English - Balay Mindanaw

LUMADNONG PAGKINABUHI NGADTO SA KALINAWThe palaghusay, Datu Manggul-anan or Faustino SinuwayanPantaon, is 66 years old. He was born in Hagpa, Impasugong,Bukidnon. The name Manggul-anan comes from theHigaunon word mangul-an, which means making things inorder. His uncles Datu Pinalilang and Datu Man-ampoangave the name. He is the grandson of Bugkag Pantaon, arespected datu and palaghusay. Datu Manggul-anan has 25years experience in mediation. He is still mediating conflictsat present, aside from being a mangangaso (hunter).The datu may also mediate conflicts that occur in otherterritories where his constituents are involved. The conflictdescribed below happened in Sitio Malunsagay in Minalwang,Claveria. Acting as palaghusay was Amay Mantangkilan.Junior and Mio Pinalandang, Angus-os Dumaguing and DatuMansukatanFour men, including Amay Mantangkilan’s nephew, wereinstructed to hunt for wild games in the forest intended forthe fiesta of Malunsagay. One of the hunters was killed. Whenthey searched for his body, it was already found decomposing.The relatives could not believe that he died of any illnessbecause he was in good health and his gun was still with him.It was suspected that he was murdered because his head wasnearly separated from his body. The suspects were Junior andMio Pinalandang, and Angus-os Dumaguing.The datus of Malunsagay, together with the barangayofficials of Minalwang, held a meeting to settle the conflict.There were already efforts done by the datus in Malunsagsayto resolve this conflict but to no avail. Hence, AmayMantangkilan went to Malunsagay and suggested to thedatus that he would settle the conflict once and for all. Thedatus of Malunsagay acceded and gave Amay Mantangkilan,who is from far away Impasug-ong in Bukidnon, authorityto mediate the conflict because they said that this case also130