Since it comes from a Southeast Asian nation, Philippine folk literature can be counted as a representative ofSoutheast Asian folklore. This is not a simple categorization, however, for two important reasons. [3]
First, Southeast Asia as a distinct cultural region was not recognized until the political environment after the Second World War.
Second, even as the idea of a Southeast Asia was being conceived, the inclusion of the Philippines in the region was consistently in debate because of its very different cultural makeup. (wikipedia.org)
