Gamaba awardees

• weaving


  • lang dulay
  • salinta monon
  • darhata sawabi
  • haya amina appi
  • magdalena gamayo
• lang dulay


  • yr: 1998
  • ethnicity: T'boli
  • location: lake sebu, south cotabato, mindanao, southern philipines
  • expertise: tinalak weaving
• salinta monon


  • yr: 1998
  • ethnicity: tagabawa bagobo
  • location: bansalan, davao del sur, southeastern mindanao island, southern philippines
  • expertise: inabal weaving
• darhata sawabi (d. 2005)


  • yr: 2004
  • ethnicity: Tausug
  • location: parang, sulu, southern philippines
  • expertise: pis siyabit weaving
• haja amina appi (d. 2013)


  • yr: 2004
  • ethnicity: sama
  • location: tandubas, tawi-tawi, southern philippines
  • expertise: mat weaving
• magdalena gumayo


  • yr: 2012
  • ethnicity: ilocano
  • location: pinili, ilocos norte, northern luzon island, northern philippines
  • expertise: inabel weaving
• literature and performing arts


  • ginaw bilog
  • masino intaray
  • samaon sulaiman
  • alonzo saclag
  • federico caballero
  • uwang ahadas
• ginaw bilog (d. 2003)


  • yr: 1993
  • ethnicity: hanunoo mangyan
  • location: mansalay, oriental mindoro, central philippines
  • expertise: surat mangyan and ambahan poetry
• masino intaray


  • yr: 1993
  • ethnicity: pala'wan
  • location: brookes point, palawan island, central philippines
  • expertise: lyrical poems (kulilal, basal, and bagit)
• samaon sulaiman (d. 2011)

  • yr: 1993
  • ethnicity: magindanao
  • location: mama sa pano, maguindanao, western mindanao island, southern philippines
  • expertise: playing the kudyapi
• alonzo saclag


  • yr: 2000
  • ethnicity: kalinga
  • location: lubuangan, kalinga, northern luzon island, morthern philippines
  • expertise: playing kalinga musical instruments