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.
• Oral literature is a broad term which may
include ritual texts, curative chants, epic
poems, musical genres, folk tales, creation
tales, songs, myths, spells, legends, proverbs,
riddles, tongue-twisters, word games,
recitations, life histories or historical
narratives.
Works of Federico Caballero