Contemporary Philippine

Arts from the Regions

Quarter 1
Module 11
The National
Living Treasures
Part 2
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions – Grade 12
Quarter 1 – Module 11: The National Living Treasures Part 2
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 Contemporary Philippine
Arts from the Regions

Quarter 1
Self-Learning Module 11
The National Living Treasures
Part 2
Introductory Message

For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Contemporary Arts from the Philippine Regions (Grade 12)
Module on The National Living Treasures Part 2!

This Self-Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed, and

reviewed by educators from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its
Officer-in-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A.
Agustin, in partnership with the City Government of Pasig through its mayor,
Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in
developing this instructional resource.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners in guided and

independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims
to help learners acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the 5 Cs, namely:
Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Character while
taking into consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies
that will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them
to manage their own learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist
the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
 For the learner:

Welcome to the Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions Module on

The National Living Treasures Part 2!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning material while being an
active learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectations - These point to the set of knowledge and skills

that you will learn after completing the module.

Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the lesson

at hand.

Recap - This part of the module provides a review of concepts

and skills that you already know about a previous lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module.

Activities - This is a set of activities that you need to perform.

Wrap-Up - This section summarizes the concepts and

application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in the

lesson.

Posttest - This measure how much you have learned from the
entire module.
 EXPECTATIONS

By the end of this lesson, the learner is expected to…

1. identify and recognize the first 8 awardees of the National Living
Treasures;
2. and promote their crafts and practice.

PRETEST
Choose the letter of the best answer and write it on the blank provided before the
number.
______ 1. He was a revered musician and storyteller performing Kulilal and Bagit.
A. Ginaw Bilog C. Masino Intaray
B. Samaon Sulaiman D. Lang Dulay
______ 2. She was one of the last practitioners of the Bagobo Inabal weave credited
to have preserved the practice to this day.
A. Lang Dulay C. Federico Caballero
B. Samaon Sulaiman D. Salinta Monon
______ 3. Uwang Ahadas is known for preserving the ___________, which is the most
important instrument among the Yakan people.
A. T’nalak C. Ambahan
B. Kwintangan D. Kudyapi
______ 4. He is credited to have revived and preserved the use of the Kalinga gong
or gangsa.
A. Alonzo Saclag C. Salinta Monon
B. Federico Caballero D. Ginaw Bilog
______ 5. He is known to have preserved the art of Ambahan.
A. Ginaw Bilog C. Masino Intaray
B. Alonzo Saclag D. Lang Dulay
 RECAP

The National Living Treasures, also known as the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng

Bayan, is an award bestowed upon Filipino artists who helped preserve and
promote indigenous crafts and practices that are uniquely Filipino, formalized
through R.A. No. 7355 in 1992. The categories of traditional folk arts included in
the GaMaBa are folk architecture, maritime transport, weaving, carving, performing
arts, literature, graphic and plastic arts, ornament, textile or fiber art, pottery, and
other artistic expressions of traditional culture.

LESSON

The National Living Treasures, as of 2016, has 16 awardees. Listed below are some
awardees with the year they were awarded, location, category, and contributions.
1. Ginaw Bilog (1993) was a Manlilikha ng Bayan for Folk Literature known to
have preserved the art of Ambahan. He is a Hanunuo Mangyan who hails from
Mansalay, Mindoro. To preserve the art among his people, he taught young
Mangyans the script of Baybayin, then opened his School of Living Traditions in his
hometown.
2. Masino Intaray (1993), who hails from Brookes Point, Palawan, was a revered
musician and storyteller through Kulilal and Bagit, thus earned him the award for
performing arts. Kulilal is a lyrical poem practice in Palawan, and Bagit is an
instrumental music played with the Kusyapi (Kudyapi). Additionally, Intaray was
an epic chanter known to have performed chants for several consecutive nights.
3. Samaon Sulaiman (1993) was a performing artist from Mamasapano,
Maguindanao who is renowned for his mastery of the Kudyapi, which is a
technically demanding instrument. He was also honored for his dedication in
playing the Kudyapi, as it was almost non-existent in Mindanao.
4. Lang Dulay (1998) was a T’boli textile weaver from Lake Sebu, South Cotabato
revered for her proficiency in T’nalak. Even though modern T’nalak designs cost
more than traditional ones, she insisted on making the traditional ones, with over
hundreds of designs made by Lang Dulay alone. After being named as a Manlilikha
ng Bayan, she promoted the art of T’nalak weaving by establishing the Manlilikha
ng Bayan center in Lake Sebu.
5. Salinta Monon (1998) was one of the last practitioners of the Bagobo Inabal
weave in their community in Bansalan, Davao del Sur before she was honored with
the award, thus credited for keeping the practice alive to this day. Her weave
designs trace back to as far as 100 years.
6. Alonzo Saclag (2000) is Manlilikha ng Bayan for Performing Arts recognized for
his talent in playing different musical instruments from Kalinga. He is credited to
have revived and preserved the use of the Kalinga gong or gangsa. After he was
honored with the award, he promoted Kalinga culture by buying lands in his
hometown, Lubuagan, and creating a village called, Awichon.
7. Federico Caballero (2000) is an epic chanter known to have preserved the oral
literature of the Panay-Bukidnon people from the Central Panay mountains in
Panay Island. Through his efforts and collaboration with scholars, artists, and
advocates, as well as working with the Bureau of Nonformal Education, the beliefs,
traditions, and literature of his people, that were almost obsolete, were revived.
Caballero travelled from barangay to barangay to document various cultures and
practices, which he will then use to teach the younger generation who were eager to
learn.
8. Uwang Ahadas (2000) is a Yakan musician from Lamitan, Basilan who is
proficient in several Yakan musical instruments, especially the kwintangan, which
is considered to be the most important instrument among the Yakan people and
traditionally reserved for the use of women. He uses his knowledge of their culture
and mastery of techniques to educate and promote his fellowmen in Lamitan, and
people outside his town, despite being near-blind.

ACTIVITY

On the space provided below, draw 2 colored magazine covers about the National
Living Treasures awardee of one’s choice that were discussed in the module. It
must contain the following information:

 The title of the magazine (5 points)

 Story line titles that have his/her name, short biography, craft/practice,
contributions to Philippine Arts (5 points each for a total of 20 points)
 Either a cover photo of him/her with his/her craft/practice or a cover photo
of his/her portrait with his/her craft/practice as the background (10 points)
 The year he/she awarded as the issue date (5 points)

The grading will be separate for both magazine covers. The design of your work
will be worth 10 points, for a total of 50 points for each cover.
 WRAP-UP

Now that the National Living Treasures are done, how will you meaningfully use the
learnings from both module 8 and 9 in real life?
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VALUING

The lessons about the National Living Treasures honor and respect the people
responsible for keeping the techniques and practices that gave the Philippines an
identity and culture by teaching the current and future generations about their
importance to the country. Traditional Filipino Art these days have slowly waned in
popularity due to modernization and globalization, however, the learner must
reflect on what National Artist Francisca Reyes-Aquino’s quote saying, “Heritage
must not be sacrificed for progress. What matters for now is for every Filipino to
protect our tradition and let no one distort it under the guise of modernization.”
 POSTTEST

Choose the letter of the best answer and write it on the blank provided before the
number.
______ 1. He was a performing artist from Mamasapano, Maguindanao who is
renowned for his mastery of the Kudyapi.
A. Alonzo Saclag C. Uwang Ahadas
B. Samaon Sulaiman D. Federico Caballero
______ 2. She was a T’boli textile weaver from Lake Sebu, South Cotabato revered
for her proficiency in T’nalak.
A. Salinta Monon C. Lang Dulay
B. Samaon Sulaiman D. Uwang Ahadas
______ 3. Salinta Monon was known to have preserved ______________ and as one of
the last practitioners of the art.
A. Gangsa C. Bagobo Inabal
B. Bagit D. Kulilal
______ 4. ______________ is an epic chanter known to have preserved the oral
literature of the Panay-Bukidnon people.
A. Ginaw Bilog C. Uwang Ahadas
B. Masino Intaray D. Federico Caballero
______ 5. ______________ is a Yakan musician from Lamitan, Basilan who is
proficient in several Yakan musical instruments.
A. Salinta Monon C. Lang Dulay
B. Uwang Ahadas D. Alonzo Saclag

KEY TO CORRECTION
5. B. Uwang Ahadas 5. A. Ginaw Bilog
4. D. Federico Caballero 4. A. Alonzo Saclag
3. C. Bagobo Inabal 3. B. Kwintangan
2. C. Lang Dulay 2. D. Salinta Monon
1. B. Samaon Sulaiman 1. C. Masino Intaray
Post-Test Pre-Test
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