Customs of the Tagalog, Readings in Philippines PDF

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Customs of theTagalogs(Juan de Plasencia O.S)Submitted to:Mr. Albert J. AlejandroReadings in the Philippine History TeacherSubmitted by:Jan Paul BeatingoShelaine Joy De GuzmanAndrea Lois DegamoSitti Jurhana IsaPrince Daryl JackariaShaina JumaaniRachelle Marie RomanoKyla Mellicah SurateBSN 1-BCustoms...

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Customs of the Tagalogs (Juan de Plasencia O.S.F)

Submitted to: Mr. Albert J. Alejandro Readings in the Philippine History Teacher

Submitted by: Jan Paul Beatingo Shelaine Joy De Guzman Andrea Lois Degamo Sitti Jurhana Isa Prince Daryl Jackaria Shaina Jumaani Rachelle Marie Romano Kyla Mellicah Surate

BSN 1-B Beatingo • De Guzman • Degamo • Isa • Jackaria • Jumaani • Romano • Surate BSN 1-B

Customs of the Tagalogs Juan de Plasencia O.S.F

GOVERNING SYSTEM LEAD BY DATOS • • •

Governs only few people between 30- 100 This tribal gathering is called barangay They don’t settle far from others

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They are not subject to one another, except friendship and relationship The chief (datu) help one another in wars

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THE CASTE    

Commoners Slaves If Maharlica marries a slave, the first child goes to the father and so on. The children will inherit the status of the parent it belonged.

SLAVES 1. Namamamahay • •

Can’t be sold Can’t be transferred to other barangay unless by inheritance, provided they stay in the same village

Can be sold

MAHARLICA – no moving from one village to another without complying the following: • • • • • •

Fine and gold ( depend from barangay to barangay) A banquet to the entire barangay If they marry from other barangay the children will be divided Sentences are passed by the datu They condemn a man at low caste who disrespect his daughter or wife of datu. The children of the accomplices are turned to slave

WITCHES - As for the witches, they killed them and their children and accomplices became slaves of the chief after he had made some recompense to the injured person. Other offences are punished by fines in gold which not paid with promptness, exposed the culprit to serve until the payment should be made, person aggrieved to whom the money was to be paid. PUNISHMENTS WERE FOLLOWING WAY: •

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LOANS – The same way goes to a debtor concerning loans wherein he will give half of his cultivated lands and profits until the debt has been paid or else he's condemned to a life of toil and becomes slave. After the father's death, the children will continue to pay the debt or the payment will be doubled. INHERITANCES – Legitimate children of a father and mother will be inherited equally not unless the father and mother showed a slight partiality by gifts such as 2 to 3 taels or a jewel.

2. Saguiguilid •

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and clothing thus enslaving him and his children. The master will have the possession of the children if ever the payment could not be met by the father. Aliping Saguiguilid - service within the house; serve the master to whom the judgement applied. Aliping Namamahay - living independently; served the person who lent them wherewith to pay.

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Half the cultivated lands and all their products belonged to the master. The master will provide the culprit with food

DOWRY - should be greater than the sum given to the other sons. TWO OR MORE LEGITIMATE WIVES – If one had children by two or more legitimate wives, each child will receive the inheritance and the mother's dowry with its increase and share of his father's estate. SLAVE WOMAN – If a man had a son from one of his slaves as well as legitimate children, the former will have no share in the inheritance. If he had a child with a slave woman, that child will also receive some of his share. UNMARRIED WOMAN (ISAANAVA) – If ever he had children by an unmarried woman, she will still receive a dowry but is not considered as a real wife and her children are said to be natural children. If the father has a legitimate wife but did not have a son but had children to the unmarried wife called Inaasava, the latter will inherit all....