UPV Theses and Dissertations

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Nationalism in the poems selected from Guerrilla Flower, 1946: A postcolonial interpretation
Abellar, Archie S. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2003-03-28)
Poetry is a creative form for expressing an opinion with regard to a pressing situation. The poems selected in the Guerrilla Flower were manifestations of the perceptions and aspirations of the Filipinos, especially the Ilonggos, caught in World War II. The poems were published in Iloilo City after the Ilonggos experienced the turbulent years of the Japanese occupation. For them, the occupation was unforgettable experience that enabled them to affirm nationalism. However, underlying such affirmation was a tragic flaw, that is, they were complacent and inclined to sympathize with the Americans while being sarcastic and hostile towards the Japanese, even though these two foreign powers were both colonizers and worthy of condemnation. The realities of Philippine society under war led to distinct Filipino views and actions toward these two colonizers. After the process of distillation of the poems, the elements of nationalism, such as language, religion, and historical experience,e were tainted with colonial influences. The use of poetry for historical investigation has a seminal appeal since it maintains the rationale of interdisciplinarity—the fusion of literary criticism and historiography to bring out a better off and encompassing understanding of the complicated nature of present Philippine social reality. The use of postcolonialism as a theoretical tool enables the Filipino people to collocate the abject past and present to determine the effects of colonialism for the future.
Illness according to the manogbulong (folk healers) of Igbaras and Miagao, Iloilo
Aquino, Mary Grace P. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 1999-04)
This study explores and documents the different attributions of illness by manogbulong or folk healers of Miagao and Igbaras in the province of Iloilo. It contributes to the deepening of our understanding of indigenous conceptions of and illness. Different practices indicate one or more specializations among the selected manogbulong, namely: surhuano, surhuana, manoghilot, manogluy-a, paltira, baylan, and manogbot-bot. There are three different causes of illness according to the manogbulong. Unseen beings (like fairies, the elves, ghosts); persons with special powers (such as witches and sorcerers), and, physiological functions or injuries (like cramps, muscle pains, fatigue, kibit, bali or bone dislocation, etc.). The results of the study are as follows: First, sex (male/female) and type of locality (upland or coastal) of the manogbulong does not affect their perception of illness. Second, differences on perception of illness are associated with their specialization. For example, the surhuano/ surhuana believed that unseen beings and people with special powers are always the cause of illness. The manoghilot on the other hand believed that hangin (cold air) is the primary cause of illness. When the hangin penetrates the ugat(blood vessel), an illness of physiological ailment occurs.
Ang pangayaw sa dutang ginsaad: A study of Ilonggo migration and settlement in Tacurong, Cotabato, 1951-1960's
Bernardo, Arellano M., III (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2006-03)
“Ang Pagpangayaw sa Dutang Ginsaad: A Study of Migration and Settlement of Ilonggos in Tacurong, Cotabato (1951-1960’s)” discusses about the migration of the Ilonggos to Mindanao, particularly in a predominant Christian City of Tacurong. In the 1950’s all the way towards 1970’s, there was a massive migration of Ilonggos going to Mindanao. Most of them were attracted due to the flow of information coming from “The Land of Promise” in which they believed that they can avail any jobs and lands in an untapped island. This changed the social, economic, political and demographic profile of Mindanao and marked events that would shape the Philippine history. Triggered by social unrest, overcrowding problems, protectionist policies, economic interests and assimilation by the American colonial government, land settlements were opened to the Christian settlers of Luzon and the Visayas. It therefore, initiated government-sponsored programs of resettlement in Mindanao. However, that proved to be unattractive to early prospectors. Efforts were improved later by the Commonwealth era where a good number of Ilonggos went there first. The old city and province were already experiencing deterioration after the sugar industry shifted to Negros Occidental and slow recovery after World War II due to endless politics, peace and order situation and unemployment. These pushed the Ilonggos to move south as they were attracted to the propaganda of the new Philippine government to develop and people Mindanao. Majority of the Christian migrants were not involved in the government- sponsored programs but because of the government propaganda of the “Land of Promise” and free and continuous flow of information that came from early Christian settlers in Mindanao, it became attractive to the peoples of Luzon and Visayas and therefore massive migration occurred in the 50’s all the way through the seventies. Along with their migration was their settlement in which they established their new lives, therefore adjusting themselves with the new environment yet culture was brought out from the heartland and was mixed with other cultures, creating a unique cosmopolitan way of life for most of the Mindanao towns and cities. For every Ilonggo pangayaw, one was seeking satisfaction from the efforts they made by coming down south. It was relative yet most of them stated that their lives improved in Mindanao.

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