The document summarizes aspects of pre-Spanish Philippine society, including prominent tales like the Maragtas involving the sale of Panay Island. It describes the barangay system of village governance led by a datu, as well as social classes like maharlikas, timawas, and alipin. Several criteria for civilization are examined, such as systems of government, laws, trade, and writing including the syllabary known as the alibata. Foreign influences on Philippine culture from China, Arabia, Japan and India are also noted.

1. THE PRE – SPANISH
PHILIPPINES

2. MARAGTAS
 A POPULAR TALE INVOLVING THE SALE OF
PANAY TO THE MALAYS BY THE CHIEFTAIN OF
THE SAID ISLAND.
 KNOWN THROUGH A BOOK WRITTEN BY
PEDRO ALCANTARA MONTECLARO
 A VISAYAN PUBLIC OFFICIAL AND POET IN ILOILO IN 1907.
 WRITTEN IN HILIGAYNON AND KINARAY-A
LANGUAGES.
 RELATES THAT AROUND 1250 A.D., TEN DATUS
AND THEIR FAMILIES LEFT THE KINGDOM OF
BORNEO.

3. CODE OF KALANTIAW
 A VICIOUS AND BIZARRE CODE THAT WERE
SAID TO BE ENACTED BY DATU KALANTIAW
FROM THE ISLAND OF PANAY.
 KALANTIAW’S PROMINENCE STARTED WHEN
JOSÉ MARCO DONATED FIVE MANUSCRIPTS
TO THE PHILIPPINE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
WHICH INCLUDES BOUND WORKS WHICH WAS
SUPPOSEDLY WRITTEN BY A FRIAR JOSÉ
MARÍA PAVÓN.
 THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE SAID CODE WAS
NO LONGER CONSIDERED BY THE HISTORICAL
SOCIETY.

4. PRE – SPANISH SOCIETY
BEFORE THE SPANIARDS ARRIVED,
THERE WERE SETTLEMENTS
COMPOSED OF VILLAGES CALLED
BARANGAY.
THE BARANGAY GOVERNMENT IS
MONARCHIAL IN NATURE.
CIVILIZATION – THE TOTALITY OF WHAT
MEN ACCOMPLISH IN A SOCIETY.

5. 7 CRITERIA FOR CIVILIZATION
 SYSTEM OF GOV’T, LAWS AND WARFARE
 SOCIAL CLASSES
 SYSTEM OF BELIEF
 SYSTEM OF TRADE : DOMESTIC AND
FOREIGN
 LANGUAGE
 SYSTEM OF WRITING: ARTS AND
LITERATURE
 POPULATION & PUBLIC MOVEMENT

6. SYSTEM OF GOV’T, LAWS AND
WARFARE
A. BARANGAY – THE UNIT OF GOVERNEMENT
 DERIVED FROM BALANGAY
 EACH HAS 50 – 60 FAMILIES
 DATU – THE LEADER WHO HAS IMMENSE POLITICAL
POWER
 BUWIS – TRIBUTE
B. LAW
COUNCIL OF ELDERS - FORMULATOR OF THE LAWS
OF THE BARANGAY
UMALOHOKAN – TOWN CRIER
LAWS – WRITTEN IN TABLETS, STONES, OR TRUNKS OF
TREES
E.G KALANTIYAW CODE, SUMAKWEL CODE, MARAGTAS
CODE

7. SOCIAL CLASSES
MAHARLIKAS – THE NOBLE CLASS

8. TIMAWAS – THE MIDDLE CLASS OR
THE FREEMEN

9. ALIPIN – CLASSIFIED AS ALIPING
NAMAMAHAY AND ALIPING
SANGIGILID

10. FOREIGN INFLUENCES
CHINESE – GONGS,
ENTREPRENEURSHIP,
ARRANGEMENT OF MARRIAGE
ARABS – ISLAM, CALENDAR, LAW,
LITERATURE, ART
JAPANESE – MAKING WEAPONS,
METALURGY, JEWELRY - MAKING
INDIA – NAMES FOR GODS AND
GODESSES, BAHALA NA ATTITUDE,
SARONG ,PUTONG

11. SYSTEM OF WRITING
SYLLABARY
ALIF BATA / ALIBATA
 17 SYMBOLS