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10 National Artists
1. Anita Magsaysay

Anita Magsaysay-Ho was a Filipino painter best known for her Social
Realist and post-Cubist portrayals of Filipino life and culture, notably and
frequently portraying groups of women engaged in labor. Born on May 25, 1914
in Manila, the Philippines, Magsaysay-Ho studied under Fernando Amorsolo at
the University of the Philippines' School of Fine Arts before moving to the United
States to study at the Cranbrook Academy in Michigan. Her work centered
around the central tenets of Modernism, garnering her inclusion in the Filipino
artist group the Thirteen Moderns—the only woman to do so. Magsaysay-Ho
received significant critical acclaim and recognition for her work before her death
on May 5, 2012, including first prize at the Philippine Art Association in 1952. Her
work can be found among the collections of institutions like the Metropolitan
Museum of Manila, and the Ateneo Art Gallery in Manila, Philippines.

Her most famous work includes "Two Women," a painting portraying two
Filipina women with white head-wraps shucking corn together while smiling,
"Cooks," featuring three Filipina women with pots full of food in front of them,
and "Mending the Nets" that shows two Filipina women conversing while
stitching a net. All of these won first place at The Philippine Art Association.

Awards:
 2nd prize at the Manila Grand Opera House Exhibition (1950) for "Five
Senses"
 1st prize of The Philippine Art Association (PAG) (1952) for "Cooks"
 2nd prize of The Philippine Art Association (PAG) (1953) for "Fruit Vendors"
 1st prize of The Philippine Art Association (PAG) (1959) for "Mending the
Nets"
 1st prize of The Philippine Art Association (PAG) (1960) for "Two Women"
 2nd prize of The Philippine Art Association (PAG) (1962) for "Trio"

2. Bencab

Benedicto Reyes Cabrera — or BenCab, as he is more popularly known is

widely hailed as a master of contemporary Philippine art. He was born in Manila
on April 10, 1942. BenCab began carving a niche for himself in Manila’s art
circles shortly after receiving his bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the
University of the Philippines in 1963.

A painter and printmaker, he has exhibited widely in the Philippines and in

Asia, Europe, and the United States. He has won several major art awards in a
career spanning four decades. In 1992, he received the Gawad CCP Para sa
Sining (Cultural Center of the Philippines Award for the Arts).
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Has three children: Elisar (born in 1971), a filmmaker based in London;

Mayumi (born in 1973), a model and actress currently living in Los Angeles; and
Jasmine (born in 1977), a fashion stylist working in London

In 2006, he was conferred the Order of National Artist for Visual Arts by
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in Malacanan Palace.

In 2009, the University of the Philippines conferred upon him an honorary

Doctor of Humanities degree.[6] He was also conferred Doctor of Humanities,
honoris causa by the University of the Cordilleras in 2018.[

His works have been the subject of three books, Ben Cabrera: Etchings
(1970-1980) by Cid Reyes; Bencab’s Rock Sessions by Eric Caruncho; and
BENCAB by Alfred Yuson and Cid Reyes.

3. Carlos P. Romulo

Carlos Peña Romulo (14 January 1898 – 15 December 1985) was a

Filipino diplomat, statesman, soldier, journalist and author. He was a reporter at
16, a newspaper editor by the age of 20, and a publisher at 32. He was a co-
founder of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, a general in the US Army and the
Philippine Army, university president, President of the UN General Assembly, was
eventually named one of the Philippines' National Artists in Literature, and was
the recipient of many other honors and honorary degrees. He was born in
Camiling, Tarlac and he studied at the Camiling Central Elementary School during
his basic education.Romulo is perhaps among the most decorated Filipinos in
history, which includes 72 honorary degrees from different international
institutions and universities and 144 awards and decorations from foreign
countries:

Romulo became editor in chief of TVT Publications in 1931 and publisher

and editor of the Philippines Herald (1933-1941). In 1929 he was appointed
regent of the University of the Philippines. Previously he had served as secretary
to Senate president Manuel Quezon (1922-1925) and as member of the
Philippine Independence Mission, headed by Quezon. Romulo belonged to the
elite, the oligarchic stratum of the Filipino ruling class, by virtue of his role as
defender of the interests of the propertied minority.

In 1941 Romulo received the coveted Pulitzer Prize for a series of

pioneering articles on the Southeast Asian political situation in which he recorded
his extensive travels in China, Burma, Thailand, Indochina, Indonesia, and
elsewhere. Nonetheless, in spite of his candid reporting, he confessed in an
interview, "I held back a lot because as a writer I knew hatred is created by
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incidents." This revealed Romulo's gift for shrewd diplomacy and somewhat
"opportunistic" manner of dealing with people and events.
In 1945 Romulo acted as Philippine delegate to the United Nations
Organization Conference in San Francisco. He was Philippine ambassador to the
United Nations from 1946 to 1954. He distinguished himself as the first Asian to
become president of the UN General Assembly (Fourth Session, Sept. 20, 1949).
In 1950-1951 Romulo acted as secretary of foreign affairs of the Philippine
Republic and, from 1952 on (with some interruptions), as Philippine ambassador
to the United States.

After serving as president of the University of the Philippines and

secretary of education (1963-1968), Romulo was appointed by President Marcos
to the post of secretary of foreign affairs. Romulo was the recipient of more than
a hundred honorary doctorates, awards, and medals, given by American and
Asian universities, organizations, and foreign governments.

Romulo's prolific pen is attested to by his books, such as I Saw the Fall of
the Philippines (1942), Mother America (1943), My Brother Americans (1945), I
See the Philippines Rise (1946), Crusade in Asia (1955), The Magsaysay Story
(1956), I Walk with Heroes (1961), and Identity and Change (1965).

4. Cesar Legaspi

Cesar Legaspi is known for Abstract, cubist figurative painting, illustration,

advertising art.

Cesar Torrente Legaspi (April 2, 1917 – April 7, 1994) was a Filipino

National Artist in painting. He was also an art director prior to going full-time in
his visual art practice in the 1960s. His early (1940s–1960s) works, alongside
those of peer, Hernando Ocampo are described as depictions of anguish and
dehumanization of beggars and laborers in the city. These include Man and
Woman (alternatively known as Beggars) and Gadgets. Primarily because of this
early period, critics have further cited Legaspi's having "reconstituted" in his
paintings "cubism's unfeeling, geometric ordering of figures into a social
expressionism rendered by interacting forms filled with rhythmic movement

Legaspi was born to Manuel Legaspi and Rosario Torrente in Tondo,

Manila. He took up painting for one term at the University of the Philippines
School of Fine Arts before he decided to take commercial art courses instead.

Among his works are Gadgets I, Gadgets II, Diggers, Idols of the Third
Eye, Facade, Ovary, Flora and Fauna, Triptych, Flight, Bayanihan, Struggle,
Avenging Figure, Turning Point, Peace, The Survivor, The Ritual.
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5. F. Sionil Jose

Francisco Sionil Jose (born 3 December 1924) is one of the most widely
read Filipino writers in the English language. His novels and short stories depict
the social underpinnings of class struggles and colonialism in Filipino society.
Jose's works—written in English—have been translated into 28 languages,
including Korean, Indonesian, Czech, Russian, Latvian, Ukrainian and Dutch.
Jose attended the University of Santo Tomas after World War II, but dropped out
and plunged into writing and journalism in Manila. In subsequent years, he
edited various literary and journalistic publications, started a publishing house,
and founded the Philippine branch of PEN, an international organization for
writers. Jose received numerous awards for his work. The Pretenders is his most
popular novel, which is the story of one man's alienation from his poor
background and the decadence of his wife's wealthy family.

Jose Rizal's life and writings profoundly influenced Jose's work. The five volume
Rosales Saga, in particular, employs and integrates themes and characters from
Rizal's work. Throughout his career, Jose's writings espouse social justice and
change to better the lives of average Filipino families. He is one of the most
critically acclaimed Filipino authors internationally, although much underrated in
his own country because of his authentic Filipino English and his anti-elite views.

Five of Jose's works have won the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for
Literature: his short stories The God Stealer in 1959, Waywaya in 1979, Arbol de
Fuego (Firetree) in 1980, his novel Mass in 1981, and his essay A Scenario for
Philippine Resistance in 1979.[9]

Since the 1980s, various award-giving bodies have feted Jose with awards
for his outstanding works and for being an outstanding Filipino in the field of
literature. His first award was the 1979 City of Manila Award for Literature which
was presented to him by Manila Mayor Ramon Bagatsing. The following year, he
was given the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature
and Creative Communication Arts. Among his other awards during that period
include the Outstanding Fulbrighters Award for Literature (1988) and the Cultural
Center of the Philippines Award (Gawad para sa Sining) for Literature (1989).

By the turn of the century, Jose continued to receive recognition from

several award-giving bodies. These include the Cultural Center of the Philippines
Centennial Award in 1999, the prestigious Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et
Lettres in 2000, and the Order of Sacred Treasure (Kun Santo Zuiho Sho) in
2001. In that same year, the Philippine government bestowed upon him the
prestigious title of National Artist for Literature for his outstanding contributions
to Philippine literature.In 2004, Jose was garnered the coveted Pablo Neruda
Centennial Award in Chile.
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6. Cirilo F. Bautista

Cirilo F. Bautista (July 9, 1941 – May 6, 2018) was a Filipino poet, critic
and writer of nonfiction. A National Artist of the Philippines award was conferred
on him in 2014.Bautista was born in Manila on July 9, 1941, and spent his
childhood in Balic-Balic, Sampaloc.

He received his basic education from Legarda Elementary School (1st

Honorable Mention, 1954) and Victorino Mapa High School (Valedictorian, 1959).
He received his degrees in AB Literature from the University of Santo Tomas
(magna cum laude, 1963), MA Literature from St. Louis University, Baguio
(magna cum laude, 1968), and Doctor of Arts in Language and Literature from
De La Salle University-Manila (1990). He received a fellowship to attend the
International Writing Program at the University of Iowa (1968–1969).
Bautista taught creative writing and literature at St. Louis University
(1963–1968) and the University of Santo Tomas (1969–1970) before moving to
De La Salle University-Manila in 1970. He is also a co-founding member of the
Philippine Literary Arts Council (PLAC) and a member of the Manila Critics Circle,
Philippine Center of International PEN and the Philippine Writers Academy.

Bautista has also received Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards (for poetry,
fiction and essay in English and Filipino) as well as Philippines Free Press Awards
for Fiction, Manila Critics' Circle National Book Awards, Gawad Balagtas from the
Unyon ng mga Manunulat ng Pilipinas, the Pablo Roman Prize for the Novel, and
the highest accolades from the City of Manila, Quezon City and Iligan City.
Bautista was hailed in 1993 as Makata ng Taon by the Komisyon ng mga Wika
ng Pilipinas for winning the poetry contest sponsored by the government. The
last part of his epic trilogy The Trilogy of Saint Lazarus, entitled Sunlight on
Broken Stones, won the Centennial Prize for the epic in 1998. He was an
exchange professor in Waseda University and Ohio University. He became an
Honorary Fellow in Creative Writing at the University of Iowa in 1969, and was
the first recipient of a British Council fellowship as a creative writer at Trinity
College, Cambridge in 1987.

Bautista works include Boneyard Breaking, Sugat ng Salita, The

Archipelago, Telex Moon, Summer Suns, Charts, The Cave and Other Poems,
Kirot ng Kataga, and Bullets and Roses: The Poetry of Amado V. Hernandez. His
novel Galaw ng Asoge was published by the University of Santo Tomas Press in
2004. His latest book, Believe and Betray: New and Collected Poems, appeared
in 2006, published by De La Salle University Press.
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7. Catalino Ortiz Borcka

Catalino Ortiz Brocka (April 3, 1939 – May 22, 1991) was a Filipino film
director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant
filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema. He co-founded the organization
Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP), dedicated to helping artists address
issues confronting the country, and the Free the Artist Movement. He was a
member of the Coalition for the Restoration of Democracy

He directed landmark films such as Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang (1974),

Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag (1975), Insiang (1976), Bayan Ko: Kapit sa
Patalim (1984), and Orapronobis (1989). After his death in a car accident in
1991, he was posthumously given the National Artist of the Philippines for Film
award for "having made significant contributions to the development of
Philippine arts."

He directed his first film, Wanted: Perfect Mother, based on The Sound of
Music and a local comic serial, in 1970. It won an award for best screenplay at
the 1970 Manila Film Festival. Later that year he also won the Citizen's Council
for Mass Media's best-director award for the film Santiago.

In 1974, Brocka directed Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang ("You Have Been

Weighed and Found Wanting"),which told the story of a teenager growing up in
a small town amid its petty and gross injustices. It was a box-office success, and
earned Brocka another Best Director award, this time from the Filipino Academy
of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS).
The following year, he directed Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag ("Manila
in the Claws of Light"), which is considered by many critics, including British film
critic and historian Derek Malcolm, to be the greatest Philippine film ever made.
The film tells the allegorical tale of a young provincial named Julio Madiaga who
goes to Manila looking for his lost love, Ligaya Paraiso. The episodic plot has him
careering from one adventure to another until he finally finds Ligaya. Much of
the film's acclaim is directed towards the excellent cinematography by Mike de
Leon, who would later on direct landmark films such as Kisapmata and Batch '81.
The film won the FAMAS Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and
Best Supporting Actor in 1976.
Insiang (1976) was the first Philippine film ever shown at the Cannes Film
Festival. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 1978 Cannes
Film Festival. It is considered to be one of Brocka's best films — some say his
masterpiece. The film centers on a young woman named Insiang who lives in the
infamous Manila slum area, Tondo. It is a Shakespearean tragedy that deals with
Insiang's rape by her mother's lover, and her subsequent revenge.
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In 1983, Brocka created the organization Concerned Artists of the

Philippines (CAP), which he led for two years. His stand was that artists were
first and foremost citizens and, as such, must address the issues confronting the
country. His group became active in anti-government rallies after the
assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr., eventually becoming one of the progressive
organizations representing artists and cultural workers in the country. On
January 28, 1985, Brocka and fellow filmmaker Behn Cervantes were arrested at
a nationwide transport strike organized by public transportation drivers. They
were charged for organizing illegal assembly and denied bail. Both directors
denied being leaders of the strike, stating they were attending in sympathy with
the drivers. They were released after 16 days,following public pressure for
President Ferdinand Marcos to release the directors. He joined the Coalition for
the Restoration of Democracy after his release.

8. Pacita Abad

Pacita Abad (1946-2004) was born in Basco, Batanes a small island in a

northernmost part of the Philippines,between Luzon and Taiwan. She is an
internationally acclaimed artist, she's famous for her large canvas collages called
" Trapunto Painting", a technique which she develops by integrating painting, tie-
dye, sil screen, collage, batik, and stitching and assembling different materials.
Her more than 30 your painting career began when she journeyed to the United
States to undertake graduate studies. After that trip, Pacita never stopped
traveling or painting.

Her works:

Abstract Paintings:
- Door to Life: Black and White Stones in Old Sanaa
-Abstract Emotions: It's Time to Pop the Champagne
- Playing with Paper: Outside my Door

Nature and Environment:

-Flowers: Pink Carnation
-Assaulting the Deep Sea: Puerto Galera II
- Animal Fantasy: Birds of Way

Social and Political:

- Philippine Series: Death of Ninoy
- Immigrant Experience: Filipinas in Hong Kong
Portraits of Cambodia: Alone

Masks and Spirits:

- Indonesian Puppets: Subali
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- Philippine Masks: Ati-atihan

- African Masks: Bacongo
9. Ramon Valera

Ramon Valera (August 31, 1912 - May 25, 1972) was a Filipino fashion
designer who was bestowed with the National Artist of the Philippines honor in
2006. He is the first and only Filipino fashion designer to receive this distinction
to date. In 2017, his work was displayed in an exhibit called Valera and the
Modern: An exhibit on the Life and Work of National Artist for Fashion Design.

Valera’s gowns have been worn by notable Filipina women

including Gloria Romero, Barbara Perez and Imelda Marcos. He was the first to
announce the one-piece terno that was fastened in the back with a zipper. He re-
imagined the Maria Clara outfit by adding bell sleeves and making it into a
wedding gown.

In 2006, he was honored with the National Artist of the Philippines

distinction. In 2007, he was named a Distinguished Lasallian by the De La Salle
Alumni Association. A postage stamp was issued by the Philippine Postal
Corporation on the occasion of his birth centenary in 2012.

10. Pablo Antonio

Pablo Antonio is an iconoclast, modernist pioneer, and a Filipino architect

Birth: Date: Jan. 25,1902

Place: Binondo, Manila
Father: Apolonio Antonio
Mother: Maria Severo-Antonio

Family:
His mother is the third wife of his father who has barely in her teens
He has a sister named Teresa. At 3,his mother died at child birth. leaving him
and her sister motherless.He grows up under the care of his father together with
her full sister, Trinidad and older half-sisters. 9 years later Pablo's father died
and he was already orphaned by the age of 12.

Education:
Took Formal Courses in Architecture in Mapua Institute of Technology
But financial constraints and the demand of his job during the day for him to
drop out of school.
Ramon Arevalo empressed by Pablo Antonio's drawings and free hand
sketches, funded Antonio's education at the University of London.
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Antonio graduated in 1930 finishing the 5-year architectural course for

only 3 years.

Career:
Antonio together with his colleagues, Andres Luna De San Pedro,
Fernando Campo, Juan F. Nakpil were branded as a second generation of
architects in the annals of Philippine architecture.
He passed the government licensure examination and became a
registered architect in the year 1932.

Personal life:
Wife: Marina Del Rosario Reyes
Children: Pablo Antonio Jr., Luis. Ramon. Francis. Antonio victor. Maria
Lourdes

Pablo Antonio's Work:

 Ideal theater
 Far Easthern University
 White Cross Sanitarium
 Manila Polo Club
 Ramon Roces Publications Building
 Bel Air Apartments
 Life theater
 Galaxy theater

Pablo Antonio Awards:

He was named national artists of the Philippines in 1976.