Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto (May 30, 1892 – April 24, 1972) was

one of the most important artists in the history of painting in the

Philippines.[2] Amorsolo was a portraitist and painter of rural
Philippine landscapes. He is popularly known for his craftsmanship
and mastery in the use of light.

AWARDS:

1908 – 2nd Prize, Bazar Escolta tea and taki (Asocacion Internacional de Artistas), for Levendo Periodico

1922 – 1st Prize, Commercial and Industrial Fair in the Manila Carnival

1929 – 1st Prize, New York's World Fair, for Afternoon Meal of Rice Workers (also known as Noonday Meal of
the Rice Workers)

1940 – Outstanding University of the Philippines Alumnus Award

1959 – Gold Medal, UNESCO National Commission

1961 – Rizal Pro Patria Award

1961 – Honorary Doctorate in the Humanities, from the Far Eastern University

1963 – Diploma of Merit from the University of the Philippines

1963 – Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan Award, from the City of Manila

1963 – Republic Cultural Heritage Award

1972 – Gawad CCP para sa Sining, from the Cultural Center of the Philippines

Francisca Reyes-Aquino (March 9, 1899 - November 21, 1983) was a Filipino

folk dancer and academic noted for her research on Philippine folk dance.
She is a recipient of the Republic Award of Merit and the Ramon Magsaysay
Award and is a designated National Artist of the Philippines for Dance.

AWARD:

"Philippine Republic Award of Merit"

Felipe P. De Leon wrote piano compositions, hymns, marches, art

songs, chamber music, symphonic poems and overtures, band
muic, school songs, orchestral works, operas, kundimans and
sarswelas. Known as a nationalist composer, he sought to express
the Philippines' cultural identity through his compositions.
AWARDS:

Republic Cultural Heritage Award

Rizal Pro-Patria Award

Presidential Award of Merit

Patnubay ng Kalinangan Award

Composer of the Year (1949)

Musician of the Year (Manila, 1958)

National Artist of the Philippines (1997)

Francisco "Franz" Arcellana (September 6, 1916 – August 1, 2002)

was a Filipino writer, poet, essayist, critic, journalist and teacher.
He was born on September 6, 1916. ... Arcellana won 2nd place in
the 1951 Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature,
with his short story, The Flowers of May.

AWARDS:

Arcellana won 2nd place in the 1951 Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, with his short story,
The Flowers of May. Fourteen of his short stories were also included in Jose Garcia Villa's Honor Roll from
1928 to 1939. His major achievements included the first award in art criticism from the Art Association of the
Philippines in 1954, the Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan award from the city government of Manila in 1981,
and the Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas for English fiction from the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa
Pilipino (UMPIL) in 1988.

Guerrero was born in Ermita, Manila. ... Guerrero worked as a

reporter and proofreader for La Vanguardia, a Spanish newspaper,
and as a drama critic for the Manila Tribune. He also worked for
some time in the Philippine film industry as a scriptwriter. He served
as director of the Filipino Players from 1941–1947.

AWARDS:

Guerrero received three national awards: the Rizal Pro-Patria Award

in 1961, the Araw ng Maynila Award in 1969, and the Republic Cultural Heritage Award in 1972. The U.P.
Mobile Theater received two awards when he was director: The Citizen's Council for Mass Media Trophy
(1966) and the Balagtas Award (1969).