PAGPUPUGAY: A Tribute to National Artist Virgilio S. Almario

PAGPUPUGAY: A Tribute to National Artist Virgilio S. Almario
Interview with: Dr. Romulo P. Baquiran
Reading from: Di na Tayo Umiibig Tulad Noon
Reader: Cheska Lauengco
Pagpupugay Video Team
Project Directors: Dr. J. Neil C. Garcia, Prof. Gerry T. Los Baños
Project Officer: Olive Nieto
Researcher: Opaline Santos
Animation/Video Editor: Alden Acosta
Event logo: Maan Simbajon
UPP Marketing
Marketing Head: Ms. Anna Jhorie Arciga
Team: Tina Gasmen, Alma Ragma, Allan Luangco, Carl Aquino, Romeo Mar Ragma
Event Description
Since it was founded in 1965, UP Press has published works by no less than thirteen authors who have been named National Artists of the Philippines. As the culminating activity of its year-long Golden Anniversary celebration, UP Press in partnership with the College of Arts and Letters UP Diliman would now like to honor the five who are living as well as the eight who have passed on with an exhibit of posters and short video presentations about their life and works at the Gallery 1, Faculty Center on February 1-5, 2016; and a re-launching of their UP Press titles, and an afternoon of special tributes from colleagues and friends entitled “PAGPUPUGAY: A Tribute to the National Artists of the UP Press” on February 5, 2016 at the Claro M. Recto Hall, Bulwagang Rizal.
The thirteen National Artists are: Amado V. Hernandez (Literature, 1973), Leonor Orosa-Goquingco (Dance, 1976), Francisco Arcellana (Literature, 1990), Edith L. Tiempo (Literature, 1999), Nestor Vicente Madali (NVM) Gonzalez (Literature, 1997), Rolando S. Tinio (Theatre, 1997), Jose M. Maceda (Music, 1997), Francisco Sionil Jose (Literature, 2001), Virgilio S. Almario (Literature, 2003), Bienvenido L. Lumbera (Literature, 2006), Lazaro A. Francisco (Literature, 2009), Ramon P. Santos (Music, 2014), and Cirilo F. Bautista (Literature, 2014).