CONTEMPORARY ART OF

THE
PHILIPPINES
(MANSALAY, ORIENTAL MINDORO)

SUBMITTED TO:
MR. RODERICK

SUBMITTED BY:
PRINCESS GRACE M. DAYANGHIRANG
(STUDENT)
BSED-2 ENGLISH
-Municipality of Mansalay is
located at the south of
Bongabong and north of
Bulalacao. It is 135 kilometers
(84 miles) from Calapan

-was formerly a barrio of

Mangarin during Spanish
times.

- it’s name was derived from

the Mangyan words “Un Man
Malay” which means “ I don’t
know”
- Mansalay became a separate Municipality during the term of
Congressman Mariano D. Leuterio.

- is famous for it’s weaving industry

-It has a small secondary airport located at Wasig that has a 3,200 ft,
long unpaved run away and can accomodate small to medium size
aircraft for charter and private flights. This town is notable for its
indigenous Mangyan population.
- is a coastal municipality in the province
of Oriental Mindoro

- The municipality has a land area of 446.62

kilometers or 172.44 square miles which
constitutes 10.54% of Oriental Mindoro’s
total area .It’s population as determined by
the 2020 Census was 59, 114.

-Mansalay was an agricultural town where

rice, corn, and fish are major products.
 Profile of Mansalay Municipality (Geography)
Location –> Southeastern part of Mindoro Island off the coast of
Luzon (See map below)
Neighboring Towns –> Bongabong and Roxas (north), Bulalacao
(south), San Jose, Calintaan and Sablayan in Occidental Mindoro
(west)
Area –> 446.62 km2 (172.44 sq mi)
Population –> 54,533 (2015 Census)
Revenue (2016) –> 154,936,645.66
Barangays –> 17
Terrain –> Mountainous with coastal plain
Industries –> Agriculture, Trading, Tourism
Major Products –> Rice, Corn, Fish, Vegetables, Poultry,
Handicraft, Home-made Food Items
People/Language –> Tagalog, English
Legislative District –> 2nd
 THE
HISTORY
 - Long before the Spaniards came to
Philippines, the Gumangas, a family from the
island of Palawan in search of greener pasture
settle in that which is now the barrio of Manaul.

-They lived the primitive life of early settlers of

Mindoro which was then called Ma-I by the
Chinese Traders of the Madjapahit Empire.
-Group of Malay settlers from Panay Island who
were members of the clan of Datu Puti, also
came to this part of Mindoro. This group
intermarried with the children of the Gumangas.
The descendants of this union became known
as the Buhids and Baribes, a class of Mangyan
who inhabited the heart of southern Halcon
mountain ranges.
- Another wave of settlers from Panay came
under the leadership of Datu Puntoy and
Abucay. These settlers occupied the coastal
plains and consequently, the early
inhabitants moved-up to the mountains.
Abucay followers settled the lawland of the
mouth of what is not called Mansalay river.
They cleared the forest, fought the will beast
and established the first settlement..
 -When strange sailing vessels anchored on the
sea waters of Mansalay Bay, Abucay and his
followers meet the strangers who were the
Spanish conqueros. The Spaniards made friends
with them. When the Spaniards inquired on the
name of the settlement, the natives replied by
saying “Un man may Malay”, their native tongue
which meant “I don’t know” thinking that the reply
actually gave the town’s name, the Spaniards
began referring to its as ManMalay through time,
the name of the community became Mansalay.
 -During the Spanish time, Mansalay was
under the jurisdiction of the government of
Mangarin, Mindoro together with Bulalacao
and Semirara with the Cuela of Mangarin was
exercising influence over these region.

-Cipriano Cobarrubias- the first Cabeza de

Barangay at the start of the Spanish Era, who
later became Captain and followed by other
Captains like Eulalio Filosopo, Ramon
Oracion, Patricio Cobarrubias and Victoriano
Salazar.
1901- The Americans occupied the town
May 15, 1902- the people led by Ramon OracionCapitan
Patricio Cobarrubias, Capitan Apolonio Fesalvo and
Capitan Victoriano Salazar surrender to American forces.

Teotimo P. Cusi (1916-1919)- in his term, the seat of

government was transferred to Mansalay again.

Don Mariano E. Leuterio- reprentative to the Philippines

legislative passed a law creating a separate Municipality of
Mansalay.

July 25, 1928- Mansalay became an independent town

under Act No. 3498.
LANGUAGE
AND
LITERATURE
The Buhid language (Buhid: ᝊᝓᝑᝒ) is
a language spoken by Mangyans in the
island of Mindoro, Philippines. It is
divided into eastern and western
dialects.
 THE AMBAHAN: A MANGYAN
POEM OF MINDORO
- On December 17, 1993, Presiden V. Fidel
Ramos of the Philippines conferred in
Malacanang Palace on Ginaw Bilog, who
represented all the Hanunoo-Mangyan
poets from Southern Mindoro , the National
Living Treasures Award: “Gawad
Manlilikha ng Bayan” in appreciation for
the Mangyans’ preservation and continous
practising of the ancient traditional
Ambahan poetry, recorded on bamboo by
means of the Surat Mangyan, the centuries-
old pre-Spanish script.
 GINAW BILOG
(1953-2003)

-A Hanunuo Mangyan from

Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro.
He is considered as a master
of the Ambahan poetry. This
wisdom is his key to the
understanding of the
Mangyan soul.
 -A rhythmic poetic
expression with a meter
of seven syllable lines
and having rhythmic
end-syllables.
It is most often
presented as a chant
without a determined
musical pitch or
accompaniment by
musical instruments.
 -Its purpose is to express in an allegorical
way, liberally using poetic language, certain
situations or certain characteristics referred
to by the one reciting the poem.

-The ambahan is sung and its messages

range from courtship, giving advice to the
young, asking for a place to stay, saying
goodbye to a dear friend and so on.
Néstor Vicente Madali
González
(September 8, 1915 –
November 28, 1999)
-was a Filipino novelist, short
story writer, essayist and,
poet. Conferred as the
National Artist of the
Philippines for Literature in
1997.
-He was born on 8 September 1915 in Romblon,
Philippines. González, however, was raised in
Mansalay, a southern town of the Philippine province
of Oriental Mindoro.

-González attended Mindoro High School (now Jose J.

Leido Jr. Memorial National High School) from 1927 to
1930.

-N.V.M. González was proclaimed National Artist of the

Philippines in 1997. He died on 28 November 1999 at
the age of 84. As a National Artist, Gonzalez was
honored with a state funeral at the Libingan ng mga
Bayani.
 WORKS
-The works of
Gonzalez have
been published in
Filipino, English,
Chinese, German,
Russian and
Indonesian.
 NOVELS ESSAYS
• A Novel of Justice: Selected
• The Winds of April
Essays 1968–1994. Manila:
(1941)
National Commission for
• A Season of Grace
Culture and the Arts and
(1956)
Anvil (popular edition), 1996
• The Bamboo
Dancers (1988)
• Work on the Mountain
• The Land And The
(Includes The Father and the
Rain
Maid, Essays on Filipino Life
• The Happiest Boy in
and Letters and Kalutang: A
The World
Filipino in the World),
• Bread of Salt
University of the Philippines
Press, 1996
 SHORT FICTION
• "The Tomato Game".1992
• A Grammar of Dreams and Other Stories. University of the
Philippines Press, 1997
• The Bread of Salt and Other Stories. Seattle: University of
Washington Press, 1993; University of the Philippines Press, 1993
• Mindoro and Beyond: Twenty-one Stories. Quezon City: University
of the Philippines Press, 1981; New Day, 1989
• Selected Stories. Denver, Colorado: Alan Swallow, 1964
• Look, Stranger, on this Island Now. Manila: Benipayo, 1963
• Children of the Ash-Covered Loam and Other Stories. Manila:
Benipayo, 1954; Bookmark Filipino Literary Classic, 1992
• Seven Hills Away. Denver, Colorado: Alan Swallow, 1947
ARTWORKS
 THE MANGYANS OF
MANSALAY
-The town is home to 13,000 to 15,000
Hanunuo Mangyans which makes it the
largest among the groups of Mangyans
considered as one of the highly
cultured, civilized, best known among
the 8 Mangyan groups of tribes in the
Province.

-Aside from fishing as the locals’

source of income, the Mangyans are
famous for its weaving industry (ramit)
and ancient burial grounds.
-The Hanunuo / Buhid
Mangyans are known to be
good in weaving baskets like
bayong and balulang,
beadworks, and mats.

-One of the most impressive

things about their weaving
process is that most of the
Mangyan women use
indigenous improvised looms
made of banana or bamboo
trunks, and their weave
designs are based on their
ethnic origin.
During their feast and
courting, young men and
women exchange love
songs. Just like the usual
harana, a man will be
accompanied by guitars,
nose flutes, and harps, as he
sings a song, while the
woman answers with a song
of her own.
Hanunuo-Mangyan women hand-
stitch and hand-embroider their
traditional square-necked blouse
(lambong). It takes over a week to
embroider the intricate pakudos
design. Embroidery was
traditionally the shortest part of
the process as the Hanunuo
Mangyans used to plant, harvest,
separate, dry, spin, and then
weave the cotton fibers. Today,
however, the fabric is purchased
in the market and then
embroidered.
The embroidered pakudos is
always of two colors. On a white
blouse, it is predominantly red
and is highlighted by a fine black
or dark blue outline. On a blue
blouse, it is also predominantly
red but the outline stitchery is
white. The design is started from
the center with only hand
measurements and the warp and
weft threads as guide.
Hanunuo-Mangyan women hand-
stitch and hand-embroider the
traditional men's open-fronted
shirt (balukas). It takes over a week
to embroider the intricate pakudos
design. Embroidery was
traditionally the shortest part of
the process as the Hanunuo
Mangyans used to plant, harvest,
separate, dry, spin, and then weave
the cotton fibers. Today, however,
the fabric is purchased in the
market and then embroidered.
The ramit is a textile made by the
Buhid and Hanunuo Mangyans. It is
woven on a backstrap loom called
harablon and features intricate
geometric patterns. In the past, it was
made from homespun cotton which
was then indigo-dyed. Today, the
thread used for making the ramit is
purchased from local stores. It takes
one week to weave a 23-inch x 108-
inch ramit.
Traditionally worn as a skirt or used as
a blanket for carrying children, it now
finds other uses as a table runner, wall
hanging, bag or placemat.
MUSICAL FORMS

VOCAL MUSIC

- Igway (song)
-Marayaw (spirit song)
-Pamuybuyen (legend)- it means fear of
water
-Ambahan- composed of seven syllable
line ending rhymes
 MUSICAL INSTRUMENT

STICKS (KALUTANG)

-This is percussion
sticks played in pairs
to producd harmonies
on seconds, thirds
and fourths.
 LUTE (GITGIT)

-a three-string indigenous
violin with human hair for
string

GONGS (AGONG)
- a metal shaped like a pall
with a circle in the middle
The Mangyans weave
intricate baskets of
various sizes and designs.
Due to the Mangyans'
conscious management of
their natural resources,
production of handicrafts
made from forest
materials like nito and
rattan is of modest
volume.
The beaded items by the Alangan and
Hanunuo Mangyans.
FESTIVALS
MANGYAN FESTIVAL

Mangyan Festival is the official

festival of the Municipality of
Mansalay. It is celebrated to
acknowledge and give importance to
the Mangyan constituency that
comprises a significant section of
the municipality’s population and
domain. As such, the Mangyan
Festival promotes the highest ideals
of the Hanunuo/Buhid tribes as well
as that of the entire Municipality of
Mansalay.
 PENETENSYA
FESTIVAL
The Festival is an attraction
to those who are interested
in seeing a blooded
persons sacrificing their
selves with masks of leaves
of tress in the hips. they are
asking to God for favor or
pleading rewards.
 PAMUGU-AN FESTIVAL

Pamugu-an Festival in Mansalay,

Oriental Mindoro, Philippines is a
festive reunion of different
Mangyan tribes celebrated during
the third week of October. There
are sports events, such as the
Palaro ng Lahi, cultural
presentations, product
demonstrations, and “Barakalan”
or “baratillo” or sale of native
products.
INFRASTRUCTURE
LA SERSITA AND WATERSPA BEACH
RESORT
GLOBE TOWER
NATURES GIFT RESTAURANT
MELZAR’S MOUNTAIN
RESORT
MUNICIPAL HALL
STA.CATALINA DE ALEXANDRIA
PARISH CHURCH
 Art is important.
We tend to think it is a
luxury,
but it gives people deep
pleasure
because beauty is the
personification
of hope that something
grander is at work.
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https://www.travelorientalmindoro.ph/Page/History/History-
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https://rgv-group.com/town-of-mindoro/2018/3/14/the-
municipality-of-mansalay
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Buhid_language
https://www.jstor.org/stable/29792176
https://allaboutfiesta.wordpress.com/2016/10/03/pamugu-
an-festival-in-mansalay-oriental-mindoro-philippines/
https://www.localphilippines.com/events/penetensya-
festival-of-mansalay
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/N._V._M._Gonzalez
http://mygrade7art.blogspot.com/2014/09/mangyan-arts-
and-crafts.htm
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