MANILA, Philippines—Karen Flores, chief of the visual arts division of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, resigned Wednesday in the wake of politicians’ cry for blood in the face of a controversial art exhibition that some people found offensive to religious sensibilities.
Flores announced her decision in a forum sponsored by the University of the Philippines’ Art Studies Department on Wednesday.
“Nagbigay na ako ng resignation (I already issued my resignation),” an emotional Flores said amid applause.