Imelda Marcos Gets the Grand Dame Title at the First Filipino Heritage Awards

Lyric Opera of the Philippines (LyrOPERA), the country’s premier non-profit opera company, celebrates its 10th year anniversary via a co-presentation with the newly formed Philippine Heritage Society through the 2022 Filipino Heritage Awards Night & Philippine Heritage Society Ball.

The Philippine Heritage Society is a group of individuals in different fields of endeavor who are bonded by their common advocacy to help sustain, preserve and promote Philippine Identity, Art, History and Culture in all their forms. The mission of the Society is to promote our country the Philippines by celebrating our past!

The Philippine Heritage Society was founded by Tess Castro, Nathan de Leon and tenor-businessman Sherwin Sozon.

Incumbent Society members include Armita Rufino, Robert Castañeda Eugene Guiyab, Ruby Guiyab, Kate Bellosillo, Danda Buhain, Carmen Afzelius, Jessie Maloles, Flora Urquico, Anne Nuguid Morales, Rachel Harrison, Rose Santiago-Licup, Ronaldo Arnaldo, Atty. Jovy Beldad, Rose Rañola Jordan, Raymond Villanueva and its 2022-2023 chairperson and incoming Rotary District 3830 District Governor, Mache Torres-Ackerman

The 2022 distinguished list of awardees include:

● Philippine Heritage Awardee for Music, National Artist for Music: Fides Cuyugan Asensio

● Grand Dame of Philippine Arts and Culture: Imelda Romualdez Marcos

● Philippine Heritage Awardee for Education: Jaime Laya

● Philippine Heritage Awardee for Publishing: Atty. Dominador Buhain

■ Special Citation Award: Cristina Galang-Caedo

● Philippine Heritage Awardee for Dance: Liza Macuja Elizalde

● Philippine Heritage Awardee for Service: The Aristocrat Restaurant

● Philippine Heritage Awardee for Food Technology: Mama Sita’s

● Philippine Heritage Awardee for Design: Sarao Motors – Jeepney

☆ Performing during the event are LyrOPERA artists: Randy Gilongo, Sherine Anne Koa, Eden Lorrice Dumlao, Bernadette Mamauag, Niña Campos and The Philippine Tenors.

The event will take place at the Fiesta Pavilion of the historic The Manila Hotel on July 25, 2022 at 5:00 PM.

The show is directed by @Nathan De Leon, with the fashion segment directed by Raymond Villanueva.

Presented by: Greenfield Development Corporation, Destileria Limtuaco and Co. Inc.

Co-Presented by: Alpha One (www.AlphaOneA1.com), www.BASInfratructurePH.com, MX3 Natural Supplements (www.mx3ph.com) and United Graphic Expression Corporation (UGEC)

Major Sponsor: Apo View Hotel, ORGANIQUE

Minor Sponsors: Curve Coffee Collaborators, Island Rose, Floral Fairy Design Concepts Co

Donor Sponsors: King FU Express and Vital Purified Drinking Water

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