21st Century Filipino Literature: Understanding the Culture and Tradition

Literature and Culture

• The primary role of literature is to preserve and promote cultural heritage and identity.
• The major cultural agencies of the government are not specified in the text.
• The heads of cultural agencies play a role in promoting and preserving cultural heritage.

Poetic Forms

• Bugtong (Riddles) and Salawikain belong to the category of pre-Hispanic poetic forms.
• Epic (Epiko) poems are described as having a narrative and heroic nature.

Regional and Cultural Groups

• The term 'Bicol' is believed to have been derived from the phrase 'Bico'l, meaning 'bend of the river'.
• The region of the Philippines known for its indigenous tribes and religious Muslims is not specified in the text.
• There are over 100 dialects spoken in the Philippines, owing to the subdivisions of regional and cultural groups.
• The Bicol region is known for being a region of early settlement and is also known as the 'Seal of the Bicol' or 'Bicolandia'.
• The language spoken by almost 5 million people in the provinces of Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate, and Sorsogon is Bikol.

Mayon Volcano

• The legend associated with Mayon Volcano is the Ibalon epic, which is interpreted to derive from the meaning 'strong' or 'brave'.
• One of the most striking features of Mayon Volcano is its perfect cone shape.

Learning Plan

• The specific objective for Day 1 of the learning plan is not specified in the text.
• The content standard related to the learning plan is understanding disaster and disaster risk.
• The performance standard that the learners are expected to achieve is analyzing disaster from different perspectives.
• The grade level for this learning plan is not specified in the text.
• The learners are expected to understand risk factors underlying disaster, including the impact of natural and human-induced factors.

Disaster and Disaster Risk

• The measure of how much property or even human lives will be lost if the disaster proceeds is referred to as the risk or hazard.
• A disaster is defined as a sudden, calamitous event, bringing great damage, loss, destruction, and devastation of life and property.
• A threat or harm that has the potential to cause damage to a community is referred to as a hazard.
• People who are badly injured, handicapped, or killed by the disaster are referred to as victims.
• An event is considered a disaster when it causes widespread human, economic, and environmental losses or impacts that seriously disrupt the normal functioning of a community.
• Disaster and disaster risk refer to the potential losses or impacts that can occur due to a disaster.
• An event is considered a disaster when the assessed cost of repairing or rehabilitating structures and public infrastructure that have been destroyed is high.