Philippine history : reassessed / Isidro Escare Abeto.

head or "hari" as his followers called him, was only one of them. The
word "hari" does not exactly mean "king" as in English. In the native
sense "hari" means superior, chief, head, or a leader of a group of tribe.
A "hari" is otherwise called a "hari-hari". In Guiual (now Guimbal),
a town separated by the town of Miagao from San Joaquin, "Hari"
Balantad was another "king" of the Binanua-an tribe of Negritoes.
Some Negrito tribes still existing today are: Tina Tribe, Himaya
Tribe, Aklan Tribe, Imaw-imaw Tribe, Apdo Tribe, Amating Tribe,
etc.
9. NEGRITO WARRIORS in Panay Island headed by their haris or chiefs,
armed with bows and arrows and bamboo lances, repelled invasions
by Asiatics who wanted to expel them from their lands.
10. LANGUAGE USED IN CODES. The Codes of Kalantiaw and later, of
Sumakwel, were originally written in the Hiligaynon language, which
is the major vehicle of expression of the Western Visayas and parts of
Mindanao.
11. DATU ITUM or ITIM and DATU PULA. Datu Puti had two brothers:
Datu Itum (in Hiligaynon) or Datu itim (inTagalog), the younger, was
called "itum" or "itim" because he was dark-complexioned; and, Datu
Pula, so nicknamed, because he became red after gulping down a
hungot (coco-shell) of tuba. He was the youngest.
12. LANDING OF BRUNEI DATUS IN PANAY. Timway Marikudo did
not barter nor sell the Island of Panay to the Brunei datus. Negritoes
allowed them to settle as a gesture of sympathy and hospitality, after
the exchange of goodwill and gifts. The new settlers pledged
friendship and peace.
14. LABAWDUNGGON KILLS MAKATUNAW. Labawdunggon, husband of a daughter of Datu Paiburong, following the order of his
father-in-law, killed Sultan Makatunaw in Brunei to avenge the death
of Datu Puti whose liquidation was ordered by the Sultan upon his
return to Brunei from Ylaya (now Philippines).
15. DATU SUMAKWEL CONTACTS SPANIARDS. Datu Sumakwel,
head of the Confederation of Madyaas had several contacts with the
Spanish conquistadors in the early years of the Spanish advent in the

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