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NATIONAL ARTISTS. President Rodrigo Duterte has conferred the Order of National Artists on eight personalities in Philippine culture and arts. The award was given to Nora "Nora Aunor" Villamayor, Marilou Diaz-Abaya, and Ricardo Lee (National Artists for Film and Broadcast Arts); Antonio "Tony" Mabesa (National Artist for Theater); Agnes Locsin (National Artist for Dance); Fides Cuyugan-Asensio (National Artist for Music); Salvacion Lim-Higgins (National Artist for Design); and Gemino Abad (National Artist for Literature). (Screenshot fromRadio Television Malacanang) MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday conferred the Order of National Artists on eight personalities in Philippine culture and arts. The conferment rites were held at the Malacanan Palace's Rizal Hall. A short pre-recorded video clip of the ceremony was uploaded by the Radio Television Malacanang (RTVM) on its official Facebook account. The award was given to Nora "Nora Aunor" Vill