Identifying Representative Texts from the

Regions
Roy: Ano baa ng meron dito?
The country’s rich repertoire of literary masterpieces may be rooted in the diverse
cultural heritage of the Filipino people.
They have produced varied texts because of differences. The mighty roar of the North
and the fiery temperament of the South blended well. The Filipinos speak of the
collective experiences from the people who have gone through difficulties, triumphs,
struggles, successes, armed conflicts, bloodless revolutions, and others. It is the reason
why these masterpieces resonated loud and clear in the Philippine archipelago.

Roy: yess, tama ka Hanz

And do you know that

IMAGERY – It’s a poetic element that tries to create picture in the mind of the reader or
mental image through the use of figural language

Roy: to better understand, Hanz let’s give them an example

Hanz: Alright Roy, let’s give them an example. This example is already translated in
Tagalog language so it goes like
Ex.
Simile
Sa aking pag pikit
Ay namumulat naman ang mga ala alang nais kong balikan
Naala ko ang iyong mga matang kay pungay
Ang yung balat na kay lambot ng silka
Ang iyong buhok na mahaba
At higit sa lahat ang iyong ngiting ubod ng ganda

Hanz: that is an example of imagery

If we read the word written in a figural language pumapasok yung mga image ssa utak
natin
Roy: Yes Hanz, furthermore.
We have

DOCTRINA CHRISTIANA or the first imprinted book in the Philippines according dito
- Naglalaman ito ng panitik ng mga Tagalog na kilala sa pangalang Baybayin. Ang
labing-apat (14) na mga katinig na may patinig /a/ ay may kasamang mga kudlit
sa itaas (') at sa ibaba (,) upang maipakita ang paraan ng pagbasa nito.
Hanz: thanks Roy,

May natutunan ba?

*clap
Alright, ngayon hanz lets proceed on our first Region
Ang Region 1
REGION 1 ILOCOS REGION
It is knows as
A Taste of Philippine Poetry
It is Located in the northwest of Luzon, the Ilocos Region or Region 1 is comprised of
four provinces, namely: Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan.

It is bordered to the west by the turbulent South China Sea, to the east by the Cordillera
Administrative Region, the northeast and southeast by Cagayan Valley and the South
by Central Luzon. Most of the inhabitants of the Ilocano homeland are concentrated
along a narrow coastal plain. Because of geographical boundaries, these people often
experience heavy rains and violent typhoons, especially during rainy seasons.

But The region, then, takes pride in long stretches of white sand and clear waters
alongside its rich cultural heritage.

Roy: Hanz do you know, may kilalang poet o writer na galling dto sa Region 1
Hanz: Well that’s interesting, sino ba yan?
Roy: sya si Carlos Angeles
Hanz: ohhh yung nagtamo ng Carlos Palanca Memorial awardee noong 1964?
Roy: Yes, Stun of Jewels is the title of the collection of poems he wrote and also
according to my research this collection of poems is dedicated to her Wife Concepcion
Reynoso and they have 7 children.
Hanz : ang sweet?
Roy: ang sweet

a poem written by a Carlos Palanca Memorial Awardee in Poetry in 1964, Carlos A.

Angeles. His collection of poems entitled, Stun of Jewels, also bagged him the
Republic Cultural Heritage Award in Literature in the same year.

Hanz : Alright dako naman tayo sa

A Moment of Silence
Roy: Carlos wrote a poem which is popular sa maraming lugar ang title nito is
Gabu
depicts a coastline in Ilocos that is constantly experiencing the battering restlessness of
the sea. The water that comes back to the shore seems furious and ruthless with its
daylong bashing, which havocs the wasteland.

Roy: Hanz can you narrate us the poem that he wrote?

GABU
By Carlos A. Angeles

This battering Restlessness of the sea

Insist a tidal fury upon the beach
At Gabu, and its pure consistency
Havocs the wasteland hard within its reach

Brutal the daylong bashing of its heart

Against the seascape where, for miles around.
Further than sight itself the-stones part
And drop into the elemental wound.

The waste of centurie is grey and dead

And neutral where the sea has beached its brine.
Where the spilt salt of its heart lies spread
Among the dark habiliments of time.

The vital splendor misses. For here

At Gabu where the ageless tide occurs
All things forfeited are most loved and dear.

It is the sea pursues a habit shore

TheTheme of this poem is : Life can be restlessness like the sea; temporal, but desires
permanence
Ibig sabihin
Reflection; Life is fleeting
- The constant things in life is change
- Life can be rough, like the sea
- But we can believe that if the sea can find stability once it meets the shore, we
can find it too
Hanz: alright, para naman mas makilala nila yung iba pang mga authors, writers and
poet sa Region sino sino ba sila?
 FRANCISCO LOPEZ
- An Augustin friar who in 1621 published his own iloko translation of the
DOCTRINA CRISTIANA, the frist book to be printed in iloko
- In fact, the earliest knows written iloko peoms were the romances he translated
from Spanish
LEONA FLORENTINO
- She has been considered by some as the NATIONAL POETESS OF THE
PHILIPPINES
- Mother of Philippine’s Women’s Literature
- She wrote Nalpay A Namnama ( naunsyaming pag-asa)
- A Filipino poet in the Spanish and Ilocano Languages
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- Susubukan ko sanang magtapat
- Ngunit ako'y nauumid,
- Dahil maliwanag namang
- Mabibigo lamang ako.
-
- Ngunit sapat na ang ligayang madarama
- Kung malaman mo ang aking pagsinta:
- Nangangako ako at sumusumpa
- Ikaw lamang ang mamahalin hanggang kamatayan.

PEDRO BUCANEG
- He was a Filipino Poet who is blind since birth
- Father of Ilocano Literature
- Acknowledged author of the Ilocano epic “ Biag Ni Lam-ang” Pre-hispanic epic
poem of the Ilocano people of the PH
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Hanz: okey, next region naman tayo
REGION II
CAGAYAN VALLEY
INES TACAD CAMMAYO
She won First Prize, Don Carlos Palanca Memorial awards for Literature, 1970
- And it is “People of Consequence” the people's determination and hard work to
attain the high position in the society
- She won Second Prize, Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature,
1973
- “ On Friends You Pin Such Hopess”
Focus Literary contest, 1979
- “Tears, Melancholy”

FERNANDO MARAMAG
 - Was an execellent poet and journalist in English
- He wrote the Poem “The Rural Maid” The poem is about a man who has been in
love with a fair maid. He fell in love with her the first time they met.
Alright let’s proceed on the next one
Region III
CENTRAL LUZON

ANICIO PASCUAL
- He wrote “Juan Manalaksan” tungkol kay Juan Manalaksan na isang mahirap na
wood cutter

MACARIA GARCIA
- She narrated “Suan, The good Guesser” and “Suan’s Good Luck” The story
goes on about how Suan's luck and skills help him solve problems
handed to him

Alright, lets proceed on the next region

REGION IV
SOUTHERN TAGALOG
A Taste of Tagalog Essay
More popularly known now as the CALABARZON referring to the provinces of Cavite,
Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon, Region IV-A is home to Tagalogspeaking people
in the Philippines.

 CALABARZON has participated actively in the country’s fight for freedom and
democracy.
 It is home to many Philippine heroes foremost, and among them are Rizal of
Laguna, Mabini of Batangas, and Aguinaldo of Cavite.

MANUEL REYES
- A tagalog from Rizal Province
- He narrated “Suan Eket”
 REGION V
BICOL REGION
MARIANO PERFECTO
- FATHER OF BIKOL LITERATURE
- HE PUBLISHED THE FIRST BIKOL NEWSPAPER, ANG PARABARETA (The
Newsman)
-
IBALON ( ancient name of Bicol Region)
- Narrated by Cadregong translated by Fr. Jose Castano
- The story talks about three stories of Bicol Heroes
- Ibalong was about the adventure of Baltog (the hero of the epic). Baltog was the
son of King Handiong. He was the first man who arrived in Bicol after the huge
flood. He arrived in Bicol in the cause of finding a place to live that he and his
people may live

VISAYAS REGION

A Taste of Creative Nonfiction

The island of Visayas is one of the major geographical divisions in the Philippines, the
other two being Luzon and Mindanao. It is divided into Western, Central, and Eastern
Visayas. The Visayas region is comprised of several islands circling the Visayan Sea.
Its people, therefore, share a sea-based culture and tradition that may be rooted in a
strong religious foundation.

The dwelling place of many festivals such as the Ati-Atihan, Di-nagyang, Sinulog,
Pintados, and Maskara, the Visayas may indeed be considered as one of the cradles of
Philippine civilization.