The Rizal Monument stole the headlines this year after a controversy involving construction of a residential tower that is said to have “photo-bombed” the vista of the memorial to the country’s national hero reached the highest court of the land.

The case remains pending with the Supreme Court after oral arguments on a petition to have the construction of the multi-story structure halted were suspended.

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