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Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, rightmost, the country’s prima ballerina, shows Sen. Pia Cayetano and Sen. Cynthia Villar the pointed shoes she wore in her ‘La Bayadere’ performance. The shoes were among the items on display at the Senate in the exhibit called “Empowering Filipinas: Raising the Bar.” In time for Women’s Month, the Senate adopted a resolution honoring 14 outstanding Filipinas and an all-woman mountaineering team. EY ACASIO