CODE OF KALANTIAW Code of Kalantiaw was a mythical legal code in the epic story Maragtas.

It is said to have been written in 1433 by Datu Kalantiaw, a chief on the island of Negros in the Philippines. It was actually written in 1913 by Jose E. Marco as a part of his historical fiction Las antiguas leyendes de la Isla de Negros (Spanish, "The Ancient Legends of the Island of Negros"), which he attributed to a priest named Jose Maria Pavon. Kalantiaw had misconceptions in translating the text and also kalantiaw is a hoax because it lacks historical evidences. No written history of kalantiaw had been documented. Laws of the Code of Kalantiaw: 1) You shall not kill, neither shall you steal, neither shall you do harm to the aged, lest you incur the danger of death. All those who infringe this order shall be condemned to death by being drowned in the river, or in boiling water.

2) You shall obey. Let all your debts with the headman be met punctually. He who does not obey shall receive for the first time one hundred lashes. If the debt is large, he shall be condemned to thrust his hand in boiling water thrice. For the second time, he shall be beaten to death.

3) Obey you: let no one has women that are very young nor more than he can support; nor be given to excessive lust. He who does not comply with, obey, and observe this order shall be condemned to swim for three hours for the first time and for the second time, to be beaten to death with sharp thorns.

4) Observe and obey; let no one disturb the quiet of the graves. When passing by the caves and trees where they are, give respect to them. He who does not observe this shall be killed by ants, or beaten to death with thorns.

5) You shall obey; he who exchanges for food, let it be always done in accordance with his word. He, who does not comply, shall be beaten for one hour, he who repeats the offense shall be exposed for one day among ants.

6) You shall be obliged to revere sights that are held in respect, such as those of trees of recognized worth and other sights. He who fails to comply shall pay with one months work in gold or in honey.

7) These shall be put to death; he who kills trees of venerable appearance; who shoot arrows at night at old men and women; he who enters the houses of the headmen without permission; he who kills a shark or a streaked Cayman. 8) Slavery for a doam (a certain period of time) shall be suffered by those who steal away the women of the headmen; by him who keep ill-tempered dogs that bite the headmen; by him who burns the fields of another.

9) All these shall be beaten for two days: who sing while traveling by night; kill the Manaul; tear the documents belonging to the headmen; are malicious liars; or who mock the dead.

10) It is decreed an obligation; that every mother teach secretly to her daughters matters pertaining to lust and prepare them for womanhood; let not men be cruel nor punish their women when they catch them in the act of adultery. Whoever shall disobey shall be killed by being cut to pieces and thrown to the Caymans.

11) These shall be burned: who by their strength or cunning have mocked at and escaped punishment or who have killed young boys; or try to steal away the women of the elders.

12) These shall be drowned: all who interfere with their superiors, or their owners or masters; all those who abuse themselves through their lust; those who destroy their anitos (religious icons) by breaking them or throwing them down.

13) All these shall be exposed to ants for half a day: who kill black cats during a new moon; or steal anything from the chiefs or agorangs, however small the object may be.

14) These shall be made slave for life: who have beautiful daughters and deny them to the sons of chiefs, and with bad faith hide them away.

15) Concerning beliefs and traditions; these shall be beaten: who eat the diseased flesh of beasts which they hold in respect, or the herb which they consider good, which wound or kill the young of the manaul, or the white monkey.

16) The fingers shall be cut-off: of all those who break anitos of wood and clay in their alangans and temples; of those who destroy the daggers of the Catalonians (priest/priestess), or break the drinking jars of the latter.

17) These shall be killed: who profane sites where anitos are kept, and sites where are buried the sacred things of their diwatas and headmen. He who performs his necessities in those places shall be burned.

18) Those who do not cause these rules to be obeyed, if they are headmen, they shall be put to death by being stoned and crushed; and if they are agorangs they shall be placed in rivers to be eaten by sharks and Caymans.

China- Unlike the other three countries in this list, China never conquered the country by way of military might. Instead, China got into Philippine culture by way of mercantilism. Since time immemorial, the Philippines has been trading with the Philippines and Chinese immigrants who decided to live here brought along their culture. In terms of food, Filipinos love Chinese food such as siopao, siomai, taho and hopia. Filipinos also follow some aspects of Chinese culture such as feng shui, dragon dances and even Chinese New Year. Lately, Chinese movies by way of Hong Kong has also been vey popular as well as some TV soap operas Filipinos Against the Chinese Chinese were excellent artists and tradesmen They were important in the economy of the country Chinese revolted five times during the Spanish era 1603, 1639, 1667, 1686, and 1762 They were treated badly by the Spanish rulers Abuses to the Chinese: the Chinese were forced to pay heavy taxes; all Chinese were forced to lived in the Parian (Chinatown) outside the city walls; the Chinese were ordered to cut off their queues (long hair); many Chinese were deported to reduce their population; and The Chinese were massacred every time they revolted. The greatest Filipino hero of the Chinese revolts was Francisco Laksamana, commander of the Pampangueno troops in the Spanish army

He defeated the Chinese rebels in the hills of Antipolo in June 1662 and saved the city of Manila

Filipinos and the Moro Wars

Moro in Spanish term means Muslim The Filipino Moros in Mindanao and Sulu were not conquered by Spain Christian Filipino heroes were: Juan Aquino Nicolas Martinez Cirilo Maypit and Geronimo Sundulin Filipino Muslims who defended Islam and Moro independence were: Sultan Kudarat, the greatest warrior of Mindanao, who defended Lamitan against the Spaniards in 1837 Sultan Jamalul Alam, who defended Jolo in 1876 and leased North Borneo (Sabah) to the British in 1878 Datu Utto, who defended Cotabato in 1886-87; Datu Amai Pakpak, who defended Lanao in 1889-91; Datu Pian (Amal Mingka), who conquered Cotabato and Tamontaka in 1878-99.

India has influenced the Philippines in nearly all aspects of life. The Philippines has been trading with India as far back as the Sriwijaya Empire, which started in the 7th century. With this trade came influence in language, music, and writing (Baybayin is based on Sanskrit; a quarter of Tagalog is of Sanskrit origin). Some common words are guro/guru (teacher), mukha (face), Likhain (to write), and putong (turban). India also brought the spread of religion, including forms of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam (brought by the Majapahit Empire). The pre-historic Filipino creator god "Bathala" comes from the Hindu god "Brahman." Many of the customs in India and the Philippines are similar also, such as feeding the dead and dowries.

Many people think that before the Spanish arrived, the Philippines lacked culture. But it had plenty of it, girl. Parts of the Philippines was even ruled by kings (Rajas) and the central region of the Philippines, Visayas (where my dad is from), is supposedly named after the last Filipino king, Srivijaya. Yes, the Philippines was heavily influenced by the Spaniards. But that isn't the whole story, and only recently are people starting to acknowledge that. There is a lot of archeological evidence that needs to verify a lot of things we don't know about the precolonial Philippines, as Spain has done everything in it's power to eliminate pagan religions (destruction of temples, violent getting pagans to convert, etc.).