Thesis (Master of Arts in Education)-- Mountain Province State Polytechnic College, 2017

This study documented the chants recited in various life stages of the people of Riverside Sadanga. Using the chants as bases, the culture and values of the people were identified. The research followed the descriptive qualitative approach, specifically the thematic approach, to make an analysis of the beliefs and values manifested in the chants.
There were eighteen respondents in this study. They are the old folks from Riverside Sadanga (Anabel and Betwagan) who were/are engaged in the performance of these chants in the community. The key informants are extensively knowledgeable about the chants because of their constant participation in rituals or activities where the chants were recited.
The study found that the chants ritual is a rite performed by the Igorot people. For the people of Riverside Sadanga, they sing the suwa-ay or oyyong during a wedding ceremony to ask for fruition for the newlywed couple. During death, the cherwashay or ag-acar are sung to ask the dead to leave behind his/her luck and his/her moral goodness to his/her kin, as well as to implore the dead to look over those who were left behind. During the rachu, an oyyong asking Kafunyan to add morelife to the sick person or make him/her well is incanted. During the chaw-es, an oyyong whose purpose if to implore Kafunyan to keep the person strong and sane is chanted.
Various culture and values of Riverside Sadanga people are manifested in their chants during rachu, chaw-es, marriage and death. Close family relations, regard for community welfare, respect for elders, and strong spirituality of the Riverside Sadanga people are the prominent cultural practices. The good values espoused in the chants are faith, concern and respect for others, humility and empathy.
Documentation of the chants is needed for the preservation of these traditions and rituals. Teaching these chants to the younger generation is important and could be done either by the community as they allow the younger ones to observe and participate or by integrating the chants to subject matters such as Araling panlipunan and MAPEH.
The preservations of chants can also be done through the integration of the literary works in appropriate subjects, and through musical contests, performing arts, and research or documentation of these chants.
As recommendations of the study, the following are enumerated: First, indigenous literature and music should be integrated in the school curriculum of Riverside Sadanga. Second, there is a need to integrate in schools the following core values manifested in chants: spirituality, concern and respect for others, humility and empathy. This can be done by encouraging the students to research further on positive cultural practices of their community. Finally, there is a need to rekindle the interest of students about their culture in general by involving them through dramatics, musical presentations, participations and observation of these cultural events within the community as part of classroom work.

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