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Indigenous People and Ancestral Domain The indigenous tribes that can be found on the island groups are the Agutaynen, Tagbanua, Cagayanen, Cuyunon, Ke’ney (Tao’t Bato), Batak, Pala’wan, Molbog, Iraya Mangyan, Hanunuo Mangyan, Alangan Mangyan, Buhid Mangyan, Tadyawan Mangyan, Batangan Mangyan, Gubatnon Mangyan, Ratagnon Mangyan, Ati, Ati Sulod, Magahat Korolanos, Ata, Bukidnon, Escaya, Badjao, and Kongking. Most of these groups of people are living in remote villages that can be located in coastal areas, hills and mountains.

Agutaynen This group of people have linguistic similarity with Cuyunon and the Calamian Tagbanua. Furthermore, they are known to came from the family of Austronesians and MalayoPolynesians who inhabited the province of Palawan long time ago. Agutayanens are most likely to be seen in the northern part of Palawan, particularly in the Agutaya Island, Municipality of Roxas, Municipality of San Vicente, Municipality of Brooke’s Point, Municipality of Taytay, Linapacan and sometimes in Manila.

Tagbanua The Tabon Man are believed to be the ancestors of the Tagbanuas because of their similarities in language, alphabet, practice of kaingin, and a common belief in soul relatives. They are also one of the oldest ethnic groups in the Philippines which are divided into two; the Central Tagbanua and Calamian Tagbanua. However, these two groups have different languages and do not have same customs. Tagbanuas are mainly found in the central and northern portion of Palawan such as the Municipalities of Aborlan, Quezon, Calamians Islands, Baras Coast, Busuanga Island, Coron Island, in some parts of El Nido, and even Puerto Princesa City. Moreover, their ancestral

domain is the Coron Island which consists of the two villages Banuang Daan and Cabugao, administered by the tribal chieftain Rodolfo Aguilar I. Cuyunon Cuyunon are also known as Cuyonon, Cuyono, Cuyunon, Kuyunon, Kuyunen, and many others. This tribe is believed to be the most dominant and is considered as an “elite class” among the hierchy of natives in the region. Moreover, according to research they have Malayan roots from the Banjarmasin in Borneo Island thousand years ago and is originated genetically and linguistically from Panay Island since 1250 AD. However, unlike other ethnic groups in the Philippines, their tribe is said to be a heterogeneous tribe because their ancestors can be traced down from the ancient migrants or traders who reside in Palawan such as Arabs, Chinese, Jews and others. Additionally, Cuyunons have four subgroups; the Paraguanen, Poroanen, Mestiso, and Lakto. This ethnic group lives in the northern and central Palawan, originally from Municipality of Cuyo and the neighboring Cuyo Islands that is located in Sulu Sea.

Pala’wan Pala’wan, also known as Palawano belongs to the large Manobo-based linguistic tribes. This group have four ethnolinguistic subgroups; Quezon Palawan (Central Palawano), Bugsuk Palawano (South Palawano), Brooke’s Point Palawano, and Southwest Palawano. The Pala’wan group were originally found in South Apuruan on the West Coast and South of Abo-Abo on the East Coast which are situated in the southern part of Palawan province.

Molbog Orang Tidung (Camucone in Spanish) is assumed to be the ancestor of Molbogs which is an Islamized indigenous group that resides in the northeast coast of Sabah because they have similarities in their dialect and other socio-cultural practices. However, some words from Jama Mapun and the Tausug tribe can also be found in Molbogs dialect The Molbogs are the indigents of the province of Palawan from North Borneo and are now living in the Balabac Island in Palawan.

Batak According to anthropologists, the Bataks who are also called Tinitianes are closely connected to the Aytas of Central Luzon and other Negrito tribes. Nevertheless, there are still arguments of whether the Bataks are really related with the other Negrito tribes in the Philippines or to other close groups particularly in Indonesia and upto Andaman Islands. The Batak tribe can be found in the rugged interiors of the northeast portion of the province of Palawan.

Cagayanen The Cagayanen can also be spelled as Kagayanen or Kagay-anen. This group has a population of around 30,000 in the Philippines and it is said that the tribe are no longer unreached. In addition to that, Cagayanens are part of the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This indigenous tribe is settled in the Palawan Province, especially in Cagayan Island between Negros and Palawan, and Busuanga and Coron in the northern part of the province. Moreover, other Cagayanen also reside in Iloilo, Silay in Negros Occidental, Danao in Antique and Barangay Dagat-dagatan of Caloocan City in Metro Manila.

Ken’ey (Tao’t Bato) The Ke’ney are popularly known as “Tao’t Bato” which literally means “people of the rock”. In fact, they are not distinct from the Palawanos, but more of a small community of southwestern Palawanos who have lived in caves, open slopes and in the crater of an extinct volcano through certain seasons of the year. This group of indigenous people can be found in a valley in Mount Matalingahan in Singnapan Basin, the municipality of Quezon and other unexplored regions in southern Palawan. However, because of their exclusivity, the Philippine government proclaimed that their area is off-limits to strangers to protect them from manipulation and abuse.

Mangyan (Iraya Hanunuo Mangyan, Mangyan, Buhid Tadyawan Mangyan, Mangyan, Gubatnon Ratagnon Mangyan)

Mangyan, Alangan Mangyan, Batangan Mangyan,

The Mangyans are divided into 8 indigenous ethnolinguistic group that can only be found in the Island of Mindoro in Philippines which the half of the land area is almost occupied by them. In the past, the Mangyan people lived in lowlands and seashore areas but now they reside on the interior part of the mountain areas. Although they are all considered as Mangyan, the groups have distinct language, culture, way of living and tradition. Iraya Mangyans are scattered in the municipalities of Puerto Galera, San Teodoro and Baco in Oriental Mindoro but most of them are in the municipalities of Abra de Ilog, Paluan, Mamburao and Santa Cruz. Hanunuo Mangyans live in the municipalities of Mansalay, Bulalacao, San Jose and some portions of Bongabong in Oriental Mindoro. Alangan Mangyans can be seen in the municipalities of Naujan, Baco, San Teodoro, Victoria, and Sablayan in Occidental Mindoro. Buhid Mangyans are in the municipalities of Roxas, Bansud, Bongabong, San Jose, Rizal, and some parts of Mansalay in Oriental Mindoro. Tadyawan Mangyans live in the municipalities of Naujan, Victoria, Socorro, Pola, Gloria, Pinamalayan, and Bansud. Ratagnon Mangyans resides in the southernmost part of the municipality of Magsaysay in Occidental Mindoro. Additionally, their language is related to the Visayan Cuyunon language, spoken by the people of Cuyo Island in Northern Palawan.

Ati/Ata/ Magahat Bukidnon

Korolanos/

The Ati/Ata/Magahat, and the Bukidnon are the two groups of indigenous people in Negros Oriental who were forced to find other lands because of poverty in the area. Ati families are genetically related to other Negrito ethnic groups such as Aeta of Luzon, Batak of Palawan, Agta of Sierra Madres, and Mamanwa of Mindanao. The plains and rivers are presumed left to the Malays while the Atis occupies the hills. Therefore, majority of them engaged in farming. Also, these tribes can be located in Sitio Kibuwa which is their ancestral domain.

Ati Sulod The Ati Sulod also called as the Suludnon, Tumandok, PanayBukidnon, Suludnon or Panayanon Sulud are one of the only two culturally indigenous group of Visayan language speakers in the western side of Visayas, together with the Iraynon-Bukidnon of Antique. They are also part of the larger ethnolinguistic community of Visayan, which is composed of the largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group. These Visayan indigenous group of people lives in the mountainous area of Capiz-Lambunao and Antique-Iloilo of Panay in the Visayan islands of the Philippines.

Badjao The Badjaos who are known as the “Sea Gypsies” of Sulu and Celebes Seas are believed to crisscrossed the Sulu Sea way before international borders are made. They follow the flow of the tides, fish and seasons. The ancestral domain for the Badjao tribe is the Sulu Seas and they can be seen

along the coastal areas of Tawi Tawi, Basilan, Sulu and other coastal areas of Mindanao, northern and eastern Borneo, Sulawasi and eastern Indonesian islands.

Escaya Esacaya or likewise known as the “Viscayan-Eskaya” is a community that can only be found in an Island in the Province of Bohol, particulary around the southeast interior of Bohol. Many journalists and researchers have theories about the origin of this tribe but until now their suppositions are left unanswered. The tribe have a distinct cultural heritage, language and literature, and traditions that are used and inherited since pre-Spanish times. In the end, the group was identified and awarded by President Fidel Ramos a Certificate of Ancestral Domain Claim in 1996 which stated an ancestral domain of 3,173 hectares of land in Duero, Guindulman, Pilar, Sierra-Bullones and Candijay.

Kongking (Mamanwa) The Mamanwa is considered as one of the oldest indigenous tribe in the Phillipines that are still existing. They have a similar physical features of the Negritos and it is assumed that they are the descendants of the original settlers who reached the Philippines on foot 50,000 years ago. Also, their origin is from the first and true aborigines of the Philippines and with other similar Australoids populations. Furthermore, according to Bellwood (1985) Mamanwas exhibit a certain race of Homo sapiens native of the Indo-Malaysian Archipelago. Their dialect resembles a mixed between Surigaonon, Cebuano and Butuanon. However, Mamanwa are commonly called as “Kongking” because they have kinky hair. The tribe of Mamanwa can be located in Agusan del Norte, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Panaoan Island, and in the mountains of Sourthern Leyte. Eventually, their ancestral domain covers certain sections of the three municipalities in the province of Agusan del Norte which are Jabonga, Kitcharao and Santiago. Apart from having native title rights, the government has awarded them a Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title in 2010 which states that they are the owners of 27,057.45 hectares of land.

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