mODULE 11

THE NATIONAL
LIVING TREASURES
PART 2
Presented By: Group 2
 THE NATIONAL LIVING TREASURE
The National Living Treasures, also
known as the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng
Bayan, is an award bestowed upon
Filipino artists who helped preserve
and promote indigenous crafts and
practices that are uniquely Filipino,
formalized through R.A. No. 7355 in
1992.
 THE NATIONAL LIVING TREASURE
The categories of traditional folk arts
included in the GaMaBa are folk
architecture, maritime transport, weaving,
carving, performing arts, literature, graphic
and plastic arts, ornament, textile or fiber
art, pottery, and other artistic expressions
of traditional culture.
GINAW BILOG (1993)
was a Manlilikha ng
Bayan for Folk Literature
known to have preserved
the art of Ambahan. He is
a Hanunuo Mangyan who
hails from Mansalay,
Mindoro.
GINAW BILOG (1993)

To preserve the art among his people, he

taught young Mangyans the script of
Baybayin, then opened his School of
Living Traditions in his hometown.
MASINO INTARAY(1993)
Who hails from Brookes Point,
Palawan, was a revered
musician and storyteller
through Kulilal and Bagit, thus
earned him the award for
performing arts. Kulilal is a
lyrical poem practice in
Palawan, and Bagit is an
instrumental music played
with the Kusyapi (Kudyapi).
MASINO INTARAY(1993)
Additionally, Intaray was an epic chanter
known to have performed chants for
several consecutive nights.
SAMAON SULAIMAN (1993)
Was a performing artist from
Mamasapano, Maguindanao who is
renowned for his mastery of the
Kudyapi, which is a technically
demanding instrument. He was also
honored for his dedication in
playing the Kudyapi, as it was
almost non-existent in Mindanao.
LANG DULAY (1998)
Was a Tboli textile weaver from
Lake Sebu, South Cotabato
revered for her proficiency in
Tinalak. Even though modern
T'nalak designs cost more than
traditional ones, she insisted on
making the traditional ones,
LANG DULAY (1998)
With over hundreds of designs
made by Lang Dulay alone. After
being named as a Manlilikha ng
Bayar, she promoted the art of
T'nalak weaving by establishing the
Manlilikha ng Bayan center in Lake
Sebu.
SALINTA MONON (1998)
Was one of the last
practitioners of the Bagobo
Inabal weave in their
community in Bansalan, Davao
del Sur before she was
honored with the award, thus
credited for keeping the
practice alive to this day. Her
weave designs trace back to as
far as 100 years.
ALONZO SACLAG (2000)
Is Manlilikha ng Bayan for
Performing Arts recognized for his
talent in playing different musical
instruments from Kalinga. He is
credited to have revived and
preserved the use of the Kalinga gong
or gangsa. After he was honored with
the award, he promoted Kalinga
culture by buying lands in his
hometown, Lubuagan, and creating a
village called, Awichon.
FEDERICO CABALLERO (2000)
An epic chanter known to have
preserved the oral literature of the Panay-
Bukidnon people from the Central Panay
mountains in Panay Island. Through his
efforts and collaboration with scholars,
artists, and advocates, as well as working
with the Bureau of Nonformal Education,
the beliefs, traditions, and literature of his
people, that were almost obsolete, were
revived. Caballero travelled from
barangay to barangay to document
various cultures and practices, which he
will then use to teach the younger
generation who were eager to learn.
UWANG AHADAS (2000)
is a Yakan musician from Lamitan,
Basilan who is proficient in several Yakan
musical instruments, especially the
kwintangan, which is considered to be the
most important instrument among the
Yakan people and traditionally reserved
for the use of women. He uses his
knowledge of their culture and mastery of
techniques to educate and promote his
fellowmen in Lamitan, and
people outside his town, despite being
near-blind.
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