English - Balay Mindanaw

64LUMADNONG PAGKINABUHI NGADTO SA KALINAWC. WAVES OF MIGRATIONAND ARMEDTatayDatu Malindahay’sLife HistoryMalindahay Mandahinog was born to both Higaunonparents in Barangay Sangalan, Gingoog City,Misamis Oriental. His father, Mantiguanan, wasfrom Maibo, Baligihan and his mother Digyaw-ang was fromOdiongan, both of Gingoog. He approximated his age at thetime of the research at 63, since his mother told him that he wasborn during World War II. Tatay Malindahay is the eldest in abrood of seven, composed of four men and three women.When Tatay Malindahay was eight, his family moved toTama, Magsaysay, and then later settled in Kalipay, also inGingoog. His father was an alimaong, “an assistant of a datuwho, when quarrel erupts, would pacify the parties involved,and would even hogtie those who create trouble.” The roleof the alimaong was to maintain the peace and order in thecommunity. “They were our version of the CAFGU (CivilianArmed Forces Geographical Unit) or the soldiers before thegovernment came to our land.” His father died when TatayMalindahay was 13, leaving his mother to care for them.His mother supported them by farming. He said they hadbountiful harvest even if their clearing was very small.