MUNICIPALITY OF AGDANGAN, Historical Data Part 1 of

(a) During the Spanish Occupation: None.
(b) During the American Occupation: Many tulisanes were captured in Piñahan between the year 1903 and 1905. When the Japanese occupied the Philippines in December 1941 to 1945, a Japanese was killed by guerrillas in Binagbag. The suspects were shot to death. Agdañgan was subjected to vigilant watchfulness of the Japanese.
(c) During and After World War II:

present. Another project which will be shouldered by the members is the construction of a reading center in each purok next school year. The people are now realizing that if they want improvements, they themselves will have to act as groups to accomplish their aims.

(d) Destruction of Lives, Properties, and Institutions during Wars, Especially in 1896-1900 and 1941-1945:

Between 1941 to 1945, many people died of malaria and other illnesses due to the lack of medicines, food, and other necessities. Few suspects were killed.

After the liberation, aid in all essentials were sent here in terms of food, medicines, and clothing. The school population received milk and medicines to improve the health conditions. Agdañgan received aid for the repair of the school building and the construction of a shop building. These were the measures and accomplishments toward rehabilitation and reconstruction.

The territory between Unisan's barrio Bolo and Sildura of Agdañgan is

This is a wedding dance popular in the provinces of Mindoro and Marinduque. It is usually danced during a marriage celebration, although it may be performed in any special gathering.

A young man starts dancing, looking for a partner who is seated somewhere in the place where the social gathering is being held. (If it is a wedding party, it is danced by the bride and groom.) He makes known his intention by means of "hapay," an act in which he flourishes his handkerchief before the lady with whom he wishes to dance.

To tease the dancers, the onlookers may sing the words of the song, adding more fun and gaiety to the dance.

This is a Visayan dance from January, Iloilo. It is known in other places as "Laiajuana" or "Jota Rajana."

Areuana may have been derived from the Visayan phrase "ari" and "Juana," meaning "Here, Juana."

This is a simple, delightful courtship dance from Mindoro. The participants sing as they perform easy dance steps. The words of the song are alternately sung by the boy and the girl, and they speak of love in a tender but [unreadable word] way.

Among the Tagalog folk dances, this is, perhaps, the easiest and the most-known by the children.

"Bahay Kubo" means nipa hut. The story of the song is this: the dancers talk about his or her nipa hut, which is very small. It has a vegetable garden full of "sinkamas, eggplant, sigarillas, peanuts, tomatoes, squash, onions, mustard, and other vegetables.

This dance was arranged for small children. The dancers sing the words of the song as they dance. They are dressed like farmerettes and the boys as workers in the field.

The "redoba" is an old, lively ballroom dance found in Mindoro. According to the story, it was introduced in the Philippines around 1860 by the foreigners to came from the Old World. Originally spelled "redowa," it was later changed to "redoba" as pronounced by the natives.

"Los bailes de ayer" means dance of yesteryear. It is a quadrillo, combining old ballroom dance steps and figures such as the "polka," schottische, mazurka paso doble, etc.

According to Mrs. Elvira Bocobo Castro, who made the report on the dance, the original music dance steps came from Tarlac. In fact, this was known as a "pre-revolutionary war" dance or maharlika in Tarlac and neighboring provinces.

The dance was first introduced in the court of Louis XIII by a dancing master from Marseilles named Rigand.

Introduced in the Philippines, the rigodon has become the most popular of the quadrillos. It is usually performed at the beginning if formal dances with governmental officials & officials of high social standing the community participating.

"Ba-o" in Tagalog means coconut shell. It has many purposes such as fuel, water dipper, food container, individual savings, banks, musical instrument, etc. Each dancer holds the coconut shells, one in each hand. The back are struck together to produce sounds in different rhythms.

This Tagalog dance was created for the U.P. [students?] participating in the Variety Night during the 1933 Philippine Exposition. The dance steps are based on Tagalog and Visayan dances.

This is a marital dance from Camarines Norte. The following wifely duties are rhythmically portrayed: placing the hat of the husband on his head before he goes out, wiping his forehead before combing and smoothing his hair, etc.

The name of this dance comes from the Spanish words: "granand [grande?] valse," which means great waltz, corrupted into one word, "garambal." This dance came from Camiling, Tarlac. It is performed by two girls and one boy.

This is a beautiful Ilocano dance from Magsingal, Ilocos Sur, having hand movements (kumintang) [unsure of previous word in parentheses, blurred], which are especially characteristic. The dance depicst the modest and retiring traits of the Ilocano women.

"Kakawati," "marikakao," or madre de cacao, is a tree growing in the Philippines. Its flowers are a mixture of lavender, purple, pale pink, and yellow colors. When the tree is a-blossom, the leaves fall, leaving only the beautiful and graceful clusters of flowers clinging to the branches.

To glorify the beauty of "kakawati" in bloom, the U.P. celebrated the first "Kakawati Festival" on Feb. 25, 1939, at the university campus under the sponsorship of Secretary Jorge Bocobo, U.P. President at the time.

This is a Moro dance from Jolo, Sulo. The figures are based on old traditional Moro dances.

Some of the old people say that the name of this dance is derived from the word "gandang" or "gandangan." "Gandang" is an instrument similar to the drum, cylindrical in form and covered with goatskin at both ends. It is played by tapping the two ends with the hands. Gandangan is the act of playing on the gandang.

This is a delightful, lively dance from Iriga, Camarines Sur. Its air and figures are very much like the "jotas" of Spain.

During the Spanish regime, la jota was danced by the Spaniards at social affairs. Whenever there were not enough Spaniards at the gatherings, the Filipinos who were present were called upon to take part. Thus, the Filipinos learned the dance and it is now found anywhere.

Long ago, in the village of Saboan, there lived a beautiful girl named Juana. Her home was near an enchanted cave in which fairies were said to live.

One morning, as she was walking near the cave, she met a young man. He was a stranger, but he stopped and said: "Good morning! May I walk with you?"

As he walked along with Juana, he began to tell her many strange and wonderful things. She was so charmed and pleased with his manners and beautiful language that she soon forgot that they had ever been strangers. He had never felt that she was a stranger, for he had fallen in love with her at first sight.

The next morning, they met again. The young man told Juana that he was really a fairy, a fairy prince, who had changed himself into a man. Then, he told her of the land in which he lived, the land of make-believe. He talked of how wonderful it would be if he could take her there, but he said sadly: "You are not a fairy. No man can live in the land of make-believe except the fairies."

As he turned to leave, he said: "Tonight, I shall see you for the last time."

That night, he came to say goodbye; but when it was time for him to leave, Juana felt that he could not let him go. She clung to his hands to hold him back. Even while he was holding them, the fairy prince vanished, leaving his hand in her grasp.

Juana was frightened and horrified. What should she do with the hands? "I must hide them," she said.

So, she ran and buried it in a corner of the garden and put a small stone nearby to mark the place.

Early the next morning, she went to the garden to see if anything had happened to the buried hand. Near the stone, she saw a small green plant pushing itself up through the soil.

Juana watched it daily and treated it with the greatest of care. Soon, it grew into a tall plant with big, fan-like leaves. In a month's time, some strange-looking fruit appeared in it. The fruit grew in [unreadable world] like clusters of fingers on a hand.

The strange fruit was the first bunch of bananas in the world.

In a town near Lake Laguna, there lived a beautiful maiden. One day, a strange young man came from the other provinces to the town where she lived.

One evening, during a big fiesta, a dance was held in the home of the maiden's aunt. The young man and the maiden met at the fiesta and fell in love with each other.

Several months before this, the maiden's father and mother had chosen a man whom they wished to have her marry. He was much older than she was, and she did not care for him. She knew, however, that she had to marry the one whom her parents had chosen.

On the day following the fiesta, the stranger came to the maiden's home and asked to see her, but her mother would not let him enter the house. After this, her parents did all they could to prevent the young people from seeing each other.

It was not long after the fiesta that the rainy season began. The river, which ran past the town, overflowed its banks, and the water came up into the yard around the maiden's home.

On that evening, the young woman was feeling very sad. She stood at the