GA W A D SA M A N LILIK H A N G
B A YA N A N D TH EIR
CO N TR IB U TIO N TO
P H IL IP P IN E A R T S
NATIONAL
LIVING
TREASURES
In April 1992, the Gawad sa
Manlilikha ng Bayan or the
National Living Treasures Award
was institutionalized through
Republic Act No . 7355.
The NCCA , through the Gawad sa
Manlilikha ng Bayan Committee
and an Ad Hoc Panel of Experts,
conducts the search for the
Manlilikha ng Bayan Awardee .
MANLILIKHA
NG BAYAN
A citizen engaged in any
traditional art uniquely
Filipino whose distinctive
skills have reached such a
high level of technical and
artistic excellence and have
been passed on to and widely
practiced by the present
generation in his/her
community .
L IT E R A T U R E
G IN A W B IL O G
~ H A N U N U O PO ET FRO M
M A N SA LA Y, M IN D O R O
~ A N
A D VO CA TE O F P R ESER VIN G TH E
TR A D ITIO N A L FO R M O F H IS TR IB E CA LLED
" A M B A H A N ."
~H E K E P T T H E O L D E S T A M B A H A N
PA SSED O N
TO H IM B Y H IS A N CESTO R S A N D P R O M O TED
TH EM TO O TH ER M A N GYA N S SO A S TO
P R ESER VE TH E O R A L TR A D ITIO N .
THE A M BA HA N
L IT E R A T U R E
F E D E R IC O
C A BA LLERO
~A P A N A Y - B U K I D N O N
EPIC
CH A N TER
~ PRESERVED
H IS C O M M U N ITY'S
O R A L TR A D ITIO N B Y
D O CU M EN TIN G EPICS O F H IS
A N CESTO R S TH A T A R E IN N EA R
D A N GER O F D ISA PPEA R A N CE.
~ H E A LSO P R O M O TED TH E
CU LTU R A L H ER ITA GE O F H IS
P E O P LE N O T JU ST W ITH IN
TH E IR TR IB E B U T A LSO
O U TSID E O F H IS CO M M U N ITY.
M A JO R W O RK S :
M U S IC / D A N C E
A LO N Z O
S A C LA G
~H E CA M PA IGN ED
FO R TH E
U SE O F LO CA L CO STU M ES TO
SC H O O L EVEN TS A N D PU T U P
CR EA TIV E P R ESEN TA TIO N S
TH A T H ELP ED CH ILD R EN TO
LEA R N FO LK SO N GS.
~ H E ESTA B LISH ED
TH E
K A LIN GA B U D O N G D A N CE
TR O U PE TO EN SU R E TH A T TH E
M U SIC A N D D A N CE O F H IS
A N CESTO R S A R E P A SSED O N TO
TH E YO U N GER GEN ER A TIO N .
K A L IN G A
IN S T R U M E N T S
M U S IC / D A N C E
M A S IN O IN T A R A Y
~ A M U SICIA N
AN D POET
W H O SE EXP ER TISE W ER E
B A SA L, K U LILA L, A N D B A GIT.
~H E I S A N O T A B L E S T O R Y - T
ELLER A N D EP IC CH A N TER .
~H E I S A T R U E M A N
OF ART
W H O P R ESER V ED TH E
TR A D ITIO N , M U SIC, A N D
CU LTU R E O F H IS P EO P LE.
SAMAO N
S U L A IM A N
~A M A S T E R I N
PLA YIN G
TH E K U TYA P I, A TW O STR IN G ED P LU CK ED LU TE.
~H E I N F L U E N C E D
AN D
TA U G H T O TH ER
CO M M U N ITY P EO PLE TO
P LA Y TH E K U TYA P I A S
W ELL W H ICH K EP T TH E
P LA YIN G O F K U TYA P I
A LIVE IN M IN D A N A O .
K UTY A PI
UW A N G A HA DA S
~ H E PLA YS TH E IN D IGEN O U S
IN STR U M EN T CA LLED
K W IN TA N GA N K A YU .
~ H E TEA C H ES H IS CO M M U N ITY
P EO P LE TH E SK ILL O F P LA YIN G
TH E K W IN TA N GA N
K A YU TO
P R ESER VE TH E IN D IGEN O U S
M U SIC.
M U S IC / D A N C E
K W IN T A N G A N K A Y U
DA RHA TA
S A W A BI
W E A V IN G
~ A PIS YA B IT W EA VER.
~ SH E IS A N
EXPERT IN W EA VIN G
D U E TO H ER W ELL- CR A FTED
CLO TH W ITH R EM A R K A B LE
IN TR ICA CY O F D ESIGN A N D
EVEN N ESS O F W EA VE.
~ SH E CO N TIN U ED
TO D O H ER
A R T A N D PA SSED O N H ER
SK ILLS O F W EA VIN G TO
O TH ER W O M EN TH R O U G H H ER
TEA CH IN GS.
P IS Y A B IT
W E A V IN G
HA JA
A M IN A A P P I
~S H E I S T H E M A S T E R M A T
W EAVER.
~S H E P R O D U C E D
U N IQ U E
A N D M A GN IFICEN T M A TS.
~S H E A L R E A D Y T A U G H T H E R
FEM A LE D ESCEN D A N TS TH E
A RT O F M A T W EA VIN G.
M A T W E A V IN G
W E A V IN G
LA N G DULA Y
~ SH E IS A TN A LA K W EA V ER .
~S H E I S A N
EX EM P LA R Y
W EA VER W H O KN O W S A
H U N D R ED O F D ESIGN S.
~ SH E PRO D U CED
TH E
TR A D ITIO N A L TN A LA K TO
P R ESER V E TH E TR A D ITIO N
A N D STO R Y O F TH E TB O LI.
T N A L A K W E A V IN G
M A G DA LEN A
GAMAYO
~ H ER EXP ER TISE D W ELL IN
W EA VIN G H IGH - Q U A LITY
ILO C O S' TEX TILE CA LLED
~ SH E M EN TO R ED
A B EL.
CO M M U N ITY
P EO P LE IN CLU D IN G H ER
CO U SIN 'S D A U GH TER - IN - LA W
A N D H ER SISTER -IN -LA W .
W E A V IN G
A BEL
S A L IT A
MONON
~ A B A GO B O TEXTILE W EA VER .
~ SH E G A TH ER ED
TH E
R EP U TA TIO N O F B EIN G TH E B EST
W EA VER IN H ER CO M M U N ITY.
~S H E S P E N T A L L H E R L I F E
W EA V IN G A N D PRESERVED
TH E A R T O F TH E B A GO B O .
W E A V IN G
BA G O BO
M ETA LW O RK
EDUA RDO
M UTUC
~ H E IS A M ETA LSM ITH
FR O M
A P A LIT, P A M P A N GA .
~ H E CR EA TED
N UM EROUS
W O O D - CA R VIN G A N D M ETA L
A R T W ITH R ELIGIO U S A N D
SECU LA R TH EM ES.
~ TH R O U GH
TH E YEA R S O F
P R O D U CIN G M ETA LW O R K , H E
P ER FECTED H IS A R T A N D
TR A N SFER R ED TH E SK ILLS
TO H IS STU D EN TS.
M ETA LW O RK
T E O F IL O
G A R C IA
~ H E IS A N
ILO CA N O CA SU E
M AKER.
~ H E IS K N O W N
FO R CR A FTIN G
H IG H Q U A LITY A N D FU N CTIO N A L
H EA D PIECE CA LLED TA B U N GA W .
~ H E N EV ER STO P S
IN N O VA TIN G TO P R O D U CE
GO O D Q U A LITY H EA D - P IECES.
C A SQ UE
TA BUN G A W
THA N K Y O U!