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Ginaw Bilog. Ginaw Bilog was a Filipino poet who was recognized as a National Living Treasure by the Philippine government. Born on January 3, 1953, Bilog was a Hanunuo Mangyan who was a native of Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro. He was known for his efforts in preserving the mangyan poetry tradition of ambahan.

Ginaw Bilog was a Filipino poet who was recognized as a National Living Treasure by the Philippine government. Born on January 3, 1953, Bilog was a Hanunuo Mangyan who was a native of Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro. He was known for his efforts in preserving the mangyan poetry tradition of ambahan.

1993 Ginaw Bilog is a Hanunoo Mangyan poet who is considered as a master of the Ambahan poetry.

GINAW BILOG (+ 2003) Poet Hanunuo Mangyan Panaytayan, Oriental Mindoro

1993 A common cultural aspect among cultural communities nationwide is the oral traditioncharacteri*ed by poetic

erses which are either sung or chanted. 4owe

er, what distinguishesthe rich angyan

literary tradition from others is the ambahan, a poetic literary formcomposed of se used to con

ey messages through metaphors and images.

range from courtship, gi

ing ad

en%syllable lines

he ambahan is sung and its messages

ice to the young,asking for a place to stay, saying goodbye to a dear

friend and so on. 2uch an oral tradition iscommonplace among indigenous cultural groups but the ambahan has remained in e
ironment. Already steeped in the wisdom that the

ambahan is a key to the understandingof the angyan soul, Ginaw took it upon himself to continually keep scores of ambahanpoetry recorded, not only on bamboo tubes but on old, dog%eared notebooks passed on tohim by friends. ost treasured of his collection are those inherited from his father and grandfather, sources of inspiration and guidance for his creati

e endea

ors.

o this day, Ginaw

shares old and newambahans with his fellow angyans and promotes this poetic form in e occasion.

hrough the dedication of indi

ery

iduals like Ginaw, the ambahan poetry and other traditional

artforms from our indigenous peoples will continue to li angyan for ha

ing preser

ed a distincti

had nearly succeeded in destroying.

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he 8ilipinos are grateful to the 4anunoo

e heritageform our ancient ci

ili*ation that colonial rule

he nationis "ustifiably proud of Ginaw !ilog for

igorously

promoting the elegantly poetic art of the surat angyan and the ambahan. ( Prof. Felipe M. de Leon, Jr. ) MASINO INTARAY (+ 2 13!Musi"ian and #toryteller Pala$wan %rookes Point, Palawan 1993

Ginaw Bilog, Hanunoo Mangyan from Mansalay, Mindoro, grew up in such a cultural environment. ... The Filipinos are grateful to the Hanunoo Mangyan for having preserved a distinctive heritage form our ancient civilization that colonial rule had nearly succeeded in destroying. Bilog has been teaching elementary students the art of ambahan thrice a week

work it was to preserve the rich cultural legacy of the Hanunuo Mangyans. One of them is Ginaw Bilog of Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro. He was awarded by the national government for faithfully preserving the Hanunuo-Mangyan script and the ambahan poetry. He has promoted the local script and the poetry so that the art would not be lost but preserved for generations to come.

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