Pre Spanish Period

The Pre-Spanish

Civilization)900-1521)

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Barangay originated from balangay, a Malay word which means “sailboat”was the unit of government and consisted of 30-100 faimilies and was ruled by a chieftain called datu.

• Maynilad (Manila)• Sugbu (Cebu)• Maktan (Mactan)

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Balangay

Datuwas the chief executive, legislator, judge , and supreme commander of the barangay in time of war.Obtained through successionPrimary duty was to rule and govern his people and ultimately to promote their welfare and interests .The word datu is akin to the Malay word Dato' or Datuk, which are royal titles of the Malay people,

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Confederation of Madya-as one of the oldest confederationsEstablished by Bornean datus Composed of settlements of Hantik (Antique), Aklan, and Irong-Irong (Iloilo)Under the overall rule of Datu Sumakwel

Datu Sumakwelconsidered the wisest and the oldest datu of ancient Panay.

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Sandugo ( one blood)blood compactAnchored on mutual respect and alliance The participating parties in the compact drew blood from their arms and mixed the blood with wine and drank from the same cup

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Sultanate Government formed because of the presence of the Islam Religion in the Philippineswas headed by a sultan.Aside from maintaining peace and order, it was the sultan's responsibility to let the Islam religion and Muslim tradition remain in the lives of his constituents.

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Laws

Oral laws were the customary laws that constituted the bulk of laws in the barangay and were handed down orally from one generation to generation

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Written Lawswere written and promulgated by the chieftain and the elders from time to time when necessity Umalohokan-town crier

Maragtas Code written by Datu Sumakwel of Panay in 1250 first law ever written which focuses on the penalty for those who are lazy

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Code of Kalantiyaw where written laws were embodied and it consists 18 orders

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1. Ye shall not kill, neither shall ye steal nor shall ye hurt the aged, lest ye incur the danger of death. All those who this order shall infringe shall be tied to a stone and drowned in a river or in boiling water.

2. Ye shall punctually meet your debt with your headman. He who fulfils not, for the first time shall be lashed a hundredfold, and If the obligation is great, his hand shall be dipped threefold in boiling water. On conviction, he shall be flogged to death.

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3. Obey ye: no one shall have wives that are too young, nor shall they be more than what he can take care of, nor spend much luxury. He who fulfils not, obeys not, shall be condemned to swim three hours and, for the second time, shall be scourged with spines to death.4. Observe and obey ye: Let not the peace of the graves be disturbed; due respect must be accorded them on passing by caves and trees where they are. He who observes not shall die by bites of ants or shall be flogged with spines till death

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5. Obey ye: Exchange in food must be carried out faithfully. He who complies not shall be lashed for an hour. He who repeats the act shall, for a day be exposed to the ants.6. Ye shall revere respectable places, trees of known value, and other sites. He shall pay a month's work, in gold or money, whoever fails to do this; and if twice committed, he shall be declared a slave.

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7. They shall die who kill trees of venerable aspect; who at night shoot with arrows the aged men and the women; he who enters the house of the headman without permission; he who kills a fish or shark or striped crocodile.8. They shall be slaves for a given time who steal away the women of the headmen; he who possesses dogs that bite the headmen; he who burns another man's sown field.

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9. They shall be slaves for a given time, who sing in their night errands, kill manual birds, tear documents belonging to the headmen; who are evil-minded liars; who play with the dead.10. It shall be the obligation of every mother to show her daughter secretly the things that are lacivious, and prepare them for womanhood; men shall not be cruel to their wives, nor should they punish them when they catch them in the act of adultery. He who disobeys shall be torn to pieces and thrown to the caymans.

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11. They shall be burned, who by force or cunning have mocked at and eluded punishment, or who have killed two young boys, or shall try to steal the women of the old men (agurangs).12. They shall be drowned, all slaves who assault their superiors or their lords and masters; all those who abuse their luxury; those who kill their anitos by breaking them or throwing them away.

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13. They shall be exposed to the ants for half a day, who kill a black cat during the new moon or steal things belonging to the headmen14. They shall be slaves for life, who having beautiful daughters shall deny them to the sons of the headman, or shall hide them in bad faith.15. Concerning their beliefs and superstitions: they shall be scourged, who eat bad meat of respected insects or herbs that are supposed to be good; who hurt or kill the young manual bird and the white monkey.

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16. Their fingers shall be cut off, who break wooden or clay idols in their olangangs and places of oblation; he who breaksTagalan's daggers for hog killing, or breaks drinking vases.17. They shall be killed, who profane places where sacred objects of their diwatas or headmen are buried. He who gives way to the call of nature at such places shall be burned.

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18. Those who do not cause these rules to be observed, if they are headmen, shall be stoned and crushed to death, and if they are old men, shall be placed in rivers to be eaten by sharks and crocodiles.

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