President Gloria Arroyo named the 7 national artist awardees for this year.

They are:

Jose Pitoy Moreno
(Fashion Design)

Cecille Guidote Alvarez
National Commission on Culture and the Arts Executive Director
(Theater)

Manuel Conde
(Film and Broadcast Arts, Posthumous)

Lazaro Francisco
(Literature, Posthumous)

Federico Aguilar Alcuaz
(Visual Arts, Painting, Sculpture, Mixed Media)

Francisco “Bobby” Mañoza
(Architecture)

Jose Carlos Caparas
(Visual Arts and Film)