Group 1
Leader
: William Ong
Secretary: Michael Cootauco
Members: Kyle Kang
Jaime Maceda
Diego Morales
The name “Tagalog” probably came from 2
sources:
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“Taga-ilog”, which means living by the river
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“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
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The Tagalog population is 15.9 million, which comprises about 28.1% of the total Philippine
population
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They are mostly Roman Catholics
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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)
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They have close-knit families
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Women hold the budget of the family
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They are brave and courageous. Examples of this are the Philippine Revolution of 1896
and World War 2
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They are the most westernized among the ethnic groups of the Philippines
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They are cheerful, polite and friendly
Jose Rizal
Emilio Aguinaldo
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
 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)
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