President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has conferred the Order of National Artists under Proclamations 1823-1839 to seven individuals. National Artists of the Philippines for 2009: Manuel Urbano a.k.a Manuel Conde (Film and Broadcast)Lazaro Francisco (Literature)Federico Aguilar Alcuz (Visual Arts, Painting, Sculpture and Mixed Media)Cecilla Guidote-Alvarez (Theater)Magno Jose “Carlo” Caparas (Visual Arts and Film)Francisco Manosa (Architecture)Jose “Pitoy” Moreno (Fashion Design) The title is given to a Filipino for having made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts.http://www.mukamo.com/national-artists-of-the-philippines-20...