▁announced ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁that ▁President ▁Gl oria ▁Mac ap ag al - Ar roy o ▁had ▁named ▁seven ▁National ▁Art ists ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 9 : ▁National ▁Commission ▁on ▁Culture ▁and ▁the ▁Arts ▁executive ▁director ▁Cec ille ▁Gu id ote ▁Al vare z ▁( the ater ); ▁Manuel ▁Con de ▁( film ▁and ▁broadcast ▁arts , ▁post hum ous ); ▁Laz aro ▁Francisco ▁( liter ature , ▁post hum ous ); ▁Feder ico ▁Agu ilar ▁Al cu az ▁( visual ▁arts ▁in ▁painting , ▁sculpt ure ▁and ▁mixed ▁media ); ▁Mag no ▁Jose ▁Carlo ▁Cap ar as ▁( visual ▁arts ▁and ▁film ); ▁Francisco ▁Ma ño za ▁( architecture ); ▁and ▁Jose ▁" P ito y " ▁Mor eno ▁( f ashion ▁design ). ▁ ▁By ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁revealed ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁selection ▁committee , ▁compr ising ▁members ▁from ▁the ▁N CC A ▁and ▁C CP , ▁that ▁only ▁Con de , ▁Al cu az ▁and ▁Francisco ▁had ▁been ▁short - list ed ▁by ▁the ▁selection ▁committee ▁in ▁May . ▁Al vare z , ▁Cap ar as , M añ osa , ▁and ▁Mor eno ▁had ▁been ▁included ▁via ▁what ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" Pres ident ’ s ▁pr er og ative ". ▁ ▁They ▁also ▁revealed ▁that ▁a ▁fourth ▁nom ine e , ▁Ram on ▁Santos ▁( short list ed ▁for ▁music ), ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁con ferred ▁the ▁order ▁as ▁recommended ▁by ▁committee