GAMABA Award

•Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or

the National Living Treasures Award
•was institutionalized through
Republic Act No. 7355 in April 1992
GAMABA Award
•The NCCA, through the Gawad
sa Manlilikha ng Bayan
Executive Council, conducts the
search for the finest traditional
artists of the land, adopts a
GAMABA Award
program that will ensure the
transfer of their skills to others,
and undertakes measures to
promote a genuine appreciation
GAMABA Award
of and instill pride among our
people about the genius of the
Manlilikha ng Bayan
GAMABA Award
•First awarded in 1993 to three
outstanding artists in music
and poetry
Criteria for GAMABA
•Possess a mastery of tools and
materials needed for the
traditional, folk art and be a maker
of works of extraordinary
technical quality;
Criteria for GAMABA
•Have consistently produced works
of superior quality over significant
period;
Criteria for GAMABA
•Have engaged in a traditional and
folk art which has been in
existence and documented for at
least fifty (50) years;
Criteria for GAMABA
•Command respect and inspire
admiration of the country with his
character and integrity;
Criteria for GAMABA
•Must have transferred and/or willing
to transfer to other members of the
community the skills in the traditional
and folk arts for which the community
has become nationally known.
Criteria for GAMABA
• However, a candidate who, due to age or
infirmity, has left him/her/them incapable
of teaching further his/her/their craft, may
still be recognized provided that
he/she/they must possess the
qualifications as enumerated above.
Ad Hoc Panel of Experts
•To ensure a fair selection of
potential awardees, the GAMABA
Executive Council shall be assisted
by an Ad Hoc Panel of Expert
consisting of experts in the
traditional and folk arts categories.
Ad Hoc Panel of Experts
•The names of those selected to
become members of the Ad Hoc
Panel of Expert shall be submitted
to the NCCA Board of
Commissioners for proper
designation.
Ad Hoc Panel of Experts
•The term of the members shall
expire upon completion of the
search and selection process.
BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES OF AN
AWARDEE (INDIVIDUAL)
•The rank and title of Manlilikha ng
Bayan, as proclaimed by the President
of the Philippines in accordance with
Executive Order No. 236 or Honors
Code of the Philippines;
BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES OF AN
AWARDEE (INDIVIDUAL)

•The GAMABA gold-plated

medallion minted by the Bangko
Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and
citation;
BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES OF AN
AWARDEE (INDIVIDUAL)
• A lifetime emolument and materials and
physical benefits comparable in value to those
received by the highest officers of the land
such as:
1. A minimum cash award of Two Hundred
Thousand Pesos (Php 200,000.00), net of taxes.
BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES OF AN
AWARDEE (INDIVIDUAL)
2. A minimum lifetime personal monthly
stipend of Fifty Thousand Pesos (Php
50,000.00).
3. Medical and hospitalization benefits
not exceeding Php 750,000.00 per year.
BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES OF AN
AWARDEE (INDIVIDUAL)

•A state funeral, the arrangements for

and the expenses of which shall be
borne by the Government, upon the
death of the Manlilikha ng Bayan;
and
BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES OF AN
AWARDEE (INDIVIDUAL)

•A place of honor, in line with

protocol precedence, in state
functions, national
commemoration ceremonies and
all other cultural presentations.
BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES OF AN
AWARDEE (GROUP AWARDEE)
•The rank and title of Manlilikha ng
Bayan, as proclaimed by the President
of the Philippines in accordance with
Executive Order No. 236 or Honors
Code of the Philippines;
BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES OF AN
AWARDEE (GROUP AWARDEE)

•The GAMABA plaque for the

group;
•A one-time award of Two
Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php
200,000.00), net of taxes;
BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES OF AN
AWARDEE (GROUP AWARDEE)

•The group shall designate its

leader who will represent and
attend events and functions on
behalf of the group. The said
representative will also have a
BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES OF AN
AWARDEE (GROUP AWARDEE)

•place of honor, in line with

protocol precedence, in state
functions, national
commemoration ceremonies and
all other cultural presentations.