This document provides information about the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines. It was established in 1987 and consists of 6 provinces. The region is located in the mountainous area of northern Luzon and hosts several major rivers. It has natural resources like gold and copper and is a popular tourist destination, known for sites like the Banaue Rice Terraces. The most populous cities in the region are Baguio City and La Trinidad. The document also provides background information on Amador Daguio, a Filipino poet and novelist from the early 20th century.

1. "Wedding Dance" by Amador
Daguio
Prepared by:
Carl Michael Jaudian

2.  The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) was established
on July 15, 1987 through executive Order No. 220 issued by
President Corazon Aquino. It is the only land-locked region
of the Philippines. The region consists of the provinces of
Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province and
Apayao. The regional center is Baguio City.

3.  Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is located
in the north-central part of Luzon and
encompasses most of the areas within the
Cordillera Central mountain range of Luzon. It is
bounded by Ilocos Norte and Cagayan in the
north, Pangasinan and Nueva Viscaya in the
south, Cagayan Valley in the east, and the Ilocos
region in the west. The region is dubbed as the
“Watershed Cradle of North Luzon” because it
hosts 9 major rivers that provide continuous water
for irrigation and energy for northern Luzon.

4.  The region is rich in natural resources and has
abundant mineral reserves. Gold, copper, silver,
zinc, are among the metallic ores that can be
found in the region. Non-metallic reserves include
sand, gravel and sulfur. Although mineral
reserves are found all over the province, mining is
concentrated in Benguet. Great majority of
Cordillera’s population engaged in farming and
small-scale production.

5.  Cordillera is one of the prime tourist destinations in the
Philippines. It has many spectacular scenic views and
enchanting cool places. Baguio City is the summer capital of
the Philippines. The world-famous Banaue Rice Terraces in
the province of Ifugao is considered as the “Eighth Wonder of
the World”. This structure of about 2000 to 6000 years old is
a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Other tourists’ attractions of
the region include the Sumaguing Cave in Sagada and the
mummy caves in Benguet and Mt. Province. There are four
National Parks in the region: Cassamata Hill, Mount Pulag
which is the highest mountain in Luzon, Mount Data and
Balbalasang-Balbalan.

6. The most populous cities and municipalities in
Cordillera Administrative Region are:
City/Municipality Province
Area
in km²
Population
Total Density/km²
Baguio City Benguet 57.51 301,926 5,249.97
La Trinidad Benguet 70.04 97,810 1,396.49
City Of Tabuk Kalinga 700.25 87,912 125.54
Itogon Benguet 449.73 48,778 108.46
Bangued Abra 105.70 46,179 436.89
Tuba Benguet 295.97 40,008 135.18
Mankayan Benguet 130.48 34,563 264.89
Buguias Benguet 175.88 34,507 196.20
Bauko Mountain Province 153.00 29,382 192.04
Pinukpuk Kalinga 743.56 27,783 37.36

7. Amador T. Daguio
Was a poet, novelist and teacher during the pre-war. He was best known for his
fictions and poems. He had published two volumes of poetry, "Bataan Harvest"
and"The Flaming Lyre". He served as chief editor for the Philippine House of
Representatives before he died in 1966.
Daguio was born 8 January 1912 in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, but grew up in Lubuagan,
Mountain Province, where his father, an officer in the Philippine Constabulary, was
assigned. He was class valedictorian in 1924 at the Lubuagan Elementary School.
Then he stayed with his uncle at Fort William McKinley to study at Rizal High School in
Pasig. Those four years in high school were, according to Daguio, the most critical in
his life. «I spent them literally in poverty, extreme loneliness, and adolescent pains
…In my loneliness, I began to compose verses in earnest.”8 He was in third year high
when he broke into print in a national weekly, The Sunday Tribune Magazine (11 July
1926), with a poem, “She Came to Me.” He was going to be valedictorian or
salutatorian, but his teacher in “utter lack of justice …put down my marks in history—
my favorite subject. That just about broke my heart because then I would have had
free tuition at the U.P.”9

8. One of ten honor graduates at U.P. in 1932, he returned to teach at
his boyhood school in Lubuagan; in 1938, he taught at Zamboanga
Normal School where he met his wife Estela. They transferred to
Normal Leyte School in 1941 before the Second World War. During
the Japanese Occupation, he joined the resistance and wrote poems
in secret, later collected as Bataan Harvest.1 0 He was a bosom-
friend of another writer in the resistance, Manuel E. Arguilla.
In 1952, he obtained his M.A. in English at Stanford U. as a Fulbright
scholar. His thesis was a study and translation of Hudhud hi
Aliguyon (Ifugao Harvest Song). In 1954, he obtained his Law degree
from Romualdez Law College in Leyte. Daguio was editor and public
relations officer in various offices in government and the military. He
also taught for twenty-six years at the University of the East, U.P.,
and Philippine Women’s University. In 1973, six years after his death,
Daguio was conferred the Republic Cultural Heritage Award.

10. CHARACTERS:
1. Lumnay – a woman who was left by her
husband because he had to marry another
woman/ Developing
2. Awiyao- the husband stated above / Flat
3. Madulimay – Awiyao’s new wife / Flat

11. PLOT:
a) Introduction
The story opens with Awiyao entering his and Lumnay’s house.
b) Rising Action
Things start to heat up when Lumnay says she does not want any other man.
c) Climax
There is more intensity when Awiyao says he does not want any other woman.
d) Falling action
But they both have to follow their tribe’s tradition.
e) Denouement
Awiyao has to go back to the wedding dance.

12. SETTING:
a) place – in the mountains somewhere in
the Philippines
b) time- a long time ago
c) weather conditions- fine
d) social conditions- lower-class
e) mood or atmosphere- sad and tense

13. POINT OF VIEW:
The Point of View used in this short story
is the Omniscient Limited - The author tells the
story in third person (using pronouns they, she,
he, it, etc). We know only what the character
knows and what the author allows him/her to
tell us. We can see the thoughts and feelings of
characters if the author chooses to reveal them
to us.

14. LITERARY DEVICES:
For me, there is an extensive use of the literary
device Symbolism. There are many symbols here, and these
are the darkness, the house’s four walls, the smoldering
embers, and the beads. The darkness symbolizes how the
two lead characters feel. Meanwhile, the house’s walls
symbolize the former couple’s “imprisonment.” The
smoldering embers that become glowing coals symbolize the
love that both of them still feel towards each other. Finally,
the beads symbolize Awiyao’s great love for Lumnay even if
she was not able to give him a child.

15. THEME
In my opinion, the theme True love never
dies is applicable to this story.
CONFLICT
The conflict here is Man vs. Society. The
lead characters have to follow their tribe’s
custom --ARV