This is Ricardo “Ricky” Lee’s response when he was honored as one of the newest national artists (Film and Broadcast Arts) at the Cultural Center of the Philippines on June 29, 2022.
“Ang karangalang ito ay para sa anak kong si Kiko at sa mga apo kong sina Aika at Ace, sa mga nag-nominate sa ak
Charo Santos-Concio
IT WASN’T AS SERIOUS: Nora Aunor didn’t get into a life- and-death situation despite her recent hospitalization, clears a close-in assistant.
“Contrary to rumors that spread when she failed to attend the proclamation of National Artists in Malacanang on June 16, Ate Guy
The life and contributions of these great Filipino artists It’s been 50 years since visual artist Fernando Amorsolo became the first National Artist of the Philippines. Since 1972, the Order of National Artists of the Philippines has been regarded as “the highest national recognition given to Fil
Dominic Cu Unjieng Bekaert is a Filipino-Belgian audiovisual director and film preservationist who lives and works in Manila. He was previously based in Paris, France, where he studied film production at ESEC (Ecole Supérieure d’études Cinématographiques) and graduated with a master’s degree in Film Preservation at the French National Institute for Audiovisual.
Both films by the National Artists are a glimpse into Manila s socio-political landscape during the 1980s, both of them controversial for their time yet still critically acclaimed for its interpretation and subject matter as dealt with by the directors.