THE Aquino administration condoles with the family, friends, colleagues, and numerous admirers of National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Eddie S. Romero.
At around nine o’clock this evening, Romero passed away.
An acclaimed National Artist of the Philippines, his aesthetic, according to his citation, was “delivered in an utterly simple style—minimalist, but never empty, always calculated, precise and functional, but never predictable,” Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail F. Valte said.
His work spanned generations; Mr. Romero influenced numerous filmmakers, both here and abroad, to tread the same path and to aspire for the same sweeping ambitions that he held dear.
His accomplishments form the legacy that Mr. Romero has undoubtedly left Philippine and global cinema, Valte said.