University of the Philippines Visayas COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Division of Professional Education Iloilo City 1 An Attempt to Locate Local History Notions in the Experience of Dance Performers in the Pagdihon Festival: A Phenomenological Study DIVINE D. DIVINAGRACIA A Special Problem Presented to the Graduate Faculty of the Division of Professional Education in Partial Fulfilment of the Course Requirements for the Degree of Master of Education in Social Studies College of Arts and Sciences University of the Philippines Visayas Iloilo City, Philippines December 2014