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25-596: Its sculpted wooden atlases, known as "otí-ot" in the Visayan language , provide support to the second floor protrusion of the house. The house is an important structure to the locality's tourism spots. Notable personalities including Emilio Aguinaldo and Sergio Osmeña had stayed in the house. In the 1800s, a young merchant from San Nicolas in Cebu by the name of Ignacio Juan Vega settled in Northern Mindanao at

50-615: A small town now called Balingasag, then named Galas. It was through Vega that the Cebuano devotion to the Sto. Nino was introduced to the townsfolk of Balingasag. Aside from this cultural practice, he also left behind a heritage house that is considered these days as one of the most important landmarks that can be found in Misamis Oriental. The house also witnessed the political endeavors of its owners. The first town executive came from

75-864: A subgroup of the Austronesian languages spoken in the Philippines . They are most closely related to Tagalog and the Bikol languages , all of which are part of the Central Philippine languages . Most Bisayan languages are spoken in the whole Visayas section of the country, but they are also spoken in the southern part of the Bicol Region (particularly in Masbate and Sorsogon where several dialects of Waray are spoken), islands south of Luzon , such as those that make up Romblon , most of

100-432: Is not represented by an atlas as what several travel bloggers would state in their blogs and articles. There are also misconceptions regarding the three sculpted wooden structures of men. Others say that this is a paradigm of slavery while others would say that this is inspired by the atlas icon that symbolizes the man carrying the world. The true account on this, according to Dr. Antonio J. Montalvan II and with reference to

125-436: Is the combination of the first two letters of her names, Lo urdes Ca rvajal). She made her television comeback on GMA Network in 2002 with the show Inday, Heart to Heart . Inday Badiday died on September 26, 2003, aged 59 years old, from multiple organ failure due to two strokes at St. Luke's Medical Center – Quezon City . She was the former spouse of costume and makeup artist, Ernie Carvajal and had three children and

150-593: The Bisayan language family but spoken natively in places outside of the Visayas do not use the self-reference Bisaya or Binisaya . To speakers of Cuyonon , Surigaonon , Butuanon and Tausug , the term Visayan usually refers to either Cebuano or Hiligaynon. There have been no proven accounts to verify the origins of Bisaya . However, there is an ethnic group in Malaysia and Brunei who call themselves with

175-598: The Vega Clan in the person of Faustino Vega. He was known in that time as presidente local under the short-lived First Philippine Republic (1898-1903). Melquiades Vega, the son of Faustino Vega, served as the first presidente local under the American Regime (1903-1928). Though there are no existing documents that would trace back to a specific year when this house was constructed, several attempts by heritage advocates to document this house as well as bloggers and

200-766: The areas of Mindanao and the province of Sulu located southwest of Mindanao. Some residents of Metro Manila also speak one of the Bisayan languages. Over 30 languages constitute the Bisayan language family. The Bisayan language with the most speakers is Cebuano , spoken by 20 million people as a native language in Central Visayas , parts of Eastern Visayas , and most of Mindanao . Two other well-known and widespread Bisayan languages are Hiligaynon (Ilonggo) , spoken by 9 million in most of Western Visayas and Soccsksargen ; and Waray-Waray , spoken by 6 million in Eastern Visayas region. Prior to colonization,

225-436: The best quality of materials during its construction as is evidenced by the house which has withstood the tests of time through centuries. Consequently, this heritage structure is one of the primary attractions to tourists and outsiders who come to visit the rich historical center (Poblacion) of Balingasag. The coffee table books and glossy calendars (the latest one being the 2006 Shell calendar ["Homes of our Heritage"]) help in

250-501: The famous television personality Inday Badiday and Philippine Daily Inquirer editor-in-chief Letty Jimenez Magsanoc . However, it is wrong to refer to it as the "Jimenez House" because the Jimenez was just one branch of the Vega Clan. It is locally known by its correct name, "Vega House". A common misconception is that the house is associated with the late child star Julie Vega due to her stage surname "Vega." However, her real name

275-405: The following internal classification for the Bisayan languages (Zorc 1977:32). The five primary branches are South, Cebuan, Central, Banton, and West. However, Zorc notes that the Bisayan language family is more like a dialect continuum rather than a set of readily distinguishable languages. The South Bisayan languages are considered to have diverged first, followed by Cebuan and then the rest of

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300-671: The following names and locations of Bisayan languages. The recently documented languages Karolanos , Magahat , and Kabalian are not listed in Zorc (1977). The following comparisons are from data gathered by Zorc (1997). siláng níang sa ílang David Zorc 's reconstruction of Proto-Bisayan had 15 consonants and 4 vowels (Zorc 1977:201). Vowel length, primary stress (penultimate and ultimate), and secondary stress (pre-penultimate) are also reconstructed by Zorc. Inday Badiday Maria Lourdes Jimenez Carvajal (August 6, 1944 – September 26, 2003), popularly known as Inday Badiday ,

325-410: The genealogy of the Vega Clan, is that the three sculptures represent the three sons of Ignacio Juan Vega, namely Santos (married to Valentina Roa, Juana Valmores), Pedro (married to Benita Salvacion), and Gregorio. The house uses "molave" tree and "balayong" as the primary building material. It can also be observed that the house has large beams or pillars that act as support to the overall stability of

350-411: The house -- especially the cost incurred for the maintenance -- they prefer to take care of the house than lose ownership to the local tourism authority. However, the house is still open for walk-in tourists, and those who wish to have a visit of the house may do so by appointment basis. One highlight of this house that adds to its fame is its association with the late Maria Clara Vega Jimenez - mother of

375-413: The house is its uppermost portion which still uses the classical cogon for the roof. It further classifies the house under the 1st Transition of Bahay na bato aside from its emerging stone works at the bottom part of the house. Another feature of the house can also be observed in its support beams that are decorated with the chambered nautilus motif. One can conclude that the owner of the house used

400-400: The house structure. Each pillar is placed alongside the corners, in between the corners and along the center of the house. Its walls are designed like woven abaca, called "Uway" (English: rattan ) in visayan as that is colored in yellow. The house still uses the traditional banggera (kitchen dishwashing area) as air-drying shelf for kitchen wares and utensils. Another notable feature of

425-403: The local townsfolk say that this house was built in the 1800s. It is noteworthy to mention that the house is designed with sculpted wooden men that act as support structures to the protruding second floor of the house. Unlike what other feature writers would say, there are only three wooden men. There is one corner where no wooden men structure can be seen. In other words, each corner of the house

450-468: The mid-1800s. A total of 36 varieties are listed below. Individual languages are marked by italics . The auxiliary language of Eskayan is grammatically Bisayan, but has essentially no Bisayan (or Philippine) vocabulary. Magahat and Karolanos , both spoken in Negros, are unclassified within Bisayan. Ethnologue classifies the 25 Bisayan languages into five subgroups: Zorc (1977: 14–15) lists

475-497: The provision of a constant stream of onlookers and curio watchers which improve the local tourism statistics of the municipality. According to Ms. Nanette Vega, the local tourism authority wishes to acquire the house through legal processes so as to maintain and preserve the house and open it as a tourism hotspot. Ms. Nanette and the Vega clan decline the proposal for sentimental reasons. While they admit that they find it hard to maintain

500-691: The same name . However, these ethnic groups in the Philippines must not be confused with those in Borneo . David Zorc lists the following innovations as features defining the Bisayan languages as a group (Zorc 1977:241). Tausug is noted to have diverged early from the group and may have avoided some sound changes that affected the others. ( Tag : ˈʔaː.raw) (Tag: ˈʔaː.sim) (Tag: ʔit.ˈlog) (Tag: ˈbaː.go) ( Naga : ˈʔal.daw) (Naga: ˈʔal.som) ( Iriga : ʔit.ˈlog) (ALL: ˈʔad.law) ( Kin : ˈʔas.ləm, Ceb : ˈʔas.lum) (MOST: ˈʔit.log) David Zorc gives

525-663: The script and calligraphy of most of the Visayan peoples was the badlit , closely related to the Tagalog baybayin . Native speakers of most Bisayan languages, especially Cebuano , Hiligaynon and Waray , not only refer to their language by their local name, but also by Bisaya or Binisaya , meaning Bisayan language . This is misleading or may lead to confusion as different languages may be called Bisaya by their respective speakers despite their languages being mutually unintelligible . However, languages that are classified within

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550-541: The three branches. Also, in the Visayas section, the province of Romblon has the most linguistic diversity, as languages from three primary Bisayan branches are spoken there: Romblomanon from Central Bisayan, Inunhan from Western Bisayan and Banton (which has an independent Bisayan branch). Notably, Baybayanon and Porohanon have Warayan substrata, indicating a more widespread distribution of Waray before Cebuano speakers started to expand considerably starting from

575-552: Was Julie Pearl Apostol Postigo. This false belief persists among those who are unfamiliar with the house's history. As of the present days, the first floor of the house is being utilized as a restaurant/ carinderia . The store opens as early as 6:00 in the morning and closes at 7:00 in the evening. Part of the income from the store is used for the maintenance of the house. Visayan languages Cebuan Central Bisayan West Bisayan Asi South Bisayan Other legend The Bisayan languages or Visayan languages are

600-423: Was a Filipino TV host and journalist who was known as Philippine television's "queen of showbiz talk shows" and "queen of intrigues". The name "Inday Badiday" was coined by her mother Lala, from the word “Inday” as “Girly” and “Badiday” as “Gay (Bading) or Flamboyant”, referring to the titillating nature of the gossip industry. Her commentary and knowledge about the industry eventually brought her fame. She

625-587: Was also known for her charitable TV segment of announcing lost or kidnapped children in her media platforms. She is also a columnist for different showbiz & movie magazines Eyebugs: Bigay Hilig sa Balitang Showbiz , Modern Romances and Tsismis . One of her first shows was Nothing but the Truth and later See-True and Eye to Eye , which served as Philippine television's template for showbiz talk shows. These shows were all produced by GMA News and Public Affairs and her production company, LoCa Productions (LoCa

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