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NATIONAL LIVING TREASURE

Alonzo Saclag

Bamboo Steamer

ABOUT

  • Manlilikha ng Bayan for 2000

  • From Lubuagan, Kalinga, a master of dance and performing arts, he has made it his mission to create and nurture a greater consciousness and appreciation of Kalinga culture, among the Kalinga themselves and beyond their borders.

  • Saclag worked to revive the dying tradition of playing the gangsa, a type of Kalinga gong.

  • 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.

  • Musician and Dancer

  • Aug. 4, 1942 / 79 yrs. old

  • A musician from Kalinga helps preserve Kalinga culture through music and instruments.

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GROUP AND INSTRUMENTS

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KALINGA DANCE TROUPE

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TONGALI

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GANGSA

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BUNGKAKA

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