bulyaw mariguen is

a game (karawat)...

bulyaw mariguen is the cuyono version of the game HIDE and SEEK. It was popular in the little island of Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines during the time that electricity in CUYO was only supplied from 6 in the morning to 12 midnight (1990S). Children, then, loved playing Bulyaw Mariguen in the wild (mariguen) guided by the light of the moon.

Photo Taken by Diego Dobles of Kamaru Productions

bulyaw mariguen starts with the it (budi) covering his eyes and chanting bawal ag-upot sa marapit (hiding near the it is prohibited) to give the other players time to find a place to hide. Once the chanting is over, the it tries to look for the other players. Once the it finds one of the players, he/she holds on to him/her and shouts BULYAW MARIGUEN!!!. The player that the it finds becomes the new it.

Eventually, with the advent of technology, Bulyaw Mariguen disappeared in the vocabulary of young Cuyonons. This is the reason why BULYAW MARIGUEN (the band) chose this name. To them, this game is a symbol of Cuyonon culture that must be revived or at least made known to the young Cuyonons.

a band (banda)...
bulyaw mariguen is a band composed of 4 Cuyono musicians coming from different generations and different professions. Due to their desire to express themselves in music that makes use of their own Cuyono language, of creating music that they can call their own and that young Cuyonons can enjoy and relate to and their vision of having Cuyono music diversify (from folk to different genres)and contribute to its development, the 4 musicians below formed Bulyaw Mariguen.

VOCALS (KANTA): CHRISTOPHER "TOPZ" PEREZ

BACK-UP VOCALS: LEONARD "POPOY" DELA TORRE

GITARA (LEAD): FRANZ ABID

BAHO (BASS): LEONARD "POPOY" DELA TORRE

TAMBOR (DRUMS):PHILIP ABID

with...

JEORLIE MAGBANUA- Drums on Telegrama, Sulo, Ara Atabo & Sirak,Sound Engineer FOR Bulyaw Mariguen’s May 2009 Puerto Princesa TOUR

Dale Jason Abid- Drums on Tinipanan, GuitarIsT and Sound Engineer FOR Bulyaw Mariguen’s May 2009 Puerto Princesa TOUR

Rico Padrones- DrumMER for Bulyaw Mariguen’s May 2009 Puerto Princesa TOUR

Leo Dela Torre: Scream at Bisara Y Lola

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the first CUYONO ROCK album (album)...

bulyaw mariguen is also the name of the album of Bulyaw Mariguen and is the first CUYONO ROCK ALBUM to be released in Palawan and in the Philippines. CHECK OUT THE SONGS, LYRICS & TRANSLATIONS AT THE SIDEBAR!ALSO, CHECK OUT THEIR MUSIC VIDEOS!!!

This Album is Brought to You By MATINLO PRODUCTIONS and ENGR. JOHNNY FABELLO in cooperation with THE PALAWAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, THE NATURAL AND HISTORICAL FOUNDATION OF PALAWAN and KAMARU PRODUCTIONS.

Philippine Copyright 2009 BY Matinlo Productions Manufactured and Distributed in the Philippines by THE NATURAL AND HISTORICAL FOUNDATION OF PALAWAN AND THE CITY OF PUERTO PRINCESA INC. UNDER THE EXCLUSIVE LICENSE OF MATINLO PRODUCTIONS

an
advocacy...

a response to a need for
self-expression...

a response to a need for
representation in Palawan's media institutions...

a means to entice
teenagers to learn the Cuyono language...

a means to somehow change
the perception of the Palaweno youth about Cuyono music and
language...

a means to take part in
developing Cuyono music (diversify Cuyono music genres) ...

a means to move Cuyono and
Palawenyo history...

hardwork and will...

KANATEN DIA!!!!