What is GAMABA?

· The National Living Treasures Award, also known as the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan is given to an individual or group of artists who have made significant contributions to the Philippines' intangible cultural legacy.

· It began as a project of Philippine Rotary Club Makati-Ayala.

· In April 1992, the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan Awards was institutionalized through Republic Acct No. 7355, administered by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the highest policy-making and coordinating body for culture and the arts through Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan Committee.

· There are currently sixteen (16) GAMABA awardees.

The Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan logo is a stylized representation of the human form used in traditional cloth. Below the motif is ‘Manlilikha ng Bayan’ written in ancient Filipino script extensively used throughout the Philippines at the time of Western contact in the sixteenth century.