Frederico Caballero (Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan)

- Federico Caballero is a Filipino chanter of Philippine epic poetry.

Caballero 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.

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.
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".
That's why Federico Caballero was conferred the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan award in 2000 for
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his expertise in the Sugidanon, the epics of Central Panay.

Caballero is married to Lucia (who is a binukot, a title similar to a princess in Panay-Bukidnon tradition and
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has three children.

References

Wikipedia contributors. (2023, January 19). Federico Caballero. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.

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