National Artist of the Philippines

Order of National Artists of the Philippines Orden ng mga Pambansang Alagad ng Sining ng Pilipinas
Emblem of the Order of National Artists, which appears on the collar bestowed on members.
Awarded by  Philippines
Type	Order
Awarded for	having made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	President of the Philippines
Statistics
First induction	1972
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Gabriela Silang
Next (lower)	Gawad Mabini
Equivalent	Order of National Scientists, Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan, Order of Lakandula – Special Class of Champion for Life
Ribbon bar of the Order

The Order of National Artists of the Philippines (Tagalog: Orden ng mga Pambansang Alagad ng Sining ng Pilipinas) is an order bestowed by the President of the Philippines on Philippine nationals 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.^[1]

The Order is administered by the Cultural Center of the Philippines by virtue of President Ferdinand Marcos's Proclamation № 1001 of April 2, 1972, and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. The first Award was posthumously conferred on Filipino painter Fernando Amorsolo.