THE

PRE-
HISPANIC ERA
Nelyan D. Buraga and
Eldred D. Manuel
1-22
MOTIVATION
Imitatethe
following pictures
and pose for atleast
3 seconds.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The recorded history of the
Philippines begins with the
creation of the Laguna
Copperplate Inscription (LCI)
in 900 A.D.
The pre-Spanish historical
period ended in 1521.
CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
Long before the arrival
of the Spaniards,
ancient Filipinos were
living in scattered
barangays and ruled by
different chieftains.
MALE CLOTHING
Potong

Kangan

Bahag
FEMALE CLOTHING
GOVERNMENT
The government was called
“barangay”.
It was headed by a ruler
called datu or raja.
A newly enacted law was
made known
through“umalokohan”
Like community of nations,
alliances among barangay
were formed. The purpose of
forming alliances was for
trade, peace and mutual
protection.
An alliances was sealed
through blood compact
(sanduguan).
TRIAL AND DETERMINATION
OF GUILT
Their judicial process was
called trial by ordeal.
Datu served as chief judge
who was assisted by group of
elders in the barangay that
acted as members of the
jury.
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
There was no formal
education during pre-
Spanish period.
Education was oral,
practical and hands-on.
Word of mouth.
The early form of literature
during pre-Spanish period
was a classified into written
or oral.
Alibata – ancient Philippine
alphabet.
The purpose of education
during their time was for
survival.
Babaylan is a Visayan
term identifying an
indigenous Filipino
religious leader, who
functions as a healer, a
shaman, a seer and a
community "miracle-
worker“.
FOR MALES:
To hunt, fishing,
agriculture and other
activities.
FOR FEMALES:
Managing household.
 SUMMARIZATION
 900 A.D.- 1521 Sanduguan- blood
 Barangay serves as compact.
the government. Their judicial
 It was headed by a process was called
Datu/Raja. trial by ordeal.
 Kangan, Bahag and
Education system
Putong for Male
was informal.
dresses.
Oral, practical
 Baro/Camisa and
and hands-on.
Saya for Female
Dresses. Word of mouth.
Educational Education Educational
Aims Types Methods
 Informal
 Survival  Show and
education tell
 Conformity
 Practical
 Observation
training
 Enculturation
 Theoretical  Trial and
training error

 Imitation
PERSONAL
TAKE-AWAYS
QUIZ
Matching Type
1) The
a) survival
government b) Alibata
was called c) observation
d) Kangan and
_________. Bahag
Datu
2) One of the
e)
f) Barangay
first teachers g) formal
during this h)
i)
informal
Babaylan
era.
3) _____ is a method a) survival
b) Alibata
of learning. c) observation
4) The type of d) Kangan and
Bahag
education during e) Datu
this period. f) Barangay
5) The purpose of g) formal
informal
education was for
h)
i) Babaylan
_______.
References:
https://www.slideshare.net/Kate_JRG/pre-spanish-period-in-the-
philippines
https://www.scribd.com/document/130121785/Development-of-
Education-in-the-Philippines-From-
Pre?fbclid=IwAR1C6FEB2i2d6rFDMLuCCPJhffFDUgEt-
lpMeFLtB7AI5I2vBfPjxIlwKKQ
https://www.slideshare.net/MsKrabbs19/historical-perspective-in-
philippine-education?fbclid=IwAR1xzZxgUDSqye8y-
XqGYL11eo__7teBI01nF9E31kn0ZRC0Od6aKVRsXv8
For the pictures:
https://image.slidesharecdn.com/precoloniallifeandculture-
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in-the-philippines-11-638.jpg?cb=1412579357
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-
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0/bahay+kubo.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-
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