PRE-SPANISH

GOVERNMENT
(Presented By: Group 1)

Barangay
From the word:
BALANGHAY, BINIRAY, BALANGAY which means
a water vehicle or boat
Refers to an ETHNIC GROUP who migrated and
rode together
Usually the group was named after their DATU
BASIC unit of government during the Pre-Hispanic
Period.

CONCEPT OF
BARANGAY

D
A
T
U
MAGINOO
S
UMALOHOKAN

DATU or CHIEFTAIN
Ruler of the Barangay
Executive, Legislator and Chief
Justice
Commander-in-Chief in times of War
In foreign affairs, the datu enables
treatise (kasunduan) and truse
(sanduguan)

How to choose a Datu

1. AGE- the oldest of the group is the Datu
2. INHERITANCE- based on blood relations to the
Datu (son or daughter of the datu)
3. EXTENT OF KNOWLEDGE- had enough knowledge
of the customs and traditions of the tribe
4. PHYSICAL PROWESS; WEALTH

COUNCIL OF ELDERS or MAGINOOS

Made the laws of the barangay
Counselors of the Datu
Participate in the trial of an individual
accused of certain crimes

UMALOHOKAN or TOWN CRIERS

o One who announces laws that has
been promulgated by the Datu to the
Barangay

TRIAL
TRIAL BY DATUDATU= JUDGE
MAGINOOS= JURY
TRIAL BY ORDEAL- Boiling water and
stone; Lighted candle; Swimming
underwater
TRIAL BY WAR- Fight it out until one
gives up

Law or Legislative
May be written or oral
Unwritten laws are spoken laws that
is passed by of course the word of
mouth, and may be passed through
generations
Written laws are made by the Datu
together with the council of elders as
advisers
Written laws are proclaimed by the
umalohokans