Pre-Colonial+Philippines+(Customs+and+Practices)

Early Customs and Practices
====Before coming of the Spaniards the Filipino had a civilization o their own. The various aspects if this civilization doubtless came partly from the Malays who settled in the country and partly from the response to the new environment. the customs and tradition, the government and the mode of living have, to a great extent, come down to present and may be found in remote rural areas which have so far succeeded in resisting the impact of the modern civilization. For this, reason many of the customs and practices of the pre-colonial Filipinos are still operative in many parts of the country, a circumstances that is, in a sense, advantageous for it offers an observer first-hand materials for the reconstruction of the distant past.====

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