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10 FILIPINOS NAMED NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR 2025
READ: Ten Filipinos are declared National Artists after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signs Proclamation No. 1414, according to Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez.
The new National Artists are Nicanor Tiongson and Gregorio Brillantes (Literature); Imelda Cajipe Endaya and Nunelucio Alvarado (Visual Arts); Gabriel Formoso Architecture); Rafael "Nonoy" Froilan (Dance); Maria Beatriz "Patis" Tesoro (Design);
Armando "Bing" Lao (Film and Broadcast Arts); Teodoro Hilado (Theater), and Alfredo S. Buenaventura (Music).
Formoso, Lao, Brillantes and Hilado received the recognition posthumously.
The new batch of National Artists came four years after the last ones were named. | 📸: Contributed Photo via Dexter Cabalza, Philippine Daily Inquirer
READ MORE: https://inqnews.net/NationalArtists2025