Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan National Living Treasures Award

1. Gawad sa Manlilikha ng
Bayan
Ms. Candice May B. Gamayon
Special Program in the Arts

2. Gawad sa Manlilikha ng
Bayan
National Living Treasures Award
Republic Act No. 7355
April 1992
National Commission for Culture and
the Arts (NCCA)
The highest policy-making and coordinating body for
culture and the arts of the State

3. Gawad sa Manlilikha ng
Bayan

4. National Commission for Culture
and the Arts (NCCA)
• search for the finest traditional artists of the land
• adopts a program that will ensure the transfer of
their skills to others and
• undertakes measures to promote a genuine
appreciation of and instil pride among our
people about the genius of the Manlilikha ng
Bayan

5. Gawad sa Manlilikha ng
Bayan
First awarded in 1993 to three outstanding
artists in music and poetry
has its roots in the 1988 National Folk Artists
Award organized by the Rotary Club of Makati-
Ayala

6. Gawad sa Manlilikha ng
Bayan
As a group, these folk and traditional artists
reflect the diverse heritage and cultural traditions
that transcend their beginnings to become part
of our national character.
As Filipinos, they bring age-old customs, crafts
and ways of living to the attention and
appreciation of Filipino life.
They provide us with a vision of ourselves and of
our nation, a vision we might be able to realize
someday, once we are given the opportunity to
be true to ourselves as these artists have
remained truthful to their art.

7. R.A. 7355
o “Manlilikha ng Bayan”
o shall mean a citizen engaged in any
traditional art uniquely Filipino
o whose distinctive skills have reached such a
high level of technical and artistic excellence
and
o have been passed on to and widely practiced
by the present generation in his/her
community with the same degree of technical
and artistic competence.

8. How does one become a
Manlilikha ng Bayan?
• To become a “Manlilikha ng Bayan”, the
candidate must possess the following
qualifications:
a. He/she is an inhabitant of an
indigenous/traditional cultural community
anywhere in the Philippines that has preserved
indigenous customs, beliefs, rituals and
traditions and/or has syncretized whatever
external elements that have influenced it.

9. How does one become a
Manlilikha ng Bayan?
b. He/she must have engaged in a folk
art tradition that has been in existence and
documented for at least fifty (50) years.
c. He/she must have consistently
performed or produced over a significant
period, works of superior and distinctive
quality.

10. How does one become a
Manlilikha ng Bayan?
d. He/she must possess a mastery of
tools and materials needed by the art, and
must have an established reputation in the
art as master and maker of works of
extraordinary technical quality.
e. He/she must have passed on and/or
will pass on to other members of the
community their skills in the folk art for
which the community is traditionally known.

11. A traditional artist who possesses all
the qualities of a Manlilikha ng Bayan
candidate, but due to age or infirmity
has left him/her incapable of teaching
further his/her craft, may still be
recognized if:
a. He/she had created a significant
body of works and/or has consistently
displayed excellence in the practice of
his/her art, thus achieving important
contributions for its development.

12. A traditional artist who possesses all
the qualities of a Manlilikha ng Bayan
candidate, but due to age or infirmity
has left him/her incapable of teaching
further his/her craft, may still be
recognized if:
b. He/she has been instrumental in the
revitalization of his/her community’s artistic
tradition.

13. A traditional artist who possesses all
the qualities of a Manlilikha ng Bayan
candidate, but due to age or infirmity
has left him/her incapable of teaching
further his/her craft, may still be
recognized if:
c. He/she has passed on to the other
members of the community skills in the folk
art for which the community is traditionally
known.

14. A traditional artist who possesses all
the qualities of a Manlilikha ng Bayan
candidate, but due to age or infirmity
has left him/her incapable of teaching
further his/her craft, may still be
recognized if:
d. His/her community has recognized
him/her as master and teacher of his/her
craft.

15. Categories:
The Award shall be given in each, but not
limited to the following categories of
traditional folk arts, viz.:
folk architecture,
maritime transport,
weaving carving,
performing arts,

16. Categories:
The Award shall be given in each, but not
limited to the following categories of
traditional folk arts, viz.:
literature,
graphic and plastic arts,
ornament,
textile or fiber art,
pottery and other artistic expressions of
traditional culture.

17. Categories:
Consideration shall be given to
geographical distribution and balance of
artistic categories.

18. What are the incentives
received by the awardee?
A Manlilikha ng Bayan awardee receives:
specially designed gold medallion,
an initial grant of P100,000 and
P10,000 monthly stipend for life.

19. What are the incentives
received by the awardee?
In consonance with the provision of
Republic Act No. 7355, which states that
“the monetary grant may be increased
whenever circumstances so warrant,” the
NCCA board approved:
an additional monthly personal allowance of
P14,000 for the awardees

20. GAMABA Awardees
Ginaw BilogMasino IntaraySamaon Sulaiman

21. Samaon Sulaiman

22. GAMABA Awardees
Federico CaballeroUwang AhadasDarhata Sawabi

23. GAMABA Awardees
Eduardo MutucHajja Amina Appi

24. GAMABA Awardees
Teofilo GarciaMagdalena Gamayo

25. Teofilo Garcia

26. GAMABA Awardees
Alonzo SaclagSalinta MononLang Dulay

27. Source:
• http://ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-
arts/culture-profile/gamaba/guidelines-on-
inviting-a-gamaba-awardee/