Order of the national artist

award
-through the National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA)

and the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP)

-gives honor to the Filipino Individuals with significant

or great contributions to the Philippines Art

DANCE
Francisca Reyes Aquino
“Folk Dance Pioneer”

 PHILIPPINE DANCES AND GAMES

-contains the country’s unrecorded celebrations,
folks dances, rituals, and games
 REPUBLIC AWARD OF MERIT

Ramon Obusan
-promoted Philippine ethnic dances and performed them within

respect and authenticity

 RAMON OBUSAN FOLKORIC GROUP

Presentations: Kayaw ’68, Kayaw ’74, Noon Pa Sa Amin, Maynila

Alice Reyes
-development of unique Filipino modern dance idiom

-creativity interweaved Philippine ethnic dance, modern dance, and bellet

Work: Amada, Tales of the Manuyo, Bayanihan Remembered,

At a Maranaw Gathering

Leonor Orosa Goquinco

“Trailblazer”

-The “Mother of Philippine Dance Theatre”

-“Dean of the Filipino Performing Arts Critics”

-Balletic folkoric and Asian styles

Filipinescas: Philippine Life, Legends, and Lore

Lyrecia Reyes Urtula

-studied the country’s folk and ethnic dances for

four decades and developed ethnic choreographies

Dance Director of Bayanihan Philippines Dance Company

Works: Singkil, Vinta, Tagabili, Salisid

VISUAL ARTS
Fernando Amorsolo
- “Grand Old Man of the Philippine Art”
- First national artist of the country
Style: Backlighting technique, Artistic & cultural
heritage of the PH
Significant works: Planting Rice, Dalagang Bukid,
The Mestiza

Hernando Ocampo
-Paved the way to art modernism
Style: Abstraction, Fierce and striking colors,
Society after WWII
Major works: Genesis, Calvary, Slum Dwellers, The
Contrast
Benedicto Cabrera
-A master of the Philippine Contemporary Art
Style: Neo-Realism & Figurative Expressionism,
Poverty and inequalities in the PH
Most popular work: Sabel

Carlos “Botong” Francisco

-Painted murals showing the historical past of the
Philippines
Style: Lines and shapes that seem like cutouts,
Lush tropical colors

Guillermo Tolentino
-Introduced classical sculpture in the country
-Created the UP oblation which became the
representation of the academic freedom of the
university

Napoleon Abueva
-Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture
-Mixed different materials like hardwood, stones, and
metals
Notable works: Nine Muses, Kaganapan, Stations of
the Cross

Victorio Edades
-“Father of Modern Philippine Painting”
-Used dark and sad hues in his paintings depicting
the hardships in the life of the laborers and lower
class society
Famous art pieces: The Sketch, Japanese Girl,
Mother and Daughter

Ang Kiukok
-Known for his highly expressionist works
-Angst, anguish, and anger are the glaring emotions
contained in his cubistic works as these were
created in the time of Martial Law.

Vicente Manansala
-Contributed to Philippine modern art through his
style of transparent cubism
-Transparent cubism- does not fragmentize human
figures, unlike paris cubism
LITERATURE
N.V.M. Gonzalez
-Known for his effective use of English language in
expressing and shaping the culture and sensibility
of the Filipino people and the country
Notable works: Winds of April, Work on the
Mountain, The Bread of Salt

Virgilio Almario
-Pen name: Rio Alma
Famously known for his modern poetry filled with
social consciousness
Major work: Doktrinang Anakpawis, which reflects
the 70s political mayhem

Nick Joaquin
-Most distinguished Filipino writer who used English
as his medium
-His pieces explored the Spanish colonial past of the
country and the social changes evident in the
Phlippines
Notable works: Doña Geronima, The Ballad of Five
Battles, Rizal in Saga

Alejandro Roces
-Considered as the best comic short story writer
His work: “We Filipinos are Mild Drinkers,” won the
first prize in the Students Literary Contest

FILM AND
BROADCAST
Lamberto V. Avellana
- “The Boy Wonder od the Philippine Cinema”
-The director who first utilized the motion picture
camera which influenced filmmaking techniques
Ishmael Bernal
-“Genius of the Philippine Cinema”
-Apart from the aesthetics of his productions, the
powerful messages contained his films created a
great impact to the Philippine cinema
Notable works: Himala, Nunal sa Tubig

Roland Alan K. Poe

-Popularly known as Fernando Poe Jr.
-Starred on numerous Filipino action movies like Ang
Batang Maynila, Mga Alikabok sa Lupa, and Ang
Probinsyano

FASHION DESIGN
Ramon Valera
-The fashion designer who innovated the Philippine
terno from the traditional baro’t saya
-The innovation excluded the panuelo which is the
long scarf wrapped around the shoulders as a
symbolism of Filipina modesty