3. The Waray are an ethnoliguistic group of people
geographically inhabiting in
the islands of Samar, Leyte
and Biliran - commonly
referred to as theEastern
Visayas region of
the Philippines.
11. The Tiruray are a traditional hill
people of southwestern Mindanao.
They live in the upper portion of a
river-drained area in the
northwestern part of South
Cotabato, where the mountainous
terrain of the Cotabato Cordillera
faces the Celebes Sea.
12. Setting: Land of Tullus (Sualla)
Characters:
Lagey Lingkuwos – Tiruray’s greatest legendary hero
13.
14. The Tinggian is a group of
pagan people inhabiting the
interior hills of Abra.
TheTinggian have their own
version of the flood, which in
this case also functions as a
myth of the origin of human
beings.
15. Setting: towering rock – home of Tau-mari-u
Characters:
Aponi-tolau
Aponi-tolau – god-hero of the Tinggians
Humitau – sea-maiden guard of Tau-mari-u
Tau-mari-u – lord of the sea
Lang-an – mistress of the wind and rain; mother of
21. Subanon is a tribe indigenous to
the Zamboanga Peninsula area,
particularly living in the
mountainous areas
of Zamboanga del
Sur and Misamis Occidental.
23. The Bilaan are a tribal
community of Southern
Mindanao, the name of
this indigenous group
comes from the
words Bla and An,
meaning Opponent
People.
26. Maranaw means "People of
the Lake," referring to the
indigenous people who
inhabited the lands
around Lake Lanao whose
principal town is Marawi
City.