Declaration of Francisco vs. Coching as National Artist

The proclamation relies on the 1987 Constitution principle of State patronage of arts and letters.
It recognizes that the Order of National Artists Award was established under Proclamation No. 1001 (s. 1972).
It recognizes joint administration by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the Cultural Center of the Philippines, acting as the Order of National Artists Award Secretariat, by virtue of Proclamation No. 1144 (s. 1973) and Republic Act No. 7356.
It expressly ties the declaration to a joint recommendation by the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.

The proclamation affirms that the State provides patronage to arts and letters under the 1987 Constitution.
It declares the Order of National Artists Award as a system to grant appropriate recognition and prestige to distinguished Filipinos in Philippine arts and letters.
It states that Francisco V. Coching has left a lasting influence on succeeding generations of younger cartoonists.
It states that Coching’s comics as popular art helped forge the practice and consciousness of Filipino as a national language.

Francisco V. Coching (posthumous) is declared a National Artist.
The declaration specifies the category Visual Arts.
The proclamation grants the privileges and emoluments attached thereto as part of the National Artist declaration.

The proclamation is carried out “upon the joint recommendation” of the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.
The President acts “by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and existing laws.”
It is executed in the City of Manila on June 20, 2014.
It bears the seal of the Republic of the Philippines and the required presidential attestation by the Executive Secretary.