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    The document describes the social stratification system that existed in the Philippine pre-colonial society. There were three main social classes - the timawa who made up the majority of the community and were free citizens expected to support the datu; the maginoo who were the ruling, educated, royal and privileged class including the datu who led the barangay community; and the alipin who had the least rights and served the higher classes as servants doing household chores or aiding the timawa in their work.

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    The document describes the social stratification system that existed in the Philippine pre-colonial society. There were three main social classes - the timawa who made up the majority of the community and were free citizens expected to support the datu; the maginoo who were the ruling, educated, royal and privileged class including the datu who led the barangay community; and the alipin who had the least rights and served the higher classes as servants doing household chores or aiding the timawa in their work.

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    The document describes the social stratification system that existed in the Philippine pre-colonial society. There were three main social classes - the timawa who made up the majority of the community and were free citizens expected to support the datu; the maginoo who were the ruling, educated, royal and privileged class including the datu who led the barangay community; and the alipin who had the least rights and served the higher classes as servants doing household chores or aiding the timawa in their work.

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    The Philippine Pre-Colonial Social Stratification

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    THE PHILIPPINE PRE-

    COLONIAL SOCIAL
    STRATIFICATION
     Over the course of this
    lesson, you have
    informed about the
    concept, characteristics, and
    forms of stratification
    systems.
    Did you know that before
    the Philippines were
    colonized by the
    Spaniards, Americans,
    and Japanese,
    the Philippine pre-colonial society
    was already establishing social
    stratification through factors such as
    wealth, power, rights, privileges,
    entitlement and achievements?
    Meet these groups of people
    one by one once again by
    reading the given description.
    Afterwards, answer the activity
    below.
    The TIMAWA
    They were the majority of
    the barangay community.
    They were free.
    TIMAWA
    They were expected to
    support the datu and pay
    their taxes; hence, their
    importance in the
    community was evident.
    They could acquire property,
    have any job they wanted,
    pick their own wives, and
    acquire an alipin.
    The MAGINOO.
    MAGINOO
    They were the ruling class,
    the educated class, the royal
    class, and the privileged
    class. It was from this class
    which the datu came from.
    The datu was the head of
    the community called a
    barangay. He is synonymous
    to a monarch, rajah, sultan,
    and king to other countries.
    The ALIPIN.
    The ALIPIN.

    They had the least rights.


    They served their master who
    belonged to one of the
    classes that is above them.
    The Alipin was likely his or
    her servant at home such
    as doing the household
    chores and cooking, or
    aided the timawa with their
    duties at work.

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