Artists take case vs. GMA to High Court

08/19/09 Critics of the 2009 National Artist awardees on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to stop President Gloria Arroyo from conferring the rank and title of National Artist to four of the seven awardees this year.

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Tantingco: The Kapampangan in Bencab

03/14/11 ALTHOUGH Bencab already got a MOKA (Most Outstanding Kapampangan Award) in 1994, most Kapampangans still get surprised when told that the National Artist is a Kapampangan. They think that because he resides in Baguio City, where he set up the Baguio Arts Guild and built the Bencab Museum, he must be Ilocano or Igorot. Actually, he was born in Malabon, but his parents, Democrito Cabrera and ...

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National Artist Alejandro Roces passes away

05/25/11 (UPDATED 10:20 PM) National Artist for Literature Alejandro "Anding" Roces passed away on Monday morning, his long-time colleague and family friend Cecile Guidote Alvarez told GMA News Online. He was 86.

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