Princess Lelis September 3, 2021

Name:____________________________________Date:_____________________
AB Journalism 1-A
Course, Block and Year: _____________________Requirement C2-L2
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Self-Rating Competency Checklist (Self-Assessment)

Put a check in the column that best describe your current level of mastery before
proceeding to activity 2.1.

I can do this, but I I can do

I cannot do I am learning
need to learn more this very
Competency this yet how to do this
and improve well
(Novice) (Apprentice)
(Practitioner) (Expert)
1. Identify the
customs and beliefs /
of the Tagalogs
2. Analyze the
content and context
of the source in
studying the culture /
of the Philippines on
the onset of
Spanish
colonization.
3. Develop a table
showing the past /
and contemporary
Filipino customs

Activity 2.1

Direction: Find the word in the grid. The hidden word can be positioned in all directions,
written from left to right from right to left, horizontally, vertically and diagonally.

Hanapin Mo Ako
ALIPIN LARAW PATADYONG
BALATIC MACA SIMBAJAN
BATALAN MAHARLIKA SONAT
CATALONAN NAGAANITOS SORIHILE
FRANCISCAN PANDOT TAGALOG
KALUMBIGA PANGATAHOJAN TIMAWA
KANGGAN PANGHIHIMUYAT
Chapter 2 Lesson 2: CUSTOMS OF THE TAGALOGS

A V C T X T V P L R C U F K A P X I D E T D M
W D D K F S O N A T W E R J Z Q W P M U U P A
C G N H R E L I H I R O S F R I T A A C R A H Activity 2.3
V N A J A J V F N Q T L Y M E Y Y K N A V N A Direction:
B O H D N H X U P A G I B M U L A K I T P D R Make a table
A Y A U C U Y K A N G G A N F K V Q P A T O L that shows
L D B Z I O I L W A R A L W A C A M C L N T I the
A A M Y S Y L F U N I P I L A H D Z Q O K E K comparison
T T I K C P T I M A W A O X J N V T X N T L A and contrast
I A S H A U P A N G H I H I M U Y A T A A C M of the Filipino
customs in
C P S Z N X G G E P H W O Z U A B Z K N G U T the past and
F O N A J O H A T A G N A P U H B Z W L A U U present (5).
Z G G P E G K E N A G A A N I T O S R U L E N Below is the
K S V R L M A B N C B V O U Z X L I A U O R W sample
M M N A X P G B A T A L A N P N T N D A G D I format.
G T T T D B J W V G S H M L Z L K F G B P L U
Customs, Traditions, Beliefs Then Now
and Superstitions
Kulam is influenced However, there is currently
strongly by voodoo, and a movement to overhaul
the most common image of the image of kulam and
kulam in the popular mind show it in a more favorable
includes kulam light. More Filipinos are
practitioners injuring their becoming aware of our
targeted victims with a rag pre-colonial culture and
doll. They frequently do it the importance of the
MANCOCOLAM for vengeance or to inflict mangkukulam or babaylan
(Pag-iwayan, 2020) harm on others. Sorcerers, in it. Regardless, many
or mangkukulam, can be people still believe that
found in the Philippines' kulam is a dark, wicked
rural areas or provinces. type of magic.
Mangkukulam are said to
come from the islands of
Siquijor and Samar, as
well as the province of
Sorsogon, according to
superstitious Filipinos.
Even in this day and age,
residents of these regions
are sometimes viewed with
skepticism by surrounding
towns. In addition, these
locations are well-known
for their number of "faith
Chapter 2 Lesson 2: CUSTOMS OF THE TAGALOGS

healers."

They craft charms for Today, the Gayuma is

lovers out of botanicals,
stones, and wood that
would infuse love into the
heart. They deceived the
people in this way, but they
sometimes achieved their
goals through the use of
devils.
renowned as a Filipino
love charm that may
enable individuals who are
lonely or have broken
hearts find love.

MANGAGAYOMA
(Clark, 2015)
According to them, the
Gugurang was the most
powerful being in the
kamurawayan (spiritual
realm). Their god was
supreme, ruling over both
the earthly and spiritual
realms. Interceding for the
Supreme Being were their
mediators or lesser gods
and even their deceased
family members.
There are still people in
Albay that believes in
Gugurang, they described
Gugurang as a deity
known for a God that
punishes people who do
bad things and bless the
people with fortune,
miracles and good life
when they do good things.

GUGURANG
(inkscalibur, 2019)
A type of good spirit, He whistles and mimics
duende, that spoke the sounds of animals and
through whistling. birds. He assists hunters in
locating their prey. Okot is
sometimes shown as
towering, strong, and
elderly, with a flowing
beard and a belt formed of
vines. He guards against
irresponsible exploitation
OKOT of the flora and animals.
(Balde, 2019) Hunters pray to him for a
successful capture. But
due to the availability of
meat in the market, only a
small amount of people
Chapter 2 Lesson 2: CUSTOMS OF THE TAGALOGS

worships for Okot in this

HOCLOBAN
(Creatures of Darkness, 2020)
Sometimes spelled
Hocloban, an old woman
who is a powerful
sorceress that can inflict
harm merely by pointing
her finger on her intended
victim. Her name means
'old hag' which is also
where the popular Tagalog
term 'matandang hukluban'
was derived. Unlike the
Mangkukulam or the
Mambabarang, the
Hukluban does not need to
use rag dolls, pins and
rituals in order to harm
others
modern world. Okot
remained in some of
folktales that our
grandparents taught to us.
Many Hocloban in Siquijor
employ Catholic
symbolism in their magic,
and practically all attend
church on a regular basis.
The week before Easter,
they brew all their potions
for the year. The spells
range from making your
ex-lover recall your face all
the time to causing
disease and even death.