The International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Invention 7(10): 6241- 6255, 2020 DOI:10.18535/ijsshi/v7i10.06 ICV 2015: 45.28 ISSN: 2349-203 © 2020, THEIJSSHI .Research Article Cebu’s Places Named After Endemic Flora: Basis For Innovativeteaching Models Kristel Joy V. Irmano,1 [email protected] Evelyn D. Sitoy2 [email protected] April Rose Delgado,2 [email protected] Social Science State Scholars, College of Teacher Education, Cebu Normal University2 Elena B. Lozano,2 [email protected] Associate Professor IV, Department of Biology, Cebu Normal University, College of Arts and Sciences 2 and Reynaldo B. Inocian2 [email protected] Professor VI, Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences, Cebu Normal University, Cebu City, Philippines, 6000 , Abstract: The study demystified the places in Cebu named after an endemic flora.To answer the main problem, the following objectives were raised: (1) determine the clusters of flora used in the naming of places in Cebu, (2) identify the reasons why the barangays, towns, and cities are named after a specific flora; (3) describe the local stories of the communities as regards to the naming of places, (4) ascertain the local government intervention to promote the identity awareness of their places, and (5) design indigenized teaching models for instruction.This qualitative study used a hermeneutics analysis design, which focuses on interpreting the data gathered from the various key informants. The interview guide was used. Responses were transcribed, clustered, and analyzed.Places in Cebu named after endemic flora contained valuable insights regarding time and place in the past; it served an emblem of identity. The abundance of a certain species in the environment, language variation, miscommunication, colonization and the similarity of thecolonizers’ place of origin were the factors in the naming of places. Government action and implementation are great advantages in the preservation of place-names. A vibrant way to preserve it in the classroom setting is contextualizing these endemic floras through indigenized NBC teaching models:Narra, Balili, and Cogon created a unique repertoire of teaching and its stories ignited students’ interest in learning and nuanced familiarity in the preservation of the community’s identity and pride of place. Keywords: place-names, endemic flora, innovative NBC teaching models. 1. Introductıon: The world constitutes hundreds of thousand places serves as a transportation passageway, which along with different place names with various covers one-fifth of China’s land. In India, the city changes. In China, where the Yangtze River is of Visakhapatnam is named by the Andhra also named as the “Chang Jiang” or “long river” dynasty King, in honor of the Lord Visakeswara. 6241 International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Invention, vol. 7, Issue 10, October, 2020 Reynaldo B. Inocian /Cebu’s Places Named After Endemic Flora: Basis For Innovativeteaching Models One of Myanmar’s tourist spots, MahaBandula geographic phenomena like climate, mountains, Park is named in honor of the great ruler hills and the most common are the available flora “GeneralMahaBandula.” In a more diversified that surrounds them and help form and name a country, the islands of the Philippines haveno certain place. The endemic flora is one of the most exemption on place names in different factors. The abundant natural species, which people find country is composed of 7,107 islands in a category significant in their socio-economic life. And this of three major groups: Luzon, Visayas, and shows how the name of a place is formed by their Mindanao that covers17 political regions as a social contact in the environment. This nuance whole. One of these 17 regions in Central Visayas, how the Cebuano ancestors take pride in their numerically referred to as Region VII, which environment, which resulted in the naming of consists of four provinces: Cebu, Siquijor, Bohol, places. This study affirms that people name their and Negros Oriental. Cebu City is its regional places not just because of their way of living; but center. Originally, Cebu is derived on the old it has something to do with the available resources Cebuano word Zubu based on Antonio Pigafetta’s they experience in the natural environment like account or Sibu, a shortened term for colonization; language variation; and “sinibuyanghingpit,” which mean “the place for miscommunication of the people. The result of trading.” Hence before, Cebu or Sugbo, its ancient this study is intended to make the Cebuano be name, was a place of exchange. And now, Cebu is aware of how and where the names of their places considered being a highly urbanized city in come from and ascertain that everything that Central Visayas. It comprises of eighty barangays, surrounds them must be given importance. They thirty-six municipalities, and eight cities. Having are expected to utilize the different information this wide scope of places in Cebu, this and stories as an instrument in rekindling certain corresponds also to a wider concern regarding the pride of place, protection,promotion, and origin of place names. The naming of places is preservation of the environment and enhancing the associated with different explanations; which, quality of education as regards the improvement moreover, it is affiliated with special interest and of the teaching-learning process.To have an behavior of individuals to their environment; even innovative curriculum is the other concern of this with some botanical features;abundant in the place study, which helps teachers to improve their and more likely with some personages, practices teaching techniques and abilities since they can or activities they use to do. There are also tales, use various stories behind the naming of places myths, legends, and stories that determine how that interest learning. This can also help the place names originate. Orally,there are many learners develop critical and divergent thinking; speculations about where such places really get its and sensitivity to different environmental issues. name and how these place namesare passed on from one generation to another.People have this 1.1 Review of Related Literature higher curiosity as regards to place names. There Origin of Place Names: is an intrigue and interesting feeling in a name The transmission of stories from one generation to being asked that whoever hears it connotes the next generation becomes a tradition for the wonder. The cultural insights of a community can preservation of culture. Ancestors in different be acquired by asking the place names. Some places do not have a formal education; yet it does would often think that the name of a place comes not deny the fact, they shape the destiny of the into existence due to how it is viewed in the past. present generation. The origin of place names is The name of a place, in the present time, reflects derived from the knowledge of everything, people on what kind of Filipino communities have, find significant. And the daily norm back then is during their olden days. The community that they to survive to the constantly changing environment. move into is a part of the natural environment they Society is the product of everyday interaction of live in. This natural environment has physical and individuals on patterns that focus on specific social factors, which are external to the individual. things (Peralta, 2000). And human ideas shape And one of the very influential factors of the society (Weber, 1979). These ideas are gained environment is its physical aspect, which includes through experiences. The everyday encounters of people create reality (Pertierra, 1988). That is why 6242 International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Invention, vol. 7, Issue 10, October 2020 Reynaldo B. Inocian /Cebu’s Places Named After Endemic Flora: Basis For Innovativeteaching Models the place-name changes over a period of time staple includes dry crops likemillet and corn(Jesus, because it depends on people either to retain or 1982). Due to deforestation and subsequent create a new one that achieves what is essential. erosion over the years, it brings damage to the The attached meaning behind it is a significant island making it unsuitable anymore for factor to the people. A settlement does not exist agriculture (Jesus, 1982). Back then, Cebu is unless it has a name, and what a community abundant of trees and lush vegetation.Later, trees chooses to call a certain place is a reflection of are cut down to build villages, establishments, that community's values, attitudes, and prejudices factories and for wider road construction. Rapid (Isles, 2014). The naming of places symbolizes the commercialization of agriculture has a great connection between humans and their impact on the provincial land tenure system. surroundings which proves that everything in Changes brought by the globalization vanish nature greatly affects the way of life, adaptation possible trace of the ancestral names of a and community foundation to ensure human place.The place-name is an important thing at survival. For a cultural ecologist, "culture is an present. Just as social change can bring about adaptive mechanism, and that those customs that sociological thinking, the latter can also bring improve a society's ability to adapt its about change (Fowler, 2005). People tend to environment are the ones that are most likely to focus on what is available, visible and tangible survive.” The interaction of both culture and that may lead them to create what they think is biology is included in the description of a single suitably known to everyone. “Culture does not adaptive system (Vayda&Rapapport, 1968). With make people; people make culture” (Adichie, that, the places, as well as its names, are the 2013). The more commonality the people may product of cultural adaptabilities of our ancestors have shared and agreed upon, the more they have in the past.