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THE REGION 4-B MAP
What provinces are in region 4-b?
-Region 4B, also known as MIMAROPA, located at the heart of the archipelago is
dubbed as the Treasure Trove of Southern Luzon. The name is an acronym that
stands for its provinces, which are: Mindoro Occidental, Mindoro Oriental,
Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan.

- Mimaropa, formerly known as the Southwestern Tagalog Region, is an

administrative region in the Philippines. It was also formerly designated as Region
IV-B until 2016. It is one of two regions in the country having no land border with
another region.

-cities: Calapan, Puerto Prinsesa

-regional center: Calapan

Languages: Tagalog, Romblomanon, Bantoanon or Asi, Onhan, Coyonon, Hiligaynon.

REGION 4-B
LITERARY FORMS
 1. Legend

The Legend of Marinduque

Retold by: Alfonso P. Santos

In a small island kingdom there once lived a very beautiful princess.

She was nicknamed Maring. Her favorite haunt was the top of a very
tall mountain, Mount Malindig. She was very fond of hunting wild
animals, a diversion which was much against her father’s wish. One day
she espied a pretty white deer. It ran so swiftly that it took her a long
time to catch up with it. She had the game already at bay when the
owner came along looking for it. The stranger was a man of princely
bearing and fine manners. He introduced himself as Duque and the deer
to her as offered a token of their first meeting. Maring could not
resist his gallant gesture. She could not help admiring the stranger,
who fell in love with her at first sight. Since that day they often met
in the forest. The beauty of Maring was known far and wide.
Innumerable suitors came to woo her, but she turned a deaf ear to
them all, for she had set her heart on the modest Duque. Not knowing
about her secret love affair, her royal father announced that her hand
would be given to the one who would win a ship race. So the most
persistent suitors, three wealthy kings, fitted out vessels for the
contest. Duque could not participate. He was not rich enough to equip a
vessel.

Meanwhile, Maring was very unhappy. She prayed to the gods for help.
Bathala heard her prayers. On the appointed day, the sky grew
suddenly dark. The sea seethed turbulently and the winds blew
furiously, but the contest could not be put off for another day. The
three kings set forth bravely on their ships. Before they were halfway
to the goal, one of them hit a rock and soon vanished from sight with
his ship. The second vessel was able to move on a little farther and
then it was also devour by the angry sea. The last ship met the same
fate. The king and the spectators grieved over the fate of the three
royal suitors. Only Maring did not feel grieved at the outcome of the
race. When the sea calmed down, everyone was surprised to see three
islands at the places where the ship had sunk. They were named Tres
Reyes, or Three Kings, after the unlucky trio. The father of Maring did
not wish to sacrifice more lives after that disaster. He gave his
daughter freedom to choose her husband. So she confessed to him her
secret love. The king consisted to the marriage. Seven days of feasting
and merrymaking followed. To mark the happy union of the two young
people, the island kingdom was named Marinduque, after Maring and
Duque.
2. AMBAHAN- Ambahan is a traditional form of poetry by the
Hanunó'o Mangyan people of Mindoro, Philippines.
3. Tultul- is always chanted at night until daybreak. It is prohibited
to sing this epic chant when the sun shines because they believe
in the strong connection between the night and the sacred world.
4. Our Mother Tongue
(Jose P. Rizal)

IF truly a people dearly love

The tongue to them by Heaven sent,
They’ll surely yearn for liberty
Like a bird above in the firmament.
BECAUSE by its language one can judge
A town, a barrio, and kingdom;
And like any other created thing
Every human being loves his freedom.
ONE who doesn’t love his mother tongue;
Is worse than putrid fish and a beast;
And like a truly precious thing
It therefore deserves to be cherished.
THE Tagalog language akin to Latin,
To English, Spanish, angelical tongue;
For God who knows how to look after us
This language He bestowed us upon.
AS others, our language is the same
With alphabet and letters of its own,
It was lost because a storm did destroy
On the lake the bangka in years bygone
REGION 5

REGION 5 MAP
ALL ABOUT REGION 5.

The NIA Region 5, also known as Bicol Region, consists of six (6)
provinces: Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Sorsogon, and the
island-provinces of Catanduanes and Masbate. Geographically, Bicol
Region itself has a total land area of 17,362 square kilometers, of
which 13.80% are irrigable area.

Bicol is a region in the Philippines encompassing the southern part of

Luzon Island and nearby island provinces. Caramoan, a peninsula in the
east, is dotted with caves, limestone cliffs and white-sand beaches.
Nearby, Catanduanes Island has mountains, waterfalls and coral reefs.
Donsol, in the west, is home to whale sharks. The region’s active
volcanoes include Bulusan Volcano and Mayon Volcano
TOURIST ATTRACTION IN REGION 5

BICOL
REGION 5 LITERARY WORKS
COMEDYA OR MORO MORO- moro-moro, also called comedia, the
earliest known form of organized theatre in the Philippines; it was
created by Spanish priests. Other than epic recitations, whatever
indigenous theatrical forms may have existed there before were
obliterated by the Spanish to facilitate the spread of Christianity.
CORRIDO- is a popular narrative metrical tale and poetry that forms a
ballad. The songs are often about oppression, history, daily life for
criminals, the vaquero lifestyle, and other socially relevant topics.
IBALON- Ibalon, or Ibalong, is the ancient name of the Bicol Region in
the Philippines. The center of settlement is believed to be either
beside the Bicol River at the present-day Libmanan, Camarines Sur or
in Magallanes, Sorsogon, Philippines, renowned as one of the first
Spanish settlement in the island of Luzon.
CULTURES IN THE MIMAROPA

As of the 2010 census, the region has a total population of 2,744,671

representing 2.93% of the total population of the Philippines which was
93.44 million back then. Even with the population increase of about
200,000 people, the region remains to be one of three regions with the
lowest population, bigger only than the CARAGA region and the
Cordillera Administrative Region.
Aside from the region’s biological diversity, the region is also culturally
diverse, with each province housing multiple indigenous groups of its
own.

Mangyan is the generic term for the eight indigenous groups in

Mindoro. These indigenous groups include the Hanunuo, the Alangan,
the Tau-Buid, the Bangon, the Tadyawan, the Ratagnon, the Iraya, and
the Buhid. Each tribal group has its own language, customs, and rituals.
Their population is estimated at 100,000.
CULTURES IN MIMAROPA

In Palawan there are many cultural groups as well: Cuyonon & Agutayon,
considered the ethnic elite of the province; Muslim groups such as
Molbog, Jama Mapun and Tausug live in the southern coast; Tagbanuas
the largest indigenous group inhabiting the central portion; And there
are even smaller cultural communities like Pala’wan, Taut batu, Batak,
Ken-uy and Kalamian.
Aside from being the roots of our modern form of language,
Marinduque is also home to Moriones festival, an annual festival
celebrated during the holy week. With this, the province is popularly
called “the Lenten Capital of the Philippines”. In the festival,
townspeople dress up as roman soldiers and other biblical figures to
represent their religion.
REGION 5 CULTURES AND FOOD

The Bicol Region has an array of cultural sites that showcase its rich
history. Originally descended from incomers from China, the inhabitants
of Bicol often mix Chinese, Arab and Spanish ancestry, and most are
devout Catholics.

Bicol is also famed for its spicy food, which is based largely on coconut
and chillies – as evidenced in the likes of gulay na lada or Bicol Express
(pork and local chillies cooked in coconut cream). Other dishes not to miss
are laing (taro leaves with meat or seafood in coconut milk, spiced with
chilli, lemongrass and more) and local specialities featuring local pili nuts.