CAPTIVATING CAPIZ: Your Very Own Tour Guide! ^_^

(HERE ARE SOME PICTURES TAKEN IN CAPTIVATING CAPIZ SHOWING ITS CAPTIVATING AND CUNNING LOCATIONS SO THAT IF EVER YOU VISIT CAPIZ, YOU WON'T HAVE A HARD TIME TO THINK ABOUT WHAT PLACE YOU SHOULD VISIT FIRST!!! ^_^)

CAPTIVATING CAPIZ: Facts and Figures

(Here is a post of the figures and measurements you need to know about CAPTIVATING Capiz, it's really useful to those who will be taking exams about CAPTIVATING CAPIZ but if you're not... what the hell,,, just read it,,, it will do you good you know?!!! hehe.... okay so here goes^_^)


Region: Western Visayas (Region VI)
Capital:Roxas city

Divisions

- Highly urbanized cities 0
- Component cities 1
- Municipalities 16
- Barangays 473
- Congressional districts 2

Population: 36th largest
- Total (2007) 654,156
- Density 248 /km2 (642 /sq mi) (28th highest)

Area
30th smallest
- Total: 2,633.2 km2 (1,017 sq mi)

Founded
-Spoken languages:Capiznon, Ilonggo
Governor
Victor Tangco (Liberal)

CAPTIVATING CAPIZ: A Journey Into the Myth

Here in CAPTIVATING Capiz, a lot of speculations about the existence of aswangs roaming its grounds have been spreading. A lot of aswang stories also surfaced, here's one example but it's a bit short.... so I'll try to be abducted by aswangs and tell you all about it (PALABAUN KU GD) hehe....

It was a rainy night that time. A young expectant mother was sewing a dress for her baby. Suddenly she felt something playing down her leg as if a thread like material. She became aware of a red looking tread. She tried and tried to brush it off, but it was so stubborn that she decided to take the shear and stripped it. As she did it, she suddenly heard a sharp cry out of nowhere. It was then followed by a heavy thud the ground and a flutter of heavy wings. She suddenly realized that her baby's life was almost taken by an aswang.

-ALBINO-

CAPTIVATING CAPIZ: It's Captivating Hymn

O, Capiz, also known as the Capiz Hymn, is the official provincial anthem of the province of Capiz in the Philippines. The hymn, which bested 24 other entries in a province-sponsored competition, was written by Charmaine O. Guartero, a high school music teacher at Filamer Christian College.

Capiznon

O, Capiz duog nga hamili

Dunang manggad sang Dios pinili.

Kadagatan mo kag kabukiran.

Pagatatapon imong kabugana-an.
Capiz matahum nga ngalan.

Sa tagui-pusuon ikaw mapahamtang.

Dumulu-ong ka, o Capizeño man ang kagayun.S

a gihapon, mahamutan.

Koro:O, Capiz, CapizBisan diin kami padulong

O, Capiz, Capiz

Imo ngalan pagadal-on

Capiz, probinsya nga pinasahi.

Bilidhon ang mga palanubli-on

Ipadayon, palig-unon, itib-ong Capiznon.

Tanan, magahugpong.

Koro

Imo ngalan pagadal-on

English Translation

Oh, beloved Capiz

By the power of God

The mountains and the seas,

Are well taken care of.
Capiz, what a beautiful name.

Your heart will be at peace.

Come, oh, Capiznon you still will be.

Now and forever.

Chorus:

Oh Capiz, Capiz

Wherever we may go

Oh Capiz, Capiz

We will carry your name.

Capiz, the exceptional province

We will carry on the tradition

As proud Capiznons

Everyone unite.

Chorus

We will carry your name.

CAPTIVATING CAPIZ: It's Awesome History ^_^

Captivating Capiz became the second Spanish settlement after Cebu when Captain Diego de Artienda, sent by Legaspi landed in the town of Pan-ay and proclaimed it the capital of the province. The capital was then moved to the present location of Roxas City.

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 Malays, 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.

When the Spaniards led by Miguel López 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 López de 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.

In the same year of 1569 Captain ('Capitan') Diego de Artieda who was sent by Legaspi landed in the Town of Panay and proclaimed it as the capital of the province. Later, they moved the Capital to its present site upon discovering the town of Capiz (not the province, and now Roxas City) which was near the sea and provided docking facilities.

In 1942, the region was occupied by the Japanese troops. In 1945, the region was liberated by the joint Filipino and American troops with Filipino guerrillas from the defeated Japanese Imperial forces during Second World War.

Capiz and Aklan were united under one province until April 25, 1956, when President Ramon Magsaysay signed into law Republic Act 1414 separating the two entities.

CAPTIVATING CAPIZ: Landmarks and Tourist Attractions. ^_^

1.)(THE VERY CHURCH OF ROXAS CITY... LOOKS LIKE A CAKE THOUGH RIGHT??)
2.)(DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS BUT IT LOOK'S COOL)
3.)(THE VERY BREATHTAKING FOUNTAIN OF CAPTIVATING CAPIZ)
4.)(THE BAYBAY BEACH OF CAPTIVATING CAPIZ)
5.)(THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF OUR BELOVED CITY)

CAPTIVATING CAPIZ: It's Myths, Legends and Folklore

Myths, Folklore, Superstitious Beliefs and Practices

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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 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 bungsud 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 simply 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.