16-Gawad

awardee
Navarra, Laurence
Ginaw Bilog
(d. 2003), artist
and poet,
Mansalay,
Oriental
Mindoro Poetry
(Ambahan),
December 17,
1993.
He was recognized for the
preservation of the surat
Mangyan, or Mangyan
script and the ambahan.
Masino
Intaray
(d. 2013), musician and
epic chanter, Brooke’s
Point, Palawan, Poetry
(Kulilal and Bagit) and
Music (Basal / Gong),
1993
He is known for playing
multiple indigenous
instruments namely the
basal (gong), aroding
(mouth harp), and the
babarak (ring flute).
 Samaon
Sulaiman
 (d. 2011),
musician,
Mamasapano,
Maguindanao
Music (Kutyapi),
1993.
Samaon Sulaiman
achieved the
highest level of
excellence in the
art of kutyapi
playing.
Lang Dulay
 (d. 2015) Textile
weaver, Lake Sebu,
South Cotabato,
Weaving (T’nalak),
1998
 She is credited with
preserving her people's
tradition of weaving
T'nalak, a dyed fabric
made from refined
abaca fibre.
Salinta Monon
(d. 2009), weaver,
Bansalan, Davao
del Sur, Weaving
(Abaca – ikat /
Inabal), 1998
She was known for
her Bagobo-
Tagabawa textiles
and was known as
the "last Bagobo
weaver".
Alonzo Saclag
 musician and
dancer, Lubuagan,
Kalinga, Music and
Dance (Kalinga),
2000.
 He is instrumental in
establishing the practice of
children wearing
traditional Kalinga clothing
for important school
events as well as the
teaching of Kalinga folk
songs in schools.
Federico Caballero
 epic chanter,
Sulod- Bukidnon,
Iloilo, Poetry and
Epic Chant
(Sugidanon), 2000.
He worked with the Bureau
of Nonformal Education, to
teach people how to read
and write and would
promote the tradition of
epic chanting despite the
initial objection of his
children
Uwang Ahadas
 musician, Lamitan,
Basilan, Music (Yakan
specifically
Kulintang, kwitangan
kayu, gabbang,
agung, and
tuntungan), 2000.
He contribution
to the
preservation of
Yakan
traditional
music.
Darhata Sawabi
 (d. 2005),
weaver, Parang,
Sulu, Weaving
(Pis Syabit),
2004.
 known for pis
syabit, a traditional
Tausūg cloth
tapestry worn as a
head covering by
the people of Jolo.
Eduardo Mutuc
 metalsmith/metal
sculptor, Apalit,
Pampanga,
Metalwork (Bronze
and Silver), 2004
He is a known to be a
practitioner of the
craft of pinukpuk
which involved the
stamping of
embellishments on
metal sheets.
Haja Amina Appi
 (d. 2013),
weaver,
Tandubas, Tawi-
Tawi, Weaving
(Mat), 2004
 She was credited
for creating
colorful pandan
mats with complex
geometric
patterns.
Teofilo Garcia
 casque maker,
San Quintin,
Abra, Casque
Making
(Tabungaw), 2012
He eventually
became known
for producing
tabungaw hat.
Magdalena
Gamayo
master weaver,
Pinili, Ilocos
Norte, Weaving
(Inabel), 2012.
She became best
known for
weaving the
sinan-sabong.
Ambalang
Ausalin
 (d. 2022),
master weaver,
Lamitan, Basilan,
Weaving (Yakan
tennun), 2016
was renowned for
her excellent skills
in Yakan weaving
techniques and
designs
 Estelita
Tumandan
Bantilan
master weaver,
Malapatan,
Sarangani,
Weaving (B’laan
igem), 2016.
 She is credited with
creating "some of the
biggest, most subtly
beautiful mats to be
seen anywhere in
Southeast Asia.
Yabing Masalon Dulo
 (d. 2021), master
weaver, Polomolok,
South Cotabato,
Weaving (Ikat),
2016
 credited with
preserving the
Blaan traditional
mabal tabih art of
ikat weaving and
dyeing.