President Gloria Arroyo recently named the 7 National Artist of the Philippines awardees for 2009.
Jose Pitoy Moreno - Fashion Design
Cecille Guidote Alvarez (National Commission on Culture and the Arts Executive Director) - Theater
Manuel Conde - Film and Broadcast Arts, Posthumous
Lazaro Francisco - Literature, Posthumous
Federico Aguilar Alcuaz - Visual Arts, Painting, Sculpture, Mixed Media
Francisco "Bobby" Mañoza - Architecture
Jose Carlos Caparas - Visual Arts and Film
A National Artist of the Philippines is a title given to a Filipino who has been given the highest recognition for having made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts namely: Music, Dance, Theater, Visual Arts, Literature, Film, Broadcast Arts, Fashion Design, Architecture, and Allied Arts.
