AirAsia and Liter of Light join the Filipino people in the Quincentennial Commemorations of the Battle of Mactan

AirAsia Philippines and Liter of Light Organization partook in the Quincentennial Commemoration of the Philippines through a lighting ceremony which took place on Thursday, 29 April 2021 at SM Seaside Cebu City, where solar light lamps were used to create an enlarged image of Lapu-lapu and Sto. Nino

Lapu-lapu was a Datu of Mactan in the Visayas and was regarded as the 1st Filipino hero because of his resistance to imperial Spanish colonization. 

The country’s quincentennial celebrations mark the 500th anniversary of Lapu-lapu’s victory against the fleet of Ferdinand Magellan during the Battle of Mactan, the 500th anniversary of Christianity in the Philippines, and the 500th anniversary of the Philippines’ part in the first circumnavigation of the world. 

In a special video message on Liter of Light’s official Facebook page, AirAsia Philippines CEO Ricky Isla said, “We at AirAsia stand together with our brothers and sisters in Cebu, in commemorating Lapu-lapu and his warriors’ ideals, sacrifices and struggles, and hold them as a source of inspiration for modern day Filipinos.

Medical Workers Given Tribute On Bonifacio Day Though Philippine Flag Light Tableux

“In the darkness of Covid, stars of hope, exemplified 
by Filipino frontliners globally,  have emerged.  
Where there is light, there is always hope,” Diaz said.

At the sunset at Rizal Park on Bonifacio Day, a unique tribute was launched as tribute to the valiant medical heroes of doctors, nurses, and other frontlines who have passed due to the global pandemic of COVID-19 was recognized through a large installation of light forming the Philippine flag. 

This initiative was made by partnership led by non-government organization Liter of Light, whose advocacy is to make solar lamps that brings sustainable lighting to far towns and barangays. The light mosaic is comprised of 3,000 lamps that were individually assembled by volunteers from all over the country who have united for the project.

“This is our tribute to heroism on a global scale, a tribute to all the Filipino frontliners worldwide who have fought to contain the pandemic. It is a profound expression of solidarity with those who have risked life and limb to be in the frontlines of the fight,” said Illac Diaz, Founder of Liter of Light and organizer of the event