EVERYTHING ABOUT

THE NATIONAL
ARTISTS AWARD
Presented By: GROUP 5
Gaid, Dave Joseph
Velasco, Enrico Miguel
Gloria, May
Panganiban, Kathleen Claire
Sta. Cruz, Colene Francheska
WHAT IS THE NATIONAL
ARTIST AWARD?
The Order of the National Artists
Award (Ordena ng Gawad
Pambansang Alagad ng Sining) is the
highest national recognition given to
Filipino individuals who have made
significant contributions to the
development of Philippine Arts.
is one of the honors conferred by the
Republic of the Philippines that
embodies the nation’s highest ideals
in the humanities and aesthetic
expression through the distinct
achievements of individual citizens.
RATIONALE
While the Republic bestows due
recognition to these singular
achievements, it also honors its own
cultural heritage, whose enrichment
these achievements have significantly
effected, enhanced, and given
direction.
These achievements are measured in
terms of their vision, unusual insight,
creativity and imagination, technical
proficiency of the highest order in
expressing Filipino culture and
traditions, history, way of life, and
aspirations.
CRITERIA
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;

CRITERIA 1
Artists
who have helped build a Filipino
sense of nationhood through the
content and form of their works

CRITERIA 2
Artists who have distinguished
themselves by pioneering in a mode of
creative expression or style, making an
impact on succeeding generations of
artists

CRITERIA 3
Artistswho 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

CRITERIA 4
Artistswho 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.

CRITERIA 5
BENEFITS
National Artist Title
Monthly Allowance Not Less Than
P50,000
Gold-Plated Medallion From Bangko
Sentral ng Pilipinas
Life insurance policy coverage
Place of honor at state functions,
ceremonies, and other cultural
presentations
State funeral prepared and paid by
the government (Libingan ng mga
Bayani)
Minimum cash award of P200,000
(Tax-Free)
Minimum lifetime monthly stipend of
P50,000
Medicaland hospitalization benefits
not exceeding P750,000 per year
One-time minimum cash award of
P150,000 (Tax-Free) for the legal
recipient (DECEASED ARTIST ONLY)
CATEGORIES
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.
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.
ISSUES/CONTROVERSIES
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 became controversial
itwas revealed that musician Ramon
Santos had been dropped from the list of
nominees short-listed in May that year by
the selection committee.
Four new nominees through the
“President’s Prerogative”:
Cecilla Guidote-Alvarez (Theater), Magno
Jose Carlo Caparas (Visual Arts and
Film), Francisco Manosa (Architecture),
and Jose “Pitoy” Moreno (Fashion Design).
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Thisis the most controversial aspect of all
when in terms of conferring the awards.
Which has been committed by the former
presidents themselves.
Newsbreak reported in 2009 that since the
creation of the awards in 1972, almost all
presidents, except for Corazon Aquino,
have bypassed the recommendations of
the NCCA-CCP and favored some
personalities instead.
Newsbreak reported in 2009 that since the
creation of the awards in 1972, almost all
presidents, except for Corazon Aquino,
have bypassed the recommendations of
the NCCA-CCP and favored some
personalities instead.
1982: During the time when a circle of
advisers was consulted on who should be
named National Artists, former president
Ferdinand Marcos insisted on having a say
in the selection. He wanted the award for
Carlos P. Romulo (for literature) and got his
wish.
1997: Then president Fidel V. Ramos
created a new category – historical
literature – to accommodate biographer
Carlos Quirino, who was eliminated as early
as the first stage of the selection process.
Quirino’s children reportedly lobbied for his
inclusion by sending the president a letter
that mentioned how Ramos and Quirino
knew each other personally.
1999: Former president Joseph Estrada
named his good friend Ernani Cuenco as
National Artist for Music even before the
NCCA-CCP could submit to him the list of
awardees, which did not include Cuenco.
This resulted in the proclamation for
Cuenco bearing a date earlier than the
proclamations for the other awardees.
2003: Arroyo named writer Alejandro Roces
a National Artist for Literature in 2003 even
though he was eliminated from the first
round of selection. Roces was education
secretary of the late President Diosdado
Macapagal, the incumbent’s father. He
was even fired as chair of the Movie and
Television Review and Classification Board
during Arroyo's time, yet was given the
National Artist Award.
2006: Arroyo conferred the award on the late Senator
Francisco “Soc” Rodrigo (for writing poetry and
translating plays) and sculptor and painter Abdulmari
Asia Imao as a form of "political accomodation."
Rodrigo was Macapagal’s contemporary as an anti-
Marcos politician, and his daughter was Arroyo's high
school best friend and correspondence secretary in
Malacañang. Imao, on the other hand, was conferred
the award after Malacañang was flooded by petitions
and endorsements mostly from Mindanao. Between
the two, only Imao was given the award in the end.
Newsbreak reported that Malacañang apparently
exploited the absence of an explicit prohibition for
adding names to the list.
Section 7.7 of the revised criteria and guidelines of the
National Artist Award: “The list of honorees shall be
submitted to the President of the Philippines for
confirmation, proclamation, and conferral.”
According to Journalist Joselito Zulueta, chair of the
NCCA’s national committee on literary arts, the
selection process itself is open to the lobbying of
interested parties who have connections with the
offices or people involved in the selection of
honorees.
NORA AUNOR EXCLUSION
President Benigno Aquino III has not issued
a statement about why Aunor was left out
of the final list of honorees
netizens and fans are speculating that her
previous run-in with the law in the US might
have been a factor
She might have been turned down by the
President himself.
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