The Process, Awards and Incentives of Gamaba (Recovered)
The Process, Awards and Incentives of Gamaba (Recovered)
AND INCENTIVES OF
GAMABA
The Panel
The Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan is
administered by a committee, which is assisted by
an ad hoc panel of experts. The panel is composed
of a representative from each of the committees
o f t h e Su b - c ommi s s i o n o n Cu l t u r a l
Communities and Traditional Arts, such as the
Office of the Muslim Affairs (OMA), the National
Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP), and
other appropriate institutions.
The ad hoc panel of reviewers is composed
of five members of the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng
Bayan Committee and four individuals
identified by the Committee among scholars,
practitioners, and experts in the traditional art.
The Nominations. Nominations can
come from the members of the ad hoc
panel of experts,the sub-commissions on
cultural communities and traditional arts,
government and private institutions,
universities, and other persons
knowledgeable of any of the categories:
folk architecture, maritime transport,
weaving,carving, performing arts,
literature, graphic and plastic arts,
ornament, textile and fiber art,pottery
and other artistic expressions of
traditional culture.
The Screening. The ad hoc search
committees is deployed to various priority
areas in the country to conduct searches
and document the candidates’ art/ craft.
The ad hoc panel of reviewers review
the qualifications of the candidates and
submit their recommendations to the
NCCA Board of Commissioners.
The Screening. Once selected, the
President of the Philippines confers
the awardees in a public ceremony in
Malacañan Palace.
THE PROCESS, AWARDS
AND INCENTIVES OF
GAMABA
• The awardee receives a
specially designed
medallion/plaque, with a duplicate
set that should be donated and
displayed to a provincial museum
or the largest cultural center in the
awardee’s community.
The awardee is given an initial grant of P100,
000.00 and a P14, 000.00 lifetime stipend per
month.
• The awardee is granted a maximum
cumulative amount o f P750, 000.00 medical
and hospitalization benefits as well as funeral
assistance similar as those received by the
National Artists.
The awardee is given an initial grant of P100,
000.00 and a P14, 000.00 lifetime stipend per
month.
• The awardee is granted a maximum
cumulative amount o f P750, 000.00 medical
and hospitalization benefits as well as funeral
assistance similar as those received by the
National Artists.