OVERVIEW OF THE PHILIPPINE

INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY
OVERVIEW OF THE PHILIPPINE INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITY
▪Mangyan
▪Manobo
▪Uvo, Manobo
▪Tasaday
MANGYAN
Mangyan
▪Mangyan is the generic name for the
eight indigenous groups found on the
island of Mindoro, southwest of the island
of Luzon, the Philippines, each with its
own tribal name, language, and customs.
▪Their sustenance is farming for their own
crops, fruits, and hunting
Mangyan
▪A certain group of Mangyans living in
Southern Mindoro calls themselves
Hanunuo Mangyans, meaning “true”, “pure”
or “genuine”, a term that they use to stress
the fact that they are strict in the sense of
ancestral preservation of tradition and
practices.
▪Despite being grouped as one tribe,
Mangyans differ in many ways.
Mangyan
▪The Southern tribes are more advanced
as seen in their use of weaving, pottery,
and system of writing.
▪The Northern tribes, on the other hand,
are simpler in their way of living.
Mangyan
▪The tribes have also varied physical and
ethnogenetic appearances: Iraya has Veddoid
features; Tadyawan is mainly Mongoloid,
and the Hanunuo looks like a Proto-
Malayan.
▪Their system of writing, called Surat
Mangyan, is a pre-Hispanic syllabic system
and is believed to be of Indic origin.
MANOBO
Manobo
▪Manobo, the name may came from
Mansuba from man (person or people) and
suba (river), meaning river people.
▪According to an oral tradition, the Manobo's
were led by two brothers: Mumalu and
Tabunaway, they lived by the Banobo creek,
which flowed into the Mindanao River near
the present site of Cotabato City.
Manobo
▪Despite the fact that the various Manobo
communities have been separated there is
one common threat that binds them
together, each tribal group culture
believes in one Great Spirit. Usually
viewed as the creator figure.
Manobo
▪• There is a common believe that a
Manobo hunter will be killed by his own
dogs or prey if he does not ask for
permission first from Lalawag, the god of
all forest games, before going on a
hunting trip.
Manobo
▪• The Samayaan is a native ritual in
which omens are read in connection with
the various stages of the farming cycle:
clearing, planting, growing, and
harvesting.
Manobo
▪• Cultivating rice and corn has been and
still is a part of the Manobo way of living,
some Manobo villages have shifted to the
cultivation of coconut for copra export.
Manobo
▪• To pray for a successful hunt only bee
hunters are allowed to sing a traditional
song titled Manganinay, this hymn is sung
in honor of Panayangan, the god of the
bee hunt.
Manobo
▪The song must be proclaimed outside the
house, singing it inside will cause the
house to burn down.
▪Throughout the year, the elders of the
Manobo tribe are looking for the star-lit
sky to determine the season of planting,
harvesting, fishing and hunting.
UVO – MANOBO
Uvo – Manobo
▪The Uvo are a Manobo sub-tribe who
inhabit the more isolated mountains of
Southwest Cotabato in the area known as
Datal Tabayong, as well as, more
southerly Davao del Sur.
Uvo – Manobo
▪Known for their intricate casting, the Uvo
fashion fine weaponry and jewelry that
they believe possess souls, making it
harder for the maker to part with them.
Uvo – Manobo
▪Agriculturally, they practice swidden, a
slash-and-burn farming, oft planting and
harvesting rice, root crops, and vegetables
for consumption.
Uvo – Manobo
▪The Uvo believe in multiple deities
headed by a central figure, Diwata (God);
they're animist, they also believe in
ancestral spirits and unseen beings
inhabiting the animate and inanimate
objects found throughout their
environment
Uvo – Manobo
▪In civic matters, the political leader and
Datu (Filipino chieftain) of the village
attains his position by virtue of wealth;
speaking ability and knowledge of
customary law, known as fendan.
Uvo – Manobo
▪The primary obligation consists of settling
disputes among members of a family,
neighbors, and the community.
Uvo – Manobo
▪When a fine is set and/or imposed by the
Datu, the accused has to pay it to the
aggrieved party; if he's unable to, then he
will become servant to the one who pays
for him, otherwise known as dok.
TASADAY
Tasaday
▪• The tribe was called the Tasaday, and
they were touted as "noble savages," a
peaceful tribe in harmonious co-existence
with their environment.
Tasaday
▪• They lived in caves, and their
technology had never advanced beyond
axes and digging tools.
▪• The tribe was so gentle and peace-
loving that their language had no words
for "war" or "enemy."