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Ginaw Bilog
was a Filipino poet who
was recognized as a
National Living Treasure
by the Philippine
government.

Born on January 3, 1953,[2]

Bilog was a Hanunuo Mangyan
who was a native of Mansalay,
Oriental Mindoro. He was
known for his efforts in
preserving the Mangyan poetry
tradition of ambahan.[

Then-President Fidel V. Ramos,

conferred the National Living
Treasure Award to Ginaw Bilog
on December 17, 1993, in
recognition of his people's
preservation efforts of the
ambahan poetry, which is Carlos Modesto "Botong" Villaluz Francisco
recorded on bamboo.[4]
He died on June 3, 2003, at Francisco was a most
age 50 due to a lingering distinguished practitioner of
illness mural painting for many decades

and best known for his historical
pieces. He was one of the first
Filipino modernists along with
Galo Ocampo and Victorio C.
Edades who broke away from
Botong died on March Fernando Amorsolo's
31, 1969, in Angono, romanticism of Philippine scenes.
Rizal, Philippines

His great works include portrayals of the Blood Compact,

First Mass at Limasawa, The Martyrdom of Rizal, Bayanihan,
Magpupukot, Fiesta, Bayanihan sa Bukid, Sandugo, Portrait of
Purita, The Invasion of Limahong, Serenade, and Muslim
Betrothal. Some of his murals have suffered big damage over
the years. The "Pageant of Commerce" emerged from several
years of restoration in 2000