Award giving bodies

• National artist of the philippines


  A national artist is a filipino citizen who has been given the rank and title of national artist in recognition of his or her significant contributions to development of philippine arts and letters
• Gawad sa manlilikha ng bayan


  National living treasures award. Institutionalized through ra 7355. It searches for the finest traditional artists of the land and adopts a program that will ensure the transfer of their skills to others and undertakes measure to promote a genuine appreciation and instill pride among people.