Photo Release
April 27, 2005

SENTINEL OF FREEDOM : Senate President Franklin M. Drilon leads the unveiling of the Lapu-Lapu monument, a symbol of freedom for the Filipino people, at the Agrifina Circle on T.M. Kalaw St., Manila.  Datu Lapu-Lapu, who once ruled the island of Cebu, fought Spanish conquistadores led by Ferdinand Magellan centuries ago.  With the Senate President are Senators Richard Gordon (2nd from right) and Edgardo Angara (4th from left), Korean Embassy Consul General Shin Gil-Sou (3rd from left), Tourism Undersecretary Oscar Palabyab (extreme left) and some DOT officials. (Senate Photo by Albert Calvelo, PRIB)

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