Philippine Literature

“BOWAON AND
Eastern Visayas
TOTOON”
Literature in Eastern visayas

✓ Eastern Visayas is composed of the islands of Samar,

Leyte, Biliran and the smaller outlying
islands.

✓ Earliest accounts of East Visayan literature date back to 1668 when a Spanish
Jesuit by the
name of Fr. Ignatio Francisco Alzina documented some form of poetry

✓ Modern East Visayan literature, particularly Waray,

revolves around poetry and drama
 Bowaon at Totoon with an English translation Falsehood and Truth—is a folktale from
Samar and Leyte.
Spanning between the two islands in the eastern Visayas is the San Juanico Bridge, the
longest (over-water) bridge in the Philippines. It is 2.16 kilometers or 1.34 miles (7,200
feet) long and a height of 41 meters or 131 feet. It crosses the scenic San Juanico strait
between Samar and Leyte
 Did you know?
Tacloban City is a highly urbanized city centrally
located in the heart of Eastern Visayas.

what are the festivals in Tacloban City that you should

see yourself?

Pintados is a term which means “painting people”,

 Author
Eduardo Sabile is a Filipino writer
who transcribe the folktale of
Bowaon at totoon ( WARAY
LITERATURE)
Bowaon and Totoon
Waray literature
 Exposition
Once upon a time, there were two friends,
Bowaon and Totoon.

Conflict
They couldn’t find work so
they decided to go away from their place to look

Plot
for their fortune somewhere.

Rising Action
They began their journey in finding a fortune, in this journey they've
experienced different circumstances where Bowaon showed his being
pessimist and impatient, while on the other hand Totoon showed
optimism and kind hearted
 Clima
When they arrived at King palace they were given a Job, Totoon became the
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Secretary of the king while Bowaon as the cook. Bowaon got jealous of Totoon
and he began smearing his friend's name

Falling action
Bowaon plotted several evil plans to smear the name of his friends
totoon, he told the King lies to put his friend in danger

Conclusion
Though Totoon was tested by king because of the lies of his
friends Bowaon, with the help of the ones who he helped, in
exchange of his kindness he was able to succeed all the trials that
the king gave to him
 Main characters
• Bowaon (pessimistic, envious, impatient)
• Totoon (optimistic, kind hearted, merciful)

Sub-
• King
characters
• princess

Setting Genre External

• King's palace • Folktale •Conflict
Man vs Man
 Reader's response
• Who do you think is the protagonist and the antagonist of the
story?
• What kind of literature is Bowaon and Totoon?

• What is the English translation of the word Bowaon and

Totoon?