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Ginaw Bilog was a Filipino poet from Oriental Mindoro who was recognized as a National Living Treasure for his efforts to preserve the Mangyan poetry tradition of ambahan. He died in 2003 at age 50. Lang Dulay is a National Living Treasure awardee recognized in 1998 for her skill in weaving T'nalak textiles and preserving the art form by training other weavers. Salinta Monon was a Filipino textile weaver awarded the National Living Treasures Award in 1998, known for her Bagobo-Tagabawa ikat fabrics and as the last Bagobo weaver, passing away in 2009.

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Bilog

Ginaw Bilog was a Filipino poet from Oriental Mindoro who was recognized as a National Living Treasure for his efforts to preserve the Mangyan poetry tradition of ambahan. He died in 2003 at age 50. Lang Dulay is a National Living Treasure awardee recognized in 1998 for her skill in weaving T'nalak textiles and preserving the art form by training other weavers. Salinta Monon was a Filipino textile weaver awarded the National Living Treasures Award in 1998, known for her Bagobo-Tagabawa ikat fabrics and as the last Bagobo weaver, passing away in 2009.

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Ginaw Bilog

Ginaw Bilog​ was a Filipino poet who was recognized as a ​National Living Treasure​ by the
Philippine government.
Born on January 3, 1953, Bilog was a Hanunuo ​Mangyan​ who was a native of ​Mansalay​,
Oriental Mindoro​. He was known for his efforts in preserving the mangyan poetry tradition of
ambahan​.
Then-President ​Fidel V. Ramos​, conferred the ​National Living Treasure​ Award to Ginaw
Bilog on December 17, 1993 in recognition of his people's preservation efforts of the ambahan
poetry which is recorded on bamboo.
He died on June 3, 2003 at age 50 due to a lingering illness.
Lang Dulay
Lang Dulay is a National Living Treasure Awardee (Manlilikha ng Bayan) which is a
prestigious award given to her in 1998. She started weaving T’nalak at the young age of twelve, and
through the years she has developed her skill to produce some of the most sought after T’nalak
weavings in the province. After garnering her esteemed award, Lang Dulay opened the Manlilikha ng
Bayan Center to focus on the preservation of the art of T’boli textile weaving by training other T’boli
weavers in this time-consuming and intricate art, in doing so ensuring that the T’boli weavers
continue to dream these magnificent patterns that take shape on the loom.
Eduardo Mutuc
Eduardo Mutuc is an artist who has dedicated his life to creating religious and secular art in
silver, bronze and wood. His intricately detailed retablos, mirrors, altars, and carosas are in churches
and private collections. A number of these works are quite large, some exceeding forty feet, while
some are very small and feature very fine and delicate craftsmanship.

For an artist whose work graces cathedrals and churches, Mutuc works in humble
surroundings. His studio occupies a corner of his yard and shares space with a tailoring shop.
During the recent rains, the river beside his lot overflowed and water flooded his studio in Apalit,
Pampanga, drenching his woodblocks. Mutuc takes it all in stride.
Salinta Monon
Salinta Monon​ ​ was a Filipino textile weaver who was one of two recipients of
the ​National Living Treasures Award​ in 1998. She was known for her
Bagobo​-Tagabawa textiles and was known as the "last Bagobo weaver".

Monon was born on December 12, 1920 and grew up in Bituag, ​Bansalan​in
Davao del Sur​ and watched her mother weave ikat a traditional ​abaca​fabric when she
was a child, She asked her mother how to use the loom at age 12 and learned how to
weave within a few months. She weaves a design for three to four months. In a month
she can weave fabric which can be used for a single abaca tube skirt which measures
3.5 x 0.42 meters. Her favorite design is the binuwaya or crocodile which is said to be
among the most difficult to weave.

According to Cherry Quizon, an anthropologist based in New York, the origin of


Monon's design can be dated back as early as the 1910s.

Monon was awarded the ​National Living Treasures Award​ in 1998. She died on
June 4, 2009.
Alonzo Saclag
Alonzo Saclag was born on August 14, 1942. A member of the ​Kalinga people​ and a
native of ​Lubuagan​, ​Kalinga province​, Saclag taught himself of his people's traditions in the
performing arts. He learned how to play traditional Kalinga musical instruments and Kalinga
ritual dance movements without formal or informal instruction.

As an effort to revive the dying tradition of playing the gangsa, a type of Kalinga gong.
Saclag lobbied for two years to the provincial government to grant funds to convert the
abandoned Capitol Building into a museum. With support from the provincial government and
other financiers, a branch of the ​National Museum​ was established in Labuagan.

Saclag also campaigned for the promotion of Kalinga culture in schools in his community
by engaging in talks with the institutions' administrators. He is instrumental in establishing the
practice of children of wearing traditional Kalinga clothing for important school events as well as
the teaching of Kalinga folk songs in schools. He also lobbied for the broadcast of traditional
Kalinga music along with contemporary music in their local radio station. 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 Treasures Award​ in 2000. By 2016, he has
established a village within his town, named Awichon which aims to promote Kalinga culture to
tourists.

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