November 7th, 2008
Dealing with the People, Waray
As you may have already known, the Waray, native residents of Leyte, Samar, Sorsogon and some part in Mindanao is the largest Philippine Ethnic-linguistic Group in terms of population. The Warays are known for being fierce, brave and courageous as seen in tribunal battles and wars before.
@ the public market
Because of such notion, the warays are most often mistakenly judged as troublesome and blood thirsty. People from other parts of the country when being met by a Waray is often careful and very sensitive to the words said and being meant. People visiting home towns of the Warays are also as careful not to hurt feelings or break into properties.
However, we should not take this against the Warays and other people residing the region for this is of course, a case to case to basis and only very evident long time ago.
…but we’re friendly too.
In the modern days, Tacloban City in particular has the reputation of having the lowest crime rate in the city. It held a media forum in celebration of the National Crime Prevention Week last September 1 to 7.
Getting around the place during night up until dawn is safe for safety measures are maintained 24/7. Police and tanod patrols secure Tacloban premises for criminal emergencies and others.
On the other side of it, Waray are known to be someone of great wit and perseverance. There are many poetry and folk literatures proved these in every persona and character. This is also very evident in the region’s political elections.
