Mindanao is the second largest and southernmost island in the Philippines, referred to as the "Land of Promise." It has a significant Muslim population, particularly in the southern provinces of Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Sulu, and Tawi-tawi. Mindanao is also culturally diverse, home to many ethno-linguistic groups including Muslims from the Badjao, Iranun, Jama Mapun, and others, as well as indigenous groups like the Bagobos and T'bolis. Before Islam and Christianity, early Filipinos on the island practiced animism and believed that spirits inhabited plants and nature.

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of MINDANAO
BRENDA E. CACHERO
MAPEH Teacher

2. Mindanao
- It is the second
largest and southernmost
island in the Philippines.
It is referred to as “The
Land of Promise”.

3. Mindanao is the only
geographical area of
the Philippines with a
significantly large
Muslim presence.

4. The southernmost part of
Mindanao, particularly
Maguindanao Province, Lanao del
Sur, Sulu, and Tawi-tawi provinces
(part of the Autonomous Region of
Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)), are
home to a sizeable Muslim
population.

5. Mindanao, about the same
area as South Korea, is
considered the agricultural
basin of the Philippines. Eight
of the top 10 agri-commodities
exported from the Philippines
come from here.

6. History
Mindanao is named after the
Maguindanaons who constituted the
largest Sultanate historically, and
evidence from maps made during the
17th and 18th centuries suggests that
the name was used to refer to the
island by the powerful natives at the
time.

7. History
Mindanao also has the largest ethno-
linguistic groups and culturally-diverse
islands. These groups are mostly
Muslims from the Badjao, Iranun, Jama
Mapun, Kalagan, Kalibugan (Subanen
who are converted to Islam), Manobo,
Maguindanao, Sama Bangingi, Sama
Pangutaran, Samal, Sangil, Tausug and
Yakan groups)

8. The Maguindanaon of Cotabato

9. The MARANAO of Lanao and Cotabato

10. The SAMAL and JAMA MAPUN of the Sulu Islands
of Sibutu and Cagayan De Sulu

11. The TAUSUG

12. The YAKAN

13. LUMADS
-those who have maintained
their indigenous beliefs and
traditions instead of converting
to Islam or Christianity. Some
lumad groups in Mindanao are
the Bagobos and the Tbolis.

14. The LUMADS

15. Before Islam took hold on the
Philippines, early Filipinos
worshipped nature and believed that
plants and inanimate objects are
home to ancestor spirits. They also
believed that natural phenomena are
caused by gods. This indigenous
belief called ANIMISM.

16. BILAAN

22. BAGOBO

28. T’BOLI

34. MARANAO

40. YAKAN

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