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AN BALUDWaray

The Waray are an ethno-liguistic group of people geographically

inhabiting in the islands of Samar, Leyte and Biliran - commonly

referred to as theEastern Visayas region of the 

Philippines.

PAMUWA SA BATA

Bukidnon

Bukidnona predominantly

pagan people inhabiting central

northern Mindanao, Philippines

MUYIN PARU ÑINUIvatan

The Ivatans are a Filipino ethnolinguistic group predominant in the Batanes Islandsof

the Philippines

DUMHEB AKO A DUMAÑIS

Ivatan

Myth – a story of supernatural being

THE SECOND CREATION

Tiruray

The Tiruray are a traditional hill people of southwestern Mindanao. They live in the upper portion of a river-

drained area in the northwestern part of South

Cotabato, where the mountainous terrain of the

Cotabato Cordillera faces the Celebes Sea.

Setting:Land of Tullus (Sualla)

Characters: Lagey Lingkuwos – Tiruray’s greatest legendary hero

THE GREAT FLOODTinggian

The Tinggian is a group of pagan people

inhabiting the interior hills of Abra.

TheTinggian have their own version of the flood, which in this case also functions as a myth of

the origin of human beings.

Setting:towering rock – home of Tau-mari-u

Characters: Aponi-tolau – god-hero of the TinggiansHumitau – sea-maiden guard of Tau-mari-uTau-mari-u – lord of the seaLang-an – mistress of the wind and rain; mother

of Aponi-tolau

TUNGUNG LANGIT AND ALUNSINAPanay-Visayan

Setting:beginning of the world

Characters: Tungkung Langit – an industrious, loving and kind god

Alunsina – a lazy, jealous and selfish goddess

Folk Tale – story handed from generation to

generation through oral communication

THE STORY OF THE ORPHAN

GIRLSubanon

Subanon is a tribe indigenous to the 

Zamboanga Peninsula area, particularly living in the mountainous areas of 

Zamboanga del Sur and Misamis Occidental.

THE MONKEY AND THE TURTLE

Bilaan

The Bilaan are a tribal community of

Southern Mindanao, the name of this indigenous group comes from the

words Bla and An, meaning Opponent

People.

Setting:

Characters: MonkeyTurtleThree monkeysLizard

HOW THE ANGELS BUILT LAKE LANAO

Maranaw

Maranaw means "People of the Lake," referring to the indigenous people

who inhabited the lands around Lake Lanao

 whose principal town is Marawi City.

Setting:Mantapoli

Characters: Archangel Diabarail (Gabriel to the Christians)

LordSultan Abdara Radawi