Teofilo Garcia

Teofilo Garcia (born March 27, 1941)[1] is a Filipino hatter who is regarded as a National Living Treasure in the Philippines for making tabungaw hats, a type of Ilocano headwear.

[6] Garcia learned how to create tabungaw hats and weave basket from his grandfather when he was 15 years old.

[2] Garcia himself would wear tabungaw hat in his daily life and he could create 100 headwear in a year if the gourd harvest is good.

[5] He would also innovate on the creation of tabungaw hats experimenting on using nito and bamboo fibers as decor.

[2] On November 8, 2012, he was conferred the National Living Treasure Award.

Tabungaw ( Kattukung )