intangible

cultural
heritages
FIRST DISTRICT
OF ILOILO
DANCES
LAGUNDI
MUNICIPALITY OF TIGBAUAN

Lagundi is a Philippine
medicinal plant used to For girls - patadyong,
cure stomachache, kimona and soft
rheumatism,arthritist and panuelo
For boys - Barong
other aches that usually
Tagalog and any color
plague old people
trousers

The Lagundi Step used in the folk dance.

Lagundi depicts a stiff knee and the dragging
foot of the dancer suffering from both
rheumatism.
it is like doing a tortillier on one foot
 JOTA SAN JOAQUINA
MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOAQUIN

The “Jota” dances Girls wear Maria Clara

were very popular style costumes
during the Spanish
regime. This version Boys wear Barong
Tagalog, Black pants and a
from San Joaquin,
salakot.
Iloilo, is lively and
colorful. Each dancer has a pair of
Like the “La Jota

JOTA SAN J O A Q U I N A Moncadeña”, each

dancer holds a pair of
castanets made of
bamboo.

bamboo castanets in
each hand.
CARINOSA
MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOAQUIN
This is an old and most
popular dance of the
Visayan Islands. This
version from San Joaquin,
Iloilo.
The San Joaquin cariñosa is
probably the most
flirtatious of all known
versions.
COSTUME: The Girl
wears patadyong and
camisa or kimona with a
soft panuelo,
the Boy, barong tagalog
or camisa de chino and
any color of trousers.
EQUIPMENT: comb,
powder puff, and
handkerchief.
RITUALS
 SAYA'W
MUNICIPALITY OF TUBUNGAN, MIAGAO,
SAN JOAQUIN

Sayaw sa Kasal is a *For the costume

traditional ritual dance they have red
which includes the manog bandana on their
patik (instrumentalist), forehead and the
chieftain has chaleco.
sayawnons(dancers),and
the marriage couple.
*Manugpatik or
For the Sayawnons Intrimentalist used
they used Bolo and metal can, violin, guitar
for the chieftain Bolo and etc.
and a long bamboo
stick.
pana'et
MUNICIPALITY OF TUBUNGAN
16TH CENTURY UP TO THE EARLY 1900S

Pana-et Ritual, an Wearing red shirts

age-old ritual of with red headkerchief
lamentations, peace and striped blue, red
offering, and and white sash, the
thanksgiving. babaylan recited
incantation and
offered candles to the
spirits residing in the
wellspring.
pakuyang sa tangyan
MUNICIPALITY OF IGBARAS

An ancient practice called

pakuyang , where food and
other products are laid
out in the table for
everyone to eat.

Pakuyang is both a
thanksgiving for the
abundant harvest and an
appeal for an even
bountiful production.
sinulog or sinurog
MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOAQUIN

Sinulog is a ceremonial SULOG - the native

dance performed by the
people of San Joaquin
during the feast of San
Martin and wedding
celebrations .
name of Sulu, which
means strong ocean
currents frequent in
Sulu

ORIGINATED AT SINUGBAHAN, A BARRIO AT SAN JOAQUIN

 santacruzan festival
MUNICIPALITY OF IGBARAS
Celebrated by Barangay No. 5 Poblacion every 2nd day of
May each year. This is the dramatization depicting the finding
of the Holy Cross in the mountain of by Reyna Elena based on
the verses written by the late Lolo Jose Elmido, a native of
the barangay. Beautiful women and handsome men are
recruited to portray the different role as specified.
oral tradit
ions
sugidanon sa turog
turog
MUNICIPALITY OF OTON
Title: Tawo-Bakod
Year: Spanish Period (15 th -18
th centuries)
Author: Gabriel Agudos (Lolo)
Title: Tungkos/ Dikya /
Kwarto
Year: Estimated years-
52
Author: Josefina Penas

Title: Bawa
Year: 60 years
(estimated)
Author: Josefina Penas
golden mask or
golden death mask
MUNICIPALITY OF OTON
1300 – 1400 AD

It is believed that when Properties:

the face of the dead is Sheets of gold
covered with a gold mask,
evil spirits cannot enter
the body.
bato bukai
MUNICIPALITY OF GUIMBAL
1300 – 1400 AD ORIGIN: NALUNDAN , GUIMBAL, ILOILO
"Bato Bukai” is a big Properties: Coral Reefs
white stone of Brgy.
Nalundan, Guimbal,
Iloilo. It is said that it
serves as a table for
“Kataw” (mermaids)
and was believed as a
legend of Maligdong and
Bukai.
barter of panay
MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOAQUIN

THE BARTER OF PANAY 1212

A.D.
Legend of the Ten Bornean
Datus
 imbidayan rock
MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOAQUIN

Imbidayan Rock is In relation to the

located at Barangay Maragtas legend, this
Sinogbuhan, San may be the specific
Joaquin, Iloilo. place where the Datu’s
Imbidayan Rock, landed their binidays
which is a solid flat and where the “barter”
rock protruding out took place.
of that long black

IMBID A Y A N R O C K sandy beach is a very

distinct rock
formation.
li t e r a r y
arts
maragtas
MUNICIPALITY OF MIAGAO
MGA SANGKAP:
The Maragtas is written by The Maragtas is a
3/4 cup galapong o rice flour 1/2 teaspoon asin
Pedro Alcantara
1-1/2 cup all-purpose flour 3/4 cup collection
gatas of traditional
Monteclaro. Maragtas is 3 tablespoon
3 teaspoon cornstarch
accounts
butter
in Panay
2 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
all about
3/4 cup the History of grated cheese
asukal coming from the
Panay from the first earliest times and
inhabitants of the Bornean brought from one
immigrants from which generation to another
are descended (to go or
change of state) to the
arrival of the Spaniards.
SO N GS
FLORES DE MAYO SONGS
MUNICIPALITY OF GUIMBAL
The songs of Flores de Mayo is
Venid y Vamos Todos definitely intended for the May
En Los Ambitos del Orbe flower celebration. But if you look
Santa Maria Reina Celeste closely to the music, there's more
Las Flores se Marchitar to it - there are more emotions.
Adios Reina del Cielo. When the composer wrote the
music, it was during the Japanese
occupation hence the music is
something melancholic.
But generally, as far as the Mariology and the traits of the Filipinos
being strongly devoted for Mary, even Spaniards would say, we are.
“Pueblo amante de Maria” or the town that highly adores Mary, is
concerned, it expresses our filial piety, and another way to remind the
faithful ones of the virtues of Mary.
delicacies
suman sa ibos
MUNICIPALITY OF TIGBAUAN
In Tigbauan, one famous
delicacy is the Suman sa
ibos or simply “Ibos”. This
delicacy is what Ilonggos
would usually pair up with
mango, tsokolate or brown
sugar.
Ibos is a native delicacy
made from glutinous
rice or locally known
as“pilit” mixed with
coconut milk and then
wrapped in coconut
leaves. It can be found
anywhere and sold Glutinous rice ("Pilit")
mostly in bundles. Coconut Milk
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 kalamay sa buri
MUNICIPALITY OF TIGBAUAN

Kalamay sa Buri is
considered as
dessert rather than
used as condiment
like the sugar from
sugar cane. Kalamay
sa Buri is a sweet
delicacy primarily
P OR TUBA found in Iloilo is
BURI SA made out of the juice
of a palm tree.
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baye baye
MUNICIPALITY OF MIAGAO

A Visayan version of Espasol. It

is made of roasted-glutinous
rice flour, refined sugar and
"bukayo-on" or young coconut
meat and wrapped into a
bright-green banana leaf
giving it a sweet aroma.
lusong and
hal'o
bandi
MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOAQUIN

Bandi and Bandi - making is a

thriving industry primarily in
San Joaquin way back from
mid 1950's in Brgy. Qui-anan
and was pioneered by Ms.
Felipa and Ms. Eugenia Sarabia
Known for their bandi
industry, the Municipality of
San Joaquin is the “Bandi
Capital of Western Visayas”
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 t r a d it i o n a l
cr a f t s m a n s h i p
hablon loom weaving
MUNICIPALITY OF OTON, MIAGAO, IGBARAS

Hablon is the name given to the Hablon is a traditional fabric

Hiligaynon word "Habol," which made from locally-made
means "to weave" in English. It is a fibers such as abaca, cotton
term refers to both the process of and pina.
making the fabric and the final
product, as well
Traditional patadyong skirts, saya,
bandana, barong tagalong, and
household and novelty items like
picture frames, slippers, table
runners, and seminar/corporate
bags are the well known products
made from it.
PROCESS OF MAKING
HABLON
1. PLANNING
2. WARPING (SAB ONG)
3. BEAMING (LIKIS)
4. HEDDING (SULOD SA
BINTING)
5. REEDING (SULOD SA
SALOD)
6. TIE - IN (HIGOT SA
BASTON)
7. SPOOLING
(PANGALINYAS)
8. WEAVING (HABOL)
cagbang pottery making
MUNICIPALITY OF MIAGAO

Long before the

colonization of Spaniards,
pottery-making is already
a thriving industry.
Down in the south of
Iloilo, in the Municipality
of Miagao
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budbud
MUNICIPALITY OF MIAGAO

Budbud making is also a

tedious method. To produce a
clearer and more crystalline
salt, salt-makers filter the
crystal salts several times
and rinse it with seawater.
The art of Budbud started
since 1940 and is still
practiced at Brgy. Guibongan,
Miagao.
 bamboo craft
MUNICIPALITY OF MIAGAO

Bamboo Craft Industry in

Miagao also brings food to
every family’s table and able
to send children to school. Our
town produces products such
as hat (salakot), basket (alat),
grains-storage (tabungos) and
the like.
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tha n k y o u !!!