What is GAMABA?

GAMABA
• Garcia names Manlilikhang Bayan (One
who creates for the country) or national
living Treasure. 12 individuals have
received this distinction from the time of
establishment of the award in 1992
through Republic Act. No. 7355 until 2012.
The National Commission for Culture and
the Arts (NCCA) bestows the highest
awards for culture and the arts,including
the national artist awards.
THE PRODUCTION PROCESS AND
THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT
• The traditional artists mode of production
continues to be affected with the
dynamics of change. Environmental
degradation ushered in by calamities,
modernization and capitalistic endeavors
displace the indigenous peoples from their
ancestral land. As their home base, it is
considered of paramount importance-this
is where resources are gathered and
shared, where culture is performed.
 The following factors affect the
traditional artist’s production Process.
1. Tourism- land areas are
converted into sites fro tourist
consumption. Ecological
domains become more
susceptible to damage with
combined forces of natural
disasters and tourist mobility.
The following factors affect the
traditional artist’s production Process.
2. Mining and infrastructure
Projects- the construction of
dams and the establishment of
oil and mining companies evict
people from their dwellings and
severely damage the
environment.
The following factors affect the
traditional artist’s production Process.
3. Militarization-the insecurity and tensions
brought about by militarized zones arrest the
people’s ability to create art. It prevent people
from having communal gatherings, where
exchanges and passing of knowledge can take
place.
4. Christianization- the influence of Christianity
and conversion of the natives to a foreign religion
have caused members of the community to
forsake their indigenous rituals and traditions.