The establishment of the Jose Rizal bust in Georgia, the first statue of the Philippines’ national hero to be placed in the Caucasus region, was featured in the Events page of the December 8 issue of Caucasus Business Week, Georgia Today, and The Manila Times. The newspapers and online portal are among the partner media organizations of the Consulate of Georgia in the Philippines, led by Consul (a.h.) Thelmo O. Cunanan Jr.