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FEDERICO CABALLERO De c e mb e r2 51 9 3 8 2 0 1 3 Pr e s e r v i ngt r a di t i on A Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA) Awardee for the year 2000, he comes from a long family line of epic chanters. Such exposures harnessed his skill and love for epic chanting. It was started when he was a child with his brothers and sisters, her mother sometimes his great grandmother lull him to sleep by chanting episodes of mythical heroes and the story of their adventures. The more he learns the greater his fascination grew until he himself learned the chanting. His hard work begun when both his anggoy and mother passed away, he continued the tradition by ceaselessly documentation of oral literature those are Tikum kadlum, Amburukay, Drikaryong pada, Balanakon,kalampay,Pahagunong,sinagnaya,humadapnon, nagbuhis and alayaw. These stories contain traditions, lessons, showcase how people live in those area, teaches life application and shows how we interact in the environment. However, saving their nearly lost tradition was not easy for him, with disapproval of his three siblings and older people almost did not see the significance of it , he still manage to show the pride of their Panay-Bukidnon heritage. The epics was rendered in a language related to Kiniray-a , a no longer spoken, constitute an encyclopedic folklore one only the most persevering and the most gifted of disciples can learn. He works with the Bureau of Nonformal Education, travels barangay to barangay to influence and convince more folks the benefits and necessity to read and write; to promote the tradition of epic chanting in his area. He was not only an artist but also a Manughusay or an arbiter who settle arguments and disputes in their community, an Bantugan as well for his positive influence. He is married with Lucia a princess in their area and they have three children. Once again Federico Caballero, an artist who instigate oral tradition of epic chanting, spread culture and art and a man truly deserved his GAMABA award.

FEDERICO CABALLERO ( De c e mb e r2 51 9 3 8 2 0 1 3 ) GAMABA AWARDEE 2000...