SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES AGRI-BUSINESS

AND MARINE AND AQUATIC SCHOOL OF

TECHNOLOGY
Malita, Davao Occidental

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Mythology and Folklore

PHILIPPINE FOLKLORE

LITERARY BACKGROUND

Dr. Damiana Eugenio

 a renowned Filipina folklorist
 defined folklore as any bit of
knowledge handed down from
generation to generation, which
describes or depicts the beliefs and
lifestyle of the ancestors of a chosen
ethnic group, is rendered unique to
that group, and is respected as
folklore.

FILIPINO FOLKLORE is divided into 5 parts.

1. Myth
2. Fables
3. Tales of Supernatural
4. Heroic Tales
5. Tales of Laughter