Jose Joya

Birh and Death: June 3, 1931 - May 11, 1995

Place of birth: Manila
Awards: National Artist for Painting in 2003
Known as : Authentic Filipino Abstract
Category: Painting
Major works: Granadean Arabesque (1958),Dimensions of Fear (1965), Torogan (1985).

Virgilio S. Almario
Birth : March 9 , 1944
Place of Birth: San Miguel, Bulacan
Awards:numerous awards such as several Palanca Awards,Awards for Essay in Filipino
Known as: National Artist of the Philippines (2003)
Category: Literature
Major works : Mga Retrato at Rekwerdo (1984), Peregrinasyon, and , Ang Makata sa Panahon ng
Makina.

Alejandro Reyes Roces

Birth and Death : July 13, 1924 - May 23, 2011
Place of Birth: Manila
Awards: National Artist for Literature (2003)
Known as:Filipino author, essayist, dramatist and a National Artist of the Philippines for literature.
Category: Literature
Major works: Something to Crow About Short Stories (2005), Fiesta (1980) and My Brother’s Peculiar
Chicken.

Eddie S. Romero
Birth and Death: July 7, 1924 - May 28, 2013
Place of Birth: Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental
Awards: National Artist for Cinema (2003)
Known as National Artist of the Philippines in 2003
Category: Cinema
Major works: Aguila, Kamakalawa, Banta ng Kahapon.

Salvador F. Bernal
Birth and Death: January 7, 1946 - October 26, 2011
Place of Birth: Dagupan City, Pangasinan
Awards: National Artist Award in 2003
Known as:Father of Theater Design in the Philippines
Category: Theater design
Major works:Rajah Sulayman, Abaniko, La Traviata, Tomaneg at Aniway

Benedicto R. Cabrera
Birth: April 10, 1942
Place of Birth: Manila
Awards: National Artist for Visual Arts in 2006
Known as : Most successful Filipino contemporary artist.
Category: Painting
Major Works: Studies of Sabel (1991) , People Waiting (1989), and The Indifference (1988)
 Abdulmari Asia Imao
Birth and Death: January 14, 1936 - December 16, 2014
Place of Birth: Siasi, Sulu
Awards: Philippine National Artist Award (2006)
Known as: National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts in 2006
Category: Sculpture
Major works: Industry Brass Mural, Philippine National Bank, San Fernando, La Union.Mural Relief on
Filmmaking, Manila City Hall, Industrial Mural, Central Bank of the Philippines, San Fernando, La
Union,Sulu Warriors (statues of Panglima Unaid and Captain Abdurahim Imao), Sulu Provincial
Capitol.

Dr. Bienvenido Lumbera

Birth and Death: April 11, 1932 - September 28, 2021
Place of Birth: Lipa City, Batangas
Awards: National Artist for Literature in 2006
Known as: Literary giants of Philippine literature
Category: Literature
Major works: Rama Hari, Tales of the Manuvu, Nasa Puso ang Amerika, Noli Me Tangere: The Musical

Ramon Arevalo Obusan

Birth and Death: June 16, 1938 - December 21, 2006
Place of Birth: Camarines Norte, Bicol
Awards: National Artist Award for Dance in May 2006
Known as: Dancer, choreographer, stage designer, and artistic director.
Category: Dance
Major works: Vamos a Belen, Noon Po sa Amin, tableaux of Philippine History in song, drama and
dance. Sayaw (documentary)

Ronald Allan K. Poe

Birth and Death: August 20,1939 - December 14, 2004
Place of Birth: Manila
Awards: National Artist Award for Cinema in 2006
Known as: King of Philippine Movies
Category: Cinema
Major works: Batang Maynila (1962), Mga Alabok sa Lupa (1967), and Tatak ng Alipin (1975)

Ildefonso P. Santos Jr.

Birth and Death: September 5, 1929 - January 29, 2014
Place of Birth: Malabon, Rizal
Awards: Order of National Artists of the Philippines (2006)
Known as: Father of Philippine Landscape Architecture.
Category: Landscape, Architecture
Major works: Manila Hotel, Paco Park, And Rizal Park.