READINGS IN THE PHILIPPINE HISTORY STUDENTS’ LEARNING GUIDE

MODULE 2: LESSON 2

RAIDERS OF THE SULU SEA

This lesson focuses on the documentary, Raiders of the Sulu Sea,

produced by Oak3 Films. The documentary depicts how the raiders, known as
pirates of the Sulu seas, went along with their trade before the arrival of the
Spaniards in Zamboanga. It narrates how slave reading was done by
indigenous peoples of the region to retaliate against the colonizers.

Background of the Producer

Raiders of the Sulu Sea is the Historical documentary produced by

Oak3 Films. Established in 1996, Oak3 Films was founded by Zaihirat Banu
Codelli (CEO) along with Lim Suat Yen (COO) and Jason Lai (Director of
Content). It became popular because they co-produced a documentary with
Discovery Asia titled “ The Gods Must Be Hungry,” which earned Discovery
Asia’s highest viewership in 10 years.

The documentary was the product of a co-production agreement

between the Media Authority of Singapore and the Korean Broadcasting
Commission 2007 for Q Channel Korea. It was distributed internationally by
Looking Glass International through Discovery Channel and History
Channel(for Asia) in 2008. It was directed by Idzwan Othman.

Historical Background of the Documentary

Raiders of the Sulu Sea (2008) depicts the slave-raiding activities

perpetrated by the Balangingi Samal and the Ilanun people under the
command of the Sultanate of the Sulu. Key informants of the documentary
were Icelle D. Borja;, Samuel K. Tan, PHD; Barbara W. Andaya, PhD; Julius
Bautista, PhD; Barbara W. Andaya PhD; Julius Bautista PhD; margarita D.
Cojuangco, PhD; and Halman Abubakar (Councilor, jolo, sulu).

The documentany shows the moro resistance to the Spanish and American
colonial governments in southern Philippines. The raids were facilitated by
different indigenous groups of the Sulu region including the Ilanuns,
balangingi Samals, and Tausugs. Such raids on the coastal areas of the
Spanish settlements were sanctioned by the sultans to retaliate against the
colonizers The sophisticated ancient maritime vessels were launched to raid
the coasts of the Philippines and capture the natives to be later sold to
slavery.Throughout the hundreds of years that the Philippines was ruled by
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colonizers, the armed struggle against the Spanish American, and Japanese
colonial governments are considered by Moro leaders as part of the four-
century long “national liberation movement” The long-standing Moro-conflict
is rooted in the Spanish and American wars against the Moros Urder the
Spanish rule, The propagation of Christianity heightened the prejudice
against the Moros. In addition, Spain’s efforts to control maritime Trade
caused Moros to lose sources of livelihood, putting many of them in poverty.
Under the American rule thousands of Moros were killed by American soldiers
in the Moro Crater Massacre.

CUTTING-EDGE, RESILIENT VISIONARIES & INNOVATORS

1.1 Stay abreast of emerging social and technological trends and

proactively Pursue fruitful ways of capitalizing on them;
1.2 Clarify and explain emerging and potential social, economic,
political, and technological trends affecting their field and propose
feasible ways to incorporate them in their work;
1.3 Develop and propose ideas for innovations in their field,
meticulously testing their feasibility and utility;
1.4 Design creative ways to address challenges in their field that
transcend conventional approaches to dealing with them and;
1.5 Explain significant setbacks they have experienced in life and
how they have summoned the inner resources and used ‘out of the
box’ thinking and actions to address and overcome them.

AFFIRMATION

“As a Christ-centered Paulinian, I am a Cutting-Edge, Resilient VISIONARY and

INNOVATOR, demonstrating my creativity and charism.

LESSON 2: RAIDERS OF THE SULU SEA DOCUMENTARY FILM

LEARNING OUTCOMES: During the learning session, you should be able to:

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1. Determine the different points presented in the documentary in

understanding the long-standing peace problem in Southern
Philippines.
2. Identify the possible causes of the persisting cultural and religious
issues that contribute to the tensions between Islam and Christianity in
the Philippines;
3. Explain the importance of the Raiders of the Sulu Sea to the grand
narrative of Philippine history; and
4. Evaluate the relevance of the document to present time.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

TASK 1: ITS TIME TO KNOW THEM BETTER. Instructions: Identify five (5)
examples of material culture of Moros as presented in the documentary, and
explain their significance to the Moro population.

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TASK 2. UNDERSTANDING THE BANGSAMORO PEACE PROBLEM AND

THE BANGSAMORO ORGANIC LAW. Instruction. In July 2018, the
historical signing into law of the long-awaited Bangsamoro Organic Law
finally took place. It has always been the goal of every administration to put
end to the Moro conflict which has its origins in the country’s colonial period.
In a 500-word essay, look into the identified causes of Moro conflict in the
country in relation to the documentary, Raiders of the Sulu Sea, and analyze
how the Bangsamoro Organic Law can possibly address the issue.

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PROCESSING: Instruction. Answer the question: What have you learned

from different communicative tasks?. Fill in your answers in the box provided
below.

1.
Activity 1
2.

3.
Activity 2

FORMATION: Instruction: Write down the specific lesson you learn from
the readings and activities. How this lesson help you internalize and reflect
to understand the relevance of the topic to your personal life?

SYNTHESIS: Instruction: Summarize your understanding of the topic by

using a concept map. Draw you concept map below.

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ASSESSMENT: ASSESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PRIMARY

SOURCES IN UNDERSTANDING THE GRAND NARRATIVE OF
PHILIPPINE HISTORY. Instructions: Give (3) three reasons why the
documentary, Raiders of the Sulu Sea, is important to the grand narrative of
Philippine history.

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ASSIGNMENT: Instruction: Watch the documentary film on https://www.

youtube.com/watch?v= CEtJ1mZdX10 Raiders of the Sulu. Write a
narrative highlighting the important events.

REFLECTION GUIDE

 What I have LEARNED this week that has helped me do all aspect of this
better?
 What I have DONE this week that has made me better at doing all aspects of
this?
 How can I IMPROVE at doing all aspects of this is?

EXPANDED OPPORTUNITIES.

Instruction: Southern Philippines has long been plagued with conflict rooted
to religious discrimination and prejudices. Moro Muslims have been fighting
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for self-discrimination for them to have a voice and be recognized in a

country where Christianity is the norm. Using a Venn diagram, identify
cultural traits, practices, or philosophers by each religion and their possible
point of interaction or commonality.

ISLAM
CHRISTIANITY

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