THE TAGALOGS AND BICOLANOS Group 1 Leader : William Ong Secretary: Michael Cootauco Members: Kyle Kang Jaime Maceda Diego Morales

THE TAGALOGS

THE NAME AND ORIGIN OF THE TAGALOGS The name “Tagalog” probably came from 2 sources: “Taga-ilog”, which means living by the river “Taga-alog”, which means coming from the ford They live in Regions III and IV-A and the NCR, specifically, they form majority of the population of provinces of Aurora, Bataan, Batangas, Cavite, Bulacan, Laguna, Marinduque, Metro Manila, Nueva Ecija, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Quezon and Rizal Some Filipinos also live in Palawan, Tarlac and Zambales They are the 2nd largest ethnic group in the Philippines

SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TAGALOGS The Tagalog population is 15.9 million, which comprises about 28.1% of the total Philippine population They are mostly Roman Catholics Their jobs are: farming (due to the expanse of fertile flat lands), fishing (most of the places have surrounding bodies of water), government work, office work and work related to the changing of the times – more modern (most Tagalogs live in the urban areas) They have close-knit families Women hold the budget of the family They are brave and courageous. Examples of this are the Philippine Revolution of 1896 and World War 2 They are the most westernized among the ethnic groups of the Philippines They are cheerful, polite and friendly

SOME FAMOUS TAGALOGS Jose Rizal Emilio Aguinaldo

THE BICOLANOS

THE NAME AND ORIGIN OF THE BICOLANOS The name Bicolano probably came from 3 words: “Bico”, which is the name of a river which drains to San Miguel Bay “Bikul” or ”Bikal” bamboo tree which lines rivulets “Bikod”, which is an ancient word Bicolanos live in the Bicol Region, specifically, in Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Masbate and Sorsogon, with some living in Quezon The Bicolanos are the 5th largest ethnic group in the Philippines

Some Characteristics of the Bicolanos The Bicolanos’ population is 5.9 million, which is 6.9% of the Philippine population Bicolanos like food which is spicy (has chili or coconut milk), one of which is the dish “Bicol Express” Female Bicolanos like to apply cosmetics They are mostly Christians, in particular, Roman Catholics They are persevering and industrious They like social gatherings and festivities Their jobs are mostly fishing (The Bicolanos’ main place of living is in the Southeastern peninsula of Luzon) and farming (because of the big expanse of fertile land)

Famous Bicol Foods Bicol Express Laing

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Sources: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicolano_people (Bicolanos) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagalog_people (Tagalogs) The Filipino Race 6 pp. 19-20 Photocopied notes from Teacher Awakening Book Other books given to us by Teacher for reference