La Consolacion University Philippines

Catmon, City of Malolos, Bulacan

College of Business, Entrepreneurship and Accountancy

Mary Milet G. Mercado January 11, 2016

BSA 1 SS2 Mrs. Maxima B. Asistio

Historical and Cultural

Foundations of the Philippines

PHILIPPINE PRE-HISTORICAL CULTURE AND SOCIETY

Duties and Obligations of the society:

2. Maginoo (the chiefly class)- This 1. Timagua (class of commoners)-

leader received respect, veneration Free but ordinary people.
and services from the lower ranks.

4. Maharlika (class of free and notable 3. Alipin (class of dependents and

persons)- It connotes freedom, slaves)- They have the connotation
liberty and nobility. of a person bounded to a master.

TRIAL BY ORDEAL

Ways of Determining a Guilty Person

 Dau or picking of  Pagtalon sa tubig  Alaw

stones

 Mangangandila  Bul-tu

 Chewing of  Uggub
uncooked rice
 COSTUMES AND DRESSING MARRIAGE CUSTOMS

 The early Filipinos were very  The marriage ceremony during

primitive in their attire. The the ancient times is either
negrilloes at first walked about elaborate or simple, depending
proud and naked. They covered on the circumstances.
only their private parts with a
cloth woven from the bark of a
tree. Only their leaders, the
negritoes, wore a cotton cloth.

RELIGIOUS BELIEFS BURIAL PRACTICES

 The early Filipinos professed an  There are four types of primitive

animo-deistic religion. They have burial practices that the ancient
different beliefs regarding religion. Filipinos carried out: the aerial
burial, tree burial, jar burial, and
house burial.

DEATH AND AFTERLIFE BELIEFS

 The ancient Filipinos have no

distinct religious practice but they
honor and pay respect to their
dead relatives.