Blog Posts on national artist awards

The Magic of Maps by Bookmarked! on Apr 2, 2010A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of joining a media tour at the exhibit “Pen, Paper and Bookmaking: The Life of Carlos Quirino” at the Yuchengco Museum. Carlos Quirino, National Artist for Historical Literature, is a writer, schol...

PANSITLOVE: NATIONAL ARTIST 2009 by TV Ruined My Lovelife on Aug 7, 2009Yesterday, I received a letter from Sec. Cecilia Guidote-Alvarez, Executive Director of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, informing me about my late addition to the list of the names that will be given the title "Pambansang Alagad ng...

Filipino Artists stage necro rites for Philippine Democracy by New Philippine Revolution on Aug 7, 2009Hundreds of artists will stage today a necrological service infront of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). Filipinos are protesting the act of Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in inserting four more names and dropping one recommended to be Nati...