Migration Theory

o First Migrants “Dawnmen” (or “cavemen” because they lived in caves.)

o second group of migrants was composed of dark-skinned pygmies called “Aetas’ or
“Negritoes”. Negrito woman | Aeta womanAbout 30,000 years ago, they crossed the
land bridged from Malaya, Borneo, and Australia until they reached Palawan,
Mindoro and Mindanao. They were pygmies who went around practically naked and
were good at hunting, fishing and food gathering. They used spears and small flint
stones weapons.
o Last to migrate to the Philippines, according to Beyer, were Malays. They were
believed to have come from Java, Sumatra, Borneo, and the Malay Peninsula more
than 2,000 years ago. Like the Indonesians, they also traveled in boats.
o The last migrants was The Malays were brown-skinned and of medium height, with
straight black hair and flat noses. Their technology was said to be more advanced
than that of their predecessors.