<P> The Ibálong , also known as Handiong or Handyong , is a 60 - stanza fragment of a Bikol full - length folk epic of Bikol region of Philippines , based on the Indian Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharta . The epic is said to have been narrated in verse form by a native poet called Kadunung . It was passed on orally until it was presumably jotted down in its complete Bikol narrative by Fray Bernardino de Melendreras de la Trinidad . The Ibalong portrays deeds in heroic proportions , centering on white men or tawong - lipod who were warrior - heroes named , among others , Baltog , Handyong , and Bantong . They came from Boltavara , settling and ruling Bikolandia and its inhabitants . The epic is set in the land of Aslon and Ibalong . The mountains Asog , Masaraga , Isarog , and Lingyon were prominent features of the area . </P>
<P> The Ibálong , also known as Handiong or Handyong , is a 60 - stanza fragment of a Bikol full - length folk epic of Bikol region of Philippines , based on the Indian Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharta . The epic is said to have been narrated in verse form by a native poet called Kadunung . It was passed on orally until it was presumably jotted down in its complete Bikol narrative by Fray Bernardino de Melendreras de la Trinidad . The Ibalong portrays deeds in heroic proportions , centering on white men or tawong - lipod who were warrior - heroes named , among others , Baltog , Handyong , and Bantong . They came from Boltavara , settling and ruling Bikolandia and its inhabitants . The epic is set in the land of Aslon and Ibalong . The mountains Asog , Masaraga , Isarog , and Lingyon were prominent features of the area . </P>
from what region of the philippines came the ibalong epic
from what region of the philippines came the ibalong epic
Bikol
Bikol