GAMABA

1. Darhata Sawabi
- Darhata Sawabi is a Tausug textile weaver from sulu. She was hailed as an
expert in weaving colorful squares of cloth used pis syabit and for adornment of
the native attire, bags and accessories as well as in teaching the art to the
younger generation. She is a recipient of the National Treasure Living Award,
having given the distinction in 2004.

2. Alonzo Saclag
- He is instrumental in establishing the practice of children wearing traditional
kalinga clothing for important school event as well as teaching of Kalinga folks
songs in schools. He also lobbied for the broadcast of traditional kalinga music
along with contemporary music in their local radio station. Saclag was conferred
the National Living Treasure Award in 2000.

3. Lang Dulay
- Lang Dulay was a Filipino Traditional Weaver who was a recipient of the
National Living Award. She is credited with preserving her people’s tradition of
weaving T’nalak, a dyed fabric made from refined abaca fibre.

4. Ginaw Bilog
- Bilog was recognized for the preservation of the surat Mangyan, or Mangyan
script and the ambahan, a metamorphic poem with seven syllable lines etched on
bamboo tubes used in conveying messages among the Hanunuo Mangyan of
southern Mindoro. He is the first awardee of Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan in
1993.

5. Salinta Monon
- Monon was a Filipino textile weaver who was the one of two recipients of the
National Living Award in 1998. She was known for her Bagobo-Tagabawa textiles
and was known as the “last Bagobo weaver”.