THE PLACES IN MINDANAO THAT WE CHOSE ARE:

* Cagayan De Oro * Bukidnon * Zamboanga Del Sur * North Cotabato * Basilan * Surigao * Sulu * Davao * General Santos

CAGAYAN DE ORO
- Considered as the melting of the Philippines. It is the second largest island because of its accessibility, business growth, attractions, and most of all its warm and hospitable people.

LANGUAGES -Local dialects that theyre using is Cebuano or Bisaya - Other dialects used are Tagalog and Maranao. - People in Cagayan can also speak in english.

ARTIFACTS

Chinese porcelain

SHELLS

TRADE CERAMICS

BRICKS

EUROPIAN CERAMICS

CRAFTS

ABACA HAND BAGS

NATIVE/ETHNIC ACCESORIES

BIHOD IN HOT SAUCE

KINILAW

OSTRICH TAPA

OSTRICH SALPICAO

TRADITIONS
If you eat twin bananas, there's a possibility that you gave birth too twins. Serve rice noodles on your b-day; means long life Dont clean up the dining table until everyone is finished eating. Accidentally dropping of dining utensils while eating.

CULTURES
Kagayanons are really fond of drinking beer or
liquors. Eating food using hands Kagayanons are family oriented. This is also evident during festive holidays in which families gather together. Filipinos in general use certain type of body language to communicate. Some of these are: * lips (to point at something) * raising an eyebrow/s (would mean a Yes or a silent Hello Always /usually late. Well-known as the Filipino Time.

In Cagayan, locally known as ULAW (hiya in tagalog) or sense of shame is part of the Filipino culture. Intimidating or scolding someone in public or in front of peers is not taken well especially among the poor and uneducated folks. Marriage cultures/traditions. In Cagayan, the groom with his family goes to the brides house and ask the brides parents for there daughters hand in marriage.

NORTH COTABATO
- Lies on the eastern part of Region XII and is stragically located in the Central part of Mindanao.

LANGUAGES
Hiligaynon Aklanon Cebuano Capiznon Kinaray-a Romblomanon Waray Surigaonon Butuanon Tausug ( English, Tagalog, Visayan, Ilonggo, Ilokano, Muslim , and Manobo.)

CULTURE
There is no such a party without a liquor. Opening giftslater - gifts is not open in front of the giver. It will be opened later unless you insist . Birthday celebrant pay the tab when dining out. - if you are a birthday celebrant, they expect you to pay the tab when dining out. Annoying Habits - In the rural areas, they sometimes do these annoying habits; they twist your arm to join in with their lunches or dinner.

ARTIFACTS

BASKET

FABRICS AND TEXTILES

COFFINS

TOOLS

FOODS
Producer of cereals Sugarcane Coconut Coffee Fish Vegetable Fruits Livestock

CRAFTS

Flowers Ornamental plants Furniture's Decorative Crafts Weapons Dress Accessories

BUKIDNON
- Is considered as Filipinos food basket.

LANGUANGES
- the Lingua Franca of the region is CEBUANO. Also spoke, although at low percentage are HILIGAYNON/ILONGGO, ILOCANO, TAGALOG, MARANAO, WARAY, and ENGLISH.

CRAFTS
-A widely variety of resource- based handicrafts is extensively produced from RATTAN, BAMBOO, and WOOD. San Fernando is known for its Rattan furniture. SOME OF THE EXAMPLES ARE: Bamboo baskets Wood wares and carvings Mats

FOODS

BINAKI - This delicacy is made of grated young corn with milk and sugar then wrapped in corn husk.

KINILAW

- One of the best tasting food in the province

"ART PRODUCTION"

CULTURES of the INDIGENOUS GROUPS

- There are more than 40 different ethnic groups in the Philippines. Each group has a distinct culture and language. Several of these ethnic groups can be distinguished as "tribal groups". They are 'indigenous groups' who still live in a rather traditional way. Each group lives in a specific region on one of the islands. You can meat them in parts of Luzon, on some of the Visayas islands and on Mindanao.

LUZON

IGOROT -The Igorot Tribe is a cultural minority group of people who live in the mountainous provinces in the northern part of the Philippines.

KALINGA IN MINDORO

The Kalingas are the indigenous peoples of Kalinga, Philippines. They are generally known to be tall, dark-complexioned, and lissome with high bridsed noses. Physically they are very sturdy and well-built so that their war-like characteristics make them more like soldiers. They are believed to be descendants of the second group of Malays who came to the islands, as presented in Philippine history books.

VISAYAS

MANGYAN