Region 6 Western Visayas

 Panayanon literature

 their major languages are Hiligaynon,
Akeanon, and Kinaray-a

 Hiligaynon refers to the Ilonggo people,
which inhabit Iloilo, Capiz, Guimaras,
and Negros Occidental while Akeanon is
spoken by the people of Aklan, and
Kinaray-a is the language spoken in
Antique
 the forerunners in Western Visayas
publications are Makinaugalingon,
Hiligaynon, and Yuhum

Aklan • Home of Abaca and Piña Fiber

Antique • Were Mountains meet the Sea
• Seafood Capital of the
Capiz
Philippines
• Food Basket and Rice Granary
Iloilo
of Western Visayas
Guimaras • Mango Country

Negros Occidental • Sugar Bowl of the Philippines

 the capital is Kalibo
 it has a total land area of 1,853 sq.
km.
 oldest province in the Philippines
 Jose Raz Menez was the first
appointed governor
 has a high geographic diversity
 endemic species in the Philippines
are found in this province

 the main inhabitants of the province is the
Aklanon

 their most prominent dialect are Akeanon,
Malaynon, and the Buruanganon

 the people in the province still believes in
“aswang” and the “babaylan”

 the province is known for its festivities which
includes the Ati-Atihan Festival in Kalibo

 the capital is San Jose De Buenavista

 it was one of the three districts of Panay
before the Spanish colonizers arrived

 formerly known as “Hantik”

 Negritos or the “Atis” were believed to be
the earliest people who settled in the island
of Panay

 “Legend of Maragtas”

 they have their own distinct language
called the “Kinaray-a”

 Mt. Madia-as

 the province also celebrates their own
festival, the Binirayan Festival

The 18 municipalities of Antique

 the capital is Roxas City

 known for the mother-of-pearl shell

 Aeta, Negritos and Mundo tribe
inhabited the province of Capiz

 became the second Spanish
settlement after Cebu

 the province is famously known as the
“Seafood Capital of the Philippines”

 brilliant Capiz shell

The 16 municipalities of Capiz

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 the “Food Basket and Rice Granary
of Western Visayas”

 Iloilo City was the former Irong-irong
River

 Have a Coat of Arms inscripted with:
"La Muy Leal Y Noble Ciudad de
Iloilo”

 people are called Ilonggos

 Local languages spoken in the province
are hiligaynon and kinaray-a

 Iloilo is widely known for its beautiful
old world architecture similar to that
of Latin American Countries

The 42 municipalities of Iloilo

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 its capital is Jordan

 Japanese Imperial Forces landed on the
island

 Emily Relucio-Lopez was the first
governor

 the people is considered as Guimarasnon

 Hilgaynon and Kinaray-a was their local
dialect

 the island province suffered in a
ecological disaster in August 2006

 the island is known for its agricultural
crops, particularly mangoes

The 5 municipalities of Guimars
Island

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 its capital is Bacolod City

 its has basically a volcanic land

 famously known as the “Sugar Bowl
of the Philippines”

 Mount Kanlaon

 the province is originally known to the
natives as “Buglas”

 the earliest native settlements were
Binalbagan and Ilog

 the people was called the “Negrense”

 Silay City was also know as the “Paris of
Negros”

 also the hometown of Leonardo
Locsin and Conchita Gaston

 famous mural of the Angry Christ

19 municipalities of Negros Occidental:

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 Esteban Javellana
 Alfredo Gonzales
 Flavio Zaragoza Cano
 Demy Sonza
 Doreen Fernandez
 John Iremil Teodoro

 Ambahan
 Balak
 Paktakon
 Hurubaton
 Haya

 Ambahan- an unrhymed seven syllable
line containing a complete thought.
 Balak- a love song which can also be a
song of praise sung by a man and a
woman.
 Paktakon- riddle
 Hurubaton- proverb
 Haya- dirge

Answer:Bahaghari /
Rainbow

Answer:Gunting /
Scissors

 Is the Hiligaynon word for poetry. It is how
man expresses hmself about anything as
when he woes a lady, says soothing
words about a city or a barangay muse,
proclaims a queen in a town fiesta and
utters descriptive words on her highness,
the “Queen” or tells a story about the
schools anniversary or awakens the
longing heart in sadness.

 Every success of a woman there stands a
man, that no matter how strong and firm
her body is and how fierce her eyes are
still she deserves a help from an should
always offer with no hesitations.

 Flavio Zaragoza Cano is one of the greatest
poets in the Hiligaynon and Spanish
languages.
 He was born in Brgy.
Janipaan, Cabatuan, Iloilo on June
27, 1892.
 HE received his earliest public recognition in
1926, when he was given the title “El Rey de
Balagtas en Poeisia en Dialecta Bisaya”.
 In 1938, he won his second title, “Poet
Laureate”

If there’s a
will, there’s a way.

THE END!
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Region 6 Western Visayas

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