Pambansang Alagad ng Sining ng Pilipinas - 1st CPAR

National Artist of the Philippines (Pambansang Alagad ng Sining ng Pilipinas)

The highest recognition the Philippine government can give to a person of arts.

Presidential Proclamation No. 1001, s. 1972

The award was created through the presidential proclamation _____ to give recognition and respect to the citizens who have given outstanding contribution to Philippine arts.

3 years

The award is supposed to given every _____ years as mandated by the rules of NCCA. However, there are cases when the award is given the following year or not at all.

President

The person who bestows the award upon the recommendation of NCCA and CCP.

Filipino citizen; Works build a Filipino sense of nationhood; Led way to new expression or style; Work is an embodiment of excellence; Critically acclaimed by legitimate institutions

Nominees should have five (5) qualifications to receive the award:

FWLWC

Can

A Filipino artist who passed away can/cannot be nominated after death.

National Commissions for Culture and the Arts

NCCA

Cultural Center of the Philippines

CCP

NCCA and CCP

Acts as the Order of the National Artists Awards Secretariats for the opening and reviewing of nominations for the award.

PHP100000

Cash gift to the living artist.

PHP75000

Cash gift for those who were recognized after their death, given to the heir of the awardee.