English - Balay Mindanaw

LUMADNONG PAGKINABUHI NGADTO SA KALINAWboth of them were intoxicated. Datu Manbaldihan wasdismayed at the incident.During the husay, Datu Manbaldihan listened to both ofthem and gave advices not to do it again and to restore theirgood relationships.Tatay Yukmo or Eladio LutaoDatu Malindahay versus Datu ManlisdanganTatay Malindahay, Datu Tupa and Datu Manlisdanganwere accused of making false stories against each other. TatayYukmo and Datu Manbutalan, two respected datus of SitioBagasbas, Sangalan, summoned the three datus for mediation.Since datus were involved, Datu Yukmo had remarked that itwas difficult to mediate a conflict when mediators themselveswere involved. The conflict started in 1986; it was finallysettled only in 2002.Tatay Yukmo and Datu Manbutalan prepared a manggadin the form of three cooking pots, six cuts of cloths and twobolos. The mediators advised the feuding datus to end theirconflict and to restore their good relations. Since then, thedatus became friends again and, like in the past, they activelyparticipated in tribal activities again. The facilitating factorfor the settlement was the determination and commitment ofthe mediating datus, Yukmo and Manbutalan, to finally putan end to the discord. They noted that it was the pride of thedatus that deterred the early resolution of this conflict.The palaghusay who summoned the datus was TatayYukmo or Eladio Lutao from Sitio Bagasbas, BarangaySangalan, Gingoog City. He is over 60 years old. Tatay Yukmoor Datu Hulukuman is a highly respected datu and he hasamicably solved a lot of cases ranging from murder, theft,extra-marital affairs, divorce, and others. He has with him146