Ginaw Bilog
(Filipino Poet)
Birthdate:
January 3, 1953
Birthplace:
Nationality:
Filipino
Tribe:
Mangyan
Date of Death:
June 3, 2003
More About Him
Ginaw Bilog, Hanunoo Mangyan from Mansalay, Mindoro, grew up in such a cultural environment. Already steeped in the wisdom that the ambahan is a key to the understanding of the Mangyan soul, Ginaw took it upon himself to continually keep scores of ambahan poetry recorded, not only on bamboo tubes but on old, dog-eared notebooks passed on to him by friends.
Timeline
1953
1993
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.
Then-President Fidel V. Ramos, conferred the National Living Treasure Award to Ginaw Bilog on December 17, 1993 in recognition of his people's preservation efforts of the ambahan poetry which is recorded on bamboo.
2003
He died in June 3, 2003 at age 50 due to a lingering illness