National Artists of the Philippines

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  • The Order of National Artist also known as Orden ng Gawad Pambansang Alagad ng Sining the highest national recognition given to Filipino individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine Arts.
  • The Order of National Artist is concurrent administered by the NCCA (National Commission for Culture and Arts) and CCP (Cultural Center of the Philippines) and conferred by the President of the Philippines upon recommendations by both institution.
  • Proclamation No. 1001 Order of the National Artist Award dated April 27, 1972, date of establishment.
  • The first Orden ng Gawad Pambansang Alagad ng Sining was given to Fernando Amorsolo
  • On May 15, 1973 under the Proclamation No. 1144, CCP Board of Trustees was named as the National Artist Awards Committee.
  • The Presidential Decree No. 28 that was issued on June 7, 1973 reiterated the mandate of CCP.
  • Categories for National Artist Recognition
    • Literature
    • Film and Broadcasting
    • Architecture, Design, and Allied Arts
    • Music
    • Dance
    • Theater
    • Visual Arts
  • Insignia of the Order of the National Artists is formed from a Grand Collar featuring circular links depicting the arts and an eight-pointed sunburst suspended from a sampaguita wreath in green and white enamel.
  • University of the Philippines Admin Building by Juan Nakpil in 1973
  • The Manila Polo Club by Pablo Antonio in 1976
  • Cultural Center of the Philippines by Leandro Locsin in 1990
  • Traje de Mestiza by Ramon Valera in 2006
  • The Makati Commercial Center (Now Ayala Center) by Idelfonso Santos in 2006
  • Union Church of Manila by Jose Maria Zaragoza in 2014
  • Philippine Folk Dances Volume 1-4 (Mother of Philippine Dancing) by Francisca Reyes Aquino in 1973
  • Dance Panorama (Mother of Philippine Theater Dancing) by Leonor Orosa Goquingco in 1976
  • Singkil and Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company by Lucrecia Reyes Urtula in 1988
  • Vamos a Belen! by Ramon Obusan in 2006
  • Hanggang sa Dulo ng Daigdig by Gerardo de Leon in 1982
  • Ora Pro Nobis by Lino Brocka in 1997
  • Himala by Ishmael Bernal in 2001
  • The Mad Doctor of Blood Island by Eddie Romero in 2003
  • Ang Ibong Adarna by Manuel Conde in 2009
  • Isang Dipang Langit by Amado Hernandez in 1973
  • The Anchored Angel by Jose Garcia Villa in 1973
  • May Day Eve by Nick Joaquin in 1976
  • I saw the Fall of the Philippines by Carlos Romulo in 1982
  • The Francisco Arcellana Sampler by Francisco Arcellana in 1990
  • The Winds of April by N.V.M. Gonzales in 1997
  • Filipinos at War by Carlos Quirino in 1997
  • A Blade of Fern by Edith Tiempo in 1999
  • My Brother, My Excutioner by F. Sionil Jose in 2001
  • Mga Retrato at Rekwerdo by Virgilio Almario in 2003
  • The Tales of Manuvu by Bienvenido Lumbera in 2006
  • Maganda pa ang Daigdig by Lazaro Francisco in 2009
  • Boneyard Breaking by Cirilo Bautista in 2014
  • Ang Batingaw by Antonio Molina in 1973
  • Richard Strauss’s Salome by Jovita Fuentes in 1976
  • Pandanggo sa Ilaw by Antonio Buenaventura in 1988
  • The Legend of Sarimanok by Lucrecia Kasilag in 1989