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The B'laan people are an indigenous group located in parts of Davao del Sur, South Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat provinces in Mindanao, Philippines. They number around 94,885 people and have two main subgroups - the To Lagad highlanders and the To Baba lowlanders. The B'laan have a rich culture expressed through costumes, jewelry, musical instruments, dance, and ceremonies related to courtship, marriage, death, and religion. Their traditional beliefs center around supreme beings like Melu and lesser spirits that inhabit the natural world. The B'laan language is distinct from other Philippine languages and in addition to this, they also commonly speak Cebuano. Their traditional livelihood

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Blaan V2.0

The B'laan people are an indigenous group located in parts of Davao del Sur, South Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat provinces in Mindanao, Philippines. They number around 94,885 people and have two main subgroups - the To Lagad highlanders and the To Baba lowlanders. The B'laan have a rich culture expressed through costumes, jewelry, musical instruments, dance, and ceremonies related to courtship, marriage, death, and religion. Their traditional beliefs center around supreme beings like Melu and lesser spirits that inhabit the natural world. The B'laan language is distinct from other Philippine languages and in addition to this, they also commonly speak Cebuano. Their traditional livelihood

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B’laan

 comes from the words Bla and An,


meaning Opponent People or Counterpart Tribe
GEOGRAPHICAL
LOCATION
The Bilaan or B`laan are a tribal
community of Southern
Mindanao. The Blaan (Bilaan,
Balud, Baraan, Biraan, Bilanes,
Blan, Buluan, Buluanes,
Koronadal, Sarangani, Taglagad,
Tagalagad, Tacogon, Tumanao,
Vilanes, Bubluan, Buluanes) are
principally located in the
province of Davao del Sur where
they number about 94,885.
TWO SUBGROUPS:
• To Lagad or highlanders
- boundaries of Davao del Sur, South Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat
provinces.
• To Baba or lowlanders
-coastal areas of Sarangani, General Santos City, and parts of Davao del
Sur in the municipality of Jose Abad Santos, Balut and Sarangani
Islands.
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION:
Distribution of Ethnic Groups by Provinces
(Arrangement: Population count)

Total National Population 113,829


+ 99,606
213,435

Agusan del N. 10

Basilan 9

Bohol 20

Bukidnon 30

Bulacan 10

Cebu 60

Davao 125

Davao del S. 42,699


(NM 1991:94885

Davao Or. 21

Iloilo 11

Lanao del S. 5

Maguindanao 9

Misamis Or. 30

N. Cotabato 2,650
(NM 1991:3576)

Palawan 10

Pangasinan 19

Rizal 41

Siquijor 20

S. Cotabato 64,002
(NM 1991:100901)

S. Kudarat 3,925
(NM 1991:13520)

Surigao del N. 10

Zamboanga N. 92

Mandaluyong 10

Quezon City 11
B’LAAN HOUSES
FACTS ABOUT B’LAAN
• Believe in the supreme being known as Melu or Dawata.
• Second group of lumads to migrate in the island of Mindanao next to the
To Bali.
• B’laan language (part of Tiruray and T'Boli group, distinct from language
of central Philippines)
• Speaks mostly Cebuano aside from B’laan language
• They did not succumb to datuships.
• Fulong – firstborn tribal chieftain ruled their tribe
• Their livelihood are farming, weaving (the males weave, baskets and
females weave, mats), fishing, hunting, food gathering and tool-land
weapon making.     
B’laan Culture and Traditions
• Famous for their rich and colorful cultural
heritage, ethnic art and handicrafts like brass
ornaments and traditional beadwork.
• They wear colorful costumes woven from abaca
decorated with embroidery, buttons, beads, and
heavy brass belts.
COMPARISON

B’laan Female Clothing B’laan Male Clothing

Saul Libon (female complete set) and


Saul Lagi (male vest and trousers)
COMPARISON

FEMALE ACCESSORIES MALE ACCESSORY

Otob

Singkel babat
MUSIC AND MARAL OF B’LAAN
• Wooden lutes, flutes, gongs and bamboo tubes are
used for their rituals and dances.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Faglung Gong or Falimak


(wooden boat lute)
MEDICINE, MAGIC AND SORCERY
• Sacred rituals and burial rituals were performed by “almo-os”.
• almo-os – composed of middle age women that conduct ceremonies
 to aid in the cure of the sick, to secure good crops, or to thank the
higher beings/ guardian spirit for their help and watchfulness. 
BAD OMENS OF HIGHLAND B’LAAN
• having a haircut while pregnant
• A dog urinating on a person’s leg
Blit B’laan (bliht-bih-LAH-ahn)
- the traditional courtship dance of B’laan.
BLIT B’LAAN DANCE
Koswo Libon
• A marriage arranged even when babies are still in the womb.
• Adlobok Aban
• WEDDING PREPATIONS : 4 STAGES
a. Slulok Tising
b. Kfligu
c. Mimo Ale Butang
d. Alminti
Tufa Lam Eel
• A ceremony performed in case of death in the community.
• B’laan have several ways of disposing of their dead.
a. burial in the ground
b. hanging the corpse up in tree branches
c. inserting the cadaver into the trunk of a tree
d. abandoning the body on the house where the person died (the
house is also abandoned) or
e. just abandoning the body where the person died
B’laan Religion
B’laan Pantheon
Melu The Supreme Being and creator
Sawe Joined Melu to live in the world
Fiuwe  A spirit who lived in the sky
D’wata or Dawata A spirit who joined Fiuwe to live in the sky
Tasu Weh The evil spirit
Fon Kayoo The spirit of the trees
Fon Eel The spirit of water
Fon Batoo  The spirit of rocks and stones
Tau Dilam Tana The spirit who lives in the underworld
Loos Klagan The most feared deity, uttering his name is considered
a curse
B’LAAN HISTORY
REFERENCES:
• http://thingsasian.com/story/bilaan-tribe-southern-mindanao
• http://www.kafyeblaan.com/
• https://lamlifew.weebly.com/blaan-clothing.html
• https://ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/culture-profile/glimpses-peoples-of-the-philippi
nes/blaan/
• https://saranganikatutubo.weebly.com/blaan.html
• https://prezi.com/uhkwgymzsqsh/the-blaan-tribe/
• http://caresma.blogspot.com/2011/03/blaan-jewelry-and-adornment.html
• https://prezi.com/ge80l_pwspkw/blaan/
• https://picpanzee.com/tag/blaan
• https://prezi.com/p/-eynlyh9viu0/blaan/
• https://muntingnayon.com/104/104839/index.php
• http://caresma.blogspot.com/2011/03/blaan-musical-instrument-music-and.html
• http://caresma.blogspot.com/2011/03/blaan-cultural-values-and-realities.html

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