What is IOSI?

IOSI is a society-focused organization shaping security and intelligence and is committed to promoting and enhancing international security. IOSI is in part consultancy, part lab, and part think tank.

Who are the Visayans?

The Visayans (Visayan: Mga Bisaya; local pronunciation: [bisaja]) is an umbrella term for the Philippine ethnolinguistic groups native to the whole Visayas, the southernmost islands of Luzon and most parts of Mindanao.

What does Visayas stand for?

The Visayas ( / vɪˈsaɪəz / vi-SY-əz ), or the Visayan Islands ( Visayan: Kabisay-an, locally [kabiˈsajʔan]; Tagalog: Kabisayaan locally [kabiˈsɐjaʔan] ), are one of the three principal geographical divisions of the Philippines, along with Luzon and Mindanao.

What is the original Spanish name for the Visayans?

The original Spanish name for the Visayans, Los Pintados (“The Painted Ones”) was a reference to the tattoos of the Visayans. Antonio Pigafetta of the Magellan expedition (c. 1521) repeatedly describes the Visayans they encountered as “painted all over”.