Protesters brought back effigies as the centerpiece of this year’s State of the Nation Address (Sona). “Yung political repression dyan si Lorenzana (Lorenzana symbolizes political repression),” said Luigi Almuena, lead artist and spokesperson of UGATLahi Artist Collective. ADVERTISEMENTThe tank, a hybrid bulldozer-APC with tractor wheels, symbolized both the martial law in Mindanao and the backward agricultural sector, Almuena said. Uncle Sam, on the other hand, represented the superpower’s political and economic control of the country. Last year, Sona protesters took a break from making an effigy as a sign of support to newly-elected Duterte.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 24, 2017 02:03 UTC