(lit. 'The Life of Lam-ang') is an epic story of the Ilocano people from the Ilocos region of the Philippines. It is notable for being the first Philippine folk epic to be recorded in written form, and was one of only two folk epics documented during the Philippines' Spanish Colonial period, along with the Bicolano epic of Handiong.[1](p6) It is also noted for being a folk epic from a "Christianized" lowland people group (the Ilocano people),[2] with elements incorporated into the storytelling.[1](p6)
