Every now and then, people
would always ask and wonder about the history of Basey especially the Basaynon, people from Basey.
Generation to generations have
passed but the legend of the beautiful Bungansakit will always be a part of the
history. The Legend of Bungansakit is truly a story that reflects the origin of
Basey. A book written by Mr. Wilmo C. Orejola was published entitled
“A Mat
Weaver’s Story: the Legend of Bungansakit” manifests the stronghold of the
history of Basey through its writings and research.
The story begins to the childless couple Kadiko and Guilanda in the village of Omit which is presently called Bgy. Magallanes. This couple had been praying and dreaming of having a child for so many years but unfortunately they were not blessed even by just one. But one day in the woods, the couple finds a very beautiful baby and as what others said, the baby was an unwanted white baby or probably an albino.
The couple was very very happy
because their prayers have been answered. They name the baby, Bungansakit which
means “fruit of sorrow or sacrifices”. The couple have been praying for a
child for around twenty years and that day was the answer for their sacrifices
and devotion.
The baby grows unusually very
beautiful and possesses distinct foreign features that the villagers think the
child as an offspring of a fairy and a mortal parentage. That idea about
bungansakit brings much attention because of her atypical and extraordinary
features that people of power and influence try to subdue or capitalize on
her.
Bungansakit falls in love with
Suguihon, a consciencious and skillful bachelor living near to the village.
They were married in a Christian wedlock. The story ends tragically when
a envious and covetous Moro suitor plunders the Christian villages of Omit and
Balud and abducts Bungansakit to Moroland.
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