▁( visual ▁arts ), ▁F . ▁S ion il ▁Jose ▁( liter ature ), ▁Bien ven ido ▁L umber a ▁( liter ature ), ▁Vir g ilio ▁Al m ario ▁( liter ature ) ▁and ▁Salvador ▁Bern al ▁( the ater ▁design ). ▁ ▁Rel atives ▁of ▁dece ased ▁National ▁Art ists ▁also ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁event , ▁with ▁singer ▁Cel este ▁Leg as pi ▁representing ▁her ▁late ▁father ▁Ces ar ▁Leg as pi ▁( National ▁Art ist ▁for ▁visual ▁arts ), ▁and ▁Ra ul ▁Loc sin ▁representing ▁his ▁late ▁brother ▁Le andro ▁Loc sin ▁( National ▁Art ist ▁for ▁architecture ). ▁ ▁Protest ers ▁offered ▁black ▁ros es ▁" to ▁symbol ize ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Art ist ▁Awards ." ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁protest s , ▁the ▁Conc ern ed ▁Art ists ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁group , ▁through ▁its ▁chair ▁L umber a ▁informed ▁the ▁media ▁that ▁they ▁“ m ight ▁seek ▁court ▁inj unction " ▁at ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁" ag ain st ▁the ▁pro clam ation ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁national ▁artists ." ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁mock ▁ceremony , ▁participants ▁continued ▁the ▁protest ▁with ▁a ▁motor cade ▁which ▁ended ▁at ▁the ▁offices ▁of ▁the ▁N CC A , ▁where ▁Al vare z ▁serves ▁as ▁head . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁loud ▁ver bal ▁confront ations ▁between ▁protest ers ▁and ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁Al vare z . ▁▁ ▁Pet ition ▁with ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 9 ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁National ▁Art ists ▁and ▁supp or ters ,