The datus Mariclong and Macabug received Legazpi in Panay (San Agustin 1998, 425, 524-529). The tabuan is in Ibajay on Tuesday, Kalibo on Wednesday, Nabas on Thursday, Pandan (Antique) on Friday, Buruanga on Saturday, and Malay on Sunday (Rutten 1993, 126-27). "The Talaandigs are one of the indigenous groups in the province of Bukidnon, Mindanao Philippines who has continued to preserve and promote its indigenous customs, beliefs and practices despite the strong influx of modernization and change. In the southern portion of the province, the climate is classified as Type IV with no dry season. Alan-alan kauyagan Brochure. Tam-o (Fil. The feathers are wrapped in paper and hung above the doorway. The literary works of the new generation of Aklanon writers incorporate the old Aklanon literary tradition into their own contemporary works. Aklans first encomienda was granted on 3 November 1571 to Antonio Flores, one of Legazpis officers. invocations called for in ceremonies intended to summon and please the Visayan Dances. Gugud: a Bukidnon Oral Tradition By C a r m e n C h in g U n a b ia Central Luzon State University Munozy Nueva Ecija, Philippines I n t r o d u c t io n Gugud is a mythological oral tradition of the Bukidnon who are one of the remaining cultural minority groups in the province of Bukidnon in Mindanao, Philippines. Bukidnon has four legislative districts namely the first, second, third and fourth districts. The folk belief is that sickness is caused either by spirits of ancestors feeling neglected or by environmental spirits dwelling in the palhi, especially the nunok (banyan) tree. Before the babaylan and the relatives of the sick person leave the house for the palhi tree, the babaylan takes a piece of ginger and marks a cross on the forehead of each household member. "most powerful of all." Aklan has one seat in Congress. Realizing the need to showcase Aklans history and culture, ACC formed the Teatrong Akeanon in 2010. earth, and the four cardinal points, including Magbabya. Late 16th-century accounts, such as Miguel de Loarcas, and an anonymous manuscript now referred to as the Boxer Codex say that traditional Panayanon government was headed by the datu, who, as head of a sakup, was the judge in matters of dispute, the protector and defender, and a feudal lord. Lumad are also distinct from the indigenous groups which are based in Mindanao but rooted in Visayan culture. Each Bukidnon has his/her personal guardian spirits. CULTURE AND TRADITION Folk Healing Festival (Black Saturday, San Antonio, Siquijor) - Herbalists from all over the Visayas and Mindanao meet in the barangay of San Antonio where medicinal potions are commonly prepared, using the traditional method practiced since ancient times. Local residents holding land titles and who had been paying realty taxes since the 1940s were allowed to stay and keep their land. Nestled within the center of the country's second largest island is the land touted as the "Food Basket of Mindanao." 2012. Conquistas de las Islas Filipinas/Conquest of the Philippine Islands, 1565-1615. Today most Aklanon have been Christianized, but the animistic practices continue, sometimes integrating Catholic rituals as seen in the January celebrations for the Santo Nio (Child Jesus). The formal opening Mass emphasizes the festivals religious intent. The participants carry bamboo and wooden spears, shields, and bolo, and standards made of various types of fish and shrimps, as well as roasted chicken. Colonial BondingAmericans & Capiz: The First Decade (1899-1909). It accounts for 59 percent (59%) of Northern Mindanao. They are a nomadic tribe, traveling from one mountain to another, looking for fertile soil for a fruitful harvest. Iloilo: El Tiempo. The province has 17 municipalities: Altavas, Balete, Banga, Batan, Buruanga, Ibajay, Kalibo, Lezo, Libacao, Madalag, Makato, Malay (which includes the island of Boracay), Malinao, Nabas, New Washington, Numancia, and Tangalan. Every time an attack was imminent, a small boy walked up and down the seashore, brandishing a shining sword. He wrote about 36 plays and was also a poet of note. In 1879, in the literary-artistic contest sponsored by the Liceo Artistico-Literario, Sucgang won in the sculpture category an award for his entry of Cardinal Cisneross bust, while Rizal won in the poetry category for A la Juventud Filipina (To the Filipino Youth). Skip to content. The highlight of the festival occurs on the last day, when groups representing different tribes compete. Blaan: concentrated in Davao del Sur and South Cotabato.They practice indigenous rituals while adapting modernity. (1604) 1904. Every household was open to guests who were offered sumptuous food. The Kalibo Cathedral is treasured by lay people and the religious alike because it houses Aklans revered image of the Santo Nio, which is the center of the annual Ati-atihan Festival (Panublion/Heritage 2008). They inhabit the northeastern part of Mindanao, the second largest island of the archipelago. In the 18th century, a priest moved the date of the festival to coincide with the feast day of the Santo Nio. Pukoe, or pukol in other parts of Panay, is adapted from one of the oldest native games of the children and means to strike or bump against each other. The children play this game at the riverside or seashore while bathing or after. To emphasize their unity of spirit with the Ati, the Malays covered themselves with soot so as to look like them. With the establishment of the School for Living Tradition, children are able to build their foundation on Talaandig story and self identity. Cocreators of the film are production designer Harold Quisumbing Sarabia, assistant directors Gian Karlo Laurente and Sheena Angelique Zante, art department head Kyle Kimpo, and music composer Jude Nagtalon. Fruits such as banana, melon, and pineapple are produced and the surplus shipped to Manila. Kuyamis Festival of Misamis Oriental, in celebration of the founding anniversary of the province, is annually celebrated in January that highlights cultural shows and competition among [] A man-made lake called Maramag Basin is found in Maramag, Bukidnon, which was the result of the construction of the Pulangi IV Hydroelectric Dam of the National Power Corporation (NPC) in the course of the Pulangi River. Aswang (flesh-eating ghouls) come in different forms: the tiktik is a bird that eats human liver; the bagat, usually in the form of a huge dog or some grotesque creature, preys on lone travelers; the sigbin, also a dog, preys on people at noontime; the bawa looks like a big hen, but it can easily snap its victims neck. The nearest passenger seaport is in Cagayan de Oro. 1950. In collaboration with Lina S. Castrence. Shellcraft workshops sprang up in Kalibo and Nabas. The practice originated in the pre-Hispanic Philippines but continues to this day. Christian images, novenas, Poultry and swine are raised for commercial purposes. Kitanglad Agri-Development Corporation are engaged in pineapple production. In 2006, under President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the island was opened up for sale to private owners. He then studied art at the Academia de Dibujo y Pintura. 2014. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3031022/awards?ref_=tt_awd. The entire province is bisected from north to south by the four-lane Sayre Highway from Cagayan de Oro to Kabacan, North Cotabato via Maramag (BukidnonCotabato Road); and by the two-to-four lane BukidnonDavao Road (colloquially known as "BuDa") from Quezon to Davao City. 1973. While eating, Masiong choked on a piece of adobo (braised meat cooked with vinegar, garlic, and soy sauce). Bisan pa hindu a Its austere, neoclassical character is relieved by a row of curved balusters running over the buildings faade and arched windows flanking an arched doorway (Panublion/Heritage 2008). They dwell in hinterlands and mountainous regions in the southern part of the Philippines and live an intricate life dependent on agriculture and forest plants. ABACA-BASED HANDICRAFTS. At about midnight of 23 March, the 19 Katipuneros, among them Candido Iban, were executed and their corpses paraded that morning around the plaza. They divided it into three sakup (districts): Aklan (including Capiz), Irong-irong (now Iloilo), and Hamtik (Antique). [4]. Voyagers used to climb up promontories to lay offerings for the spirit-dwellers there; these offerings were placed on plates and in clay pots. The celebration spread to other towns and became a regional festival. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Kaamulan Festival (Bukidnon) is an ethnic cultural festival held annually in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon in the Philippines from the second half of February to March 10, the anniversary date of the foundation of Bukidnon as a province in 1917. During the Propaganda Movement, Sucgang wrote for a paper called Revolucion, published in Jaro, Iloilo; and during the Revolution he rose to the rank of major under General Martin Delgado. https://psa.gov.ph/content. Bombo Kalibo. http://www.thenewstoday.info/. One of the oldest and most respected of these programs is at the Talaandig School of Living Tradition, located at Songko, Lantapan, Bukidnon province, about midway between Cagayan de Oro (Misamis Oriental) and Davao City (Davao del Sur). {tab=Panagulilay} Commercial flights used to be flown from the Malaybalay Airstrip, but it was closed down by the provincial government in the late 1990s. There is a group of trickster tales with a central character named Bonifacio Bautista or Payo, said to have lived somewhere in western Aklan. These are thinly disguised protest stories against Spanish rule. The visitors across the river keep calling for the boat and finally fire their guns to call attention. do their non-Bukidnon neighbors, and their funeral ceremonies are also Coconut plantations yield copra, which is another major export commodity. It was also used as a matraca (clapper) during Holy Week. The sayaw is a war-dance-verse-drama resembling the moro-moro in its dramatization of the victory of the Christians over the Muslim invaders. The Golden Sarok Rotondaalso known as Rotunda Sarok, Golden Sarok Shrine, and Sarokis a roundabout built in 1973 at the intersection of Toting Reyes Street, Osmea Avenue, Jaime Cardinal L. Sin (formerly Quezon) Avenue, and Desposorio Maagma Sr Street. The Project Gutenberg Ebook edition 2004-2013. http://www.gutenberg.org/. De Medina, Juan OSA. Inc., Bukidnon Greens Inc., FP Obrero Farms and ARDEM, Inc. are in cutflower production. By 1591, a total of 60,000 colonized Panayanon were paying 25,890 tributes. Media Groups Seek Transfer of Trial Venue of Aklan Radiomens Cases. News Today Online Edition, 14 February. They are taught how to respect each other as well as other peoples culture. ( The tribes of Bukidnon believe that there is only one god who rules all mankind, Magbabaya. Gayong-gayong tells a comic story about Gayong, the nickname for Leodegario. [7], Bukidnon was consecutively ranked 5th in the list of richest provinces in the Philippines for four straight years according to the Commission on Audit's 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 Annual Financial Reports which were posted in 2019, early to late 2021, and 2022, respectively.[8][9][10]. In the next three centuries, as the principalia families themselves became landlords, the wife hired weavers and one or two embroidery women for her own shop. Its productions, directed by John Barrios, included Alexander de Juans play in Filipino, Sobra/Kulang (Excess/Lack), 1992, about four high school students torn between fealty to their parents and peer pressure; and Karoling (Caroling), 1993, John Barrioss Aklanon adaptation of Charles Dickenss A Christmas Carol. It is believed that typhoons will occur if this rite is not held. The province is composed of 2 component cities and 20 municipalities. Folk history considers the Maragtas Code, also known as the Sumakwelan Code, as the earliest legal system. Iloilo: University of the Philippines in the Visayas Press. Aklan dances can tell a story, imitate a childrens game, orbecause of Spanish influencebe choreographed for the ballroom. 2013. Numerous folktales and dance traditions like in the story of "The Worn-out Basket" also depicted the bukag (Ang Gubaun nga Bukag, 2012). A For more information, please visit www.salupongan.org. busao Up to the 1940s, it was just a local affair. It occupies an approximate area of 25 hectares. The climate is relatively cool and humid throughout the year. In 1913, Victorino Mapa of Kalibo became a member of the Philippine Commission. 2010. still celebrated, to that harvest festival. characteristics and, while most are beneficent, they have to be won over The principal Bukidnon Another healing ritual is the panghatud, an offering brought to the palhi tree. The subing (mouth harp) was made of seasoned bamboo. Aklanon culture was best represented in Teatrong Akeanons production of Dalagsaan, in which the cast reenacted a curing ritual by a babaylan and the ubusan ng lahi (genocide), a long-running war waged between two clans in the mountain town of Libacao since the 1970s (Constantino 2016). The spirits having eaten, the babaylan takes bits of each offering to toss out the door for all the other spirits outside the house. The most striking feature of Panay Bukidnon culture is the persistence of ceremonies in every facet of life. The lipakpak was a clapper made of a narrow section of bamboo, two nodes long, split in two down to one node, the lower half being the handle. Marriage arrangements were traditional: Parental approval and arrangement were requisite to a ceremony called pamaeayi or pabaeayon. After a while, they came running back to their ships captain, exclaiming joyously: Pan hay en esta isla! (There is bread on this island!). Bukidnon is considered by Filipinos to be the food basket of Mindanao. Aklan Highlights on Population and Housing Characteristics. Aklan: National Statistics Office. The Bukidnon plateau is mainly of volcanic zone consisting of pyroclastic, basaltic and andesitic cones. Everyone is strictly enjoined to stay inside the house, and the ladder is removed to ensure that no evil spirit enters the house. It also accounts for 80 percent (80%) or 34 million metric tons of the region's nonmetallic mineral deposits, which include high grade white and red clay, gold, chromite, copper, serpentine, manganese, quartz and limestone deposits can also be found in the province. In the 14th century Sharif Kabungsuan, a muslim missionary, arrived from Johore, to convert the people of Mindanao. In the mid-19th century, the British vice consul Nicholas Loney promoted the importation of cheaper, machine-made textile from his own country; thence began the decline of the local industry. The plaza is surrounded by the cathedral, government buildings, and stone houses of the traditionally affluent. In the traditional Bukidnon pantheon there are six categories of spirits. Patag ha malu-ag, The first governor, albeit appointive, was Jose Raz Meez. Highest of these are the great spirits of sky, The Christian chief refuses and a stylized battle takes place, followed by a series of duels, each one preceded by the combatants boasting of their fighting prowess. The Project Gutenberg Ebook. IMDb. The budyong, which sounded like the cornet, was a shell with the pointed tip cut off. The datu was also the feudal lord and agalon (master) of the timawa and the oripun. Each of the four walls may consist entirely of split bamboo uniformly lined to form a continuous expanse. [Banana leaf]). http://aklan.gov.ph/profile/. Through a peculiar act of courtship called yanggaw, they entice humans who attract them. 2011. KORUS: It merges a historical account, revealing the materialist motives for Spanish colonization and the erroneous colonialist view that the islands had no name until the Spaniards arrived. Aklanon folk literature has a ballad form called komposo, often based on an actual historical event or on some village incident. An Aklan house with several rooms may have a corresponding number of small roofs that cluster tightly together to form a single mountainous mass (Perez et al. The Cotabato use a farming system called kaingin. (1844) 1903. Federico Caballero, 73, an elder of the Panay-Bukidnon community, said that, while the show may be fictional, the portrayal of its people's practices, terms and beliefs are inaccurate. It is endowed with six major river systems namely: Pulangi, Tagoloan, Cagayan, Manupali, Muleta, and Bobonawan Rivers. Being a part of this culture even for a few days would really make you very proud. There was also a Japanese market for jusi. Opinion Regarding Tribute from the Indians. In The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, edited by Emma Blair and James Robertson, vol. Its first production was Romart Malapad Martesanos short film in Aklanon, Sa Pagtunod it Adlaw (Upon the Setting of the Sun), which represented Aklan in the 2015 CineKasimanwa: The Western Visayas Film Festival. These cookies do not store any personal information. The four largest local government units of Bukidnon (Valencia, Malaybalay, Quezon, and Maramag) are clustered together in the central part of the province. Regalado, Felix B., and Quintin B. Franco. The name "Bukidnon" means "highlander" or "mountain dweller." Bukidnon is generally characterised as an extensive plateau but the southern and eastern boundaries are mountainous area. Vertical mobility was possible within this social structure. At a house blessing, the presiding priest or priestess buries an old used comb in a small hole while chanting the following, which has no original version available: So that there shall be harmony and silence. This is because the official, after having dropped and lost his pipe, had instructed Payo to pick up everything that drops from the horse. Cultural background The Bukidnons are one of the traditionalistic ethnic groups in the southern Philippines. The Project Gutenberg Ebook. ( Pinamaloy Lake, in Don Carlos, Bukidnon, is the biggest in the province covering about 50 hectares. Abaca, also abundant, is used to make slippers, mats, and bags. kula-ing; All the contestants cover themselves with soot. [1846] 1983.The Philippines: History, Geography, Customs. Sa yuta ko nga Bukidnon Town of a Thousand. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. Accessed 30 January. They even celebrate nine nights of dances and songs during seasons of harvest to show their heartfelt gratitude for all the blessings they receive. In March 1901, General Diokno surrendered to the American military government in Kalibo. Medical Mission in the Western Visayas. In Book of Remembrance. Religion is monotheistic. The festival started in 1974 and is celebrated until now. Manila: Edmundo R. Abigan Jr. Reyes-Tolentino, Francisca. With the American civil government established, he founded the Instituto de Visayas in 1900 in Jaro, the Instituto Aklan, and another school in Capiz. Chroniclers over the centuries have marveled at the peoples propensity for washing. Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition during the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. In The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, edited by Emma Blair and James Robertson, vol. Description of the Philippinas Islands. (1618) 1904. Batan women wove strips of buri (raffia) into bags, baskets, hats, and fans for both the local and export market. . One origin myth says that the great Makagagahum (Powerful One), feeling all alone, cast his staff on the ground, and it grew and became the first plant. They themselves were descendants of the datu, the first-generation timawa having been the illegitimate sons of the datu and slave women. A boat song can also be a fishers work song, as in the following: Push the pole against the river bottom now. On 15 January 1991, Rojo and Legaspi, together with artists Vellyzarius I. de la Cruz, Cipiriano Lachica, Ellis B. Cruz, Felix Yamog, and Piologo Tabernilla, formed Pinta Grasya, later renamed the Aklan Visual Artists Association (AVAA). Photographs by Joseph R. Fortin and John K. Chua. In 1999, historian Rudy Rodil wrote: The name Lumad grew out of the political awakening among them during the martial law regime of President Ferdinand Marcos. Joven, May. Inaul Festival is one of the most colorful festivals in the country showcasing a massive collection of hand-woven inaul. http://www.bantayog.org/?s=aklan. Hiwit or barang is a ritual that gives one the power to inflict pain on an enemy. (1574) 1903. 1906. Their ancestors migrated to Negros in 1951 during the boom of the sugar industry. Ibajay, Potol Point, Boracay, and its surrounding islets were subsumed under one encomienda, with 8,000 persons paying Captain Pedro Sarmiento 2,000 tributes. celebration was Its topography is swampy along the coasts and rolling and mountainous inland. According to legend and the words of the song, Gayong and Masiong (nickname for Dalmacio) once attended a feast commemorating the death of a town mate. 43. The princesses were binukot, literally caged or wrapped up, meaning they were reserved for the appropriate marriage. Buhawi Aklan Dance Crew. Both tribes have their own culture and traditions. Shortly after the defeat of the Spaniards, however, American troops arrived and bombarded Iloilo on 11 February 1899. Melchor F. Cichon, writing in Aklanon, is a recipient of the Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas and has published Ham-at Madueom ro Gabii and Other Poems (Why Is the Night Dark and Other Poems). Vols. In Ibajay, the religious activities reenact the victory of Christians over Muslims as well as the conversion of the natives into Catholicism (Barrios 2014, 199-218). Espinas, Alberto Tuason. Bantayog, 30 November. or multiple souls within one's body, which may leave and have to They also have their own unwritten laws and the local government respects this. 3, 5, 18, 23, 47. Instead of nails, which may split the bamboo, wooden pegs and mortise-and-tenon are used. The babaylan were most resistant to Spanish rule. Summer theater workshops became a trend in Kalibo in the 1990s and 2000s. This is a tribe that has successfully kept their indigenous culture very much alive. Many areas in the country have begun to imitate it. 5, 343-90. Pineapple was cultivated in Banga for its leaves, from which pia fiber was processed. Maragtas. Henceforth, the townspeople would place the image of the Santo Nio and a sword on the seashore whenever they sighted the Muslim boats. I long to go back home Thoughts? Then and now, the father is the head of the family, although household matterspreparing the meals, buying clothing for the family, entertaining visitors and relatives, attending to the childrens needsare the mothers responsibilities. In Batan, encomendero Miguel Rodriguez was receiving 1,200 tributes from 4,800 inhabitants. According to Talaandig tradition, most of Bukidnon was the land of the Talaandig, the people of the slopes (andig). A series of attempts followed: in 1920 by Reps Jose Alba Urquiola and Eufrosino Alba; in 1925 by Reps Manuel Laserna and Teodulfo Suner; and in 1930 by Rafael S. Tumbokon. In 1975, a presidential decree declared it a forest reserve, thus banning the sale of any part of it for private ownership. It is an ethnic cultural festival wherein people allocate a . A few hundred men, particularly from the upland villages, are sacadas (seasonal workers) in the plantations of Capiz and Negros Occidental, or venture to Manila as unskilled workers. Aklan is rich in mineral resources. Relation of the Filipinas Islands and of What Has There Been Accomplished. In The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, edited by Emma Blair and James Robertson, vol. baylan Valencia Rubbertex, Inc., an 80-20 Japanese-Filipino joint venture produces rubber boots and rubber shoes for Japan. Mount Capistrano was a civilian evacuation area in the World War II. 2016. Aklan Highlights on Population and Housing Characteristics, The Project Gutenberg Ebook edition 2004-2013, Media Groups Seek Transfer of Trial Venue of Aklan Radiomens Cases, Bridging the Gap: The Vivo Revolt in Aklan, Post Comments The interlocking relationship among farming, fishing, and upland communities is defined by the weaving industry, especially the mass production of pandan mats and hats, and, to a lesser degree, the making of abaca products and the weaving of pia cloth. There must be at least one window facing the east, for good luck. The Jesuits in the Philippines 1581-1768. Business permits have been cancelled, the roads leading toward the sitio closed; residents have been threatened with eviction and demolition of their homes. It traverses the province northwestward passing through Malaybalay, Impasugong, Sumilao, Manolo Fortich, Malitbog and finally empties into the sea at Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental. The proposal was shelved because the Aklan leaders themselves were divided on the matter. 2014. Her niece, Sosima de la Cruz Marte, continues the tradition. Since the 1990s, RGMA DYRU Super Radyo Kalibo has aired the morning program Ieitsahan (Throw and Catch), which is a combination of news, features, opinion, and feedback by phone or text messages. Knowing this will, * Finalist for Bloggers Choice Award in the 2010 Philippine Blog Awards, *Finalist Best Travel Blog for Mindanao 2010, UniTeam's @bongbong.marcos @migzzubiritk @WIN GATCHALIAN @Herbert "Bistek" Bautista et al during the #Bukidnon grand rally #malaybalay #fyp #uniteambbmsara2022 #fyp? This led to the formation of the Panay resistance movement, comprising the civil resistance movement and the Panay guerilla force. The Maranaos form about 8% of the total population followed by the Hiligaynon/Ilonggo and Boholano groups with 12.7% and 7.37%, respectively, of the province's total population. It is held to celebrate the culture and tradition of the seven ethnic tribal The Art of Pus: Palm Leaf Art in the Visayas in Vocabularios of the Sixteenth to The Nineteenth Centuries. Philippine Studies 59 (2): 25172. prayers and sacrifices of food and/or drink. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. The albularyo, also called medico and babaylan, joins the rosary while performing the sagda. Aside from the relatively important river systems, various lakes also dot the landscape of the province. The sayaw is therefore an act of appeasement to God and thanksgiving for the Holy Childs blessings. (1698) 1998. Mindanao is a Muslim outpost in the predominantly Roman Catholic Philippines. When the Minority languages include Higaonon, Bukid, Ilianen, Matigsalug, Hiligaynon, Maranao, Iranun, Ilocano, and Waray. It was held in the right hand and struck against a pole in the left hand. All within just the 21st century, the destruction wrought by Typhoons Seniang in 2006, Frank in 2008, and Yolanda in 2013 have caused losses amounting to trillions of pesos. Capiz History Series 2. Atom Their territory is marked by the Mt. black, and yellow Bukidnon outfits. A colorful and vibrant barometer of the rise and fall of the Aklan market is the tabuan, a makeshift weekly market that, in ancient times, was a place where people of the lowlands and uplands converged to barter their products. The lake covers an area of 36 hectares and is one of the tourist spots in Pangantucan, Bukidnon. It is the largest as well as the longest river found in the province. Few Bukidnon today think of death or the afterlife any differently than Iloilo: Central Philippine University Press. [6] Mount Kitanglad (2,899 m), Mount Kalatungan (2,860 m), Mount Maagnaw (2,742 m), Mount Lumuluyaw (2,612 m), and Mount Tuminungan (2,400 m), the 4th, 5th, 8th, 17th, and 30th highest mountains in the country respectively, are also found in the province. The province is very well accessible by road primarily from the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Davao with alternate road networks as well from the cities of Butuan (via Agusan del Sur), Iligan (via Talakag), Marawi (via Talakag), Tagum (via San Fernando), and the province of Cotabato. Friday is the municipal fiesta as well as the commemoration of the liberation of Ibajay from the Spaniards, who surrendered to the revolutionary forces led by General Ananias Diokno on 21 November 1898. categories of spirits. Slaves could also go up the ladder of the 12 subclasses within their class. Iloilo City: Center for West Visayan Studies. Salupongan International is a non-profit organization dedicated to the empowerment of marginalized indigenous, Moro, and rural communities in Mindanao. De Rada, Fray Martin. Chorus: . Initially established to pass on cultural heritage within the community, there are some Schools of Living Tradition which offer programs for foreign visitors looking for the experience of cultural immersion. . Aklanon Candido Iban of Malinao and Cebuano Francisco del Castillo were inseparable friends who became members of the Katipunan in 1895. The Project Gutenberg Ebook. Although National Artist for Literature N. V. M. Gonzalezs hometown is Romblon, Aklan lays claim to him through his father, who migrated to Romblon from Ibajay town. Based on age distribution, Bukidnon has a fairly young population, with ages 14 and below accounting 42.15% or 446, 952. Lake covers an area of 36 hectares and is celebrated until now rosary while the! 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