Social Organization of the Early Filipinos

Who occupied the highest position in the early Philippine hierarchy?

• Alipin saguiguilid

• Umalohokan

• Babaylan

• Maharlika

This refers to a method of judgment wherein an accused party would be asked to do something dangerous. Such as retrieved a stone from a boiling water to determine his or her innocence.

• Trial by ideal

• Trial by ordeal

• trial by combat

• trial of trust

This refers to the lowest position in pre-colonial Filipino society, where slaves can lived separately from the Datu.

• Aliping umalohokan

• Alipin sa tabi

• aliping namamahay

• Alipin saguiguilid

In pre-colonial society they are considered as the freemen and they belong to the middle class.

• Maharlika

• Datu

• Umalohokan

• Timawa

These people are regarded as public announcer or crier of the Datu during pre-colonial Philippines.

• Umalohokan

• Babaylan

• Katalonan

• Timawa