The National Artists of the Philippines

The Order of National Artists (Orden ng Pambansang Alagad ng Sining) is the highest national recognition given to Filipino individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts; namely, Music, Dance, Theater, Visual Arts, Literature, Film, Broadcast Arts, and Architecture and Allied Arts. The order is jointly administered by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and conferred by the President of the Philippines upon recommendation by both institutions.

Architecture	Dance
Pablo S. Antonio Leandro V. Locsin Juan F. Nakpil Ildefonso P. Santos	Francisca Reyes Aquino Leonor Orosa Goquingco Ramon Obusan Lucrecia Reyes Urtula
Cinema	Historical Literature
Lino Brocka Ishmael Bernal Gerardo "Gerry" De Leon Ronald Allan K. Poe Eddie S. Romero	Carlos Quirino
Visual Arts	Music
Napoleon V. Abueva Ang Kiukok Victorio C. Edades Cesar Legaspi Vicente S. Manansala Hernando R. Ocampo Benedicto R. Cabrera Abdulmari Asia Imao Fernando C. Amorsolo Carlos "Botong" V. Francisco Arturo R. Luz J. Elizalde Navarro Guillermo Estrella Tolentino Jose T. Joya	Antonino R. Buenaventura Ernani Joson Cuenco Jovita Fuentes Jose Maceda Lucio D. San Pedro Levi Celerio Felipe Padilla De Leon Lucrecia R. Kasilag Antonio J. Molina Andrea O. Veneracion
Literature	Theater and Film
Francisco Arcellana N. V. M. Gonzales Nick Joaquin F. Sionil Jose Jose Garcia Villa Edith L. Tiempo Virgilio S. Almario Amado V. Hernandez Carlos P. Romulo Alejandro R. Roces Bienvenido Lumbera	Daisy Avellana Honorata "Atang" Dela Rama Rolando S. Tinio Salvador F. Bernal Lamberto V. Avellana Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero Severino Montano
Fashion Design
Ramon Valera

The lives and works of the National Artists are discussed in greater detail in the book The National Artists of the Philippines, published jointly by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), Anvil Publishing, Inc. and the Cultural Center of the Philippines. For inquiries on the availability of the book, please contact NCCA Publications at 527-5529 or at 5272192 local 614, or Anvil at 631-7048 / 633-6121 / 633-6136 / 671-9230 or email them at pubdept@anvil.com.ph