Bisaya pertains to the people living in Visayas. That is why I am proud to be a BISDAK (Bisayang Dako). Cebuano language is widely used in Visayas and Mindanao. There are lots of Visayan languages: Cebuano, Waray, Hiligaynon, and to name a few.
You can also see that there's redundancy on the process. Who are these people living in the Visayas?
Cebuano(a) = Ilonggo(a) = Waray = Boholano(a) = BISAYA
I conclude that Bisaya pertains the people living in the Visayas that includes the Cebuanos (Cebu), Ilonggo (Iloilo), Boholanos (Bohol), Waray (Samar and Leyte) and among Visayas region.
If you speak in Tagalog, what comes up to mind of some people is that you are from Manila because it's in the center of Luzon but the fact is either you live in Batangas, Pampanga or Pangasinan. Tagalog is widely used in Luzon.
If you speak in Cebuano, what comes up to mind is you are from Cebu because it is the Queen City of the South but in fact either you are living in Davao, Siquijor, Bohol, or General Santos. Cebuano is widely used in Visayas and Mindanao.
The Philippines has different languages and you can check this out in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_Philippines
What if Miss Venus Raj is not a Bicolana but a Cebuana?
Let me take the statement of Gloria Diaz and put some corrections:
"Kasi when you think about a Cebuana can hardly speak English and of course Tagalog. Maybe she should answer in Cebuano."
Translate this to Tagalog:
"Kasi kung iisipin mo na ang Cebuana nahihirapan sa English at lalo na sa Tagalog, eh sagutin nalang niya sa Cebuano."
Interpretation:
When you think Venus Raj (a Cebuana) has difficulty in speaking English and of course Tagalog maybe she should answer in Cebuano.
This is really acceptable if Venus Raj is a Cebuana and has difficulty in English and Tagalog because she's a Bisaya and only speaks Cebuano.
Let's change Cebuana to Bicolana
"Kasi when you think about a Bicolana can hardly speak English and of course Tagalog. Maybe she should answer in Bicolano."
Translate this to Tagalog:
"Kasi kung iisipin mo na ang Bicolana nahihirapan sa English at lalo na sa Tagalog, eh sagutin nalang niya sa Bicolano."
Interpretation:
When you think Venus Raj (a Bicolana) has difficulty in speaking English and of course Tagalog maybe she should answer in Bicolano.
What do you think of Venus Raj? Is she a MAJOR, MAJOR DUMB because she doesn't know how to speak Tagalog?
The reason of some other Filipinos doesn't know how to speak English and Tagalog because of LACK OF EDUCATION.
The reason of some other Filipinos doesn't know how to speak English and Tagalog because of LACK OF EDUCATION.