During the peak of the U.S.

pacification campaign for Moros

tof o l l o w   t h e i r   i d e a l   g o v e r n a n c e ,   h u n d r e d s   o f   M o r o s   t r a v e l l e d   6 miles away
from Jolo to reach Bud Dajo and became refugees. B u d D a j o i s o n e o f t h e e x t i n c t
v o l c a n o p r e s e n t i n J o l o , Sulu’s capital. With it’s
e n o r m o u s   c r a t e r   i t   p r o v i d e s   a n   i d e a l   h i d i n g place for almost 900
Tausugs, which consist mostly women and children who neglected the idea of
American’s to control and rule their lives. The Tausugs uses the features of the
volcano as a
w a y   o f   p r o t e c t i n g   a n d   s e c u r i n g   t h e i r   c o m m u n i t y   w i t h   t h e prese
nce of steep slopes and thick forest. Thus, sites of bountiful vegetation provides
enough nutrients and food for hundreds of families who lived in the crater.