▁– ▁also ▁supposed ly ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁president ' s ▁pr er og ative . ▁ ▁Vari ous ▁artists ' ▁groups ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁began ▁to ▁protest , ▁not ably ▁the ▁Conc ern ed ▁Art ists ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁days , ▁previously ▁con ferred ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁National ▁Art ists , ▁not ably ▁Edd ie ▁Rom ero , ▁F . ▁S ion il ▁Jose , ▁Bien ven ido ▁L umber a , ▁Vir g ilio ▁Al m ario , ▁and ▁Ben C ab ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Com ic ▁Book ▁industry , ▁not ably ▁Ger ry ▁Al angu il an , ▁also ▁protest ed . ▁▁ ▁Re actions ▁▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 6 , ▁Representatives ▁Ana ▁Th eres ia ▁H ont iver os ▁and ▁Wal den ▁B ello ▁of ▁the ▁Ak bay an ▁Party - list ▁file d ▁House ▁Resol ution ▁ 1 3 0 5 ▁at ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁calling ▁for ▁a ▁con gression al ▁inqu iry ▁into ▁the ▁controvers y ▁to ▁make ▁sure ▁that ▁the ▁choice ▁of ▁national ▁artists ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁“ wh ims " ▁of ▁ranking ▁government ▁officials . ▁H ont iver os ▁noted : ▁" Cho osing ▁national ▁artists ▁should ▁fund ament ally ▁be ▁about ▁contribution ▁in ▁the ▁arts ▁and ▁culture , ▁not ▁patron age ▁or ▁clos eness ▁to ▁Mal ac añ ang . ▁Cho osing ▁em inent ▁symbols ▁of ▁Filip ino ▁arts ▁and ▁culture ▁should ▁be ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁hands