There have been only four National Artists for Architecture—Juan Nakpil, Pablo Antonio, Leandro Locsin and Ildefonso Santos—since the award was created in 1972, one would think the country has ...

National Artist for Architecture Francisco “Bobby” Mañosa died yesterday after a lingering illness, just eight days after his 88th birthday.

On July 6, 2009, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed seven individual proclamations conferring the 2009 Order of National Artists on theater stalwart Cecile Guidote-Alvarez, filmmakers Manuel ...

Francisco “Bobby” Mañosa’s first love was not architecture, but music. ... The years previous had been stressful, specially with the controversy surrounding the 2009 National Artist awards.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday voided the controversial conferment of the National Artist Award by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on comic strip artist and film director Carlo J. Caparas ...

The Supreme Court (SC) stopped yesterday the conferment of National Artist Awards on seven individuals and Malacañ ang has ... Francisco and Alcuaz be named National Artists for 2009. However, on ...

Malacañang on Thursday expressed its condolences to the family and friends of National Artist for Architecture Francisco “Bobby” Mañosa, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 88. Mañosa upheld, ...

Francisco “Bobby” Mañosa, who last year was named National Artist for Architecture, has passed away Wednesday afternoon. He was 88. His son, architect Gelo Mañosa, announced the sad news on Facebook. ...