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Philippines honors late National Artist Abueva

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/02/24/20180224-napoleon-abueva-burial-md2_8805-md.jpg"/><figcaption>A state necrological ceremony was held for late National Artist for Sculpture Napoleon Abueva at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>MANILA- The Philippines on Saturday held a state necrological ceremony for late National Artist for Sculpture Napoleon Abueva.</p><p>Abueva, known as the “Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture,” passed away last February 16 at the age of 88.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/life/02/16/18/remembering-napoleon-abueva-the-father-of-modern-philippine-sculpture">Remembering Napoleon Abueva, the ‘father of modern Philippine sculpture’</a></li></ul><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/02/24/20180224-napoleon-abueva-burial-md2_8640-md.jpg"/><figcaption>The remains of late National Artist for Sculpture Napoleon Abueva arrive at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The necrological service was held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. His remains will be interred at the Libingan ng mga Bayani Saturday.</p><p>Among known personalities who attended the necrological service for Abueva were National Artists Benedicto &quot;Bencab&quot; Cabrera, F. Sionil Jose, Bienvenido Lumbera, Alice Reyes, Ramon Santos, and Virgilio Almario.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="es">National Artists BenCab, F.Sionil Jose, Bienvenido Lumbera, Alice Reyes, Ramon Santos, and Virgilio Almario (not in photo) attend necrological services for fellow National Artist Napoleon Abueva. | <a href="https://twitter.com/ANCALERTS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ANCALERTS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ABSCBNNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/29SNHXhQGI">pic.twitter.com/29SNHXhQGI</a></p>— Kat Domingo (@_katrinadomingo) <a href="https://twitter.com/_katrinadomingo/status/967217180323430400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Abueva was famous for his incredibly diverse portfolio and his passion for experimentation. </p><p>His reputation as a master capable of crafting classic pieces from different materials began when he burst into the country&#x27;s art scene in the &#x27;50s with &quot;The Kiss of Judas,&quot; which he fashioned out of a single adobe block to symbolize betrayal. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/life/02/23/18/in-photos-national-artist-napoleon-abuevas-public-art">IN PHOTOS: National Artist Napoleon Abueva&#x27;s public art </a></li></ul><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/02/24/abueva-funeral-1.jpg"/></div><div><img data-lazy="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/02/24/abueva-funeral-2.jpg"/></div><div><img data-lazy="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/02/24/abueva-funeral-3.jpg"/></div><div><img data-lazy="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/02/24/abueva-funeral-4.jpg"/></div><div><img data-lazy="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/02/24/abueva-funeral-5.jpg"/></div><div><img data-lazy="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/02/24/abueva-funeral-6.jpg"/></div><div><img data-lazy="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/02/24/abueva-funeral-7.jpg"/></div><div><img data-lazy="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/02/24/abueva-funeral-8.jpg"/></div><div><img data-lazy="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/02/24/abueva-funeral-9.jpg"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><p>The hearst carrying National Artist for Visual Arts Napoleon Abueva arrives at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in Pasay City before his burial on Saturday. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>The hearst carrying National Artist for Visual Arts Napoleon Abueva arrives at the Cultural Center of the Philippines for necrological rites on Saturday. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>The body of National Artist for Visual Arts Napoleon Abueva arrives at the lobby of the Cultural Center of the Philippines on Saturday. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>National Artist for Visual Arts Napoleon Abueva lays in rest at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in Pasay City before his burial on Saturday. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>National Artist for Visual Arts Napoleon Abueva lays in rest at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in Pasay City before his burial on Saturday. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>The casket of National Artist for Visual Arts Napoleon Abueva is carried out of the Cultural Center of the Philippines in Pasay City to be transported for burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Saturday. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Guests view the body of National Artist for Visual Arts Napoleon Abueva before he is laid to rest at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City on Saturday. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>National Artist for Visual Arts Napoleon Abueva is accorded honors befitting a hero before he is laid to rest at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City on Saturday. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Guests pay tribute to National Artist for Visual Arts Napoleon Abueva as his casket is lowered at the Libingan ng mga Bayani at Taguig City on Saturday. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div></div></div><div><strong>-- with a report from Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News</strong></div>

<p>The necrological service was held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.</p>