SungkaisoneofthefolkgameswidelyplayedinthePhilipines.Uptonow,thePhilipinoimmigrantsstillkeepplayinginTaiwan,Europe,andAmerica,etc.Dan,theartist,enlargesthegametackle,createsanexchangeplatformfortheAsiamcultures,andshowcasestheimagesofthegrassrootslifestylesfromthedifferentcountriesintheregion.BorninthePhilipines,hecreatesworksincludingpaintingsandsculptures,andhasbeenawardedprizesandrecognitions:2004FreemanFoundationAsianArtistFellowship,VermontStudioCenter,Vermont,USAMetrobankArt&DesignExcellence(MADE)Awards.PrizeforAchievementinSculpture,FirstRecipient1997AwardofExcellenceinthe3rdOITAAsianCulptureExhibitionOpenCompetition,Japan1995DelegateOfficialPhilippinedelegate(throughCCPDept.ofForeignAffairs),Marble&SoundSymposium,Andjrelovac,Serbia,Yugoslavia1990AwardeeCulturalCenterofthePhilippines,"ThirteenArtist"