Emmanuel F. Lacaba

Emmanuel Agapito Flores Lacaba was born on December 10, 1948, and died on March 18, 1976), popularly known as Eman Lacaba, was a famous Filipino writer, poet, essayist, playwright, fictionist, scriptwriter, songwriter and activist and he is considered as the only poet warrior of the Philippines.

Emmanuel F. Lacaba has often been compared to the French poet Arthur Rimbaud, a fact he himself alluded to in one of his poems, "Open Letters to Filipino Artists", where he told of his being called "the brown Rimbaud." The comparison stems from the fact that he was, like Rimbaud, an enfant terrible, a literary virtuoso at a very young age--he started writing poetry at 14—and did so like a master even then. The similarity between them became all the more striking when he lost his life without reaching his fortieth year--just like Rimbaud.

Elito V. Circa

Elito V. "Amangpintor" Circa was born on 28 January 1970. Elito V. Circa is a famous Filipino folk painter.

Elito V. Circa was born in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija in the Philippines and began painting at the age of ten. His hometown was permanently flooded in his early childhood to give way to the construction of a dam. His family was relocated to higher ground, where he could see the belfry of the town's 18th-century church resurface when the reservoir water level fell each summer. These events influenced his later work.

Manuel Conde

Filipino Famous Artist Manuel Conde - Manuel Conde was born on October 9, 1915 and died on August 11, 1985. Manuel Conde was a Filipino actor, director and producer.

Manuel Conde was born as Manuel Urbano, his son is television comedian Jun Urbano. Manuel Conde made his first film, Mahiwagang Biyolin in 1935, and later signed signed a contract with LVN Pictures, where he made almost three dozen films, both as an actor and director. As an actor, Manuel Conde also used the screen name Juan Urbano during the 1930s.

On December 26, 2007, the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) announced the winners of the 25th anniversary presentation of the Luna Award before the actual awards night at the Club Filipino, San Juan City on December 27. The Lamberto Avellana Memorial Award will be awarded posthumously to Manuel Conde and Vic Silayan.