Region 4A

Calabarzon
Boongaling, Cabungcal
 PROVINCES IN REGION 4A
CALABARZON

BATANGAS CAVITE LAGUNA

QUEZON RIZAL
Performing Arts
Kalayaan Festival
• Kalayaan festival, as the name suggests, is a
celebration of Philippine Independence.
• Kalayaan Festival is a 2 week-long, province-
wide event held annually from May 28 to June
12. The festival was came to life in 2005 with
various programs including street dancing,
float parade, beauty pageant and trade fair.
• The Kalayaan Festival aims to showcase a new
way of experiencing our history and will hold
the promise of adventure and discovery of our
glorious past with great pride and enthusiasm.
Balsa Festival
• Every year on June 24, Lian celebrates
its town fiesta as with the celebration
of the birthdate of Saint John The
Baptist.
• A festival that centerpieces the Balsa
as a way of relaxation by the
Matabungkay Beach. The celebration
is culminated by a race and decorating
contest for the Balsa. The festival is
spearheaded by the DOT and the
private sector headed by the
Matabungkay Beach Resort and Hotel.
Regada Festival
• Water Festival or famously known
as REGADA.
• The celebration's moniker was gotten
from the Spanish word "regar" which
intends to water or to sprinkle.
• Held each seventeenth to 24th of June
since 1996, it is seven days in length
festivity that is brimming with culture
and plain old fun.
Wagayway Festival
• Celebrated every 28th of May in Imus,
Cavite to commemorate the Battle of
Alapan where many Filipinos following
the lead of General Emilio Aguinaldo
risked their lives against the conquering
Spaniards.
Visual Arts
Battle of Binakayan
Monument
• The encounter in Binakayan is one in a two-
pronged branch of offensive against Spaniards on
November 9-11, 1896. The second encounter was
in Kalero, Noveleta wherein hundreds of
Spanish soldiers were killed by Filipinos.
During the uprising, Gen. Gregoria Montoya
was with the revolutionary forces. She is the
Joan of Arc of the Philippines and hailed from
Tabon, Kawit, Cavite. Two hundred fifty Spanish
soldiers surrendered in “Polvorin,” after a brief
encounter with Filipino soldiers. It was the
second victory of the Filipino Revolutionaries
under the leadership of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo.
Sanduguang Siklab
ng Digmaan Marker
• The marker is about the blood compact
executed by the local Katipuneros in
Barangay Pinagtipunan, Gen. Trias,
Cavite on the eve of August 31, 1896. The
blood compact preceded the attack against
the Spanish Headquarters in the town by the
natives in the morning of August 31. The
local Katipuneros battered the Spanish
forces into submission and it was known in
the Philippine history as the first ever
successful battle of the Katipuneros from the
Magdiwang Faction.
Tejeros Convention
• It was in Tejeros, a former sitio and
now one of the 33 barangays of Gen.
Trias, where the National Convention
was held on March 22, 1897. Known
as the Tejeros Convention, it was here
that the Revolutionary Government was
established. It was the forerunner that
shaped the First Philippine Republic.
11th Airborne
Division Marker
• On February 3, 1945, the 11th Airborne
Division of Lt. Gen. William Krueger’s
8th Army airdropped military supplies
and personnel on the Tagaytay Ridge
amidst enemy groundfire. Their mission
was to secure Tagaytay City and
guarantee the easy flow of troops and
supplies to Manila. The action later
proved significant to the Manila
liberation. A marker was made at the
Silang Crossing to honor the event.
Literary Arts
The Myth of Wawa Dam,
Montalban (RIZAL) by
Christian Paula Ramos
• It starts with the story of Bernardo Carpio who
grew up in San Mateo, Rizal and was part of a
rebellion against the Spanish who feared his
incredible strength. Employing the powers of a
local engkantado (shaman), he was trapped in
between two rocks through supernatural
means. Calling for a parley, they lured him
towards a cave in the mountains of Montalban.
The lad fell for the trap. The engkantado used
his agimat (talisman) and Bernardo Carpio was
caught between two boulders which the
shaman had caused to grind each other.
• The legend says he was not killed, but was trapped between these two
boulders. He was unable to escape because the talisman’s power was
as great as his own strength. When Carpio’s co-conspirators arrived at
the cave to rescue him, they were blocked from the cave by a series of
cave-ins that killed several of the men. People soon surmised that
whenever an earthquake happens, it is caused by Bernardo Carpio
trying to free himself from the mountain.
The Legend of Lake Ticob
(QUEZON)
Retold by: Nita Umali-
Berthelsen
The Legend of Maria Makiling
(CALABARZON)
Retold by: Rizal
• In Philippine mythology, is a diwata (anito) or lambana
(fairy) associated with Mount Makiling in Laguna,
Philippines. She is the most widely known diwata in
Philippine mythology, and was venerated in pre-colonial
Philippines as a goddess known as Dayang Masalanta or
Dian Masalanta who was invoked to stop deluge, storms
and earthquakes.
• Maria Makiling is the guardian spirit of the mountain,
responsible for protecting its bounty and thus, is also a
benefactor for the townspeople who depend on the
mountain's resources. In addition to being a guardian of
the mountain, some legends also identify Laguna de Bay
— and the fish caught from it — as part of her domain.
She was sent by Bathala to aid the people of the area in
their everyday life.
Artists in Calabarzon
Mars Ravelo
• Mars Ravelo was a Filipino comic book
cartoonist and graphic novelist
• Born: 9 October 1916, Tanza
• Died: 12 September 1988
•  Darna, Dyesebel, Captain Barbell,
Lastikman, Bondying, Varga, Wanted:
Perfect Mother, Hiwaga, Maruja,
Mariposa, Roberta, Rita, Buhay
Pilipino, Jack and Jill, Flash Bomba,
Tiny Tony, and Dragonna among others
José Protacio Rizal Mercado
y Alonso Realonda
• José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
was a Filipino nationalist and polymath during
the tail end of the Spanish colonial period of the
Philippines
• He is tagged as the national hero of the Filipino
people.
• Born: 19 June 1861, Calamba
• Died: 30 December 1896, Manila
“He who does not know how to look back at
where he came from will never get to his
destination”
Bienvenido Lumbera
• Bienvenido Lumbera is a Filipino poet,
critic and dramatist.
• He is a National Artist of the Philippines
and a recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay
Award for Journalism, Literature and
Creative Communications.
• Born: 11 April 1932 (age 87 years), Lipa
Maestrio Lucio D.
San Pedro
• Filipino composer and teacher who was
proclaimed National Artist of the
Philippines for Music in 1991
• Born: 11 February 1913, Angono
• Died: 31 March 2002, Quezon City
• Known for: National Artist of the
Philippines for Music, composer of
hymns like Nuestro Padre Jesús
Nazareno
Thank you