The popular profile of ethnic folk singer-songwriter Joey Ayala may soon be elevated to heroic status. Various groups have endorsed his recent nomination to the latest National Artist for Music.
Part of the nomination reads: “Over the years, Ayala continued recording albums as a solo act or with various artists — the consistent quality of his work apparent in his signature baritone vocals and brilliant songwriting, such as in the 2005 album “Mga Awit ng Magdaragat.” Thus, Joey Ayala has become the finest exponent of Filipino Alternative Music.”
Reactions to Joey’s nomination are mixed:
- “Joey Ayala comes on top of mind when I think about the fusion of Filipino artistry and world music. A casual talk with him is an enriching experience about music roots and Philippine history. For me, his song ‘Walang Hanggang Paalam’ captures the sentimentality of Filipinos and brings one back to the land of Juan Dela Cruz wherever he may be on Earth. For that and more, he certainly deserves to be named National Artist.”
- “Makes sense to me sir.”
- No offense to Joey A. Pero nauna pa siya to be nominated for national artist? What about Heber Bartolome, Resty P. Fabunan or even Pepe Smith?
- Gary Granda, Florante, Banyuhay, Freddie Aguilar,Juan de la Cruz band, Maria Cafra
- “The criteria for selecting a national artist include Filipino citizenship, the contribution of their works to nation-building, impact of their distinctive and pioneering works or styles on succeeding generations of artists, excellence in the practice of their art form which enriches artistic expression or style, and prestigious national and international recognitions.”
- “Totally Agree !”
- Not against him pero parang mas may mauna muna kaysa sa kanya. Dapat may mauna
- Dapat lang dahil sa pag gamit niya ng ethnic music and instruments sa modern setting ngunit dapat may kasulatan na hindi na siya mag endorse ng ….
- – We have so much respect po for sir Joey at isa din po sya sa patuloy na nagpapaunlad ng OPM kaya ang nominasyon po nya as National Artist ay nararapat po sa kanya
- “Hilaw pa! Taga Davao kasi. Mas marami pang deserving! Si Ate Guy kaya muna.”
- “Baka pop music ang category. Outcast mga Pinoy rock musicians?”
- Mas type ko si Cynthia Alexander!
- “A sad reality .. all awarding bodies have their own politics .. depende kung sino ang nakaupo”
- “Kantahin nya muna ‘ikaw na may baril’ sa panahong ito, then he can be nominated.”
Per information available online, Joey Ayala is a member, National Committee for Music (NCM) of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) from 2007 to the present and Committee chairman from 2008-2010
The Order of National Artists (Orden ng mga Pambansang Alagad ng Sining) is the highest national recognition given to Filipino individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts; namely, music, dance, theater, visual arts, literature, film broadcast arts, and architecture and allied arts.
Past National Artists for music include Ryan Cayabyab, Tony Molina, Felipe P. de Leon, Atang de la Rama, Francisco Feliciano and Ramon Santos.
Every national artist receives A gold-plated medallion and citation; P200,000 net of taxes; a monthly life pension worth P50,000; medical and hospital benefits worth P750,000 every year; life insurance coverage; a place of honor in state functions and arrangements for and expenses of a state funeral.
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ano ba ang makukuha nang bansa at sambayanan nang isang 2021 national artist, hero ba ang tawag sa isang national artist dapat bang popular ang isang national artist? sko ay isang nominee din 1st timer dapat ata imbestigahan ninyo ang works ko sa musika dahil alam ko na mapahiya lang kayo kon hindi ako ang national artist 2021 reynaldo oryiz cruz!!!!!!
ď nation philippines & its people has far more to gain if 2021 nominee for music reynaldo ortiz cruz will be ď national artists than all other nominees in all categories combined. there is a need for a thorough assessment on the matter!!!
may i request then for all nominees to give way now to me, reynaldo ortiz cruz, d’ recognition as ď national artist 2021 music for the sake of planet earth’s well-being to ď best interest of humanity to avoid national embarassment than to stick it out against me? i now know you much as you well know me, okay?
again if u will be ď national artist 2021, how will u expound this to ď interested world community to gain ď related opportunities brought forth to ď country & our people bsdef on ď following matter?…..*fyi reminder of 3.27.21 nominee 2021 national artist music category ncca/ccp philippines, reynaldo ortiz cruz on a heroic standard level of a new energy & science of a culture of an art dynamic evolutionary creationism pioneered endeavor etc.》”watch-out, be careful: x-factor or margin of error of sound energy, technology & engineering, rodgers & hammerstein ď 2nd’s accepted facts in ď art of ď sound of most anything state & ď universe’s state of incorporeal music, strongest & most powerful among all sounds”!
can any nominee for music 2021 national artist give these capability of music’s value & direction to our motherland for ď well being of earth to ď best interest of ď pilipinoes & to ď rest of mankind ď ff.? https://www.facebook.com/groups/artandscienceofmusic682256868875772 – music science of ren’ & for development, its technology & engineering etc…..
*fyi 3.19.21 revealed etc. – philippines’ culture, ncca national artist 2021, music category nominee, reynaldo ortiz cruz》*music (n.) – a fundamental property of space, its incorporeal mine encompassing a relative dimension of interactive compositions of universe’s constant state of anything in its force, sound & energy with its own space & time within its structure; ď fundamental constant force in its structure effecting its energy composition for stability of unity& harmony of its respective systems’ corresponding mobile or otherwise order & each of its formation serving as ď symmetries of nature, all across ď whole universe.
https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-has-translated-a-hubble-photo-into-music-and-it-s-absolutely-chilling
https://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/ipday/2015/creating_value_from_music.html
*fyi 3.21》”a new kind or type of molecular matter, cluster of structures of a fundamental property of & an incorporeal mine in space, music”!
other than reynaldo ortiz cruz, If any one be music 2021 philipine national artist can he or she be able to go & involved in an incorporeal music space mining with our state & its government foremost, for ď well-being of our mother nature earth etc?
reminder: “always put god in your heart, mind, soul & spirit. god cares not who one is but cares only about one’s work”!
for whatever this may serve ď 2021 philippine national artist for music. gud luck to all of us nominee….. *fyi reminder of 3.27.21 nominee 2021 national artist music category ncca/ccp philippines, reynaldo ortiz cruz on a heroic standard level of a new energy & science of a culture of an art dynamic evolutionary creationism pioneered endeavor etc.》”watch-out, be careful: x-factor or margin of error of sound energy, technology & engineering, rodgers & hammerstein ď 2nd’s accepted facts in ď art of ď sound of most anything state & ď universe’s state of incorporeal music, strongest & most powerful among all sounds”!
“in me, we pilipino musicians are still ď only one in ď world to resolved ď following problem for ď well-being of our nature mother earth”…… *fyi reminder of 3.27.21 nominee 2021 national artist music category ncca/ccp philippines, reynaldo ortiz cruz on a heroic standard level of a new energy & science of a culture of an art dynamic evolutionary creationism pioneered endeavor etc.》”watch-out, be careful: x-factor or margin of error of sound energy on sciences, technologies & engineerings, rodgers & hammerstein ď 2nd’s accepted facts in ď art of ď sound of most anything state & ď universe’s state of anything of incorporeal music, strongest & most powerful among all sounds”!
*fyi reminder of 3.29.21, nominee 2021 national artist music category, ncca/ccp, philippies, reynaldo ortiz cruz》”existing miscalculations in sciences, technologies & engineerings, founded on the x-factor or margin of error, defined therein ď incorporeal music of science ren’, technology & engineering, for one long overlooked main factor that causes ď deteriorating conditions of our mother nature earth. these shall have to be rectified & cleared 1st & foremost, before resolves shall be implemented otherwise nothing will get better, as facts show on past resolutions for these matters, are still with fundamental error due to ď said x-factor & were rendered ineffective & just worsen ď situations”.
https://phys.org/news/2021-03-cities-worldwide-earth-hour.html
https://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/ipday/2015/creating_value_from_music.html
*fyi reminder of 3.29.21, nominee 2021 national artist music category, ncca/ccp, philippies, reynaldo ortiz cruz》”existing miscalculations in sciences, technologies & engineerings, founded on a dire needed levelling-up of humankind’s state of most anything with ď universe’s state of anything, in ď energy of ď sound of & music, an x-factor or margin of error, defined therein ď incorporeal music of science ren’, technology & engineering, for one long overlooked main factor that causes ď deteriorating conditions of our mother nature earth. a matter of mandatory protocol, these shall have to be rectified & cleared 1st & foremost, before resolves shall be implemented otherwise nothing will get better, as facts show on past resolutions for these matters, are still with fundamental error due to ď above said x-factor or margin of error etc., & were rendered ineffective & just worsen ď situations”.
https://phys.org/news/2021-03-cities-worldwide-earth-hour.html
https://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/ipday/2015/creating_value_from_music.html