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Josefa Abiertas: The first Filipino woman Baptist to gain national renown
(Central Philippine University, 1979)
The province of Capiz that has produced such outstanding topnotchers in the Bar examination for lawyers as President Manuel Roxas and Justice Jose Hontiveros, also holds the distinction of having raised the first Filipino ...
The Filipino woman in history
(Central Philippine University, 1979)
“The history of the world is but the biography of great men,” declared Thomas Carlyle. And someone quickly added that “behind every great man is a woman.” In the Philippines, however, women have accomplished great things ...
The Chinese in Iloilo: 1581-1900
(Central Philippine University, 1984)
ILOILO is one place in the Philippines where Chinese influence has been profound and dates back to ancient times. Long before the coming of the Spaniards Iloilo already had trade relations with China. In the early period, ...
Freedom and patriotism in the prize-winning poems of Zaragoza and Gumban
(Central Philippine University, 1990)
The literature of a people mirrors their sentiments and aspirations, and among the literary forms, poetry seems to be the favorite medium for the artistic articulation of a people's feelings—their anguish and joy, their ...
Brunei vs. Spain over the Philippines
(Central Philippine University, 1978)
Before Miguel Lopez de Legaspi implanted the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines at Cebu in 1565, an Asian power had already established political influence over a large part of the archipelago. This power was the ...
Early Bisayan culture as depicted in the Povedano and Pavon manuscripts
(Central Philippine University, 1975)
The past is prologue to the present. What we are now we owe to what has gone before us. Many of the cherished institutions, values, norms, and practices of our present society had their beginnings hundreds of years ago. ...
Book review: Southeast Asia and the Germans
(Central Philippine University, 1978)
Book review of Southeast Asia And The Germans, Horst Erdmann Verlag, Tubingen-Basle, 1977, 313 pp.
The Bikolano godfather of Ilonggo literature
(Central Philippine University, 1978)
The Ilonggos are a proud and happy people. They are proud of their past and their culture. They take pride, for instance, in the fact that for a long time Iloilo, their home province, used to be the No. 1 Philippine province ...
Philippine cultural development - a brief reassessment
(Central Philippine University, 1978)
This speech was delivered before participants in the Junior Executive Training (JET) program, sponsored by the Civil Service Commission, Region VI, at the Sarabia Manor Hotel, Iloilo City, 23 February 1978.
I am happy ...
The Bisayas of Borneo and the Philippines: A new look at the Maragtas
(Central Philippine University, 1974)
In Borneo and in the Philippines today there are people who are known as Bisayas (Bisayans). Did the Bisayas of the Philippines originate from the Bisayas of Borneo? This question has been the subject of inquiry among historians and anthropologists for many years. So far, no definite answer has been arrived at.
In Borneo the Bisayas live in Sabah, Brunei, and Sarawak. They inhabit the areas along the Klias, Padas, Lawas, and Limbang rivers in the periphery of Brunei Bay. In 1951, there were 7,866 Bisayans in Sabah, 35 in Brunei, and 1,125 in Sarawak or a total of 9,826. This figure seems small, but according to Brunei traditions, these Bisayans are only a pagan relic of a once much larger population which covered Brunei and which became Malay in the familiar process of cultural assimilation.
In the Philippines on the other hand, it is estimated that there are more than 10,000,000 Bisayans as of 1970. Moreover, the term Bisaya (Visaya) as applied in the Philippines, does not only refer to people but also to geography and language. Geographically, the Bisayas cover the islands of Tablas, Romblon, Sibuyan, Panay, Guimaras, Negros, Siquijor, Cebu, Bohol, Bantayan, Camotes, Masbate, Leyte, Biliran, Samar, and numerous smaller islands in the central Philippines. Linguistically, the word Bisaya refers to the language of the people in the region. It should be noted, however, that Bisaya comprises several closely related dialects, principally Aklanon, Kiniray-a, Hiligaynon (Ilongo), Sugbuhanon (Cebuano), and Waray-Waray.
What is the origin of the word Bisaya? Many theories have been advanced in this regard....