Raiders of the Sulu Sea

(Documentary film)

BY GROUP 1
A Historiography documentary film focusing on
Zamboanga City depicting how the Spaniards
defended the city with the Fort Pilar as Spain’s last
stronghold and bastion of defense and economic
expansion in the South of the Philippines.
The Fort Pilar of Zamboanga City

Zamboanga City sits at the tip of the Southwest

peninsula of the Philippines that is protected
by the city’s Fort Pilar –a ten-meter-high wall
that acted as a defense fortress. The Fort served
as the base of operations to check on slave-
raiding going on the north and back.
These raiders are composed of three big tribes known
as fighters and skilled on the water, giving them an
advantage over colonizers at sea.

Balangingi-Samal Tribe
The Illanuns
The Taosug Tribe
Balangingi-Samal Tribe - also
known Northern Sama or
Northern Sinama, is an
ethnolinguistic group living on
the Greater Sulu Archipelago
and the southern and western
coastal regions of the
Zamboanga peninsula in
Mindanao.
The Illanuns - The Maranao and
Magindanao are closely connected
to the Ilanun. They are known for
their sea adventures, are marine-
oriented, and mostly reside
around Illana Bay's eastern coast,
however some were driven into
the Butig highlands by the
Spaniards.
The Taosug Tribe - Tausug is a
combination of tau (person) and
suug (the old name of Jolo Island).
The present generation of
Tausugs are believed to be
descended from the different
ethnic groups that had migrated
to the Sulu archipelago.
The Ancient Maritime Vessels of the Moro People

The Moro People used compasses, browsed telescopes,

and the stars to navigate the seas. They are also
knowledgeable about the monsoon of the region and use
them to travel extensively during the month of August
and October in a period called “The Pirate Season.”
The Ancient Maritime Vessels of the Moro People

Lanong - is a large outrigger warship used by

the Iranun and the Banguingui people of the
Philippines.
The Ancient Maritime Vessels of the Moro People

Garay - is a traditional native warship of the

Banguingui people in the Philippines. These are the
fast-attack boats of the Samalian Tribes. They were
made of Bamboo wood and Nipa Palm and could carry
more than 100 sailors.
The Ancient Maritime Vessels of the Moro People

Salisipan - Kakap (also known as salisipan) is

a canoe-shaped boat which sometimes have
outriggers. These boats were used to collect
manpower and ships from friendly raiding
bases along the way; eventually, building a
fearsome, organized sea force.
 The Ancient Weapons of the Moro People

Kalis / Kris - It is a type of double-edged Filipino sword,

often with a "wavy" section The kalis's double-edged
blade can be used for both cutting and thrusting.
 The Ancient Weapons of the Moro People

Barong or Barung - is the one Taosug warriors use to

cut off an M-14 and a carabiner because its blade is thick. It
is a deadly weapon and a sword with a single-edge leaf-
shape blade made of thick type of steel.
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 The Ancient Weapons of the Moro People

Kampilan - is the longest sword

that was used by the Illanuns.
It is a heavy, single-edge sword
that has two horns projecting
from the blunt side of the tip
which was used to pick up the
head of the decapitated body.
 The Ancient Weapons of the Moro People
Armor - the armor was made
from carabao horn. Its steel
plate was molded to fit
the body and held together by
chain mail. It could also deflect
the blows from a
sword but useless against
firearms.
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