English - Balay Mindanaw
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LUMADNONG PAGKINABUHI NGADTO SA KALINAWgrade in elementary in Malinao, Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental,but failed to continue. “I really liked to go to school.” But hisparents, who were against his plan to go to school, said: “Onceyou become educated, you may forget about the traditions, thelaws of the tribe.” His parents told him to instead study thelaws of the tribe. Even though he was not able to pursue formaleducation himself, he managed to send his siblings to school,even just up to the fifth or sixth grade. “I’m not comfortable ofthe thought that all of us are not educated.”Tatay Malindahay’s marriage was arranged by hisparents and elders. He was 18 years old then, and thebride, Bae Lilok, was only 16. He once had a sweetheart,but she was a Dumagat. His uncles disapproved of therelationship, because his relatives wanted him to marry aHigaunon. His uncles reminded him that the main reasonhis elders objected to his education was so he would focusTatay Malindahay with his wife, Bae Lilok, at their home in Barangay Sangalan,during the life history session.66
Part 2 - Four Datus: Stories of the Higaunon Lifeon their culture and tradition, so how could he think ofmarrying a Dumagat?His wife Bae Lilok is a member of the Damitan family ofSitio Malagwas of Kalipay. They proposed through a pamalayior nagugsak, a pre-marriage activity wherein the groom’sfamily would bring cooking pots, plates, and clothes to thebride’s parents. Tatay Malindahay narrated his experiencethis way:“The male elders would talk. The datu particularly wouldbe the one to relay the male party’s intentions. This is stillpart of the courting process; no agreements yet. You wouldknow if your proposal was accepted because all the thingsyou brought -- like the cloths, cooking pots and other things-- are not returned. If they reject your proposal, they wouldstill accept your gifts, but as a sign for you not to pursue yourintentions, they would later return everything, and evendouble the amount of stuff you brought. It’s like being told,‘Don’t worry being rejected; you’re getting all your thingsback anyway, and more.’”After their marriage, Tatay Malindahay stayed in hiswife’s residence for about two years. It is their practice thatthe newlyweds stay at the bride’s house for years after theirwedding. Tatay Malindahay and his wife were blessed witheight children.They eventually moved to Kalipay proper. Therethey sought the help of a certain Mrs. Locsin for possibleemployment in the logging company. He was hired as aconcession guard with the task of protecting the area fromthe kaingeñeros and squatters. Biernatzki (1973:44) observedthat datus were the preferred candidates for the positionof concession guard because of their ability to control theirband and “prevent the unauthorized cutting of commerciallyvaluable trees.”67
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LUMADNONG PAGKINABUHI NGADTO SA KALINAWgrade in elementary in Malinao, Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental,but failed to continue. “I really liked to go to school.” But hisparents, who were against his plan to go to school, said: “Onceyou become educated, you may forget about the traditions, thelaws of the tribe.” His parents told him to instead study thelaws of the tribe. Even though he was not able to pursue formaleducation himself, he managed to send his siblings to school,even just up to the fifth or sixth grade. “I’m not comfortable ofthe thought that all of us are not educated.”Tatay Malindahay’s marriage was arranged by hisparents and elders. He was 18 years old then, and thebride, Bae Lilok, was only 16. He once had a sweetheart,but she was a Dumagat. His uncles disapproved of therelationship, because his relatives wanted him to marry aHigaunon. His uncles reminded him that the main reasonhis elders objected to his education was so he would focusTatay Malindahay with his wife, Bae Lilok, at their home in Barangay Sangalan,during the life history session.66
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