English - Balay Mindanaw

LUMADNONG PAGKINABUHI NGADTO SA KALINAWThe following is Datu Malindahay’s explanation regardingthe talugan:“In the past, we had no concepts of a barangay; we simplyused the term talugan. Every tribal group had a talugan, whichwere usually represented by a river, as in Odiongan, Linubos,Gingoog.”Aside from the various talugan, Booy Pabuluson apparentlyalso oriented his children about the pieces of land that belongto them, believing that it was his duty as a parent to informhis children the extent of their ownership to prevent conflictsin the future. This was what his parents and his grandparentshad taught him, so as to protect the scope and delineation oftheir land, which he would eventually pass on to his childrenand grandchildren. To prove land ownership, one must beThe elders identified the different talugans still existing. This is one of the outputsduring the Dumalongdong – the talugans were verified and point personsidentified.52