Tormis statue, sculptures of Sotto brothers and Nalzaro unveiled (2022)

Tormis statue, sculptures of Sotto brothers and Nalzaro unveiled (2022)

Reported by SunStar Cebu,
Sept. 21, 2022

Then mayor Mika Rama speaks for the family of Vicente Rama whose bust — with those of Vicente Sotto and Bobby Nalzaro and the Antonio Abad Tormis statue — was installed at the CJJ Gallery in Museo Sugbo.

A statue of the late Cebuano journalist and lawyer Antonio Abad Tormis, honoring him as the first Cebuano Press Freedom Martyr, was unveiled on September 21, 2022, at the CJJ Media Gallery in Museo Sugbo, Cebu City, during the 30th Cebu Press Freedom Week. Led by the Cebu Citizens Press Council, the event also honored other press freedom figures, with Tormis’s statue depicting him seated at a table with a typewriter, and was attended by his family and the local media community.

Key Details of the Unveilling:
• Who: Antonio Abad Tormis, a significant figure in press freedom.

• What: Unveilling of a life-size, seated statue of Tormis

• When: September 21, 2022, as part of Cebu Press Freedom Week.

• Where: CJJ Media Gallery, Museo Sugbo, Cebu City.

• Why: To honor Tormis’s contributions as a journalist and lawyer, marking him as the first Cebuano Press Freedom martyr.

• Organizer: Cebu Citizens Press Council (CCPC)

About the Statue:

• The statue, commissioned by businessman Rod Ngo, portrays Tormis working at a typewriter.

• It was created by sculptor Chris Java

• Family members provided photos to help capture Tormis’s likeness.

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