English - Balay Mindanaw

Part 3 - Mga Paghusay: Concepts and Practices in Conflict Resolutionguidelines for a set of appropriate and desirable behaviorsand mode of conduct.Batasan hu lido is another law followed by the datus “whenthey conduct mediations.” Tatay Malindahay explained thatbatasan hu lido is a law governing conflicts involving murder.“The feuding parties are not allowed to be near each otherbecause there is a law on that, and doing so may cause themillness. Lido from our beliefs may cause sickness, such thatwhen you pass by the other party, you would just be surprisedwhy your companion suddenly died. It was because of theconflict, because of the attitude. For instance, if one of theparties in a conflict lives in Barangay Eureka, he should notcome to Kalipay while the conflict has not been settled becauseyet there is a law on that.”Another batasan that has almost vanished is the practicecalled panuos, which means respect for another person. DatuMandedlyne, a respected datu and chairman of BarangayHagpa, said:“In the farm, you should not take anything from there ifthere’s nobody from whom you can ask permission. That ispanuos. But if you are really that hungry and you see foodthere, but the owner is not around, then you may take it. Butyou have to put a sign that you took something. This was ourpractice in the past.”Datu Mandedlyne said that the sign that you tooksomething should be very conspicuous so the owner couldreadily see it. It could be an old coin or a piece of stick thatpoints to the direction where you live. This is a sign of one’srespect to the owner. Failure to do this is a violation of thelaws on panuos.The Higaunons moreover believe in the gaba or negative113