<Tr> <Th> Notable work </Th> <Td> Philippine Folk Dances and Games (1926) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awards </Th> <Td> Republic Award of Merit (1954) Ramon Magsaysay Award (1962) National Artist of the Philippines (1973) </Td> </Tr> <P> Francisca Reyes - Aquino is a Filipino folk dancer and academic noted for her research on Philippine folk dance . She is a recipient of the Republic Award of Merit and the Ramon Magsaysay Award and is a designated National Artist of the Philippines for Dance . </P> <P> Among Reyes - Aquino's most noted works is her research on folk dances and songs as a student assistant at the University of the Philippines (UP). Pursuing her graduate studies, she started her work in the 1921 traveling to remote barrios in Central and Northern Luzon . </P>

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