Died after the establishment of the Honors and Privileges:

award in 1972 but were Filipino

1. The rank and title National
citizens at the time of their death.
Artist, as proclaimed by the
Filipinos who have lost and re-
President of the Philippines;
acquired Filipino citizenship, though
2. The National Artist gold-
dual citizenship status for at least the
plated medallion minted by
minimum period of five years shall be
the Bangko Sentral ng
eligible for nomination.
Pilipinas (BSP) and citation;
2. Artists who through the content 3. A minimum cash award of
and form of their works have two Hundred Thousand
contributed in building a Filipino Pesos (P200,000.00), net of
sense of nationhood. taxes for living awardees and
a minimum cash award of
3. Artists who have pioneered in a
One Hundred Fifty Thousand
mode of creative expression or style,
Pesos (P150,000.00), net of
thus, earning distinction and making
taxes for posthumous
an impact on succeeding generations
awardees, payable to legal
of artists.
heir/s:
4. Artists who have created a  A minimum lifetime
substantial and significant body of personal monthly
works and/or consistently displayed stipend of Thirty
excellence in the practice of their art Thousand Pesos
form thus enriching artistic (P30,000.00)
expression or style.
The above-
5. Artists who enjoy broad mentioned privileges
acceptance through: shall be given
 Prestigious national and/or effective January 1,
international recognition, 2013.
such as the Gawad CCP Para  Life
sa Sining. CCP Thirteen insurance
Artists Award, and NCCA coverage for
Alab ng Haraya Awardees
 Critical acclaim and/or who are still
reviews of their works insurable;
 Respect and esteem from  A state
peers funeral
benefit not
 exceeding
P500,000.00
NATIONAL ARTIST
Lauro “Larry” Alcala
National Artist for Visual Arts
(August 18 1926- June 24 2002)
Notable works:
 Slice of Life Weekend 1980-
1986
 Asiong Aksaya, Daily Express,
Tagalog Klasiks, 1976-1984
 Smolbatteribols, Darna Komi
ks 1972-1984
 Siopawman, Daily Express,
1972-1983, 2002
 Kalabogesyons,
Pilipino Komiks, 1966-1972
 Congressman Kalog, Aliwan K
omiks, 1966-1972
 Baryo Pogspak,
Holiday Komiks, 1966-1972
 Loverboy, Redondo Komiks,
1964-1969
 Mang Ambo, Weekly
Graphic, 1963-1965
 Kalabog en Bosyo,
Pilipino Komiks, 1949-1983
 Islaw Palitaw, 1946-1948
Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacion
National Artist for Theater (2018)
(April 4 1930)
 Known as the Grand Dame of
Southeast Asian children’s
theatre, Tita Amel is the
founder and playwright-
director of
the Teatrong Mulat ng Pilipin
as, which has placed the
Philippines on the artistic
map of world theater.
 She has also been involved in
the production and design of
puppets. All in all, what she
has achieved is an indigenous
fusion of puppetry,
children’s literature, folklore,
and theater.
Notable Works:
 6 na Dulang Filipino Para
Sa Mga Bata, 1976
 Tat-lu-han (Three Plays),
1975
 Ang Paglalakbay ni Sisa: Isang 
Noh Sa Laguna, 1998
 Isang Kyogen sa Pritil, 1977
 Sepang Loca, 1957
 Papet Pasyon, 1985
 Abadeja: Ang Ating Sinderela
, 1977
Ryan Cayabyab
National Artist for Music (2018)
May 4 1954
 Mr. C is the most
accomplished
composer, arranger, and
musical director in the
 Philippine music industry
since this bloomed
beginning 1970s.
 His learned, skillful, and
versatile musical style spans
a wide range of genres: from
conservatory or art
compositions such as concert
religious music, symphonic
work, art song, opera,
and concerto to mainstream
popular idioms in the music
industry and in live
contemporary multimedia
shows (musical theater,
dance, and film).
Notable works:
 Rama-Hari (Two-act musical
ballet, 1980)
 Katy! The Musical (Two-act
musical, 1988)
 Smokey Mountain (Pop CD
album, 1990)
 One Christmas (Christmas
Album, 1993)
 Noli Me Tangere (Tele-sine
musical, 1995)
 Spoliarium (Three-act opera,
2003)
 Ignacio Of Loyola (Film Score,
2016)
 Larawan: The Musical (Full-
length musical film, 2017)
 Da Coconut Nut
 Kay Ganda Ng Ating Musika
 Nais Ko
 Paraiso
 Kahit Ika’y Panaginip Lang
 Kailan
 Tuwing Umuulan at Kapiling 
Ka
Kidlat Tahimik
National Artist for Film (2018)
October 3 1942
 Kidlat Tahimik has
continually invented
himself through his cinema,
and so his cinema is
as singular as the man. His
debut
film, Mababangong Bangung
ot (1977), was praised by
critics and filmmakers from
Europe, North America, Asia,
and Africa and is still
considered by many as
a pioneering postcolonial
essay film.
Notable works:
 Balikbayan #1: Memories of
Overdevelopment Redux (20
15)
 Japanese Summers of a
Filipino Fundoshi (1996)
 Why Is Yellow the Middle of
the Rainbow? (1983-1994)
 Orbit 50: Letters to My 3
Sons (1990-1992)
 Turumba (1983)
 Who Invented the Yoyo?
Who Invented the Moon
Buggy? (1979)
  Mababangong Bangungot/
Perfumed Nightmare (1977)
Francisco T. Mañosa
National Artist for Architecture and
Allied Arts (2018)
February 12 1931
 For all of his more than 60
years of architecture life, Ar.
Bobby Mañosa designed
Filipino.
 From the 1960s in his
landmark design of
the Sulo Hotel until his
retirement about 2015,
he courageously and
passionately created
original Filipino forms, spaces
with intricate and
refined details.
 But what is most valuable is
that Mañosa was in the heart
and soul of a Philippine
architectural movement.  Dam,
 He has developed a legacy of
Philippine architecture,
which is essential to our
Filipino identity and at the
same time, deeply
appreciated and shared in
our world today.
Notable Works:
 San Miguel
Building, Ortigas Center,
Pasig City
(designed with
the Mañosa Brothers)
 Chapel of the Risen Lord,
Las Piñas City
 Our Lady of Peace Shrine,
EDSA, Quezon City
 World Youth Day Papal
Altar, Quirino Grandstand,
Manila, 1995
 Metrorail Transit System
Stations for LRT 1, circa
1980s
 Quezon Memorial Circle
Development Plan
 Lanao del Norte
Provincial Capitol, Tubod,
Lanao del Norte
 Tahanang Pilipino (Coconut
Palace), CCP Complex,
Manila
 Amanpulo Resort, Palawan
 Pearl Farm
Resort, Samal Island, Davao,
completed 1994
 Mesa Watershed Resort and
Ecological Park, La Mesa
Quezon City
Resil B. Mojares
National Artist for Literature (2018)
September 4 1943
 A teacher and scholar,
essayist and fictionist,
and cultural and literary
historian, Resil Mojares is ack
nowledged as a leading
figure in the promotion of
 regional literature and
history.
 For over 50
years, Mojares has published
in diverse forms (fiction,
essay, journalism,
scholarly articles, and books)
across a wide range
of discipline (literature,
history, biography,
cultural studies, and others).  essayist, short story writer,
 To date, he has 17 published
books (3 more in the press)
and edited, co-edited, or co-
authored 11 books, and
written numerous articles for
popular and scholarly
publications.
Notable works:
 Origins and Rise of the
Filipino Novel: A Generic
Study of the Novel Until 1940
(Quezon City, UP Press, 1983;
second ed. 1998)
 The Man Who Would Be
President: Serging Osmeña a
nd Philippine Politics
(Cebu: Maria Cacao, 1986)
 Waiting
for Mariang Makiling: Essays
on Philippine Cultural History
(Quezon City: Ateneo de
Manila University Press,
2002)
 Theater in Society, Society in
Theater: Social History of
a Cebuano Village, 1840-
1940
(Quezon City: Ateneo de
Manila University Press,
1985)
Ramon L. Muzones
National Artist for Literature (2018)
March 20 1913 – August 17 1992
 Ramon Muzones was a
Hiligaynon poet,
critic, grammarian,
editor, lexicographer, and
novelist who authored
an unprecedented 61
completed novels.
 A number of these represent
groundbreaking “firsts’ in
Hiligaynon literature such as
the feminist Ang Bag-
ong Maria Clara, the roman a
clef Maambong Nga Sapat (
Magnificent Brute,1940), the
comic Si Tamblot (1946), the
politically
satirical Si Tamblot Kandidat
o Man (Tamblot is Also
a Candidate, 1949), the 125-
installment longest serialized
novel Dama de Noche (1982-
84), etc.
Notable works:
 Shri-Bishaya (1969)
 Malala nga Gutom
(Malignant Hunger, 1965)
 Babae Batuk sa Kalibutan
(Woman Against the
World,1959)
 Ang Gugma sang Gugma Bay
aran
(Love with Love Be Paid,
1955)
 Si Tamblot (1948)
 Margosatubig (1946)