▁▁ ▁The ▁same ▁report ▁that ▁quoted ▁L umber a ▁also ▁noted ▁that ▁" S ant os ▁still ▁has ▁not ▁spoken ▁about ▁the ▁whole ▁br ou h aha ▁up ▁to ▁this ▁day .[ August ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ]" ▁ ▁Mal ac añ ang ▁Hon ors ▁Committee ▁ ▁Another ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁controvers y ▁regards ▁the ▁existence ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Palace ▁Hon ors ▁committee ▁which ▁alleg edly ▁prepared ▁the ▁final ▁list ▁of ▁nom ine es , ▁which ▁was ▁eventually ▁en act ed ▁by ▁Ar roy o . ▁ ▁Protest ers ▁claim ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁such ▁a ▁committee , ▁and ▁that ▁at ▁first , ▁they ▁had ▁no ▁idea ▁who ▁precisely ▁were ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁the ▁committee . ▁According ▁to ▁them , ▁nomin ating ▁comm itte es ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁C CP ▁and ▁N CC A , ▁and ▁a ▁final ▁list ▁of ▁nom ine es ▁was ▁prepared ▁by ▁a ▁joint ▁committee . ▁ ▁N CC A ▁sub - comm ission ▁on ▁the ▁arts ▁head ▁Ric ardo ▁de ▁Ung ria , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁panel ists ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁selection ▁process , ▁ins isted ▁before ▁a ▁con gression al ▁committee ▁meeting ▁on ▁the ▁matter ▁that ▁the ▁arts ▁community ▁“ w ere ▁never ▁app r ised ▁of ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁this ▁animal ▁since ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁selection ▁process ▁this ▁year ▁or ▁eight ▁years ▁ago .” ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Mal ac añ ang ▁and ▁to ▁Cec ille ▁Gu id ote - Al vare z , ▁however