National Artist For Literature 2007. The awards were founded in 1950 by the american book publishers council, american booksellers association, and book manufacturers institute. Orden ng mga pambansang alagad ng sining ng pilipinas) is an order bestowed by the philippines on filipinos who have made significant contributions to the development of philippine art.members of the order are known as national artists.originally instituted as an award, it was elevated to the status of an order in 2003.

Palanca memorial award for literature (2003) rokyaw ibalong bikol highest achievement award in literature (2003) national bookstore awards (2003, 2004 and 2005) juan c. During an open forum, pen founder f. Founding member of the philippine ballet theater;

The american colonial period a new set of colonizers brought about new changes in philippine literature free verse [in poetry] the poet, and later, national artist for literature, jose garcia villa used free verse and espoused the dictum, art for arts sake“ angela manalang gloria, a woman poet used free verse and talked about illicit love in.

Laya prize for best book of fiction (2005) gintong aklat award (2005) lifetime achievement award, premio arejola foundation (2007) He spent most of his youth in batangas until he entered the university of santo tomas in 1950 to pursue a degree in journalism. The order of national artists (orden ng pambansang alagad ng sining) is the highest national recognition given to filipino individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of philippine arts; The order of national artists of the philippines (filipino: