Even as the pandemic continued, the arts local community mourned the decline of many beloved and influential individuals in 2021, which includes National Artists, national cultural treasures and people who were long gone way too shortly. In this article are some of those we dropped this past yr.

Arielle Agasang, 51—A style designer who introduced haute couture mentality to conventional Filipiniana, he dressed a lot of celebrities locally and overseas.

Sr. Fidelis Atienza, RGS, 102—She established the ube jam of the Religious of the Superior Shepherd, a trademark pasalubong from Baguio she passed following far more than six a long time in the get.

Zeneida Quezon Avanceña, 100—Youngest daughter of wartime President Manuel L. Quezon, she was an indefatigable civil modern society chief who typically joined protests for human legal rights.

Carmen “Baby” Barredo, 80—A pillar of Philippine theater who, with each other with the late Zeneida Amador, launched Repertory Philippines in 1967.

Heber Bartolome, 73—Folk singer and songwriter, ideal recognised as the leader of the protest band Banyuhay and for his 1978 nationalist song “Tayo’y Mga Pinoy.”

Fr. Joaquin G. Bernas, SJ, 88—Jesuit priest, trainer and a primary constitutionalist, element of fee that drafted the 1987 Philippine Constitution.

Naty Crame-Rogers, 98—Acclaimed actress and instructor known for her do the job with highly regarded directors, notably her only movie purpose, as Paula in director Lamberto Avellana’s movie adaptation of Nick Joaquin’s “A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino.”

Leonilo “Neil” Doloricon, 63—Renowned printmaker who put protest initially, and was a former dean of the University of the Philippines (UP) Faculty of Fantastic Arts.

Yabing “Fu Yabing” Masalon Dulo, 106—A weaver who stored the B’laan custom of ikat weaving and dyeing alive. She was named a National Cultural Treasure or a Manlilikha ng Bayan awardee by the Nationwide Commission for Culture and the Arts in 2016.

Jose Jaime “Nonoy” Espina, 59—A lifelong advocate of the rights of journalists and other media personnel. He had very long served as the president of the Countrywide Union of Journalists in the Philippines and could usually be observed on the front line when it arrived to…