Learning Task 7.

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Migration of Mamanwa

Name: Jemarie C. Lagado Offering No.: 20-1-00003 Class Schedule: MW 7:00-

The discussion compared the changes that happened among the first and second
generations of Mamanwa, from indigenous to what they have adapted from the
dominant group. What is lacking is the possible changes that will happen to the third
generation. That would be the challenge that you will be doing right now, write in the
third column the possible changes that will happen to the third generation in the near
future. Just use the discussion above for the second column.

3rd Generation
Elements of Culture Future
(present)
In the third generation, the In the future, the living of
Mamanwa is already desiring Mamanwa will develop, as
for higher income. The there will be new
panguway (rattan harvesting) opportunities and/or economic
is not their priority anymore, activities that will be a great
Economic Activities as their economic activity. source of higher income for
The Mamanwa are trying to everybody. The Mamanwa
get higher source of income indigenous people will be
by becoming professionals focusing on education to be
like teachers, policemen and professionals and change
firemen. their way of living.
The political system of In the future, the political
Mamanwa in the third system of Mamanwa will be
generation legalized. It led to more authorized. There will
an enclave community, where be more rules and regulations
the leader’s roles significantly that the IPs need to follow.
Political System change, from being a fatherly- Government agencies will
like leader to someone who lead the community.
will represent the community. Moreover, someone in the
community will lead the group
and became a representative
or “tribal leader”.
Language In the third generation, the In the future, the language of
language used by Mamanwa Mamanwa will become broad.
 became quite challenging Through interactions with
because they are already friends and other group of
exposed to multiple people from different
languages. Minamanwa is community will help them
their primary language, next is learn different languages.
Waray. They can also Moreover, the formal
communicate in Cebuanong education will be exposed
Binisaya, along with that is them to Tagalog and English
Tagalog. languages.
Education in the third In the future, formal education
generation is still quite for the IPs like the Mamanwa
challenging for the Mamanwa. will be certain. Most of the
They have face and Mamanwa’s children are
encountered discrimination striving to succeed, to have
and other challenges that brighter future, and become
Education made them strive more and professionals. These children
do good in school. Formal who will become
education is already offered to professionals will surely
the, but problems and develop the education of their
hindrances are existing. community, especially when
someone in the community
will be a teacher.
In the third generation, In the future, there will be a
wedding and courtship great chance that wedding
practices already changes. and courtship practices will
Now, young males are vanish. The Mamanwa will
courting young female using adapt the modern practices
cellphones and are arranging that other group of people or
rendezvous in the barangay. community is taking. For
This becomes a problem for instance, two people will be
Wedding and Courtship
the parents because they together without courtship.
wanted their children to finish Moreover, marriage will be
high school, but some ended complicated to most of the
up living with their partners couples, as there will be a lot
and eventually having their of things to take care of
own offspring. Also, the before getting married.
wedding ritual called Kombeti
is already rare.
Health Practice In the third generation, In the future, accessibility and
Mamanwa became near to availability of modern
 medicines will be given
immediately to those people
the market, where they can
and Mamanwa who needed.
easily buy modern medicines.
The health of everyone will
Moreover, giving birth is not
become the priority, as there
allowed at home, it should be
will be immediate access
in birthing clinic or hospitals.
when problems in health is
encountered.
In the future, the consumption
In the third generation,
pattern of the community will
consumption pattern of the
be beyond their basic needs.
Mamamwa is changing. They
They will be buying things that
started to buy things beyond
are in trend. For instance,
their basic needs, like cell
Consumption Pattern new clothes in trend, new
phones, liquor, appliances,
phones in trend, and foods.
children demanded a specific
Moreover, people will be
type of clothing and the use of
spending their money on what
shampoo, and even
they want, rather than what
motorcycles.
they need.