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Indigenous peoples have conserved biodiversity for millennia. They have created much of the world's agricultural biodiversity, including thousands of crop varieties, livestock breeds and unique landscapes.

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A lot of hard work is hidden behind those awards

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"Treasures of Indigenous Filipinos: Giving Pride and Life to Philippine Cultures"

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"Treasures of Indigenous Filipinos: Giving Pride and Life to Philippine Cultures"

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Indigenous Filipinos have marked a beautiful legacy, legacy that cannot be faked and cannot be taken credits by others, but only them who put so much meaning to the culture of the Philippines.

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"Wisdom in Cultural Legacies for Future Generations"

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"Wisdom in Cultural Legacies for Future Generations"

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The GAMABA Awardees that we’ve chosen are all weavers. This is because we believe that one of the reasons they received the award is because they take their time with each intricate design and pattern they create. They not only contribute significantly to the country's intangible cultural heritage, but they also provide inspiration and wisdom through their work, such as the idea that doing things slowly in life is more fruitful than rushing things and failing every step of the way.

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Indigenous peoples' culture and language served as their identity cards, allowing them to live their own lives.

Their spiritual principles and cultural history had enabled them to fight colonialism, which still existed today.

Indigenous peoples must not surrender, but must fight to protect their sacred life on the planet and preserve their contribution to the culture of the Philippines.

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Fine arts
also, native specialists show us are
pointers that we want to
safeguard our traditions and
customs, particularly in workmanship. To add from the subtitle, albeit fizzling
isn't generally something negative,
there's a differentiation to be made
between being uninformed and being
certain. They not just contribute altogether to the country's immaterial social legacy, however they likewise give
motivation and insight through
their work, like the possibility that
it is more to do things gradually throughout everyday life
productive than hurrying things and
bombing constantly.

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What our traditions and culture are, shows who we are. 

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The essence of who we are as Filipinos is engraved in this collage as it shows the traditions and culture that we have. We are all a part of a whole, as these traditions and crafts that we have formed our identities as Filipinos in the first place. To add to that, the GAMABA awards further solidifies this fact as they honor, preserve and support the traditions and culture that our Indigenous artist have. Further creating a legacy for the future generations to acknowledge and honor too.

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The dedication and creativity of the deserving Filipino artists.

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"Acknowledging the Undervalued: Our Filipino Artists"

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"Acknowledging the Undervalued: Our Filipino Artists"

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Indigenous visual arts serve as a tool for cultural expression as well as the preservation and transmission of culture. They illustrate the variety of artistic influences on the country's culture, including indigenous arts, and how these influences have sharpened the country's arts. These GAMABA awardees have preserved some of the Philippines’ most important indigenous traditions. They are worthy of far more recognition than what they are currently receiving.

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"The People behind our Local Treasures: Every Handmade is Heart-made"

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"The People behind our Local Treasures: Every Handmade is Heart-made"

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All of the GAMABA artists are represented in the collage above, along with their artwork and crafts. The majority of people can relate to a passion, dedication and, love for art. All arts and crafts must be kept not only by these honorees, but to all Filipinos of all ages, tribes, and provinces. To conserve these skills and crafts, we must practice and respect each of them in some ways. Let us all be open to learning new skills and thinking about the various types of art that our country had and has to offer. May the phrase "Tangkilikin ang Sariling Atin" be revived for the benefit of both current and future generations of Filipinos, because it is genuinely beautiful to value what is ours first and foremost, before something else's.

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The photos indicated in the collage are the GAMABA Awards given to each of these creative products of us and the native Filipinos. These crafts had existed as it empowers us Filipinos on how creative are we when it comes to the resources we have in our country. It shows the colors and creativity of each native which then allows the foreign national and tourist to see and have some souvenir as they can only be found in our country. Also, because of their workmanship, it allowed them to preserve and continue on passing down these traditions for the next generation to teach and understand our history better and clear.

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Beige and Brown Realistic Candles Boho Moodboard Photo Collage Instagram Post

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When it comes to ability and ingenuity, indigenous Filipinos cannot be overlooked.

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We decided to construct a collage about all of the GAMABA awardees who are indigenous Filipinos since we admire and respect their work. As a result, the collage we created portrays Filipinos as artistic and innovative in various ways. It is a source of satisfaction for us that some of the items created by these GAMABA awardees are still in use and appreciated today. Furthermore, as a millennial in today's modern period, it is part of my responsibility to continue to admire, maintain, and promote what our country has to offer that we should be proud of. Our local treasures can be passed down and cherished by future generations in this way.

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The collage shows the beauty of the crafts and the arts that the Indigenous artist have made and that we are a part of it as a whole. Yabing Dulo and Alonzo Saclag, both GAMABA Awardees, are exceptional examples of Indigenous artists that represent their traditional crafts and art forms. There are also lots of other GAMABA Awardees who deserve recognition and appreciation for what they have made and what they have represented.

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Beautiful examples of our Filipino Heritage

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The beauty and culture of artworks passed down by generations, preserved through recognition and well-honed skills.

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The beauty and culture of artworks passed down by generations, preserved through recognition and well-honed skills.

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Our extraordinary GAMABA awardees and their fellow Indigenous people have dedicated their lives to preserving and staying true to what our Filipino culture is. Despite having the majority of the Philippines being so influenced by other cultures, our Indigenous people remain unbothered and continue to pass on the culture and traditions to the next generation.

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The collage of our group show the traditional artwork of our indigenous people that have been preserved and passed on for generations. Each artwork shown is an example of artworks made by our chosen GAMABA awardees. Each awardee has their own unique designs and way of making their crafts.

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Our collage shows some of the wonderful GAMABA Awardees and their works. Their hand crafted works show unique and intricate designs that are "specialized" by our chosen awardees.

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Women like Estelita has some of the greatest works of the tightness of the weave and the compelling mix of colors and patterns.

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I am for the people, and I love to see that our indigenous people are recognized, and their culture is preserved by giving them the GAMABA award. These two women that we chose for our collage is truly an inspiration, and I hope that their artwork will be protected, inspire others and that more indigenous culture will be seen and be given the recognition that they deserve.

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I am in awe of the indigenous people as they are recognized for their differences and hard work. They do not change on what is the trend; instead, they create art that speaks for their kind and culture. Their art is truly a culture we should preserve.

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My thoughts towards the created collage is that this piece gives empowerment to women. They are a symbol of their craft and to be recognized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts is an inspiration not just for culture, but also to the women.

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The local art forms are something that we should indeed be proud of and need to be reminded of. These local artists show us that we aren't just good at and capable of doing painting in general, but also through crafts. Seeing these unique crafts that are made by these GAMABA awardees proves to us that we need to treasure and preserve the tradition of making crafts because this is a way to give future generations proof that we have this kind of traditional art. Our local crafts are different from those of other neighboring countries because our crafts have unique designs with a story behind every piece.

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Some Filipinos are unaware that the indigenous people have artistic talent, and our collage portrays a Philippine flag with images of Gamaba awardees and their artworks, which should be known by every Filipino because they are incredibly brilliant and deserve to be acknowledged.

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The collage shows a glimpse of the beauty of the crafts and artforms found in the Philippines. The artists featured in the collage, namely Alonzo Saclag and Yabing Masalon Dulo, have represented the heart of Philippine culture through creating and practicing their traditional artforms. There is no doubt that those folk artists truly deserves the GAMABA Award.

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Two excellent GAMABA artists who appear in our collage are Yabing Dulo and Alonzo Saclag. Fu Yabing Masalon Dulo, also known as Fu Yabing, was a Filipino textile master weaver and dyer who is credited with preserving the Blaan mabal tabih ikat weaving and dyeing technique. Alonzo Saclag is a Filipino musician and dancer who is a recipient of the National Living Treasures Award. He is instrumental in establishing the practice of children wearing traditional Kalinga clothing for important school events as well as the teaching of Kalinga folk songs in schools. This collage exemplifies the brilliance of these two artists.

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Our collage portrays two Filipino artists who have dedicated their lives to their passion. We must value their hard work and genuine interest in what they are making. Due to colonial influences and influences from neighboring countries, the Philippines has a unique culture and tradition. We need to credit these artists for how they adapted to these cultures.

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This collage shows the traditions and culture that we have. The GAMABA awards further solidify this fact as they honor, preserve and support the traditions and culture that our Indigenous artists have. "If we are to preserve culture we must continue to create it" and this GAMABA awardee here just proved it also demonstrates that no Filipino is unimpressive for possessing extraordinary abilities that are extremely rare and have the potential to make a significant impact on the Philippine history.

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Our collage presents two amazing GAMABA artists who gave an amazing impression. Although there are lots of others who showed incredible dedication to promoting our own culture and tradition, we chose Yabing Dulo and Alonzo Saclag. Yabing Dulo is an inspiring woman who devoted her life to making the Blaan traditional mabal tabih weaving and dying and our work also honors not only her skills but also her death. On the other hand, Alonzo Saclag is simply mesmerizing. His mission of spreading and passing the Kalinga tradition to the next generation is motivational. Our work shows two of the most amazing people who spent their lives promoting and preserving traditions and cultures more than anyone could have ever done.

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The crafts created by these GAMABA recipients aid in the formation of our identity. The weavers used a variety of designs on each of their crafts to showcase the Filipinos' creative minds and culture. Furthermore, these crafts are created meticulously in order to completely accentuate the designs. Finally, because our local crafts are one of the most unique aspects of our culture, it is imperative to safeguard them.

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The crafts created by these GAMABA recipients aid in the formation of our identity. The weavers used a variety of designs on each of their crafts to showcase the Filipinos' creative minds and culture. Furthermore, these crafts are created meticulously in order to completely accentuate the designs. Finally, because our local crafts are one of the most unique aspects of our culture, it is imperative to safeguard them.

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The GAMABA award was established not only to honor traditional folk artists for their outstanding work, but also to promote Philippine art and culture, preserve Filipino national and cultural heritage, strengthen Filipino identity, and inspire future generations of patriotism through the works of our folk artists.

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The GAMABA awardees symbolize the unique history and cultural traditions that have transcended their origins to form a part of our national identity. They bring age-old rituals, crafts, and ways of life to the notice and admiration of Filipino life as Filipinos. I have learned that because of the GAMABA awardees, we are able to preserve our culture and tradition until now. They showed to all of us how important our culture is and that we must acknowledge how talented and creative we are as Filipinos.

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"If we are to preserve culture we must continue to create it" and this GAMABA awardees here just proved it.

Through GAMABA excellent arts and crafts are being recognized. We all know that GAMABA is the National Living Treasures Award, alternatively known as the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA; lit. 'Award for the Creators of the Country'), is conferred to a person or group of artists recognized by the Government of the Philippines for their contributions to the country's intangible cultural heritage. It really serves its purpose and that is to promote the amazing arts and crafts made by these dedicated Filipinos who excels in different forms of crafting. May these awardee reminds us that creativity is just around the corner...it may be from a simple leaf or a colorful die for as long as your imagination is limitless then art can originate. Creativity is indeed every where and it is also contagious so we must pass it on.

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The collage we created emphasizes the need of preserving every living local asset by assuring its transmission to future generations. Let us all be proud of our accomplishments and take pleasure in our own treasures. It is critical to protect it because it ensures our people's integrity.

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The collage we make conveys that each GAMABA awardees have different products or the way they make the craft, each of them have unique talents. Although they are different, their crafts and arts are have the same motives or reason why they made such work, it is because they want to preserve and acknowledge the traditional crafts and arts from the present to the next generations.

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Our collage shows the various cultures and practices of the natives. Reminding us that there lots of individuals and cultures that make up our country. Different people, different practices. Showing the difference but everything and everyone is different but equally beautiful.

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Our collage represents an image of our Philippine flag, which is composed of different faces of the GAMABA awardees and their artworks or masterpiece. It illustrates the traditional way of living of indigenous people. It is composed of various artists from different fields of expertise and their contributions to the Filipino culture. These artists are worthy to be respected and admired. Everyone has their own unique skills and talents and those artists were the expert. They deserved our applause, for they obtain and polished those skills and made them talented. They were the best example of a Filipino pride, and the veterans in the Philippines. Their faces shine like the sun, their skills flow like a water, and their hearts were burning like a fire.

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The collage that we've created shows a philippine flag compose of some kind of pictures that represents GAMABA awardees and their art works. It gives meaning to people's lives and aids in the preservation of the world's culture and societies.

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The collage represents the works and lives and shows the GAMABA awardees. The collage illustrates the different cultures and traditional customs that have survived their origins to become a part of our national identity. The GAMABA artists bring crafts and ways of life to the attention and admiration of Filipinos. The collage forms a Philippine flag that primarily represents Filipino and how vital these works and artists are to the country.

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Indigenous Filipino artists contribute to the presentation and education of our history and identity to the general public. They have technical and creative abilities, as well as connections to community and folk art traditions, and produce work of high artistic quality. They also have a strong character and unwavering loyalty, which has earned them the respect and adoration of the Filipino people. All of these Filipino artists are deserving of the awards they have received, given how they contribute to the preservation of our country's cultures.

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The lessons that local art forms and indigenous artists teach us are indicators that we need to preserve our customs and traditions, especially in art. To add from the caption, although failing isn't always a negative thing, there's a distinction to be made between being ignorant and being confident. People who don’t have the time to take their time, however, are a different matter.

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This makes us mesmerize our culture and history and to be proud of what we originally have like dance, arts and crafts. this collage portrays the significance of nature through dance and crafts, this work very impressive for the GAMABA people they have the skills to create a superb result of culture and arts. This gives and extraordinary skills for them of the eye of the others and very well made by nature and step by step process to make it a good quality and pleasing to the naked eye.

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This collage demonstrates that being Filipino is something to be proud of, something to shout about and share with the rest of the world. It also demonstrates that no Filipino is unimpressive for possessing extraordinary abilities that are extremely rare and have the potential to make a significant impact on Philippine history.

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This collage demonstrates that being Filipino is something to be proud of, something to shout about and share with the rest of the world. It also demonstrates that no Filipino is unimpressive for possessing extraordinary abilities that are extremely rare and have the potential to make a significant impact on Philippine history.

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The collage we chose to represent shows how creative our fellow Filipinos have been since they were alive. Here, they represent the different beauty and order of their work. It is their own work, or shall we say it is a hand-carved, the workmanship is very detailed. By these crafts, it can also increase and boosten tourism economy in which these special awardees are not simply that ordinary, instead these are extraordinary crafts made by the extraordinary creative Filipinos.

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Indeed, indigenous Filipinos cannot be underrated when it comes to talent and creativity. The artists who were given awards may die, but what they made will forever live.

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When I was young, I thought success was solely attributed to talent. Then, I discovered that by working hard I could in fact become “talented.” I was observing the bests of the bests with there awards and they were all obsessed with one thing: working harder than yesterday. Additionally, they are the awardees that gave motivation to everyone especially us as an individual. It’s the fact that what you work on is way more important than how hard you work.