▁of ▁the ▁arts ▁community ." ▁ ▁Also ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 5 , ▁the ▁A BS ▁C B N ▁News ▁Channel ▁( AN C ) ▁hosted ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁Che che ▁Laz aro ' s ▁Media ▁in ▁F ocus , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁aw arde es ▁in ▁the ▁person ▁of ▁Cap ar as ▁and ▁A lav are z ▁were ▁supposed ▁to ▁face ▁off ▁with ▁protest ing ▁artists ▁in ▁the ▁person ▁of ▁National ▁Art ist ▁Edd ie ▁Rom ero , ▁C CP ▁Chair ▁Em ily ▁Abr era , ▁Pal an ca ▁Award ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁A war de e ▁But ch ▁D alis ay , ▁and ▁film ▁critic ▁Alex is ▁T io se co . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁segment ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁allowed ▁Cap ar as ▁and ▁D alis ay ▁to ▁air ▁their ▁side , ▁while ▁Al vare z ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁arrive ▁in ▁time ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁second ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁show , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁had ▁her ▁on ▁a ▁panel ▁with ▁Rom ero ▁and ▁Abr era , ▁who ▁were ▁protest ing ▁the ▁circumstances ▁of ▁her ▁pro clam ation ▁to ▁the ▁order . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 7 , ▁protest ers ▁gathered ▁at ▁the ▁front ▁r amp ▁of ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Center ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁for ▁a ▁major ▁protest ▁action ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁mock ▁“ ne cro log ical ▁service ”. ▁ ▁National ▁Art ists ▁who ▁joined ▁the ▁protest ers ▁were ▁Napoleon ▁Ab ue va ▁( visual ▁arts ), ▁Art uro ▁Lu z ▁( visual ▁arts ), ▁Ben ▁Cab rera