Ginaw Bilog

Native name

ᜤᜲᜨᜯ᜴ ᜪᜲᜮᜳᜤ᜴

Born(1953-01-03)January 3, 1953

DiedJune 3, 2003(2003-06-03) (aged 50)

OccupationPoet

Ginaw Bilog
Bilog in 1993
Native name	ᜤᜲᜨᜯ᜴ ᜪᜲᜮᜳᜤ᜴
Born	(1953-01-03)January 3, 1953
Died	June 3, 2003(2003-06-03) (aged 50)
Occupation	Poet
Language	Mangyan
Nationality	Filipino
Genre	Ambahan
Notable awards	Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan

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Ginaw Bilog (Hanunoo: ᜤᜲᜨᜯ᜴ ᜪᜲᜮᜳᜤ᜴) was a Filipino poet who was recognized as a National Living Treasure by the Philippine government.^[1]

Born on January 3, 1953,^[2] 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.^[3]

Then-President Fidel V. Ramos conferred the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA) or National Living Treasure Award to Ginaw Bilog on December 17, 1993, in recognition of his people's efforts in preserving ambahan poetry, which is recorded on bamboo.^[4]

He died on June 3, 2003, at age 50 due to a lingering illness.^[5] His work is being continued by the Mansalay Oriental Mindoro School of Living Traditions on Mangyan Culture overseen by the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA).^{[citation needed]}