Proclamation No. 575, s. 1990

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PROCLAMATION NO. 575

DECLARING CESAR LEGASPI AS NATIONAL ARTIST.

WHEREAS, the Constitution provides for State patronage of the art8.and letters;

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

‘WHEREAS, preeminent achievements deserve the recognition sean 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 Cesar Legaspi in

the field of visual arts are reflective of his preeminent excellence,

_ and of that national genius that contributes to the artistic heritage of the Philippines and the world;

NOW, THEREFORE, 1, CORAZON C. AQUINO, 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 Presidential. Commission _on_Culture_and_the .Arts, and Pursuant. a to Proclamation No. 1001, do hereby declare Cesar Legaspi as National ~. Artist.

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 23rd day of May in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety.

By the President: uO .

IACARAIG, JR?

Executive Secretary