Worship of the Tagalogs

One of the custom of Tagalog stated by Fr. Juan de Plascencia in his

account is the Worship of the Tagalogs. There was no temple for their idols,
SIMBAHAN meaning "place of devotion," since when they wanted to feast, they
called it "PANDOT" or "WORSHIP" and held it in a great house of chief. It's built
to provide shelter, with sheds on both sides named SIBI, which translates to "roof."
A small lamp called SORIHILE is on each pillar, and in the center of three
columns split for people is a small lamp named SORIHILE and in the center of
three columns split for people to meet is a huge lamp with white palm leaves in a
variety of styles. Drums are used to beat the feast till it is over, which normally
takes four days. During this time, the barangay or family comes together to
worship, which is known as NAGAANITOS. Among their various deities, the one
they worshiped the most was BATHALA, which means "all mighty" or "creator of
all things." They have several idols called LICHA in many ways. They had another
idol named DIAN MASALANTA, the patron of all lovers. The so-called
LACAPATI and INDIANALE, land-growing and husbandry patrons. Furthermore,
they have a tendency to look for omens in what they encounter. For example, when
a bird called TIGMAMANUGUIN sings from a tree, they consider whether it is a
good or bad omen. They also use divination to determine their luck. These
indigenous people determine time; through soil cultivation, counted by lunes and
other natural effects: all these are helping people to take their year. SUN-TIME
and WATER-TIME were called in winter and summer. The years of the advent of
the SPANIARDS have been named, divided into weeks.
In today’s Philippine these are the common religion such as Roman
Catholic Christianity is the main religion in the Philippines, and Islam and other
Christianity. Other Christian groups are Jehovah's Witnesses, Saints of the Latin-
day, the Assembly of God, Adventists of the seventh day, and many others in the
country. Not like before there is a lot of PANDOT and beliefs.