Art Forms Artist Work/ Contributions

Music Eraserheads Often described as the The

Beatles of the Philippines,
the Eraserheads were more
than just the country's
seminal rock band of the
1990s. For more than a
decade until their surprise
disbandment in April 2002,
the iconic quartet of Ely
Buendia, Raimund
Marasigan, Buddy Zabala
and Marcus Adoro
composed the collective
soundtrack of an entire
nation, hitting a nerve in
every Filipino youth.
Dance Deborah Lemuel Deborah Lemuel performed Ea
Torrado's Howl and Unerathing
from 2018-2020. She is
currently a Certified Daloy
Movement Facilitator, and a
Company Member of Daloy
Dance Company.
Theater Ronaldo Tinio Among his many works for the
theater are Larawan, the
musical, Ang Mestisa, Ako, Ang
Kiri, Ana Maria and the
komedya Orosman at Zafira. He
was known for translating
Western classics, which includes
the works of Shakespeare, Ibsen,
Sophocles, Chekhov and Puccini
into Filipino.
Visual Arts Fernando Amorsolo This man is the country’s first
ever National Artist. He is
known for infusing lighting
technique into his works,
making most of his designs
bright and sunny.

IV: EVALUATION
Direction: Explain Filipino artists’ roles and identify their contribution to contemporary
arts. (Give at least 2 artists in the following area)
1. MUSIC
a. Alonzo Saclag
 - Alonzo Saclag is a Kalinga master of dance and the performing
arts from Lubuagan, Kalinga. He has mastered not only the
Kalinga musical instruments but also the dance patterns and
movements associated with his people's ritual. He received no
instruction, formal or otherwise, in the performing arts.
b. Antonino R. Buenaventura
- In 1935, Buenaventura joined Francisca Reyes-Aquino to conduct
research on folksongs and dances that led to its popularization.
Buenaventura composed songs, compositions, for solo
instruments as well as symphonic and orchestral works based on
the folksongs of various Philippine ethnic groups. He was also a
conductor and restored the Philippine Army Band to its former
prestige as one of the finest military bands in the world making it
“the only band that can sound like a symphony orchestra”.
2. DANCE
a. Jovin Lazaro
- He is one of the delegates for PASUC Culture and Arts Festival in
Contemporary Dance category for the past two years wherein they
represent NCR and won Silver Medal last 2016 at Vigan City,
Ilocos Sur and won Gold Medal last year, 2017,performing the
choreography of Buboy Raquitico, “Karera”, at Dumaguete City,
Negros Oriental competing with all other regions nationwide. Jovin
was part of Daloy Dance Comany’s ‘Encounters’ at University of
the Philippines Diliman, Lawas Art Project.
b. Ligaya Fernando Amilbangsa.
- Ligaya Amilbangsa is a Ramon Magsaysay awardee, known for her
research on the pangalay or igal, a pre-Islamic traditional dance among the
ethnic groups in the Southern Philippines.
3. THEATER
a. Severino Montano
- A celebrated thespian and playwright during the 50s, Severino
Montano's works include “Sabina,” “But Not My Sons Any
Longer,” “Gabriela Silang,” “Parting at Calamba,” “Speak, My
Gentle Children,” “Lonely is My Garden,” “My Morning Star” and
“The Love of Leonor Rivera,” which is deemed the longest-running
play on record.’
a. Salvador F. Bernal
- Salvador Bernal, National Artist for theater design, whose
groundbreaking work for the Philippine stage earned him the title
“Father of Philippine Stage Design,” has died. He was 66. ...
Starting in 1969, Bernal designed more than 300 productions for
drama, musicals, operas and concerts.
4. VISUAL ARTS
a. Whang-od Oggay
- She is often described as the "last" and oldest mambabatok
(traditional Kalinga tattooist) and is part of the Butbut people of the
 larger Kalinga ethnic group. She has been tattooing headhunters and
women of the indigenous people of Butbut in Buscalan, Kalinga,
since she was 15 years old, but the Butbut warriors who used to earn
tattoos by protecting villages or killing enemies no longer exist.
Despite this, Whang-od continues to practice her traditional art form
on tourists visiting Buscalan.
b. Guillermo Tolentino
- This artist well-known UP School of Fine Arts professor. He
brought The Bonifacio Monument into life. He also designed the
gold and bronze medals for the Ramon Magsaysay Award and did
the seal of the Republic of the Philippines.

II. ENRICHMENT
1. Explain Filipino artists’ roles and identify their contributions to the following
contemporary art forms:
o LITERATURE
a. Amado V. Hernandez
- He was a Filipino writer and labor leader who was known for his
criticism of social injustices in the Philippines and was later imprisoned
for his involvement in the communist movement. He was the central
figure in a landmark legal case that took 13 years to settle.
b. José Garcia Villa
- The Anchored Angel, The Emperor's New Sonnet, Footnote to Youth.
c. Cirilo F. Bauista
- One of the last living iconic writers of his generation, Bautista wrote
poetry, fiction and essays. His best known work is the epic poetry trilogy
“The Trilogy of Saint Lazarus,” made up of the “The Archipelago
(1970), “Telex Moon” (1981) and “Sunlight on Broken Stones” (1999).
o FILM AND BROADCAST ART
a Ronald Allan K. Poe
- Known as the the King of Kings of Philippine Movies. At the peak of his
fame, Fernando Poe Sr. was hailed as the King of All Stars—“Hari ng
mga Bituin.” He was in the top triumvirate of 1930s to 50s male screen
legends, with Rogelio de la Rosa and Leopoldo Salcedo.
 Lamberto V. Avellana
- Director for theater and film, has the distinction of being called “The
Boy Wonder of Philippine Movies” as early as 1939. He was the first to
use the motion picture camera to establish a point-of-view, a move that
revolutionized the techniques of film narration.
 Vilma Santos
- The only actress who won three consecutive years as best actress in the
Urian awards (the country's film critics) for her movies, Relasyon
(1982), Broken Marriage (1983), and Sister Stella L. (1984). She has
never won a single best actress award from her movies directed by an ace
director, the late Lino Brocka.
o ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN AND ALLIED ARTS
a. Pablo Antonio
- Antonio's major works include the following: Far Eastern University
Administration and Science buildings; Manila Polo Club; Ideal Theater;
Lyric Theater; Galaxy Theater; Capitan Luis Gonzaga Building;
Boulevard-Alhambra (now Bel-Air) apartments; Ramon Roces
Publications Building (now Guzman Institute of Electronics).
b. Leandro V. Locsin
- Church of the Holy Sacrifice, University of the Philippines, Diliman,
1955. Ozamiz City Cathedral, 1960. Manila Memorial Park Chapel,
Paranaque, 1965 (renovated in 1990, 1995, 2000, 2010 & 2020). Doña
Corazon L. Montelibano Chapel, University of St. La Salle, Bacolod,
1965
c. Ildefonso P Santos
- The father of Philippine landscape architecture, Ildefonso Paez Santos,
or IP Santos as he was known, created some of the best-loved urban
spaces in the Philippines. Landscape architecture, which deals with
parks, plazas, and green spaces, was a little-considered element of urban
planning in the first half of the 20th century. However, Santos changed
that, carrying out pioneering work that, after four decades in the
profession, led him to become National Artist for Architecture in 2006.

o FASHION DESIGN

a. Michael Cinco
- Michael Cinco is best known for his fabulous couture gowns. His designs
exude class and elegance, that’s why a lot of celebrities, local and
international, seek him to design their gowns.
b. Kermit Tesoro
- The Avant Garde shoe designer, Kermit Tesoro became popular because
of his crazy and unique designs. One of his clients is mother monster,
Lady Gaga.
c. Kenneth Cobonpue
- Kenneth is a multi-awarded furniture designer. He is most famous as
“rattan’s first virtuoso”, for his best-selling rattan pieces. Some of his
clients are Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Queen Rania of Jordan, and
Queen Sophia of Spain.