The document discusses several theories on the origin of the Filipino people: - The migration theory proposed that ancestors of Filipinos came in waves of migration, starting with "Dawn man", followed by Negritos 25,000-30,000 years ago, then Indonesians, and finally Malays. - The mainland origin hypothesis posits that early inhabitants originated from South China and Taiwan and gradually replaced hunting and gathering populations. - Between 300-200 BC, inhabitants of Malay-Polynesian descent settled the archipelago and were mainly agricultural/fishing, living in families of 30-100 known as "barangays".