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• The Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan Award was established by the Rotary Club in 1988 and formally launched in 1989
• The Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan Award focuses on the folk traditions all over the Philippines
• In April 1992, the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan Award was institutionalized through Republic Act No. 7355
• Many of the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan awardees come from indigenous people
• Lang Dulay


  T'boli weaver of t'nalak from Lake Sebu, South Cotabato
• Lang Dulay


  • Method from abaca fibers with three primary colors- natural color of abaca, red, and black
  • Received the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan Award in 1998
• Haja Amina Appi


  Sama mat weaver from Tawi-Tawi
• Haja Amina Appi


  • Created banig (mats) from leaves and grasses
  • Executed traditional Sulu designs into distinctive designs of ukkil or nagga
• Alonzo Saclag


  Master of dance, music, and the performing arts associated with the cultural practices of a people
• Alonzo Saclag


  • Founded the Kalinga Budong Dance Troupe which has won several national folk dancing awards
• Federico Caballero


  Passionate about folklore from a young age, and is a manunghusay or an arbiter of disputes, recognized as bantugan
• Ginaw Bilog


  Master of ambahan, a poetic literary form composed of seven-syllable lines conveying picturesque, metaphoric messages
• Ginaw Bilog


  • Established a School of Living Tradition in his home village
• Masino Intaray


  Palawan musician, storyteller and epic chanter and master of rites from Makagwa Valley in Palawan
• Salinta Monon


  Tagabawa Bagobo weaver of textile from Bansalan Davao del Sur
• Salinta Monon


  • Presented the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan Award in 1998, "the last Bagobo weaver" and since then Bagobo-Tagabawa weaving has continued to live on
• Darhata Sawabi


  Tausug weaver of pis syabit, the traditional handwoven head cover
• Darhata Sawabi


  • Bold, contrasting colors, evenness of weave, and faithfulness to traditional designs were her artistic achievements
• Uwang Ahadas


  Yakan musician from Lamitan Basilan playing musical instruments
• Samaon Sulaiman


  Magindanao musician from Mamasapano, Maguindanao, master of the art of kutyapi playing
• Magdalena Gamayo


  Textile weaver from Pinili, Ilocos Norte, recognized as a master in weaving the abel
• Magdalena Gamayo


  • Skilled in executing new designs without copying patterns
• Teofilo Garcia


  Ilocano maker of tabungaw (casque or gourd hat) who hails from San Quintin, Abra
• Teofilo Garcia


  • Innovating on his traditional designs based on inspirations from his trips to the nearby provinces
• Eduardo Mutuc


  Metal smith of religious and secular art in Apalit, Pampanga
• Eduardo Mutuc


  • Designs are based on traditional Spanish colonial designs
• Ambalang Ausalian


  Yakan textile weaver from Parangbasak, Lamitan City, Basilan
• Estelita Bantilan


  Blaan Igen or mat weaver from Upper Lasang, Sapu Masla in Malapatan, Sarangani
• Estelita Bantilan


  • Refined the art of mat weaving to a fine level of practice
• Yabing Masalon Dulo


  Blaan Ikat weaver from the village of Amgu-o, part of Barangay Landan, South Cotabato
• Yabing Masalon Dulo


  • Their arts used traditionally reserved for women of high status