CULTURE

: the beliefs, custom, arts etc., of a particular society, group,

places or time.

: a particular society that has its own beliefs, ways of life, art,
etc.
: a way of thinking, behaving, or working that exist in a place
or organization

Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary

 CHAPTER 4

Contemporary Philippine Arts from the

Region
GAMABA AWARDEE
 GAWAD SA MANLILIKHA NG BAYAN
OR
NATIONAL LIVING TREASURES AWARD
Is Conferred on Filipinos who are at the forefront of the
practice preservation, and promotion of the nation’s
traditional folk arts.
Objectives
to honor and support traditional folk artists
and to see to it that their skills and crafts are
preserve.
• Formalized in 1992, through Republic Act No. 7355, the
Manlilikha ng Bayan Act.
• The National Commission for Culture and the Arts oversees its
implementation.
• The award is tied with a program that ensures the transfer of
their skills to new generations and the promotion of the craft both
locally and internationally
• In 2014, the Senate of the Philippines adopted Senate Resolution
No. (SRN)765 aimed at recognizing the accomplishments of the
country’s living treasures.
 EMBLEM
•The award logo is a representation
of the human form used in traditional
cloth. Below the logo is the phrase
“Manlilikha ng Bayan” written in
Baybayin,an ancient Filipino script
used in the Philippines in the
16th century.
 CRITERIA
1. Should be a Filipino citizen or a group of citizens
belonging to an indigenous / traditional cultural
community anywhere in the Philippines, engaged in
Filipino traditional art in the following categories:
• - folk architecture - graphic and plastic arts
- maritime transport - ornament
-weaving - textile or fiber art
- carving - pottery
-performing arts - literature
and other artistic expressions of traditional culture
 CRITERIA
2.Should have been engaged in the tradition and craft for
a significant period of time with at least 50 years of
existence and documentation;

3.Should have produced and performed of artistic,

distinctive, and superior quality;

4.Should possess mastery of the tools and materials that

are needed for the art and must have a reputation for being
an art master and craft maker in the community where he /
she belongs;
 CRITERIA
5. Should have passed on and/ or will pass on the traditional crafts
and skills to other members of the community by virtue of
teaching;
6. In case when a Manlilikha ng Bayan candidate is incapable of
teaching further his/ her craft and skill due to age or infirmity;
A. He / she should have created a significant body of work and
has contributed to the development of the tradition and craft
B. He / she should have played a role in the preservation and
revitalization of the artistic tradition in the community.
C. He/ she has been recognized as a master of his / her craft
and admired for his character and integrity in his / her
community.
 What are the incentives
received by the awardee?

A Manlilikha ng Bayan awardee receives:

- specially designed gold medallion
- an initial grant of P100,000 and
- P10,000 monthly stipend for life.
 What are the incentives
received by the awardee?

In consonance with the provision of Republic Act No.

7355, which states that “the monetary grant may be
increased whenever circumstances so warrant,” the
NCCA board approved:
- an additional monthly personal allowance of P14,000 for
the awardees
 GAWAD SA MANLILIKHA NG BAYAN AWARDEE

SAMAON SULAIMAN
• Musician, Maguindanao Mamasa Pano,
Maguindanao
• Master in playing the kutyapi,
a 2-stringed plucked lute. The Kutyapi
Is one of the most difficult to master indi-
genous Filipino instrument.

GAMABA 1993
Passed away in 2011
MASINO INTARAY
•Musician and Storyteller, Pala’wan
Brookes Point, Palawan
•A musician and a poet whose
Expertise were the Basal, Kulilal,
and Bagit.
•Basal – is kind of musical ensemble
Played during the “tambilaw”, a ritual
Of rice sharing among the Palawan
People as an offering to the Lord of
rice and during the “tinapay”, a rice
wine drinking.

GAMABA 1993
Passed away in 2013
GINAW BILOG
Poet, Hanunuo Mangyan
Panaytayan,Oriental Mindoro
•Ambahan – is a kind of poem
consisting of seven syllable lines
which most of the time contains
messages of love and friendship.

•GAMABA 1993
•Passed away in 2013
LANG DULAY
•Textile weaver, T’boli, Lake Sebu,
South Cotabato
Tnalak – a kind of fabric made up
of fine abaca fibers weaved with
different designs which reflect the
traditions of the Tboli.

GAMABA 1998
Passed away in 2015
SALINTA MONON
•Textile Weaver, Tagabawa Bagobo,
Bansalan, Davao del Sur
•Start weaving at the of 12 through the
Guidance of her mother.
• She used to wear the traditional hand
Woven tube skirt of the Bagobo.
(sinukla and bandura) made
from Bagobo Fabric.

GAMABA 1998
Passed away in 2009
 HAJA AMINA APPI

• Mat Weaver, Sama Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi

• The mat weaving is one of the treasured traditions of the
Sama People. Their mat is made up of Pandan Stripping,
it undergo a tedious process from sun dying, to dyeing up
to weaving.

GAMABA 2004
Passed away in 2013
 DARHATA SAWABI
• Textile Weaver, Tausug, Parang, Sulu
• Weaving the Pis Syabit, the traditional cloth tapestry
worn as a head covering by the Tausug of Jolo.

GAMABA 2004
Passed away in 2005 before the award was conferred
MAGDALENA GAMAYO
• Textile weaver, Ilokano, Pinili, Ilocos Norte
•Abel – the textile weaving of Ilokano from local
Cotton and other fibers.
Traditional Patterns:
Binakol and Inuritan (geometric design)
Kusikos (spiral forms similar to orange)
Sinan-sabong (Flowers)

GAMABA 2012
TEOFILO GARCIA
• Casque maker, Ilokano, San Quintin, Abra
• Known for crafting high quality and
functional headpiece called Tabungaw.
• Tabungaw – made up of native gourd called
upo. He combines and experiment with
different materials like bamboo and rattan in
creating Tabungaw

GAMABA 2012
ALONZO SACLAG
•Musician and Dancer,
Kalinga Lubugan, Kalinga
•A master of dance and performing arts.
he has also mastered the dance patterns
and movements associated with his
people’s ritual. He is the founder of the
Kalinga Budong Dance Troupe to ensure
that the music and dance of his ancestor
are passed to the younger generations.

GAMABA 2000
EDUARDO MUTUC
• Metal smith, Kapampangan, Apalit, Pampanga
•Creating religious and secular art in silver, bronze
and wood.

GAMABA 2004
FEDERICO CABALLERO
•Epic Chanter, Sulod-Bukidnon, Calinog, Iloilo
Work for the documentation of the oral literature,
Particularly the epics of his People.
Labaw Dunggon and Humadapnon. One epic
could take as much as 162 hours to recite and
Humadapnon is the longest epic to recite. 2 months
of daily performances are required for it to be
completely chanted

GAMABA 2000
UWANG AHADAS
• Musician, Yakan Lamitan, Basailan
•Is a Yakan, a people to whom instrumental music
Is closely connected to the spiritual realm.
Kwintangan kayu – consisting of five wooden logs
Hung horizontally, from the shortest to the longest.
Played to serenade the palay , as lover woos his
beloved.

GAMABA 2000
 DIRECTION: Match column A, B, and C.
A. Artist B. Community / Area C. Contribution
1. Ginaw Bilog Panay-Bukidnon Basal, kulilal, bagit
2. Alonzo Saclag Palawan Ambahan
3. Masino Intaray Kalinga Epic Chanting
4. Frederico Caballero Maguindanao Pis yabit
5. Samaon Sulaiman Tboli Kwintangan kayu
6. Darhata Sawabi Abra Abel
7. Lang Dulay Pinili, Ilocos Norte Tabungaw
8. Magdalena Gamayo Yakan Mat
9. Uwang Ahadas Jolo, Sulu Kutyapi
10. Haja Amina Appi Apalit, Pampanga Tnalak
11. Eduardo Mutuc Bansalan, Davao del Sur Bagobo fabrics
12. Teofila Garcia Hanunuo Mangyan Kalinga Budong dance
13. Salita Monon Sama Metal / woodcarving art
 DIRECTION: Match column A, B, and C.
A. Artist B. Community / Area C. Contribution
1. Ginaw Bilog Hanunuo Mangyan Ambahan
2. Alonzo Saclag Kalinga Kalinga Budong dance
3. Masino Intaray Palawan Basal, kulilal, bagit
4. Frederico Caballero Panay-Bukidnon Epic Chanting
5. Samaon Sulaiman Maguindanao Kutyapi
6. Darhata Sawabi Jolo, Sulu Pis yabit
7. Lang Dulay Tboli Tnalak
8. Magdalena Gamayo Pinili, Ilocos Norte Abel
9. Uwang Ahada Yakan Kwintangan kayu
10. Haja Amina Appi Sama Mat
11. Eduardo Mutuc Apalit, Pampanga Metal / woodcarving art
12. Teofilo Garcia Abra Tabungaw
13. Salita Monon Bansalan, Davao del Sur Bagobo fabrics