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Capiz is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Roxas City and is located at the northeastern portion of Panay island, bordering Aklan and Antique to the west, and Iloilo to the south. Capiz faces the Sibuyan Sea to the north. Capiz is known for its mother-of-pearl shells that have the same name and are used for decoration, making lampshades, trays, window doors, etc.. Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ...
Western Visayas one of the regions of the Philippines, is designated as Region VI. It consists of six provinces, namely, Aklan, Antique, Negros Occidental, Capiz, Guimaras and Iloilo. ...
Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ...
Roxas City is the capital of Capiz Province, central Philippines. ...
Panay is an island in the Philippines located in the Visayas. ...
Aklan is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. ...
Antique P is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. ...
Iloilo is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. ...
The Sibuyan Sea is a small sea in the Philippines that separates the Visayas from the northern Philippine island of Luzon. ...
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Capiz Founded: — Population:
2000 census—654,156 (36th largest)
Density—248 per km² (28th highest) Area: 2,633.2 km² (30th smallest) Governor: Vicente B. Bermejo (2004-2007)  Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ...
Western Visayas one of the regions of the Philippines, is designated as Region VI. It consists of six provinces, namely, Aklan, Antique, Negros Occidental, Capiz, Guimaras and Iloilo. ...
Roxas City is the capital of Capiz Province, central Philippines. ...
A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino) is a tier of local government in the Philippines. ...
A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino) is a tier of local government in the Philippines. ...
A municipality (bayan in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ...
A barangay is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is very similar to a village. ...
The House of Representatives (Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan in Filipino) is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines. ...
Hiligaynon or Ilonggo is an Austronesian language spoken in Western Visayas in the Philippines. ...
People and Culture
Aswang Among Filipinos, Capiz is subject or focus of many Aswang, and other types of mythylogical ghost, goblins, ghouls and manananggal and other monster stories. Capiz is ( unfairly ) rumored to have a number of aswang and covens of witches. Superstitious folk who believe in their existence can still be found in these parts. They typically adorn windows, rooms, etc. with garlic bulbs, holy water, etc.. An Aswang (or Asuwang) is a ghoul in Filipino folklore. ...
Reputed ghost of a monk. ...
Ghouls are a variety of monster that come from Arab folklore. ...
A manananggal is a creature in Filipino folklore. ...
Myths, Folklore, Superstitious Beliefs and Practices The early Panayanon believed in many gods. Bulalakaw, a bird which looked like a peacock and could cause illness, was said to live in the island's sacred mountain called Madya-as. A chief goddess was believed to reside in the mountain of the nearby island of Negros Occidental. She was called Laon, after whom Mt. Kanlaon is named. Mediators to the gods, also said to be the first priests, were: Bangutbanwa, who prayed for good harvests and an orderly universe; Mangindalon, who interceded for sick persons and prayed for the punishment of enemies; and Soliran and Solian, who performed marriage ceremonies. Manunubo was the good spirit of the sea. The term God is used to designate a Supreme Being; however, there are other definitions of God. ...
A goddess is a female deity in contrast with a male deity known as a god. A great many cultures have goddesses, sometimes alone, but more often as part of a larger pantheon that includes both of the conventional genders and in some cases even hermaphroditic (or gender neutral) deities. ...
Negros Occidental is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. ...
The kama-kama are dwarves living in earth mounds, and are lazy and fun loving. The tamawu/taglugar are spirits that can be either friendly or evil. They live in resplendent palaces that look like mere boulders to the human eye. When they find a human being attractive, they entice the person to join them; this peculiar act of courtship is called yanggaw. The dwindi is a dwarf residing in a mount of earth. The lulid sa bangsud has a big head, but a small torso and limbs. One who disturbs the mound where it resides falls ill. The agta is a very dark, hairy person living in the forest. Although a trickster, it is helpful to people. The amamanhig is a dead person who has returned to life and simple echoes everything that mortals say; it has lost the power to think. Hiwit or barang is a ritual that gives one of the power to inflict pain on an enemy. A dwarf is a short humanoid creature in Norse mythology, fairy tales, sword and sorcery fiction and role-playing games. ...
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Political Capiz is subdivided into 16 municipalities and 1 city. A municipality (bayan in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ...
A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino) is a tier of local government in the Philippines. ...
City Roxas City is the capital of Capiz Province, central Philippines. ...
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History Folk history recorded in the Maragtas by Pedro Monteclaro says ten Bornean datus landed at a site now known as San Joaquin town in Iloilo province. They purchased Panay from the Aeta, cultivated the land, and renamed the island Madya-as. They divided it into three communities: Irong-irong, Akean (which includes the Capiz area), and Hamtik. Borneo (including the Kalimantan provinces of Indonesia, Sabah and Sarawak of Malaysia, and Brunei) is the third largest island in the world. ...
Datu is the title for ancient tribal chieftains in the pre-hispanic Philippines. ...
Iloilo is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. ...
Panay is an island in the Philippines located in the Visayas. ...
The Aeta are an indigenous people who live in the northern part of the Philippines on the island of Luzon. ...
Irong-Irong (or Ilong-Ilong)appears in the Maragtas legend of the coming of ten Bornean datus (Chieftains) to Panay who bartered gold for the plains and valleys of the island from a local Ati chieftain. ...
Akean, (in the local language of the Panay Island in the Philippines) where the term aklan was named after and is derived from the word akae, to boil or to froth. ...
Antique P is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. ...
It is said that in Capiz in 1570, the Datu Bankaya’s wife of the Aklan district gave birth to twin daughters. Twin is "Kapid" in the local dialect, so the Spaniards adopted the name Capiz (Kapid) as inadvertently miscommunicated to them by the natives.
Capiz, which was part of Aklan in pre-Spanish times, was one of the early settlements of the Malayas, centuries before the coming of the Spaniards to the Philippines. It was part of the Confederation of Madjaas, formed after the purchase of Panay by the Bornean datus from the Negrito king named Marikudo. Aklan is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. ...
When the Spaniards led by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi came to Panay from Cebu in 1569, they found people with tattoos, and so they called it Isla de los Pintados. How the island itself came to be called Panay is uncertain. The Aeta called it Aninipay, after a plant that abounded in the island. Legend has it that Legazpi and his men, in search of food, exclaimed upon the island, pan hay en esta isla!. So they established their first settlement in the island at the mouth of the Banica River in Capiz and called it Pan-ay. This was the second Spanish settlement in the Philippines, the first being San Miguel, Cebu. Miguel López de Legaspi (1524 - August 20, 1572) was a Spanish explorer whose travels in the Philippine Islands started a more than 300 years control on the islands by Spain. ...
Cebu is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. ...
The Aeta are an indigenous people who live in the northern part of the Philippines on the island of Luzon. ...
Miguel López de Legaspi (1524 - August 20, 1572) was a Spanish explorer whose travels in the Philippine Islands started a more than 300 years control on the islands by Spain. ...
Panay is an island in the Philippines located in the Visayas. ...
Cebu is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. ...
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