NCCA

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)
formulates and implements policies and plans that will
conserve and promote the nation's historical and cultural
heritage.

Virgilio Almario
National Artist also known as
Rio Alma, born in San Miguel,
Bulacan, is a poet, literary
historian and critic, who has
revived and reinvented
traditional Filipino poetic forms,
even as he championed
modernist poetics.
Amado Hernandez
National Artist whose
parents came from
Hagonoy and spouse
of Atang Dela Rama, is
a poet, playwright,
and novelist.
 Nona Garcia
She is perhaps one of the best-known artists
in the Philippine art scene now. Born in 1978
in Manila, she received her Bachelor of Fine
Arts in Painting from the University of the
Philippines. She is known for employing the
use of stark realism to bring into question
what the true meaning of representation is.
 Yasmin Sison-Ching
She was born in 1972 in Cavite, she
took up a degree in Humanities and
Fine Arts and graduated from the
University of the Philippines, later
taking a second degree in Painting from
1994-1997 and a Masters in Art
Education in 2001.
 Gary-Ross Pastrana
His distinctive, conceptual
arts makes him a stand-out
in a country rich with
artistic talent.
 David Medalla
He was born in Manila in 1942, and
he was admitted to Columbia
University in New York at the young
age of 14 upon the recommendation
of American poet, Mark van Doren.
 Andres Barrioquinto
His multi-awarded work is both striking
and unforgettable, and his iconic and
surreal painting style has made him
successful in the local and international
art scenes.His portraits are famously a
mix of monochrome and technicolor.
 Rodel Tapaya
He is one of the top names in
Philippine painting and visual
art, and his work has garnered
him critical acclaim both in the
country and abroad.
 Ronald Ventura
He has been hailed as one of the most
distinctive and unique artistic voices of his
generation. Born in 1973 and educated at
the University of Santo Tomas in Manila,
he’s been multi-awarded since his student
days.
 Ernest Concepcion
He was born in 1977, and he
graduated from the University
of the Philippines with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts.
 Francisca Reyes Aquino Amado V. Hernandez

Antonio Buenaventura Virgilio S. Almario

Honorata “Atang” Dela Rama Focus Bulacan

Gerardo “Gerry” De Leon Barasoain Kalinangan

Foundation Inc.
Guillermo Tolentino

Nona Garcia
Jose Joya