ers , ▁ser fs , ▁and ▁slaves ) ▁but ▁below ▁the ▁T um ao ▁( ro yal ▁nob ility ) ▁in ▁the ▁Vis ay an ▁social ▁hierarchy . ▁They ▁were ▁roughly ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁Tag alog ▁ma har lika ▁cas te . ▁Lap u ▁Lap u ▁was ▁a ▁Tim awa . ▁ ▁H indu - B ud dh ist ▁artifact s ▁ ▁A ▁cru de ▁Buddh ist ▁med all ion ▁and ▁a ▁co pper ▁statue ▁of ▁a ▁H indu ▁De ity , ▁G anes ha , ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁by ▁Henry ▁Ot ley ▁Bey er ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁in ▁ancient ▁sites ▁in ▁Puerto ▁Prin ces a , ▁Pal aw an ▁and ▁in ▁M act an , ▁C eb u . ▁The ▁cr ud eness ▁of ▁the ▁artifact s ▁indicates ▁they ▁are ▁of ▁local ▁reprodu ction . ▁Unfortunately , ▁these ▁icons ▁were ▁destroyed ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁However , ▁black ▁and ▁white ▁photograph s ▁of ▁these ▁icons ▁surv ive . ▁ ▁Modern ▁name ▁usage ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁propos als ▁to ▁rename ▁the ▁current ▁Central ▁Vis ay as ▁region , ▁which ▁is ▁domin ated ▁by ▁the ▁C eb u ano ▁eth nic ▁group , ▁into ▁Sug bu ▁region , ▁the ▁former ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁prior ▁to ▁Spanish ▁colon ization ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Rel ated ▁to ▁C eb u ▁polity ▁ ▁Singh ap ala ▁- ▁the ▁ancient ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁polity ▁of ▁C eb u . ▁ ▁Battle ▁of ▁M act an