His numerous works, influences and contributions to Philippine music led to the proclamation of

Lucio San Pedro as a National Artist of the Philippines for Music on May 9, 1991 by
President Corazon Aquino. He died at the age of 89 on March 31, 2002 due to cardiac arrest,
and is buried in his hometown of Angono.May 29, 2018

Virgilio S. Almario (born March 9, 1944), better known by his pen name Rio Alma, is a Filipino
artist, poet, critic, translator, editor, teacher, and cultural manager.[1] He is a National Artist of
the Philippines and currently serves as the chairman of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
(KWF), the government agency ...

N. V. M. Gonzalez. Néstor Vicente Madali González (September 8, 1915 – November 28, 1999)
was a Filipino novelist, short story writer, essayist and poet. Conferred as the National Artist of
the Philippines for Literature in 1997.