Among his most familiar recurring motifs is the Sarimanok, a mythical bird in Philippine folklore that symbolizes good fortune and prosperity, and one of his Sarimanok paintings in acrylic on canvas ...

NCCA Chair Victorino Mapa Manalo, Executive Director Eric Zerrudo, and Subcommission on the Arts (SCA) Commissioner Arvin Villalon led the awarding and personally handed the sarimanok trophy to the ...