▁Cap ar as ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁vocal ▁supp orter ▁of ▁President ▁Gl oria ▁Mac ap ag al ▁Ar roy o . ▁ ▁Committee - short list ed ▁nom ine es ▁Protest ors , ▁however , ▁were ▁careful ▁to ▁note ▁that ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁individuals ▁proc laimed ▁as ▁National ▁Art ist ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁were ▁in ▁fact ▁recommended ▁by ▁the ▁selection ▁committee : ▁Manuel ▁U rb ano ▁a . k . a . ▁Manuel ▁Con de ▁( Fil m ▁and ▁Broadcast ), ▁Laz aro ▁Francisco ▁( Liter ature ), ▁and ▁Feder ico ▁Agu ilar ▁Al cu az ▁( Visual ▁Arts , ▁P ain ting , ▁S cul pt ure ▁and ▁M ixed ▁Media ). ▁ ▁Non - in clusion ▁of ▁Ram on ▁Santos ▁ ▁Protest ers ▁also ▁l ament ed ▁the ▁dro pping ▁of ▁music ian ▁Ram on ▁Santos ▁from ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁new ▁National ▁Art ists . ▁ ▁Philipp ine ▁entertain ment ▁news ▁website ▁P EP ▁says ▁that ▁a ▁C CP ▁official , ▁who ▁had ▁asked ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁named , ▁revealed ▁that ▁Santos ▁actually ▁won ▁the ▁most ▁votes ▁during ▁the ▁selection ▁process . ▁L umber a ▁ver bal ized ▁dis may ▁about ▁the ▁sn ub bing ▁of ▁Santos , ▁saying : ▁" What ▁makes ▁this ▁even ▁more ▁out rage ous ▁is ▁that ▁Ram on ▁Santos , ▁who ▁received ▁a ▁good ▁number ▁of ▁votes ▁in ▁the ▁panel ▁selection , ▁was ▁dropped ▁from ▁the ▁list . ▁The ▁basis ▁for ▁him ▁being ▁scra pped , ▁one ▁doesn ' t ▁know "