2025 Mantanglawin Award for Global Excellence in Arts

Indigent Family 18" x 24" oil

 * MATANGLAWIN First Place 

Rembert Quimada showed interest in art as early as five years old. In effect, he cultivated a love for family and a strong dedication towards his craft. The 18-year-old paints portraitures and still life to help his family during times of financial crises.

 Fisher Folks 3' x 4' oil on board

  * MATANGLAWIN 2nd Place      BID $6000

Jer Calo graduated with a degree in Nautical Engineering at Cebu, a native of Compostela, he became a full time artist since 2010, self-taught, he won several competition including the GSIS first honorable mention national contest, first prize winner in Robinson Land Corp. national contest 2018, and in 2020, 3 of his paintin

Desiderata 36"x 48" oil

 * MATANGLAWIN 3rd Place

Ariel Caratao started his simple strokes through his friend, Jose Victor Patalinghug, and later, under Ronilo Abayan and Mar Vidal. He got the Grand Prize Award of GSIS National Art Competition in 2018. According to him,

 "Desiderata is my personal visual manifesto of the famous inspirational poem by Max Ehrmann, in which it declares that the world is 

Daily Endeavor 36" x 48" oil

  * HONORABLE MENTION

A native of Kidapawan City, Lucas Ranola was engaged in cinema ads for 30 years, until 2005 when technology took over his job. He then focused on painting, inspired by the greatest Filipino realism artists, including our Living Master. Among many competitions he won, Lucas is a recent finalist in figurative category for the 14th Annual ARC Salon (20

Playing with Waves 30"x 40" oil

  * HONORABLE MENTION

Romar Quimada's influence lie in the classical figurative art, choosing to hone his painting skills full time despite many dissuasion he encountered in such a traditional hometown. With a passion for art, cultivated at home since childhood, Romar knows his heart is in the right place. From still life to portraits, to landscape paintings, the 19-y

Reflection of a Girl 36"x 24" oil

  * HONORABLE MENTION

Renulo Pautan's early awareness of art and painting came by way of his father, who did framing jobs for many local artists. He trained under Tony and Vidal "Undo" Alcoseba and he actively participated in paintings exhibits in Paris (Cultural Confluence_IV 2011), Malaysia (Art Malaysia Art Tourism Fair 2013, 2014) and also joined Langkawi Art Bi

Humanscape 6ft' x 6ft' mixed media

 * MATANGLAWIN- ABSTRACT !st Place

Sam Penaso is one of the most versatile artists hail from a fishing village of Bohol, Philippines, graduated with Fine Arts major in Advertising, the “Stripewalker“ braved continents through his performing arts, paintings and sculptures. His endless imagination injected with humor and passion for innovation is unequalled. His seri

Birds in the City 28" x 20"

*PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD         BID   $900

Reynan Dingal's grandfather, an artist and a sculptor, inspired him to participate in art exhibits and competitions, after he graduated with a Nursing degree and passed the licensure exam in 2008. Winning the Juror's Choice Award at Philippine Art Awards (Visayas) and President's Choice Award during the 3rd GSIS National Watercolo

Liberty VIew of NYC 48" x 24" cement

 * HONORABLE MENTION    BID  $500

Eugie Varona Dela Cruz comes from generations of carpenters in Bulacan, he learned from his father how to choose the quality of wood and incorporates functionality in his art. He teaches history, Philippine government and political science. Watch him in action... 

Retain 21" x 15" acrylic on paper

START BID  $168

An art instructor for children, Carl assisted our Mangyan Art Reach 2020 at Puerto Galera, a protege of our adviser Otto Neri, based at Antipolo, he was twice a finalist at 43rd and 44th Shell National Art Competition, 4th placer at Avida 3D Art Competition, qualifying partiicpant at GSIS, Metrobank and Art Petron national level competitions 

Salvation

START BID:  $270

Ramel Castillo is a graduate of Advertising and Public relation in Polytechnic University of the Philippines. He continuously participates in local group shows since 2013 and work as freelance photographer, graphic artist, and a painter. His art focuses on ape which, for him, symbolizes common people in the society. He executes his ideas with apes as main subject. Most of