The Legend of Putting Daga

Retold by: Regina Vicente

There was a place in Legazpi where community was not yet properly introduce. This
small community oI Legazpi has rich in diIIerent resources which many people lived here. It is a
beautiIul place Ior those people living here because they have mountain to climb to see Mayon
Volcano and worship it. How they say Mayon Volcano surely a plenty oI Iood and existence oI
liIe were granted Ior them. But there is one wish they would like to grant Ior, a thousand meters
oI water and a big deep whole. They also worship Diyos Oran 'The God oI Rain to help and
provide them water Irom the heaven to Iall down to the ground especially to the big deep hole
and water their plants that was their existing belieI in order Ior the people to survive. As the day
goes by they already adore Mayon Volcano and Diyos Oran. In every day that they need supply
oI plenty and Iresh water Mayon Volcano make an earthquake that cause a big whole in a part oI
the mountain. The tribe perspective it was their Iault oI being mad oI Mayon Volcano that cause
to a big hole in a part oI the mountain. They went to the another mountain and worship Diyos
Oran to Iill the big hole created by Mayon Volcano. Diyos Oran strikes to an answer that creates
a dark rainy cloud in order to IulIill the big deep hole. They gave some Iruits, ritual and a
ceremony in the place where they worship Diyos Oran. Mayon Volcano become angry to the
people and creates a big hole starting Irom the Iirst to the shore oI Leagzpi. Mayon Volcano also
emits some ashes into the big hole. Diyos Oran saw what happened to the people, he Ielt
sorrowIul oI what Mayon Volcano did. Diyos Oran gave remedy, he pour plenty oI water Irom
above and the big connected holes become a river which is now today 'Cabagan River as the
water reach the main land the ashes were carried as when it dries the soil becomes 'white land.
Now we have a proper address which is Brgy. 18, Cabagan West. Still Putting Daga is our great
treasure Ior us to know who we are to now.












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(A Fly)

When the time we look at rest
We Ieel comIortable, nothing more than else
In a solitary place there is uneasy
A creative noise Irom a creature that is tiny

When we go to sleep, a little creature will appear
Went going around and their rumoring
Almost chismis, will turn your head annoying
It makes some clamour and devastate

His insanity was not yet Iinish
He call Ior a league then will attack
A pinch oI needle you would Ieel bad
No one to be blame, you should be sage