Quarter 1 CHAPTER 3:

LESSONS 1-3 NATIONAL ARTISTS OF THE PHILIPPINES

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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Read the specific directions carefully before answering the exercises and activities.
Accomplish this module on or before August 30, 2020. For online consultations, please refer to the given schedule.

ESSENTIAL LEARNING PURPOSES: At the end of these lessons, I am expected to:

1. A: Define the Order of National Artists.

2. M: Analyze and explain Filipino Artists’ role and their contribution to contemporary arts
What do I in the Philippines.
need to
know?

THENATIONAL ARTIST OF THE PHILIPPINES: CHAPTER 3

Starting by understanding the context.
A National Artist is a Filipino citizen who has been given the rank and title of National Artist in
recognition of his or her significant contributions to the development Philippine Arts and letters.
Furthermore, in this module we will also learn:
 What is the Order of National Artists
(The Insignia, Legal Basis, Honors & Privileges, and Criteria for the Order of the National
Artists)
 The Roster of National Artists
 Profiles of National Artists

WHAT IS THE ORDER OF THE NATIONAL ARTISTS: Lesson 1

Those who have been proclaimed National Artists are given a Grand Collar symbolizing their
status. Recipients of this Grand Collar make up the Order of the National Artists. The Order of the
National Artists (Orden ng Gawad Pambansang Alagad ng Sining) is thus a rank, a title, and a
wearable award that represents the highest national recognition given to Filipinos who have made
distinct contributions in the field of arts and letters. It is jointly administered by the National
Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP)
and is conferred by the president of the Philippines upon recommendation by both institutions.

It was established by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No, 1001, s. 1972, which created the
Award and Decoration of National Artist, “to give appropriate recognition and prestige to Filipinos
who have distinguished themselves and made outstanding contributions to Philippine arts and
letters,” and which posthumously conferred the award on the painter Fernando Amorsolo, who had
died earlier that year.

The Insignia of the Order of National Artists

The Insignia of the Order of the National Artists is composed of a Grand Collar
featuring circular links portraying the arts, and an eight-pointed
conventionalized sunburst suspended from a sampaguita wreath in green and
white enamel. The central badge is a medallion divided into three equal portions,
red, white, and blue, recalling the Philippine flag, with three stylized letter Ks –
the “KKK” stands for the CCP’s motto: “katotohanan, kabutihan, at
kagandahan” . The composition of the Grand Collar is silver gilt bronze. In
place of a rosette, there is an enameled pin in the form of the insignia of the order.

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 Legal Basis of the Order of the National Artists

Executive Order No. 236 s. 2003, otherwise known as the Honors Code of the Philippines,
conferred additional prestige on the National Artists Award by raising it to the level of a Cultural
Order, fourth in precedence among orders and decorations that comprise the Honors of the
Philippines, and equal in rank to the Order of National Scientists and the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng
Bayan. The National Artist was thereby renamed the Order of the National Artists (Orden ng
Pambansang Alagad ng Sining). This reflected the concensus among government cultural agencies
and the artistic community that the highest possible international prestige and recognition should
be given our National Artists upon the recommendation of the Cultural Center of the Philippines
and the NCCA.

Criteria for the Order of the National Artists

1. Living artists who are Filipino citizens at the time of nomination, as well as those who
died after the establishment of the award in 1972 but were Filipino citizens at the time of
their death.
2. Artists who, through the content and form of their works, have contributed in building a
Filipino sense of nationhood.
3. Artists who have pioneered in a made of creative expression or style, thus earning
distinction and making an impact on succeeding generations of artists.
4. Artists who have created a substantial and significant body of work and/or consistently
displayed excellence in the practice of their art form this enriching artistic expression or
style.
5. Artists who enjoy broad acceptance through:
a. Prestigious national and/or international recognition, such as the Gawad CCP Para sa
Sining, CCP Thirteen Artists Award and NCCA Alab ng Haraya.
b. Critical acclaim and/or reviews of their works.
c. Respect and esteem from peers.
Those submitting nominations for National Artists must be submit the following:
1. Cover letter from the nominating organization. The cover letter shall be accompanied by a
Board Resolution approving the nomination concerned with the said resolution signed by
the organization President and duly certified by the Board Secretary.
2. A duly accomplished nomination form.
3. A detailed curriculum vitae of the nominee
4. A list of the nominee’s significant works categorized according to the criteria
5. The latest photograph (color or black and white) of the nominee, either 5’’ x 7’’ or 8’’ x
11’’.
6. Pertinent information materials on the nominee’s significant works (on CDs, VCDs and
DVDs)
7. Copies of published reviews and any other document that may be required.

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 Honors and Privileges

A member of the Order of the National Artists is granted the following honors and privileges:
1. The rank and title of National Artist, as proclaimed by the President of the Philippines.
2. The insignia of a National Artist and a citation.
3. A lifetime emolument and material and physical benefits comparable in value to those
received by the highest officers of the land such as:
a. A cash award of One Hundred Thousand Pesos (100,000.00) net of taxes for living
awardees.
b. A cash award of Seventy-Five Thousand Pesos (75,000.00) net of taxes for
posthumous awardees, payable to legal heir/s.
c. A monthly life pension, medical and hospitalization benefits.
d. Life insurance coverage for Awardees who are still insurable.
e. A state funeral and burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani
f. A place of honor, in line with protocular precedence, at national state functions, and
recognition at cultural events.

The Roster and Profiles of National Artists

He is popularly known for his

craftsmanship and mastery in
the use of light.

She was also known as the

Mother of Philippine Folk
Dancing.

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 He was most distinguished
practitioner of mural painting
for many decades and best
known for his historical pieces.

He was known for his criticism of

social injustices in the Philippines
and was later imprisoned for his
involvement in the communist
movement.

He was known as the Claude

Debussy of the Philippines due to
his use of impressionism in music.

He was tapped as the Dean of

Filipino Architects in 1973.

He was known as a Master in

classical sculpture.

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 He is known to have introduced the “reversed consonance rhyme scheme” in writing poetry, as
well as the extensive use of punctuation marks especially commas, which made him known as the
Comma Poet.
He is considered as the “Father of Modern Philippine Sculture”.

Her pen name was Cristina

Luna and she was known as
Trailblazer, Mother of Philippine Theater and Dean of the Filipino Performing Arts.

He directed more than 70 films

in a career that spanned 6
decades, Anak Dalita (1956) and
Badjao (1957) perhaps stand as
the most prominent works from
his oeuvre.

He is best known for his short stories

and novels in the English language.
He also wrote using the pen name
Quijano de Manila.

Her performance was hailed as

the most sublime interpretation
of the part portrayal of Cio-cio
san in Giacomo Piccini’s
Madame Butterfly at Italy’s
Teatro Municipale.

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 He was the leader of the
revolutionary Thirteen Moderns
who engaged their classical
compatriots in a heated debate over
the nature and function of art.

A pioneer of modern
Philippine architecture, he was
recognized in some quarters as
the foremost Filipino
modernist architect of his
time.

His paintings are described as

“visions of reality teetering on
the edge of abstraction.”

Nicknamed “Manong:, de Leon

is the most awarded fil director
in the history of Filipino
Academy of Movie Arts and
Sciences (FAMAS awards).

He was a diplomat, statesman,

soldier, journalist, and author is
perhaps among the most decorated
Filipino in history.

She casted in Spanish zarzuels

such as Mascota, Sueno de un
Vals, and Marina.

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 He has vigorously pursued a
musical career that spanned 7
decades of unwavering
commitment to advancing the
frontiers of Philippine Music.

She spent almost four decades

in the discovery and study of
Philippine folk and ethnic
dances.

He is considered an important
progenitor of the modern Filipino
short story in English.

He was also an art director

prior to going full-time in his
visual art practice in the
1960’s.

He believes that true Philippine

architecture is the product of two
great streams if culture, the oriental
and the occidental, to produce a new
object of profound harmony.

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 He was credited for inventing a
new mode of abstraction that
exemplifies Philippine flora
and Fauna and portrays
sunshine, stars, and rain.

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 ENRICHMENT
Please take time to watch the following video/s attached in this section before you proceed in
the next lesson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSwKIMrTxRg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpLAMc-jT6k&t=818s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YooFwA7xj18

References:
Jayson L. Dedal. Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions: An appreciation Towards
National Identity. First edition. Philippine Copyright 2017.

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