Contemporary Philippine Arts

from the Regions

TIP QC – SHS
MR. DE GUZMAN
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Learning Competency:
• Discusses various contemporary art forms and their practices
from the various regions
• Relates the significance of art forms from the regions
• Explain Filipino artists' roles and identify their contribution to
contemporary arts

Learning Objectives:
• Identify Elements of Literature
• Discuss Forms of Literature in the region and;
• Recognize National Artist in the various regions for Literature 
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Literature - can  be one of the following
• 1. written works, especially those considered of superior or
lasting artistic merit.
• 2. books and writings published on a particular subject.
• 3. leaflets and other printed matter used to advertise products
or give advice. 
also, literature refers to writing considered to be an art form or
any single writing deemed to have artistic or intellectual value,

often due to deploying language in ways that differ from ordinary

usage.
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Introduction - Poetry and Prose
Poetry 
1. Poetry is a form of literary art which uses the aesthetic qualities of language (including music,
and rhythm) to evoke meanings
beyond a prose paraphrase. 
2. Poetry has traditionally been distinguished from prose by its being set in verse
Prose
1. Prose is cast in sentences, poetry in lines; the syntax of prose is dictated by meaning, whereas
that of poetry is held across meter or
the visual aspects of the poem.
2. Prose is a form of language that possesses ordinary syntax and natural speech, rather than a
regular metre; in which regard,
along with its presentation in sentences rather than lines, it differs from most poetry. 
 
However, developments in modern literature, including free verse and prose poetry have tended
to blur any differences.
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ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE;
• Elements of Literature
• Poetry
• Meaning
• Figurative language
• Imagery
• Sound and Rhythm

Prose
• Theme or Content
• Form and Structure
• Plot or Story Line
• Characters
• Setting
• Language and Style
• Point of view
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FORMS OF LITERATURE FROM THE REGION
Poetry
1. Epic - hero adventures, chants, code and values for particular ethnic
groups 
• ex: Region 1 The Ilocano Epic, "The Life of Lam-ang" - Pedro Bukaneg
2. Folk Song - melodic, expressing ideas
• ex: Region 5 Bicol Folk Song, "Sarung Bangui"  - Potenciano Gregorio
3. Proverbs - talks about morality, tradition, usually rhyming pairs,
usually hard to understand
• ex:  Region 3 Kapampangan Proverbs. Eka mamaronga nung eka bisang
mituran (Do not cast stone if you do not want to be stroke).  
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FORMS OF LITERATURE FROM THE REGION
4. Poetic Joust - or the "Balagtasan" or a contest of
skills in debate on a particular topic or issue
5. Metrical Romance - a non-rhyming  prose poems
that tell a story, usually conclude with a happy ending
• ex: Awit and Corrido: Philippine Metrical Romances 
- Damiana L. Eugenio
 
6. Pasyon - which recounts the life of Jesus Christ
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FORMS OF LITERATURE FROM THE REGION
• Prose
1. Folk Narrative - based on real or fictional events in the past

2. Myth - Origin of the world and its fist inhabitants

• ex: Region 6 Myth "Tungkung Langit and Alunsina" Rene O. Villanueva
3. Folktales - animal tales or fable, magic, humor, novel religious and
didactic tales.
• ex: Region CAR "How the First Head Was Taken"  - Igorot
4. Legend - Heroic and historical - lives of great men and women,
Religious - miracles of Gods and saints, Supernatural - beings
• from underworld.
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NATIONAL ARTIST FOR LITERATURE;
1. Nick Joaquin
• (May 04,1917 - April 29, 2004) was a Filipino writer and journalist best
known for his short stories and novels in the English language.
• Literary works - Tropical Gothic (1972), A Question of Heroes (1977)
2. Carlos Peña Romulo
• (14 January 1898 – 15 December 1985) was a Filipino diplomat, statesman,
soldier, journalist and author.
• Literary works - I Saw the Fall of the Philippines, I See The Philippines Rise
3. Edith L. Tiempo
• (April 22, 1919 – August 21, 2011) poet, fiction writer, teacher and literary
critic was a Filipino writer in the English language.
• Literary works - His Native Coast (1979), One, Tilting Leaves (1995)