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HUFANCIA, MARY FRANCIA O. PHILIPPINE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY

BSED-SCIENCE 2B

ACTIVITY #3: REACTION PAPER

In the documentary film entitled “Panay Bukidnon Culture”, the documentary highlights the cultural life of Panay
Bukidnon which is a name of a traditional community in the highlands of Panay in Western Visayas, Central Philippines. The
documentary focuses particularly on the music-dance tradition or binaog which contains the expression “sibud”. Meaning, it
shows the flow of music -dance performances through the play of structures.
Based on the blog which has an explanation of Panay Bukidnon, it says that Sibud becomes part of the performances’
consciousness in the binanong when they link their physical-affective selves with the metaphysical dimensions of life in their
community. Moreover, The Panay Bukidnons have such an approach to thinking and dealing with social, religious, and economic
change known as the sibud. Sibud is an intellectual representation, a social value, and a realistic guide for a workable praxis in
Panay Bukidnon. Here, we can observe how the Panay peoples conveyed their cultural and emotional identities in a single
dance movement. While the majority of traditional costumes in the Philippines are made of red, white, and yellow, Panay dancers
use their movements to express their feelings and to connect with the outside world.
In addition to dancing, music significantly impacts Panay traditions. Their musical expressions explore deeply into the
complexity of bamboo, wood, and metal instruments. For instance, to perform the metal Agung, thin bamboo sticks are used to
beat the instrument's side. A pair of thin bamboo sticks are used to beat the tambur, a two-headed drum. The wooden kahuy
instrument is pounded on the bamboo floor. The bamboo instruments, on the other hand, are mostly played alone or occasionally
used to support dance.
Watching the documentary film, I have a lot of respect for individuals who practice traditional music and dance. To
conserve the authenticity of their traditional rituals, generations pass along their culture. They have adopted music and dancing
as a part of who they are. Living with them would allow me to escape the culture-centered society's constraints on acquiring
foreign culture, which would be stressful for me. Music is more than just something to pass the time with. They observe the
customs and celebrations for their forefathers. Our indigenous peoples have accumulated a body of knowledge through several
generations on how to conserve and conserve our natural resources. We are able to understand our place in the world and
maintain our connection to our indigenous history because of these cultural practices and knowledge. Let's continue to help the
guardians of our history.