On January 29th, 2010 in Manila, was inaugurated a monument to the great Russian poet. The ceremony was attended by ambassador of Russia to the Philippines, V.J. Vorobiev, the governor-mayor of Manila, Mr. Lim, The president of the Parliament of the Philippines, Juan Ponce Enrile, former president of Parliament, Manny Villar, who visited studio of the sculptor in 2009. This meeting led ot the idea of erecting a monument to A.S. Pushkin and sign an agreement that Moscow and Manila would become twin cities. This is the first cultural project of this type after 34 years of diplomatic relations between our countries.
