Do you know the Social

Classes of the EARLY

FILIPINOS
SOCIAL
CLASSES OF
THE EARLY
FILIPINOS
Maharlika
MAHARLIKA
nobles, rich and powerful people in
every community.
Maharlikas are the rulers.
Among them were the Datu, Sultan
and Hadji.
They were called Lakan or Gat.
The wife of the datu was called
Dayang or Dayang-Dayang.
Pictures of Maharlikas

Timawa
TIMAWAS
Freemen.
Common people.
Some were born free while some
were former slaves but they bought
their freedom from their masters.
They have the right to choose their
jobs and the right to own properties.
They had to be loyal and cooperative
with the Datu.
Pictures of us, like the Timawa,
freemen
Alipin
ALIPINS
Alipins are the slaves.

Two types of slaves:
a) Aliping Namamahay
b) Aliping Sagigilid
Pictures of Alipins
SOCIAL CLASSES
PENINSULARES - FULL-BLOODED SPANISH LIVING
IN THE PHILIPPINES AND BORN IN SPAIN.
INSULARES - FULL-BLOODED SPANISH LIVING IN
THE PHILIPPINES AND BORN IN THE PHILIPPINES AS
WELL.
ILUSTRADOS(THE ENLIGHTENED ONES) -
WEALTHY GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS BORN IN THE
PHILIPPINES AND WERE ABLE TO STUDY ABROAD.
CHINESE/SPANISH MESTIZOS - PEOPLE WITH
MIXED RACIAL ORIGINS AND ECONOMICALLY
SUFFICIENT.

INDIO - NATIVE/FULL-BLOODED
FILIPINOS.



SANGLEY - FULL-BLOODED CHINESE
LIVING IN THE PHILIPPINES.

SOCIAL PYRAMID
Peninsulares/
Insulares
Illustrados
Chinese Spanish mestizos
Indio/ Sangley
Do you know the Social
Classes of the MODERN
Filipinos?
SOCIAL CLASSES OF THE
MODERN FILIPINOS
Based on income or wealth:
Rich (about 10% to 12%) of
the population
Middle Class (about 20%)
Lower or Poor Class (about
70%)

Inquirer.net
RICH
average
POOR
Why were there different
classes of early Filipinos?
The different classes were
formed mostly because of the
wealth. How rich or poor the
people then were and how many
properties they owned. If a
person back then was rich and
owned many properties, he or
she would most likely be in the
Maharlika class
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. And if the person
back then was poor
or average, he or she
would most likely be
considered an alipin
or timawa.
SOCIAL CLASSES ARE
FORMED BY PEOPLE IN A
SOCIETY THAT HAVE THE
SAME STATUS.
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How were the early classes of
Filipinos different from today?
The early Filipinos treat people
differently by social classes.
Modern Filipinos do not have this
difference. Rich and middle class
Filipinos all enjoy the same
things (watching movies, eating
at restaurants, etc.)


MODERN FILIPINOS DO NOT HAVE
SLAVES OR THE ALIPIN CLASS
ANYMORE BECAUSE WE LIVE IN A
FREE COUNTRY
EVEN IF MODERN FILIPINOS STILL
HAVE SOCIAL CLASSES BECAUSE
OF DIFFERENCES IN WEALTH,
EVERYONE IS FREE TO CHOOSE
THEIR JOBS, PROPERTIES AND
GET MARRIED WITHOUT THE
PERMISSION OF ANYONE


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differences Early
Filipinos
Now
Maharlika Class Rich people:
Henry Sy,
Lucio Tan
Timawa Class Average
people: us
Alipin Class Poor people
Thank you for listening!