WHAT IS EPIC?

 A long narrative poem in a dignified style about the deeds of a

traditional or historical hero or heroes.

WHAT IS ORAL LITERATURE?

 are transmitted by word of mouth or are confined to the so-called folk (i.e.,
those who are “unlettered,” or do not use writing).
PHILIPPINE LITERATURE
 P H I L I P P I N E L I T E R AT U R E

 LUZON
• HUDHUD (IFUGAO) • ULLALIM (KALINGA)
• BIAG NI LAM-ANG (ILOCANO)
 V I S AYA S

• H I N I L AWOD ( PA N AY )
 MINDANAO

• DARANGAN (MARANAO)
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan
Sa larangan ng
“LITERATURA”
 GINAW BILOG
1 1953 – 2003
Awarded: 2003

A Hanunoo Mangyan poet from Mansalay,

Oriental Mindoro. He is considered as a master
of the Ambahan poetry. This wisdom is his key
to the understanding of the Mangyan soul.

Ambahan is a form of poetic literature which is

made up of seven-syllable lines used to
communicate messages through metaphor and
imagery.
 FREDERICO CABALLERO
2 1938-
Awarded: 2000

A Sulod-Bukidnon epic chanter from Calinog, Iloilo.

He work for the documentation of the oral literature,
particularly the epics, of his people.

He is considered as a bantugan. Strives to dispense justice in

the community through his work as a manughusay – an
arbiter of conflicts.