2. Migration theory
proposed by H. Otley Beyer
The ancestors of Filipinos came in “wave of migration”
First to reach the archipelago was “Dawn man”
Next to settle are the Negritos (25,000-30,000 years
ago)
- Were described to have black skin, dark kinky hair,
round black eyes, flat noses, usually height of 5 feet.
3. Third to arrive were the Indonesians
-they were seafarers and tool-users
INDONESIAN A
-was tall, slender with light complexion, and thin
lips
INDONESIAN B
-shorter, with bulky body, dark complexion and
thick lips
4. The last to reach the archipelago were the
Malays
-they reached the Philippines by the use of
“balangay”
-they introduced the iron age culture
5. Pre-colonial Philippines
Cultural Evolution of the Early Filipinos
It was believed that the first settlers of the Philippines
came by land bridges from Mainland Asia during
Pleistocene era
Western historians assume that the aborigines of the
Philippines were the Negritos
6. Mainland Origin Hypothesis
Proposed by Peter Bellwood and K.C. Chang
Posited that early inhabitants originated from South
China and Taiwan
They gradually replaced the hunting and gathering
populations
7. Historians presuppose that between 300 and 200
B.C inhabitants of Malay- Polynesian descent
settled in Philippine archipelago.
-they were mainly an agricultural and fishing
people.
-there were 30 to 100 families known as the
“barangay”
8. The structuring of the early society has
been achieved in response to the needs of
prehistoric Philippine communities
“A country’s past history unveils its cultural
tradition.”
