Contemporary Philippine

Arts from the Regions

Quarter 3
Module 3
Contemporary Art Forms
and Practices in the
Philippines: Visayas and
Mindanao
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions – Grade 12
Quarter 3 – Module 3: Contemporary Art Forms and Practices in the
Philippines: Visayas and Mindanao
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Contemporary Philippine
Arts from the Regions

Quarter 1
Self-Learning Module 3
Contemporary Art Forms and
Practices in the Philippines:
Visayas and Mindanao
Introductory Message

For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Contemporary Arts from the Philippine Regions (Grade 12)
Module on Contemporary Art Forms and Practices in the Philippines: Visayas and
Mindanao!

This Self-Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed and

reviewed by educators from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its
Officer-in-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A.
Agustin, in partnership with the City Government of Pasig through its mayor,
Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in
developing this instructional resource.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners in guided and

independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims
to help learners acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the 5 Cs, namely:
Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Character while
taking into consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

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As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them
to manage their own learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist
the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
For the learner:

Welcome to the Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions Module on

Contemporary Art Forms and Practices in the Philippines: Visayas and Mindanao!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning material while being an
active learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectations - These point to the set of knowledge and skills

that you will learn after completing the module.

Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the lesson

at hand.

Recap - This part of the module provides a review of concepts

and skills that you already know about a previous lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module.

Activities - This is a set of activities that you need to perform.

Wrap-Up - This section summarizes the concepts and

application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in the

lesson.

Posttest - This measure how much you have learned from the
entire module.
EXPECTATIONS

By the end of this lesson, the learner is expected to…

1. identify and describe the various contemporary art forms practiced in
Visayas and Mindanao;
2. and present a form of integrated Contemporary Art based on the region of
one’s choice.

PRETEST
Choose the letter of the best answer and write it on the blank provided before the
number.
1. A dance in which the steps mimic the gestures of a duck
A. Singkil B. Itik-Itik C. Tinikling D. Tanyak-Tanyak
2. This is a distinct geometric and flowing plant design and folk motifs found
among the Moro and Lumad people.
A. Tabih B. Piña C. Okir D. Capiz
3. It is a dance that represents the current of a river.
A. Kuradang B. Sinulog C. Cariñosa D. Gapnod
4. It is a 29,000-verse epic poem about the heroes of Panay chanted for
three days.
A. Hinilawod B. Sinamay C. Semmek D. Dagmay
5. This is the custom of face painting by the use of a mixture of flour and
water done in wedding ceremonies done by the Yakan people.
A. Hablon B. Seputangan C. Kudyapi D. Tanyak-Tanyak
6. It is an instrument that looks like a boat and has two strings.
A. Guitar B. Gong C. Kudyapi D. Patadyong
7. A weaved fabric made by the Mandaya tribe that is usually used by
women as a skirt, as well as blankets or wraps for the dead
A. Dagmay B. Bagobo Inabal C. Ginakit D. T’nalak
8. it is a method of weaving abaca inspired by the weaver’s dreams.
A. Tabih B. T’nalak C. Suyam D. Pis Syabit
9. The symbol of Maranao art which depicts a legendary, colorful bird that
symbolizes good fortune.
A. Sarimanok B. Okir C. Hinabol D. Panika
10. This is the highest form of Yakan weaving that has patterns that
represent the universe.
A. Capiz B. Idangdang C. Bunga Sama D. Dadansoy

RECAP
Art Forms and Practices: Nationwide and Luzon
Region Art Form
Nationwide Bahay na Bato, Bahay Kubom Bangka, Harana, Kundiman,
Neovernacular Architecture, Original Pilipino Music (OPM),
Pasyon, Senakulo, Tanaga, Zarzuela

Region I Bolinao mats (Pangasinan), Burnay (Ilocos Sur), Inabel

(Ilocos), Binakol, Pandango Oasiwas (Pangasinan), Sayaw sa
Bangko (Pangasinan), Vigan Architecure (Ilocos Sur)

CAR Batok (Kalinga), Gangsa (Bontoc, Kalinga, Ifugao), Hudhud

(Ifugao), Ikat (Ifugao), Labba (Ifugao), Rice Terraces of the
Philippine Cordilleras (Ifugao)
Region II Bakwat (Nueva Viscaya), Butaka (Isabela), Sambali
(Cagayan), Vakul (Batanes)
Region III Pabalat (Bulacan), Parol (Pampanga), Pyrotechnics (Bulacan),
Singkaban (Bulacan), Subic Spanish Gate (Zambales)

Region IV-A Balsa (Batangas), Barong Tagalog (Laguna), Higantes (Rizal),

Kiping (Quezon Province), Maglalatik (Laguna), Taka
(Laguna)
Region IV-B Ambahan (Mindoro), Morion (Marinduque), Pandanggo sa
Ilaw (Mindoro)
Region V Pantomina (Bicol), Balay (Sorsogon)
LESSON

Art Forms and Practices: Visayas and Mindanao

Region 6 (Western Visayas)
 Capiz (Capiz) – Crafts and decorations made from seashells
 Cariñosa (Panay Island) – A dance introduced by the Spaniards performed
for flirting with the female dancer utilizing either a fan or handkerchief
 Dandansoy (originated in Iloilo) – A Visayan folk song about a person
leaving a boy, named Dandansoy, to go back home
 Hablon (Iloilo) – It is the process of making fabrics using piña, abaca, or
cotton in Iloilo.
o Patadyong (Antique, Iloilo, Negros Occidental) – A weaved cloth
that has a colorful plaid or checkered design
 Hinilawod (Panay Island) – A 29,000-verse epic poem about the heroes of
Panay chanted for three days; Hinilawod translates to “Tales from the Mouth
of the Halawod River”
 Pagrara (Iloilo) – A hand-woven basket made of bamboo
 Piña (Aklan) – The use of piña fabric, which come from mature pineapple
leaves that are scraped, cleaned, and dried before being woven
 Sinamay (Negros Island) – A fabric woven from abaca fibers from processed
abaca trees
Region 7 (Central Visayas)
 Gapnod (Negros Oriental) – A dance reenacting the discovery of an image of
St. Anthony of Padua, the patron saint of Sibulan, by a fisherman
 Guitar (Cebu) – A musical instrument that has 6 strings
 Kuradang (Bohol) – A wedding dance performed with the accompaniment of
a rondalla
 Mazurka Boholana (Bohol) – A Spanish-inspired ballroom dance where the
female character wears a Maria Clara
 Sinulog (Cebu) – A dance that represents the “sulog” (current) of a river in
Cebu performed during the Sinulog Festival
 Surtido Cebuano (Cebu) – A square dance performed by several pairs that
combines influences of Spanish, Mexican, French, as well as indigenous
elements together
Region 8 (Eastern Visayas)
 Basey mats (Samar) – Basey, Samar is renowned for its woven sleeping
mats, locally known as banig
 Kuratsa (originated in Leyte) – A courtship dance performed during
fiestas, family gatherings, as well as weddings
 Tinikling (originated in Leyte) – A dance which involves two people
beating, tapping, and sliding bamboo poles on the ground and against each
other in coordination with one or more dancers
Region 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula)
 Bunga Sama – The highest form of Yakan weaving that has patterns that
represent the universe
 Gong – A percussion musical instrument that is usually made of metal
 Semmek – The collective term for dresses made by the Yakan women using
abaca, pineapple, and bamboo
 Tanyak Tanyak – A custom of face painting by the use of a mixture of flour
and water done in wedding ceremonies
Region 10 (Northern Mindanao)
 Kudyapi – An instrument that looks like a boat and has two strings
 Hinabol (Bukidnon) – A hand-woven fabric made by the ethnic Higaonon
tribe
 Idangdang (Bukidnon) – A ballad song that is about recalling historical
events
 Panika (Bukidnon) – A headdress worn during festivities made of native
materials
Region 11 (Davao Region)
 Dagmay – A weaved fabric made by the Mandaya tribe that is usually used
by women as a skirt, as well as blankets or wraps for the dead
 Bagobo Inabal – A traditional textile made from abaca with a special weave
worn only by women and has a shine from the beeswax applied during the
weaving process
Region 12 (SOCCSKSARGEN)
 Ginakit (Sarangani) – Brightly colored boats used by Muslim royals and
high-ranking people in Mindanao during the pre-colonial and Spanish
periods, and now showcased in the Pakaradyan Festival
 Tabih (General Santos City, Sarangani, South Cotabato) – A hand-woven
cloth made by the B’laan people
 T’nalak (South Cotabato) – Made by the T’boli people, it is a method of
weaving abaca inspired by the weaver’s dreams.
Region 13 (Caraga)
 Butuan boats (Agusan del Norte) – An edged-pegged plank type boat made
from hardwood
 Itik-Itik (originated in Surigao del Sur) – A dance in which the steps mimic
the gestures of a duck
 Suyam (Agusan del Sur) – A kind of embroidery made by the Manobo people
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
 Malong (Sulu, all over Mindanao) – A large, wrap-around skirt which
displays the okir design
 Okir (Tawi-Tawi) – A distinct geometric and flowing plant design and folk
motifs found among the Moro and Lumad people
 Pis Syabit (Sulu) – A headdress worn by men to represent one’s rank in
society
 Seputangan (Basilan) – A woven fabric, considered to be one of the earliest
weaving techniques, worn by the Yakan women
 Singkil (Lanao del Sur) – A folk dance which depicts the epic poem,
Darangen
 Sarimanok (Lanao del Sur) – The symbol of Maranao art which depicts a
legendary, colorful bird that symbolizes good fortune.
ACTIVITY

Create one (1) artwork of three (3) or more art forms from ones discussed earlier,
label which region it is from, and describe each art form in one’s own words. For
example, a poster of Tinikling, Okir, and Sinulog. Here are the guidelines of the
activity:
 Drawing: must be colored, the use different art materials (e.g. colored paper,
oil pastel, color pencils, poster paint, etc.) is allowed
 Poem: must at least have 8 lines
 Short story: must be at least 300 words long, written in English

Below is the rubric for grading:

Criteria Exemplary Competent Developing
Content All the content is Some of the contents The content needs
correct and were missing and better understanding
informative. The incorrect. The of the lesson.
message is clearly message is vague
conveyed to the and not conveyed
viewer. well enough.

8-10 points 5-7 points 1-4 points

Craftsmanship The craftsmanship is With a little more The artwork lacks in
outstanding which is effort, the artwork effort and attention
a result of great can be improved to detail. It is
effort and attention further. Overall, it is disorganized and
to detail. It is neat clean without much looks sloppy.
and organized. flaws.

8-10 points 5-7 points 1-4 points

Originality The artwork contains The artwork has one The content is copied
several designs or two design from another
elements that are elements that make artwork.
unique, and the it unique and
content is original. original. The content
borrows ideas from
other works of art.

6-7 points 4-5 points 1-3 points

Requirements All requirements are One requirement More than one
met. was not met requirement was not
completely. met.

3 points 1 point
2 points
TOTAL 30 points
WRAP-UP

Answer the following statements in 3-5 sentences.

1. In today’s lesson, I enjoyed learning about…

2. One thing I would like more information about is…

3. I can use my learnings today by…

VALUING
The lesson is about knowing the art forms and practices in Visayas and Mindanao. It is
important that Filipinos do not abandon and forget its rich culture and identity. Unfortunately,
the remote parts in Visayas and Mindanao have practices that are now lost due to the fact that
most people are now moving to urban areas. However, as part of the next generation, the
learner has a significant role in conserving and upholding Philippine Art.

POSTTEST

Choose the letter of the best answer and write it on the blank provided before the
number.
1. The highest form of Yakan weaving that has patterns that represent the
universe
A. Bunga Sama B. Piña C. Pagrara D. Malong
2. It is the art of hand-woven fabrics made by the ethnic Higanon tribe.
A. Semmek B. Bagobo Inabal C. Dagmay D. Hinabol
3. Practiced in Bukidnon, this is a headdress worn during festivities.
A. Tabih B. Patadyong C. Panika D. Pis Syabit
4. This is a dance introduced by the Spaniards performed for flirting with
the female dancer utilizing either a fan or handkerchief
A. Kuratsa B. Tinikling C. Cariñosa D. Kuradang
5. It is the distinct geometric and flowing plant design and folk motifs found
among the Moro and Lumad people.
A. Sarimanok B. Okir C. Seputangan D. T’nalak
6. This refers to the symbol of Maranao art which depicts a legendary,
colorful bird that symbolizes good fortune.
A. Sarimanok B. Okir C. Seputangan D. T’nalak
7. This translates to “Tales from the Mouth of the Halawod River”.
A. Hablon B. Hinabol C. Sinamay D. Hinilawod
8. It is described as a brightly colored boat used by Muslim royals and high-
ranking people in Mindanao.
A. Gong B. Butuan boat C. Ginakit D. Gapnod
9. The dance in which the steps mimic the gestures of a duck
A. Ginakit B. Itik-Itik C. Singkil D. Kuratsa
10. Made by the T’boli people, it is a method of weaving abaca inspired by
the weaver’s dreams.
A. Inabal B. Tabih C. T’nalak D. Seputangan

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