Proclamation No. 33, s. 2001

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION NO. 33.

DECLARING ISHMAEL BERNAL (POSTHUMOUS) AS NATIONAL ARTIST FOR 2001

WHEREAS, the Constitution provides for State patronage of arts and letters;

WHEREAS, the category known as National Artist was created under Proclamation No. 1001, dated April 27, 1972;

WHEREAS, preeminent achievements that have enhanced the Filipino’s cultural heritage deserve the recognition and acknowledgment of our Government in pursuit of its policy of preserving and developing Filipino culture and a national identity;

WHEREAS, the works and achievements of the late Ishmael Bernal in the field of Film are reflective of this preeminent excellence, and of the national genius that contributes to the artistic heritage of the Philippines and the world;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, and upon recommendation of the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1001, do hereby declare Ishmael Bernal as National Artist for 2001.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, | have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

DONE in the City of Manila, this20th day of April in the year of Our

Lord, Two Thousand and One. GLORIA CAPAGAL-ARROYO

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