Visayans

The Visayans are a peaceful race; even in the insurrection against Spain the Capizeños felt a decided pro-Spanish sentiment.

A Woman's Impression of the Philippines Mary Helen Fee

“I encourage interested Eastern Visayans to visit the TESDA office nearest them, right away.”

President Arroyo Scholarship boosts employability in Eastern Visayas 2009

“I encourage interested Eastern Visayans to visit the TESDA office nearest them, right away.”

President Arroyo Scholarship boosts employability in Eastern Visayas 2009

In the Philippines alone, a small country consisting of 7,100 islands & with a population close to 85 million people, they had about 50 or so dialects in use (Visayans had variations of their own dialect depending on where you are).

THE IMPORTANCE OF BILINGUALISM(EVEN IF YOU'RE IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY) 2008

Many hundreds of years ago, when Luzon was still uninhabited, Bathala, our supreme god, was envious of Laon, the god of the Visayans, because Laon had many subjects, while Bathala's kingdom was a barren desert.

Filipino Popular Tales Dean Spruill Fansler

The story, she says, is very popular among the Visayans.

Filipino Popular Tales Dean Spruill Fansler

It was from him we first heard the legend of the Santo Niño -- how it was an idol in the old days, worshipped by savage Visayans, and how, after the advent of the Spaniards with Magellan, there was a great fire in the town, everything in one populous section being burned, save a little nipa shack in which stood the wooden idol.

A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route Florence Kimball Russel

The Visayans tell many stories which have as their hero Juan Pusong, or Tricky John.

Philippine Folk-Tales Fletcher Gardner

They have surpassed their near relatives, the Visayans, who live in the central part of the islands.

Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Jewett Castello Gilson

Tagalogs, Bicols, and Visayans, the word is not used to designate a night-appearing demon or monster.

Filipino Popular Tales Dean Spruill Fansler