National Artists.pptx

PHILIPPINE NATIONAL
ARTISTS:
WHAT, HOW AND WHY?

Pambansang Alagad ng Sining is the
highest recognition the Phil. Government
can give to a person of the arts. The
award was created through Presidential
Proclamation No. 1001, s. 1972 to give
recognition and respect to citizens who
have given outstanding contribution to
Phil. Arts.

It covers the following categories:
Architecture
Dance
Film and Broadcast Arts
Literature
Music
Theater and Visual Arts

This award is supposed to be given every
three years as mandated by the rules of
the NCCA. It is bestowed by the
President of the Philippines upon the
recommendation of the NCCA and CCP.
As of writing, the most recent set of
awardees were conferred in 2014.

First, an announcement will be made by
the NCCA and CCP, acting as the Order
of the National Artists Award Secretariat,
for the opening of nominations for the
said award. Nominees should have the ff.
qualifications:

1. The artist must be a Filipino citizen or at least at the
time of the nomination. An artist who passed on can still
be nominated as long as he/she was a Filipino before
they died.
2. The artist should have contributed “in building a
Filipino sense of nationhood” as seen in their works.
3. The artist should have a lead the way in new and
creative expression of style, separating themselves from
others and in turn influencing other generations of
artists.

4. The artist’s work should be noteworthy and
an emobodiment of excellence, further enriching
their chosen field of creative expression.
5. The artist should be critically acclaimed and
accepted by the legitimate institutions and
peers.

Once qualified, the nominations will be
studied and reviewed by the NCCA and CCP.
They would then submit their
recommendations to the President. He would
release a proclamation granting respective
rank and title to the nominees. The awardees
would be conferred in a ceremony arranged by
the NCCA and CCP Secretariat

1. The Title and Rank of National Artist
2. Medal bearing the insignia of National
Artist as well as citation
3. A cash gift of Php 100, 000 to the
living artist and Php 75, 000 for those
who were recognized after their death,
which will be given to the heir of the
awardee.

4. Monthly pension with medical and hospitalization
benefits.
5. Life insurance those who are still qualified
6. State funeral and interment at the Libingan ng mga
Bayani
7. A reserved place at state functions, awarding
ceremonies, and cultural events.

FERNANDO CUETO AMORSOLO
Birth and Death: May
30, 1892 – April 24,
1972
Year Awarded: 1972
Category: Painting
Place of Birth: Paco,
Manila
Major Works:
Maiden in a Stream
(1921)
El Ciego (1928)
Dalagang Bukid (1936)
Planting Rice (1946)

Amorsolo was recognized as the
Philippine’s first National Artist on April
28, 1972. He was given the title, “Grand
Old Man of Philippine Art”, for his
influential style and technique. He is also
well known for his genre paintings that
depicted Filipinos.

AMADO V. HERNANDEZ
Birth and Death:
September 13, 1903-
May 24, 1970
Year Awarded: 1973
Category: Literature
Place of Birth:
Hagonoy, Bulacan
Major Works:
Mga Ibong Mandaragit
(1969)
Luha ng Buwaya
(1972)
Muntinlupa (1957)
Magkabilang Mukha
ng isang Bagol (1960)

Ako’y ipiniit ng linsil na puno
hangad palibhasang diwa ko’y piitin,
katawang marupok, aniya’y pagsuko,
damdami’y supil na’t mithiin ay supil.
Ikinulong ako sa kutang malupit:
bato, bakal, punlo, balasik ng bantay;
lubos na tiwalag sa buong daigdig
at inaring kahit buhay man ay patay.
Sa munting dungawan, tanging abot-malas
ay sandipang langit na puno ng luha,
maramot na birang ng pusong may sugat,
watawat ng aking pagkapariwara.
ISANG DIPANG LANGIT

Sintalim ng kidlat ang mata ng tanod,
sa pintong may susi’t walang makalapit;
sigaw ng bilanggo sa katabing moog,
anaki’y atungal ng hayop sa yungib.
Ang maghapo’y tila isang tanikala
na kala-kaladkad ng paang madugo
ang buong magdamag ay kulambong luksa
ng kabaong waring lungga ng bilanggo.
Kung minsa’y magdaan ang payak na yabag,
kawil ng kadena ang kumakalanding;
sa maputlang araw saglit ibibilad,
sanlibong aninong iniluwa ng dilim.

Kung minsan, ang gabi’y biglang magulantang
sa hudyat – may takas! – at asod ng punlo;
kung minsa’y tumangis ang lumang batingaw,
sa bitayang moog, may naghihingalo.
At ito ang tanging daigdig ko ngayon –
bilangguang mandi’y libingan ng buhay;
sampu, dalawampu, at lahat ng taon
ng buong buhay ko’y dito mapipigtal.
Nguni’t yaring diwa’y walang takot-hirap
at batis pa rin itong aking puso:
piita’y bahagi ng pakikilamas,
mapiit ay tanda ng di pagsuko.

Ang tao’t Bathala ay di natutulog
at di habang araw ang api ay api,
tanang paniniil ay may pagtutuos,
habang may Bastilya’y may bayang gaganti.
At bukas, diyan din, aking matatanaw
sa sandipang langit na wala nang luha,
sisikat ang gintong araw ng tagumpay…
layang sasalubong ako sa paglaya!

He was a writer and stalwart of
laborers. He believed that his art should
act as a conscience of society, correcting
and calling attention to what is needed.
His work ____, which was written while
he was in prison. The novel bared the
problems of society, focusing on the land
and farming prob. during 1950’s.
AMADO V. HERNANDEZ

FRANCISCA REYES- AQUINO
Birth and Death:
March 9, 1899- Nov. 21,
1983
Year Awarded: 1973
Category: Dance
Place of Birth: Bocaue,
Bulacan
Major Works:
Philippine Folk Dance and Games
(1926)
Philippine National Dance (1946)
Gymnastics for Girls (1947)
Phil. Folk Dances Vol 1- 6

She was known as dancer and researcher
of Philippine folk dance. Her research
titled Philippine Folk Dances and Games
documented local forms of celebrations
and rituals which was published in 1926.
This research made the Filipino youth
more knowledgeable of their cultural
heritage.
AMADO V. HERNANDEZ
FRANCISCA REYES- AQUINO

CARLOS “BOTONG’ V.
FRANCISCO
Birth and Death- Nov.
4, 1912- March 31,
1969
Year Awarded- 1973
Category- Painting
Place of Birth- Angono,
Rizal
Major Works:
Blood Compact
First Mass of Limasawa
The Invasion of Limahong
The Martyrdom of Rizal

Botong Francisco was awarded the title of National
Artist in 1973 four years after his death. He is
known for his historically themed mural such as the
Filipino Struggles through History which is
displayed in Manila City Hall.
His art reflects the values and the colors of town
Angono that has been a trademark of his works and
style.
CARLOS “BOTONG’ V.
FRANCISCO

GUILLERMO TOLENTINO
Birth and Death- July
24, 1890- July 12, 1976
Year Awarded- 1973
Category- Sculpture
BirthPlace- Malolos,
Bulacan
Major Works:
Bonifacio Monument,
Caloocan
Oblation, UP Diliman

He was a premier sculptor and esteemed
professor at the University of the Philippines,
Diliman. He specialized in commemorative
sculpture of historical figures that are
monumental and grand.
He received his training from the UP School of
Fine Arts and later at the Royal Academy of
Fine Arts in Rome.
Guillermo E. Tolentino

Lamberto V. Avellana
Birth and Death- February
12, 1915- April 25, 1991
Year Awarded- 1976
Category- Theater and
Film
Place of Birth- Mountain
Province
Major Works:
Sakay (1939)
Kalderong Pilak (1954)
Anak Dalita (1956)
Badjao (1957)

Known as the Boy Wonder of Philippine
Movies. He was a film director and also an
established theater director. He started his
career as theater artist forming the Brgy.
Theater Guild, and later inspired by the works
of Carlos P. Romulo to try his hand in film.

The product was his first film Sakay which
was critically acclaimed and won him Best
Picture in 1939. This set the tone for the rest
of his film career, winning film awards here
and abroad.
Other achievements include the grand prize at
the Asian Film Festival in 1956 for Anak
Dalita and Best Director of Asia nod in Tokyo
for Badjao in 1957.

University of the Philippines - Diliman

Napoleon V. Abueva
Birth: January 26,
1930
Year Awarded: 1976
Category: Sculpture
Place of Birth:
Tagbilaran City, Bohol
Major Works:
Kaganapan (1953)
The Transfiguration (1979)
UP Gateway (1967)
The Nine Muses (1994)

At age 46, Abueva was the youngest recipient
of title National Artist. He is given the
distinction of being “Father of Modern
Philippine Sculpture” for his sculptural works.
Abueva is adept in using a diverse range of
media such as adobe, metal, cement, marble
etc. But he still prefers Phil. Hardwood such
as narra, molave, acacia, kamagong, etc.
Napoleon V. Abueva

His works have been exhibited in various
museums in the Philippines and abroad. He
was awarded as the National Artist for
Sculpture in 1976.
Napoleon V. Abueva

Honorata “Atang”
Dela Rama
Birth and Death:
January 11, 1902- July
11, 1991
Year Awarded: 1987
Category: Theater and
Music
Birth Place: Tondo,
Manila
Major Works:
Dalagang Bukid
Ay, Ay Kalisud
Kung Iibig Ka
Madaling Araw
Mutya ng Pasig
Anak ni Eba

The Queen of Kundiman, “Atang” began her
acting career at a very young age. At the age
of 7, she starred in many Spanish zarzuelas or
sarswelas.
At the age 15, she starred in the sarswela
Dalagang Bukid which was later adapted into
a film that featured her as a female lead as
well.
Dela Rama

She believed that the Filipino soul can be best
expressed through the kundiman and
sarswela. She kept the spirit of kundiman and
sarswela alive by performing these art forms
for the Aetas or Negritos of Zambales and
Sierra Madre, the Bagobos of Davao, and the
Lumad of Mindanao.
Dela Rama

Levi Celerio
Birth and Death: April
30, 1910- April 2, 2002
Year Awarded: 1997
Category: Music and
Literature
Place of Birth: Tondo
Major works:
Pasko na Naman
Ang Pasko ay Sumapit
Kahit Konting Pagtingin
Basta’t Mahal Kita.
Tinig ng Bayan

One of the most prolific composers and
lyricists in the history of Phil. Music,
having authored more than 4000 songs. His
natural talent earned him a scholarship at
the Academy of Music in Manila, which
made it possible for him to be part of the
Manila Symphony Orchestra.
Levi Celerio

Many of his songs were used for local movies.
He was recognized by the Guiness Book of
World Records as the only person in in the world
to make music by using a leaf. He is also
credited with writing lyrics for traditional folk
melodies such as the “O Maliwanag Na Buwan”,
(Ilocano), “Ako ay may Singsing”,
(Kapampangan) and “Alibangbang” (Visayan).
Levi Celerio

Leandro V. Locsin
Birth and Death:
August 15, 1928-
November 15, 1994
Year Awarded: 1990
Category: Architecture
Birth Place: Silay City,
Negros Occidental
Major Works:
CCP
Folk Arts Theater
Philippine International
Convention Center
The Westin Hotel (now
Sofitel Phil. Plaza

Leandro Locsin is a name that will be forever
associated with Philippine architecture. His
many works carry his distinctive and
unmistakable style of combining extremes (the
east and the west, the light and the heavy) as
evident in his use of concrete that seems to be
floating.
Leandro V. Locsin

His talent is also seen in his mastery of scale
and space as his structures stand out and at the
same time augment the environment.
Throughout his illustrious career, Locsin had
designed and built almost 200 structures that
range from residences, churches, public
institutions, hotels and an airport.
Leandro V. Locsin

His largest work is the Istana Nurul Iman,
the palace of the Sultan of Brunei.
Leandro V. Locsin

Antonio J. Molina
Birth and Death:
December 26, 1894-
January 29, 1980
Year Awarded: 1973
Category: Music
Birth Place: Quiapo,
Manila
Major Works:
Orchestral music
- Ang Batingaw
- Kundiman-Kundangan
Chamber music
- Hating Gabi
- Kung sa Iyong Gunita
Vocal music
- Awit ni Maria Clara
- Larawan Nitong Pilipinas

He is a teacher, composer, and
conductor. He is known for his
impressionist style in music and as
part of the musical triumvirate of the
Philippines which includes Nicanor
Abelardo and Francisco Santiago.
Antonio J. Molina

His talent in music can be seen at an
early age, performing at the former
Manila Grand Opera House as an
orchestra soloist. He wrote his first
composition when he was 18 in 1912. It
was titled Miniaturas Vol.1
Antonio J. Molina

He was a professor at the University of
the Philippines Conservatory of Music,
molding and influencing musical icons
such as Lucresia Kasilag and Felipe de
Leon.
Antonio J. Molina

Juan F. Nakpil
26, 1899-May 7, 1986
Year Awarded: 1973
Birth Place: Quiapo,
Manila
Major Works:
• Administration Building
and library, UP Diliman
• Reconstruction of Rizal
Shrine
• Manila Jockey Club
• Old Humanities Building,
UP Los Banos

Juan F. Nakpil was a man of many
talents. He was an artist, engineer, civic
leader, and teacher. But he is best known
for his innovations in the field of Philippine
architecture. His design principles reflect
his belief in Philippine architecture,
tradition, and culture.
Juan F. Nakpil

Jose Garcia Villa
Birth and Death:
August 5, 1908-
February 7, 1997
Year Awarded: 1973
Birth Place: Singalong,
Manila
Major Works:
His works have been
collected and published
under the following titles:
- Footnote to Youth
- Many Voices
- Poems by Doveglion
- Poems 55: The Best Poems
of Jose Garcia Villa as
chosen by Himself

Jose Garcia Villa
Major Works:
- Poems in Praise of Love: The Best Love
Poems of Jose Garcia Villa
- The Portable Villa
- The Essential Villa
- Miir-i-nisa
- Storymasters 3: Selected Stories from
Footnote to Youth

Jose Garcia Villa, or more commonly known
by his pen name Doveglion (derived from dove,
eagle, lion), is regarded as one of the best
contemporary poets in the world. He is known
for introducing the reverse consonance rhyme
scheme and used punctuation marks especially
the comma in a novel and lyrical way.
Jose Garcia Villa

His early international acclaim was in
New York in 1942 for his work Have Come,
Am Here, and soon after various
recognitions, fellowships, and awards were
given to him.
He was recognized as a National Artist for
Literature in 1973. He died in New York in
Jose Garcia Villa

Leonor O. Goquingco
Birth and Death: July
24, 1917-July 15, 2005
Year Awarded: 1976
Category: Dance
Birth Place: Jolo, Sulu
Major Works:
• TREND: Return to Native
• In a Javanese Garden
• Vinta!
• Filipinescas: Philippine
Life, Legend and Lore
• The Magic Dance
• Noli Dance Suite

Before she was named as National Artist
for Dance in 1976, Leonor Orosa-
Goquingco was known by many other
names such as “Trailblazer,” “Mother of
Philippine Theater Dance,” and “Dean of
Filipino Performing Arts Critics.”
Leonor O. Goquingco

Her most elaborate project was the
Filipinescas: Philippine Life, Legend, and
Lore. This performance brought traditional
folk dance and its evolution to the stage.
This performance was toured around the
world from 1961 to 1970, introducing the
world to Philippine dance.
Leonor O. Goquingco

Nick M. Joaquin
4, 1917-April 29, 2004
Year Awarded: 1976
Birth Place: Paco,
Manila
Major Works:
• The Woman Who Had Two
Navels
• A Portrait of the Artist as
Filipino
• Manila, My Manila: A History
for the Young
• The Ballad of the Five Battles
• Rizal in Saga
• Almanac for Manilenos

Though Nick Joaquin uses the English
language in his works, his heart is
undeniably Filipino. He first started his
career as proofreader and journalist using
the pen name Quijano de Manila. He
eventually ventured to poetry, stories,
novels, and plays.
Nick M. Joaquin

His style is defined as flowery and
Spanished-influenced English which is
coined by critics as “Joaquinesque.” His
works study the Filipino psyche in the
changing social climate set during the
Spanish colonial period
Nick M. Joaquin

Jovita Fuentes
Birth and Death:
February 15, 1895-
August 7, 1978
Year Awarded: 1976
Category: Music
Birth Place: Roxas City,
Capiz
Major Works:
• Cio-Cio-san in Giacomo
Puccini’s Madame Butterfly
• Liu Yu in Puccini’s
Turandot
• Mimi in Puccini’s La
Boheme
• Iris in Pietro Mascagni’s
Iris
• The title role of Salome
• Princess Yang Guifei in Li
Tai Pe

Jovita Fuentes was an acclaimed theater
actress, performing in various theater
productions in Europe, a feat that was
unheard of back then. Fuentes’ theater
performances include the portrayal of Cio-
Cio-san in Madame Butterfly, Liu Yu in
Turandot, and Mimi in La Boheme.
Jovita Fuentes

She was recognized by Spain and given the
title “La Embahadora de Filipinas a su Madre
Patria,” the first and only of record. Her
success in Europe afforded her to produce
operas in the Phil. And she became the
chairperson of the Music Promotion foundation
of the Phil. Her talent and stature brought her
all over the world to promote Phil. music.
Jovita Fuentes

Victorio C. Edades
Birth and Death:
December 23, 1895-
March 7, 1985
Year Awarded: 1976
Category: Painting
Birth Place: Dagupan
City, Pangasinan
Major Works:
• The Builders (1928)
• The Sketch (1928)
• Market Scene (1920)
• The Wrestlers (1927)
• Interaction (1935) with
Carlos V. Francisco and
Galo B. Ocampo

Victorio C. Edades is considered to be the
“Father of Phil. Painting.” He ushered in the
art movement with his painting The Builders
(1928).
His modernist style served as the perfect
counterbalance to Fernando Amorsolo’s
idealized and academic paintings.
Victorio C. Edades

Edades was also an educator and became a
dean for the College of Architecture at the
University of Santo Tomas in 1930. He
introduce a liberal arts program that offered
subjects that would enable students to have
Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts. It was the first
of its kind in the Philippines.
Victorio C. Edades

Pablo S. Antonio
Birth and Death:
January 25, 1901- June
14, 1975
Year Awarded: 1976
Birth Place: Binondo,
Manila
Major Works:
• Far Eastern University
Administration and Science
buildings
• Manila Polo Club
• Ideal Theater
• Ramon Roces Publications
Building (now Guzman
Institute of Electronics)

He is considered to be the foremost Filipino
modern architect. His design aesthetic is based
on simplicity and functionality. His design
consider the Phil. climate and maximizes the
use of natural illumination and across
ventilation.
Pablo S. Antonio

“Antonio believes that architecture should be
planned with austerity in mind and its stability
forever as the aim of true architecture, that
buildings must be progressive, simple in design
but dignified, true to propose without resorting
to an applied set of aesthetics and should
eternally recreate truth.” (Ecerpt from the
Culture profile of Pablo Antonio from NCCA
Pablo S. Antonio

Vicente S. Manansala
Birth and Death:
January 22, 1910-
August 22, 1981
Year Awarded: 1981
Category: Painting
Birth Place: Macabebe,
Pampanga
Major Works:
• Madonna Slums
• Jeepneys
• Kalabaw
• Stations of the Cross
(mural)
• Bangkusay Seascape
• Pila Pila sa Bigas (Left and
right)
• Planting of the Cross

Vicente Manansala’s acclaimed early works
combined concepts from rural and urban
settings, creating a reflective pause when one
views his works. Some of these early
masterpieces were the Madonna of the Slums
and Jeepneys. He later experimented with
other art styles and is considered a pioneer of
cubism in the Philippines.

Manansala also served as a guiding influence
to other artist who made names for themselves
such as Angelito Antonio, Manuel Baldemor,
Norma Belleza, and Mauro Malang.

Carlos P. Romulo
Birth and Death:
January 14, 1899-
December 15, 1985
Year Awarded: 1982
Birth Place: Camiling,
Tarlac
Major Works:
• The United (novel)
• I walked with Heroes
(autobiography)
• Forty Years: A Third World
Soldier at the UN
• I saw the Fall of the
Philippines, Mother
America, I see Philippines
Rise (war-time memoirs)

We know Carlos P. Romulo as the first
Asian president of the United Nations
General Assembly. But few know that
he was also an accomplished teacher,
soldier, journalist, and writer.
Carlos P. Romulo

As a writer, Romulo has written and
published over eighteen books. He also
received a Pulitzer Award for
Journalism for series of articles to
foresee World War II. At that time, he
was the only Asian to do so.
Carlos P. Romulo

Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzales
Birth and Death:
September 8, 1915-
November 28, 1999
Year Awarded: 1997
Category:
Literature
Birth Place:
Romblon, Romblon
Major Works:
• The Winds of April
• Seven Hills Away
• Children of the Ash-Covered Loam and
Other Stories
• The Bamboo Dancers
• Look, Stranger, on This Island Now
• Mindoro and Beyond: Twenty-One Stories
• The Bread of Salt and Other Stories
• Work on the Mountain
• The Novel of Justice: Selected Essays
1968-1994

Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzales, better
known as N.V.M. Gonzales, was a writer
that specialized in fiction. His works
depicted the trials and avails of the
Filipino in both rural and urban settings.
He is also recognized for his mastery of
using the English language to reflect and
express Filipino sensibilities.

His works have touched the hearts of
not just the Filipinos but other
nationalities as well, with his works
being translated to numerous other
languages such as English, Filipino,
Chinese, German, Russian, and
Indonesian.

Virgilio S. Almario
Birth: March 9,
1944
Year Awarded: 2003
Category:
Literature
Birth Place: San
Miguel, Bulacan
Major Works:
• Makinasyon
• Peregrinasyon
• Doktrinang Anakpawis
• Mga Retrato at Rekwerdo
• Muli, Sa kandungan ng Lupa
• Ang Makata sa Panahon ng Makina
• Balagtasismo versus Modernismo
• Walong Dekada ng Makabagong Tulang
Pilipino
• Mutyang Dilim
• Barlaan at Josaphat

Virgilio S. Almario is a contemporary
Filipino Literary artist who has
brought back to life the Filipino
traditional poetic forms and at the
same time practiced modernist styles.
Virgilio S. Almario

He produced twelve volumes of poetry
and ten books of criticism and
anthology under his pen name Rio
Alma. His works varied in forms such
as lyrical, satirical, dramatic, epic, and
even incantatory forms.
Virgilio S. Almario

He has also dabbled into children’s
literature through his AKLAT
ADARNA, series that specializes on
books and publications for children,
exposing early on Filipino children to
literature.
Virgilio S. Almario

Benedicto R. Cabrera
Birth: April 10, 1942
Year Awarded: 2006
Category: Painting
Birth Place: Malabon,
Rizal
Major Works:
• Madonna with Objects
(1991)
• Studies of Sobel (1991)
• People Waiting (1989)
• The Indefference (1988)
• Waiting for the Monsoon
(1986)

Benedicto R. Cabrera, or BenCab as he
is more popularly known, is one of the
most successful Filipino contemporary
artist. His career started in the 1960’s,
shortly after he graduated from the
University of the Phil. With bachelor’s
degree in Fine Arts.

He is a painter and printmaker; his
work have been displayed all over the
Phil., as well as in Asia, Europe, and
the United States. He is most popular
for his series of works that feature a
solitary figure of a scavenger whom he
named Sabel.

BenCab used the image of Sabel as a
symbolism of despair, desolation, and
the inequality of the social classes in
the Phil. He was conferred with the
Nat’l Artist Award for Visual Arts in
2006 by then President GMA.

Dr. Bienvenido Lumbera
Birth: April 11,
1932
Year Awarded: 2006
Category:
Literature
Birth Place: Lipa
City, Batangas
Major Works:
Poetry
• Likhang Dila, Likhang Diwa (poems in
Filipino and English)
• Balaybay: Mga Tulang Lunot at
Manibalang
Musical dramas
• Tales of the Manuvu
• Rama Hari
• Nasa Puso ang Amerika
• Noli Me Tangere: The Musical
• Sa Sariling Bayan: Apat na Dulang May
Musika

Dr. Bienvenido Lumbera is a multi
awarded poet, writer, librettist, critic,
and dramatist. He is recognized as one
of the literary giants of Phil.
Literature, cultural studies, and film.

Lumbera has also founded several
literary organizations like the Phil.
Comparative Literature Association
(1969), Pamana ng Panitikan ng
Pilipinas (1970), Kalipunan para sa
mga Literatura ng Pilipinas (1975),
Phil. Studies Association of the Phil.

And Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino
(1976). These literary groups were
instrumental in bringing back
democracy after Martial Law since they
made the Filipinos aware of abuses of
Marcos regime.

Ronald Allan K. Poe
Birth and Death:
August 20, 1939-
December 14, 2004
Year Awarded: 2006
Category: Cinema
Birth Place: Manila
Major Works:
• Apollo Robles (1961)
• Batang Maynila (1962)
• Mga Alabok sa Lupa (1967)
• Ako ang Katarungan (1974)
• Tatak ng Alipin (1975)
• Asedillo (1981)
• Partida (1985)
• Ang Probinsyano (1996)
• Ang Alamat (1972)
• Ang Pagbabalik ng Lawin (1975)
• Panday series (1980, 1981, 1982, and
1984)

Ronald Allan K. Poe was an actor who
is more popularly known as Fernando
Poe Jr. or FPJ for short. He is dubbed
as the “ King of Philippine Movies,”
having starred, produced, and directed
more than 200 films.
Ronald Allan K. Poe

Ildefonso P. Santos Jr.
Birth and Death:
September 5, 1929-
January 29, 2014
Year Awarded: 2006
Category:
Landscape
Architecture
Birth Place:
Malabon, Rizal
Major Works:
• Cultural Center of the Phil.
• Manila Hotel
• Paco Park
• Rizal Park
• San Miguel Corporation Building
• Asian Institute of Management
• Tagaytay Highland Resort
• Mt. Malarayat Golf and Country Club
• Orchard Golf and Country Club

Ildefonso P. Santos Jr. is the
“Father of Phil. Landscape
Architecture.” He was the pioneer
in practicing and legitimizing
landscape design as an allied field
of architecture.

His talent for landscape architecture was
first solidified with the Makati Commercial
Center where he presented a new outdoor
shopping concept: the artificial structures
and nature were harmoniously unified
through landscaping, waterworks, and
sculptural accents.

Lino Brocka
Birth and Death:
April 3, 1939-May
22, 1991
Year Awarded: 1997
Category:
Landscape Cinema
Birth Place: Pilar,
Sorsogon
Major Works:
• Santiago (1970)
• Wanted: Perfect Mother (1970)
• Tubog sa Ginto (1971)
• Stardoom (1971)
• Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang (1974)
• Maynila: Sa Kuko ng Liwanag (1975)
• Insiang (1976)
• Jaguar (1979)
• Bona (1980)
• Orapronobis (1989)
• Makiusap Ka sa Diyos (1991)

Lino Ortiz Brocka, or more popularly
known as Lino Brocka, was a film and
theater director that liked to push the
boundaries and make people think. He has
no qualms making audiences squirm with
his films that portray the less-than-
glamorous part of society.
Lino Brocka

His main characters represented the
marginalized and provided the masses
characters that can relate with dignity.
His legacy of more that 60 films have been
studied and analyzed by generations of
filmmakers. He is regarded as one of the best
Filipino directors and recognized by various
award-giving bodies here and abroad.
Lino Brocka

Manuel Conde
Birth and Death:
October 9, 1915-
August 11, 1985
Year Awarded: 2009
Category: Cinema
Birth Place: Daet,
Camarines Norte
Major Works:
• Ibong Adarna (1941)
• Si Juan Tamad (1947)
• Siete Infantes de Lara (1950)
• Genghis Khan (1950)
• Ikaw Kasi! (1955)
• Juan Tamad Goes To Congress (1959)

Manuel Conde was a pioneering Filipino
filmmaker. When most of his contemporaries
were producing movies that were American
replicas, Manuel Conde made movies from
Filipino oral tradition. He used the stories that
were passed from generation to generation as
basis and inspiration for his films. Examples of
which were Siete Infantes de Lara, Ibong
Adarna, and Prinsipe Tenoso.
Manuel Conde

Lazaro A. Francisco
Birth and Death:
February 22, 1898-
June 17, 1980
Year Awarded: 2009
Category:
Literature
Birth Place: Orani,
Bataan
Major Works:
• Singsing na Pangkasal
• Bayang Nagpatiwakal
• Sa Paanan ng Krus
• Ilaw sa Hilaga
• Binhi at Bunga
• Cesar
• Sugat ng Alaala
• Ama
• Maganda Pa Ang Daigdig
• Daluyong

Lazaro A. Francisco is the “Master of
the Tagalog Novels.” He is acknowledge
by fellow writers as one of the finest
novelist of the early twentieth century.
He is credited to have written 12 novels
that were serialized in the weekly
Tagalog magazine LIWAYWAY.
Lazaro A. Francisco

He received the republic Cultural
Heritage Award for Literature in 1970
and was posthumously awarded as
National Artist for Literature in 2009.
Lazaro A. Francisco

Federico Aguilar Alcuaz
Birth and Death: June 6,
1932-February 2, 2011
Year Awarded: 2009
Category: Painting,
Sculpture, and Mixed
Media
Birth Place: Santa Cruz,
Manila
Major Works:
• Reveries of Love
• Still Life with Landscape
• Abstract in Blue and Black
• Tap Room
• Tres Marias
• Manila 1968

Federico Aguilar Alcuaz or Aguilar
Alcuaz as he liked to sign his work, was
one of the most prolific contemporary
Filipino artist. He worked with a
myriad of media from ceramics,
tapestry, illustrations, and paintings
while using acrylic, oil, ink, and

He is also known for his relief
sculptures made up of paper and other
materials which he called
“ALCUAZAICS.”
His works, in whichever medium, are
characterized as fluid, light, easy, and
refined.

Alice Reyes
Birth: October 18, 1942
Year Awarded: 2014
Category: Dance
Birth Place: Manila
Major Works:
• Amada (1969)
• At a Maranaw Gathering (1970)
• Itim-Asu (1971)
• Tales of the Manuvu (1977)
• Rama Hari (1980)
• Bayanihan Remembered (1987)

Alice Reyes is the founder of Ballet
Philippines. She is a dancer,
choreographer, teacher, and director.
Her name has become synonymous to
Philippine dance as she is credited with
its development and promotion.
Alice Reyes

Her contribution to the Philippine
dance is the development of a
distinctive modern Filipino dance
expression. Her subject matters are
performed using combinations of
indigenous dance, modern dance, and
ballet.
Alice Reyes

Francisco V. Coching
Birth and Death: January
29, 1919-September 1, 1998
Year Awarded: 2014
Category: Visual arts
Birth Place: Buting, Pasig
Major Works:
• Lapu-lapu
• Sagisag ng Lahing Pilipino
• Marabini (Marahas na Binibini)
• Haring Ulopong
• Movie Fan
• Pusakal
• Dimasalang
• ElVibora

Francisco V. Coching, throughout his
career, has distinguished himself in the
field of Filipino comics, and as such he
has earned many monikers such as
“The King of Komiks” and the “Dean of
Filipino Illustrators.”
Francisco V. Coching

Cirilo F. Bautista
Birth: July 9, 1941
Year Awarded:
2014
Category:
Literature
Major Works:
• Poetry
- Summer Suns (1963)
- The Trilogy of Saint Lazarus (2001)
- Believe and Betray: New Collected Poems (2006)
• Fiction
- Stories (1990)
- Galaw ng Asoge (2004)
• Literary theory and cultural studies
-Breaking Signs: Lectures on Literature and
Semiotics (1990)
- Words and Battlefields: A Theoria on the Poem
(1998)

Cirilo F. Bautista is regarded as
the foremost Filipino writer of his
generation. He is distinguished
poet, fiction writer, and essayist;
producing works that span more
than 40 years.
Cirilo F. Bautista

Francisco Feliciano
Birth and Death: February
19, 1941-September 19,
2014
Year Awarded: 2014
Category: Music
Birth Place: Morong, Rizal
Major Works:
• Pokpok Alimpako (1981)
• La Loba Negra (1983)
• Yerma (1982)
• Sikhay sa Kabila ng Paalam
(1993)
• Ashen Wings (1995)
• Pamugun (1995)

Francisco Feliciano was a musician composer,
conductor, and educator. He has proven to
people all over the world the richness and the
quality of Asian culture, especially that of the
ethnic traditions of the Philippines. His
composition elevates indigenous music
comparable to the masterpieces of the Western
world through its high technical requirements.
Francisco Feliciano

His works have been sung and have won
the greatest choirs of the country, like that
of the UP Madrigal Singers, UST Singers,
and the Novo Concertante Manila, with
multiple awards. His works can only be
given justice by the best performers due to
the complete mastery of the skills
required.
Francisco Feliciano

Dr. Ramon Pagayon Santos
Birth: February 25,
1941
Year Awarded: 2014
Category: Music
Birth Place: Pasig,
Metro Manila
Major Works:
• Ding Ding Nga Diwaya
• Nabasag ang Banga at Iba’t Iba
Pang Pinag-ugpongug-pong na
Pananalita para sa Labing-anim na
Tinig
• Ang Hardin ni Ligaya (lyrics by the
composer) (1965)
• Ang Putting Waling-Waling (lyrics
by the composer) (1972)
• Images (1975)

For Dr. Ramon Pagayon Santos, music
can be described as avant-garde. He is
one of the foremost figures in
contemporary music in the Phil.,
experimenting with compositions that
are inspired by Phil. And Southeast
Asian music.
Dr. Ramon Pagayon Santos

Jose Maria V. Zaragoza
Birth and Death:
December 6, 1912-
November 26, 1994
Year Awarded: 2014
Birth Place: Manila
Major Works:
• Santo Domingo Church
• Our Lady of Rosary in Tala
• Don Bosco Church
• Pink Sisters Convent
• Quiapo Church
• Meralco Builiding (Pasig City)
• Metropolitan Cathedral of Cebu City
• Villa San Miguel, Mandaluyong

Architect Jose Maria V. Zaragoza’s
talent for architectural design can be
seen in his religious and secular
building designs. His liturgical
structures reflect a modern take on
church design while secular buildings
show sensitivity to its environment and
Jose Maria V. Zaragoza

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