The Beauty of Region 7

Central Visayas designated as
Region VII, is located in the

central part of Visayas. It
consist of four provinces:
• Bohol
• Cebu
• Negros Oriental
• Siquijor
Many of the
famous literary
writers came
from this region.
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
(1947 - )
- She was born in Cebu, Philippines

- attended St. Theresa's College in Cebu
and in San Marcelino, Manila
- author and editor of over a dozen books,250
published essays and four-dozen stories

- a Filipina author of fiction based
in California, U.S.A..
Her Works
• Acapulco at Sunset
•Angelica's Daughters, a Dugtungan

Novel
• Magdalena (novel, Plain View Press,
2002)
•When the Rainbow Goddess Wept
•Woman With Horns and Other Stories
Cecilia Brainard’s novel, “Magdalena”
takes its title from a protagonist
descended from several generations of
equally compelling female characters.
Magdalena begins and ends with the
perspective of Juana, daughter of the
title character and her American lover,
who is herself pregnant and curious
about her family history. Letters,
diaries, and narratives from numerous
characters help Juana reconstruct her
maternal and, to a lesser extent,
paternal lineage.
Wenceslao “Ben” Zubiri
(1911 – 1969)
- Also known as Iyo Karpo

- Was born on September 28, 1911
- a cebuano composer, actor and media personality
- From an early age, he was said to have displayed
an ability in singing and in music
-He had a role in the movie Bertoldo-Balodoy,
which was the first Cebuano film that was ever
released
- comedian in radio dramas
His Works:
• Matud Nila ( Sung by Pilita Corales)
• Ikaduhang Bathala
• Katulog na Inday
• Nganong Mipakita Ka
•Tuhoi
• Mitu-o Ako
•Ang gugmang Gibati Ko
• Pasayawa ko Day
“Matud Nila” “They Say”
Matud nila ako dili angay, The say I am not fit
Nga magmanggad sa imong gugma, To ask for your love
Matud nila ikaw dili malipay, They say you will not be happy
Kai wa ako’y bahanding sa imo igasa. Because I have no treasure to give you
Gugmang putli mao day paslig, Pure love is all I can offer you
Maoy bahanding labaw sa bulawan, It is a treasure more precious than gold
Matud nila kaanugon lamang, They say it is such a waste
Sa imong gugma ug parayeg, Of your love and endearment
Dili malubha kinig pagbati This feeling will not fade

Bisan sa unsa pay bili ning kinabuhi For whatever reason
Kon sa gugma mo hinikawan For what is the worth of this life
If deprived of your love?
Igna ko nga dili ka matuo
Sa mga pagtamay kong naangkon Tell me that you do not believe
Igna ko ng dili mo kawangon The critiicisms about me
Damgo ko’g pasalig sa gugma mo Tell me that you will not let this chance
pass
The dream and assurance of true love.
“Matud Nila”, a visayan
kundiman song by Ben
zubiri has been labeled
by some as the cultural
anthem of the Cebuanos.
Matud Nila is a song of a
man hoping to be loved
by a woman despite the
discriminations and their
diffirences. A tagalog
version of this was
written by Levi Celerio
entitled Ikaw na Lamang
and was sung by a
filipina singer Pilita
Corales.
Vicente Sotto (1877 – 1950)
• Also called Nyor Inting
• Was born in Cebu on
April18‚1877
• Father of Cebuano Language
and Letters
• Became Senator of the Philippines
• Author of Press Freedom Law
(now known as the Sotto Law,
Republic Act No. 53)
His Works:
• Maming
• Paghigugma sa Yutang
natawhan (love for the native
Land)
• Ang Suga (First Newspaper in
Cebuano)
• Elena (A play)
“Maming” is considered as the
first Cebuano short story.
“Maming” was about a
submissive female devotee
named Maming who served the
local parish and a prayle got
her pregnant.
Elena is a play about a young mestiza
(daughter of a spanish father and an Indio)
Elena, and her lover Marcial, an insurrecto
and son of an insurrecto general and their
elopement. Elena is a Cebuano play in
three acts, and was first performed at the
Teatro Junquera on May 18, 1902.
There are many more writers
from Region VII including:
• Erlinda Kintanar Alburo
• Martin Abellana
• Onofre Abellanosa
• Antonio Mercado Abad
• Alberto Ylaya
• Arcadio Ylaya
• Ramón Abellanosa
• Victorina A. Abellanosa
•Gavin Bagares
• Simeon Dumdum, Jr.
• Lina Espina-Moore
• Resil Mojares
• Hilda Montaire
• Hope Sabanpan-Yu
And Many More…

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Central Visayas designated as

Region VII, is located in the

- She was born in Cebu, Philippines

- author and editor of over a dozen books,250

published essays and four-dozen stories

•Angelica's Daughters, a Dugtungan

- Also known as Iyo Karpo

Dili malubha kinig pagbati This feeling will not fade

• Erlinda Kintanar Alburo

And Many More…

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