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    Alonzo Saclag

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    Alonzo Saclag is a Filipino musician and dancer from Kalinga province who received the National Living Treasures Award in 2000. He taught himself traditional Kalinga musical instruments and dance without formal training. To revive the dying tradition of the Kalinga gong, Saclag lobbied for funds to convert an abandoned building into a museum to showcase Kalinga culture. He also campaigned to promote Kalinga culture in local schools and establish the practice of students wearing traditional clothing for events.

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    Alonzo Saclag

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    Alonzo Saclag is a Filipino musician and dancer from Kalinga province who received the National Living Treasures Award in 2000. He taught himself traditional Kalinga musical instruments and dance without formal training. To revive the dying tradition of the Kalinga gong, Saclag lobbied for funds to convert an abandoned building into a museum to showcase Kalinga culture. He also campaigned to promote Kalinga culture in local schools and establish the practice of students wearing traditional clothing for events.

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    Alonzo Saclag is a Filipino musician and dancer from Kalinga province who received the National Living Treasures Award in 2000. He taught himself traditional Kalinga musical instruments and dance without formal training. To revive the dying tradition of the Kalinga gong, Saclag lobbied for funds to convert an abandoned building into a museum to showcase Kalinga culture. He also campaigned to promote Kalinga culture in local schools and establish the practice of students wearing traditional clothing for events.

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    Alonzo Saclag

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    Alonzo Saclag is a Filipino musician and dancer from Kalinga province who received the National Living Treasures Award in 2000. He taught himself traditional Kalinga musical instruments and dance without formal training. To revive the dying tradition of the Kalinga gong, Saclag lobbied for funds to convert an abandoned building into a museum to showcase Kalinga culture. He also campaigned to promote Kalinga culture in local schools and establish the practice of students wearing traditional clothing for events.

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    Alonzo Saclag

    Alonzo Saclag
    Alonzo Saclag is a Filipino musician and dancer who is a recipient of the National
    Living Treasures Award.
    Alonzo Saclag was born on August 4, 1942.[1] A member of the Kalinga people and
    a native of Lubuagan, Kalinga province, Saclag taught himself of his people's traditions
    in the performing arts. He learned how to play traditional Kalinga musical instruments and
    Kalinga ritual dance movements without formal or informal instruction.[2]
    As an effort to revive the dying tradition of playing the gangsa, a type of Kalinga gong.
    Saclag lobbied for two years to the provincial government to grant funds to convert the
    abandoned Capitol Building into a museum. With support from the provincial government
    and other financiers, a branch of the National Museum was established in Labuagan.[2]
    Saclag also campaigned for the promotion of Kalinga culture in schools in his
    community by engaging in talks with the institutions' administrators. He is instrumental in
    establishing the practice of children of wearing traditional Kalinga clothing for important
    school events as well as the teaching of Kalinga folk songs in schools. He also lobbied
    for the broadcast of traditional Kalinga music along with contemporary music in their local
    radio station. He also formed the Kalinga Budong Dance Troupe with the intent of
    promoting Kalinga dance to a wider audience.[2]Saclag was conferred the National Living
    Treasures Award in 2000.[2]By 2016, he has established a village within his town, named
    Awichon which aims to promote Kalinga culture to tourists.[3]

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