How Barangay Came to Be

A Balangay is a long sailing vessel in common use throughout Southeast Asia region. The
Barangay was believed to have originated from the balangay. A Balangay had a hundred households at the most. It was led by a chieftain, called datu. Migrants from Malaysian and Indonesian Islands came to our shores using the balangay. They formed a single town ruled by a lakan or a sultan. A confederacy of several settlements would join forces in case of aggression.

The Spaniards instituted the barangay as a form of local government headed by a cabeza.
The Spaniards change balangay to barangay because they could not pronounce the nasal nga and preferred r to l. If the balangay were meant to preserve peace, the barangay was used to pursue its colonial goals.

SENTENCE PATTERN 1. A Balangay is a long sailing vessel in common use throughout Southeast Asia region.
S – Aux – Adj – Adv – N 2. The Barangay was believed to have originated from the balangay.
S – Aux – Adv – N 3. A Balangay had a hundred households at the most.
S – V – Adj – N 4. It was led by a chieftain, called datu.
S – TV – DO – IO 5. Migrants from Malaysian and Indonesian Islands came to our shores using the balangay.
S – TV – Adj – N 6. They formed a single town ruled by a lakan or a sultan.
S – TV – Adj – DO – IO 7. A confederacy of several settlements would join forces in case of aggression.
S – Aux– N 8. The Spaniards instituted the barangay as a form of local government headed by a cabeza.
S – TV – DO 9. The Spaniards change balangay to barangay because they could not pronounce the nasal nga and preferred r to l.
S – V – N –TV –DO 10. If the balangay were meant to preserve peace, the barangay was used to pursue its colonial goals.
S – Aux – Adv

TREE DIAGRAM 1. A Balangay is a long sailing vessel in common use