Lesson 5

Question 1

was established in 1992 and shall mean citizen engaged in any traditional art uniquely Filipino,

Answer 1

Manlilikha ng Bayan Act

Question 2

The highest policy and coordinating body for culture and the arts of the state.

It has to search for the finest traditional artist of the land who adopts a program that will ensure the transfer of their skills to others. undertakes measures to promote a genuine appreciation of and crafts and give pride among our people about the genius of Manlilikha ng Bayan.

Answer 2

National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)

Question 3

GAMABA Awardees for the year 1993

Answer 3

Ginaw Bilog (d. 2003)
Masino Intaray (d. 2013)
Samaon Sulaiman (d. 2011)

Question 4

Contribution
Surat Mangyan and Ambahan poetry

Preserve the Hanunuo Mangyan script and Ambahan (poem consisting of seven-syllable lines) and promote it on every occasion so that the art will not be lost but preserved for posterity.

Region

Panaytayan, Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro, Region IV-B MIMAROPA

Answer 4

Ginaw Bilog (d. 2003)

Question 5

is a traditional heptasyllabic form of of poetry by the Hanunó’o Mangyan people Mindoro.
A famously known Mangyan poet is Ginaw Bilog, dubbed as the Master of Ambahan Poetry.

Answer 5

►AMBAHAN

Question 6

Contribution
Epic Chanter and Storyteller

An outstanding master of the basal (gong music), kulilal (highly lyrical poem) and bagit (instrumental music played on the kusyapi), also played the aroding (mouth harp) and babarak (ring flute) and above all, he was a prolific and pre- eminent epic chanter and storyteller

Region
Palawan, Palawan Island, Region IV-B MIMAROPA

Answer 6

Masino Intaray (d. 2013)

Question 7

VOCAL MUSIC OF PALAWAN. Kulial. - it is a lyrical poem expressing love. His/her vocal music is accompanied by. kusyapi (two-stringed lute) and played by man and pagang ( bamboo zither)

Answer 7

Kulial in Palawan

Question 8

Contribution
Playing Kudyapi

He achieved the highest level of excellence in the art of kutiyapi or kudyapi (two-stringed lute) playing and also proficient in kulintang, agong (suspended bossed gong with wide rim), gandingan (bossed gong with narrow rim), palendag (lip-valley flute), and tambul.

Region
Mamasapano, Maguidanao, Western Midanao Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)

Answer 8

Samaon Sulaiman (d. 2011)

Question 9

When integrated into the ensemble, it functions as a secondary melodic instrument after the main melodic instrument, the kulintang When played solo, the gandingan allows fellow Maguindanao to communicate with each other. allowing them to send messages or warnings via long distances. This abilityto imitate tones of the Maguindanaolanguage using this instrument has given the gandingan connotation: the “talking gongs.

Answer 9

Gandingan

Question 10

A lip valley flute that is very common in Maguindanao

Answer 10

Palendag

Question 11

GAMABA Awardees for the year 1998

Answer 11

Lang Dulay (d. 2015)
Salinta Monon (d. 2009)

Question 12

Contribution
Inabal Weaving

She is credited with preserving her people’s traditional T’nalak using abaca fibers as fine as hair which traditionally has three primary colors, red, black, and the original colors of abaca leave recreated by her nimble hands-the crocodiles, butterflies, and flowers.

Region
Tboli/Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, Mindanao, Region XII SOCCSKSARGEN

Answer 12

Salinta Monon (d. 2009)

Question 13

Contribution
Inabal Weaving

She was awarded for fully demonstrating the creative and expressive aspects of the Bagobo abaca ikat (to tie or bond) weaving called inabal (traditional textile of Bagobo) at a time when such art was threatened with extinction.

Region
Tagabawa Bagobo/ Bansalan, Davao del Sur, Region XI Davao Region

Answer 13

Salinta Monon (d. 2009)

Question 14

GAMABA Awardees for the year 2000

Answer 14

Uwang Ahadas
Federico Caballero
Alonzo Saclag

Question 15

Contribution
Playing Yakan Instruments

He referred to for his ability and mastery in playing different Yakan instruments (made of bamboo, wood, and metal) and for imparting his insight to the youngsters of his locale. He keeps on performing and instruct despite his diminishing visual perception, keeping the Yakan melodic custom alive and thriving.

Region
Yakan/Lamitan, Basilan Island, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)

Answer 15

Uwang Ahadas

Question 16

He continuously works for the documentation of oral literature, in particular the epics, of people. These ten epics, rendered in a language that, though related to Kiniray-a, is no longer spoken.

Answer 16

Chanting the Sugidanon Epic of the Panay Bukidnon
Federico Caballero

Question 17

native to the islands of Panay and Palawan in the Philippines. They speak the Karay-a language (Kinaray-a: Kinaray-a).

Answer 17

The Karay-a are a Visayan ethnic group

Question 18

chanter and educator A Panay- Bukidnon of Calinog, Iloilo was awarded for his mastery of chanting the sugidanon, the epic tradition of Central Panay.

►He ceaselessly worked for the documentation of the his people of epics painstakingly piecing together the elements of this oral tradition nearly lost.

►The sugidanon of Panay in Central Philippines are long chanted stories which have been unrecorded for many decades.

This contains the beliefs, character traits, lifeways, and practices of the Central Panay Indigenous Peoples (IPs).

Answer 18

►Federico Caballero

Question 19

Contribution
Playing Kalinga Musical Instruments

His lifestyle work is to paint a portrait of his people to record a tradition of opposites and dualities, a peoples’ character recorded in cadences each aggressive and gentle. Play Kalinga musical instruments dance patterns and moves related to rituals.

Region
Kalinga, Northern Luzon Island, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)

Answer 19

Alonzo Saclag

Question 20

►He also formed the Kalinga Budong Dance Troupe with the intent of promoting Kalinga dance to a wider audience.

►Saclag was conferred the National Living Award in 2000. Treasures

► By 2016, he had established a village within his town, named Awichon, which aims to promote Kalinga culture to tourists.

Answer 20

Alonzo Saclag

Question 21

GAMABA Awardees for the year 2004

Answer 21

Hajja Amina Appi (d. 2013)
Eduardo Mutuc
Darhata Sawabi (d. 2005)

Question 22

Contribution
Mat weaving

She was recognized as the master mat weaver. Her colorful mats with their complex geometric patterns showcased her precise sense of design, proportion, and symmetry and sensitivity to color.
Region
Ungos Matata, Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)

Answer 22

Hajja Amina Appi (d. 2013)

Question 23

(June 25, 1925 - April 2, 2013) was a Filipino master mat weaver and teacher from the Sama indigenous people of Ungos Matata, Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi.

► She was credited for creating colorful pandan mats with complex geometric patterns.

► Her creations were acclaimed for their precise sense of design, proportion and symmetry, and sensitivity to color.

Answer 23

Haja Amina Appi

Question 24

Contribution
Metal Plating

He is an artist who has devoted his existence to developing religious and secular artwork in silver, bronze, and wood. His intricately detailed retablos, mirrors, altars, and carosas are in church buildings and non-public collections. A range of these works are quite large, some exceeding forty feet, whilst some are very small and feature very nice and refined craftsmanship.
Region
Apalit, Pampanga, Region III Central Luzon

Answer 24

Eduardo Mutuc

Question 25

A retablo is a devotional painting, especially a small popular or folk art one using iconography derived from traditional Catholic church art. More generally retablo is also the Spanish term for a retable or reredos above an altar, whether a large altarpiece painting or an elaborate wooden structure with sculptures

Answer 25

Retablo

Question 26

Description: This artwork was exhibited at the Skat Pinoy Art Fair of 2014.It seems to be a small decorative candelabra with the intended purpose of holding a candle and being put in display inside of churches. Like the previous artwork, it has intricate forsal patterns al verits surface and was provided with a thick bese for it to not fall over

Answer 26

Sikat Pinoy Art Fair 2014 - Silver Candelabra

Question 27

Contribution
Pis syabit Weaving

She remained devoted and persevered with her mission to teach the artwork of pis syabit weaving. Her strokes firm and sure, her color sensitivity acute, and her dedication to the best of her products unwavering.
Region
Tausug/ Parang. Sulu, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)

Answer 27

Darhata Sawabi (d. 2005)

Question 28

was a Filipino weaver from Parang, Sulu known for pis syabit, a traditional Tausūg cloth tapestry worn as a head covering by the people of Jolo.

►She is a recipient of the National Living Treasures Award, having given the distinction in 2004.

Answer 28

Darhata Sawabi (d. 2005)

Question 29

is the prized handwoven cloth of the Tausugs of Sulu. Usually used as head covering, it is made from cotton or silk, square in shape and provided with geometric patterns. It can also be worn on the shoulder, knotted around the hilt of the sword, or tied around the head among the Tausug men.

Answer 29

Pis Siyabit or Pis Syabit

Question 30

GAMABA Awardees for the year 2012

Answer 30

Magdalena Gamayo

Question 31

Contribution
Abel Weaving

She has been a master in abel weaving from Pinili, Ilocos Norte. She is not only weaving traditional Ilocano textiles but also designs new patters. One of her designs employs a difficult weaving technique called pililian meaning partially. The weave produces a one of a kind design that takes after a string of flowers thus its name, inubon a sabong. She did not formally study such traditional art. Instead, she watched closely as her aunt made and imitated the patterns.

Region
Pinili, Ilocos Norte Region I Ilocos Region

Answer 31

Magdalena Gamayo

Question 32

is the Ilocano word for weave, and “Inabel” can be interpreted to mean any kind of woven fabric.

►Along with its exquisite designs, Inabel is also versatile, adding to its attractiveness.

► The abel is the traditional woven product of Vigan and is known for being strong and colorful materials and made from yarns of cotton or sagut.

Answer 32

Abel

Question 33

that are sold using the abel. The design and colors of the abel are somewhat similar to those found in the Cordillera region, but it is continually evolving as present-day designers strive to update its use for the greater appreciation of the public.

Answer 33

There are also wall decors, mosquito nets, towels, robes and clothing

Question 34

Inubon a sabong, meaning a string of flowers, is a design created by Magdalena Gamayo with a unique and difficult weaving technique called “pinilian”.

Answer 34

a string of flowers