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The Ibalong is close to authenticity. The Ibalong contains Bicolano names of old places and landmarks that still exist. The Ibalong suggests the working harmony of opposites. An example of this is the conflict between Oryol and Handyong, who ended up helping each other rid the land of predatory monsters. [1]
Ibalon, or Ibalong, is the ancient name of the Bicol Region in the Philippines.The center of settlement is believed to be either beside the Bicol River at present-day Libmanan, Camarines Sur [1] (as based on the Ibalong Epic) or in Magallanes, Sorsogon, Philippines, renowned as one of the first Spanish settlements in the island of Luzon.
The Ibalong Festival is a non-religious festival in Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines based on the Ibalong Epic, and is held on August.The festival celebrates the epic story Ibalong who was accompanied by three legendary heroes, namely Baltog, Handyong, and Bantong.
Bicolano men with their wagons, from Albay, c. 1899.. According to a folk epic entitled Ibalong, the people of the region were formerly called Ibalong or Ibalnong, a name believed to have been derived from Gat Ibal who ruled Sawangan (now the city of Legazpi) in ancient times.
Ibalong Centrum for Recreation Legazpi: Albay: Luzon 8,000 2010 Puerto Princesa City Coliseum Puerto Princesa: Palawan: Luzon 8,000 2003 [12] South Cotabato Sports Complex Koronadal: South Cotabato: Mindanao 8,000 [13] Victorias City Coliseum Victorias: Negros Occidental: Visayas 8,000 2007 Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. International Convention ...
The Ibalong relates the mystical origins of the first man and the first woman of Aston and Ibalong, which are current provinces of Camarines, Albay, Sorsogon, Catanduanes, and Masbate. Handing, one of the heroes of Ibalong (along with Baltog and Bantong) was a great leader of warriors.
Poverty incidence of Bicol Region 10 20 30 40 50 2006 44.23 2009 44.21 2012 41.06 2015 39.85 2018 26.99 2021 21.90 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Pili nuts (shelled and roasted) Bicol Region has a large amount of rich flatland, and agriculture is the largest component of the economy, followed by commercial fishing. Coconuts, abaca, banana, coffee and jackfruit are the top five ...
Derived from the Bikolano word Tankong (English: Hump) and Filipino word Baka (English: Cow), The well-known name comes from its similarity to a large hump on a Brahman cattle. [3] The mountain was also referred to as Hantik in the Bicolano Epic Ibalong, which is a word that refers to ants of the Oecophylla smaragdina species.