SELF-PACED ACTIVITY

I. TO KNOW THEM BETTER

Instructions: Identify five (5) examples of material culture of Moros as presented in
the documentary, and explain their significance to the Moro population. (15 pts)

1. material culture (1 pt): Sword

Significance to Moro population (2pts): is one of the material cultures of Moro.
Sword is the most common weapon used in different kinds of wars. In Moro, the
significance of the sword to them is to defend themselvesand their places to all
the intruders. There are many kinds of swords of Moro like theBarong is a thick,
leaf-shaped, single-edged blade sword. It is a weapon used by Muslim Filipino
ethnolinguistic groups like the Tausug, Sama-Bajau, or Yakan in the Southern
Philippines. Also, it is being used to cut Spanish firearms down to size. Kalis is a
sword used by slave raiders, nobles and high-rank officials, Kalis sword is a wavy
or curve sword and thereason why it is made curve is for easy slashing. And lastly,
the Kampilan this heavy single-edge sword was often adorned with hair to make
it look more intimidating, and at the tip of the blade, they are two horns projecting
from the blunt side which is used to pick up the headof a capitated body.

2. material culture (1 pt): Vessel

Significance to Moro population (2pts): The vessel is one of the material cultures
of Moro. The pirate ships used by the Moro’s include various designs like the
paraw, pangayaw, garay, and lanong. The majority were wooden sailing galleys
(lanong) about ninety feet long with a beam of twenty feet (27.4 by 6.1 m). They
carried around fifty to 100 crewmen. Also, it is used to travel to different places
and this ship was equipped with canons.

3. material culture (1 pt): Armor

Significance to Moro population (2pts): Armor is one of the material cultures of
Moro. Their armor was made from carabao horn or steel plates was molded to fit
the body and held together with chainmail it could deflect the blows from a
sword but it was useless against Spanish firearms. This armor was being used to
protect themselves and to lessen the impact of the slash of the sword and the
impact of the bullets.

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4. material culture (1 pt): Canon
Significance to Moro population (2pts): Canon is one of the material cultures of
Moro. Canons were used to destroy other warships and kill the enemy even if it is
far. A cannon is a type of gun classified as artillery that launches a projectile using
propellant. In the past, gunpowder was the primary propellant before the
invention of smokeless powder during the 19th century.

5. material culture (1 pt): Clothes

Significance to Moro population (2pts): Clothes are one of the material cultures
of Moro. Their clothes were very important because they use clothes not just to
cover their body but every clothes, they use there is a meaning of it. Slaves can
wear simple clothes and for men they are topless. And for the high-rank people,
they use to wear decent clothes and jewelries.

COURSE PACK QUIZ

II. UNDERSTANDING BANGSAMORO PEACE PROBLEM & THE
BANSAMORO ORGANIC LAW
Instructions: In July 2018, the historical signing into law of the long-awaited
Bangsamoro Organic Law finally took place. It has always been the goal of every
administration to put an end to the Moro conflict which has its origins in the
country's colonial period. Read the following statements below and write TRUE if
it is correct. Otherwise, change the underlined word/s to make the whole
statement true. Write your answer in the space provided before the number. (10
pts)

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https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2018/ra_11054_2018.html

True 1. The Bangsamoro Organic Law is the latest effort to end the decades-long
Moro insurgency in Muslim Mindanao by recognizing the Moro community’s rights
for self-determination within the Philippine state through the establishment of a
regional autonomous government.
Autonomous Region 2. The BOL, is now officially called the Organic Law for the
Bangsamoro Administrative Region in Muslim Mindanao (OLBARMM).
True 3. The purpose of this Organic Law is to establish a political entity and provide
for its basic structure of government in recognition of the justness and legitimacy
of the cause of the Bangsamoro people and the aspirations of Muslim Filipinos
and all indigenous, cultural communities in the BARMM to secure their identity and
posterity.
True 4. BARMM is home to 13 ethnolinguistic groups in Mindanao.
President Rodrigo Duterte 5. President Benigno Aquino III signed the landmark
Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL).
True 6. The Bangsamoro Organic Law promises to instill a functioning government
that exercises its power outside the national government but enjoys much
more autonomy compared to the other parts of the country.
a democratic government 7. The new autonomous region will be granted greater
political and fiscal autonomy exercised through a communist government in the
region.
True 8. Those who, at the advent of the Spanish colonization, were considered
natives or original inhabitants of Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago and its
adjacent islands, whether of mixed or of full blood, shall have the right to identify
themselves, their spouses, and descendants, as Bangsamoro.
inland waters 9. All inland waters such as lakes, rivers, river systems, and streams
within its territorial jurisdiction shall form part of
the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region outland waters.
True 10. The freedom of choice of all peoples within the Bangsamoro Region shall
be respected.

III. MULTIPLE CHOICE

Instructions: Read each item carefully. Choose the item that corresponds to the
correct answer. (5 pts)

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The following sections are among the general principles and policies of the
Bangsamoro Organic Law, choose the section that correctly identifies the
statement in numbers 1-4.

A. Territorial Integrity and Allegiance

B. Promotion of Unity
C. Social Justice
D. Democratic Political System
E. Assistance to Other Bangsamoro Communities

___D___1. The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region shall have a system that allows its
people to freely participate in the political processes within its territorial
jurisdiction.
___C____2. The Bangsamoro Government shall ensure every Filipino citizen in its
territorial jurisdiction the provision of basic necessities and equal opportunities in
life.
___A____3. The Bangsamoro people shall uphold the Constitution as the
fundamental law of the land and unequivocally owe allegiance and fidelity to
the Republic of the Philippines.
___B____4. The Bangsamoro Government shall promote peace, justice, and
goodwill among all peoples, as well as encourage a just and peaceful settlement
of disputes.
___A____5. The following are the objectives of the BOL (Bangsamoro Organic
Law) EXCEPT:
A. spread and promote Christianity from the Southern part of the
Philippines to the other regions
B. peaceful coexistence between communities after decades of war
in the southern Philippines
C. satisfy the aspirations of the region’s majority-Muslim population
D. respect minority rights and ensure meaningful women’s political
representation

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