Proclamation No. 384, s. 2003

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PROCLAMATION NO. 384

DECLARING SALVADOR F. BERNAL AS NATIONAL ARTIST FOR 2003

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 ofits policy of preserving and developing Filipino culture and a national identity;

WHEREAS, the works and achievements of Salvador F. Bernal in the field of Theater and Design 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, Presidént of

the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the

) Constitution and existing laws, upon the recommendation of the Cultural

Center of the Philippines and the National Commission for Culture and the

Arts, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1001, as amended by Proclamation

No. 1144 dated May 15, 1973 and Presidential Decree No. 208 dated June

7, 1973, in relation to Section 20, Chapter 7, Title I, Book III of Executive

Order No. 292, otherwise known as the “Administrative Code of 1987’, do hereby declare Salvador F. Bernal as National Artist for 2003.

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, this 26thday of May in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Three.

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