Proclamation No. 427, s. 2023

MALACANAN PALACE MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION NO. 427

DECLARING NINE (9) INDIVIDUALS AS MANLILIKHA NG BAYAN FOR 2023

WHEREAS, Section 15, Article XIV of the 1987 Constitution provides that arts and letters shall enjoy the patronage of the State, and that the State shall conserve, promote, and popularize the nation’s historical and cultural heritage and resources, as well as artistic creations;

WHEREAS, Republic Act (RA) No. 7355 provides for the recognition of “National Living Treasures,” otherwise known as the “Manlilikha ng Bayan,” referring to a citizen or a group of citizens engaged in any traditional art that is uniquely Filipino and whose distinctive skills have reached a high level of technical and artistic excellence;

WHEREAS, Adelita Romualdo Bagcal, an Ilocano master of Oral Traditions from Banna, Ilocos, Norte, is recognized for her commitment to safeguarding and promoting the Dal/ot and other Ilocano oral traditions;

WHEREAS, Abina Tawide Coguit, an Agusan Manobo embroiderer from La Paz, Agusan del Sur, is recognized for her commitment to safeguarding and promoting the Agusan Manobo suyam (embroidery) tradition;

WHEREAS, Sakinur-ain Mugong Delasas, a Sama master of traditional dance from Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, is recognized for her commitment to safeguarding and promoting the Sama igal (dance) tradition;

WHEREAS, Bundos Bansil Fara, a T’boli brasscaster from Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, is recognized for his commitment to safeguarding and promoting the T’boli temwel (brasscasting) tradition;

WHEREAS, Marife Ravidas Ganahon, a Higaonon mat weaver from Malaybalay, Bukidnon, is recognized for her commitment to safeguarding and promoting the Higaonon ikam (mat weaving) tradition;

WHEREAS, Amparo Balansi Mabanag, a Ga’dang embroiderer from Paracelis,

Mountain Province, is recognized for her commitment to safeguarding and promoting the Ga’dang manu’bak and ameru (beadworks and embroidery) traditions;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

WHEREAS, Samporonia Pagsac Madanlo, a Mandaya ikat weaver from Caraga, Davao Oriental, is recognized for her commitment to safeguarding and promoting the Mandaya dagmay (ikat weaving) tradition;

WHEREAS, Barbara Kibed Ofong, a T’boli ikat weaver from Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, is recognized for her commitment to safeguarding and promoting the T’boli t’nalak (ikat weaving) tradition; and

WHEREAS, Rosie Godwino Sula, a T’boli chanter from Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, is recognized for her commitment to safeguarding and promoting the T’boli lingon (chanting) tradition;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR., President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, and upon the recommendation of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and pursuant

to RA No. 7355, do hereby declare the following individuals as Manlilikha ng Bayan for 2023:

ADELITA ROMUALDO BAGCAL ABINA TAWIDE COGUIT SAKINUR-AIN MUGONG DELASAS BUNDOS BANSIL FARA MARIFE RAVIDAS GANAHON AMPARO BALANSI MABANAG SAMPORONIA PAGSAC MADANLO BARBARA KIBED OFONG ROSIE GODWINO SULA

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, | have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

DONE, in the City of Manila, this 15th dayof December , in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty-Three.

By the President:

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINE,

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