Region I - The Legend of La Union

Long ago, there was a siblings called pangasinan and ilocos. They had different mothers but had the same father. Pangasinan’s mother was named Pampanga while Ilocos was named Cagayan.

The father of the siblings, Fernando, was often put to shame when his sons quarreled in public. And it was often  Uniangan, their brother between them. When Uniangan could not satisfy their demands simultaneous his two brothers would fight over it.

One day, a Spanish Priest passed by their house and observed the brothers Pangasinan and Ilocos quarreling and shouting of their voices. The priest heard all the quarrel was centered on who had clout to order Uniangan around.

The priest remarked that they cut Uniangan into two so that each of them could have half of him!” The two brothers taken the advice and look each other—and then at Uniangan. They finally realized their foolishness and started to pity Uniangan.

The priest saw the wonderful reconciliation among the brothers and patted Uniangan on the back. Uniangan was the cause of The Union—or in Spanish, “La Union.” From the day on Uniangan was renamed La Union.

When, three brother got old and eventually died they were buried side by side with La Union in the middle of Pangasinan and Ilocos. So, as this legend of La Union goes, the mounds grew bigger with the passage of time until they became provinces.

Region II - Apo Lakay lakay

Once upon a time, a fisherman angered to a sea god and he was turned into a stone.

His wife, who went looking for him was also turned into stone.

and they became the town’s guardians called Apo Lakay-lakay and Apo Baket-baket.

When Apo Lakay-lakay gets angry the waves supposedly grow violent.

if the fisherman want to go around him, they must make an offering—either food floated on wood or coins tossed at the sea near these rocks.

The couple have  their abandoned child called Apo Ubing-ubing and he stands patiently waiting for his parent’s return and he become a stone too, and it’s located at the eastern end of Claveria Beach.

Region III - The Old Man's Head

A long, long time ago, there was a rich and respected old man live in the village.

He owned a vast of  rice field and  all square inch of the land. . .

One day, the people noticed that the old man was missing for three days, the people really became apprehensive and the fate of the old man became the talk of the town.

His disappearance remained unexplainable, but the greater mystery is the appearance of the old man's head and the missing of the body that was never recovered from then on. . .

The residents of the village referred to the place as  Olongapo-- "Ulo ng Apo,"  in Tagalog, which means "Old man's head" . .

Region IV - The Legend of Mount Makiling

Once upon a time, there was a Diwata called Maria Makiling. She has light olive skin, long shining black hair and twinkling eyes. She was breathtakingly beautiful.

One Day, the child of a farmer got sick and he went to Maria and he was given a ginger. The Farmer sadly went home and he was greatly surprised when the ginger turn to gold!  because of her kindness the people love her.

Maria is so beautiful and wooded by many suitors. Three of them was Captain Lara, a Spanish soldier. Joselito  a mestizo and juan a farmer.

As time passed, her suitors became more and more impatient and demanded that Maria tell them who she loves. So the diwata was forced to promise: "By the night of the full moon, I will tell you my answer."

When the night of the full moon arrived, all her suitors up the mountain to know her decision. All was startled when Maria told them that it was Juan whom she loved. Joselito and Lara much angry to juan.

They accused Juan to huge fire to quartel, juan imprisoned and tortured. Next day, soldiers bring Juan to plaza, Juan shout the name of Maria before he was shoot and killed.

It was heard by the diwata and quickly down her mountain But Juan was already dead. Tears falling down her face and embraced tightly his lifeless body. Maria cursed the two and those men who cannot accept failure in love.

Days later, Joselito die by no cure illness and Captain Lara was killed at the revolution.  From then, Maria never let herself be seen by the people. Every time somebody got lost on the mountain, they remember the curse of the diwata. They remember the great love of Maria Makiling.

Region V - The Legend of Bulkan Magayon or Mount Mayon

Once upon a time, there was a princess  named Daragang Magayon  lived in Bicol. She’s so beautiful and came from the family that reigns over the entire Bicol.

Because of her beauty and influence, warriors, prince and datus from different parts of the country desired to have her as their wife.

But Magayon fell in love with a prince named Handiong, a prince who came from a tribe that was, unfortunately, the rival of Magayon’s tribe.

The two suffered so much from their family’s attempts to separate them and  their families fought a bloody tribal war. This caused the young couple so much pain and decided together to commit suicide.

There tribe buried them.

Months passed the Magayon’s tribe saw a volcano growing in the place where Magayon was buried.

      They named it for Daragang Magayon. “Bulkang Magayon” describing its perfect shape like their beautiful Daraga.

Later on, it called Mount Mayon.

Region VI - Ang Pamilya Aswang

Isang lugar sa Tabuk Suba sa Jaro Iloilo, nkatira si tonyo at ang dalawa niyang anak sa isang kubo. Siya lang nagtataguyod dito dahil naaksidente ang kanyang asawa.

May lahing aswang si tonyo at tuwing kabilugan ng buwan nagpapalit siya ng ibat-ibang anyo, ipinaliwanag niya sa kanyang mga anak at naintindihan naman ito at pinayuhan na huwag gagamitin sa masama ang kapangyarihan.

Isang gabi nagbilin si tonyo sa kanyang anak na luluwas ng bayan at dun na magpalipas ng gabi at pinagbilin na wag lalabas ng bahay. Sa kasagsagan ng gabi napansin ng mga bata na pula ang buwan.

Naglaro sila at nagpapa-palit ng anyo bilang ibon nang biglang dinagit ang dalawa ng isang agila pinatay at kinain.  Busog ang agila at nagbago ng anyo ito pala ay si tonyo. Hinanap niya ang mga bata at natuklasang ang kinain niyang dalwang ibon ay kanyang mahal na anak.

Region VII - The Legend of Catalina

     Many years ago, there lived a tuba seller in dumaguete named banog. He was respected, and the people tried in every way to help him and his daughter Catalina.

Catalina was a beautiful girl, good and industrious but he has a many strange ways that she saw something that no one else could see and people thought that she has a mysterious powers.

One day, ships of Moros landed and killed many people. One of them who was died was banog.

Meanwhile, Catalina looked up in the sky and she sprang into the water and walked lightly over the waves and walked along the road to Dalugdug, the thunder mountain behind Dumaguete.

On Dalugdug there lived a terrible Sigbin. The people begging catalina not to go the mountain but catalina didn’t listen to them. 

Later on, she raise her hand and the sigbin rushing down to the mountain and killed the moros and meanwhile they disappear among the mountains.

People search Catalina but they couldn’t find her. Years later, More Moros arrived and catalina appears and spoke a thousand of bees and killed the moros.  The moros never came back and dumaguete has been safe by Catalina the savior of Dumaguete.