part 3

• During the Spanish Colonization Era, paintings were focused on representing biblical characters and narratives
• Pasyon or pabasa:

  • a narration of Christ’s passion is portrayed during the Lent season.
• Awit and korido became popular in the provinces of Iloilo, Pampanga, Ilocos, and Bicol.
• The Spanish colonization marked the rise of kundiman and balitao. Even Spanish theater was adopted, which gave birth to sarsuwela, senakulo, and komedya.
• Spanish colonized the Philippines for 333 years.