"Liter of Light" pays tribute to the Frontliners via giant tableaux at the Luneta Park
December 01, 2020
Liter of Light founder Illac Diaz and actor Dingdong Dantes
Amidst all the trials and tribulations that we are all experiencing, national or outside our country, since the first part of the year 2020, the "Liter of Light" organization, founded by the very optimistic Illac Diaz, had created an illuminating giant tableaux of our Philippine Flag in celebration and commemoration of "Bonifacio Day," yesterday, November 30 at the historical grounds of Luneta Park.
This was also done to recognize and give honor to all the Filipino frontliners who had been affected by the Covid-19 virus and for those who are still living and keeping up to their pledged duties to serve their fellowmen in and outside our country.
Prime actor Dingdong Dantes
It was a well-attended and very memorable event indeed! Kapuso actor Dingdong Dantes was also there to show support, as well as the JCI Manila members, Rotarians and medical professionals from St. Luke's Hospital. I've never seen a giant tableaux of our flag as lit and as solemn as this one!!! The lighting of the sustainable lamps leaves us a message of hope and solidarity. As they say, "Where there is light, there is hope."
The flag’s outlines will be defined by over 3,000 sustainable lamps 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
In the course of a few weeks leading up to Christmas, the thousands of individual lights making up the image will be rearranged to form equally stunning images of symbolic significance in the global fight. The Philippine flag is expected to be only the first in a series of glowing tableaux as other groups of volunteers such as doctors have come forward to express their willingness to create their own tableaux using the individually-assembled renewable lights.
Founded in the Philippines, Liter of Light is a global grassroots movement committed to providing affordable, sustainable, solar lights to people with limited or no access to electricity. As the first global Filipino NGO, Liter of Light has brought light to millions of people in off-grid areas across the globe. To Diaz, the organization’s programmes have also spearheaded a progressive narrative for the Filipino people – that of a forward-thinking nation capable of contributing solutions to the world’s problems.
Diaz has been selected as the Philippines’ private sector representative to Expo 2020 Dubai as part of its EXPOLIVE Impact Innovation Program showcasing the work of innovators of global importance. Liter of Light’s grassroots platform operates hubs in 32 countries, and has positively impacted the lives of over 1.5 million individuals globally.
After the Luneta event, the lights will be distributed to off-grid communities ravaged by typhoons Rolly and Ulysses with the help of partner airline, Air Asia Philippines.
“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.
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