Indio Ira:
Most unlikely to be a Visayan knife. I agree with battara, this looks like a Central Luzon knife with a hilt often associated with Apalit (Pampanga) manufacture. The edge appears to have a convex grind (rather than chisel grind). The small iron ferrule and a "lip" on the hilt adjacent to the ferrule is often found on older knives from Apalit. Might also be from Lake Taal/Batangas area.
The sarimanok is essentially a Moro folk symbol, especially used by the Maranao people.
Ian
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