Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 1070)
The Constitution provides for State patronage of arts and letters, supporting the recognition of National Artists.
The category 'National Artist' was created under Proclamation No. 1001 dated April 27, 1972.
The President of the Republic of the Philippines has the authority to declare someone a National Artist, based on recommendations from the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.
The Cultural Center of the Philippines and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts are the recommending bodies.
Ramon Valera's contributions were in Architecture, Design, and Allied Arts specifically Fashion Design.
Proclamation No. 1001 (as amended by Proclamation No. 1144), Presidential Decree No. 208, and Section 20, Chapter 7, Title I, Book III of Executive Order No. 292 (Administrative Code of 1987) support the proclamation.
Ramon Valera was posthumously declared a National Artist in 2006.
The proclamation was signed by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita.
The purpose is to recognize preeminent achievements that enhance Filipino cultural heritage in order to preserve and develop Filipino culture and national identity.
No, the recognition may be given posthumously as in the case of Ramon Valera.