12/06/2025
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โ๐ฐ๐ต๐จ๐ณ๐จ๐ฎ๐จ๐จ๐ต๐ฎ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ณ๐๐จ๐จ๐ต, ๐ฎ๐จ๐๐จ ๐ต๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ต๐จ๐ต๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐จ๐๐จ๐ตโ
This artwork captures the essence of Philippine independence through a tender yet powerful image. The woman symbolizes ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ปโour Motherlandโstrong, graceful, and enduring. In her open hand rests a dove, a symbol of peace and freedom. She does not clutch it but gently supports it, showing that freedom must not be controlled, but cared for and allowed to soar.
The water flowing from her hand evokes the sacrifices of the pastโtears of struggle and pain that nourished the ground for liberty to grow. The flowers in her hair reflect the beauty of our culture, blooming in spite of hardship, while the warm light suggests a new beginningโa nation rising from darkness into peace.
This piece reminds us that freedom is not just something wonโit is something we continue to ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐, ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ every day. Just as the woman cares for the dove, we must care for our countryโwith love, memory, and responsibility.
From the ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐น๐๐ฏ,
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Artwork by: Ashley Aibur