▁In ▁her ▁testim ony ▁before ▁the ▁committee , ▁C CP ▁director ▁and ▁lawyer ▁Lor na ▁Kap un an ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁the ▁Mal ac añ ang ▁hon ors ▁committee ▁had ▁not ▁actually ▁held ▁a ▁meeting ▁to ▁deliber ate ▁on ▁the ▁nom ine es , ▁and ▁that ▁minutes ▁of ▁the ▁said ▁meeting ▁were ▁therefore ▁for ged . ▁ ▁Al vare z ▁denied ▁the ▁alleg ations , ▁and ▁ins isted ▁that ▁the ▁selection ▁process ▁for ▁National ▁Art ists ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁had ▁always ▁involved ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁three ▁comm itte es ▁– ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁C CP , ▁the ▁N CC A ▁and ▁the ▁Mal ac añ ang ▁hon ors ▁committee . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁the ▁C CP ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁its ▁ 3 1 - page ▁comment ▁regarding ▁the ▁pet ition ▁to ▁dis qual ify ▁the ▁National ▁Art ists ▁added ▁by ▁Mal ac añ ang ▁to ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁nom ine es . ▁ ▁The ▁C CP ▁re iter ated ▁its ▁position ▁that ▁the ▁four ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁list ▁of ▁nom ine es . ▁It ▁also ▁requested ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁to ▁order ▁the ▁pro clam ation ▁of ▁its ▁four ▁original ▁choices ▁as ▁ 2 0 0 9 ' s ▁National ▁Art ists . ▁ ▁After math ▁▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁void ed ▁former ▁President ▁Ar roy o ' s ▁pro clam ations ▁award ing ▁National ▁Art ists ▁to ▁Al vare z , ▁Cap ar