Gawad sa Manlilikha ng

Bayan

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 Gawad sa Manlilikha ng
Bayan(GAMABA)
One who creates for the Country
National Living Treasures Award
Republic Act No. 7355
April 1992
National Commission for Culture and
the Arts (NCCA)
The highest policy-making and coordinating body for
culture and the arts of the State the National Artist
Award
 National Commission for Culture
and the Arts (NCCA)
search for the finest traditional artists of the land
adopts a program that will ensure the transfer of
their skills to others and
undertakes measures to promote a genuine
appreciation of and instil pride among our
people about the genius of the Manlilikha ng
Bayan
 Gawad sa Manlilikha ng
Bayan
First awarded in 1993 to three outstanding
artists in music and poetry
has its roots in the 1988 National Folk Artists
Award organized by the Rotary Club of Makati-
Ayala
 Gawad sa Manlilikha ng
Bayan
As a group, these folk and traditional artists
reflect the diverse heritage and cultural traditions
that transcend their beginnings to become part
of our national character.
As Filipinos, they bring age-old customs, crafts
and ways of living to the attention and
appreciation of Filipino life.
They provide us with a vision of ourselves and of
our nation, a vision we might be able to realize
someday, once we are given the opportunity to
be true to ourselves as these artists have
remained truthful to their art.
R.A. 7355
o Manlilikha ng Bayan
o shall mean a citizen engaged in any
traditional art uniquely Filipino
o whose distinctive skills have reached such a
high level of technical and artistic excellence
and
o 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.
How does one become a
Manlilikha ng Bayan?
To become a Manlilikha ng Bayan, the
candidate must possess the following
qualifications:
a. He/she is an inhabitant of an
indigenous/traditional cultural community
anywhere in the Philippines that has preserved
indigenous customs, beliefs, rituals and
traditions and/or has syncretized whatever
external elements that have influenced it.
How does one become a
Manlilikha ng Bayan?
b. He/she must have engaged in a folk
art tradition that has been in existence and
documented for at least fifty (50) years.
c. He/she must have consistently
performed or produced over a significant
period, works of superior and distinctive
quality.
How does one become a
Manlilikha ng Bayan?
d. He/she must possess a mastery of
tools and materials needed by the art, and
must have an established reputation in the
art as master and maker of works of
extraordinary technical quality.
e. He/she must have passed on and/or
will pass on to other members of the
community their skills in the folk art for which
the community is traditionally known.
A traditional artist who possesses all
the qualities of a Manlilikha ng Bayan
candidate, but due to age or infirmity
has left him/her incapable of teaching
further his/her craft, may still be
recognized if:
a. He/she had created a significant
body of works and/or has consistently
displayed excellence in the practice of
his/her art, thus achieving important
contributions for its development.
A traditional artist who possesses all
the qualities of a Manlilikha ng Bayan
candidate, but due to age or infirmity
has left him/her incapable of teaching
further his/her craft, may still be
recognized if:
b. He/she has been instrumental in the
revitalization of his/her communitys artistic
tradition.
A traditional artist who possesses all
the qualities of a Manlilikha ng Bayan
candidate, but due to age or infirmity
has left him/her incapable of teaching
further his/her craft, may still be
recognized if:
c. He/she has passed on to the other
members of the community skills in the folk
art for which the community is traditionally
known.
A traditional artist who possesses all
the qualities of a Manlilikha ng Bayan
candidate, but due to age or infirmity
has left him/her incapable of teaching
further his/her craft, may still be
recognized if:
d. His/her community has recognized
him/her as master and teacher of his/her
craft.
Categories:
The Award shall be given in each, but not
limited to the following categories of
traditional folk arts, viz.:
folk architecture,
maritime transport,
weaving carving,
performing arts,
Categories:
The Award shall be given in each, but not
limited to the following categories of
traditional folk arts, viz.:
literature,
graphic and plastic arts,
ornament,
textile or fiber art,
pottery and other artistic expressions of
traditional culture.
Categories:

Consideration shall be given to

geographical distribution and balance of
artistic categories.
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
 GAMABA Awardees

Samaon Sulaiman Masino Intaray Ginaw Bilog

Year of Conferment: 1993 Year of Conferment:

Year of Conferment: 1993 Ethnicity/Location: Palawan, 1993
Ethnicity/Location: Brooks Point Palawan Island Ethnicity/Location:
Maguindanao, Mama sa Expertise: Lyrical Mangyan/ Mansalay
Pano Maguindanao Poems{Kulilal , basal, and Oriental Mindoro
Expertise: Playing the bagit} playing their Expertise: surat
Kudyapi accompanying instruments Mangyan and ambahan
epic chanting and story telling
poetry
 GAMABA Awardees

Hajja Amina Appi Eduardo Mutuc

Year of Conferment: Year of Conferment: 2004

2004 Ethnicity/Location:
Ethnicity/Location: Kapampangan/ Apalit
Sama/ Tandubas Tawi- Pampanga
tawi Expertise: Silver plating of
Expertise: mat weaving religious and secular art
 GAMABA Awardees

Magdalena Gamayo Teofilo Garcia

Year of Conferment:
2012 Year of Conferment: 2012
Ethnicity/Location: Ethnicity/Location:
Ilocano/ Pinili Ilocos Ilocano/ San Quintin Abra
Norte Expertise: gourd casque
Expertise: inabel making
weaving
 GAMABA Awardees

Lang Dulay Salinta Monon Alonzo Saclag

Year of Conferment: 2000
Year of Conferment: Ethnicity/Location:
Year of Conferment:
1998 Kalinga/ Lubuagan
1998
Ethnicity/Location: Kalinga
Ethnicity/Location:
Tagabawa Expertise: Playing
Tboli/ Lake Sebu
Bagobo,Bansalan Kalinga musical
South Cotabato
Davao Del Sur instruments: dance
Expertise: tinalak
Expertise: inabal patterns and movements
weaving
weaving with rituals