THE Supreme Court (SC) declared invalid the presidential orders that proclaimed director Carlo Caparas, Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) founder Cecilia Guidote Alvarez, architect Francisco Mañosa, and fashion designer Jose “Pitoy” Moreno national artists.

The SC’s Public Information Office (PIO) Chief Theodore Te said Proclamation numbers 1826 to 1829 issued by former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2009 were voided for grave abuse of discretion.

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