▁used ▁to ▁declare ▁four ▁artists . ▁It ’ s ▁like ▁a ▁wh oles ale ▁declaration .” ▁ ▁National ▁Art ist ▁for ▁literature ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Conc ern ed ▁Art ists ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁Bien ven ido ▁L umber a , ▁said ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁nomin ations , ▁there ▁was ▁“ he avy ▁campaign ing ▁because ▁the ▁government ▁wanted ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁selection ▁of ▁four ▁people .” ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁specific ▁protest s ▁were ▁raised ▁regarding ▁the ▁nom ination ▁of ▁N CC A ▁executive ▁director ▁Gu id ote - Al vare z , ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁pur port edly ▁a ▁bre ach ▁of ▁protocol ▁and ▁propri ety , ▁and ▁of ▁Carlo ▁Cap ar as , ▁because ▁protest ors ▁assert ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁not ▁qualified ▁to ▁be ▁nominated ▁under ▁either ▁the ▁" Visual ▁Arts " ▁or ▁" Fil m " ▁categories ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁proc laimed ▁to ▁the ▁order . ▁ ▁Al vare z ▁L umber a , ▁who ▁happened ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁combined ▁“ final ▁selection ▁committee " ▁of ▁the ▁N CC A ▁and ▁C CP , ▁noted ▁that : ▁“ It ▁was ▁Ce cile ▁Gu id ote - Al vare z , ▁as ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁N CC A , ▁who ▁had ▁ins isted ▁on ▁the ▁President ’ s ▁right ▁to ▁add ▁names ▁that ▁were ▁not ▁discussed ▁in ▁the ▁committee .” ▁ ▁Call ing ▁the ▁situation ▁" out rage ous ", ▁he ▁said ▁that : “ She ▁should ▁have ▁not ▁allowed ▁herself