SLIDE 1

BACKGROUND

- cultural communities located around the Zamboanga peninsula

- among the first settlers in the island of Mindanao
- “Suba” – river
- Subanun/Subanon/Subanen

SLIDE 2

- as implied by their name, they originally resided near rivers in low-lying areas
- driven inland by migration of other migrant groups: Tausug, Yakan, migrant Cebuanos
- Yakan migration (200-300 B.C.) drove the Subanen out of Basilan
- Flexible nature:
o if greater in number, assert their territorial rights
o if outnumbered, would move to other places or assimilate with majority group

HISTORY
- settled in Zamboanga peninsula in 4 200 B.C.
- Datu M’ndanao and Bai M’lindang
o gave their names to the island of Mindanao and Mount Malindang (in Misamis
Occidental
- Datu M’guindanao – settled in Maguindanao
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- CHILDREN:
 Datu G’motan- Zamboanga del Sur, married to Bai S’bugay—Zamboanga
Sibugay
 Datu N’wang – Zamboanga City, developed into trading and barter capital
 Datu Basilan – Basilan
 Datu T’ngkilan – Zamboanga del Norte, married to Bai Indangan—Sindangan
 Datu Mis’samis - Malindang, Lanao, Iligan, Cagayan de Oro (Himologan)
Camiguin and Gingoog (Gingoyon)