ILOILO CITY – The town of Calinog in Iloilo province was the center for the Day of National Mourning as Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (National Living Treasure) Federico Caballero was given a State funeral on Tuesday, September 3. THE State funeral of National Living Treasure Federico Caballero in...
It was a birthday celebration like no other. Noted and award-winning folk artists from across the country, along with government dignitaries from the field of culture and the arts, gathered in Ilocos Norte to extend their best wishes to Magdalena Gamayo as she celebrated her 100th birthday....
ILOILO CITY – Federico Caballero, a recipient of the 2000 Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (National Living Treasure) award from Calinog town, Iloilo province, died on Saturday, August 17, at the age of 88. Family members confirmed the death of Caballero, a cultural bearer of the Suludnon and Panay...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Thursday, December 28 welcomed the proclamation of nine individuals as new cultural masters hailed by the National Living Treasures Award or Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA) for their exemplary contribution to Philippine arts and culture. ...
Manlilikha ng Bayan (National Living Treasure) awardee Ambalang Ausalin, or more commonly known as Apuh Ambalang in the weaving community, passed away early in the morning of Feb. 18 due to a lingering illness. Her demise was confirmed by Lamitan City Mayor Rose Furigay and a tribute by the...
Here's how to send nominations for the next National Living Treasures Award The search for the next Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA) or National Living Treasures is officially on. But what does this award really stand for? Who are qualified to receive it? And how to send nominations? A National...
The search for the next Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan is on! This is not a drill! Just in time for Undas (or Halloween) season, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) announced that babaylan , albularyo , and maghihilot are now considered national living treasures. And the search...
