List of awardees

• GINAW BILOG

  • Birth and death: January 3, 1953 - June 3, 2003
  • Category: Artist and Poet ( Ambahan )
  • Place of birth: Panaytayan, Oriental Mindoro
  • Year of Conferment: 1993
  • He was the promoter of the “ambahan“ which was an oral tradition of poetic verses of the Mangyan. He was given the title of “Ama ng Kulturang Mangyan”
• Ambahan Poetry

  • Composed of seven-syllable lines that use metaphors to send a point or message.
  • Covers topics like :
  • giving advice
  • courtships
  • farewells
• MASINO INTARAY

  Birth and death: April 10, 1943 – November 30, 2013

  Category: Musician (basal or gong) and Epic Chanter (kulilal and bagit)

  Place of birth: Brooke’s Point, Palawan

  Year of Conferment: 1993
• MASINO INTARAY (+)

  - He was a storyteller, epic chanter and a master musician. He was skilled with the traditional Palawan instrumentation and accompaniments like the
• Basal - set of gongs known as agung/agong

  Babarak - Ring Flute

  Kusyapi - two-stringed flute

  Pagang- Bamboo Zither
• SAMAON SULAIMAN

  Birth and death: March 3, 1953 – May 21, 2011

  Category: Musician (kudyapi)

  Place of birth: Mamasapano, Maguindanao

  Year of Conferment: 1993
• SAMAON SULAIMAN (+)

  He was awarded for his outstanding artistry and dedication to his chosen instrument, the Maguindanao kudyapi. He was also a barber and an imam of the Libutan mosque
• Kudyapi

  • two stringed plucked lute; comes in variety of shapes and forms
  • has different names depending on tribe
  • one of the most difficult to master indigenous Filipino instruments
• LANG DULAY (+)

  Birth and death: August 3, 1924-April 30, 2015

  Category: Textile Weaver (T’nalak)

  Place of birth: Lake Sebu, South Cotabato

  Year of Conferment: 1998
• LANG DULAY (+)

  She was a traditional weaver from T’boli. She is considered a master of the art for her quality craftsmanship because of the “fine even quality of the yarn”
• T'nalak

  • made ot t'boli cloth
  • Dulay used abaka fiber with red and black dyes
  • Dulay spins her stories with grace
  • Traditional patterns:
  • Bulinglangit - clouds
  • Bankiring - Hair Bangs
  • Kabangi - butterflies
• SALINTA MONON (+)

  Birth and death: December 12, 1920 – June 4, 2009

  Category: Weaver (abaca)

  Place of birth: Bansalan, Davao del Sur

  Year of Conferment: 1998
• SALINTA MONON (+)

  She started weaving at the age of 12, under the tutelage of her mother. At young age, she already exhibited skill and talent in inabel weaving which is a form of ikat weaving.
• Inabal weaving

  • Bagobo textile
  • Monon used abaca fiber
  • typical bagobo of 3.5 m by 0.42 m takes three to four months to finish
• ALONZO SACLAG (+)

  Birth and death: August 4, 1942

  Category: Musician, Dancer, Preservationist

  Place of birth: Lubugan, Kalinga Province

  Year of Conferment: 2000
• ALONZO SACLAG (+)

  • He was the genius of Kalinga dance and performing arts. He was able to master the Kalinga musical instruments and ritualistic dance movements.
  • He has made it his mission to create and nurture a greater consciousness and appreciation of Kalinga culture, among the Kalinga themselves and beyond their borders.
• FEDERICO CABALLERO

  Birth and death: December 25, 1938

  Category: Epic Chanter (Sugidanon)

  Place of birth: Calinog, Iloilo

  Year of Conferment: 2000
• FEDERICO CABALLERO

  • Fondly known as Nong Pedring.
  • He is considered bantugan, a person who has attained distinction because he understood his vision for the culture of the Panay-Bukidnon.
• 10 EPICS OF FEDERICO CABALLERO

  ➤ These epics, which tells stories about mythical heroes and their marvelous adventures, reflect the rich cultural heritage of Panay-Bukidnon.

  Sugidamon - tells a story in ten chapters of powerful noblemen, demi-goddesses and mythical culture.

  Tikum Kadlum

  Amburukuy

  Derikaryong Pada

  Kalampay

  Sugidanon

  Paghunong

  Sinagyan

  Humadapnon

  Nagbuhis

  Alayaw
• UWANG AHADAS

  Birth and death: February 15, 1945

  Category: Musician (Yakan specifically kulintang, kwintangan kayu, gabbang, agung, and tuntunga

  Place of birth: Lamitan, Basilan

  Year of Conferment: 2000
• UWANG AHADAS

  • He is a Yakan, an ethnic community that has a rich musical heritage.
  • He was able to master a number of musical instruments such as gabbang and agung. He was also able to break tradition by learning a traditionally female instrument, the kwintangan kayu.
• Gabbang

  
• Agung

  
• Uwang Ahadas was able to master a number of musical instruments such as:

  1. gabbang (bamboo xylophone)
  2. agung (traditonally male instrument
• DARHATA SAWABI (+)

  Birth and death: March 12, 2005 (Died)

  Category: Weaver (pis syabit)

  Place of birth: Parang, Sulu

  Year of Conferment: 2004
• DARHATA SAWABI (+)

  One of the most renowned pis syabit weavers. Her skill in making these handwoven garments has made her self sufficient, often making her product sell more than normal market price
• Pis Syabit

  • a woven traditonal headgear of the Tausug in Jolo
  • Tradiotionally made by women
• EDUARDO MUTUC

  Birth and death: October 12, 1949

  Category: Metalsmith

  Place of birth: Apalit, Pampanga

  Year of Conferment: 2004
• EDUARDO MUTUC

  He is recognized for his religious and secular art that uses silver, bronze, and wood. His works are often seen in intricately carved retablos, altars, and carrosas or parade floats
• Pukpok Pilak

  • ➤ He begins with a detailed drawing. He then transfers the design on a block of wood by chiseling out the details. He then covers the wood with a metal sheet, and then coaxes out the design through careful hammering with a mallet and an old rubber lipper.
  • ➤ Afterwards, he dips the solid metal sheet in molten silver, a dangerous task that must be done in the open air lest the poisonous fumes overcome him. He then proceeds to do more hammering and polishing to bring out the details of the piece.
• HAJA AMINA APPI (+)

  Birth and death: June 25, 1925 – April 2, 2013

  Category: Weaver (mat)

  Place of birth: Tandubas, Tawi-tawi

  Year of Conferment: 2004
• HAJA AMINA APPI (+)

  • One of the masters of mat weaving.
  • She has earned great esteem from her community due to her unique and amazing work. She is not selfish with her work but instead feels great pride when people learn and copy her designs.
• ΤΕΡΟ

  ➤ Appi's designs can contain up to eight

  colors

  • Her creations are noted for their complex and precise geometric motifs that showcase her inherent eye for color, design, proportion, and symmetry. Each of her creations require patience and stamina since a single mat can take as long as three months to make
• TEOFILO GARCIA

  Birth and death: March 27, 1941

  Category: Casque Maker

  Place of birth: San Quintin, Abra

  Year of Conferment: 2012
• TEOFILO GARCIA

  ➢One of the most notable and respected makers of the tabungaw.

  ➢ His works are both artistic and functional and has resulted receiving hundreds of orders for his tabungaw. His works are so well-made that a tabungaw can last for generations.
• TABUNGAW

  ➤ A traditional casque or headpiece used to shield one from the element. It is traditionally found in the Northern Region of the Philippines.

  ➤ It is made up of a hollowed and polished native gourd (upo). The inside is lined with fine woven rattan while the exterior is varnished with an orange sheen and the brim decorated with a bamboo weave.
• MAGDALENA GAMAYO

  Birth and death: August 13, 1924

  Category: Master Weaver (Inabel)

  Place of birth: Pinili, Ilocos Norte

  Year of Conferment: 2012
• MAGDALENA GAMAYO

  The master weaver of Ilocos Norte. She is one of the stalwarts of abel (blanket) weaving tradition in Ilocos Norte. Her experience has taught her how to procure quality materials for her abels
• TRADITIONAL PATTERNS OF GAMAYO

  ➤ Her designs include the inuritan (geometric designs), kusikos (spiral patterns like that of oranges, and the most difficult one which is sinan- sabong (flowers).

  ➤ Her years of weaving experience has given her an instinctive feel of not just the quality of threads but as well as the correct tension to use to ensure a sturdy smooth finished product.
• AMBALANG AUSALIN

  Birth: March 4, 1943 - February 18, 2022

  Category: Textile Weaver

  Place of birth: Lamitan, Basilan,

  Year of Conferment: 2016