CPAR GAMABA AWARDEES

• Lang Dulay

  • Awardee in the year 1998
  • Master textile weaver (T'nalak) of T'boli tribe in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato
  • Her weaving together with her tribe inspired the 2014 Cinemalaya film K' na The Dreamweaver
• Salinta Monon

  • Awardee in the year 1998
  • A traditional textile weaver of Tagabawa Bagobo in Dansalan, Davao del Sur.
  • She envisioned to put a structure for weavers and those who want to learn the art.
• Darhata Sawabi 

  • Awardee in the year 2004
  • A textile weaver from Brgy. Parang in Jolo, Sulu.
  • Famous in pis syabit weaving. A hand-woven square measuring 39 by 40 inches, which takes her some three months to weave, brings her about P2,000.
• Eduardo Mutuc 

  • Awardee in the year 2004
  • Exceptional sculptor from Apalit, Pampanga.
  • According to him, craftsmanship begins with respect for one’s tools and the medium. And the only way to improve one’s skills, he says, is to immerse oneself, learn the technique, and to practice.
• Haja Amina Appi

  • Awardee in the year 2004
  • A master mat weaver Ungos Matata, Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi.
  • Her art is featured in Brillante Mendoza’s film Thy Womb.
• Teofilo Garcia

  • Awardee in the year 2012
  • A traditional artist from San Quintin, Abra.
  • He learned how to make gourd casques or tabungaw and weave baskets from his grandfather at the age of 15.
• Magdalena Gamayo

  • Awardee in the year 2012.
  • An Ilocano textile weaver (abel) from Pinili, Ilocos Norte.
  • Her exemplary contributes to contemporary art as the weaving tradition in Ilocos continues to flourish.
• Ambalang Ausalin

  • Awardee in the year 2016.
  • Also called Apuh Ambalang and a pandey megtetennun (an expert weaver) of Yakan from Basilan.
  • The processes this weaving includes maghani, (warping); magpeneh, (counting of threads/designing of patterns); and, magtennun, the (actual weaving).
• Sinalu’an

  • This is a design or category of weave with stripes of the diamond twill technique.
  • The finished cloth is traditionally sewn as trousers as well as upper wear.
• Seputangan

  • is the most expensive part of the Yakan female ensemble because of its detailed design
  • Use to tighten the hold of the skirt around the waist.
• Estelita Bantilan 

  • A mat weaver of Blaan Tribe (Upper Lasang) in Mlasang,Saranggani.
• Yabing Masalon Dulo

  • An Ikat-dyed textile weaver of Blaan in Amgu-o, Mindanao.
  • She traveled to Manila in 2009, to be part of an ASEAN Textile Symposium at the National Museum of the Philippines.
• Masino Intaray 

  • Awardee in the year 1993.
  • He was a native of Makagwa Valley in Brookes Point, Palawan.
  • He knows how to chant tuturan (myths), tultul (epics), and sudsungit (narratives),Basal, Kulilal, Bagit
• Samaon Sulaiman

  • Awardee in the year 1993.
  • Kudyapi master at the age of 35 and teacher of his instrument in Libutan and other barangays of Maganoy town.
  • Kudyapi, Kulitang, Agong, Tambul, Gandingan, Palendag.
• Alonzo Saclag

  • Awardee in the year 2000.
  • A native master of dance and performing arts from Lubugan, Kalinga established Kalinga Budong Dance Troupe.
• Uwang Ahadas 

  • Awardee in the year 2000.
  • Belongs to Yakan indigenous tribe from Lamitan, Basilan.
  • He plays Yakan instruments such as Kwintangan, kyu, and tuntungan.
• Ginaw Bilog 

  • He’s a Hanunuo Mangyan from Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro famous in making Ambahan (poetic literature).
• Federico Caballero

  • A Sulod-Bukidnon epic chanter from Calinog, Iloilo who works for the documentation of dying oral tradition of epics.
  • He worked with the Bureau of Nonformal Education and has traveled to many places in the country to persuade the elders of the importance of learning how to read and write.
  • He was considered as “Bantugan,” which means “a person who has achieved distinction.”
• Abina Coguit

  • A manunuyam of  “Suyam” from Agusan Manobo tribe, “Suyam”.
  • To her people, she stands as an emblem of tradition and identity having inspired countless traditional artists.
• Adelita Bagcal 

  • Expert in waning Ilocano oral tradition “Dallot” and other oral traditions since she was fifteen.
  • She has emerged as a leading force in the safeguarding and promotion of Ilocano oral traditions.
• Hadja Sakinur-Ain Delasas

  • She’s a Danda Pandey Ngigal (Igal expert),.
  • Igal dance is being perform using Sama’s traditional music called “tagunggu”
• Bundos Fana

  • Master in "Temwel" or brass casting, a skill bestowed upon him by Ginton.
• Marife Ganahon

  • Skilled mat weaver from Barangay Patpat, Malaybalay City, who preserves and promotes the Higaonon ikam (mat weaving) tradition.
  • She and her fellow cultural masters serve as beacons of inspiration, embodying the spirit of Filipino creativity and tradition for generations to come.
• Barbara Ofong 

  • Produced quality T’nalak for more than 50 years.
  • As a dreamweaver, she already made more than 90 patterns in her weaving while incorporating the use of dyes derived from nature.
• Rosie Sula

  • An epic chantrees from the clan of Datu in Lake Sebu.
  • Performer of T’boli oral traditions especially the Tudbulul.