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Order of National Artists

Emblem of the Order of National Artists, which appears on the Collar

bestowed on Members.

Awarded by Philippines

Type Order

Awarded having made significant contributions to the

for development of Philippine arts

Status Currently constituted

Sovereign President of the Philippines

Statistics

First 1972

induction

Precedence
 Next Order of Gabriela Silang

(higher)

Next (lower) Gawad Mabini

Equivalent Order of National Scientists, Gawad sa Manlilikha ng

Bayan, Order of Lakandula - Special Class of

Champion for Life

Ribbon bar of the Order

Current logo for the Philippine Registry of Cultural Property

Order of the National Artists of the Philippines (Filipino: Orden ng mga Pambansang
Alagad ng Sining ng Pilipinas) is an orderbestowed by the Philippines on Filipinos who have
made significant contributions to the development of Philippine art. Members of the Order are
known as National Artists. Originally instituted as an Award, it was elevated to the status
of Order in 2003.[1]
The Order is administered by the Cultural Center of the Philippines by virtue
of President Ferdinand Marcos's Proclamation № 1001 of April 2, 1972 and the National
Commission for Culture and the Arts. The first award was posthumously conferred on Filipino
painter Fernando Amorsolo.

Contents

 1Definition
 2Categories
 3Criteria
 4Benefits
 5The Roster of National Artists
 6Controversies
o 6.12009 National Artist of the Philippines controversy
 7See also
 8References
 9External links

Definition[edit]
The order of the highest state honor is conferred on individuals deemed as having done much for
their artistic field. Deserving individuals must have been recommended by both the Cultural
Center and the National Commission on Culture and the Arts prior to receiving the award. Such
people are then titled, by virtue of a Presidential Proclamation, as National Artist (Filipino: Gawad
Pambansang Alagad ng Sining, "National Servant of the Arts Award"), and are inducted into the
Order.
Recipients attend a conferment ceremony at Malacañang Palace, where the President bestows
on them the insignia of the Order: an ornate, gilt collar and a small pin, both depicting the Order's
emblem. In addition to the collar, each new Member is given a citation that is presented during
the conferment ceremony. The Cultural Center of the Philippines then presents a Memorabilia
Exhibit of the recipients' works, and holds a Gabi ng Parangal (Night of Tributes) for the National
Artists at the Tanghalang Pambansa.

Categories[edit]
Categories under which National Artists can be recognized originally included:[2]

 Music - singing, composition, direction, and/or performance;

 Dance - choreography, direction and/or performance;
 Theater – direction, performance and/or production design;
 Contemporary Arts – painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, installation art, mixed
media works, illustration, graphic arts, performance art and/or imaging;
 Literature – poetry, fiction, essay, playwriting, journalism and/or literary criticism;
 Film and Broadcasting/Broadcast Arts – direction, writing, production design,
cinematography, editing, camera work, and/or performance; and
 Architecture, Design and Allied Arts– architecture design, interior design, industrial arts
design, landscape architecture and fashion design.
However, National Artists have since been honored under new categories. The NCCA 'created'
the category of National Artist for Fashion Design when it nominated Ramon Valera, but
subsumed that category under "Architecture and Allied Arts". President Fidel V. Ramos issued
an executive order creating the category of National Artist for Historical Literature before
conferring the honor to Carlos Quirino.

Criteria[edit]
The National Artist of the Philippines are based on a broad criteria, as set forth by the Cultural
Center of the Philippines and the National Commission on Culture and the Arts:[2]

1. Living artists who have been Filipino citizens for the last ten years prior to nomination as
well as those who have died after the establishment of the award in 1972 but were
Filipino citizens at the time of their death;
2. Artists who have helped build a Filipino sense of nationhood through the content and
form of their works;
3. Artists who have distinguished themselves by pioneering in a mode of creative
expression or style, making an impact on succeeding generations of artists;
4. Artists who have created a significant body of works and/or have consistently displayed
excellence in the practice of their art form, enriching artistic expression or style; and
5. Artists who enjoy broad acceptance through prestigious national and/or international
recognition, awards in prestigious national and/or international events, critical acclaim
and/or reviews of their works, and/or respect and esteem from peers within an artistic
discipline.
Nominations are then submitted to the National Artist Secretariat that is created by the National
Artist Award Committee; experts from the different art fields then sit on a First Deliberation to
prepare the short list of nominees. A Second Deliberation, which is a joint meeting of the
Commissioners of the NCCA and the Board of Trustees of the CCP, decides on the final
nominees. The list is then forwarded to the President of the Philippines, who, by Presidential
Proclamation, proclaims the final nominees as members of the Order of National Artists.[3]

Benefits[edit]
 The rank and title of National Artist, as proclaimed by the President of the Philippines;[4]
 The insignia of a National Artist and a citation;
 A lifetime emolument and material and physical benefits comparable in value to those
received by the highest officers of the land such as:

1. a cash award of one hundred thousand pesos (₱100,000.00) net of taxes, for
living awardees;
2. a cash award of seventy-five thousand pesos (₱75,000.00) net of taxes, for
posthumous awardees, payable to legal heir/s;
3. a monthly life pension, medical and hospitalization benefits;
4. life insurance coverage for Awardees who are still insurable;
5. a state funeral and burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani;
6. a place of honor, in line with protocolar precedence, at national state functions,
and recognition at cultural events;

The Roster of National Artists[edit]

Year Awardee Category Notes

posthumous
1972 Fernando C. Amorsolo Visual Arts - Painting
conferment

Francisca Reyes Aquino Dance

Carlos "Botong" V. Francisco Visual Arts - Painting

posthumous
conferment
Amado V. Hernández Literature

1973 Antonio J. Molina Music

Juan Nakpíl Architecture

Guillermo E. Tolentino Visual Arts - Sculpture

Jose Garcia Villa Literature

Year Awardee Category Notes

Napoleón V. Abueva Visual Arts - Sculpture

Leonor Orosa-Goquingco Dance

Lamberto V. Avellana Film and Theater

1976 Nick Joaquín Literature

Jovita Fuentes Music

Victorio C. Edades Visual Arts - Painting

Pablo Antonio Architecture

posthumous
1981 Vicente S. Manansala Visual Arts - Painting
conferment

Gerardo de León Film

1982
Carlos P. Rómulo Literature

1987 Honorata "Atang" de la Rama Theater and Music

Antonino R. Buenaventura Music

1988
Lucrecia Reyes Úrtula Dance

1989 Lucrecia R. Kasilag Music

1990 Francisco Arcellana Literature

Year Awardee Category Notes

César Legaspi Visual Arts - Painting

Leandro V. Locsin Architecture

Hernándo R. Ocampo Visual Arts - Painting

1991
Lucio D. San Pedro Music

Lino Brocka Film

Felipe P. de León Music

posthumous
Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero Theater
conferment

Rolando S. Tínio Theater and Literature

1997 N. V. M. González Literature

Levi Celério Music & Literature

Arturo R. Luz Visual Arts - Painting

José Maceda Music

Carlos Quirino Historical Literature

J. Navarro Elizalde Visual Arts - Painting

posthumous
1999
conferment
Ernani Joson Cuenco Music
Year Awardee Category Notes

Andrea O. Veneración

Edith L. Tiempo Literature

Daisy Avellana Theater

Ishmael Bernál Film

posthumous
conferment
Severino Montano Theater
2001
F. Sioníl José Literature

Ang Kiukok

Visual Arts - Painting

posthumous
José T. Joya
conferment

Virgilio S. Almario
Literature
2003
Alejándro R. Roces

Eddie S. Romero Film and Broadcast Arts

Salvador F. Bernál Theater and Design

Benedicto Reyes Cabrera Visual Arts - Painting

2006 Abdulmari Asia Imao Visual Arts - Sculpture

Bienvenido Lumbera Literature

Year Awardee Category Notes

Ramón Obusan Dance

I.P. Santos Architecture - Landscape

Fernando Poe Jr. Film

posthumous
conferment
Architecture, Design and Allied
Ramón Valera
Arts - Fashion Design

Manuel Conde Film and Broadcast Arts

Lázaro Francisco Literature posthumous

2009[5]
conferment

Visual Arts - Painting, Sculpture

Federico Aguilar Alcuáz
and Mixed Media

Alice Reyes Dance

posthumous
Francisco Coching Visual Arts
conferment

Cirilo F. Bautista Literature

2014[6]
Francisco Feliciano Music

Ramón Santos Music

posthumous
José María Zaragoza Architecture
conferment

2018 Ryan Cayabyab Music

Year Awardee Category Notes

Francisco Mañosa Architecture and Allied Arts

posthumous
Ramon Muzones Literature
conferment

Resil Mojares Literature

posthumous
Larry Alcala Visual Arts
conferment

Amelia Lapeña Bonifacio Theater

Kidlat Tahimik Film and Broadcast Arts

 Proclaimed in 2009 but conferment delayed due to a controversy. Order was later bestowed to
candidate in a ceremony at Malacañang Palace in November 2013.[7]
 Music  Visual Arts
o Levi Celério o Napoleón V
o Ernani Joson Cuenco o Larry Alca
o Felipe Padilla de León o Fernando C
o Francisco Feliciano o Benedicto
o Lucrecia R. Kasilag o Francisco C
o José Maceda o Victorio C
o Antonio J. Molina o Carlos "Bo
o Lucio D. San Pedro o Abdulmari
o Ramón Santos o José T. Joy
o Andrea O. Veneración o Ang Kiuko
o Antonio R. Buenaventura o César Lega
o Jovita Fuentes o Arturo R. L
o Ryan Cayabyab o Vicente S.
 Dance o J. Navarro
o Francisca Reyes Aquino o Hernándo R
o Amelia Lapeña Bonifacio o Guillermo
o Leonor Orosa-Goquingco o Federico A
o Ramón Obusan  Literature
o Alice Reyes o Francisco A
o Lucrecia Reyes Úrtula o Virgilio S.
 Theater o Cirilo F. B
o Daisy Avellana o N. V. M. G
o Honorata "Atang" de la Rama o Amado V.
o Rolando S. Tínio o Nick Joaqu
 o Salvador F. Bernál (Set Design) o F. Sioníl Jo
o Lamberto V. Avellana o Bienvenido
o Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero o Resil Moja
o Severino Montano o Alejándro
o Amelia Lapena Bonifacio o Carlos P. R
 Architecture, Design, and Allied Arts o Edith L. Ti
o Pablo Antonio (Architecture) o José García
o Juan Nakpíl (Architecture) o Lázaro Fra
o Leandro V. Locsín (Architecture)  Film
o Francisco Mañosa (Architecture) o Lino Brock
o I. P. Santos (Architecture) o Ishmael Be
o Ramón Valera (Fashion Design) o Gerardo de
o José María Zaragoza (Architecture) o Eddie S. R
 Historical Literature o Fernando P
o Carlos Quirino o Manuel Co
o Kidlat Tah

Controversies[edit]
Over the years there have been several controversies involving the awarding of National
Artist or involving awardees.
2009 National Artist of the Philippines controversy[edit]
Main article: 2009 National Artist of the Philippines controversy
In August 2009, the conferment of the Order of National Artists on seven individuals by
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo[8] became controversial when it was revealed that
musician Ramon Santos had been dropped from the list of nominees short-listed in May that
year by the selection committee, and that four other individuals had been nominated via
"President’s prerogative": Cecilla Guidote-Alvarez (Theater), Magno José "Carlo”
Caparás (Visual Arts and Film), Francisco Mañosa (Architecture), and José “Pitoy”
Moreno (Fashion Design).[4][9]
Members of the Philippine art community–including a number of living members of the
Order–protested that the proclamation politicised the title of National Artist, and made it "a
way for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to accommodate her allies." Specific protests
were raised regarding the nomination of Guidote-Alvarez, who was also Executive Director of
the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, because it was purportedly a breach of
protocol and delicadeza (propriety), and of Caparás, on the grounds that he was unqualified
for nomination under both the Visual Arts and the Film categories.[9][10] On July 16, 2013, the
controversy finally ended after the Supreme Court of the Philippines voted 12-1-2 that voided
the four proclamations.[11]
On June 20, 2014, five years after he was originally shortlisted in 2009, Dr. Ramon Santos
was finally conferred National Artist for Music by President Benigno S. Aquino III.[6]