GAMABA

• National Living Treasures

• Awardees of Gawad sa Manlilikha ng
Bayan from NCCA (National Comission
for Cultural and the Arts
• Produce arts that are woven into
everyday life.
TEOFILO GARCIA
• San Quintin, Abra
• 2012 awardee
• Tending a plot of land
filled w/ enlarged
“upo”/gourd.
TABUNGAW HAT
 HOW D O ES T R AD I TIO N
E CO N TE M P O R A R Y,
BECOM
E C O N T E M P O R A RY
AND TH
TRADITIONAL?
 WHAT IS THE GAMABA?
(Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan)

• 12 Individuals have received this distinction (1992) R.A.

7355 until 2012
• This art recognizes the outstanding work of artists in the
Philippines.
• Emphasis on intangible & communal aspects of art
production.
• Traditional arts find deep affinities with nature, place,
society, ritual, and everyday life.
 Who are the GAMABA Awardees?
FORM MANLILIKHA NG YEAR OF ETHNICITY/ EXPERTISE
BAYAN CONFERMENT LOCATION

T’BOLI, LAKE SEBU,

S.COTABATO,
MINDANAO,
TINALAK
SOUTHERN PHILS. WEAVING
LANG
WEAVING
DULAY 1998
TAGABAWA,BAGOBO,
BANSALAN, DAVAO INABAL
SALINTA DEL SUR, S.E.
WEAVING
MINDANAO
MONON
(d. 2009)
 MANLILIKHA NG YEAR OF ETHNICITY/ EXPERTISE
FORM CONFERMENT LOCATION
BAYAN

TAUSUG, SULU, S.
DARHATA PHILIPPINES
PIS SIYABIT
SAWABI WEAVING
(d. 2005)
2004
SAMA/TANDUBAS,
WEAVING HAJA TAWI- TAWI, S.
MAT
AMINA PHILIPPINES
WEAVING
(d. 2013)

ILOCANO/PINILI,
MAGDALENA
GAMAYO
2012 ILOCOS NORTE, N.
LUZON, N.
INABEL
PHILIPPINES WEAVING
 MANLILIKHA NG YEAR OF ETHNICITY/
FORM BAYAN CONFERMENT LOCATION EXPERTISE
HANUNOO SURAT MANGYAN
GINAW MANGYAN/ & AMBAHAN
MANSALAY, POETRY
BILOG ORIENTAL
(d. 2003) MINDORO, CENTRAL
PHILS.
LITERATURE &
PERFORMING
ARTS
1993 PALAWAN/
LYRICAL POEMS;
MASINO BROOKES POINTS,
PLAYING THEIR
CENTRAL PHILS.
INTARAY ACCOMPANYING
INSTRUMENTS; EPIC
(d. 2013) CHANTING, STORY
TELLING

SAMAON MAGUINDANAO/
MAMASAPANO, PLAYING THE
SULAIMAN WESTERN
(d. 2011) KUDYAPI
MINDANAO, S.
PHILS.
 FORM MANLILIKHA NG
BAYAN
YEAR OF
CONFERMENT
ETHNICITY/
LOCATION
EXPERTISE

PLAYING KALINGA
ALONZO KALINGA/ MUSICAL
LUBUAGAN, N. INSTRUMENTS, DANCE
SACLAG PATTERN &
LUZON, N.PHILS. MOVEMENTS W/
RITUALS

LITERATURE &
PERFORMING
ARTS FEDERICO
CABALLERO
2000 SULOD BUKIDNON/
CALINOG, ILO-ILO,
CHANTING THE
PANAY ISLAND,
CENTRAL PHILS. SUGIDANON EPIC OF
PANAY, BUKIDNON

UWANG YAKAN/LAMITAN, PLAYING YAKAN

AHADAS BASILAN ISLAND, S. MUSICAL
PHILIPPINES INSTRUMENTS
 FORM MANLILIKHA NG YEAR OF ETHNICITY/ EXPERTISE
BAYAN CONFERMENT LOCATION

KAPAMPANGAN/ SILVER PLATING

APALIT PAMPANGA, OF RELIGIOUS &
CENTRAL LUZON SECULAR ARTS
EDUARDO
MUTUC 2004
PLASTIC ARTS

ILOCANO/ SAN
QUINTIN, ABRA, N. GOURD
TEOFILO LUZON, N. PHILS.
GARCIA 2012 CASQUE
MAKING
 THE PRODUCTION PROCESS
& THE CHANGING
•
ENVIRONMENT
TOURISM
• MINING & INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
• MILITARIZATION
• CHRISTIANIZATION