The balitaw is the song traditionally associated with the Visayas region in the same way the kundiman and kumintang are associated with ancient Tagalog music The balitaw is a debate or dialogue song in which a young woman and a young man compete to see who is better at improvising romantic verses.
Ballad is a narrative poem, often of folk origin and intended to be sung,consisting of simple stanzas and usually having a refrain.