PHILIPPINES'NATIONAL
 He was the director of the UP Dramatic
ARTISTS FOR THEATER
DAISY PARDO HONTIVEROS
AVELLANA (1999)
 “First Lady of Philippine Theater”
 In 1999, she was named the National
Artist of the Philippines
 A versatile artist, she was a director,
actor, and writer.
 Her first stage script was Sakay (1939)
 Her notable productions are Othello
(1953), Macbeth in Black (1959), Casa
de Bernarda Alba (1967), Tatarin and
Portrait of the Artist as Filipino (1955).
 She became most famous for her role of
Candida Marasigan in Nick Joaquin's
play and film adaptation of Portrait of
the Artist as a Filipino.
 She directed plays such as Diego Silang
(1968) and Walang Sugat (1971).
 Co- founder of the Barangay Theater
Guild
ROLANDO SANTOS TINIO (1997)
 “Titan of Philippine Theater”
 In 1997, He became a National Artist of
the Philippines for Theater and
Literature
 He was a poet, translator, script writer,
dramatist, director, actor, critic, set and
costume designer, essayist, and
educator.
 This are the example of his works:film
scripts for Now and Forever, Gamitin
Mo Ako, Bayad Puri and Milagros;
sarswelas Ang Mestisa, Ako, Ang Kiri,
Ana Maria; the komedya Orosman at
Zafira; and Larawan, the musical.
WILFREDO MARIA BARREDO
GUERRERO (1997)
 a Filipino playwright, teacher and
theater artist. He was named as a
National Artist in 1997
Club for 16 years
 He is also the artistic director of the UP
Mobile Theater, the country’s first
“theater-on-wheels” where he pioneered
the concept of theater campus tour.
 He is the first Filipino to have a theater
named after him: The Wilfrido Ma.
Guerrero Theater of the University of
the Philippines.
 Some of his notable plays are: Half an
Hour in a Convent, Wanted: A
Chaperon, Forever, Condemned,
Perhaps, In Unity, Deep in My Heart,
Three Rats, Our Strange Ways, The
Forsaken House, Frustrations.
HONORATA “Atang ’ MARQUEZ DE LA
RAMA- HERNANDEZ (1987)
 First Filipina actress and the Queen of
the Kundiman and the Sarsuela.
 Named National Artist for theater and
music in 1987
 A talented singer, prolific performer,
theatrical producer, writer, and talent
manager.
 She was the producer and the writer of
plays such as Anak ni Eva and Bulaklak
ng Kabundukan.
SALVADOR BERNAL (2003)
 Earned a Philosophy Degree in 1966
from the Ateneo De Manila Univ.
 He also earned the award of "National
Artist For Theater and Design in 2003"
 He's the one who organized the
Philippine Association of Theater
Design And Technicians (PATDAT) in
1995.
 Salvador Bernal's Career began in 1969.
His output included over 300 production
in art, Film, and Music.
Examples of his designs
 SA BUNGANGA NG PATING
  THE MAGIC FLUTE
 SA NORTH DIVERSION
 LAH BOHEME
 ANG KIRI
 LAPU-LAPU
 LYSISTRATA etc
SEVERINO MONTANO (2001)
 Was a playwright, director, actor and
theater organizer.
 Founder of ARENA THEATER
 Considered as one of the titans of
Philippine Theater.
 Also established "Legitimate Theater" in
the Philippines.
 He produced one novel, 150 poems, and
50 plays.
 Earned the award of one of the National
Artist of the Philippines in 2001
 This is the four of his plays that became
tour splates -THE LOVE OF LEONER
RIVERA - PARTING AT CALAMBA -
THE LADIES - SENADOR AND
SABINA
LAMBERTO AVELLANA (1976)
 A prominent Filipino Film and Stage
Director
 He directed more than 70 films in a
career that spanned six decades.
 President Ferdinand Marcos designated
Avellana as the first Filipino National
Artist For Film in 1976.
 Anak Dalita and Badjao are the example
of Avellanas work
 ANAK DALITA (1956)
 BADJAO(1957)
 Anak dalita was named Best Film at the
1956 Asia Pacific Festival. The first live
reenactment of Jose Rizal's execution to
be staged on Rizal Day in Rizal Park
was directed by Avellana on Dec. 30,
1990
AMELIA BONIFACIO ( AMELIA
LAPEÑA-BONIFACIO) (2018)
 Known as tita Amel
 A Filipino playwright, puppeteer, and
educator.
 Known as the "Grande Dame of
Southeast Asian Children's theatre" in
1977.
 Founder of Teatrong MULAT ng
Pilipinas.
 Served as the President of the
International Association of the theatre
for children and Young people-
Ph( ASSITE-PH), and also in Union
Internationale de la Marioutte-
PH(UNIMA-PH).
 She Received recognition as a
Philippine National Artist For Theatre in
2018.
 Sepang loca(1957) was her first play
followed by With Rooms. Both work
won the award in the wisconsin
Playwriting competition
PHILIPPINES’ NATIONAL
ARTISTS
FOR MUSIC
ANTONIO MOLINA (1973)
• Filipino composer, conductor and music
administrator. He was named a National
Artist of the Philippines for his services
to music.
• Innovated the Philippine music by using
folk instruments like kulintangan and
gabbang.
• Molina’s first composition, “Matinal”
(1912), is preserved in an unpublished
volume called Miniaturas, Vol. I.

JOVITA FUENTES (1976)
● One of the greatest Filipino vocal talents
and was also the first Filipino
international star in the world of opera.
● Hailed as “The Maestra” among
Filipinos. She was respected as a world-
renowned singer, teacher, song arranger,
and a dedicated arts advocate.
● She was responsible for producing
operas in the Philippines with dreams of
developing the love of opera in the
country.
ANTONIO BUENAVENTURA (1988)
● Highly acclaimed for his brilliance in
the field of Music. He took over the
cudgels of the Philippine Constabulary
and Philippine Army Bands and
transformed them into one of the finest
military bands in the world.
● Buenaventura composed songs,
compositions, for solo instruments as
well as symphonic and orchestral works
based on the folksongs of various
Philippine ethnic groups.
● One of his most famous compositions
was “Pandanggo sa Ilaw.”
● This once sickly boy who played the
clarinet proficiently has written several
marches such as the “Triumphal
March,” “Echoes of the Past,” “History
Fantasy,” Second Symphony in E-flat,
“Echoes from the Philippines,” “Ode to
Freedom.” His orchestral music
compositions include Concert Overture,
Prelude and Fugue in G Minor,
Philippines Triumphant, Mindanao
Sketches, Symphony in C Major, among
others.
LUCRESIA KASILAG (1989)
● a Filipino composer and pianist who is
credited for having written more than
350
musical compositions, ranging from folk
songs to opera to orchestral works, and
was composing up to the year before she
died, at age 89.
● As educator, composer, and performer,
Kasilag was known for incorporating
indigenous Filipino music with Western
influences, thus paving the way for more
experimentation among Filipino
musicians.
COMPOSITIONS
● Kasilag wrote a lot of compositions
which include folk songs, opera, and
orchestral works. Her orchestral body of
work includes “Love Songs,” “Legend
of the Sarimanok,” “Ang Pamana,”
“Philippine Scenes,” “Her Son,” “Jose,”
“Sisa,” “Awit ng mga Awit Psalms,”
“Fantaisie on a 4-Note Theme,” and
“East Meets Jazz Ethnika.”
LUCIO SAN PEDRO (1991)
● a master composer, conductor, and
teacher whose music evokes the folk
elements of the Filipino heritage.
● Produced a wide-ranging body of works
that includes band music, concertos for
violin and orchestra, choral works,
cantatas, chamber music, music for
violin and piano, and songs for solo
voice.
● One of his greatest composition is
“Ugoy ng Duyan”. He also made a
poem entitled “Lahing Kayumanggi”
COMPOSITIONS
● His orchestral music include The
Devil’s Bridge, Malakas at Maganda
Overture,Prelude and Fugue in D minor,
Hope and Ambition; choral music Easter
 Cantata, Sa Mahal Kong Bayan, Rizal’s
Valedictory Poem; vocal music
Lulay,Sa Ugoy ng Duyan, In the Silence
of the Night; and band music Dance of
the Fairies, Triumphal March, Lahing
Kayumanggi, and Angononian March
among others.
JOSE MACEDA (1997)
● José Maceda was born in Manila on
January 31, 1917.
● He was a Philippine composer of
interdisciplinary works that have been
perform throughout the world.
● He was also active
enthnomusicologist.
● He was a piano prodigy and his ability
to play the instrument was outstanding.
● There are 3 points that make Maceda
really special :
● 1. The deepness of his understanding of
cross-Asian indigenous
● 2. He was not just a practitioner,but also
a real thinker
● 3. He had a very unusual gigantic,
balloon-like imagination.
COMPOSITION
● Usually performed as a communal
ritual, his compositions like Ugma-
ugma(1963), Pagsamba (1968), and
Udlot-udlot (1975), are monuments to
his unflagging commitment to
Philippine music. Other major works
include Agungan, Kubing, Pagsamba,
Ugnayan, Ading, Aroding, Siasid, and
Suling-suling.
FELIPE DE LEON (1997)
● He was a prolific composer and was
awarded the title National Artist of the
Philippines for music posthumously in
1997.
● He was a prodigious composer and
known for Filipinizing Western Music
form.
● Felipe P. de Leon was best known for
translating the lyrics of the Philippine
National Anthem from the original
Spanish to Tagalog.
COMPOSITION
● De Leon wrote his famous piece
"Payapang Daigdig" the morning after
he woke up to the destruction of the city
in of Manila during World War II. He also
wrote the classic songs Bulaklak,
Alitaptap, Mutya ng Lahi and the
kundiman Sarong Banggi.
● He also composed the first full-length
Filipino opera, Noli Me Tangere, and
subsequently El Filibusterismo.
LEVI CELERIO (1997)
● He is a composer, lyricist, poet and also
a resourceful person because he used the
leaf as a musical instrument.
● He was a film actor who appeared in
various films of the 1950s and 1960s.
● He was awarded the title of national
artist for music and literature in 1997 by
Philippine President Fidel Ramos, who
cited the prolific and composer for
writing music that was a perfect
embodiment of the heartfelt sentiments
and valued traditions of the Filipino.
COMPOSITION
 Pasko na Naman
 Ang Pasko ay Sumapit
 Kahit Konting Pagtingin
 Ang Pipit
 Itik-Itik
 Duwangin Mo Hirang
ERNANI CUENCO (1999)
● A composer, film scorer, musical
director, and music teacher, he wrote an
outstanding and memorable body of
work that resonates with the Filipino
sense of musicality and which embody
an ingenious voice that raises the
aesthetic dimensions of contemporary
Filipino music.
● Cuenco played with the Filipino Youth
Symphony Orchestra and the Manila
Symphony Orchestra from 1960 to
1968, and the Manila Chamber Soloists
from 1966 to 1970.
● He completed a music degree in piano
and cello from the University of Santo
Tomas where he also taught for decades
until his death in 1988.
COMPOSITIONS
● His songs and ballads include “Nahan,
Kahit na Magtiis,” and “Diligin Mo ng
Hamog ang Uhaw na Lupa,” “Pilipinas,”
“Inang Bayan,” “Isang Dalangin,”
“Kalesa,” “Bato sa Buhangin” and
“Gaano Kita Kamahal.” The latter song
shows how Cuenco has enriched the
Filipino love ballad by adding the
elements of kundiman to it.
ANDREA VENERACION (1999)
● She founded the Philippine Madrigal
Singer.
● She’s also an adjudicator in numerous
international choral competitions.
● She is highly esteemed for her
achievements as choirmaster and choral
arranger.
● She leads the spearheading of the
development of Philippine choral music.
Ramon Santos (2014)
● He contributed greatly to the quest for
new directions in music, taking as basis
non-Western traditions in the
Philippines and Southeast Asia.
● Embedded in the works of this period
are the people-specific concepts central
to the ethnomusicological discipline, the
translation of indigenous musical
systems into modern musical discourse.
● He composed “Tuksuhan” and “Tula-
tula", the first madrigal choir pieces to
join a previously Western-limited
repertoire.
FRANCISCO FELICIANO (2014)
● He brings "Asianness" in his music,
especially from Philippines, which
contributed to bringing awareness from
all over the world about its rich
inspiration.
● He incorporates the many subtleties of
rhythmic vitality and intricate
interweaving of lines inspired from the
songs of our indigenous tribes.
● He first exploded into the Manila
spotlight with the opera “La Loba
Negra.” Other prize-winning works
include “Pokpok Alimpako,” the ballet
“Yerma,” “Sikhay Sa Kabila ng Paalam
(Beyond the Farewell),” “Jose Abad
Santos,” and “Ashen Wings.”
RYAN CAYABYAB (2018)
● Cayabyab excels as a composer of the
eclectic, the modern, and popular music.
● His learned, skillful, and versatile
musical style spans a wide range of
genres: from conservatory or art
compositions such as concert religious
music, symphonic work, art song, opera,
and concerto to mainstream popular
idioms in the music industry and in live
 contemporary multimedia shows
(musical theater, dance, and film).
● Among his many works, is the theater
musicals of "El filibusterismo (1993)"
and "Noli Me Tángere (1995)"
NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR
VISUAL ARTS
FERNANDO AMORSOLO (1972)
 First Filipino who was awarded with
Order of National Artist
 Grand Old Man of Philippine Art
 Known for craftsmanship and mastery in
the use of lights
 Painting depicts ideal Philippine rural
life and set up
CARLOS “BOTONG” FRANCISCO (1973)
 Renowned for his large scale mural
paintings of historic pieces
 He used geometric forms and linear
painting
 Most notable works is The Progress of
Medicine in the Philippines (1953)
GUILLERMO TOLENTINO (1973)
 Famous sculpture from his time
 Famous works; Oblation, and the
Bonifacio Monument in Caloocan that’s
stands as a symbol of Filipinos cry for
freedom.
NAPOLEON ABUEVA (1976)
 At age 46, youngest to receive the
award.
 Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture
 He utilized all kinds of materials
 Shaped the local sculpture scene of now
 Kiss of Judas (1955)
VICTORIO EDADES (1976)
 Father of Modern Philippine Painting
 Transitioned from Amorsolo’s idyllic
landscape into more sobering picture of
Philippine Society
 Emplys dark colors and depicted the dirt
and sweat of laborers
VICENTE MANANSALA (1981)
 First abstractionist on the Philippine Art
Scene
 Master of the style cubism and an
illustrator
 Brought the cultures of barrio and city
together
 Developed a style of Transparent
cubism
CESAR LEGASPI (1990)
 His art uses daring colors
 Artworks depicts anguish and
dehumanization of beggars and laborers
in the city
 His works is led to the acceptance and
popularity of modern art
HERNANDO OCAMPO (1991)
 Was one of the leading radical
modernist in the country
 His artworks focused on the harsh
reality of life
 He also used science fiction and
fanstasy as the basis for his works
 His works are his masterpiece genesis,
Slum Dwellers, man and Carabao, and
the Resurrection.
ARTURO LUZ (1997)
 His works exemplifies simplicity and
sophistication.
  Credited with elevating the Filipino
aesthetic vision, and his work is elegant
and economic, employing minimalism,
geometric abstracts, and invoking
universal reality.
 cultural researcher, writer, and
Art: Candle Vendors
JEREMIAS ELIZALDE NAVARRO (1999)
 His visual arts spans a variety of media
techniques from drawing to sculpting.
 Combines these media to create his own
distinct artwork.
 Few of his major mixed media works
includes I’m Sorry Jesus, and I Can’t
Attend Christmas This Year.
ANG KIUKOK (2001)
 Art styles; cubism, surrealism, and
expressionism
 Work was noted for depicting rage and
violence with subjects such as rabid
dogs or the crucified Christ in agony.
 His works include Pieta (1962), and
Seated Figure (1979)
JOSE JOYA (2003)
 Pioneer of abstract Impressionism in the
Philippines.
 His works are inspired by Philippine
landscapes, suich as green paddies, and
golden fields of harvest.
 Art; Dimension of Fear (1965).
BENEDICTO R. CABRERA (1973)
 His career started in the mid-sixties as a
lyrical expressionist.
 His solitary figures of scavengers
emerging from a dark landscape were
piercing stabs at the social conscience of
a people long inured to poverty and
dereliction.
 Christened the emblematic scavenger
figure “Sabel”
ABDULMARI ASIA IMAO (2006)
 A sculptor, painter, photographer,
ceramist, documentary filmmaker,
articulator of Philippine Muslim art, and
culture.
 Most notable sculpture is Sarimanok
(1973)
FEDERICO AGUILAR Y ALCUAZ (2009)
 Known mainly for his gestural paintings
in acrylic and oil, as well as sketches in
ink, watercolor, and pencil.
 Works highly favored the ease, and
pleasure conveyed by his choice of light,
color and composition.
FRANSISCO COCHING (2014)
 Dean of Filipino Illustrators, and son of
noted Tagalog Novelist and Illustrator
Gregorio Coching.
 Used geometric forms and linear in
painting
 Master storyteller in images and in print.
LAURO “LARRY” ALCALA (2018)
 His comic strips spiced up the slices of
Filipino Lives with witty illustrations
executed throughout his 56 years of
cartooning.
 Most Iconic work; Slice of life
PHILIPPINES’ NATIONAL
ARTISTS FOR DANCE
FRANCISCA REYERS AQUINO (1973)
 First Filipina to be awarded as the
national artist for dance
 Folk Dance Pioneer
  Awarded the Republic award Merit
 Mother of Philippine Dancing
 Taught Tiklos and Tinikling
 Thesis: The Philippine Folk Dances and
Games
LEONOR O. GOQUINCO (1976)
 Cristina Luna (Trailblazer)
 Dean of Filipino Performing Arts Critics
 Honorary Chair of the Associaltion of
ballet Academies of the Philippines
(ABAP)
 Founding member of the Philippine
Ballet Theater
 Mother of Philippine Theater Dance
 Pioneered the blending of flok dance
and ballet, founded the Fipinesca Dance
Company in 1958.
LUCRECIA REYES-URTULA (1988)
 A choreographer and dance director
 Artistic director for Dance at the Folk
Arts Theater
 Adopted indigenous dance traditions to
the exactions of the modern stage and
performance of her works
 Took Ballet lessons under Francisa
Reyes-Aquino.
 Took part of the Bayanihan Philippine
Dance Company.
 Notable works; Singkil, Tagabili,
Pagiwata, Salidsid, Idaw, Banga and
Aires de Verbena
RAMON AREVALO OBUSAN (2006)
 The Old Man Scholar
 From Legaspi Albay.
 Promoted the Philippine Ethnic Dances
and preformed them with respect and
Authenticity.
 Founded ROFG (Ramon Obusan
Folkloric Group)
 Artistic Director of the First Asian
Dance Company in 1982.
 Directed a Documentary for the Cultural
Center of the Philippines (CCP) entitled
“sayaw”
 Notable works; Vamos a Belen! Obra
Maesta, Noon po sa Amin, Saludo sa
Sentenyal.
ALICE GARCIA REYES (2014)
 Born in a musical family.
 Stage the first modern dance concert at
the Cultural Center of the Philippines
Main Theater in February 1970.
 Known for the RamaHari Cinderella
 Biggest Contribution is the development
of Filipino modern dance idiom.
 Notable Works; Amada, At a Maranaw
Gathering, Itim-Asu, Tales of the
Manuvu, Rama Hari, at Bayanihan
Remembered.
AGNES DAKUDAO LOCSIN (2022)
 6th Artist to be awarded a National Artist
for Dance.
 Choreographer, Director, and Teacher
 Most progressive contemporary
choreographers in the Philippines
 Received Gawad CCP Award para sa
Sining in 2013, and Alfonzo T. Ongpin
prize for Best Book on Arts for her book
Neo-ethnic Choreography.
 Notable Works; La Revolucion, and The
Groundbreaking Igorot.