Rosalie J. Avengoza-Almadrones, (Ph. D)
College of Arts and Sciences, Camarines Norte State College, Philippines
rosalie_ning@yahoo.com
Date Received: October 30, 2015; Date Revised: December 21, 2015
Asia Pacific Journal of Multidisciplinary Research
Vol. 3 No.5, 171-178
December 2015 Part I
P-ISSN 2350-7756
E-ISSN 2350-8442
Development, Validation and Summative Evaluation of Card Pairing Games for Selected Math 8 Topics 1,024 KB 3 downloads
Rosalie J. Avengoza-Almadrones, (Ph. D) College of Arts and Sciences, Camarines Norte...
This study explored the formation of the Bihug‟s concept of nation in Tuaca, Basud, Camarines Norte. It specifically inquired if the Bihug have a concept of nation and presented and discussed this concept. The design of this research was descriptive and exploratory. The research design was constructed with a multi-level approach using in-depth or focused interview, focused group discussion and narratology. Thematic analysis was used to process the data gathered. The Bihug of Tuaca, Basud, Camarines Norte have varied concepts of nation although at first, the term nation seemed vague to them. Five different concepts were formed from the responses of the informants to the question, “what is their concept of nation?”. These were nation as people, places, benefactors and sense of belongingness. Three categories surfaced as to the Bihug‟s concept of nation as people. These were Filipino, Bicolano and Bihug. As to places, it was characterized as Pilipinas, cities and towns.
Keywords – Bihug, construction, concept of nation