Factors Affecting the Cultural Beliefs of Tagakaulo Tribe in Southern Mindanao
FACTORS AFFECTING THE CULTURAL BELIEFS OF TAGAKAULO
TRIBE IN SOUTHERN MINDANAO
A Thesis Proposal
Presented to the Faculty of
Koinonia Theological Seminary, Inc.
Gen. Luna Street, Davao City
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Master of Theology
July 2011
Chapter 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING
Background of the Study
The Lumad Development Center Inc. declared that there are about eighteen Lumad groups in 19 provinces across the country. They comprise 12 to 13 million or 18% of the Philippine population and can be divided into 110 ethno-linguistic groups. Considered as vulnerable groups, they live in hinterlands, forests, lowlands and coastal areas. The 18 Lumad ethnolinguistic groups are as follows: Atta, Bagobo, Banwaon, B’laan, Bukidnon, Dibabawon, Higaonon, Mamanwa, Mandaya, Manguwangan, Manobo, Mansaka, Subanon, Tagakaolo, Tasaday, Tboli, Teduray, and Ubo.
According to Gloria (2007), the name Tagakaolo means inhabitants of headwater (olo sa tubig) or sources of rivers and streams. According to the Spaniards, these places are the favored dwelling sites of the Kaolos. On the other hand, according to Fay Cooper Cole, an American anthropologist who wrote in the early 1900s the name Kalagan referred to those Tagakaulos who converted to Islam. But for the practice of Islam, the Tagakaolo and the Kalagans belong to the same cultural group. During the American colonization of Davao, the Tagakaulos were described as a warlike and turbulent people. Mungalayon, a Tagakaolo, killed Edward Bolton, the first American Governor of Davao. Today, there are Tagakaulos and Kalagans found in the Municipality of Malungon, Sarangani Province.
The Tagakaolo inhabit the western shores of the gulf of Davao and south of Mt. Apo. "Tagalaya", from the mountains, indicates that they came from the river sources. At present, they are also found in the coastal towns of Malita and Lais and Talaguton Rivers. Large numbers live in Malalog. Their population is approximately
TRIBE IN SOUTHERN MINDANAO
A Thesis Proposal
Presented to the Faculty of
Koinonia Theological Seminary, Inc.
Gen. Luna Street, Davao City
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Master of Theology
July 2011
Chapter 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING
Background of the Study
The Lumad Development Center Inc. declared that there are about eighteen Lumad groups in 19 provinces across the country. They comprise 12 to 13 million or 18% of the Philippine population and can be divided into 110 ethno-linguistic groups. Considered as vulnerable groups, they live in hinterlands, forests, lowlands and coastal areas. The 18 Lumad ethnolinguistic groups are as follows: Atta, Bagobo, Banwaon, B’laan, Bukidnon, Dibabawon, Higaonon, Mamanwa, Mandaya, Manguwangan, Manobo, Mansaka, Subanon, Tagakaolo, Tasaday, Tboli, Teduray, and Ubo.
According to Gloria (2007), the name Tagakaolo means inhabitants of headwater (olo sa tubig) or sources of rivers and streams. According to the Spaniards, these places are the favored dwelling sites of the Kaolos. On the other hand, according to Fay Cooper Cole, an American anthropologist who wrote in the early 1900s the name Kalagan referred to those Tagakaulos who converted to Islam. But for the practice of Islam, the Tagakaolo and the Kalagans belong to the same cultural group. During the American colonization of Davao, the Tagakaulos were described as a warlike and turbulent people. Mungalayon, a Tagakaolo, killed Edward Bolton, the first American Governor of Davao. Today, there are Tagakaulos and Kalagans found in the Municipality of Malungon, Sarangani Province.
The Tagakaolo inhabit the western shores of the gulf of Davao and south of Mt. Apo. "Tagalaya", from the mountains, indicates that they came from the river sources. At present, they are also found in the coastal towns of Malita and Lais and Talaguton Rivers. Large numbers live in Malalog. Their population is approximately
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