Region 12

SOCCSKSARGEN

formerly known as Central

Mindanao, is an
administrative region of
the Philippines, located in
south-central Mindanao. It
is numerically designated
as Region XII. The name is
an acronym that stands
for the region's four
provinces and 1 city.
 The Manobos present and
preserve their stories through

Ulahingan oral communication,

specifically through a distinct

Ulahinga way of chanting exclusive for

the Manobos called
the Ulahing – hence, the
whole epic is called

n the Ulahingan, a collection of
stories done through chants.
An epic written by
Bartolome del Valle
about Indarapatra, a
king and warrior and
Sulayman, warrior and
brother of Indarapatra.
Depicts the story
about their fight
against four monsters.

Indarapatra at
Indarapatra
Sulayman at
Sulayman
 Monki, Makil, and
the Monkeys
Monki, Makil,
and the
Monkeys
a fable about a couple
named Monki and Makil
who was attacked by
group of monkeys led by
Amomantaragaga. These
monkeys would eat all
their crops for
consumption such as rice,
sugarcane and fruits as
well as destroy the
remaining crops.
 Danny C. Sillada is a
Filipino artist, writer and
cultural critic from
Mindanao. Sillada has
contributed to various
art forms, from
painting, to music and
performance art.

"Danny Sillada emerges as an artist

of expressive potential and
autobiographical force. His art
represents as a liberating device
that explores the depth of tortured
subconscious by exploring the

Danny Sillada relationship between symbolism and

Danny Sillada
experience."

— Reuben Ramas Cañete, UP

Professor & Art Critic, Fine Art
America
 Error of
human
existence

Tenderness
of dying
Menstrual
period in
political
history
a political satire on
the cyclical political
crisis and corruption
in the Philippine
government. The
vaginal form is
carved on a
metamorphic rock
and painted with
red, blue and yellow
to signify the
Philippine flag.
 Thank you

Cedric Manalo
Hannah Pauline Pontillas