Dolphy as National Artist, why not the rest of the celebrity world?

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http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about-ncca/or...guidelines.php

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION
The Order of National Artists shall be given to:
Living artists who are Filipino citizens at the time of nomination, as well as those who died after the establishment of the award in 1972 but were Filipino citizens at the time of their death;
Artists who through the content and form of their works have contributed in building a Filipino sense of nationhood;
Artists who have pioneered in a mode of creative expression or style, thus, earning distinction and making an impact on succeeding generations of artists;
Artists who have created a substantial and significant body of works and/or consistently displayed excellence in the practice of their art form thus enriching artistic expression or style; and
Artists who enjoy broad acceptance through:
- prestigious national and/or international recognition, such as the Gawad CCP Para sa Sining, CCP Thirteen Artists Award and NCCA Alab ng Haraya;
- critical acclaim and/or reviews of their works;
- respect and esteem from peers.

HONORS AND PRIVILEGES
The following privileges are provided to those conferred with the Order of National Artists:
The rank and title of National Artist, as proclaimed by the President of the Philippines;
The National Artist medallion and citation;
Lifetime emolument and material and physical benefits comparable in value to those received by the highest officers of the land such as:
a cash award of One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P100,000.00), net of taxes for living awardees;
a cash award of Seventy Five Thousand Pesos (P75,000.00), net of taxes for posthumous awardees, payable to legal heir/s;
a monthly life pension, medical and hospitalization benefits;
life insurance coverage for Awardees who are still insurable;
arrangements and expenses for a state funeral;
a place of honor, in line with protocular precedence, at national state functions, and recognition at cultural events.

"These achievements are measured in terms of their vision, unusual insight, creativity and imagination, technical proficiency of the highest order in expressing Filipino culture and traditions, history, way of life, and aspirations."

i have nothing against Dolphy, but making him a national artist seems too over the top.

[whiteKelso]

The philippines is so BS when it comes to show business. Fact is they always give a shit...F this govt ts.
i dont see Dolphy as a hero or something special. He is just an actor with so much money on his pocket.

[estor_boot]

if Carlo J. Caparas was named national artist, why not Dolphy?

[mindtrickz]

sagdi nlang gud, kamo jud noh, kung ihatag aw ihatag, kung dili aw dili gud..

[erwin_rommel]

ok ra ma national artist ni si dolphy na lingaw man pod og dugay nga panahon ang mga pilipino niya.

[tmhiong]

i think ok ra man .

[jeremiahjay]

Diba ang England gahatag man gani og Knighthood sa uban nila Artist..Si Dolphy as an Artist maayo man. Deserving man siguro siya..

[KlaytoN]

[url]criteria for selection

artists who through the content and form of their works have contributed in building a filipino sense of nationhood;

si pacman?

[Metz]

he deserves it. daghan sad tawo napalipay si dolphy. apil pa ato mga lolo.
and dako jud na iya contribution sa comedy. black and white pa tawon ang tv sauna hehe.

di lang cguro funny sa mga newer generation kay exposed naman ta sa american comedy due to cable and internet.
pero sauna nga nihit pa ang cable, lingaw sad tung home along the riles

what has the rest of us done to make pinoys happy?

[sizzlingROBOT]

To name Dolphy as national artist is a no brainer. He contributed more that enough to the Philippine movie industry.