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Region 7: Central Visayas Region 7: Central Visayas 4 Provinces: Land Area: ✘ Bohol ✘ 15,895.66 km2 ✘ Cebu ✘ Negros Oriental Population: ✘ Siquijor ✘ 7,396,898 Languages: The region is bordered to the north by the Visayan Sea, west by ✘ Cebuano the province of Negros ✘ Bantayanon Occidental in Western Visayas, south by the Bohol Sea, and east ✘ Boholano by the Camotes Sea and the ✘ Porohanon island of Leyte in Eastern Visayas. 2 Bohol Reporter: Myca Dane T. Sapitula Overview Province of Bohol ✘ Land Area: 4,821 km2 ✘ Coastline: 261 km ✘ Capital: Tagbilaran Bohol is the tenth largest island of the Philippines. The main island is surrounded by about 70 smaller islands, the largest of which are Panglao Island, facing Tagbilaran, in the southwest and Lapinig Island in the northeast. 4 History PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD ✘ The people of Bohol are said to be the descendants of a group of inhabitants who settled in the Philippines called pintados or "tattooed ones." Boholanos already had a culture of their own as evidenced by artifacts unearthed at Mansasa, Tagbilaran, and in Dauis and Panglao. SPANISH PERIOD ✘ On 25 March 1565, a Spanish explorer named Miguel López de Legazpi made a peace pact with Datu Sikatuna. This pact was signified with a blood compact between was called the Sandugo ("one blood"), is celebrated in Bohol every year during the Sandugo Festival. 5 Famous Tourist Attractions CHOCOLATE TARSIER BACLAYON HILLS SANCTUARY CHURCH 6 Literature ✘ There are hundreds of published Boholano writers (or Bol-anon writers) from the time Boholano literature emerged since the time of Boholano priestess Karyapa before the arrival of the Spaniards. ✘ Several groups were formed like Bahandi Writers of Loon, Bohol, Kaliwat ni Karyapa formed on September 8, 2000 and Society of Active Boholano Artists and Writers. KARYAPA CARLOS GARCIA MARJORIE EVASCO PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD 1896-1971 1953-PRESENT 7 Karyapa The first recorded poetess-shaman in Philippine History is a Boholana by the name of Karyapa. According to researcher Dr. Jes Tirol, Karyapa prophesized about the end of the Dapitan Kingdom in poetic verses and it did happen. There are also accounts saying that our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, himself, found the name Karyapa in Antonio de Morga’s Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas. Currently, there is a writers’ collective in Bohol that is named after her – Kaliwat ni Karyapa. This organization has been an active stakeholder in the culture and arts sector of the province of Bohol since 1997. 8 Carlos P. Garcia Carlos Polistico García was born in Talibon, Bohol, Philippines on November 4, 1896. He was a Filipino teacher, poet, orator, lawyer, public official, political economist, guerrilla, and Commonwealth military leader who was the eighth President of the Philippines. 9 Marjorie Evasco Marjorie Evasco (born September 21, 1953) is a Filipino poet from Maribojoc, Bohol. She writes in two languages: English and Cebuano-Visayan and is a supporter of women's rights, especially of women writers. Marjorie Evasco is one of the earliest Filipina feminist poets. Evasco has received several Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards and she is a recipient of the S.E.A. Write Award. She has been published extensively in Asia, Europe and North America. She has also received various international fellowships. 10 Poetry Books DREAMWEAVERS OCHRE TONES 11 Origami Mibukhad kining pulong, mitigom sa hangin Pagpadali sa lupad sa talabon Amihanan sa akong adlaw, ngadto kanimo. Gilalang ko kining balak Gikan sa papel, gipilo-pilo Ang gilay-on sa atong panahon. Kining balak usa ka talabon. Inig bukhad sa iyang pako, Ang papel motin-aw ug mahawan. 12 Origami This word unfolds, gathers up wind To speed the crane's flight North of my sun to you. I am shaping this poem Out of paper, folding Distances between our seasons. This poem is a crane. When its wings unfold, The paper will be pure and empty. 13 Thank you! Reporter: Myca Dane T. Sapitula Cebu Reporter: Justine Escobal Overview Cebu Province ✘ The name "Cebu" comes from the old Cebuano: sibu or sibo ("trade"), a shortened form of sinibuayng hingpit, 'the place for trading'. ✘ It consists of a main island and 167 surrounding islands and islets. Its capital is Cebu City, "the Queen City of the South", the oldest city and first capital of the Philippines 16 History ✘ Cebu is located to the east of Negros, to the west of Leyte and Bohol islands. ✘ There is a total of 45 municipalities in the Cebu province. 17 Languages ✘ Cebuano - also referred to by most of its speakers as Bisaya or Binisaya, is an Austronesian language that is used mainly in the Southernparts of the country. ✘ English ✘ Tagalog 18 Landmarks ✘ The Cebu Province is known to be a place filled with tourist spots and numerous landmarks. ✘ In the municipalities, the main attractions mainly consist of areas that highlight nature's beauty and diversity. 19 Cebu Province BANTAYAN BADIAN MOALBOAL 20 Cebu Province OSMENA MT. MT. PEAK MANUNGGAL LANTOY 21 Literature AMERICAN PERIOD PRE-COLONIAL Ang Suga - medium for Cebu PERIOD publication Vicente Ranudo, ✘ Fables and Legends Dionisio Jakosalem, Juan ✘ Baybayin Records Villagonzalo, Leoncio Avilla, ✘ Oral Filemon Sotto COLONIAL PERIOD PRE-WAR PERIOD Golden Age of Vernacular ✘ Religious themes Literature Predominantly Novenas and Propagandistic Commercialized ✘ Gozos (Bato Balani). Escapist Literature Bisaya Magasin (Cebuano publication) 22 Literature Cebuanos have a rich oral tradition, including legends associated with specific locales, like the Maria Cacao legends of southern Cebu and those of Lapulapu and his father Datu Manggal of Mactan; and folktales like the fable “Haring Gangis ug Haring Leon“, which warn of abusive behavior by the dominant group. Many of the tales carry lessons, but just as many suggest the value of humor, keeping of one’s wit and resourcefulness, as in the Juan Pusong trickster tales. 23 Literature Early poetic forms: - Garay (verses), - Harito (shaman’s prayers) - tigmo (riddles) - panultihon (proverbs). The generic form for poetry is BALAK - characterized by the presence of enigma or metaphor called balaybay or sambingay. Most of the poems are sung, like the occupational songs and lullabies. Balitaw - an extemporaneous poetic debate between man and woman that is sung and danced simultaneously. 24 Literature ✘ The prose narratives developed into the sugilanon or short story, the first example of which is “Maming”(1901) by Vicente Sotto. ✘ The Cebuano writer’s craft was honed in early translations of European fiction and imitations of American models, as shown in the works of Juan Villagonzalo, Uldarico Alviola, Angel Enemecio, Flaviano Boquecosa, Sulpicio Osorio, Nicolas Rafols and others 25 Thank you! Reporter: Justine Escobal Metro Cebu Reporter: Niedel Raalph Pilapil Overview Metro Cebu ✘ is the main urban center of the province of Cebu in the Philippines ✘ located along the central eastern portion of the island including the nearby island of Mactan ✘ accounts for 20% of the land area and 61.5% of the population (2015 census) of the entire island of Cebu. 28 7 Cities & 6 Municipalities NORTH CENTER/EAST SOUTH CITIES CITIES CITIES ✘ Mandaue ✘ Cebu City ✘ Talisay ✘ Danao ✘ Lapu-Lapu City ✘ Naga MUNICIPALITIES MUNICIPALITIES ✘ Carcar ✘ Consolacion ✘ Cordova MUNICIPALITIES ✘ Liloan ✘ Minglanilla ✘ Compostela ✘ San Fernando 29 History ✘ CEBU - fishing village and farming settlement by Visayan native kings ✘ MANDAUE - “Mandani” ruled by lord Aponoan ✘ TALISAY - named after a tree species that grows abundantly in the place called “Magtalisay” ✘ LAPU-LAPU CITY - originally referred to as “Mactan” 30 People the people of Cebu are called Cebuanos; some individuals have Chinese, Japanese, Indians and other foreign ancestries as well as ancestries from other Filipino ethnic groups. ✘ LANGUAGES ✗ Cebuano is the most common language spoken in Metro Cebu. English is commonly used in educational institutions and business transactions. Other language spoken include Chinese, Tagalog, and a range of Visayan languages. ✘ EDUCATION ✗ Metro Cebu is the seat of more than a dozen educational institutions, the older of which is the University of San Carlos. Some of these institutions include our very own Velez College foundedi n the 1960s 31 Landmarks Basilica Minore del Sto. Nino Mactan Shrine 32 Landmarks Minglanilla’s Anjo Pagdaong Sa Talisay Monument World Theme Park 33 Landmarks Naga City’s Boardwalk Carcar City Rotunda 34 Landmarks Mandaue’s Bantayan Sa Hari Parola Sa Liloan 35 Landmarks Consolacion’s Talaba Farm Danao City’s Minebeamitsumi 36 Literature Cebuano literature includes both the oral and written literary Cebuano forms of colonial, pre-colonial and post-colonial Philippines ✘ PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD ✗ Fables and Legends ✗ Baybayin Records ✗ Oral (Fr. Ignatio Francisco Alzinal) ✘ COLONIAL PERIOD ✗ Religious themes ✗ Novenas and Gozos (Bato Balani) ✘ VICENTE SOTTO ✗ Father of Cebuano Literature ✗ Maming (first Cebuano written literature) ✗ Elena (first Cebuano play) 37 Literature ✘ AMERICAN PERIOD ✗ Ang Suga - medium for Cebu publication ✗ Vicente Ranudo, Dionisio Jakosalem, Juan Villagonzalo, Leoncio Avilla, Filemon Sotto ✘ PRE-WAR PERIOD ✗ Golden Age of Vernacular Literature ✗ Predominantly Propagandistic ✗ Commercialized Escapist Literature ✗ Bisaya Magasin (Cebuano publication) ✘ FEMINISM ✗ Lourdes by Gardeopatra G. Quijano ✗ Bag-ong Kusog (pre-war periodical) 38 A picture is worth a thousand words ✘ BISAYA MAGASIN ✗ Chinese-owned Liwayway Publishing, Inc to Napoleon Rama’s Manila Bulleting Publishing in 2003 ✘ CEBU-BASED PUBLISHING ✗ Banat News of Freeman Publications ✗ SunStar SuperBalitaa Publications ✘ CARLOS PALANCA MEMORIAL AWARDS FOR LITERATURE ✗ 1998 - opened a Cebuano literature category 39 Thank you! Reporter: Niedel Raalph Pilapil