Lesson 1

Question 1

In sec 1 This Act shall be known as the ________.

Answer 1

Manlilikha ng Bayan Act

Answer 2

SEC. 2. Policy and Objectives.

Question 3

• To become a Manlilikha ng Bayan, the candidate must satisfy the following minimum criteria:

Answer 3

SEC. 4. Criteria and Qualifications.

Question 4

REPUBLIC ACT NO. _____, ____ 03, 1____

Answer 4

7355
April
992

Question 5

The candidate must possess a mastery of the tools and materials needed by the art, and must have an established reputation in the art as master and maker of works of extraordinary technical quality;

Answer 5

Technical and creative skill

Question 6

• The work of the candidate must be outstanding aesthetically, and he/she must have consistently produced over a significant period, works of superior quality;

Answer 6

Artistic quality

Question 7

• The candidate must have engaged in a folk art tradition that has been in existence and documented for at least fifty (50) years

Answer 7

Folk art tradition

Question 8

• As a precious treasure of the country the candidate must command the respect and admiration of the country for his character and integrity. The implementing agency may require additional criteria and qualifications in pursuance of the purposes of this Act.

Answer 8

Character and integrity

Question 9

It refers to expressions of distinctiveness and artistic quality created to serve a decorative and/or utilitarian or sociocultural functions of traditional folk artists commonly known for such works.

Answer 9

Traditional Folk Art

Question 10

The objectives of this Act shall be as follows:

Answer 10

to acknowledge the importance of traditional folk artist as singular conduit between skills of the past and the future;

to revitalize a community’s artistic tradition thereby protecting a valuable facet of Philippine culture;

to provide mechanisms for identifying and assisting qualified traditional folk artists to transfer their skills to the community;

and to create opportunities for popularizing their works locally and internationally.

Question 11

• For the purpose of this Act, Manlilikha ng Bayan shall mean a citizen or a group of citizens engaged in any traditional art uniquely Filipino, whose distinctive skills have reached such a high level of technical and artistic excellence and have been passed on to and widely practiced by the present generation in his/her community with the same degree of technical and artistic competence.

Answer 11

SEC. 3. Definition of Terms

Question 12

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL LIVING TREASURES, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MANLILIKHA NG BAYAN, AND THE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF TRADITIONAL FOLK ARTS, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR PURPOSES`

Answer 12

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7355, April 03, 1992