Literature

From Visayas
• Visayas is home of many cultural heritages and breathtaking
landscapes.
• Panay, Cebu, Negros, Bohol, Leyte and Samar
• Kinaray-a, Hiligaynon, Inabakanon, Waray, Iloggo, and Cebuano

1. Human experiences that shows the struggles and defeats in life but
still faced and overcome.
2. Importance of family ties and relationships.
3. Migration of Filipinos in order to have a better living.
Cecilia M. Brainard
- Cebuano born and youngest
in her family.
- St. Theresa’s College and
Maryknoll College in the Phil.
- Philippine American Women
Writers and Artists.
- When the Rainbow Goddess
Wept, Magdalena, Woman
with horns and etc.
PHILIPPINE LITERATURE AS A TOOL
IN EXAMINING HUMAN EXPERIENCES
• According to Judith Caesar, an English professor at the America
University of Sharaj, reading narratives will allow us to emphasize and
understand people since literature prompts us to critique and analyze
these gives us room to have deeper view of issues and situations.
• Tells the triumphs and downfalls of Filipinos, the traditions and
innovations in lifestyle, and the molding and cracking of the nation’s
history.
Childhood in the path of Typhoon
• It is about what happened during the Super typhoon Yolanda in the City of
Cebu.
• Philippines has two seasons (wet and dry)
• 20 typhoons whip every year
• Signal 1: rain and some wind, went to school
• Signal 2: stronger rain and wind, excused from school but it is safe to go the
movies and friend’s house
• Signal 3 and 4: stayed indoors, rain and wind are very powerful, streets
would flood, branches of trees could break, trees could be uprooted,
corrugated metal roofing could come loose and fly about, electric power
lines could break, streets littered with debris
• Questions:
• 1. Why is the Philippines visited by several typhoons?
• 2. What situations can be observed when there is a
typhoon?
• 3. What happens to the majority of Filipinos after a
typhoon?
• 4. Despite knowing that Philippines is prone to typhoons,
why are the Filipinos still caught off guard every time a
typhoon hits?
• 5. What does this tell of the Filipino mentally towards
disaster preparedness?