What is Maragtas and Kalantiaw code?
The Code of Rajah Kalantiaw was a supposed legal code in the epic history Maragtas that is said to have been written in 1433 by Datu Kalantiaw, a chief on the island of Negros in the Philippines. The code is now believed by many historians to have been a hoax and that it had actually been written in 1913 by Jose E.
Who is the first Filipino lawgiver?
Datu Bendehara Kalantiaw
Datu Bendehara Kalantiaw, third Chief of Panay, born in Aklan, established his government in the peninsula of Batang, Aklan Sakup. Considered the First Filipino Lawgiver, he promulgated about 1433 a penal code now known as Code of Kalantiaw containing 18 articles.
Who is the stage designer of Kalantiaw?
The artistic team of “KALANTIAW” is comprised of Glenn Sevilla Mas (Artistic Director and Company Moderator, Tanghalang Ateneo), Joseph Dela Cruz (OIC Company Moderator), Charles Yee (Director), Ed Lacson Jr. (Set Designer), Carlo Pagunaling (Costumes Designer), Meliton Roxas Jr.
What exactly is contained in Maragtas?
Content. The Maragtas is an original work which purports to be based on written and oral sources of which no copy has survived. The author makes no claim that the work contains a transcription of particular pre-Hispanic documents.
Is Maragtas a legend?
The stories known as the Maragtas are legends that may or may not be based on actual events in the remote past. They are about the ten datus or chiefs who escaped the tyranny of Datu Makatunaw of Borneo and immigrated to the island of Panay.
What is Filipino opera?
The Philippine opera is a music performed dramatically in a theatrical setting. Its common themes include murder, revenge and romance. The Philippine musical plays are in a way serve as fruits of theater and are highly influenced by broadway presentations. Its themes include adaptation from novels and the likes.
