Philippine Literature - Region 11

It means "the first people who ascend to the mountain".

• B'laan

• Mansaka

• Bagobo

• Darangen

It means "the first people upstream".

• Mansaka

• B'laan

• Mandaya

• Manobo

It means 'growth' and refers to the recent formation of people along the coast of Davao gulf.

• Maranao

• T'boli

• Mansaka

• Bagobo

They inhabit the southern part of South Cotabato and southeastern part of Davao del Sur, as well as the areas around Buluan Lake in North Cotabato.

• Bagobo

• Mandaya-Mansaka

• Bilaan

• Maranao

Check all lakes that are important to the T'bolis - the old indigenous people living in South Cotabato.

• Lake Sebu

• La Bebe

• Lahit

• Bulosan

• Siluton

The author of the short story, "Nanking Store".

• Ralph Porter

• Frank Laubach

• Macario Tiu

• Manuel Arcilla

It is Mandaya folktale that are entertaining and contain moral values.

• Exploits of Bantogen

• Babatukon

• Darangen

• Oman-oman

Check all that concern the T'boli myths.

• The T'bolis are descendants of two couples: La Bebe and La Lomi, and Tamefeles and La Kagef.

• The couples survived a big flood after given precautions and warning by deity of Diwata.

• Both couples have 10 sons and daughters who populated the world.

• The couples got into the bamboo while the rest of the population drowned in the swollen waters.

• Only one couple stayed on the land when the bamboo split.

It is a Maranao epic composed of several narratives whose verses are chanted by the onor (singer).

• Oman-oman

• Babatukon

• T'boli folktakes

• Darangen

Check all descriptions of "Darangen" of the Maranaos".

• Ralph Porter, an American major, discovered Darangen.

• The Darangen is a body of songs and poems chronicling event in the ancient history of the Maranao.

• Darangen is about the lives and times of the royal families in ancient mythical Maranao Kingdoms.

• Darangen, with 50 known episodes is handed down from generations through the words of the mouth.

• The last episode 'Datu Gibon', recounts the genealogy of the epic heroes.