TOLENTINO, NATHALINE R.

This is a primary activity administered to determine your baseline

knowledge and preparedness for the lesson.

Activity 1: Central
Visayas
I. Direction: Identify what is being asked to complete the chart about
CentralVisayas.
Central Visayas lies at the center of the Philippines
Provinces archipelagobetween islands of Luzon and Mindanao. Four island
provincescompose the region, namely; Bohol, Cebu, Negros
Oriental andSiquijor. The terrain is characterized by highlands
with narrowcoastal strips of arable land. Bohol, however, has a
level plateauupon which its agricultural areas are concentrated.
The region'spremier urban and major business, industrial and
services centeris Metro Cebu, located in Cebu province.
•Central Visayas, designated as Region VII, is a region of
Cities thePhilippines located in the central part of the Visayas island
group.It consists of four provinces—Bohol, Cebu, Negros
Oriental, andSiquijor— and the highly urbanized cities of Cebu
City, Lapu-LapuCity, and Mandaue City. The region is dominated
by the nativespeakers of Cebuano. Cebu City is its regional
center.
There are, as of now, 16 cities that complete the Central Visayas
region; these are:
1. Tagbilaran City
2. Bogo City
3. Carcar City
4. Cebu City
5. Danao City
6. Lapu-Lapu City
7. Mandaue City
8. Naga City
9. Talisay City
10. Bais City

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 11. Bayawan City
12. Canlaon City
13. Dumaguete City
14. Guihulngan City
15. Tanjay City
16. Toledo City
The Bisayan or Visayan languages are a group of languagesspoken
Dialects mainly in the Visayas region of the Philippines. They arepart of
the large Austronesian language family that includes
otherPhilippine languages such as Tagalog and several outside
thecountry such as Malay and Indonesian, but they are not
mutuallyintelligible with those languages and only to a limited
extent witheach other.

The most important of these languages is:Cebuano, spoken as the

main local language throughout CebuProvince, Negros Oriental,
Bohol, Siquijor and Camiguin, and inmuch of Mindanao and Leyte.
There are regional differences, butall variants are mutually
intelligible to a high degree.Cebuano is often called Bisaya by its
speakers or Visayan inEnglish.
Basdiot, Tawala, Tak-an ilaya, Cebu city, Logon, Danao, Pantudlan,
Tourist Spots Apo, Saavedra, Buenas aires

Humba, Pocherong Bisaya, La Paz Batchoy, Chicken Inasal,

Famous Cuisines Lumpiang Ubod, Chicken Molo Soup, Kinilaw

II. Direction: Give three (3) famous or unique traditions or cultures in

Central Visayas. Explain it how it is done or celebrated.
Adhered to a complex Hindu-Buddhist and animist system where
spirits in nature were believed to govern all existing life.
Traditions Festivals have a strong association with Roman Catholicism
despite apparent integration of ancient Hindu-Buddhist-Animist
& Cultures
folklore particularly the tradition of dances and the idols in the
image of the Child Jesus commonly named as the Santo Niño.
Ethnic dances from the region are common in any traditional
Filipino setting

III. Direction: Give five (5) famous literary pieces in Central Visayas,

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 identify who is the author if applicable and identify what is the genre.
Literary Piece Author Literary Genre
1. Ang Among Kabantang Fernando Buyser-Aquino Story

2. Usahay Juanito Angos Song

3. The Clay Pipe Marcel M. Navarra Short story

4. Matud nila Ben Zubiri Song

5. Sicalac and Sicavay Emma Helen Blair Myth

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 Activity 2: Eastern
Visayas
I. Direction: Identify what is being asked to complete the chart about
EasternVisayas.
Bilaran, Leyte, Northen Samar, Samar, Eastern Samar, Southern
Provinces Leyte, Ormoc, Tacloban

Baybay, Borongan, Calbayog, Catbalogan, Maasin, Ormoc,

Cities Tacloban

Waray- waray, Cebuano, Abaknon, Baybayanon, Kinabalian,

Dialects Tagalog

Canigao Island, Cuatro Islas, Kalanggaman Island, San Pedro, San

Tourist Spots Pablo Islands, Sila Island, Capul Island, Capul Island

Laing, Bicol Express, Kinunot, Pili nuts, Rice cakes and puddings,
Famous Cuisines Suman, Cashew, Buko pie, Panutsa, Bulalo, Pansit Malabon

II. Direction: Give three (3) famous or unique traditions and cultures in
EasternVisayas. Explain it how it is done or celebrated.
The bayanihan spririt pervades among. This spirit is best shown
during their wake for dead.
Traditions Prefers to stay with their family in his country even if all other
friends leave for greener pastures.
& Cultures
It also customary for the married children to live with their
parents and other married brothers and sisters.

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 III. Direction: Give five (5) famous literary pieces in Eastern Visayas,
identifywho is the author if applicable and identify what is the genre.
Literary Piece Author Literary Genre
1. Dead stars Paz Marquez Benitez Short story

2. The Flood Story Eva Maria Florentino Folk tales

3. Dekada ’70 Lualhati Bautista Story

4. The Woman Who Had Nick Joaquin Novela

Two Navels
5. Magbangal Onofre Abellanosa Story

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