Gamaba Awardees

• GAMABA - Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan, which translates to National Living Treasures.
• GAMABA

  It is an award established in 1992 through Republic Act No. 7355 until 2012 to recognize outstanding folk artists in the Philippines.
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• Thirteen finest folk artists of the land have received this distinction for their dedication in preserving traditional arts using indigenous methods and materials.
• GAMABA awardees are individuals who ensure the transfer of their skills to others, promote genuine appreciation of traditional crafts, and instill pride among Filipinos about the nation's traditional folk arts.
• Uwang Adhadas - a musician and was awarded for his dexterity in playing Yakan musical instruments such as the kwintangan, gabbang, agung, kwintangan kayu, tuntungan among others. He was awarded in 2000.
• Magdalena Gamayo - a textile weaver who took up weaving when she was 16, guided by her aunt's patterns. She received her first loom from her father three years later, which she would end up using for 30 years. Gamayo's skill and instinct are none more apparent than they are in her ability to replicate designs she only seen once. She was awarded in 2012.
• Eduardo Mutuc - a metalsmith and artist, is recognized for reviving the Spanish colonial-era craft of Plateria. This self-taught master craftsman found his calling in producing religious and secular art in silver, bronze, and wood. He uses wood, silver, and bronze to create exquisitely detailed and lifelike pieces of varying sizes: altars, mirrors, retablos, and even carosas. He was awarded in 2004.
• Lang Dulay - a t'nalak weaver who was awarded for weaving the abaca ikat cloth called t'nalak. She has produced creations which remain faithful to the T'boli traditions as manifested in the complexity of her designs, fitness, workmanship, and quality of finish. She was awarded in 1998.
• Samaon Sulaiman - He was awarded for his outstanding artistry and dedication to his chosen instrument, the Magindanao Kutyapi. Kutyapi is a two-stringed plucked lute, regarded as one of the most technically demanding and difficult to master among Filipino traditional. He was awarded in 1993.
• Haja Amina Appi - she is recognized as the master mat weaver among the Sama Indigenous community of Ungos Matata. Her colorful mats with their complex geometric patterns exhibit her precise sense of design, proportion, symmetry, and sensitivity to colors. She was awarded in 2004.
• Federico Caballero - a chanter and educator ; he was awarded for his mastery of chanting the sugidanon, the epic tradition of Central Panay. He was awarded in 2000.
• Ginaw Bilog - a poet ; he was awarded for faithfully preserving the Hanunuo Mangyan script and Ambahan poetry. He was awarded in 1993.
• Salinta Monon - a textile weaver ; She was awarded for fully demonstrating the creative and expressive aspects of the Bagobo abaca ikat weaving called Inabal at a time when such art is threatened with extinction. She was awarded in 1998.
• Darhata Sawabi - a textile weaver ; a GAMABA awardee of Sulu province. Has preserved the art of Pis Syabit weaving. It is difficult art of tapestry weaving that creates the traditional squares used by the Tausug for ornamentation
• Teofilo Garcia - a gourd hatmaker ; a GAMABA awardee of San Quintin Abra who have discovered and popularized the durable Tabungaw hat out of enlarged upo or gourd.
• Alonzo Saclag - a traditional dancer and musician ; he was awarded for his mastery of the Kalinga dance and performing arts. He mastered local musical instruments, along with dance patterns associated with rituals.
• Masino Intaray - a chanter and musician ;He was awarded for his exemplary skills in gong music ensemble. He was also recognized for his versatility as a musician, poet, epic chanter, and storyteller of the Kulilal and Bagit traditions of the Pala'wan.