DARHATA SAWABI

National Living Treasures:

*Purchased by Tausug

1970's she abandoned her weaving

*Mechanical task

DARHATA SAWABI

traditional cloth tapestry worn as a head covering by the Tausug of Jolo.

*Difficult art

"Pis Syabit"

PIS SYABIT

Because of her dedication to her art, generations of traditional Tausug designs

have been preserved and are available for contemporary appreciation and
future study. She teaches other women in her community. Her own community
of weavers recognizes her expertise in the craft.

*Source of Income

Textile Weaver

Parang, Sulu Tausug

LANG DULAY

Lang Dulay (August 3, 1928 - April 30, 2015) was a Filipino traditional weaver who
was a recipient of the National Living Treasures Award.
She is credited with preserving her people's tradition of weaving T'nalak, a dyed
fabric made from refined abaca fibre
Born on August 3, 1928, Lang Dulay was a T'boli princess[3] from the Lake
Sebu region in South Cotabato. She first learnt weaving at the age of 12 from
her mother, Luan Senig.
She is known for maintaining the use of traditional motifs in T'nalak weaving
amidst commercialization of the craft which saw the introduction of more
modern designs by non-T'bolis.[1] She notably had a mental repertoire of around
100 patterns and designs:[4] some of these were based on her dreams, hence
her description as a "dreamweaver".
Lang Dulay set up the Manlilikha ng Bayan Center workshop in her hometown to
promote the traditional art of T'nalak weaving and by 2014, five of her
grandchildren had become weavers
Lang Dulay fell into a coma in early 2015[3] and died on April 30 of the same
year.
She was conferred the National Living Treasures Award in 1998 That same year,
her works were featured in an exhibit at the Smithsonian
Institution in Washington, D.C. in the United States as part of the Philippine
Independence Centennial celebrations.
SALINTA MONON

Salinta Monon was a Filipino textile weaver who was the one of two recipients
of the National Living Treasures Award in 1998. She was known for her Bagobo-
Tagabawa textiles and was known as the "last Bagobo weaver".
Monon was born on December 12, 1920 and grew up in
Bituag, Bansalan in Davao del Sur and watched her mother weave ikat a
traditional abaca fabric when she was a child, She asked her mother how to use
the loom at age 12 and learned how to weave within a few months.[3] She
weaves a design for three to four months. In a month she can weave fabric
which can be used for a single abaca tube skirt which measures 3.5 x 0.42
meters. Her favorite design is the binuwaya or crocodile which is said to be
among the most difficult to weave.[4]
According to Cherry Quizon, an anthropologist based in New York, the origin of
Monon's design can be dated back as early as the 1910s.
Monon was awarded the National Living Treasures Award in 1998.[1] She died on
June 4, 2009.
Due to her reputation as a weaver, Agton Monon, a farmer and her husband,
had to pay a high bride price to her father Datu Bansalan Barra for him to be
allowed to marry her. The two got married in July 4, 1946 and had six children.
Salinta Monon had to manage the farm after her husband died in the 1970s.
 MAGDALENA GAMAYO

Magdalena Gamayo, Abel Weaving – Pinili, Ilocos Norte, 2012

Weaving since she was 16, Magdalena Gamayo or “Lola Magdalena” is a

master weaver who not only weaves traditional Ilocano textile but also designs
new patterns. One of her designs employs a difficult weaving technique
called pinilian meaning partially. The weave produces a unique pattern that
resembles a string of flowers thus its name, inubon a sabong. This aided in her
nomination to the GAMABA award in 2012.
SAMAON SULAIMAN

Samaon Sulaiman was a Filipino musician who is a recipient of the National

Living Treasure award. The Maguindanaon is known for his mastery of the
indigenous kutyapi instrument.
Born on March 3, 1953, Sulaiman first leaned playing kutyapi at around 13 years
old from his uncle. By the time he was 35 years old, he was already recognized
in Maganoy for his skills in playing the instrument as well as being a teacher to
aspiring kutyapi practitioners. He is credited for influencing other local experts in
his area such as Esmael Ahmad, Bitul Sulaiman, Nguda Latip, Ali Ahmad and
Tukal Nanalon. Sulaiman also plays the kulintang, agong (suspended bossed
gong with wide rim), gandingan, palendag, and the tambul.
He was also a barber, as well as an imam at the Libutan mosque.[1] He died on
May 21, 2011.
 GINAW BILOG

Ginaw Bilog was a Filipino poet who was recognized as a National Living
Treasure by the Philippine government.[
Born on January 3, 1953, Bilog was a Hanunuo Mangyan who was a native
of Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro. He was known for his efforts in preserving the
mangyan poetry tradition of ambahan.
Then-President Fidel V. Ramos, conferred the National Living Treasure Award to
Ginaw Bilog on December 17, 1993 in recognition of his people's preservation
efforts of the ambahan poetry which is recorded on bamboo.
He died in June 3, 2003 at age 50 due to a lingering illness.
MASINO INTARAY

Masino Intaray was a Filipino poet, bard artist, and musician who is
a Palawan native known for his performance of the local traditions
of basal, kulilal and bagit. He is also a recipient of the National Living
Treasure recognition.
Intaray was born on April 10, 1943 in Makagwa Valley and lived Brooke's
Point, Palawan. He is known for playing multiple indigenous instruments namely
the basal (gong), aroding (mouth harp), and the babarak (ring flute). Intaray is
also known for his performance of kulilal or songs and bagit, a form of vocal
music.
The Palawan native was married and had four children. Intaray died on
November 30, 2013 due to complications from diabetes which included multiple
bouts of stroke. He was aged 70.
 ALONZO SACIAG

Alonzo Saclag is a Filipino musician and dancer who is a recipient of

the National Living Treasures Award.
Alonzo Saclag was born on August 14, 1942. A member of the Kalinga
people and a native of Lubuagan, Kalinga province, Saclag taught himself of
his people's traditions in the performing arts. He learned how to play traditional
Kalinga musical instruments and Kalinga ritual dance movements without formal
or informal instruction.
As an effort to revive the dying tradition of playing the gangsa, a type of
Kalinga gong. Saclag lobbied for two years to the provincial government to
grant funds to convert the abandoned Capitol Building into a museum. With
support from the provincial government and other financiers, a branch of
the National Museum was established in Labuagan.
Saclag also campaigned for the promotion of Kalinga culture in schools in his
community by engaging in talks with the institutions' administrators. He is
instrumental in establishing the practice of children of wearing traditional
Kalinga clothing for important school events as well as the teaching of Kalinga
folk songs in schools. He also lobbied for the broadcast of traditional Kalinga
music along with contemporary music in their local radio station. He also formed
the Kalinga Budong Dance Troupe with the intent of promoting Kalinga dance
to a wider audience.
Saclag was conferred the National Living Treasures Award in 2000. By 2016, he
has established a village within his town, named Awichon which aims to
promote Kalinga culture to tourists.
Saclag is married to a woman named Rebecca with whom he has nine
children.
 FEDERICO CABALLERO

Federico Caballero is a Filipino epic chanter who is a recipient of the National

Living Treasures Award.
Born on December 25, 1938, Caballero is of the Panay-Bukidnon people from
the Central Panay mountains. He is known for his work on the documentation of
the oral literature, particularly the ten epics. These epics are rendered in
an extinct language related to Kinaray-a.
Federico Caballero who is also called Nong Pedring learned about epics from
his mother and his grandmother, Anggoy Omil who would chant these to him
and his siblings as a lullaby. When Anggoy and his mother died, he went on to
continue the traditions and documented these epics which are referred to as
the Labaw Dunggon and Humadapnon epics with researchers. He worked with
the Bureau of Nonformal Education, to teach people how to read and write
and would promote the tradition of epic chanting despite the initial objection of
his children.]
He also worked as the manughusay in his local community, an arbiter who helps
resolves disputes and conflicts in the community. He is considered as
a bantugan due to his positive influence extending beyond his community. And
he is good at doing anything that peoples tell him to do, So he's basically a jack
of trade
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts recognized him as a National
Living Treasure in the year 2000 for "weaving the fabric of oral tradition".
Caballero is married to Lucia, who is a binukot a title similar to a princess in
Panay-Bukidnon tradition,[4] and has three children.
UWANG AHADAS

Uwang Ahadas is a Filipino folk musician of the Yakan people who is a recipient
of the National Living Treasures Award.

Uwang Ahadas was born on February 16, 1945. He went near blind when he was
five years old. Ahadas along with his siblings musicians were taught how to play
Yakan traditional instruments as children. He first learned how to play the
gabbang, a wooden bamboo instrument similar to the xylophone then learned
how to play the agung an instrument traditionally played by Yakan men.
By age 20, Ahadas had already mastered the kwintangan which is considered
as the most important Yakan musical instrument despite the instrument
traditionally reserved for women. He can also play the tuntungan.
He taught his children how to play Yakan traditional instruments, including Darna
who would later become a teacher of these traditions herself. Ahadas went on
to promote these traditions outside his native town of Lamitan, Basilan.
Ahadas was recognized as a National Living Treasure by the National
Commission for Culture and the Arts in the year 2000.
 GAMABA
(Gawad
Manlilikha
ng Bayan)
Awardees

Submitted by:

REYNA DENSO

MYLENE GAGARIN

IRISH MAE LAPAREJO

 Submitted to:

MR. MARLON T. HIPONA