NAME: JANINE A.

ALCANTARA SECTION: OBTEC M-1-2

COURSE CODE: 2GED SS-03 DATE: AUGUST 6, 2022

MODULE 9: LOCAL AND ORAL HISTORY

Uncover Your Prior Knowledge!

Direction: Write a brief summary of known oral history in your place that still exists and
is proudly believed by your people today.

(Bisaya Version)
Niadtong unang panahon, sa wala pa ang 1950, adunay usa ka lugar nga nahimutang
sa daplin sa suba sa Wawa. Kini gihinganlan og Mambutay. Manubo ang mga tawo nga
nagpuyo niining lugara. Ang ilang pangulo gitawag ug Datu. Sila ganahan nga magsuroy-
suroy sa mga kasikbit nga mga lugar sama sa Taglibas, Bayanacon, Mahayag, Tagubay, og
Canayugan. Sila adunay pamalaod. Usa sa ilang balaod mao ang paghatag og silot-
kamatayon kung adunay makasala pinaagi sa pagbitay niini sa sanga sa kahoy nga
nahimutang sa daplin sa suba. Pasagdan nila kini hangtod mamatay ug ila lamang pasagdan
ang patay nga lawas nga kanoon sa mga langgam ug mga isog nga mananap. Kini ang
hinungdan nga gitawag nila ang lugar nga Mambutay nga ang pasabot “lubnganan o
minteryo”. Ang Mambutay gihimong Mabuhay para sa ubang tawo nga buhi ug mauswagon
sa tanan labi na sa ilang panginabuhian.
(Retrieved from Barangay Records_Kaagi sa Barangay_Kinatibuk-ang Kahimtang sa
Ekonomiya sa Barangay Mabuhay)

Engaging Activity
Activity 1: Critical Analysis
Direction: Please read the paragraph below and answer the following questions.
The challenge to integrate Muslims within the modern state of the Philippines remains one
of the main political issues for this rapidly developing and emerging nation of predominantly
Catholics.
The mainstream society is concerned with Muslim rebels, demands for autonomy and
even independence, the terrorism committed by some groups, and the potential rise of extremism.
Until the U.S. tried to subsume the Moro struggle under the umbrella of the war on terror, this
issue was primarily of autonomy and accommodation.
Now it is part of the war on terrorism. For Mindanao Muslims, the issue is about preserving
culture and religious heritage and also land rights in the face of Christian migration to their islands
that has made them a minority in their own homeland. They also suffer from neglect and bad
governance, living in the poorest of neighborhoods and the most underdeveloped of provinces.
Questions:
1. What is the main problem of the paragraph?

• For me, the main problem stated in the paragraph is the Muslim community’s struggle for
dignity, freedom, and equality. They feel that they are a minority in their own land.
Moreover, they suffer from neglect and bad governance, they live in the poorest of
neighborhoods, and their provinces are the most underdeveloped ones.
2. What is your position toward this issue?

• These struggles of the Mindanao Muslims should serve as the starting point for the
government to grant equal and just opportunities to them. This is important in the sense
that, this might solve the conflicting issues between some Mindanao Muslims and the
government. This will not only be subject to peace, but it will become an instrument for
the betterment of the situation of struggling Muslims.

Let’s Try It!

I. Open-Ended Test
1. Why is said that local history is the basis of National history?
It should be borne in mind that the nation is made up of its parts - the regions, provinces,
cities, and municipalities - and the nation's history must be the sum total of the histories of its
parts. No town or province exists independently of the nation, and vice-versa. And, just as the
auto mechanic understands the entire machine only if he knew the specific parts, so also national
history becomes intelligible only in the whole context of local history. Thus, local history is the
basis of national history. Local history is expectedly closest to the people's hearts and
consciousness because it reflects their own identity, experiences, and aspirations. It is the
interpretative recreation of the past of their locality, embracing its political, social, economic, and
cultural life. This includes the development of the institutions in the geographical unit and the
successes and failures of its people. Thus, in order to understand and, consequently, appreciate
a country’s history, one should first know the history of his own locality and its contributions to
regional development and overall nation-building. An example, one may never achieve a fuller
understanding of the Filipinos and the Philippines if he failed to study the history of his/her town,
city, province, or region.