A Proclamation Declaring Jose Maria V. Zaragosa as National Artist for Architecture
MALACANAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION N0.812 DECLARING JOSE MARIA V. ZARAGOZA (POSTHUMOUS) AS NATIONAL ARTIST FOR ARCHITECTURE A photo of Jose Maria Zaragosa taken from the http://historyofarchitecture.weebly.com/jose-maria-zaragosa.html. WHEREAS, the 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines provides for patronage of arts and letters by the State; WHEREAS, the Order of National Artists Award was established under Proclamation No. 1001 (s. 1972) to give appropriate recognition and prestige to Filipinos who have distinguished themselves and made outstanding contributions to Philippine arts and letters; WHEREAS, the Order of National Artists Award is jointly administered by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the Cultural Center of the Philippines, acting as the Order of National Artists Award Secretariat, by virtue of Proclamation No. 1144 (s. 1973) and Republic Act No. 7356 or the "Law Creati...