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In the video, it explores the way of life of the Panay Bukidnon, a traditional community in the Western Visayas

region of Central Philippines’ Panay Highlands. The expression “sibud,” which describes the flow of a music-dance
performance through the use of structures, is a part of the binanog music-dance tradition, which is the subject of this
movie. A blog explaining Panay Bukidnon claims that when performers connect their physical-affective selves to the
metaphysical facets of life in their society, Sibud becomes a part of their consciousness and manifests in the binanog.
Moreover, the sibud is a style of thinking and a manner of coping with sociopolitical, religious, and economic change
for the Panay Bukidnons. Sibud is an intellectual expression, a social value, and a practical manual for a practicable
praxis in Panay Bukidnon. Here, we can observe how the Panay peoples expressed their cultural and emotional selves
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 thoughts and to communicate with the outside world.

In addition to dancing, music significantly influences Panay customs. Their musical expressions delve deeply
into the variety of bamboo, wood, and metal instruments. For instance, to play the metal agung, thin bamboo sticks are
used to hit the instrument’s side. Two slender bamboo sticks are used to beat the tambur, a two-headed drum. The
wooden kahuy instrument is hit on the bamboo floor. The bamboo instruments, on the other hand, are mostly
performed alone or occasionally used to accompany dances. The Panay Bukidnon, a traditional people living in the
Panay Highlands of Central Philippines’ Western Visayas region, are the subject of the documentary, which examines
their way of life. A component of the binanog music-dance heritage, the focus of this film, is the term “sibud,” which
characterizes the flow of a music-dance performance through the usage of structures. According to a blog describing
Panay Bukidnon, Sibud enters performers’ consciousness and manifests in the binanog when they connect their
physical-affective selves to the metaphysical aspects of social life. The sibud is also a way of thinking and a way for the
Panay Bukidnons to deal with social, religious, and economic change. Sibud is the name of a Panay Bukidnon
ideological expression.

These views are typically spread and transmitted at public events like festivals, church services, and other
cultural gatherings. Additionally, these resources might be disseminated via contemporary media like the internet,
radio, and television. The panay bukidnon culture also uses tuwang-tuwangan, basketry, patahan, tiglapak, and other
traditional instruments particular to their way of life in addition to these techniques. By continuing to use and
transmit these traditional objects and media to subsequent generations, the Panay Bukidnon people can safeguard
their distinctive cultural identity and behaviors. In order to conserve indigenous Panay Bukidnon media and
materials, these cultural practices must be recognised and protected. The passing of rules and regulations could be
used to achieve this.

The way that indigenous people are perceived and portrayed in society is greatly influenced by the media.
Native Americans can be portrayed in the media in both favorable and unfavorable ways, affecting public perception.
By raising knowledge of indigenous issues, valuing indigenous cultures, and respecting indigenous practices, the
media can help debunk stereotypes and biases regarding indigenous people. The media may give indigenous peoples a
platform to express their stories and fight for their rights in addition to supporting and promoting such rights.

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