The story is about a couple named Lumnay and Awiayo who were in a long-term relationship according to tribal law. However, after many years they did not have any children, which was against the law. As a result, Awiayo had to seek another woman named Madulimay to marry and have a child with. At the wedding dance before the last dance, Awiayo spoke to Lumnay, then continued dancing with Madulimay. After witnessing this, Lumnay left the tribe to live alone in the mountains.

1. Wedding Dance
By Amador Daguio

3. Summary
 long time ago there was a couple who was
inlove named lumnay and awiyao. after many
years of relationship thier love never bare a fruit,
base on tribe law they must have 1 child or more
if not the husband must seek another woman to
be loved and have a child. in thier case the
relation shipof lumnay and awiyao didnot
succed, so awiyao looked for another woman
inorder to have a child. and he find a woman
named madulimay. and at the wedding before
the last dance will be presented awiyao talk to
her old wife and after that he go on to his
wedding, lumnay watch them dance the tribal
dance and after that lumnay leave the tribe
and live on the mountains.

5. MARAGTAS EPIC STORY
By: Pedro Alcantara Monteclaro

6. Summary
 Datu Puti long with other nine chieftains plans to
leave Borneo. Riding their native boats, they
ventured intothe night and across the wide
ocean. At first, the ten rulers and their families
were afraid that they might perishin the middle
of the sea. Soon, they have reached the islands
of Panay and befriended with the natives called
Aetas, the aetas sell their piece of land and the
chieftains give the aetas leader a golden
salakot and they live a peace and harmony
place.

7. Characters
Marikudo – king of negritos/aetas
Makatunao - head and oppressive leader from Borneo
10 Datu`s
1.Datu Paiborong
2.Datu Sumakwel
3. Datu Puti
4. Datu Bangkaya
5. Datu Dumangsol
6.Datu Padahinog
7.Datu Dumingsel
8.Datu Baluensuela
9.Datu Dumalogdog
10.Datu Lubay

10. •Is a writer and
journalist.
•He finished
journalism in the
UST were he also
become a editor-in-
Chief of the
University’s official
publication.
•The “Varsitarian .
•He is also a fiction
writer , his stories
have been publish
in different
publication and
anthologies ,
famous among s
“Red ang luha ni
Michael”.

12. The story entitled, ‘’ Bakit Red ang luha ni
Michael’’ was a story of two man which
doesn’t have an specific relationship
because both of them are bi-sexual. The
story begin when Ricky tells their life
with his partner, Michael since young and
the closeness they have until the grown
up college in Butuan, Agusan Del Norte.
After their college life, Michael and Ricky
went to Manila to strive for better life
bringing only their five thousand money,
transcript of records at sense of
adventure. After six years of different
challenges, Ricky and Michael rent a
house and live in Quezon City.

13. Michael worked in an AD agency while Rickey stays at
house for household chores because he had been kicking-
out from his work as a production manager when he
presented an informal artistic design. One of a very hot
Monday morning while Ricky making a juice for Michael,
the rusted ref. caught the attention of Michael and said,’’
the ref. was look rusty when we have visitor I will going
to hide myself in the cabinet’’. At that time Ricky plan to
surprise Michael by painting and making the rusted ref, a
new one. When Michael went worked, Ricky decided to
buy a paint and right size of paint brush. He chooses the
scarlet red color because it’s romantic and hurriedly went
home. When he came back home he painted the rusted ref.
and with such extraordinary feeling he felt while
painting those ugly things he saw, he unknowingly paint
the entire house.

14. After a while someone’s came to their house, he
thought it was Michael but unfortunately it was a
mail man who’s bringing a letter to Michael. He
found out that the letter was come from Butuan,
from the girl named, Joan. In that moment, Ricky
felt something he can’t explain so he painted the
face of the mail man, made it ran shouting, ‘’paint
in my face’’.
Little while, Michael went home from his work, he
thought it wasn’t his house he enters to because of
so many changes. When he clearly saw everything
around, he just cried and tear stream to his face
because he though Ricky was already change and
cured from its brain disease. When Ricky saw the
tears coming from his partner face, he painted it
until paint runs out.