nat artist

Question 1

⮚ Second Architect to be honored as a National Artist of the Philippines after Juan Nakpil
⮚ Pioneered Modern Philippine Architecture
⮚ FEU

Answer 1

pablo antonio

1976

architecture

Question 2

⮚ Reshaped the urban landscape with a distinctive architecture reflective of Philippine Art and Culture
⮚ The incorporation of traditional qualities with openness and vastness of modern architecture
⮚ His unique interpretation of architectural features such as lattice and curved lines are eloquently expressed in his modern, Western form of art
⮚ Blending Western and Eastern culture
⮚ The Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex

Answer 2

Leandro Locsin

1990

Architecture

Question 3

⮚ Architect, teacher, and civic leader who is a pioneer and innovator in Philippine architecture.
⮚ First National Artist for architecture
⮚ Designed the 1937 International Eucharistic
Congress Altar
⮚ Up admin building and library
⮚ Restored Rizal’s house
⮚ Rebuilt and enlarged the Quiapo Church in 1930 adding a dome and a second belfry to the original design.
⮚ Private Filipino architects and engineers are now legally permitted to take part in the planning and implementation of government projects is primarily attributable to his tireless advocacy and efforts.

Answer 3

Juan Nakpil

1973

Architecture

Question 4

⮚ Established the practice of Landscape Architecture in the Philippines, a field of architecture that is related to it.
⮚ Made his initial impression with the Makati Commercial Center, where he pioneered the idea of outdoor shopping with accents like sculptures, fountains, and planted walkways
⮚ Paco Park’s landmark public landscape represents Santos, Jr.’s contribution to contemporary Filipino landscape architecture.
⮚ Tagaytay Highland Resort
⮚ Mt Malarayat Gold and Country Club
⮚ Orchard Gold and Country Club

Answer 4

Ildefonso Paez Santos Jr.

Architecture

Question 5

⮚ “Architecture for God, for Man”
⮚ Pillar of Modern Architecture in the
Philippines supported by a half-century career that produced ecclesiastical edifices.
⮚ Zaragoza’s architecture evoked the blend of
Asian, Spanish, and American architecture that
reflected the multicultural Philippine lifestyle.
⮚ Meralco Building in Pasig City
⮚ Metropolitan Cathedral of Cebu City
⮚ Sto. Domingo Church and Convent in Quezon
City

Answer 5

Jose Maria V. Zaragosa

Architecture

2014

Question 6

⮚ “Father of Philippine Neo-Vernacular
Architecture
⮚ Bahay Kubo and Bahay na Bato inspired architectural style.
⮚ Pioneered the sustainable architecture even before this type of environmental design movement (bamboo, coconut, rattan, and capiz).
⮚ He defended his philosophy and developed the “Filipinism” design style.
⮚ Our Lady of Peace Shrine in EDSA
⮚ Quezon Memorial Circle Development Place
⮚ Chapel of the Risen Lord in Las Piñas City
⮚ Tahanang Pilipino (Coconut Palace)

Answer 6

Francisco “Bobby” T. Manosa

2018

Architecture and Allied Arts

Question 7

⮚ “The Boy Wonder of Philippine Movies”
⮚ First to use motion picture camera to establish a point-of-view
⮚ Formed Barangay Theater Guild with Daisy Hontiveros, Leon Ma. Guerrero and Raul Manglapus
⮚ In his first film Sakay, he demonstrated a kind of visual rhythm that established a new filmic language
⮚ First to rebel against the prevailing popularity
of romances and melodramas
⮚ Anak Dalita
⮚ Badjao
⮚ Kundiman ng Luha
⮚ A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino

Answer 7

Lamberto V. Avellana

1976

Film

Question 8

⮚ In 1983, created the organization Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP), which he led for two years.
⮚ He espoused the term “freedom of expression” in the Philippine Constitution.
⮚ Some of his best works are Insiang, Sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag, Jaguar, and Bayan Ko.

Answer 8

Lino Brocka

Film

Question 9

⮚ Vanguard of the contemporary Philippine filmmakers
⮚ Returned to cinema with Redeem Her Honor, Madonna and Child, In the Navel of Sea, Reef Hunters, and Jose Rizal
⮚ Sharp condemnations of the oppressive social
system of the Marcos era
o Brutal
o Karnal
o Baby Tsina

Answer 9

Marilou Diaz-Abaya

Film

2022

Question 10

⮚ Sold his first story, Mayon during his senior year of high school
o Co-wrote his first screenplay, Armando Garces’ Dragnet
o Co-wrote Mike De Leon’s first major film, Itim (The Rites of May, 1976)
o Most famous work is his collaboration with Ishmael Bernal’s Himala
⮚ Brutal, Moral and Karnal: oppression of women
⮚ Gumapang Ka sa Lusak: abuses of authoritarian leaders
⮚ Private Show: exploitation of sex workers
⮚ Himala: evils of religious superstitions
⮚ Dahil Mahal Kita (The Dolzura Cortez Story): plight of HIV victims

Answer 10

Ricardo “ricky” lee

2022

film

Question 11

⮚ Also known as the “Father of Philippine Independent Film.”
⮚ Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux (2015)
⮚ 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

Answer 11

Kidlat tahimik
eric de guia

film

Question 12

⮚ Started her career by winning the first prize in a singing contest, Tawag ng Tanghalan, in 1967.
⮚ Among her outstanding film credits that won acclaim from critics are Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos, Banaue, Minsa’y Isang Gamugamo, Ina ka ng Anak Mo, Bona, Flor Contemplacion
Story and Thy Womb.

Answer 12

noral calbatera villamayor

film and boradcast arta

Question 13

⮚ “The genius of Philippine Cinema”
⮚ Nunal sa Tubig, City After Dark, Relasyon, Hinugot sa Langit, Himala

Answer 13

Ishamel Bernal

2001

cinema``

Question 14

⮚ Juan Urbano: his screen name as an actor
⮚ Genghis Khan, Ibong Adarna, Ikaw Kasi, Infantes Lara, Juan Tamad Goes to Congress

Answer 14

Manuel Conde

cinema

2009

Question 15

⮚ “Daigdig ng Mga Api.”
⮚ “Noli Me Tangere.”
⮚ “El Filibusterismo.”

Answer 15

Gerardo De leon

cinema

Question 16

⮚ Poe won awards in the following movies: Mga Alabok ng Lupa (1967), Asedillo (1971), Durugin si Totoy Bato, Umpisahan Mo, Tatapusin Ko (1983), and Magnum 357 (1987).
⮚ He directed nine movies using the alias name Ronwaldo Reyes. He won the various best actor awards at FAMAS

Answer 16

fernando poe, jr.

cinema

Question 17

⮚ Ganito kami noon, Paano kayo noon, Kamakalawa, noli me tangere, Aguila
⮚ “are delivered in an utterly simple style – minimalist, but never empty, always calculated, precise and functional, but never
predictable”
⮚ His films captured the resilience of the Filipino

Answer 17

Eddie Romero

Cinema

2003

Question 18

National Artists for Broadcast Arts (4)

Answer 18

→ Lino Brocka
→ Marilou Diaz-Abaya
→ Ricardo Lee
→ Noral Cabaltera Villamayor

Question 19

⮚ His first comic strip was a parody of superman entitled “Siopaoman” in the Filipino comic book Halakhak.
⮚ Slice of Life Weekend 1980-1986
⮚ Asiong Aksaya, Daily Express, Tagalog Klasiks,
1976-1984
⮚ Smolbatteribols, Darna Komiks 1972-1984
⮚ Siopawman, Daily Express, 1972-1983, 2002
⮚ Kalabogesyons, Pilipino Komiks, 1966-1972
⮚ Congressman Kalog, Aliwan Komiks, 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

Answer 19

Lauro “larry” alcala

visual arts

Question 20

⮚ He is known mainly for his gestural paintings in acrylic and oil, as well as sketches in ink, watercolor, and pencil
⮚ He was also a sculptor of note and has rendered abstract and figurative works in ceramics, tapestries and even in relief sculptures made of paper and mixed media, which he simply calls “Alcuazaics.”

Answer 20

Federico Aguilar Y Alcuaz

visual arts

Question 21

⮚ Philippines first National Artist and is officially recognized as the “Grand Old Man of Philippine Art”
⮚ Renowned for his trademark luminosity and ability to render the iconic provincial Filipina
⮚ The formation of Filipino national identity.

Answer 21

Fernando Amorsolo

visual arts

Question 22

⮚ “Arguably the best-selling painter of his generation of Filipino artists”
⮚ “Arguably the best-selling painter of his generation of Filipino artists”

Answer 22

Benedicto “Bencab” Cabrera

2006

visual arts

Question 23

⮚ Acknowledged as the “Dean of Filipino Illustrators” and son of noted Tagalog novelist and comics illustrator Gregorio Coching
⮚ Duwag ang Sumuko, Movie Idol, Ang Barbaro, Gabriela Silang, Bertong Balutan

Answer 23

Francisco Coching

visual arts

Question 24

⮚ His masks carved in hardwood merge the human and the animal; his paintings consists of abstracts and figures in oil and watercolor, and his assemblages fuse found objects and metal parts.
⮚ I’m Sorry Jesus, I Can’t Attend Christmas This Year (1965)
⮚ Homage to Dodjie Laurel (1969: Ateneo Art Gallery collection)
⮚ A Flying Contraption for Mr. Icarus (1984: Lopez Museum).

Answer 24

J. Elizalde Navarro

Visual Arts

Question 25

⮚ A native of Sulu, Abdulmari Asia Imao is a sculptor, painter, photographer, ceramist, documentary filmmaker, cultural researcher, writer, and articulator of Philippine Muslim art and culture.
⮚ Industry Brass Mural, Philippine National Bank, San Fernando, La Union
⮚ Mural Relief on Filmmaking, Manila City Hall Industrial Mural, Central Bank of the Philippines, San Fernando, La Union
⮚ Sulu Warriors (statues of Panglima Unaid and Captain Abdurahim Imao), 6 ft., Sulu Provincial Capitol

Answer 25

Abdulmari Asia Imao

visual arts

Question 26

⮚ Best known for his Abstract Expressionist works which utilized a variety of techniques.
⮚ Most of my paintings were allegories of human nature and the life cycle.
⮚ Most of my paintings were allegories of human nature and the life cycle.
⮚ Granadean Arabesque

Answer 26

Jose Joya

2003

Visual Arts

Question 27

⮚ He crystallized in vivid, cubistic figures the terror and angst of the times.
⮚ He pursued an expression imbued with nationalist fervor and sociological agenda.
⮚ Some of his works include Geometric Landscape (1969); Pieta, which won for him the bronze medal in the 1st International Art Exhibition held in Saigon (1962); and the Seated Figure (1979), auctioned at Sotheby’s in Singapore.
⮚ His works can be found in many major art collections, among them the Cultural Center of the Philippines, National Historical Museum of Taipei, and the National Museum in Singapore.

Answer 27

Ang kiukok

visual arts

Question 28

⮚ A pioneer “Neo-Realist” of the country
⮚ belonged to the so-called “Thirteen Moderns” and later, the “Neo-realists”
⮚ Among his works are Gadgets I, Gadgets
II, Diggers, Idols
the
of
Third and
Eye, Facade, Ovary, Flora
Fauna, Triptych, Flight, Bayanihan, Struggle,Av enging Figure, Turning Point, Peace, The Survivor, The Ritual.

Answer 28

Cesar Legaspi

visual arts

Question 29

⮚ Among his other significant paintings are Bagong Taon, Vendador de Flores, Skipping Rope, Candle Vendors, Procession, Self- Portrait, Night Glows,Grand Finale, Cities of the Past, Imaginary Landscapes. His mural painting Black and White is displayed in the lobby of the CCP’s Bulwagang Carlos V. Francisco (Little Theater).

Answer 29

Arturo Luz

visual arts

Question 30

⮚ Leading member of the pre-war Thirteen Moderns
⮚ He died in Caloocan at the age of 67, and he was posthumously named National Artist for the Visual Arts several years later (1991).
⮚ Lush Philippine landscape, its flora and fauna, under the sun and rain in fierce and bold colors
⮚ Genesis

Answer 30

Hernando R. Ocampo

1991

Visual Arts

Question 31

⮚ Emerged as the “Father of Modern Philippine Painting”
⮚ Edades’ colors were dark and somber with subject matter or themes depicting laborers, factory workers or the simple folk in all their dirt, sweat and grime.

Answer 31

Victorio Edades

painting

Question 32

⮚ Single-handedly revived the forgotten art of murals
⮚ He evoked the communal life of Philippine gatherings and celebrations.
⮚ The Martyrdom of Rizal, Blood Compact, Portrait of Purita, Harana

Answer 32

Carlos “Botong” Francisco

1973

Painting

Question 33

⮚ His paintings are described as visions of reality teetering on the edge of abstraction.

Answer 33

vicente manansala

1981

painting

Question 34

⮚ At 46 then He was the youngest National Artist awardee.
⮚ Considered as the Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture
⮚ Among the early innovations, he introduced in 1951 was what he referred to as “buoyant sculpture” — sculpture meant to be appreciated from the surface of a placid pool.

Answer 34

Napoleon Abueva

painting

Question 35

⮚ He is a product of the Revival period in Philippine art.
⮚ He made the UP Oblation that became the symbol of freedom at the campus.
⮚ Acknowledged as his masterpiece and completed in 1933, The Bonifacio Monument in Caloocan stands as an enduring symbol of the Filipinos’ cry for freedom.
⮚ Other works include the bronze figures of President Quezon at Quezon Memorial, life- size busts of Jose Rizal at UP and UE, marble statue of Ramon Magsaysay in GSIS Building; granolithics of heroic statues representing education, medicine, forestry, veterinary science, fine arts and music at UP.
⮚ He also designed the gold and bronze medals for the Ramon Magsaysay Award and did the seal of the Republic of the Philippines.

Answer 35

Guillermo Tolentino

painting

Question 36

⮚ A biographer; has the distinction of having written one of the earliest biographies of Jose Rizal titled The Great Malayan.
⮚ His books and articles span the whole gamut of Philippine history and culture–from Bonifacio’s trial to Aguinaldo’s biography, from Philippine cartography to culinary arts, from cash crops to tycoons and president’s lives, among so many subjects.
⮚ In 1997, Pres. Fidel Ramos created historical literature as a new category in the National Artist Awards and he was its first recipient.
⮚ He made a record earlier on when he became the very first Filipino correspondent for the United Press Institute.

Answer 36

carlos quirino

historical literature

Question 37

⮚ has become the second Cebuano to be conferred the distinction of being a National Artist for Literature
⮚ Poet and literary critic Gemino “Jimmy” Abad has become the second Cebuano to be conferred the distinction of being a National Artist for Literature

Answer 37

dr gemino h abad

literature

Question 38

⮚ Also known as Rio Alma, is a poet, literary historian and critic, who has revived and reinvented traditional Filipino poetic forms, even as he championed modernist poetics.
⮚ Currently serves as the chairman of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
⮚ He founded the Galian sa Arte at Tula (GAT) and the Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika at Anyo (LRA)
o Mutyang Dilim

Answer 38

vergilio s almario

literature

Question 39

⮚ “Write the story that only you can write”
⮚ last of the Veronicans
⮚ Books
o Selected Stories
o Through a Glass, Darkly
o The State of Original
o Writing in English in the Philippines Today
o The Francisco
o Arcellana Sampler
⮚ Short Stories
o Frankie
o The Man Who Would o Be Poe
o Death in a Factory
o A Clown Remembers o The Flowers of May
o Divided by Two
o The Mats
⮚ Poems
o The Other Woman
o Now Sleeps the
o Crimson Petal
o This Being the Third
o Poem This Poem is for o Mathilda
o To Touch You and I

Answer 39

francisco arcellana

1990

literature

Question 40

⮚ In De La Salle University, he was instrumental in the formation of the Bienvenido Santos Creative Writing Center. He was also the moving spirit behind the founding of the Philippine Literary Arts Council in 1981, the Iligan National Writers Workshop in 1993, and the Baguio Writers Group.
⮚ Major works: Summer Suns (1963), Words and Battlefields (1998), The Trilogy of Saint Lazarus (2001), Galaw ng Asoge (2003).

Answer 40

cirilo bautista

literature

Question 41

He was recognised as a Nation artist of the Philippines for music and literature. has written lyrics for more than 4,000 Filipino folk, Christmas, and love songs, including many that became movie titles.

Answer 41

Levi celerio

music and literature

1997

Question 42

⮚ He developed the social realist tradition in Philippine fiction.
⮚ His eleven novels, now acknowledged classics of Philippine literature, embodies the author’s commitment to nationalism.
⮚ He gained prominence as a writer not only for his social conscience but also for his “masterful handling of the Tagalog language” and “supple prose style”.
⮚ His masterpiece novels—Ama, Bayang Nagpatiwakal, Maganda Pa Ang Daigdig and Daluyong—affirm his eminent place in Philippine literature.
⮚ In 1997, he was honored by the University of the Philippines with a special convocation, where he was cited as the “foremost Filipino novelist of his generation” and “champion of the Filipino writer’s struggle for national identity.”

Answer 42

lazaro francisco

literature

Question 43

⮚ He articulated the Filipino spirit in rural, urban landscapes.
⮚ He is an important the Father of Filipino Essay
⮚ The Winds of April
⮚ Seven Hills Away
⮚ Children of the Ash-Covered Loam and Other Stories
⮚ The Bamboo Dancers
⮚ Look Stranger on this Island Now
⮚ Mindoro and Beyond: Twenty – One Stories
⮚ The Bread of Salt and Other Stories
⮚ Work on the Mountain
⮚ The Novel of Justice: Selected Essays 1968- 1994

Answer 43

Nestor Vicente nvm Gonzalez

literature

Question 44

⮚ A poet, playwright, and novelist, is among the Filipino writers who practiced “committed art.”
⮚ A.k.a “Ka Amado”, he gave voices to the oppressed peasants and laborers
⮚ He stripped Tagalog of its ornate character and wrote in prose closer to the colloquial than the “official” style permitted.
⮚ Mga Ibong Mandaragit

Answer 44

Amado V. Hernandez

literature

Question 45

⮚ He is regarded by many as the most distinguished Filipino writer in English writing so variedly and so well about so many aspects of the Filipino.
⮚ Enriched the English language with critics coining “Joaquinesque” to describe his baroque Spanish-flavored English or his reinventions of English based on Filipinisms.
⮚ Among his voluminous works are The Woman Who Had Two Navels, A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino, Manila, My Manila: A History for the Young, The Ballad of the Five Battles, Rizal in Saga, Almanac for Manileños, Cave and Shadows

Answer 45

Nick Joaquin

literature

Question 46

⮚ His writings since the late 60s, when taken collectively can best be described as epic.
⮚ He was bestowed the CCP Centennial Honors for the Arts in 1999; the Outstanding Fulbrighters Award for Literature in 1988; and the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts in 1980.

Answer 46

f sionil jose

literature

Question 47

⮚ *As a poet, he introduced to Tagalog literature what is now known as Bagay poetry, a landmark aesthetic tendency that has helped to change the vernacular poetic tradition.
⮚ He is the author of the following works: Likhang Dila, Likhang Diwa (poems in Filipino and English), 1993; Balaybay, Mga Tulang Lunot at Manibalang, 2002; Sa Sariling Bayan, Apat na Dulang May Musika, 2004; “Agunyas sa Hacienda Luisita,” Pakikiramay, 2004.

Answer 47

bienvernido lumbera

literature

Question 48

⮚ Acknowledged as a leading figure in the promotion of regional literature and history.
⮚ As founding director of the Cebuano Studies Center—an important research institution which placed Cebu in the research and documentation map—he pioneered Cebuano and national identity formation.

Answer 48

Resil B. Mojares

literature

Question 49

⮚ A Hiligaynon poet, essayist, short story writer, 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 Kandidato Man (Tamblot is Also a Candidate, 1949), the 125- installment longest serialized novel Dama de Noche (1982-84), etc.
⮚ Hailed by his peers as the longest reigning (1938-1972) among “the three kings of the Hiligaynon novel,”

Answer 49

ramon l muzones

literature

Question 50

⮚ A short story writer and essayist and considered as the country’s best writer of comic short stories.
⮚ He is known for his widely anthologized “My Brother’s Peculiar Chicken.”
⮚ He has always focused on the neglected aspects of the Filipino cultural heritage. His works have been published in various international magazines and have received national and international awards.
⮚ He brought to public attention to the aesthetics of the country’s fiestas. He was instrumental in popularizing several local fiestas, notably, Moriones and Ati-atihan.

Answer 50

Alejandro roces

literature

Question 51

⮚ He was the first Asian president of the United Nations General Assembly, then Philippine Ambassador to Washington, D.C., and later minister of foreign affairs.

Answer 51

carlos p romula

literature

Question 52

⮚ Her works are characterized by a remarkable fusion of style and substance, of craftsmanship and insight.
⮚ Born on April 22, 1919 in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, her poems are intricate verbal transfigurations of significant experiences as revealed, in two of her much anthologized pieces, “The Little Marmoset” and “Bonsai”.
⮚ Her language has been marked as “descriptive but unburdened by scrupulous detailing.” She is an influential tradition in Philippine literature in English.

Answer 52

edith l tiempo

literature