GAMABA

• National Living Treasures

• Awardees of Gawad sa Manlilikha ng
Bayan from NCCA (National Comission
for Cultural and the Arts
• Produce arts that are woven into
everyday life.
TEOFILO GARCIA
• San Quintin, Abra
• 2012 awardee
• Tending a plot of
land filled w/
enlarged
“upo”/gourd.
TABUNGAW HAT
 WHAT IS THE GAMABA?
(Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan)
• 12 Individuals have received this distinction (1992)
R.A. 7355 until 2012
• This art recognizes the outstanding work of artists
in the Philippines.
• Emphasis on intangible & communal aspects of art
production.
• Traditional arts find deep affinities with nature,
place, society, ritual, and everyday life.
 Who are the GAMABA Awardees?
FORM MANLILIKHA NG YEAR OF ETHNICITY/ EXPERTISE
BAYAN CONFERMENT LOCATION

T’BOLI, LAKE SEBU,

S.COTABATO,
MINDANAO,
TINALAK
SOUTHERN PHILS. WEAVING
LANG
DULAY 1998
WEAVING
TAGABAWA,BAGOBO,
BANSALAN, DAVAO
DEL SUR, S.E.
INABAL
SALINTA
MINDANAO WEAVING
MONON
(d. 2009)
 MANLILIKHA NG YEAR OF ETHNICITY/ EXPERTISE
FORM CONFERMENT
BAYAN LOCATION

TAUSUG, SULU, S.
DARHATA PHILIPPINES
PIS SIYABIT
SAWABI WEAVING
(d. 2005)
2004 SAMA/TANDUBAS,
HAJA TAWI- TAWI, S.
PHILIPPINES
MAT
WEAVING AMINA WEAVING
(d. 2013)

ILOCANO/PINILI,
ILOCOS NORTE, N.
MAGDALENA 2012 LUZON, N.
INABEL
GAMAYO PHILIPPINES WEAVING
 MANLILIKHA NG YEAR OF ETHNICITY/
FORM BAYAN CONFERMENT LOCATION EXPERTISE
HANUNOO SURAT MANGYAN
MANGYAN/ & AMBAHAN
GINAW MANSALAY, POETRY
BILOG ORIENTAL
(d. 2003) MINDORO, CENTRAL
PHILS.

LITERATURE & PALAWAN/

PERFORMING MASINO 1993 BROOKES POINTS,
CENTRAL PHILS.
LYRICAL POEMS;
PLAYING THEIR
ARTS INTARAY ACCOMPANYING
INSTRUMENTS; EPIC
(d. 2013) CHANTING, STORY
TELLING

MAGUINDANAO/M
SAMAON AMASAPANO,
SULAIMAN PLAYING THE
WESTERN KUDYAPI
(d. 2011) MINDANAO, S.
PHILS.
 FORM MANLILIKHA NG YEAR OF ETHNICITY/ EXPERTISE
BAYAN CONFERMENT LOCATION

PLAYING KALINGA
KALINGA/LUBUAGA MUSICAL
ALONZO
INSTRUMENTS, DANCE
SACLAG N, N. LUZON,
PATTERN &
N.PHILS. MOVEMENTS W/
RITUALS

LITERATURE & SULOD BUKIDNON/

FEDERICO CALINOG, ILO-ILO,
PERFORMING
ARTS CABALLERO 2000 PANAY ISLAND,
CENTRAL PHILS.
CHANTING THE
SUGIDANON EPIC OF
PANAY, BUKIDNON

UWANG YAKAN/LAMITAN, PLAYING YAKAN

BASILAN ISLAND, S. MUSICAL
AHADAS
PHILIPPINES INSTRUMENTS
 FORM MANLILIKHA NG YEAR OF ETHNICITY/ EXPERTISE
BAYAN CONFERMENT LOCATION

KAPAMPANGAN/ SILVER PLATING

APALIT PAMPANGA, OF RELIGIOUS &
CENTRAL LUZON SECULAR ARTS
EDUARDO
MUTUC 2004
PLASTIC ARTS
ILOCANO/ SAN
QUINTIN, ABRA, N.
LUZON, N. PHILS.
GOURD
TEOFILO
GARCIA 2012 CASQUE
MAKING
 THE PRODUCTION PROCESS &
THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT
• TOURISM
• MINING & INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
• MILITARIZATION
• CHRISTIANIZATION