Migration Theories
The ancestors of the Filipinos came to the islands first in land bridges which would occur during times when the sea level was low, and then later in seagoing vessels such as the balangay. Thus he differentiated these ancestors as arriving in different "waves of migration".- "Dawn Man", a cave-man type who was similar to java man, peking man, and other Asian homo sapiens of 250,000 years ago.
- The aboriginal pygmy group, the negritos, who arrived between 25,000 and 30,000 years ago.
- The seafaring tool-using indonesian group who arrived about 5,000 to 6,000 years ago and were the first immigrants to reach the Philippines by sea.
- The seafaring, more civilized Malays who brought the iron age culture and were the real colonizers and dominant cultural group in the pre-Hispanic Philippines.
The original people of the Philippines were ancestors of the people known today as Negritos or Aeta. They are very small people with a dark skin and curly brown hair.
The Aeta came 13000 - 10000 years ago from the Asian continent. In earlier times they lived widespread throughout the Philippines. Today they are living in the remote highland areas of Luzon, Palawan, Panay, Negros and Mindanao. About 2300 years ago Malayan people arrived from the mainland in the Philippines and brought a more advanced culture; dairy, iron melting and production of iron tools, pottery techniques and the system of sawah's (rice fields).
In the tenth century Muslim traders come from Kalimantan (Indonesia) to the Philippines. A few centuries later, the Islam spread out in the southern part of the Philippines. Until now, the Islam is strong rooted on Mindanao and the other (smaller) islands of the southern part of the Philippines.
2. Do you personally believe in the theory of bridge.
Maybe YES, because land bridge colonization theory applies to many regions in the world, including the Philippines and Australia, where areas have been colonised before the invention of boats and the mastery of seacraft. Land bridges occur during ice ages, when the sea levels decline due to the water being drawn into enlarged polar ice caps. this allowed humans to walk to regions across areas that are now submerged underwater.
3. Describe the physical and the behavioral of characteristics of Aeta, Indones, Malay.
AETA are an indigenous people who live in scattered isolated mountainous parts of the Philippines, Aetas are considered as the earliest inhabitants of the Philippines, preceding the Austronesian migrations. They are nomadic and build only temporary shelters made of sticks driven to the ground and covered with the palm of banana leaves. The well-situated and more modernized Aetas have moved to villages and areas of cleared mountains. They live in houses made of bamboo and cogon grass. Aetas are found in Zambales, Tarlac, Pampanga, Angeles, Olongapo, Panay, Bataan and Nueva Ecija. But because of the Mount Pinatubo eruption, some of them moved to resettlement areas in Pampanga and Tarlac.
INDONES are family and group (community) oriented. When interacting with other person, one should avoid expressing negative air of resentment, arrogance or hostility. Smiling, even toward strangers that you are interacting with, or someone that accidentally met your eyes are considered polite and could be a social ice-breaker and to sign that you are approachable. Probably that is why Indonesians are rated highly as the most smiling people in the world. indones are Politeness as well as respect, modesty and loyalty.
MALAY are an ethnic group of austronasian predominantly inhabiting the Malay Peninsula, nearby parts of the coast of Indonesia such as eastern Sumatra, southernmost parts of Thailand, south coast Burma and island of Singapore, coastal Borneo, including Brunei, West Kalimantan, coastal Sarawak and Sabah, and the smaller islands which lie between these locations - collectively known as the Alam Melayu. Malays are known as a coastal-trading community with a fluid cultural characteristics.
4. Do you believe in the scientific names that taiwanese where our nearest genetic relatives, why?
Yes, Because there are some similarities language, of taiwanese and filipinos. Taiwanese are the closest genetic relative of Filipinos. The Ami people in taiwan, and Filipinos have very close language too. According to the mythlores of the Taiwanese natives, they came from the south. Genetic evidence is split between Mainland SEA origin and Island SEA homeland theory. The Polynesians homeland is considered to be within Mindanao, Celebes and Mollucas. The closeness with the Amis might be answered because of continous trade contacts between people of Luzon or the Philippine isles with the the natives of Taiwan.
5. Base on the personal perception what behaviors of the filipinos before has being observe until today.
Filipinos behaviors until today is hospitable. When introduced, Filipinos shake hands in greeting, but often under formal circumstances. Shaking hands however is too formal outside business introductions. A smile and a “Hi” to the person introduced is enough. Hugging, kissing and patting on the back are freely exchanged among friends and acquaintances of opposite sexes. A younger person may hug or kiss an elder in (familiar) greeting, but not pat on the back. Patting on the back can be done by a superior to indicate a job well done to a subordinate, or to greet in passing or congratulate a peer. The more appropriate greeting to someone (a generation) older is to take their hands and bring it to your forehead, a gesture coupled with a verbal greeting “mano po”. However, elders are always given due deference and respect. They are consulted on important matters.
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