Contemporary Philippine Arts

from Regions
Quarter 1 – Module 3:

Philippine
Contemporary
Artist 1
1. His popular works are Anak Dalita, Badjao, Lapu-Lapu and received his
national artist award in 1976.
A. EDDIE S> ROMERO C. FERNANDO POE JR.
B. LAMBERTO V. AVELLANA D. LINO BROCKA

2. The creator of the Oblation (at UP Diliman), Bonifacio Monument (in

Caloocan City, Bonifacio Monument (at the Manila City Hall)
C. GUILLERMO E. TOLENTINO C. J. ELIZALDE NAVARRO
D. LEONOR O. GOCUINGCO D. LUCRECIA R. URTULA

3. A gifted classical pianist. As a child prodigy, she made her debut at the age
of seven as soloist with the Philippine Harmonic Orchestra.
E. CECIL LICAD C. CHARICE PEMPENGCO
F. LEA SALONGA D. LIZA MACUJA-ELIZALDE

4. A translator of the Spanish Philippine National Anthem to its Tagalog

version “ Lupang Hinirang”, Ako’y Pilipino, Lupang Tinubuan, Ama Namin.
G. COL. ANTONIO R. BUENAVENTURA C. FELIPE P. De LEON
H. LUCIO D. SAN PEDRO D. LUCRECIA R. KASILAG
5. A farmer by principle, he became a master artisan of making
tabungaw (casque) that was due to his work and the demand
for casques in his era. To promote the art, he continuously
made himself visible in the industry and thought of better
materials to improve the quality of tabungaw.
A. FEDERICO CABALLERO C. MAGDALENA
GAMAYO
B. TEOFILO GARCIA D. UWANG AHADAS

6. He is a cubist painter and painted the following: Bayanihan,

Luksong Tinik, Stations of the Cross (at the UP Chapel)
C. J. ELIZALDE NAVARRO C. JOSE T. JOYA
D. VICENTE S. MANANSALA D. VICTORIO C.
EDADES

7. He is a creator more on visual arts like Angry Figure,

Fighting Figures, Crucifixion
8. He is a Manileňo novelist, playwright, journalist, historian, and
essayist is a good example.
A.BRENDA FAJARDO C. FERNANDO AMORSOLO
B.NICK JOAQUIN D. OFELIA GELVEZON-TEQUI

9. She is a former member of Repertory Philippines, a theatre

company founded by the late Zenaida Amador that produces
Broadway and other plays.
C.CECIL LICAD C. CHARICE PEMPENGCO
D.LEA SALONGA D. LIZA MACUJA-ELIZALDE

10.He mastered ten epics of their region including the Labaw

Dunggon and Humadapnon. In addition to this, he also
advocated the preservation of traditions in his region by
travelling from barangay to barangay to encourage other
indigenous groups to learn how to read and write.
E.ALONZO SACLAG C. FEDERICO CABALLERO
11. She became famous when Ellen Degeneres discovered
her on YouTube a few years ago. After a short stint in the
United States, she has returned and is now a popular
recording artist.
A.CECIL LICAD C. CHARICE
PEMPENGCO
B.LEA SALONGA D. LIZA MACUJA-ELIZALDE

12. He designed an architectural art in Santo Domingo

Church, redesigning of Quiapo Church, Meralco Building.
C.JOSE MARIA V. ZARAGOZA C. JUAN D. NAKPIL
D.LEANDRO V. LOCSIN D. PABLO S. ANTONIO

13. A traditional weaver since age twelve, Monon preserved

the dying art of Bagogo weaving.
E.DARHATA SAWABI C.EDUARDO MUTUC
14. He preserved the ambahan, a Mangyan tradition of
singing or chanting poetry.
A. EDDIE S. ROMERO C. GINAW BILOG
B. GERARDO P. DE LEON D. ISHMAEL BERNAL

15. Founder of Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group; Vamos A

Belen! Series; Noon po Sa Amin.
C. ALICE REYES C. LEONOR O.
GOQUINGCO
D. LUCRECIA R. URTULA D. RAMON OBUSAN
OBJECTIVES:

∙DESCRIBE THE ROLE OF THE FILIPINO ARTIST

∙ACKNOWLEDGE THE NATIONAL ARTIST, THE GAWAD SA
MANLILIKHA NG BAYAN AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE BEEN
RECOGNIZED INTERNATIONALLY FOR THEIR EXEMPLARY
ACHIEVEMENTS
∙EXPLAIN FILIPINO ARTIST’S ROLES AND IDENTIFY THEIR
CONTRIBUTIONS TO CONTEMPORARY ARTS

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MELC:

Explain Filipino
artist’s roles and
identify their
contribution to
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 The Filipina Artist
Women artist have become visible because of the
initial stepsof three women graphic artists in the
1970s and 1980s. Imelda Cajipe-Endaya, Brenda V.
Fajardo, and Ofelia Gelvezon-Tequi. They have
entered the art scene and changed the landscape
from then on. They have started as printmakers
but later evolved their own genres, except for
France-based Gelveson-Tequi, who remained as
printmaker and a painter. Her latest work is a
series of Philippine madonnas.
Brenda Fajardo, a doctor in the Philippine
Studies and Professor Emerita in the University12

of the Philippines, is a multi-awarded artist,

Among her national and international awards and
grants are the 2012 Gawad CCP para sa Sining
Biswal and the CCP Centennial Honors for the
Arts in 1999. Her nationalistic themes are taken
from Philippine Folklore, legends, and mythology.
She then relates them to contemporary life. Her
works are mostly in pen and ink acrylic.

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 National Artists of the
Philippines
The Order of National Artists has been established
by virtue of the Presidential Proclamation No. 1001’s
1972 and aims to give appropriate recognition and
prestige to Filipinos who have distinguished
themselves and made outstanding contributions to
Philippine arts and letters. It is the highest award
conferred by the President of the Philippines to the
nation’s artists. The categories for the Order of
National Artists are music, dance, theatre, visual arts,
literature, film and broadcast arts and architecture or
allied arts.
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 conferred by the President of the Philippines every
three years. Cultural organizations, educational
institutions and private foundations and councils may
submit nominations for the Order once the Secretariat
announces the opening for nominations. The
Secretariat then screens and deliberates these
nominations before submitting a list of recommended
nominees to the President. After this, the President
will decide the final list of awardees and will then
issue proclamation, conferring the rank and title on
the awardees.

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 Recipient and representatives of the Order of National Artist with
President Benigno “Nonynoy” Aquino during the 2012 conferment ceremony Photo courtesy of the NCCA-PAIO.

To qualify the National Artists must have the following criteria

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.
2.Artist who, through the content ad form of their works, have
contributed in building a Filipino sense of nationhood.
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.

4.Artists who have created a substantial and significant

body of work and/or consistently displayed excellence
in the practice of their art form, thus enriching artistic
expressions or style; and

5.Artists who enjoy broad acceptance through—

a.Prestigious national and/ or international recognition
such as the Gawad CCP Para sa Sining, CCP Thirteen Artist
Award and NCCA Alab ng Haraya.
b.Critical acclaim and/ or reviews of their works.
c.Respect and esteem from peers.
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The first Order then was National Artist Award was
given in 1972 and the lone awardee was realist
painter Fernando Amorsolo. The next year, seven
artists were bestowed the prestigious award; Carlos
Botong Francisco for visual arts; Francisca R.
Aquino for dance; Amado V. Hernandez for
literature; Antonio J. Molina for music; Juan F.
Nakpil for architecture; Guillermo E. Tolentino for
sculpture; and Jose Garcia Villa for literature.

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Below is the list of National Artist (1973-2018 an their most known
works. The list divided per category.

VISUAL ARTS
Awardee Date of Popular Works
Award
Cesar F. Legaspi (+) 1990 Morning Dance, Tree Planting, Man and
Woman
Hernando R. Ocampo 1991 Man, and Carabao, Ina ng Ibon
(++)
Arturo R. Luz 1997 Candle Vendors, Bagong Taon, Cities of
the Past
Ang Kiukok (+) 2001 Angry Figure, Fighting Figures, Crucifixion
Abdulmari Asia Imao 2006 Sarimanok painting and Sculptures
Benedicto R. Cabrera 2006 Sabel in Blue, Yello Confeti, The Oriental
Fan
Federico Aguilar Alcuaz 2009 Tres Marias, Rveries of Lov, Still Life with
(++) Landscape
Francisco V. Coching 2014 Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko, Lapu- 21

(++) Lapu
 PAINTING
Awardee Date of Popular Works
Award
Fernando C. 1972 Planting Rice, Fruit Gatherer,
Amorsolo (++) Under the Mango Tree
Carlos V. Francisco 1973 Planting of the First Cross, Filipino
(++) Struggles through the years (at the
Manila City Hall) First Mass at
Limasawa
Victorio C. Edades 1976 The Builders, The Sketch, the
(+)
Vicente S. Wrestlers
1981 Cubist paintings, Bayanihan,
Manansala (++) Luksong Tinik, Stations of the Cross
(at the UP Chapel)
J. Elizalde Navarro 1999 Passengers on to Cathedral
(++) Station, The Frog Dance, The
Ilongot War Dance
Jose T. Joya (++) 2003 Abstract paintings; Hills of Nikko,
GRanadean Arabeque, Dimension 22

of Fear
GAWAD SA MANLILIKHA NG BAYAN
(GAMABA)
The Philippines also honors artist who are
engaged in folk or traditional arts and who have
reached a high level of technical skill and artistic
excellence. The award is called the Gawad sa
Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA) Or National Living
Treasures Award.
The categories for GAMABA are folk
architecture, maritime transport, weaving,
carving, performing arts, literature, graphic and
plastic arts ornament, textile or fiber art, pottery,
and other artistic expressions of traditional
culture.
This award was institutionalized by 1992 33
 ng Bayan is like that of the Order of the National
Artists. However, only NCCA’s ad hoc panel of
experts and reviewers will screen and review the
nominations. They will then, submit the list to the
President of the Philippines for proclamation.

Like the National Artists, an artist must have

special qualities to become a Manlilikha ng Bayan.
Below are the Criteria.
1. The artist should be an inhabitant of an
indigenous/traditional, cultural community
anywhere in the Philippines that has preserved
indigenous customs, beliefs, rituals, and tradition
and or has syncretized whatever external
elements that have influenced it.
2. The artist must have engaged in a folk-art tradition
that has been existence and documented for at
least fifty years.
3. The artist must have consistently performed or
produced works of superior and distinctive quality
over a significant period.
4.The artist must possess a mastery of tools and
materials needed by the art and must have an
established reputation in the art as master and
maker of works of extraordinary technical quality.
5.The artist must have passed on and or will pass on
to other members of the community his/her skills
in the folk art for which the community is
traditionally known. 35
 A traditional artist who possesses all the qualities of a
Manlilikha ng Bayan candidate but is now incapable of
teaching further his/her craft, may still recognized given
the following.

1.The artist has created a significant body of work and

or/has consistently displayed excellence in the practice
of his/her art, thus achieving important contributions
for its development.
2.The artist has been instrumental in the revitalization of
his/her community artistic tradition.
3.The artist has passed on to the other members of the
community the skills in the
folk art for which the community is traditional known.
4.The community of the artist has recognized him/her as
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 The first group of recognized Manlilikha ng Bayan was
composed of Ginaw Bilog of Oriental Mindoro, A Hanunuo
Mangyan poet; Masino Intaray of Brookes Point, Palawan,
an epic chanter, and a master of various traditional
instruments, Samaon, Sulaiman of Mamasapano,
Maguindanao, a kutyapi master.

Below is the list of Manlilikha ng Bayan from 1993 to 2012.

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 World-class
Artists
The Philippine contemporary arts have so developed and
matured that our artists can now stand proudly on the
world stage.
El Gamma Penumbra - a shadow play group of young locals
from Tanauan, Batangas. The group won first place in the
first television production of Asia’s Got talent in Singapore
in May 2015. They have conquered the hearts not only of
 In visual arts, the Filipinos have also made a big
scene. Once again, the Philippines is participating in
the Venice Biennale after fifty-one years of absence.
The Venice Biennale is a prestigious international art
exhibition that started in 1895. One of its aims is to
showcase the latest work of art from different nations.

Patrick Flores - professor of Art Studies and curator

of the Vargas Museum of the University of the
Philippines, was chosen to curate the Philippine
Pavilion. He named the exhibit “Tie a String around the
World”. Representing the Philippines are artists Jose
Tence Ruiz, Manny Montellano, Gus Albor, Lito
Carating and Jing Turalba. It is wonderful to know
that Philippine Pavilion has been named in the best list
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 Cecil Licad – among the first contemporary artists to be
acclaimed internationally is a gifted classical pianist. As
a child prodigy, she made her debut at the age of seven
as soloist with the Philippine Harmonic Orchestra. She
was also one of the youngest musicians to receive the
prestigious Leventritt Competition Gold Medal in 1981.

Lea Salonga - one of several hundred Asian aspirants to

be chosen for the role of Kim in the 1989 musical Miss
Saigon in London and later in Broadway for which she
received a Tony Award. The Tony award is
Broadways equivalent to Hollywood’s Academy Award,
or Oscars. She also performed as Fantine and Eponine in
another hit musical, Les Miserables; as singing voice of
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 Lisa Macuja-Elizalde - the country’s first prima ballerina
is the first foreign soloist to join Kirov Ballet, a famous
Russian ballet company. She has won several awards
both national and foreign- for her recitals. One of these
awards is a spot in 1997 Ten Outstanding Young Persons
of the World in the USA. She was also given the Order of
International Friendship by Russian President Vladimir
Putin in 2001.

Charice Pempengco (a.k.a Jake Zyrus) - became famous

when Ellen Degeneres discovered her on You Tube a few
years ago. After a short stint in the United States, she
has returned and is now a popular recording artist.
Philippine arts today are active and vibrant because of
the Filipino artist’ talent, creativity, skill and their
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 ASSESSMENT

1. A farmer by principle, he became a master artisan of making

tabungaw (casque) that was due to his work and the demand for
casques in his era. To promote the art, he continuously made
himself visible in the industry and thought of better materials to
improve the quality of tabungaw.
A. FEDERICO CABALLERO C. MAGDALENA GAMAYO
B. TEOFILO GARCIA D. UWANG AHADAS
2. His popular works are Anak Dalita, Badjao, Lapu-Lapu and received
his national artist award in 1976.
C. EDDIE S> ROMERO C. FERNANDO POE JR.
D. LAMBERTO V. AVELLANA D. LINO BROCKA

3. She is a gifted classical pianist. As a child prodigy, she made her

debut at the age of seven as soloist with the Philippine Harmonic
Orchestra.
E. CECIL LICAD C. CHARICE PEMPENGCO
F. LEA SALONGA D. LIZA MACUJA-ELIZALDE
4. He designed an architectural art in Santo Domingo Church,
redesigning of Quiapo Church, Meralco Building.
A.JOSE MARIA V. ZARAGOZA C. JUAN D. NAKPIL
B.LEANDRO V. LOCSIN D. PABLO S. ANTONIO

5. He is a translator of the Spanish Philippine National Anthem to

its Tagalog version “ Lupang Hinirang”, Ako’y Pilipino, Lupang
Tinubuan, Ama Namin.
C.COL. ANTONIO R. BUENAVENTURA C. FELIPE P. De LEON
D.LUCIO D. SAN PEDRO D. LUCRECIA R.
KASILAG

6. He is a cubist painter and painted the following: Bayanihan,

Luksong Tinik, Stations of the Cross (at the UP Chapel)
E.J. ELIZALDE NAVARRO C. JOSE T. JOYA
F. VICENTE S. MANANSALA D. VICTORIO C. EDADES
7. He is a creator more on visual arts like Angry Figure, Fighting
Figures, Crucifixion
A. ABDUMARI ASIA IMAO C. ANG KIUKOK
B. BENEDICTO R. CABRERA D. FEDERICO AGUILAR
ALCUA

8. She is a former member of Repertory Philippines, a theatre

company founded by the late Zenaida Amador that produces
Broadway and other plays.
C. CECIL LICAD C. CHARICE PEMPENGCO
D. LEA SALONGA D. LIZA MACUJA-ELIZALDE

9. He mastered ten epics of their region including the Labaw

Dunggon and Humadapnon. In addition to this, he also
advocated the preservation of traditions in his region by
travelling from barangay to barangay to encourage other
indigenous groups to learn how to read and write.
E. ALONZO SACLAG C. FEDERICO CABALLERO
10. She became famous when Ellen Degeneres discovered her on
YouTube a few years ago. After a short stint in the United States, she
has returned and is now a popular recording artist.
A. CECIL LICAD C. CHARICE PEMPENGCO
B. LEA SALONGA D. LIZA MACUJA-ELIZALDE

11. An Extraordinary musician and storyteller, Intaray mastered the

arts of the basal (gong musical ensemble) Kulila (lyrical poem sung
withtwo-stringed kudyapi), and bagit (instrumental music played with
kudyapi) he also played aroding (mouth Harp) and Babarak (ring
flute) and is a profile epic chanter and storyteller.
C. ALONZO SACLAG C. FEDERICO CABALLERO
D. MASIMO INTARAY D. Samaon Sulaiman

12. A traditional weaver since age twelve, Monon preserved the dying
art of Bagogo weaving.
E. DARHATA SAWABI C.EDUARDO MUTUC
F. FEDERICO CABALLERO D. SALINTA MONON
13. He preserved the ambahan, a Mangayn tradition of singing
or chanting poetry.
A.EDDIE S. ROMERO C. GINAW BILOG
B.GERARDO P. DE LEON D. ISHMAEL BERNAL

14. He founded Asociacion Musical de Filipinas, The Bach

Society of the Philippines, and the Artists Guild of the
Philippines.
C.JOVITA FUENTES C. FELIPE P. DE LEON
D.LUCRECIA R. KASILAG D. LUCIO D. SAN PEDRO

15. Founder of Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group; Vamos A

Belen! Series; Noon po Sa Amin.
E.ALICE REYES C. LEONOR O. GOQUINGCO
F. LUCRECIA R. URTULA D. RAMON OBUSAN
16. She is an artist, educator, cultural researcher, and an
advocate of the indigenous arts of the South.
A. BRENDA FAJARDO
B. FERNANDO AMORSOLO
C. LIGAYA FERNANDO AMILBANGSA
D. OFELIa GELVEZON-TEQUi

17. He created the Oblation (at UP Diliman), Bonifacio

Monument (in Caloocan City, Bonifacio Monument (at the
Manila City Hall)
E. GUILLERMO E. TOLENTINO C. J. ELIZALDE NAVARRO
F. LEONOR O. GOCUINGCO D. LUCRECIA R. URTULA

18. He composed Ding Ding Nga Diwaya, Ang Hardin ni Ligaya,

Ang Putting Waling Waling.
G. ERMANI J. CUENCO C. FRANCISCO F.
FELICIANO
19. She has research of the Philippine folk dance, known as
“Mother of the Philippine Dancing”
A. FRANCISCA R. AQUINO
B. LEONOR O. GOCUINGCO
C. LUCRECIA R. URTULA
D. RAMON OBUSAN

20. He is a Manileňo novelist, playwright, journalist,

historian, and essayist is a good example.
E. BRENDA FAJARDO C. FERNANDO
AMORSOLO
F. NICK JOAQUIN D. OFELIA GELVEZON-
TEQUI