Producers: ➢ Zaihirat Banu Codelli (CEO) along with, ➢ Lim Suat Yen (COO) and, ➢ Jason Lai (Director of Content) Icelle Gloria Durano Borja Estrada
• Born in Zamboanga City and was a 7th
generation direct descendant of Vicente Alvarez, the hero of Zamboanga City during the Spanish- American War. • Earned her first degree at Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) of Bachelor of Science in History Education; • Continued finishing other degrees at Pilar College, Zamboanga City; University of the Philippines Diliman College of Fine Arts, major in Art History; and Ateneo de Zamboanga City. • She is a collector of art and is a member of the National Commission on Museums of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts of the Philippines, • President of the Mindanao Association of Museums and • Was a curator of Art Museum Exhibits in the Philippines and abroad. Dr. Samuel Kong Tan
• A Samal-Taosug-Chinese Filipino born in Siasi, Sulu. • He earned his Masters Degree in History at University of the Philippines Diliman and his Doctoral in Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies at Syracuse University, New York, USA. • A published Author and served as the Chairperson of UP Diliman’s Department of History and was also the Chairman and Executive Director of the National Historical Institute in 1998. • Well-known for his famous book “A History of the Philippines”, briefly describes the human history and culture of the Philippines. Prof. Barbara Watson Andaya • An Australian historian and author who studies Indonesia and Maritime Southeast Asian History. • Received a Bachelor of Arts and Diploma of Education in Asian Studies from the University of Sydney. • Has a Doctoral in Philosophy in Southeast Asian University with a specialization in Southeast Asian History. • Teaches courses as a full-time professor in Asian Studies • President of the American Association for Asian Studies from 2005 to 2006. Dr. Julius Bautista
• Currently appointed as Senior
Lecturer at the Department of Southeast Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore. • An anthropologist and cultural historian • Earned a Doctorate degree in Philosophy in Southeast Asian Studies from the Center for Asian Societies and Histories at the Australian National University. • His teaching and research interests include Catholicism in the Philippines, Comparative World Religions, Ethnographic practice and methodology, etc. etc. Halman Abubakar
• A Taosug and a town councilor
of Jolo, Sulu • He is also a member of the educated Abubakar Clan of Jolo. • He promotes indigenous martial arts "Silat" – historic and significant on Taosug bladed weapons; as a form of selfdefense. • He also shares the view of his people by resenting(disliking) the characterization of Western Colony and Filipino historiography as "pirates". Dr. Margarita “Tingting” R. Cojuangco • A Filipino politician, philanthropist, and socialite. • She studied at the University of Santo Tomas with a doctorate degree in Philosophy of Public Safety, • She finished her Masters in National Security Administration (MNSA) at the National Defense College, • Holds doctorate degrees in Criminology and Philippine History. • She was also the Governor of Tarlac • An Undersecretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government • A member of the Council of Philippine Affairs (COPA). • She is a columnist in The Philippine Star • Was a candidate for a seat in the Senate in the 2013 Philippine Senate Election. • She is known for her humanitarian projects and works among Muslim communities and her participation in the peace talks with the Moro National Liberation Front. B. BACKGROUND OF THE PRIMARY SOURCE
❑Type of Primary Source
Type: Historiography Documentary Film that focuses on
the Zaboanga City describing how the Spaniards defended the place using their/ the Fort Pillar as Spain's final stronghold and bastion of defence and economic exapansion in the Southern Philippines. ❑Parts / Chapter
• The film includes how the Spaniards built forts in defense
of the raids of the said native barbarians, one most known was Fort Del Pillar.
• The boats and vessels used by the raiders which 3 are
known to be the Lanong (Largest vessel), Garay (the fastest, can carry up to 80 men), and the Salisipan (mainly used for scouting, smallest) •Despite massive attacks by the raiders, the Spaniards eventually outplayed them by the steamships which can chase down any ship also not relying to winds.
•Being treated as pirates/raiders, Halman Abubakar
stands firm as he is proud that he is a Tausug and doesn't want his children or kin to be embarrassed being a Tausug. ❑Where the Primary source can found
•The film "Raiders of the Sulu" can be found in
Discovery Channel and History Channel where it was first released.
Another Link is included: Uploaded From YT for
Educational Purposes only: https://youtu.be/CEtJ1mZdX10 ❑ Date published It was first released in 2007 for Q Channel in South Korea and then internationally released under Looking Glass International through Discovery Channel and History Channel in 2008. ❑ Purpose/Motive It depicts the Southeast Asian free trading in the area and the bad effects when Europeans such as the English, Dutch and Spanish who wanted to control the economy as well to colonize and Christianize. C. CONTEXT ANALYSIS OF THE PRIMARY SOURCE A. Corroboration between the sources gathered from the Internet and the primary source.
Article: "Focusing on Zamboanga City depicting how the
Spaniards defended the city with the Fort Pillar as Spain's last stronghold and bastion of defense and economic expansion in the South of the Philippines. Also focuses on the slave raiding as retaliation on colonizers"
Video: "The story focuses on slave-raiding of the Moros,
how Spaniards defended Fort Pillar, and featuring different weapons and vessels." Primary Source: The documentary is all about the slave-raiding activities done by the Muslim tribes and how the Spaniards defended the Fort Pillar. The documentary also gives us a glimpse about the war between Spaniards and the Muslim tribes while also showcasing their different weapons and vessels. Article: "Introduced the sophisticated ancient maritime vessels such as the Lanong, Garay and the Salisipan and tools of war such as the Barong, Kris, and the Kampilan.“
Video: "The Tribes were known as skilled warriors, deadly
swordsmen and expert sailors and builders of formidable vessels of war which has a great advantage against colonizers at sea.“
Primary Source: The documentary mention how the
Tausug, Illanun and Balanguingui tribes joined hands to raid Fort Pillar. One is a skilled warriors, the other are expert sailors, monsoons and great in building war vessels, and last are the deadly swordsmen. Video: "Raiders pretend as fishermen and harmless people. Once they're ready to raid, they captivate innocent people and bear a hole in their palm where they can insert a string to tie them in order for them not to escape in any way.“
Primary Source: "When the Illanun capture people, they
would bored a hole through theirs palms, put a string through the palm of each person" "The raiders use their big boats to sail but when they reach the coast, they usually hide their big boats and use Salisipan to row into the shorelines and pretend as fishermen" Video: "In many respects, the Spanish wanted to control this economic activity and propagate Christianity in the region. As a result, this presented a conflict between the South and the Spanish."
Primary Source: The documentary points out that the
Spaniards, wanted to control the economic activity in Southern Region also because they wanted to influence the people in South with Christianity. That is why, they built the Fort Pillar as their center of commerce and trading in the South. However, the tribes didn't want this because the fort was the base operations point to check on slave Raiding going to the North and coming back. Video: "There was a manifestation of resistance from the presence of the Spanish as the Morros wanted to keep their own identity defend their culture and fight for their freedom.“
Primary Source: "Maybe Spain wanted to only
Christianize Jolo. Force feeding us with something we don't want to believe is like oppression. So we go to war For us we are fighting for something we believe in, we are freedom fighters, freedom from not losing your own identity." - Haldane Abubakar. Video: "The Spaniards attacked the Balanguingui settlement and destroyed it with the help of their powerful steamships coming from Britain. However, after the destruction of Balanguingui settlement, the raiders decided to kill most of their women and child for they rather die than suffer from the hands of the Spaniards. The Spaniards have succeeded and gradually ended the slave raiding." Primary Source: After the attack of Raja Dalasi and his fellow to the Spaniards at Fort Pillar, the Spaniards also plan to raid their place. " They ordered steamships from England and use this as their weapon. This time, the raiders are the one outnumbered." However, they chose to kill their wives and the women while the women kill their children for the reason that they would rather die than suffer from the hands of the Spaniards. B. Bias
❑Stongly positive (strongly in favor of
Muslim and the idea given by the primary source) - video ❑Strongly negative (strongly against Muslim and the perspective provided by the primary source) - article Evidence l "There were no Muslims (Moros) in the Philippines prior to the year 1380. And most definitely they were NOT the original inhabitants of Mindanao, Sulu, and Palawan. Moros are Muslims and they are not an ethnicity or indigenous people.“
Evidence 2 "Sultanates exploited the natural
resources and the culture of the indigenous peoples." D. Contribution and Relevance of the Document in Understanding the Grand Narrative of Phil. History The study of the history that occurred in the middle of the 17th century and the years that followed was still in accordance with the Moro-Spanish is shown in the historiography documentary film "Raiders of the sulu sea." Insight into what transpired on the southern tip of Zamboanga City and the western power's use of force and artillery in response to it will be provided by how the moro wars in the Mindanao region were affirmed with regard to the influence of religious ideologies and economic forces that drove the conflict resistance to what was its outcome. The historical relevance in the Southern Philippines and the Spanish colonization is concerned with the line of conflicts in the historical development Political: The Moro people fought for political authority, which was gradually brought under the jurisdiction of the Philippine government. Social: The Moro people's opposition to the religious influence of Christianity, which was widely introduced by the Spaniards. Economic: Natural resource commercial endeavours fuelled the growing demand for slaves from the south, increasing the frequency of the moro people's raiding expeditions. Cultural: The creative indigenous crafts manufactured by slave raiders, such as the boats and weaponry they built and utilized; and the pattern of commerce that began years ago between China and India, long before the arrival of Western powers. E. Relevance of the Document to the Present Time NOVELTY Unlike earlier times when the natives only had knives or swords as their weapons against the Spaniards, you no longer see a war in which a participant is carrying a sword versus a rifle in modern times. The army and forces of today employ a wide variety of weapons and powerful machinery. There are still some instances of slavery today, but they are not widespread, which is a good thing. APPLICABILITY
Today, pirates like the Somali Pirates are still active.
They attack, board, and take over the ships. Like what is occurring between Russia and Ukraine, war is happening today as well. There are instances where disputes between Muslims and Catholics are sparked by their respective religions. MEMORY
It depends on your point of view whether these tribes
(the tribes that fought the Spaniards) should be viewed as vicious pirates, bandits, or freedom fighters, but regardless of your opinion, they excelled as seafarers, produced some of the best seagoing vessels of their era, were fearless warriors, were skilled fighters, and undoubtedly earned their reputation as the Raiders of the Sulu Sea. EFFECT
Even though this story didn't exactly turn out well, it
still served as a reminder of how the Filipino people have consistently fought for their freedom, which has only served to deepen our love for our own country. THANK YOU!
