President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had declared the names of the 7 people who were declared as National Artists for 2009.  The 7 new and proud national artists are Manuel Urbano also known as Manuel Conde for Film and Broadcast, Federico Aguilar Alcuz for Visual artis, sculpture, painting and mixed media, Lazaro Francisco for Literature, Cecilla Guidote-Alvarez for Theater, Francisco Manosa for Architecture, Pitoy Moreno for Fashion Design and Carlo J. Caparas for Visual Arts and Film.