▁bil ang ▁med y um ▁ng ▁e ks pres y on ▁at ▁kom un ik asy on , ▁ay on ▁sa ▁m ga ▁k ond isy on ▁ng ▁pag g awa ▁ng ▁pel ik ula ▁sa ▁at ing ▁bay an ▁( ex am ine ▁Filip ino ▁films , ▁bol ster ▁the ▁interest ▁of ▁the ▁masses ▁and ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁film ▁industry , ▁study ▁and ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁achiev ement ▁that ▁will ▁help ▁define ▁the ▁good ▁Filip ino ▁film , ▁and ▁cultiv ate ▁the ▁knowledge ▁and ▁skills ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁medium ▁was ▁designed ▁for , ▁which ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁medium ▁of ▁communication ▁and ▁expression ▁of ▁our ▁culture ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁standards ▁and ▁conditions ▁of ▁film making ▁in ▁our ▁country ). " ▁ ▁The ▁MP P ▁chose ▁the ▁name ▁" G aw ad ▁U rian " ▁from ▁Tag alog ▁terms ▁u rian ▁( a ▁standard ▁for ▁gold ) ▁and ▁g aw ad ▁( a ward ) ▁for ▁its ▁awards . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁major ▁award - g iving ▁body ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁( the ▁others ▁being ▁the ▁FA MA S ▁Awards , ▁the ▁L una ▁Awards ▁and ▁the ▁Star ▁Awards ▁for ▁Mov ies ) ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁vern ac ular ▁in ▁awards ▁shows ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁presentation ▁of ▁the ▁awards . ▁ ▁The ▁G aw ad ▁U rian ▁is ▁given ▁in ▁twelve ▁categories ▁and ▁have ▁been ▁ann ually ▁awarded ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁the ▁awards ▁for ▁the ▁films ▁of ▁ 1 9 8