Luzon

Pangasinense
1. Mapatar ya dalin tinobong garing (Plain earth has grown ivory). Answer: Ngipuen/Teeth
2. Abong ni Don Juan agnolokaoan (Don Juan’s house you cannot open). Answer:
Aguco/Sun
3. Sakey ya reyna akayurong ed tasa (A princess seated on a cup). Answer: Malulo/Kasoy
4. Nangkorona agimiet ari, nankapa agmuet pari (He has the king’s crown but not king, he
has the priest’s cape but not priest). Answer: Manok/Cock
5. Kinalabit kay obong batik si Tibong (I mounted the bullet that prompted Steve to
run). Answer: Paltog/Gun

- The Virgin Dolorosa of Mangatarem, which is located in a private residence, is a

significant Marian image. The villagers are said to have been shielded by the virgin
from the rigors of battle. Pregnant ladies borrow the Virgin's sash from time to time
and wear it during their last week of pregnancy to guarantee a safe delivery. People
used to pass the time before electricity by singing, telling stories, and engaging in
other simple activities. Folk songs were performed acapella or with the
accompaniment of stringed instruments such as the guitar, ukelele, bandurria,
octavina, and so on. Families would congregate around a papag (a low bamboo
table that doubled as a bed) beneath the moonlight to reminisce about times gone
by, from the Spanish era to the American era to the Japanese conflict. This session
frequently devolved into stories of both humorous and terrifying encounters with
ghosts and spirits.

Visayas
1. Visayan Riddle: Kabayo ni Adan, dili moka-on ug dili kabay-an.
English Translation: The horse of Adam does not eat unless someone rides on it.
2. Visayan Riddle: Tigmo, tigmo agokoy, ugma ra kita magasoy
English Translation: Riddles made in the night will be answered in the morning light.
3. Visayan Riddle: Baboy sa lasang, ang tunok puro lansang.
English Translation: A wild pig of the forest is covered with spikes.
4. Didto ang buno, Dinhi ang dugo. The murder happened there, But the blood flowed
here. Answer: A flood
5. May baba apan dili makasulti.
(It has a mouth, but cannot talk.) Answer: A Cave
 - The Cebuano has been lost in an age of perplexing foreign influences, to the point
that he has entirely lost track of what is truly his own and has instead come to adore
and appreciate the cultures presented by peoples with whom he has come into
touch. It's a sad fact, but Filipinos in general, and probably Visayans in particular,
have a stronger preference for Occidental products and values than for their own.
Their compositions mirrored the cultures they were familiar with. Bugtong
(Riddles) are metaphorically constructed puzzles that require creativity and critical
thinking to solve. Bugtong (Riddles) symbolize various materials used by Visayas
residents in their daily lives. It also goes into depth on a human's many bodily
components, as well as the use and value of plants and animals in their environment.

Mindanao

1. dullug inis bakassan,kahat dad ta ikug din. (as that python crawls,it soon bites its own
tail.) answer : fence
2. ad’ipanaw inis anak aruwa’,nadtinundug inis ari’ rin nadsinaggaw (when these two
children travel,the younger brother follows him crying.) answer: sun and rain/ allaw
uwoy uran
3. Piyasud piyasling, Piyasausugaring, Pasura paslinga, Pasa usugaringa. (Makina pagtatahi)
4. (It was entered inside and taken outside. It was zigzagged. Let it enter, take it out. Let it
zigzag. (Sewing machine). )
5. Pay ku hangka uhayuhay. Nalatag in laum bay.(Palitaan) (My grain of palay is like a little
leaf. But it was able to fill the whole house. (Lamplight)
6. Day kapa bud datag in labayan. (Laud) (You climb a mountain but its path is plain. (Sea)

- Poetry and prose, as well as narrative and nonnarrative styles, are all used in Tausug
literature. The content of these forms falls into one of two categories: folk, which
is more closely tied to indigenous culture, or Islamic, which is based on the Quran
and the Prophet Muhammad's Hadith (sayings) and Sunna (traditions and
practices). Riddling is mostly used as a form of entertainment in Tausug society,
notably at weddings, wakes, and during Ramadan, when it becomes a battle of wits
and intelligence. It also has an educational purpose in that it teaches youngsters to
think about and be aware of nature and the objects in their environment.