Region Xi: Literature of Southern Mindanao Bsce-4A James Well Gorme Joshua Lacanaria

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REGION XI

Literature of Southern Mindanao

BSCE-4A
JAMES WELL GORME
JOSHUA LACANARIA
INTRODUCTION

SOUTHERN MINDANAO

The Davao region – also known as Region 11 or Southern Mindanao Region — is


divided into four provinces, the largest of which is Davao Oriental, then
Compostela Valley, Davao del Sur and Davao del Norte.

There are five cities in the region: Panabo, Island Garden City of Samal, and
Tagum cities, which are in Davao del Norte while Digos City is in Davao del Sur.

The region’s urban center, Davao City, is one of the largest cities in the world in
terms of land area.

At the northern portion of the province are the adjoining provinces of Compostela
Valley, Davao del Norte and Davao Oriental. The only province to the south of
Davao City is Davao del Sur.
Cultural Background

Region 11 is a melting pot of many cultural groups. Cebuanos,


Boholanos, and Ilonggos are the majority groups.

Others include Maguindanaos, Maranaos, Manobos, T’bolis,


Bagobos, B’laans, Samals, and Agtas. Smaller communities of
Ilocanos, Tagalogs, Warays, and Bicolanos are also found

At least 10 major indigenous tribes, both Islamized and non-


Islamized, as well as migrant settlers (mostly Christianized).
Literary Background
Spanish tradition is the celebration by barrios of the feast
day of their respective patron saint with a festival .

In these celebrations, songs and dance become the sights


and sounds of Davao.

The largest of these celebrations is the week-long


Kadayawan Festival.

This festival is rooted in tribal traditions of Davao tribes, who


used to give thanks for the harvest by gathering at the foot
of Mt.

Today, Kadayawan has transformed into a major festival,


with floral floats, street-dancing competitions and exhibits
that showcase Davao’s artistic, cultural and historical
heritage
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
American Administration Philippine Administration
After the Spanish–American
First European Contact The Davao Province, prior to Philippine
War in 1898, Spanish rule in
independence in 1946, the entire region was a
The Davao Gulf area the region ended. Americans
single province called Davao Province, with
was the first region in then landed in the region and
Davao City serving as its capital. The province
the country that was in they subsequently developed
was one of the largest provinces in the
contact with the the regions communications
Philippines during that time, spanning more
Europeans. and transportation systems.
than 20,000 square kilometres (7,700 sq mi)..

Spanish Administration Wartime Japanese Occupation


For centuries the tribes During World War II, as the
lived in relative peace until Japanese occupation of the
the Spanish, under the Philippines began, the region was
adventurous Spanish one of the first among the Philippine
businessman Don Jose regions to be subjected by
Oyanguren, arrived in the Japanese occupation..
region in 1847.
NOTABLE WRITER/S & AWARD/S
Tita Lacambra-Ayala
An Ilocano by birth, Tita Lacambra-Ayala relocated to
Davao in the mid-50s, her writer’s engagement coming to
include school journalism and working for a pineapple-
canning factory. She broke through in 1960 with Sunflower
Poems, a slim first book of chipboard-printed poems. Critics
noted her emotional intensity, finding strength in her
“deliberate diminution of scale and scope.”

Ricardo M. de Ungria
Aida Rivera-Ford
Ricardo M. de Ungria earned his A.B.
Literature from the De La Salle Born in Sulu, Aida Rivera-Ford crossed over
University, and later obtained an M.F.A. to Negros Oriental in 1949 for an English
in the Creative Arts from the Washington degree at Silliman University. Records toast
University in Missouri, U.S.A in 1990. He her as the first editor of Sands and Coral,
is a founding member of the Philippine the school’s literary folio. In 1954, she flew
Literary Arts Council (PLAC) and the to the University of Michigan on a Fulbright
Unyon ng mga Manunulat ng Pilipinas grant to secure her master’s degree in
(UMPIL) English
GREAT LITERARY WORKS

Tuwaang is the hero of several epics or songs of the Bagobo, indigenous group
of southern Mindanao, which has several sub- groups. Anthropologist E. Arsenio
Tuwaang: Hero of the Tuwaang Manuel was able to acquire and publish two songs in the late 1950s to 1970s, The
Epics of the Bagobo Maiden of the Buhong Sky, A Complete Song from the Manuvu Bagobo Folk Epic
Tuwaang and Tuwaang Attends a Wedding, with key informant Saddani Pagayaw,
who learned the epics from the bard Inuk.
SAMPLE LITERATURE & INTERPRETATION
Interpretation
Vialed the Universe
by Leoncio P. Deriada To "vial the universe" would presumably imply underestimating or
dismissing those who are significantly bigger than you. The universe is a vast
expanse in this case, but the storyteller manages to seal it up in a small bottle.
The poem is about faith. “And laughed at the concentrated Gods,” for
I vialed the universe example, would imply that the speaker is attempting to denigrate the lord in
And laughed at the concentrated Gods. order to demonstrate his dominance over his own life. Keep in mind of the line,
But the Genie escaped with His halo of "But the Genie escaped with His halo of riddles." A halo's shape is spherical,
riddles. and as a sphere, it is infinite. It is frequently used to refer to God, angels, and
saints. "Halo of riddles" is a representational idea for religious understanding–
I pondered anew and unslept. understanding God is tough, almost elusive or riddle-like, and attempting to
Thoughts were strange with the unravel the mystery of God's existence may be an endless task. I presume line
strangeness of new towns. 8: "There: I saw Him mark in the matutinal mist" refers to the dawn or rising of
the sun. The rising of the sun is frequently associated with God's presence or
Thoughts were as vast as the unvialed existence in prevalent religious culture. It could also pertain to the glorious
God. victory of "good" over "evil" or the revelation of one's faith, in which one who
I could not bottle or battle Him. has been kept under wraps for years and years (one who has not believed in
There: I saw Him mark in the matutinal God for a long time) has revived his faith and now "sees the light." When you
“vial” the universe, you are attempting to control your own life or to be in
mist control while ignoring the need for religion or God. The speaker in the poem
I surrendered. wishes to declare his individuality and believes he is superior to the Divine;
however, the speaker may have felt invincible at first, but he is still a human
being who eventually succumbs to the powers of those “greater” than him
(AKA God).
THANK YOU!

“The roots of education are bitter, C E R T I F I C AT E

but the fruit is sweet.”


-Aristotle

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