GAMABA

• GAMABA - Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan
• Republic Act No. 7355 known as Manlilikha ng Bayan Act was established in 1992 and shall mean citizen engaged in any traditional art uniquely Filipino, whose distinct skills have reached such a high level of technical and artistic excellence and have passed it on to in his or her community with the same degree of technical and artistic competence.
• National Commission for Culture and the Arts is the highest policy and coordinating body for culture and arts of the state
• Awardees of 1993

  • GINAW BILOG (d. 2003) - Preserved the Hanunuo Mangyan Script and Ambahan (Poem of Seven-Syllable Lines)
• Awardees of 1993

  • MASINO INTARAY (d. 2013) - Epic Chanter and Storyteller, an outstanding master of the basal (Gong), kulilal (Lyrical Poem), and bagit (Instr. Kusyapi), also played Aroding (Mouth Harp) and babarak (Ring Flute).
• Awardees of 1993

  • SAMAON SULAIMAN (d. 2011) - He achieved the highest level of excellence in the art of kutiyapi or kudyapi (2 stringed lute) and also proficient in kulintang, agong (Gong Wide Rim), gandingan (Gong Narrow Rim), Palendag (Lip Flute) and tambul.
• Awardees of 1998

  • LANG DULAY (d. 2015) - she is credited with preserving her people's tradition T'nalak using abaca fibers as fine as hair which traditionally has three primary colors, red, black and the original color of abaca leave recreated by her nimble hands-the crocodiles, butterflies, and flowers.
• Awardees of 1998

  • SALINTA MONON (d. 2009) - was awarded for fully demonstrating the creative and expressive aspects of the Bagobo Abaca Ikat (to tie or band) weaving called inabal (traditional textile) when such are is threatened to extinction.
• Awardees of 2000

  • UWANG AHADAS - He referred to for his ability and mastery in playing Yakan Instruments (made of bamboo, wood and metal) and for imparting his insight to the youngster of his locale. He keeps on performing and instruct despite his deminishing visual perception, keeping the Yakan melodic custom alive and thriving.
• Awardees of 2000

  • FEDERICO CABALLERO - Chanting the Sugidanon Epic of the Panay Bukidnon, continuously works for the documentation of the oral literature, in particular the epics, of people. These 10 epics, rendered in a language that though related to Kiniray-a is no longer spoken.
• Awardees of 2000

  • ALONZO SACLAG - his work is to paint a portrait of his people to record a tradition of opposites and dualities, a people's character recorded in cadences each aggressive and gentle. Play Kalinga musical instruments dance patterns and moves related to rituals.
• Awardees of 2004

  • HAJJA AMINA APPI (d. 2013) was recognized as the master mat weaver. Her colorful mats with their complex geometric patterns showcased her precise sense of design, proportion and symmetry and sensitivity to color.
• Awardees of 2004

  • EDUARDO MUTUC Is an artist who has devoted his existence to developing religious and secular artwork in silver, bronze, and wood. His intricately detailed retablos, mirrors, altars, and carosas are in church buildings and non-public collections. A range of these works are quite large, some exceeding forty feet, whilst some are very small and feature very nice and refined craftsmanship.
• Awardees of 2004

  • DARHATA SAWABI (d. 2005) has remained devoted and persevered with her mission to teach the artwork of pis syabit weaving. Her strokes firm and sure, her color sensitivity acute, and her dedication to the best of her products unwavering.
• Awardees of 2012

  • MAGDALENA GAMAYO is a master in abel weaving from Pinili, Ilocos Norte. She is not only weaving traditional Ilocano Textiles but also designs new patterns. One of her designs employs a difficult weaving technique called pililian meaning partially. The weave produces a one of a kind design that takes after a string of flowers thus its name, Inubon a Sabong. She did not formally study traditional art. Instead, she watches closely as her aunt made and imitated the patterns.
• Awardees of 2012

  • TEOFILO GARCIA he finishes fieldwork as a farmer, he focuses on the cultivation and development of tabungaw (Ilokano term for upo) at the age of 15 he learned the art of Kattukong or tabungaw hat making and basket weaving from his grandfather.
• Awardees of 2016

  • AMBALANG AUSALIN - YAKAN WEAVING
  • ESTELITA TUMANDAN BANTILAN - B'laan Mat Weaving
  • YABING MASALON DULO (d. 2021) - B'laam Ikat or Tie-dye Fabric Weaving