Honor for del Pilar

George Balagtas (right), a relative of Marcelo H. del Pilar, leads Monday during the wreath-laying ceremony to mark the 168th birth anniversary of Del Pilar, known as the Father of Philippine Journalism, in a program at the Manila Hotel. Others in photo are Marichu Villanueva (center), director of Samahang Plaridel, and Virgilio Almario (left), NCCA chairman, and Ariel Ayala, SP director (partly hidden).