Who are the petitioners?

1.petitioners instituted this petition for prohibition, certiorari and injunction

(with prayer for restraining order) praying that the Order of National Artists
be conferred on Dr. Santos and that the conferment of the Order of
National Artists on respondents Guidote-Alvarez, Caparas, Mañosa and
Moreno be enjoined and declared to have been rendered in grave abuse of
discretion.
Who are the respondents?
2. from releasing the cash awards that Accompany such conferment and
recognition; and from holding the acknowledgment ceremonies for
recognition of the Private respondents as National Artists.
What is the threshold issue in the case?
3.In this case, we find that the petitioning National Artists will be denied
some right or privilege to which they are entitled as Members of the Order
of National Artists as a result of the conferment of the award on
respondents Guidote-Alvarez, Caparas, Mañosa and Moreno. In particular,
they will be denied the privilege of exclusive membership in the Order of
National Artists.
What are the criteria for the selection?
4. CRITERIA FOR SELECTION
The Order of National Artists shall be given to:
5.1 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.
5.2 Artists who through the content and form of their works have
contributed in building a Filipino sense of nationhood.
5.3. Artists who have pioneered in a mode of creative expression or style,
thus, earning distinction and making an impact on succeeding generations
of artists.
5.4. Artists who have created a substantial and significant body of works
and/or consistently displayed excellence in the practice of their art form
thus enriching artistic expression or style.
5.5 Artists who enjoy broad acceptance through:
5.5.1. prestigious national and/or international recognition, such as the
Gawad CCP Para sa Sining, CCP Thirteen Artists Award and NCCA Alab
ng Haraya
5.5.2. critical acclaim and/or reviews of their works
5.5.3. respect and esteem from peers.
What is the procedure of the selection?
5. SCREENING AND SELECTION PROCESS
7.1. The National Artist Award Secretariat shall pre-screen the nominees
based on technical guideline Items 5.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5 and 6.6. The pre-
screening shall not be based on the accomplishments and Merits of the
nominee.
7.2. The Special Research Group shall accomplish its task within six (6)
months. The main objective is to Verify the validity of the data, and
evaluate the quality, true value and significance of works according to The
criteria. It shall come up with the updated and comprehensive profiles of
nominees reflecting their Most outstanding achievements.
7.3. The National Artist Award Secretariat will meet to review the list of
nominees for oversights. Consequently, deserving nominees shall be
added to the list.
7.4. The first deliberation panel (Council of Experts) shall be intra-
disciplinary. The panelists shall be Grouped according to their respective
fields of expertise or disciplines to shortlist the nominees in their Disciplines
or categories for presentation to the second deliberation panel.
7.5. The second deliberation panel shall be composed of a different set of
experts from the first Deliberation panel three (3) experts each of the seven
(7) areas/discipline and may include members from Varying backgrounds
such as critics and academicians. The achievements of each shortlisted
nominee Shall be presented by one designated member of Council of
Experts. Then panel deliberates and ranks the Shortlisted nominees
according to the order of precedence following the set criteria of the Order
of National Artists. In extreme cases, the Second Deliberation may add
new names to the lists.
7.6. The second deliberation panel may recommend not to give award in
any category if no nominee is Found deserving. The number of awardees
shall also depend on the availability of funds. All decisions and
Recommendations shall be in writing.
7.7. The recommendations from the Second Deliberation Panel of the
National Artist Award Council of Experts shall then be presented to the joint
boards of NCCA and CCP for final selection. The presentors Shall prepare
their presentation in writing together with an audio-visual presentation or
powerpoint Presentation. Written interpellations/opinions will be accepted
from selected critics. The review shall be Based on the ranking done by the
Second Deliberation. The voting shall be across disciplines. The Artists will
be given the option whether to vote on all categories or on his/her particular
Discipline.
7.8. Proxy votes will not be allowed in the Selection Process. Designation
of permanent representatives of Agencies should be made at the outset to
make them regular Board members of NCCA and thus, may be Allowed to
cast votes.
7.9. The list of awardees shall be submitted to the President of the
Republic of the Philippines for Confirmation, proclamation and conferral.
What are the benefits received by the awardees?
6.8. PRESENTATION OF THE AWARDS
8.1. The Order of National Artists shall not be conferred more frequently
than every three (3) years.
8.2. The Order of National Artists shall be conferred by the President of the
Philippines on June 11 or any Appropriate date in fitting ceremonies to be
organized by the National Artist Secretariat.
8.3. The medallion of the Order of National Artists and citation shall be
given to the honoree during the Conferment ceremony. The cash award of
₱100,000.00 in cheque shall be given immediately after the
Ceremony or at another time and place as requested by the honoree.
8.4. A posthumous conferral consisting of the medallion and citation shall
be given to the family or legal Heir/s of the honoree. The cash award of
₱75,000.00 in cheque shall be given to the honoree’s legal heir/s Or a
representative designated by the family immediately after the ceremony or
at another time and place As requested by the family. (Emphases
supplied.)