The Panay Bukidnon are known for their Binanog dance, which mimics the flight of the Philippine eagle, accompanied by an agung ensemble. Another dance of the same name is also performed by the BukidnonLumad of Mindanao, suggesting a cultural connection between the people of the Western Visayas and northern Mindanao in ancient times.[6][7] Apart from this, they also practice the use of bamboomusical instruments, which they use to express themselves in traditional songs, dances, and epics.[8] They are also known for their detailed embroidery, known as panubok.[9] The heritage of the panubok is celebrated in the Tinubkan fashion show in Iloilo City. The Sulud are also known for their traditional practices[10] on the mysticism of the binukot and nabukot.[11]
Currently, the Sulud/Panay Bukidnon faces several challenges in their existence although the local governments of Panay have realized their importance and have begun establishing several projects that help preserve their culture[12][13]
Tungkung Langit: the supreme deity and the most powerful male Diwata; he is of unknown origin, coming from somewhere foreign to the other beings of the Sulod pantheon[14]
Assistants of Tungkung Langit
Bangun Bangun: the deity of universal time who regulates cosmic movements[14]
Pahulangkug: the deity who changes the seasons[14]
Ribung Linti: the deity of lightning and thunderstorms[14]
Sumalongsong: the deity of the rivers and seas[14]
Munsad Burulakaw: the deity who has direct power over men; most respected and feared in the upperworld[14]
Bayi: one of the two primordial giants who appeared out of nowhere and were responsible for the creation of many things; caught the primordial earthworm and gave birth to the wild animals that inhabit the earth[15]
Laki: one of the two primordial giants who appeared out of nowhere and were responsible for the creation of many things[15]
Primordial Earthworm: an ancient earthworm who excreted the earth after it was caught by the primordial giantess, Bayi[15]
The Three Brothers Watching Over the Soul
Mangganghaw: keeps track over man's affairs immediately after marriage; keeps track of pregnancy; he is the first to come to the house of a laboring mother, peeping in the houses to see the child being born, which he then reports to Manglaegas[16]
Manglaegas: enters the house to look for the child to make sure the infant was born alive, then reports to Patag'aes[16]
Patag'aes: awaits until midnight then enters the house to have a conversation with the living infant; if he discovers someone is eavesdropping, he will choke the child to death; their conversation creates the fate of the child, on how long the child wants to live and how the child will eventually die, where the child will always get to choose the answers; once done, Patag'aes takes out his measuring stick, computes the child's life span, and then departs, sealing the child's fate[16]
Bangla'e: ferries the souls across Lim'awaen, a deep lake in the underworld; asks the soul how many spouses it had on earth, where the soul is ferried and talked to differently, depending on the answer and the gender of the soul; the soul cannot lie to Bangla'e, as he will summon the tuma, a body louse and the incarnation of the soul's conscience[16]
Unnamed God: another god that asks questions to the soul[16]
Balagu: guards the bridge of a stream called Himbarawen; asks the same question as Bangla'e to the soul[16]
Philippines (Western Visayas)
