English - Balay Mindanaw

Part 2 - Four Datus: Stories of the Higaunon Lifetheir houses along the logging road, right from the Sangalanriver up to the heart of the present barangay Kalipay. TatayMalindahay recalled that when the armed concession guardsarrived and saw what the Higaunons did, a confrontationensued. After a dialogue with the management of ALCOin Anakan and with the intercession of Mayor Lugod, theHigaunons were allowed to remain in Kalipay where theyintended to establish a regular barangay.When the Higaunons were granted their request, peoplefrom other places, like Cebuanos and the Boholanos, flocked toKalipay. Tatay Malindahay said the Dumagats gained entranceto the Higaunon areas. “They requested that they be allowedto enter this place. We in the tribe had a meeting and I said tothem to allow the people from the lowland to live with us sowe could learn new ideas from them. This started the comingin of many other people.” Tatay Malindahay shared the sameview with Amba Palasambag and Amay Mantangkilan.This massive influx of Dumagat migrants was promptedby the resettlement program of the government startingfrom the post-war period and Philippine independence fromthe Americans. Migrants from Luzon and Visayas came toMindanao in search of greener pastures, competing withthe Lumads in the use of the island’s natural resources.Tatay Malindahay said that the migrants built their housesin the present Purok 5. Because of the increasing population,Kalipay became a sitio of Barangay Malibud, together withthe adjacent sitios of Kamanikan, Sangalan, and Eureka. Butunlike these three sitios, Kalipay was first to be registered asa regular barangay in 1985.When Purok 5 became congested, the leaders then dividedbarangay Kalipay into 9 puroks. “We established a barangayand as the population increased, we created the differentpuroks. Purok 8 for instance was in Kalamagan and Purok9 was in Malagwas. There were also many people residing73