through Art and History
March12, 2026 | Text by: Charmaine A. Lingdas
Photos by: Sarah Hazel Moces S. Pulumbarit
The University of the Philippines Manila Museum of a History of Ideas (MHI) launched the βAlas ng Bayan 2.0β exhibit on March 10, 2026, as part of the universityβs celebration of National Womenβs Month, highlighting the stories of five Filipina heroes through comic-inspired artworks that reimagine them as modern-day superheroes.
Organized in partnership with the UP Center for Gender and Womenβs Studies, the Constantino Foundation, and the 350 Pilipinas, the exhibit features Gregoria βOriangβ de Jesus, Apolonia Catra, Remedios Gomez-Paraiso βKumander Liwayway,β Ma. Lorena Barros, and Gloria Capitan.
MHI Director Dr. Honey Libertine Achanzar-Labor said the exhibit presents these exemplary Filipinas through the digital artworks of Basilio Pangilinan, a Quezon City-based Illustrator and an alumnus of UP Diliman with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture. In βAlas [READ]

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