“ Manlilikha ng Bayan”

a citizen engaged in any

traditional art whose
distinctive skills have
reached such a high level of
technical and artistic
excellence
have been passed on to
and widely practiced by the
present generation in
his/her community with the
same degree of technical
and artistic competence.
Started in 1993

Also known as National Living Treasures Award

 An award that is given to a person or a group of artists for their

contributions to the country’s intangible cultural heritage.
It was institutionalized in
1992 through R.A. No. 7355
that provides for the
recognition of “National
Living Treasures”

National Commission for Culture

and the Arts (NCCA) was tasked
with the implemantation
A Manlilikha ng Bayan
awardee receives:
 Specially designed gold medallion
 An initial grant of P100, 000 and
 P10, 000 monthly stipend for life
 Categories:

Weaving
Carving Maritime
Folk Architecture Literature
Graphiic and
Transport
Ornament Pottery
Plastic Arts

Performing Arts
Textile or Fiber Art
Recepients
 WEAVING

Lang Dulay – 1998 – Ambalang Ausalin – 2016

tinalak weaving Magdalena Gamayo – 2012- inabel
weaving
Darhata Sawabi
(d. 2005) –
2004 – pis
siyabit
weaving

Yabing Masalon Dulo -

Ginaw Bilog (d. 2003) – 1993 – surat 2016
Salinta Monon – 1998 Mangyan and ambahan
– inabal weaving poetry

Haja Amina Appi (d. 2013) –

2004 – mat weaving
LITERATURE AND PERFORMING ARTS
1. Masino Intaray – 1993
2. Samaon Sulaiman (d. 2011) – 1993
3. Alonzo Saclag – 2000
4. Federico Caballero – 2000
5. Uwang Ahadas – 2000
PLASTIC ARTS

Eduardo Mutuc – 2004 Teofilo Garcia – 2012

 Nominees

Whang-od – nominated October 21,

2017