Rep. Javier Miguel L. Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) has filed House Resolution No. 1280, commending Pinoy Pop supergroup SB19 for their appointment as Department of Tourism ambassadors and for their historic performances at Lollapalooza 2026 and Major League Baseball in the United States on Monday, August 3.
The resolution was filed with Reps. Nelson Legacion, Sarah Jane Elago, and Kathryn Joyce Gorriceta.
The Department of Tourism named SB19 the country’s newest tourism ambassadors on July 26, building on their 2021 appointment as Youth and Sentro Rizal Ambassadors by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.
On July 29, Josh Cullen threw the ceremonial first pitch at the Chicago White Sox game against the New York Yankees, a first for a P-pop group on a standard game night.
The following day, Pablo, Josh, Stell, Ken, and Justin became the first homegrown Filipino act to perform at Lollapalooza, delivering a 10-song set on the Allianz Stage at Grant Park that included “DAM,” “GENTO,” and “MAPA.”
The resolution also notes that the group’s stage attire drew on Filipino sources, including motifs from the Ayala Museum’s “Gold of Ancestors” collection, Ifugao brass pendants, and indigenous embroidery patterns.
“When our artists carry the country with them, they open doors no amount of promotion can buy. SB19 made room for the next Filipino act that follows. The work now is making sure the industries behind them, from music to tourism, are ready for the attention,” Rep. Benitez said.
The resolution seeks to have copies delivered to the members of SB19.*
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