Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan

(GAMABA)
or the National Living Treasures
Award
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National
Living Treasures Award

 In April 1992, the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or

the National Living Treasures Award was
institutionalized through Republic Act No. 7355.
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
(NCCA)

Is tasked with the administration and

implementation of the Award.

The highest policy-making and coordinating

body for culture and the arts of the State.
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan Committee and
an Ad Hoc Panel of Experts
 It conducts the search for the finest
traditional artists of the land.
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan Committee and
an Ad Hoc Panel of Experts
It adopts a program that will ensure the
transfer of their skills to others and undertakes
measures to promote a genuine appreciation
of and instill pride among our people about
the genius of the Manlilikha ng Bayan.
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National
Living Treasures Award

 First awarded in 1993 to three outstanding artists in

music and poetry

 The Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan has its roots in

the 1988 National Folk Artists Award organized by
the Rotary Club of Makati-Ayala.
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National
Living Treasures Award

 As a group, these folk and traditional artists reflect

the diverse heritage and cultural traditions that
transcend their beginnings to become part of our
national character.
 As Filipinos, they bring age-old customs, crafts and
ways of living to the attention and appreciation of
Filipino life.
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National
Living Treasures Award
 As a group, these folk and traditional artists reflect
the diverse heritage and cultural traditions that
transcend their beginnings to become part of our
national character.
 They provide us with a vision of ourselves and of our
nation, a vision we might be able to realize someday,
once we are given the opportunity to be true to
ourselves as these artists have remained truthful to
their art.
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National
Living Treasures Award
 As envisioned under R.A. 7355, “Manlilikha ng
Bayan” shall mean a citizen engaged in any
traditional art uniquely Filipino whose distinctive
skills have reached such a high level of technical and
artistic excellence and have been passed on to and
widely practiced by the present generation in his/her
community with the same degree of technical and
artistic competence.
How Does One Become a Manlilikha ng
Bayan?
 To become a “Manlilikha ng Bayan”, the candidate
must possess the following qualifications:
1. He/she is an inhabitant of an
indigenous/traditional cultural community
anywhere in the Philippines that has preserved
indigenous customs, beliefs, rituals and
traditions and/or has syncretized whatever
external elements that have influenced it.
How Does One Become a Manlilikha ng
Bayan?
 To become a “Manlilikha ng Bayan”, the candidate
must possess the following qualifications:
2. He/she must have engaged in a folk art
tradition that has been in existence and
documented for at least fifty (50) years.
How Does One Become a Manlilikha ng
Bayan?
 To become a “Manlilikha ng Bayan”, the candidate
must possess the following qualifications:
3. He/she must have consistently performed or
produced over a significant period, works of
superior and distinctive quality.
How Does One Become a Manlilikha ng
Bayan?
 To become a “Manlilikha ng Bayan”, the candidate
must possess the following qualifications:
4. He/she must possess a mastery of tools and
materials needed by the art, and must have an
established reputation in the art as master and
maker of works of extraordinary technical
quality.
How Does One Become a Manlilikha ng
Bayan?
 To become a “Manlilikha ng Bayan”, the candidate
must possess the following qualifications:
5. He/she must have passed on and/or will pass
on to other members of the community their
skills in the folk art for which the community is
traditionally known.
Categories of a Manlilikha ng Bayan
 The Award shall be given in each, but not limited to
the following categories of traditional folk arts:
 folk architecture  performing arts
 maritime transport  literature
 weaving  graphic and plastic arts
 carving  ornament
Categories of a Manlilikha ng Bayan
 The Award shall be given in each, but not limited to
the following categories of traditional folk arts:
 textile or fiber art  and other artistic
expressions of
 pottery traditional culture

 Consideration shall be given to geographical

distribution and balance of artistic categories.
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National
Living Treasures Award

 GINAW BILOG (+ 2003)

 Poet
 Hanunuo Mangyan
 Panaytayan, Oriental
Mindoro
 1993
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National
Living Treasures Award

 MASINO INTARAY (+ 2013)

 Musician and Storyteller
 Pala’wan
 Brookes Point
 1993
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National
Living Treasures Award

 SAMAON SULAIMAN (+ 2011)

 Musician
 Magindanao
 Mama sa Pano, Maguindanao
 1993
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National
Living Treasures Award

 LANG DULAY (+2015)

 Textile Weaver
 T’boli
 Lake Sebu, South Cotabato
 1998
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National
Living Treasures Award

 SALINTA MONON (+ 2009)

 Textile Weaver
 Tagabawa Bagobo
 Bansalan, Davao del Sur
 1998
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National
Living Treasures Award

 ALONZO SACLAG
 Musician and Dancer
 Kalinga
 Lubugan, Kalinga
 2000
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National
Living Treasures Award

 FEDERICO CABALLERO
 Epic Chanter
 Sulod-Bukidnon
 Calinog, Iloilo
 2000
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National
Living Treasures Award

 UWANG AHADAS
 Musician
 Yakan
 Lamitan, Basilan
 2000
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National
Living Treasures Award

• DARHATA SAWABI (+ 2005)

• Textile Weaver
• Tausug
• Parang, Sulu
• 2004
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National
Living Treasures Award

• EDUARDO MUTUC
• Metalsmith
• Kapampangan
• Apalit Pampanga
• 2004
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National
Living Treasures Award

• HAJA AMINA APPI (+ 2013)

• Mat Weaver
• Sama
• Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi
• 2004
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National
Living Treasures Award

• TEOFILO GARCIA
• Casque Maker
• Ilocano
• San Quintin, Abra
• 2012
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National
Living Treasures Award

• MAGDALENA GAMAYO
• Textile Weaver
• Ilocano
• Pinili, Ilocos Norte
• 2012
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National
Living Treasures Award

• AMBALANG AUSALIN
• Textile Weaver,
• Lamitan
• 2016
• (born 4 March 1943)
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National
Living Treasures Award

• ESTELITA BANTILAN
• Mat Weaver
• Saranggani
• 2016
• (born 17 October 1940)
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National
Living Treasures Award

• YABING MASALON DULO

• Ikat Weaver
• 2016
• (born 8 August 1914)
Ikat or ikkat
• Ikat or ikkat, is a style of weaving that uses a
resist dyeing process similar to tie-dye on either
the warp or weft before the threads are woven
to create a pattern or design. A double ikat is
when both the warp and the weft are tie-dyed
before weaving.
Ikat or ikkat
• Ikat which means “to tie” or “to bind” in the
Indonesian language has a Philippine variant
known for its colors and striking designs.
Philippine ikatweaving is mostly practiced in the
Cordilleras in northern Philippines by the Ifugao
tribes and other ethnic groups in Mindanao
which employ ikat techniques in producing
their well-known tapestries.
Ikat or ikkat
• Heirloom and antique ikat tapestries from
these tribes are collectors items and often fetch
high prices for their outstanding craftsmanship
that showcase intricate weave patterns and
motifs.