SOC SCI CHAP 6

• Purpose of GAMABA or National Living Treasure Award

  • To identify the finest folk artists of the land
  • To preserve and revitalize traditional arts threatened with extinction
• Origin of GAMABA or National Living Treasure Award

  1. National Folk Artist Award established by Rotary Club of Makati-Ayala

  2. Advisory group formed in 1988 to oversee selection process

  3. National screening conducted to search and document specific folk traditions

  4. Senate Bill No. 240 proposed honoring bearers of traditional art with Presidential Award

  5. GAMABA institutionalized through Republic Act No. 7355 in 1992
• Many GAMABA awardees come from indigenous groups who have historically rejected conversion and assimilation into Islam and Catholicism
• Ways GAMABA awardees contribute to recognition and preservation of local art traditions

  • Dayaw documentary series
  • Mito, Kuwento, Musika (The Indigenous Imagination) documentary
  • Hinabing Kasaysayan ng mga Kababaihan (Weaving Stories of Feminine Knowledge) documentary
• MAGDALENA GAMAYO


  Known for weaving the most challenging sinan-sabong pattern. Master in weaving the ABEL(ilocano textile handwoven fron ilocano cotton and fibers). She is from Ilocos
• LANG DULAY


  T'boli weaver of t'nalak. a unique traditional cloth, hand woven in finest Ikat (a dye fabric made from fellrefined abaca fiber). She is from
• SAMAON SULAIMAN


  Maguindanon(people of the flood plains) musician. A master of KUTYAPI. A farmer and fishers. Gained highest level of excellence in art of kutyapi playing, with extensive repertoire of musical forms.
• EDUARDO MUTUC


  Practitioner of the craft of pinukpuk (beaten metal), involving stamping of embellishments on metal sheets
• HAJA AMINA APPI


  Sama(means together) mat weaver and teacher, credited for creating colorful pandan mats with complex geometric patterns. Is from Tawi-
• FEDERICO CABALLERO


  Sulod-Bukidnon EPIC CHANTER. Known for documentation of oral literature, particularly ten epics. From Iloilo and established a school livin tradition BALAY TURUN-
• GINAW BILOG


  Hanunoo Mangyan poet. Master of ambahan(poet literary form composed of seven syllable lines conveying picturesque, metaphoric messages) from Oriental Mindoro and established a school living tradition
• SALINTA MONON


  Known for Bagobo-Tagabawa textiles, called the "last Bagobo weaver" from Davao del sur
• ALONZO SACLAG


  Kalinga master of dance and performing arts, dedicated to creating greater consciousness and appreciation of Kalinga culture. From cordillera
• DARHATA SAWABI


  Filipino weaver from Parang, Sulu known for pis syabit, a traditional Tausūg cloth tapestry
• TEOFILO GARCIA


  Known for crafting tabungaw hat, a type of Ilocano hat made from a variety of gourd. From
• UWANG AHADAS


  Known for mastery in playing traditional Yakan instruments such as the agung, gabbang(a five slate xylophone) and kwintangan. From Basilan. Music mean for meditation
• Benefits of GAMABA Awards


  • Financial support to further develop and promote craft or art form
  • Recognition and prestige of being a GAMABA awardee
  • Opportunities for showcasing work nationally and internationally
  • Access to resources, networks, and training programs
  • Role as ambassadors for cultural traditions, helping to ensure preservation and passing on knowledge
• Ambalang Ausalin


  Also called as Apuh Ambalang. A Yakan textile weaver. Master in the art of weaving. YAKAN "mother of art"
• Estelita Bantilan


  Blaan Igemor mat weaver. Using the leaves of romblon and buri. From Sarangani, where mat weaving is associated with the Malapatan community
• Yabing Masalon Dulo


  Blaan Ikat weaver. Master at tabih weaving. Foremost mabal practitioners. From South Cotobato. TABIH is an intricate hand woven cloth from abaca as a traditional skirt, trousers, vest, or
• Fu Dalu


  The goddess of weaving