Lesson 8: Gamaba

• NATIONAL LIVING TREASURES OF THE PHILIPPINES

  • In April 1992, the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National Living Treasures Award was institutionalized through Republic Act No. 7355.
  • The Gawad sa Manlilika ng Bayan or the National Living Treasures Award is conferred on Filipinos who are at the forefront of the practice, preservation, and promotion of the nation's traditional folk arts.
• • First awarded in 1993 to three outstanding artists in music and poetry,
  • Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan has its roots in the 1988 National Folk Artists Award organized by the Rotary Club of Makati-Ayala.
  • GAMABA acknowledges the folks and indigenous artist who despite the modern times, remain true to their traditions.
• The Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan logo is a stylized representation of the human form used in traditional cloth. Below the motif is ‘Manlilikha ng Bayan’ written in ancient Filipino script extensively used throughout the Philippines at the time of Western contact in the sixteenth century.
• HOW DOES ONE BECOME A MANLILIKHA NG BAYAN?

  1. An inhabitant of an indigenous/ traditional cultural community anywhere in the Philippines that has preserved indigenous customs, beliefs, rituals, and traditions.
  2. Possess a mastery of tools and materials needed for the traditional, folk art and be a maker of works of extraordinary technical quality;
  3. Have consistently produced works of superior quality over significant period;
• HOW DOES ONE BECOME A MANLILIKHA NG BAYAN?

  3. Have consistently produced works of superior quality over significant period;

  4. Have engaged in a traditional and folk art which has been in existence and documented for at least fifty (50) years;
• HOW DOES ONE BECOME A MANLILIKHA NG BAYAN?

  5. Command respect and inspire admiration of the country with his character and integrity;

  6. 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.
• HOW DOES ONE BECOME A MANLILIKHA NG BAYAN?

  7. 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.

  8. His/her community has recognized him/her as master and teacher of his/her craf
• Process of Nomination


  To ensure a fair selection of potential awardees, the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan Executive Council shall be assisted by an Ad Hoc Panel of Expert consisting of experts in the traditional and folk arts categories
• Process of Nomination

  AD HOC PANEL OF EXPERTS:

  • Experts in Traditional Arts
  • Office of Muslim Affairs
  • National Commission on Indigenous People
• Process of Nomination

  AD HOC PANEL OF EXPERTS (Function):

  • AD HOC SEARCH COMMITTEE Deployed to various parts of the country.
  • AD HOC SCREENING COMMITTEE Screening and Deliberation
  • AD HOC PANEL OF REVIEWERS Reviews the recommended nominees and evaluates the qualifications of screening committee
• BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES OF AN AWARDEE

  For the individual 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;
  • THE GAMABA GOLD-PLATED MEDALLION MINTED BY THE BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS (BSP) AND CITATION;
• BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES OF AN AWARDEEFor the individual awardee:

  For the individual awardee:

  • A MINIMUM CASH AWARD OF TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (PHP 200,000.00), NET OF TAXES.
  • A MINIMUM LIFETIME PERSONAL MONTHLY STIPEND OF FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (PHP 50,000.00).
  • MEDICAL AND HOSPITALIZATION BENEFITS NOT EXCEEDING PHP 750,000.00 PER YEAR.
• BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES OF AN AWARDEE


  For the individual awardee:

  • 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
  • A PLACE OF HONOR, IN LINE WITH PROTOCOL PRECEDENCE, IN STATE FUNCTIONS, NATIONAL COMMEMORATION CEREMONIES AND ALL OTHER CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS.