Question #1:

What did you think about the

video? Did you enjoy it? Why?
 Question #2:

Why do you think there was a

big controversy surrounding
that movie?
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What is the definition
of the word
“colonization”?
 Question #3:

What do you think were the

Filipinos doing before the
Spaniards arrived?
Pre-Colonial
Philippines
Presented by: T. Clare Linzagan
 Barangay
● The ancient Filipinos lived in
communities composed of families.
This community was called
barangay.
● In this barangay, early Filipinos were
stratified into social classes that
dictated their status in society.
● Each barangay was composed of
30-100 families
 Barangay
● type of early Filipino settlement
● the word is derived from balangay, the name for the sailboats
that originally brought settlers of Malay stock to the
Philippines from Borneo.
Hierarchy in a Barangay
Hierarchy in Luzon Hierarchy in Visayas
Hierarchy
in Luzon
Maginoo Class (Prestigious/Noble Class)
● Maginoo was the highest among all classes
● The Maginoo were the ruling class, the educated class, the royal
class, and the privileged class.

Datu (Chieftain) and their Katalonan

families (Priestess)
Political and Economic
Spiritual Leader
Leader
 Katalonan (Priestess)
● A position usually held by an elderly woman
● Presided over rituals (Eg: Rituals before
planting and harvesting crops)
● Healer
● Mediator between gods and the people
● Mediator between the dead and their living
relatives
 Maharlika (Warrior Class)
● This class was composed of warriors who served as protectors of the
barangay from its enemies
● It was the duty of the maharlika to keep peace and order in the
barangay
● The maharlika enjoyed numerous privileges in exchange for all the
support he rendered to the datu
 Timawa (Freeman Class)
● The freeman class known as the Timawa probably made up the bulk of
the barangay community.
● They engaged in different economic activities (agriculture, fishing,
basket making, pottery, weaving)
● They could acquire property, acquire any job they want, pick their own
wives, and acquire an Alipin.
● They were however expected to pay taxes, and support the Maginoo
class.
● They are the only class to pay taxes, and hence their importance in the
community.
 Alipin (Slaves)

Aliping Aliping
Namamamahay Saguiguilid

Lived in their own houses and Lived in the datu’s house

called only by the datu to help because of a large debt he had
in building/fixing his house of incurred which was payable by
farming serving the datu
REVIEW
 DATU
a. Timawa
b. Maharlika
c. Maginoo
d. Alipin
 WARRIORS
a. Timawa
b. Maharlika
c. Maginoo
d. Alipin
 PRIESTESS
a. Timawa
b. Maharlika
c. Maginoo
d. Alipin
 FARMERS
a. Timawa
b. Maharlika
c. Maginoo
d. Alipin
 SLAVES
a. Timawa
b. Maharlika
c. Maginoo
d. Alipin
Hierarchy in a Barangay
Hierarchy in Luzon Hierarchy in Visayas
 Hierarchy in Visayas
The social hierarchy in the Visayas was very
similar with that one of the Tagalogs.
 DATU
● The highest class was the datu
● The leader of the barangay was the datu
● As a social class the datu was composed
of the political leader, his family, and
those who belonged to their class
 TIMAWA
● Accompanied the datu during war
● Arranged the weddings of the children of
the datu
● Food taster
ORIPUN
The lowest class