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 NTO

PHILIPPINE A R
TS
In April 1992, the Gawad sa
NATIONAL
Manlilikha ng Bayan or the
National Living Treasures Award LIVIN
was institutionalized
through Republic Act No .
G
TREASURES
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 .
A citizen engaged in any
traditional art uniquely MANLILIKHA
Filipino whose distinctive NG BAYAN
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 .
LITERA TU
RE
G I N A WB I L O
G
~ H A N U N U O P O E T FR O 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 LL
E D "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 P A SSED O
N TO H IM B Y H IS A N CESTO R S A N D P R O M O T
ED
TH EM TO O TH ER M A N GYA N S SO A S T
O P R ESER VE TH E O R A L TR A D ITIO N .
THEA MBA HA
N
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C A BA LLER RE
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~A P A N A Y - B U K I D N O N EP I
C CH A N TER
~ P R E SE R V E D H IS CO M M U
N ITY'S
O R A L TR A D ITIO N B Y
D O CU M EN TIN G EP ICS 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 P P EA R A N C
E.
P E O P LE N O JU ST W ITH I
~ H E A LSO P R O M O TE D TH E
TT H E I R T R I N B U T A LSO
CU LTU R A L H ER ITA GE O F H IS
B EO U TSID E H IS CO M M U
O F N ITY.
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:
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CE O SACL
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~H E C A M P A I G N E D FO R TH E
U SE O F LO C A L C O STU M E S T
O SCH O O L EVEN TS A N D PU T
U P C R E A TIV E P R E SE N TA TIO
N S
TH A T H ELP ED CH ILD R EN T
O LEA R N FO LK SO N GS.
~ H E E STA B LISH E D TH E
K A LIN GA B U D O N G D A N CE
TR O U P E 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 T
O TH E YO U N GER GEN ER A TIO N .
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INSTRUMEN
TS
MUSIC/DA N
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M A S I N OI N T A R
AY
W H O S EXP ER TISE W ER E
~ A M U SIC IA N A N D P O ET
E B A SA K U LILA L, A N D B A GI
L, T.
~H E I S A N O T A B L E S T O R Y -
TELLER A N D EP IC CH A N TE
R .

~H E I S A T R U E M A N O F A R T
W H O P R ESER VED TH E
TR A D ITIO N , M U SIC, A N D
CU LTU R E O F H IS P EO P L
E.
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SAMAON DA
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SULA IMA
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~A M A S T E R I N P LA YIN
G TH E K U TYA P I, A TW O
-
STR IN GED P LU CK ED L
U TE.

~H E I N F L U E N C E D A N
D TA U GH T O TH ER
CO M M U N ITY P EO P LE T
O P LA Y TH E K U TYA P I A
S W ELL W H ICH K EP T T
H E P LA YIN G O F K U TYA
P I
A LIVE IN M IN D A N A O .
K UTYA
PI
UW A NGA HA DA
S

~ H E P LA YS TH E IN D IG E N O U
SIN STR U M EN T CA LLED
K W IN TA N GA N K A YU .

~ H E TE A C H E S H I C O M M U N I T
SP EO P LE TH E SK I YO F P LA YIN
LLTH E K W IN TA N G G K A YU TO
A R
P NESER VE TH E IN D IGEN O
U SM U SIC.

MUSIC/DA N
CE
K W INTA NGA N K A
YU
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A SAWA G
BI
~ A P IS YA B IT W E A V E R .
~ SH E IS A N EXP ER T 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 L
E IN TR ICA CY O F D ESIGN A
N D EVEN N ESS O F W EA VE.
~ SH E C O N TIN U E D TO D O H E
R A R T A N D P A 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 GH H E
R TEA CH IN GS.
PISYA BI
T
W EA V IN HA J
G A A MINA
A PPI
~S H E I S T H E M A S T E R M A T
W EA VER .

~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 R T O F M A T W EA VIN G.
MA T W EA V IN
G
W EA V IN
G

LA NG DULA
Y
~ SH E IS A TN A LA K W E A V E
R .

~S H E I S A N EX EM P LA R Y
W E A V E R W H O K N O W S
A H U N D R ED O F D ESIGN
S.

~ SH E P R O D U C E D TH E
TR A D ITIO N A L TN A LA K TO
P R ESER VE 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 KW E A V I N
G
MA GDA LEN
A GAMAYO

~ H E R E X P E R TISE D W E LL I
N W EA VIN G H IGH -Q U A LITY
I L O C O S ' T E X T I L E C A L L E DA B E
L.
~ SH E M E N TO R E D CO M M U N IT
YP EO P LE IN CLU D IN G H ER
CO U SIN ' D A U GH TER -IN -LA
SA N D H E W SISTER -IN -LA W .
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W EA V IN
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A MON G
ON
~ A B A G O B O TE X TILE W E A V E R .

~ SH E G A TH E R E D TH E
R EP U TA TIO N O F B EIN G TH E B E
STW E A V E R IN H E R C O M M U N IT
Y.

~S H E S P E N T A L L H E R LIFE
W EA V IN G A N D P R ESER V E
D TH E A R T O F TH E B A GO B
O .
BA GO B
O
META LW O R EDUA RD
K O MUT
UC
~ H E IS A M E TA LSM ITH FR O
M A P A LIT, P A M P A N GA .
~ H E C R E A TE D N U M E R O U S
W O O D -CA R VIN G A N D M ET
A LA R T W ITH R E LIG IO U S A N
D
SECU LA R TH EM ES.
~ TH R O U G H 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 IL
LSTO H IS STU D EN TS.
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K
TEO FIL CASQU
O GA RC E
IA
~ H E IS A N ILO CA N CA SU
O M A K ER . E

~ H E IS K N O W N FOCR A FTIN
R
H IGH Q U A LITY A N D G
FU N CTIO N
A LH E A D P IE C E C A LLE D TA B U N G
A W .
~ H E N E V E R 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.
TA BUNGA
W
THA N KY O
U!