Narrative Report

in
Western Visayas

Submitted By:
Alicia Tao
Cheryl Godes
Aislin Kester Patalinghug

Submitted to:
Sir Roehl Joseph Dazo
 Region 6: WESTERN VISAYAS

Region 6 is consists of the islands of Western Visayas.

It consists of six provinces: Aklan, Antique, Negros
Occidental, Capiz, Guimaras and Iloilo. The center of
regional of ice is in Iloilo City. Among the 16 cities in the
region that make it as the region with the highest number of
cities, there are also 2 highly urbanized cities that make this
up: Bacolod City and the Iloilo City.

FESTIVALS

Pintaflores Festival is annnual festival in

the City of San Carlos which takes its name from the
Spanish word “pinta” (tattoo) and “flores” (flowers).
It is in fact a combined version of the Nabingkalan
Tattoo Festival and the Dance of Flowers, both of
which derive from the legend of Princess Nabingka, a
daughter of a chieftain from Cebu who sailed with her
entourage to San Carlos in the early 17th century.
The story goes that the princess, separated from her
family, became melancholy in her new home and so all tribesmen were ordered to plant
flowers and trees to try and revive her spirits. But these did not take in the humid plains,
and so instead it was decreed that all tribesmen and women must tattoo their bodies with
flowers instead.

Manggahan Festival is a month

long celebration of Guimaras’ rich culture, and their
feast of thanksgiving for having bestowed a rich land
where delicious mangoes are being grown.
Originally, it was just a week-long celebration of
Guimaras as an independent province since May 22,
1992, but through the years, with all the success that
the province has attained, Manggahan Festival has evolved to a more vibrant and fun- filled
month long event.

Atiatihan Festival is a feast held annually in

January in honor of the Santo Niño (Infant Jesus). Held on
the third Sunday, in the town of Kalibo Philippines in the
island of Panay originally came from Batan, Aklan, then
adopted by some neighboring towns. “Ati-Atihan” means
“to be like Ati,” Ati being the local name of the aboriginal
highland tribe who continue to live in Panay, the island of
which Aklan is a province. The Atis (or Aetas) have dark
skin, a trait which Ati-Atihan dancers emulate by covering their skin with soot and dressing up in
the tribe’s traditional costume.

There are also famous singers that are born in Western Visayas, from iloilo city, Jose
Mari Chan and from Bacolod, Kuh Ledesma.

ARTISTS

Maria Socorro Ledesma (born March 16, 1955), better

known as Kuh Ledesma, is a Filipino pop and jazz singer, actress,
(painter) model and fashion designer. She is known in the Philippines
as the 'Pop Diva' and wants herself to be remembered as 'The
Renaissance Woman' according to her in her interview on Tonight
with Boy Abunda

José Mari L. Chan (born March 11, 1945 in Iloilo City),

commonly known as Jose Mari Chan, is a Chinese Filipino singer,
songwriter and businessman in the sugar industry. He is currently
chairman and CEO of Binalbagan Isabela Sugar Company, Inc.
(BISCOM) and A. Chan Sugar Corporation. He is also the chairman and president of Signature
Music, Inc.

MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS AND INSTRUMENTS

Some musical composition from Western Visayas are “Sweet Song” by Philip Muleta from
Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, “Bitoon” by E.P.I.C. from Bacolod City and
“Nabatyagan” by Edz Callao from Bo. Obrero, Lapuz, Iloilo City. These songs are entries in the
first Iloilo Pop Song Festival 2015. Also example of contemporary musical instrument in
Western Visayas, these are Bass drum, Snaire drum, triple, lyre, gongs, and trumpets. These
instruments are use during festivals.
LITERARY WORKS

Alice Tan Gonzales

Regional literary artist Dr. Alice Tan Gonzales

(center) is flanked by Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for
Literature Director General Sylvia Palanca-Quirino (right) and
Carlos Palanca Foundation Vice President Carl Anthony
Palanca at the 64th Palanca Awards. Celebrated for her
critically-acclaimed masterpieces written in Hiligaynon, Dr.
Gonzales has joined the roster of literary artists inducted to the
Palanca Awards Hall of Fame

Example:Sa Taguangkan sang Duta (In the Womb of the Earth)

Alex Delos Santos

Alex C. Delos Santos born on September 24,

1967, in San Jose, Antique is a Karay-a writer and
theater artist based in San Jose, Antique, the
Philippines. He completed his Master of Education with
an academic excellence award from the University of
the Philippines in the Visayas.

His research and writing interests are in culture and arts

and gay literature.

Ex. Dandansoy

Dandansoy: Mga Kanta kang Pagbiya kag iban pa nga

Panghayhay" (Dandansoy: Songs of Leaving and other Sighs)
 Dandansoy

Dandansoy, bayaan ta ikaw.

Sa Manila, rugto takun mapanaw.

Sa paggarab kang paray ako malikaw.
Ang uyon ko sa siyudad malingaw-lingaw,
Bisan uripun kang ama nga pingkaw.
Dandansoy, bayaan ta ikaw.
Sa Negros, rugto takun masakada.
Manggapas kang tubo kang akun espada.
Ang akun nga antesepo kag sumada
Tuman run para sa tuba kag maskada.
Dandansoy, bayaan ta ikaw.
Sa Hongkong, rugto takun mabisita.
Bayaan ko ang akun pagkamaestra.
Sa mga Intsik suno sa balita
Bahul ang kita (ibuksan ang hita).
Dandansoy, bayaan ta ikaw.
Sa Saudi, rugto gid takun mamirit.
Agwantahun ko bisan ang kainit,
Ang kabudlay kag luha nga mapait,
Makatipon barakal TV kag kasit.
Dandansoy, bayaan ta ikaw.
Sa iban nga lugar takun mangayaw,
Mangita ako kang bubon nga matin-aw.
Pero Dandansoy kon ako ang hidlawun
Kanimo mabalik gid ako gihapon.
Dandansoy, bayaan ta ikaw.
VISUAL DESIGNS

Charlie Co

Charlie Co, born November 5, 1960, is a visual artist based in his hometown Bacolod City,
Negros Occidental, Philippines.
He is a co-founder of the Black Artists in Asia, a group known for its socio-political artworks in
the 1980's - 1990's.
Charlie has represented the Philippines in international exhibitions such as the "Asian
Modernism" at the Japan Foundation Asian Cultural Centre in Tokyo Japan in 1995, the 23rd
Sao Paolo Biennial and the 2nd Asia Pacific Triennial in Queensland, Australia both in 1996,the
2nd Clay Symposium and Exhibition in Gifu Prefecture, Japan and the Taegu Art Festival in
South Korea in 1997.
He was a finalist in the 4th Philip Morris Art Awards in 1997 and bagged the Juror's Choice in
the 6th Philip Morris Art Awards in 1999.
He has exhibited in Australia, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and China. He is known for his
vibrant colored paintings, usually described as symbolical, allegorical and satirical but full of
deep meanings. He describes himself as a chronicler of our times and expresses them in his
artworks.
Larry Casinao
A street in Jaro, Iloilo City has turned into an outdoor gallery featuring the paintings of a local
artist.

Ferdinand Cacnio

FERDINAND R. CACNIO is a multi-awarded

visual artist. He is a sculptor, a painter and a
graphic designer. Ferdinand's career as a
sculptor started at age 45 with a successful solo
exhibit "The Dancer" in 2005. In the same year,
he bagged an award in the AAP Art Competition
(Art Association of the Philippines). In 2008, he
was the Gintong Parangal (“Golden Honour”)
Awardee for Culture and Arts of the City of
Malabon. In 2010, he was awarded the Parangal
Patnubay ng Sining At Kalinangan (“Highest
Award for Arts and Culture”) by the City of
Manila. He also recently had one man shows in
both Singapore and Hong Kong.
Harry Mark Gonzales

Ilonggo marble sculptor Harry Mark Gonzales is a 2007 Metrobank Art & Design
Excellence (MADE) grand prize winner.
THEATER

Daisy Avellana (January 26, 1917 – May 12,

2013) was a Filipino stage actress and theater
director. Avellana was honored as a National Artist of
the Philippines for Theater and Film in 1999.

FILM

• Ang Palakaton by Mia Reyes (Antique)

• Sa Pagtunod it Adlaw by Romart Martesano(Aklan)

• Sa Dapadapa Sang Balaan Bukid by Noel de Leon (Guimaras)

• Katapusan na Handum by Aimee Apostol (Ilo-ilo)

FASHION

CHERRY SAMUYA VERIC

Cherry Samuya Veric is a renowned celebrity
and beauty queen fashion designer. He is a
finalist of Project Runway Philippines Season 2
and one of the designers who graced the runway
of Philippine Fashion Week. He is known for
emphasizing the sexiness of female clavicles and
have a trademark of baroque sensibility—
embellished in the most tasteful way,
augmenting and complementing his choice
monochromatic base. He works with delicate
hands on equally delicate dresses, he love’s symmetry and glamour thus his collections embodies
the real meaning of Haute Couture.
JUN-G CANDELARIO
Jun-G Candelario is one of the Iloilo City’s most
sought after full-edged fashion designer. Using his
knowledge in basic dress-making in his selective course,
he has gone far from being a festival costume designer,
and made his debut as a fashion designer when he was
22. His very first gowns and festival attires are
showcased in local pageants where he made his mark and
emerged as an entrepreneur. Jun-G Candelario is an
architecture graduate, thus his creations show classic
with Victorian and bohemian touches. He has various
features in publications, he is also featured in Fame and
Fashionista Runway in Singapore.