It took Sen. Pia Cayetano, on an official visit to the Palacio del Senado in Madrid, Spain, to bring public attention to “The Battle of Lepanto,” one of Juan Luna’s major but inaccessible paintings.

Today, Oct. 24, is the 157th birth anniversary of patriot and artist Juan Luna ... for “La Batalla de Lepanto.” A street in Binondo, Manila, is named in his honor. Luna died on Dec. 7 ...