Amparo Mabanag
Amparo Balansi Mabanag is a Filipino beadworker and embroider.
Background
Mabanag is a Ga'dang woman from Paracelis, Mountain Province. She is credited for her promotion and preservation of manu'bak and ameru of the Ga'dang. She learned the craft at age 14 with her aunts as her teachers.The National Commission for Culture and the Arts conferred Mabanag the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan award in December 2023.