Musician, Educator March 16, 1984 – August 27, 2021 Maurice Ivan Saraza was a talented and awarded violin and viola musician and teacher who trained abroad and brought back his learnings to benefit students in the Philippines. Ivan started making music at a very young age. He first studied the Read more…
Guitarist, Bluesman, Pinoy Rock Pioneer December 27, 1949 – July 23, 2021 Wally Gonzalez was a guitarist and bluesman, and considered one of the pioneers of Pinoy Rock. Born in Sampaloc, Gonzalez had been playing guitar since he was a teenager. He founded the Juan de la Cruz band in Read more…
Entrepreneur, Writer, Pastry Chef, Heritage Cuisine Advocate August 22, 1975 – September 12, 2021 Ruby Nicole “Colette” dela Cruz was a pastry chef, entrepreneur, and writer. Laguna’s famous Colette’s Buko Pie was named after her by her mother, Atty. Regina Bulatao-dela Cruz. She was born in Manila to Regina and Read more…
Educator, Theater and Radio Pioneer September 6, 1929 – June 9, 2021 Leticia Hofileña Tison was a speech, drama, and broadcast communication educator who taught at the University of the Philippines (UP) for more than 30 years, eventually being appointed professor emerita by the University of Board of Regents in Read more…
Activist, Theater and Cultural Worker, Environment Advocate February 27, 1947 – September 5, 2021 Sixto Carlos Jr. was an activist, theater and cultural worker, and environment advocate who co-founded the Samahang Demokratiko ng Kabataan (SDK), a mass organization of student and youth activists who fought the Marcos dictatorship. He was Read more…
Television Producer and Director Hulyo 16, 1947 – Agosto 4, 2021 Si Kitchie Benedicto-Paulino ay isang producer at direktor na sa loob ng apat na dekada ang tumulong lumikha at magbigay-buhay sa napakaraming palabas sa telebisyon na naging bahagi na ng kamalayan and popular na kultura ng mga Pilipino, tulad Read more…
Stage and Film Actor November 20, 1963 – December 30, 2020 Dionisio Tamayo, popularly known as ‘Bobby,’ was an indie film and theater actor. He attended the Davao School of Arts and Trade (now University of Southeastern Philippines) from 1975 to 1979. He appeared in numerous indie films, theater productions, Read more…
Actor, Choreographer, Television and Stage Director, Visual Artist November 11, 1933 – October 24, 2020 Al Quinn, born Alcuin Gargaritano Pastrano, was a veteran TV and stage director, dancer, choreographer, actor, and painter. He was among the most noted TV directors and choreographers in the Philippine entertainment industry. Born in Read more…
Patron of the Arts, Author, Chef, Heritage Advocate July 13, 1933 – November 21, 2021 Conrado A. Escudero was a businessman, curator, chef, author, and a philanthropist. Born in San Pablo, Laguna to Don Arsenio Marasigan Escudero and Doña Rosario Adap-Escudero, ‘Ado,’ as he was called, was the fifth of Read more…
National Artist for LiteratureGawad CCP para sa Sining for cultural research, 1991CCP Centennial Honors for the Arts, 1999 April 11, 1932 – September 28, 2021 Bienvenido L. Lumbera, also known as Bien Lumbera, was a National Artist for Literature. He was a poet, playwright, essayist, and critic. He was born Read more…