The Visayans or (Visayan languages, Filipino: Bisaya) is a group of people from the Philippines. They primarily live in the Visayas and northeastern Mindanao but others have migrated elsewhere in the Philippines, including Manila. Several linguistic groups in the Philippines are primarily of Bisaya descent. The largest of these groups are the speakers of Cebuano, Hiligaynon and Waray-Waray. These languages, are all classified as Austronesian. More than 40% of Filipinos have Visayan ancestry. Cebuano, also known as Sugboanon, is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 20,000,000 (ethnologue) people and is a subgroup or member of Bisaya, Visayan and Binisayâ. The name came from the Philippine island of Cebu, with the Spanish suffix -ano meaning native, of a place... Hiligaynon is an Austronesian language spoken in Western Visayas in the Philippines. ... Kinaray-a is an Austronesian language spoken mainly in the Antique Province in the Philippines. ... Waray may refer to: The Waray language of Australia The Waray-Waray language of the Philippines This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... The Visayan languages of the Philippines, along with Tagalog and Bikol, are part of the Central Philippine language family. ... Tagalog (pronunciation: ) is one of the major languages of the Republic of the Philippines. ... Philippine English is the variery of English used in the Republic of the Philippines by the media and the vast majority of educated Filipinos. ... The Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Visayan languages of the Philippines, along with Tagalog and Bikol, are part of the Central Philippine language family. ... Map of the Philippines showing Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao Visayas is one of the three island groupings in the Philippines along with Luzon and Mindanao. ... Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. ... Metropolitan Manila (Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila) or the National Capital Region (NCR) (Filipino: Pambansang Punong Rehiyon) is the greater metropolitan area of the city of Manila, the national capital and largest city in the Philippines. ... Cebuano, also known as Sugboanon, is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 20,000,000 (ethnologue) people and is a subgroup or member of Bisaya, Visayan and Binisayâ. The name came from the Philippine island of Cebu, with the Spanish suffix -ano meaning native, of a place... Hiligaynon is an Austronesian language spoken in Western Visayas in the Philippines. ... Wáray-Wáray (commonly spelled as Waray-Waray; also referred to as Winaray or L(in) eyte-Samarnon) is a language spoken in the provinces of Samar, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Leyte (eastern portion), and Biliran in the Philippines. ... The Austronesian languages are a language family widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia. ...

Background

Visayans commonly identify themselves based on language or ancestry. For instance, a Cebuano of Chinese or Spanish ancestry may call himself Bisaya because his mother tongue, Cebuano, is a Visayan language. Others base their Visayan identity on their ancestry; a Manileña of Visayan parentage, for instance, may identify herself as Bisaya in spite of not speaking any of the Visayan languages. Ancestry could also be seen as the basis for having several Visayan languages. From this point of view, one is not a Bisaya because the language one speaks is Binisiya. It is the other way around; the language one speaks is Binisaya because one is Bisaya. Thus, several ethnolinguistic groups can equally claim that their language is Binisaya since they are all equally Bisaya. Kinship and descent is one of the major concepts of cultural anthropology. ... Cebuano, also known as Sugboanon, is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 20,000,000 (ethnologue) people and is a subgroup or member of Bisaya, Visayan and Binisayâ. The name came from the Philippine island of Cebu, with the Spanish suffix -ano meaning native, of a place... Nickname: Map of Metro Manila showing the location of Manila Coordinates: 14°35 N 121° E Country Philippines Region National Capital Region Districts 1st to 6th districts of Manila Barangays 897 Incorporated (city) June 10, 1574 Government  - Mayor Jose L. Atienza, Jr. ... The Visayan languages of the Philippines, along with Tagalog and Bikol, are part of the Central Philippine language family. ...

History

Pre-colonial era

Statue of the indigenous Visayan warrior, Lapu-Lapu.

The most popular legend on the origins of the Bisaya is the migration of the Ten Bornean Datus to Panay. This legend corroborates the theory that the Bisaya migrated from the lands which are now called Malaysia and Indonesia. The legend of the Ten Bornean Datus, has been doubted by recent scholarship due to the migration theory placing the origins of Austronesian Filipinos, including the Bisaya, in Taiwan. However, it is unknown whether there was inter-island migrations within Maritime Southeast Asia. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 253 KB) Summary Statue of Lapu-Lapu in Mactan Island, Cebu. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 253 KB) Summary Statue of Lapu-Lapu in Mactan Island, Cebu. ... Statue of Lapu-Lapu on Mactan Island, Cebu. ... Kalantiao is a spelling variation of Kalantiaw, the name of the fictitious ancient Filipino ruler and part of a historical hoax perpetrated by Jose E. Marco in 1913. ... The Austronesian people are a population group in Oceania and Southeast Asia who speak or had ancestors who spoke one of the Austronesian languages. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Malay Archipelago. ...

Some scholars have proposed that the identity of the Bisaya has roots in an ancient political unity—that of the ancient Javanese Srivijaya empire,^[1] a thalassocracy which came to power in the coastal areas of Southeast Asia between the fifth and fifteenth centuries AD. The Javanese are an ethnic group native to the Indonesian island of Java. ... Map of Southeast Asia at end of 12th century. ... The term thalassocracy (from the Greek Θαλασσο-κρατία) refers to a state with primarily maritime realms—an empire at sea, such as the Phoenician network of merchant cities. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ...

Muslim traders brought Islam to Southeast Asia in the twelfth century. By the fourteenth century, Islam made inroads in the Visayas, although most Visayan tribes were still animists when the Spaniards arrived. There have also been economic ties between Visayans and the Chinese since the ninth century. There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. ...

Spanish colonial era

Painting of Blessed Pedro Calungsod.

The Bisaya first encountered Western Civilization when Magellan reached Samar in March 16, 1521. The Visayas eventually became part of the Spanish colony of the Philippines, and from then onwards, the history of the Bisaya is intertwined with the history the Philippines. With the four centuries of contact with Spain, Mexico and the United States, a common low-land Christian Filipino culture emerged. The Bisaya share this culture with the Ilocanos, Kapangpangans, Tagalogs, and Bicolanos. These ethnolinguistic groups form the bulk of the Filipino nation, and have embraced Democracy, Christianity, western ways of dressing and education, and Spanish and English as a secondary languages. Image File history File links Pedrocalungsod. ... Image File history File links Pedrocalungsod. ... Blessed Pedro Calungsod is a Filipino Roman Catholic martyr. ... For alternative meanings for The West in the United States, see the U.S. West and American West. ... Ferdinand Magellan, see Ferdinand Magellan Railcar. ... Military flag of the Spanish Empire from the 16th century up to 1843. ... The British historian Arnold J. Toynbee once asserted in one of his works that the Philippines is a Latin American country that was transported to the Orient by a gigantic marine wave. While it’s impossible to deny the many Hispanic contributions made to the culture of the Philippines, Toynbee... The Ilocano or Ilokano people are the third largest Filipino ethnic group. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Tagalogs are the largest indigenous Filipino ethnic group next to the Visayans. ... The Bicolanos are the fifth largest Filipino ethnic group. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

The sixteenth century also marks beginning of the Christianization of the Visayans, with the baptism of Rajah Humabon and 800 Cebuanos. The Christianization of the Visayans, and Filipinos in general, is commemorated by the Sinulog mardi gras and the feast of the Sto. Niño, the brown-skinned depiction of the Child Jesus given by Magellan to Rajah Humabon’s wife, Queen Juana. By the seventeenth century, Visayans already took part in evangelical missions; in 1672, Blessed Pedro Calungsod, a teenage Bisaya catechist, was martyred in Guam during a mission to catechize the Chamorros. The Sinulog festival is one of the grandest and most colorful festivals in the Philippines. ... An image of the Santo Niño de Cebú can be commonly found in many Filipino homes. ... Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. ... Blessed Pedro Calungsod is a Filipino Roman Catholic martyr. ... Depiction of latte stone colonnades on the island of Tinian. ...

The Philippine Revolution and American period

Some prominent characters of the Philippine Revolution in the late 19th century are Visayans. Among leaders of the Propaganda Movement is Graciano Lopez-Jaena, the Ilonggo who established La Solidaridad. A Cebuano from Negros Oriental, Pantaleon Villegas, under the nom de guerre of León Kilat, led the Cebuano chapter of the Katipunan in the battle of Tres de Abril. One of Leon Kilat’s successors, Arcadio Maxilom, is a prominent general in the Philippine-American War in Cebu. Prior to the Philippine Revolution, the most popular battles between Visayans and Spaniards are those of Lapu-Lapu, the datu of Mactan who killed Magellan in 1521; Juan Ponce Sumuroy, the Waray who led a revolt in Samar in 1649; and Francisco Dagohoy, the Bol-anon who led an 85-year revolt in the island of Bohol which began in 1744. Combatants Filipino independence movement Spanish Empire Commanders Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Aguinaldo Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines Strength 80,000 soldiers unknown Casualties unknown unknown The Philippine Revolution (1896—1898) was an armed conflict between the Spanish colonial regime and the Katipunan, which sought Philippine independence from Spain. ... José Rizal José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda (June 19, 1861 - December 30, 1896) is the national hero of the Philippines. ... Graciano Lopez-Jaena (born December 29, 1856 in Jaro,Iloilo - died January 22, 1896 in Barcelona, Spain) was one of the leading propagandists in Spain, for reforms in the Philippines. ... La Solidaridad is the name of a society of Filipino intellectuals (ilustrados) in Spain who sought to create adequate representation for the Philippines in the Spanish Cortes (parliament). ... The Katipunan was a secret society founded in the Philippines by Andrés Bonifacio aimed towards liberating the country from the Spanish colonizers. ... Combatants United States Philippines Commanders William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt Emilio Aguinaldo Strength 126,000 soldiers 80,000 soldiers Casualties 4,324 U.S. soldiers dead, 3,000 wounded 2,000 killed, dead, or wounded suffered by the Philippine Constabulary 16,000 soldiers killed est. ... Statue of Lapu-Lapu on Mactan Island, Cebu. ... Mactan can refer to: Mactan Island Battle of Mactan Mactan-Cebu International Airport This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Juan Ponce Sumuroy (also spelled as Sumoroy or Sumudoy) was a Waray hero and leader of a rebellion in Eastern Visayas against the Spaniards from 1649-1650. ... Wáray-Wáray is a language spoken in the provinces of Samar, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Leyte (eastern portion), and Biliran in the Philippines. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

Post-Philippine Independence

There have been three Philippine Presidents from the Visayas: the Cebuano Sergio Osmeña (1878—1961); the Ilonggo Manuel Roxas and the Boholano Carlos P. Garcia (1896—1971). The President of the Philippines is the head of state and government of the Republic of the Philippines. ... Sergio Osmeña (September 9, 1878 – October 19, 1961) was the second President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. ... Manuel Acuña Roxas (January 1, 1892 – April 15, 1948) was the first president of the independent Republic of the Philippines. ... Carlos Polistico Garcia (November 4, 1896 – June 14, 1971) was the 8th president of the Philippines (1957-1961). ...

Throughout the centuries, many Chinese and Spaniards have migrated to major Visayan cities like Bacolod, Cebu, Dumaguete, Tagbilaran, Iloilo, Ormoc and Mindanao cities like Cagayan de Oro and Davao. Many of them have intermarried with Visayans and their descendants have taken-on Binisaya as their primary language (see Chinese Filipino and mestiso). Many high-land Negritos have also been assimilated into mainstream Bisaya society. Bacolod City, or simply Bacolod, is the capital and the largest city of Negros Occidental province in the Philippines. ... The City of Cebu (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Sugbo; Tagalog: Lungsod ng Cebu) is the provincial capital of Cebu in the Philippines and is the second most important metropolitan center in the country. ... Dumaguete City is the capital city of the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. ... Tagbilaran City is the capital and a component city of the island province of Bohol. ... Iloilo is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. ... Ormoc City is a city in the province of Leyte in the Philippines. ... Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. ... Cagayan de Oro (abbreviated C.D.O.) is the premier city of Northern Mindanao. ... Davao refers to several places in Mindanao in the Philippines. ... A Chinese Filipino (Simplified Chinese: 华菲; Traditional Chinese: 華菲; Hanyu Pinyin: Huáfēi; Hokkien: Huǎhūi; Cantonese: Waafei; Tagalog/Filipino: Tsinoy (pronounced ʧɪnɔj) derived from two words: Tsino (meaning Chinese) and Pinoy (the slang word for Filipino) is a person with Chinese blood born in the Philippines. ... Mestizo (Portuguese, Mestiço; French, Métis: from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscere, to mix) is a term of Spanish origin used to designate people of mixed European and indigenous non-European ancestry. ... The Negritos include the Atis, and at least 5 other tribes of the Philippines, the Semang of the Malay peninsula, and 12 Andamanese tribes of the Andaman Islands. ...

Migrations

There has also been a lot of migrations of Visayans to other parts of the Philippines and abroad. A large part of Mindanao is now populated by Visayans. (In the pre-Christian era, Visayans were concentrated in Northern Mindanao. Most of Mindanao, outside of Muslim territory, was then scarcely inhabited.) In Manila, a large percentage of the population is of Bisaya ancestry; in the wider metropolitan area, the majority are of Bisaya ancestry. The Visayans have also followed the pattern of migration of Filipinos abroad; many have migrated to the United States since the early 1900s, and a lot are working as contract workers in the Middle East and as seamen aboard transoceanic vessels. Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. ... Nickname: Map of Metro Manila showing the location of Manila Coordinates: 14°35 N 121° E Country Philippines Region National Capital Region Districts 1st to 6th districts of Manila Barangays 897 Incorporated (city) June 10, 1574 Government  - Mayor Jose L. Atienza, Jr. ... Metropolitan Manila (Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila) or the National Capital Region (NCR) (Filipino: Pambansang Punong Rehiyon) is the greater metropolitan area of the city of Manila, the national capital and largest city in the Philippines. ... Languages Filipino, Ilocano, Tagalog, Tausug, Visayan languages, other Philippine languages, English Religions Predominantly Catholic, Protestantism, Islam, Nonreligious Related ethnic groups Filipino people, Filipino American, Filipino Canadian, Filipino Australian, Filipino British, Filipino Hong Konger An Overseas Filipino is a person of Philippine origin who lives outside of the Philippines. ... An Overseas Filipino Worker (often abbreviated OFW) is a term for a Filipino who is employed in work outside the Philippines. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Seaman can be a generic term for sailor. ...

Culture

Kabisay-an, the Visayan homeland

Map of the Philippines showing the geopolitical Visayas, Luzon, and Mindanao.

Main article: Visayas

Kabisay-an refers both to the Bisaya people collectively and the lands occupied by them. The English translation, Visayas, is used only to refer to the latter. From a geopolitical standpoint, the Philippine region of the Visayas is comprised of the following islands: Panay, Romblon, Guimaras, Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor, Leyte, Biliran and Samar. Map of the Philippines showing Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... Map of the Philippines showing Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... Map of the Philippines showing Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao Visayas is one of the three island groupings in the Philippines along with Luzon and Mindanao. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao Visayas is one of the three island groupings in the Philippines along with Luzon and Mindanao. ... Map of the Philippines showing Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao Visayas is one of the three island groupings in the Philippines along with Luzon and Mindanao. ... Panay is an island in the Philippines located in the Visayas. ... Romblon is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in Luzon. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Guimaras Region: Western Visayas (Region VI) Capital: Jordan Founded: May 22, 1992 Population: 2000 census—141,450 (7th smallest) Density—234 per km² (33rd highest) Area: 604. ... Map of the Philippines showing the location of Negros. ... Cebu is an island of the Philippines. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Bohol Region: Central Visayas (Region VII) Capital: Tagbilaran City Founded: March 25, 1565 Population: 2000 census—1,137,268 (18th largest) Density—276 per km² (25th highest) Area: 4,117. ... Siquijor is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. ... This article is about the island. ... Biliran is one of the smallest provinces in the Philippines and it is located in the Eastern Visayas region. ... Samar, formerly Western Samar, is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. ...

Language

Kabisay-an

Main article: Visayan languages

The Bisaya all refer to their respective languages as Binisaya (see Visayan languages). Binisaya literally means "the way of the Bisaya" and is used to refer to bisaya-style cooking and indigenous herbal medicine, aside from the languages. There is some confusion to the usage and meaning of Bisaya and Binisaya. This probably stems from the inadequacy of English and Tagalog, the two languages with official status in the Philippines, to translate Bisaya and Binisaya accurately. Bisaya and Binisaya are both translated as "Visayan" in English and "Bisaya" in Tagalog. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x900, 55 KB) Summary modified wikipedia pic Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x900, 55 KB) Summary modified wikipedia pic Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Map of the Philippines showing Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao Visayas is one of the three island groupings in the Philippines along with Luzon and Mindanao. ... The Visayan languages of the Philippines, along with Tagalog and Bikol, are part of the Central Philippine language family. ... The Visayan languages of the Philippines, along with Tagalog and Bikol, are part of the Central Philippine language family. ... The Visayan languages of the Philippines, along with Tagalog and Bikol, are part of the Central Philippine language family. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Tagalog (pronunciation: ) is one of the major languages of the Republic of the Philippines. ...

The table below lists the Philippine languages classified as Bisayan by the Summer Institute of Linguistics. Although all of them belong to the same language family of Bisayan, not all speakers identify themselves as Bisaya. The Tausug for instance, only use Bisaya to refer to Christian Visayans. SIL International is a non-profit, faith-based, scientific organization with the main purpose to study, develop and document lesser-known languages for the purpose of expanding linguistic knowledge, promoting world literacy and aiding minority language development. ... Tausug is spoken in Sulu province in the Philippines It is a member of the Visayan language family. ...

¹ Philippines only.
² Philippines only; 1,022,000 worldwide. Aklanon refers to the people of Aklan province in the Philippines, their language and culture. ... The Ati are an indigenous tribe of Negritos on the island of Panay in the Philippines. ... Bantoanon may refer to: A resident of Banton, Romblon. ... Butuanon may refer to: The Butuanon language, an Austronesian language and member of the Visayan language family, spoken in the Philippines. ... Caluyanon or (Caluyanun, Caluynanen, Caluyanhon) Is a Visayan language that is spoken in Caluya Islands, Antique in the Philippines. ... Capiznon is an Austronesian language spoken in Western Visayas in the Philippines. ... Cebuano, also known as Sugboanon, is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 20,000,000 (ethnologue) people and is a subgroup or member of Bisaya, Visayan and Binisayâ. The name came from the Philippine island of Cebu, with the Spanish suffix -ano meaning native, of a place... Cuyonon or (Cuyonen, Cuyono, Cuyunon, Cuyo, Kuyunon, Kuyonon) is the language and people, believed to be of Malay origin, of Cuyo Island, Palawan in the Philippines. ... Hiligaynon is an Austronesian language spoken in Western Visayas in the Philippines. ... The Onhan language is a Visayan language spoken, along with the Romblomanon and Asi languages, in the province of Romblon, Philippines. ... Kinaray-a is an Austronesian language spoken mainly in the Antique Province in the Philippines. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Malaynon. ... Masbatenyo is a Visayan language spoken by more than 600,000 people, primarily in the province of Masbate in the Philippines. ... Porohanon are the people of Poro Island, Cebu in the Philippines. ... Ratagnon or (Datagnon or Latagnon) is one of the eight indigenous groups of Mangyan in the southernmost tip of Occidental Mindoro and the Mindoro Islands along the Sulu Sea. ... ASI can refer to: Access Solutions, Inc. ... Sorsogon is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. ... Sorsogon is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. ... Surigaonon is a local Philippine language spoken in the province of Surigao del Norte, and some portion of Agusan del Norte especially those towns near the Mainit Lake. ... Tausug is spoken in Sulu province in the Philippines. ... Waray may refer to: The Waray language of Australia The Waray-Waray language of the Philippines This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

Festivals

Visayans are known for their festivals, such as the Ati-atihan, Sinulog, Sandugo and the MassKara festivals. The Ati-Atihan Festival is a feast held in honor of the Santo Niño held annualy in January concluding on third Sunday, in the town of Kalibo, Aklan in the Philippines. ... Sinulog festival 2006 The Santo Niño given to Queen Juana of Cebu The Sinulog festival is one of the grandest and most colorful festivals in the Philippines. ... Sandugo Festival is a annual historical event, that takes place every year on the month of March, in the island of Bohol. ... A MassKara Festival street dance competition participant The Masskara Festival is a week-long festival held each year in Bacolod City, the capital of Negros Occidental province in the Philippines every third weekend of October nearest October 19, the citys Charter Anniversary. ...

Religion

Most Visayans are Roman Catholic due to the fact the first churches in the Philippines were established in the Visayas. The people are also known to have a devotion to the Santo Niño or the Child Jesus. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... An image of the Santo Niño de Cebu can be commonly found in many Filipino homes. ... Jacopo Bellinis Madonna and Child Blessing depicts the infant Jesus in the act of blessing the viewer The Child Jesus, or Christ Child is a religious symbol based on the activities of Jesus as an infant up to the age of twelve that recurs throughout history, starting from around...

Notes

See also

• Binisaya or Visayan languages
• Bisaya, a genus of beetles
• The Bisaya, a tribe of people living in Brunei and Sarawak.

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External links

• Volunteer for the Visayans is a non-profit organization seeking to uplift the condition of the Bisaya or Visayans
• bisayaOnline.net - bisaya forums, destinations and more.