Gitgit, Kalutang, Agung, Iraya, Tagbanua, Tultol, Igway,Tikog, Capiz, Puso, Hurdling, Athlon

Gitgit :  n. jostle; crowding; elbowing one's way through.   adj. 1. marked because of tightly tied cord, etc.; 2. cut by sawing motion using dull tool

Kalutang :  Classification: Percussion bars.  Description: A pair of percussion bars which are struck against each other at specific angles to produce a pitch.  These sticks are a part of an entire ensemble of kalutang which when playing together produce melodies.

Agung :  is a set of two wide-rimmed, vertically suspended gongs used by the Maguindanao, Maranao, Sama-Bajau and Tausug people of the Philippines as a supportive instrument in kulintang ensembles.

Iraya  : a tribe of mangyan people inhabiting the mountainous interior of northern Mindoro in the Philippines

Tagbanwa or Tagbanua : one of the oldest ethnic groups in the Philippines, can be mainly found in the central and northern Palawan. Research has shown that the Tagbanwa are possible descendants of the Tabon Man; thus, making them one of the original inhabitants of the Philippines.

Onomatopoeia :  (adjectival form: "onomatopoeic" or "onomatopoetic")  is a word that phonetically imitates, resembles or suggests the source of the sound that it describes. Onomatopoeia (as an uncountable noun) refers to the property of such words. Common occurrences of onomatopoeias include animal noises such as "oink", "miaow" (or "meow"), "roar" or "chirp".

tultol [tul.tul.] :                 direct (v.); guide (v.); lead (v.); usher (v.) command with authority.   intend (something) to move towards a certain goal.   organize or be responsible for.

Igway is the music from the Mangyan province in the Philippines; it is the word for "song." Their music ranges from legends, poems, talking to spirits, to expressing fears.

Visayas. Vi·sa·yas. group of islands in the central Philippines, including Cebu, Leyte, Negros, Panay, Samar, & many smaller islands. also called Visayan Islands.

Panay (/pəˈnaɪ/; Tagalog: [pɐˈnaj]) is an island in the Philippines located in the western part of the Visayas. It is about 100 miles across. Politically, it is divided into four provinces: Aklan, Antique, Capiz, and Iloilo, all in the Western Visayas Region.

Negros  Occidental (Filipino: Kanlurang Negros; Hiligaynon: Negros Nakatundan) is a province of the Philippines located in the Negros Island Region. Its capital is Bacolod City and it occupies the northwestern half of Negros Island; Negros Oriental is at the southeastern half.

Cebu :  officially the City of Cebu (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Sugbo, Filipino: Lungsod ng Cebu, Spanish: Ciudad de Cebú, Malay: Kota Sugbu), is the capital city of the province of Cebu and is the "second city" of the Philippines, being the center of Metro Cebu.   Cebu City is a significant center of commerce, trade and education in the Visayas region.

Chocolate Hills are a group of unusually shaped hills located in the middle of the island of Bohol in Philippines. This extraordinary landscape is unique to this small island.

       It is unknown how many chocolate hills there are. It is known that at the bare minimum there are 1268 hills but some estimates put this number as high as 1776.

Mal"mag  : n. [F., from native name in Madagascar.] (Zo["o]l.) The tarsius, or spectral lemur.

Tikog  : Sedge (Fimbristylis utilis) grows from 3 to 5 feet tall. a type of grass that grows wild near rice fields.

Capiz is one of the four provinces of Panay Island in Western Visayas. Located 375 miles southwest of Manila, 136 kilometers northwest of Iloilo City and 86 kilometers east of Kalibo, Aklan, once a part of the early Malay settlement known as Aklan. It is composed of 16 municipalities, 1 component city (Roxas City) and 473 barangays.

capiz (ˈkæpɪz) : n (Zoology) the bivalve shell of a mollusc (Placuna placenta) found esp in the Philippines and having a smooth translucent shiny interior: used in jewellery, ornaments, lampshades, etc.

Guimaras [ɡimaˈɾas] is a fourth class island province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Among the smallest provinces, its capital is Jordan. The island is located in the Panay Gulf, between the islands of Panay and Negros. To the northwest is the province of Iloilo and to the southeast is Negros Occidental.

Pusô : is a type of dumpling made from rice packed inside a diamond-shaped container of woven palm leaf pouch.

relay :  1. - a group of people or animals engaged in a task or activity for a fixed period of time and then replaced by a similar group.

2. - an electrical device, typically incorporating an electromagnet, that is activated by a current or signal in one circuit to open or close another circuit.

hur·dled, hur·dling, hur·dles : v.tr. 1. To leap over (a barrier) in or as if in a race. 2. To overcome or deal with successfully; surmount: hurdle a problem.   v.intr. To leap over a barrier or other obstacle.

de·cath·lon : an athletic event taking place over two days, in which each competitor takes part in the same prescribed ten events (100-meter dash, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400-meter dash, 110-meter hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, and 1,500-meter run)

athlon  : meaning prize and competition, this 'athl' comes directly from the greek: ἀθλητής (athletes) (a competitor) and the related verb to ἀθλέω (athleo) (to compete for a prize); other derived words include athlos (competition) and athlon (prize).

ath·let·ics : physical sports and games of any kind.  The sport of competing in track and field events, including running races and various competitions in jumping and throwing.