President Benigno Aquino 3rd on Thursday formally conferred the Order of National Artists (Orden ng Pambansang Alagad ng Sining) on nine Filipinos who made distinct contributions in the field of arts and letters.

The new batch of National Artists was feted in a ceremony in Malacañang.

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