Issue Date
7-2022
Abstract
Mindanao in southern Philippines has become the home of multiple cultures, particularly called the “tri-people” in literature. This “tri-people” is composed of the Moros, the “Kristyano” Filipino Settlers, and the Lumad or indigenous peoples. However, the island was predominantly Moro and Lumad: attempts of the Spanish colonial forces in subjugating the Mindanaoan sultanates into the Spanish Crown were unsuccessful. It was during the entry of the United States that the migration and settlement of Mindanao came into fruition: through land settlement programs that encouraged the Filipinos from Luzon and the Visayas to migrate and develop the land. The study focuses on the historical migration and settlement of the Ilonggos of Western Visayas to the present-day city of Tacurong in Sultan Kudarat Province: from the subdivision of Bureau of Lands in the 1930s until the massive secessionist movements in Central Mindanao in early 1970s. It explores factors that led to the massive migration of the Ilonggos in the city, and interaction of Settlers with predominant Moro which has altered the social dynamics of central and the rest of post-World War II Mindanao. This study is a derivative of the undergraduate thesis on Mindanao migration and settlement called “Pangayaw sa Dutang Ginsaad.”
Source or Periodical Title
U.P. Los Baños Journal
Volume
20
Issue
1
Page
23-53
Document Type
Article
College
College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
Frequency
annually
Recommended Citation
Arellano, Bernardo M. III, "The history of migration settlement of Ilonggo people in Tacurong, Cotabato (1930s-1970s)" (2022). Journal Article. 5751.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/journal-articles/5751