The national artist of the Philippines, 1999-2003, volume two.

Virgilio S. Almario, literature, 2003, Poet in the midst of things by Marne L. Kilates -- Ang kiukok, visual arts, 2001, Ang kiukok's icons of pain and struggle by Emmanuel Torres -- Ishmael Bernal, Film, 2001, The finest poet of Philippine cinema by Justino Dormiendo -- Salvador F. Bernal, theater design, 2003, Theater designer per excellence by Nicanor G. Tiongson -- Ernani J. Cuenco, music, 1999, Creating music for everyone's pleasure by Rodolfo A.G. Silvestre Jr. -- J. Elizalde Navarro, visual arts, 1999, Multi-media maestro by Emmanuel Torres -- Daisy Hontiveros-Avellana, theater, 1999, First lady of Philippine theater by Joan Orendain -- Jose T. Joya, visual arts, 2003, epitome of Philippine abstraction by Alice G. Guillermo -- Severino Montano, theater, 2001, Titan of Philippine theater by Naty Crame Rogers -- Alejandro R. Roces, literature, 2003, In the shadow of Rizal by F. Sionil Jose -- Eddie Romero, film, 2003, World-class filmmaker by Lena S. Pareja -- F. Sionil Jose, literature, 2001, Chronicler of a nation's journey by Jaime An Lim -- Edith L. Tiempo, literature, 1999, Mom Edith: on the up and up by Alfred A. Yuson -- Andrea o. Veneracion, music, 1999, A paragon of excellence in choral conducting by Antonio C. Hila.