......."B'LAAN'S STORY".........

............"B'LAAN'S STORY".........

B'laan scattered all over Mindanao,
A Datu or Chieftain ruled B'laan community,
with a considerable amount of wealth,
in form of gold and other culture and materials.
And person such endowed becomes the sole heir to ruler ship.
B'laan wisdom is a gift from D'wata or God.
Weapons symbol of power arises from their innate hunter mentally, 
and not solely in there need to protect themselves from enemies.
Family is the basic unit of B'laan society,
A man can have as many wives as he can afford,
provided he pays the sunggod or dowry,
to the father of the girl he wishes to marry.
Kaingin is the method of farming.
B'laans mainly produces corn, rice, and root crops,
aside from that, they also plant bananas, coffee, and coconut.
B'laan secure in this mountain domain.
They were secluded and ignorant of the outside world.
Anything that degrades or destroy ,
or deprives cultural minorities of their habitat is inhuman.
For the B'laan, peace and harmony are primary pre-requisites
to community life of unity.
The B'laans declared in the Assembly of the Lumad Mindanao,
to unite other tribes and forgive there enemies.
Through that, D'yande wanted to live peacefully,
for the sake of old D'yande and the welfare of generation.
B'laans fundamental law ...helps our neighbors, 
and do well and give rice not to steal.
The secret of long life is good and righteous living.
The B'laans are proud of their culture and for good reason. Relationship and family ties are high valued: 
traditional music and dance play an important parts in the events of village life; and their weaving skills have raised an art form.
The B'laans play a variety of unique musical instrument to accompany
their traditional songs and dances for all occasions, weather they are
joyous, sad  or momentous. Like weddings, or ordinary moments,like catching 
river fish.  The popular T'nalak with its geometric patterns in a beautiful
hand woven fabric. which takes several months to finish.  Natural vegetables
dyes give the fabric rich permanent black and red colors.
With their embroidered costumes, bangles, bracelets, and brass and  beaded
belts, they are of the most colorful of all Filipino indigenous groups.
The B'laan metal crafts tradition is used by the B'laans mythology with
good metal works.
The B'laans continue of struggle to keep their ancestral lands,
preserve their cultural legacy.
The B'laans generally respect their elders,
and abide by tribal customs.
We should provide the greater attention to human right,
and democratic freedom............
                                                            sol