Rodolfo 'Dolphy' Quizon

Seven individuals and an organization will receive the Gawad CCP Para sa Sining for their outstanding achievements and contributions to Philippine arts and culture on February 27, 2013, 8:00pm at the CCP Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main Theater).

The Gawad CCP Para sa Sining is the highest award given by the CCP. The award will be conferred on Zeneida A. Amador for Theater; Cirilo F. Bautista for Literature; Brenda V. Fajardo for Visual Arts; Agnes Locsin for Dance, Ramon P. Santos for Music; Rodolfo “Dolphy” Quizon for Film and Broadcast Arts; Florentino H. Hornedo for Cultural Anthropology. The Silliman University National Writers Workshop will receive the Tanging Parangal for arts training and education.

The late Zeneida Amador was a theater director and actress whose career spanned 45 years, with her  name synonymous with Repertory Philippines. Poet, fictionist and critic Cirilo Bautista is a preeminent voice in Philippine Literature in English and Filipino. Visual artist Brenda Fajardo’s works carry strong historical and nationalist themes as folk and mythological tales. Choreographer, dancer and teacher Agnes Locsin is one of the most progressive contemporary choreographers in the Philippines.

Dr. Ramon Santos’ outstanding contribution to Philippine music is comprised of his numerous Filipino contemporary compositions that reflect traditional and Asian music aesthetics which have been performed not only locally but also in different parts of the world.

The country’s most beloved comedian and King of Philippine comedy Dolphy, who passed away in July last year, is credited with elevating Philippine Comedy in Cinema to new heights.

Writer, scholar, researcher, anthropologist and professor Florentino Hornedo is a leading researcher and anthropologist who has participated in various training programs of the CCP Outreach for over a decade.

The Silliman University National Writers Workshop is the oldest creative writing program in Asia since 1962.  It has been bringing together in creative and critical discussion young writers from all over the country and honing their skills in the craft of fiction, poetry, nonfiction and drama.

The Gawad CCP Para sa Sining, which is given every three years, is awarded to artists or groups of artists who have consistently produced outstanding works, and enriched the development of their art form.