Tagalog Society Essay

In the Tagalog society, they had a three-class social structure. Maginoo and datu was the ruling class they possess the noble descent and known to be in the Tagalog aristocracy. Timawa and maharlika was the supporters of the upper class. They were the freemen, in between the ranking of the Manginoo and Alipin. The last and lowest rank was the Alipin. This rank 2 types, the Namamahay and the Sagigilid. In this society their wealth was based on movable property.
In the Bikolandia society, the Franciscan missionary commented to the native that they don’t have any form of government at all. Nonetheless, like the other societies, they also have the three-class social order. The head of the community was called kagduluhan; the ruler of the town

Before the colonization of the Spanish era, Indios has their own civilization. In William Henry Scott’s Barangay, it discusses the lives of our ancestors during the 16th Century which is the pre-colonial times. Trades and Commerce in this time already existed, with proofs of ironworking, woodworking, architecture, pottery textiles, domestic trades, international commerce and boat building. The second example is the natural science used by the Indios, it covers the medication, seamanship and timekeeping. Medication was widely in the form of ailments, massage, abortions and limited surgery. In seamanship, it provides them in sea transportation and used winds and constellations as their guide or map. Lastly, in timekeeping they divide the daylight hours into a dozen according to the position of the

As I’ve said it plays an important role to the information of our history and in politics. We are left behind in terms of research studies. The career of archeology in the Philippines compared to other countries are not that supported thus little progress is observe in terms of tools which can greatly affect the degree of discovery.
References:
Zeus Salazar (2007) A Legacy of the Propaganda: The Tripartite View of Philippine History.
Vardhman Kumar Jain (2006) Prehistory and Protohistory of India: An Appraisal: Palaeolithic--non-Harappan Chalcolithic Cultures
F. Landa Jocano (1975) Philippine Prehistory: An Anthropological Overview of the Beginnings of Filipino Society and Culture
W.H. Scott (1994) Barangay: Sixteenth-century Philippine Culture and Society
Robert Milton Underwood (2008) Defining History. Retrieved from http://www.homesaustin.com/Documents/DefiningHistory.pdf
Andrew (2010) Difference Between History vs. Prehistory. Retrieved from http://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-history-and-prehistory/
Pearson (n.d) Introducing Archeology and Prehistory. Retrieved from