Attachement 1 - it refers to the people and language of Romblon, an

island group of the mainland of southern Luzon.

Arts and Crafts of MIMAROPA (Mindoro, Romlon Basket – are the source of aesthetic pride
Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) and the and it is the major industry in Romblon.
Visayas area Roping – the weaving technique of Romblon

MI – Mindoro Materials for making Romblon Basket

MA – Marinduque
RO – Romblon 1. Kokolongkoy vine – a plant that has very stems
PA – Palawan and that’s grow along the ground or up
2. Nito Vine – used for durable covered market
Mindoro – the 7th largest island of the Philippines. baskets and bowls of various sizes.
Mangyans – are the indigenous people of Mindoro. 3. Buri strips
Malasimbo Festival – sustain eco-cultural
development and the preservation of the indigenous Export Basket Material used
culture and heritage of the Mangyans. 1. Malipali Vine
2. Ungali Vine
Some of the Mangyan Crafts 3. Sangagap Vine

1. Mangyan Bracelet Other Popular products of Rombloanons

1. Coiled basket
2. Covered jars
3. Open bowls
4. Small coin purses
5. Covered trays
6. men’s hotand salakot
2. Mangyans Basket
P AL A W A N
Two Kinds of Mangyallcoin purses Baskets
- known for its largest marine habitat
1. Iarayas Basket – it is hexagonal household basket - rich in cultural and natural diversity.
made in small sizes, from 18 – 20 cm in
diameter.Materials: Buri palm leaf and Nito strips Puerto Princesa Underground River
- The longest underground river in the world and an
- Some of the Irayas basket isopen grain basket important site ecological conversation and
awareness.
made from bamboo strips, which are first blackened
and dried. January 28, 2012 – officially confirmed that PPUR
2. Hanunoo Baskets – are small, fine and leather like recognized as the Seven Wonders of Nature.
in texture with padukus design or cross pattern and Manungul Jar – is considered as one of the precious
the base of the basket is square but the mouth is artifact in Philippines.
round. - it serves as container for secondary burial of the
Mangyan Men – forge and repair blades for knives, deceased love ones.
axes, bolo or long knife, spears and other bladed
instruments.

Mangyan Women – engage in weaving

MARINDUQUE

Moriones Festival – a festival held on Holy Week on

the island of Marinduque, Philippines.
- Men and women wearing costumes and mask
replicating the garb of biblical Roman soldiers. Arts and Craft of Palawan
- also plays a prominent role in Marinduque’s 1. Salugin – the traditional Tagbanua attire made f
Culture. rom pounded bark of tress.
2. Ambalad – a piece of loin cloth and a rattan waist
Arts and Crafts in Marinduque band.
3. Woven Baskets
1. Ceramics Materials: Rattan, Bamboo and Palm leaves of
2. Pottery
Buri or Pandan
ROMBLON

-it is known as the Marble Country of the Ukir – is the popular geometric motif/design with
Philippines color green and yellow.

Rombloanon – comes from the Visayas “Domblon”

or “Lamyon”which means “sitting”
 Kulhadan a simple machine with blades used to stripped
4. Carve wooden pestleor Lalo the leaves after palpag.
5. Mortar or Lasung
6. Bracelet or Luyang

7. Sapukan – the blowgun out of bamboo tree poles Kiyapis are the four strips of bariw leaves.

Taytay is the framework for making a mat.

Attachement 2
VISAYAS
Panay Island – one of the largest island of the archipelago
lying south of Romblon.
Miguel Lopez de Legazpi – gave the name Panay
which means “there is food” in Spanish.
Ati – the first people in Panay island.
Kapis is an ideal material for lamps, decors, trays and
souvenir items.
Negros Island
Buglas the other name of Negros in the pre-Hispanic time
after the type of grass similar to sugarcane grows
abundantly in the island.
Maskara Festival in Bacolod – the most spectacular
display of colors and beauty of the Negrenses.
Arts and Crafts
Sinamay is made from abaca (Musa textile) twine and
indigenous plant similar to banana.

Marikubo – the chief of the Ati. Cebu is the oldest settlement established by the Spaniards
and second most important metropolitan
Aninipay – the ancient name of Panay island. center of the Philippines.

Provinces in Panay Island Other nicknames of Cebu

1. Iloilo 1. Queen City of the South
2. Antique 2. City of Fashion and Design
3. Kalibo, Aklan 3. ASEAN City of Culture
4. Capiz
5. Guimaras Guitar are popular product of Cebu.

Different Festivals in Visayas

1. Dinagyang in Iloilo ACTIVITY:
2. Binirayan in Antique
3. Ati-atihan in Kalibo, Aklan  Draw the Manungul Jar
4. Maggahan in Guimara
5. Aswang in Capiz

Arts and Crafts

Weaving is an act of putting together strips or strands of
materials such as:
Buri/Buli/Romblon/Pandan/Bamboo
To make mats, baskets and other household wares.

A primary form of arts and crafts in Panay Island

Paghahabol – the other name of weaving in Badiangan.

Hablon refers to the hand woven textile, made of jusi

(banana fiber), piña (pineapple fiber), locally grown silk
threads, cotton, rayon and other indigenous materials that
creates an attractive textile of emerald, lavender, pink,
tangerine, and crimson colors.

Pagrarara it banig or mat weaving is often a form of

social interaction.

Salakot – a traditional wide-brimmed hat found in the

Philippines.
- it is usually made of either rattan or reeds, and
one of the traditional hats warn by Filipinos.

Sangget a cutting instrument similar to kawit or harabas

in Southern Luzon and it is used to gather leaves.

Bukog a simple stripping machine made from bamboo and

it is used to remove the thorny sides of the leaves.

Bastos is the first set of pinya fiber.

Linawan is the finer fiber of pinya after bastos.

Palpag is the process until such time the leaves become

soft after the leaves are deeply brown.