Architecture
Pablo Antonio
was a Filipino architect. A pioneer of modern Philippine architecture, he was recognized in some quarters as the foremost Filipino modernist architect of his time. He was conferred the rank and title of National Artist of the Philippines by President Ferdinand Marcos in 1976. read more...
was a Filipino architect, artist, and interior designer, known for his use of concrete, floating volume and simplistic design in his various projects. An avid collector, he was fond of modern painting and Chinese ceramics. He was proclaimed a National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture in 1990 by President Corazon C. Aquino. read more...
is known as one of the greatest film directors of the Philippines. Brocka was openly homosexual and many of his films incorporated LGBT themes into their often dramatic storylines. read more...
was an acclaimed Filipino film, stage and television director. He is also an actor and scriptwriter. Noted for his melodramas particularly with feminist and moral issues his 1985 film about the justification of abortion Hinugot sa Langit is often cited as one of the greatest Filipino films of all time. read more...
was a Filipino actor and later politician, having run an unsuccessful bid for President of the Philippines in the 2004 presidential elections against the incumbent Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. He was honored on May 24, 2006 with the title of Philippine National Artist through an executive order called Philippine Proclamation No. 1065, despite controversies surrounding his nomination. read more...
is an acclaimed and influential Filipino film director, film producer and screenwriter, considered one of the finest in the Cinema of the Philippines. Romero was named National Artist of the Philippines in 2003. read more...
was a Filipino writer, historian and journalist, best known for his short stories and novels in the English language. He also wrote using the pen name Quijano de Manila. Joaquin was conferred the rank and title of National Artist of the Philippines for Literature. read more...
Leandro Locsin
was a Filipino architect, artist, and interior designer, known for his use of concrete, floating volume and simplistic design in his various projects. An avid collector, he was fond of modern painting and Chinese ceramics. He was proclaimed a National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture in 1990 by President Corazon C. Aquino. read more...
Film
Lino Brocka
is known as one of the greatest film directors of the Philippines. Brocka was openly homosexual and many of his films incorporated LGBT themes into their often dramatic storylines. read more...
Ismael Bernal
was an acclaimed Filipino film, stage and television director. He is also an actor and scriptwriter. Noted for his melodramas particularly with feminist and moral issues his 1985 film about the justification of abortion Hinugot sa Langit is often cited as one of the greatest Filipino films of all time. read more...
Fernando Poe Jr.
was a Filipino actor and later politician, having run an unsuccessful bid for President of the Philippines in the 2004 presidential elections against the incumbent Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. He was honored on May 24, 2006 with the title of Philippine National Artist through an executive order called Philippine Proclamation No. 1065, despite controversies surrounding his nomination. read more...
Eddie Romero
is an acclaimed and influential Filipino film director, film producer and screenwriter, considered one of the finest in the Cinema of the Philippines. Romero was named National Artist of the Philippines in 2003. read more...
Literature
Nick Joaquin
was a Filipino writer, historian and journalist, best known for his short stories and novels in the English language. He also wrote using the pen name Quijano de Manila. Joaquin was conferred the rank and title of National Artist of the Philippines for Literature. read more...