Chapter 2 : Lakan Dula | Lakandula | King of Manila | Lakan Bunao Dula | Hari ng Tondo | Bunao Dula Bolkiah | House of Dula | Sto. Nino de Tondo Church

Along with Rajah Matanda and Rajah Sulayman, he was one of three Rajahs who played significant roles in the Spanish conquest of the kingdoms of the Pasig River delta during the earliest days of the Philippines' Spanish Colonial Period.[3]While it is unclear whether the entire name "Lakan Dula" represented a single titular name during his own lifetime, a few of his descendants in the first few generations after his death came to refer to themselves as the "Lakan Dula of Tondo", taking that name on as a noble title.[6]

        Over time, Lakan Dula's name has come to be written in several ways. However, according to the firsthand account written by Hernando Riquel,the royal notary who accompanied Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, the Lord of Tondo specifically identified himself as "Si Lakan Banao Dula, lord of the town of Tondo"[1] when he went onboard Legazpi's ship with the Lords of Manila on May 18, 1571. The lords of Manila introduced themselves as "Rajah Ache the Old and Rajah Soliman the Young, lords and principals of the town of Manila"[1]

In page 13 of "Cracks in the Parchment Curtain", preeminent historian William Henry Scott quotes Riquel's original text, which he found in the Spanish archives under "Archivo General de Indias Seccion Patronato leg. 24, no 24." The relevant part of the text read:[1]

...declaracion llamarse Raha Ache el Viejo y Raha Solimane el Mozo, senores y principales del pueblo de Manila, y Si Lacan Bunao Dula, principal del pueblo de Tondo...(emphasis added)

        Historians routinely remove the Filipino linking verb "si", analogous to the English "am", from recorded names in this era, because Spanish writers who had not yet learned the local languages often mistakenly attached it to Filipino names. Historians thus record that the Lakan introduced himself as "Lakan Bunao Dula."[1]

        Banaw was the given name of the lord of Tondo at the time of the Spanish advent, and his title "Lakan" refers to a monarch and was the equivalent of "Rajah" or "King".[3][7] This leaves the matter of the addendum "Dula" to be settled. This could  have been a family name such as Filipinos use today indicating an advanced civilization, because family names were only introduced to the Filipino culture later, by Governor General Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa on November 11, 1849.[8] Historian Jose N. Sevilla y Tolentino, however, suggested that Dula was not a personal name at all, but a local word for "Palace," such that "Lakan Dula" was the local-language title, "Lord of the Palace" of the rulers of Tondo.[9]  However, most historians are saying that Dula is the alibata spelling of Doylly (there is no letter Y in the ancient Alibata), the surname of the British wife (Ysmeria Doylly) of Rajah Sulaiman Bolkiah I, the father of  Lakan Dula. It seems that Dula is indeed a regnal surname indicating a unity of Bolkiah royalty with the  British aristocracy. Analogously, Rajah Ache was also referred to as Rajah Matanda (Old Rajah), while Rajah Sulayman was sometimes referred to as Rajah Muda or Rajamora (Young Rajah).[1][2][3][5][7]

        In the Gat Dula variant of the name, the word or prefix Gat is a shortened version of the Tagalog honorific "Pamagat", which at the time meant "nobleman," such that the variant literally read "Nobleman of the Palace", which meant essentially the same thing as the Kapampangan version.[5]   

"Tondo's Lakan Dula may have been unusual in being neither foreign nor muslim. This was indicated by his use of the n

ative term Lakan instead of the foreign title Rajah. Lakan Dula can be presumed… to have been reared in the anito cults. One guess is that he converted to islam, then changed his mind and returned to his native faith."

Joaquin also expounds on the economic context of Lakan Dula's reign over Tondo:[2]

"Tondo had replaced Namayan as the chief port of entry on Manila Bay. Tondo was right on the seaside. This was the advantage it had over Namayan, which was upriver inland. So the merchant ships that came into the bay preferred to unload their goods at the port of Tondo. And now it was the king of Tondo who was responsible for sending the merchandise upriver to the lakeside communities, there to be traded for local products. Tondo was thus the distributing center, or entrepot, on the delta... At the time of Lakan Dula, Tondo was at the height of its career as an entrepot…."

William Henry Scott notes that Augustinian Fray Martin de Rada Legaspi says they were "more traders than warriors", and that Tondo's ships, along with those of the Borneans, dominated trade through the rest of the archipelago. People in other parts of the archipelago often referred to Tondo boats as "Chinese" (Sina or Sinina) because they came bearing Chinese goods.[1]

        When ships from China came to Manila bay, Lakan Dula would remove the sails and rudders of their ships until they paid him duties and anchorage fees, and then he would then buy up all their goods himself, paying half its value immediately and then paying the other half upon their return the following year. In the interim, he would trade these goods with peoples further upstream and all over the archipelago, the end result being that other locals were not able to buy anything from the Chinese directly, but from Lakan Dula, who made a tidy profit as a result.[1][6] [9]

Arrival of Legazpi, May 1571

        When Miguel Lopez de Legazpi came to Manila Bay in May 1571, Lakan Dula was there to meet him. The two first met on May 17, the day after Legazpi's arrival on the bay, when Lakan Dula and Rajah Matanda came aboard Legazpi's ship to discuss terms with him. Part of these discussions specified that the Spanish would not land in Tondo, and would instead land in Maynila, which had been burned to the ground the year before. Joaquin suggests that Lakan Dula would "have seen that Legaspi was being practical. Burned down and emptied, Maynila would be a better spot to fortify, being more strategic."[2]

        On May 18, 1571 Rajah Sulayman, Rajah Matanda, and Lakan Dula ackno

wledged the sovereignty of Spain over the islands and proclaimed themselves the vassals of Spain. On the following day, May 19, Legazpi landed in Manila and took ceremonial possession of the land in the presence of Soliman, Matanda, and Lakan Dula.[2][3][7]

        Lakan Dula helped make a house for Legaspi, and a fort for the Spanish, giving them fourteen pieces of artillery and twelve jars of gunpowder – a gift much appreciated by the Spanish, who were running low on ammunition.[1][2][3]

        Soon after, Lakan Dula and his sons became baptized as Catholics. The Spanish had Manila's artillery and arquebuses discharged in honor of the ceremony.[2][3]Lakan Banao Dula took on the name Lakan Carlos Dula after Charles I of Spain.[11]

The Battle of Bangkusay, June 1571

        It wasn't long before Spanish power in Luzon was challenged. A month later, Tarik Sulayman of Macabebe attacked Manila, convincing Rajah Sulayman to join the battle against Legazpi. Macabebe and Sulayman's forces were defeated, and the Datu of Macabebe was killed in what history would record as the Battle of Bangkusay. (The similarity of names has caused some confusion between these

 two leaders, but Tarik Sulayman and Rajah Sulayman were different individuals - one survived the battle, and the other did not.) [2]

        Lakan Dula had refused to join Macabebe and Sulayman's coalition, but among the prisoners taken by the Spanish after the battle were two of his nephews and a number of his officers. When questioned, they said that they had been on the scene only as observers, not as combatants. Legazpi let them go to demonstrate his confidence in Lakan Dula.[2]

Joaquin notes that this was a wise choice on Legaspi's part.:[2]

"If he had been playing a double game before, Lakan Dula now became ear

nest in supporting the Spanish. It may be he who persuaded the fugitive Soliman to surrender and return to the good graces of Legazpi."

Expedition to Pampanga and Bulacan, late 1571

        Later that year, Legaspi sent Martin de Goiti to spread Spanish rule to the peoples of what are now the provinces of Bulacan and Pampanga, most notably the territories of Lubao and Betis. In November 14, 1571 he reached Calumpit and Malolos and conceded the settlement under Spanish Crown. He sent Lakan Dula and Sulayman with him, because, as one account has it, "if so great a chief should go with him, when the Pampangos saw that he had given obedience to His Majesty, they would give it also."[1][2][3]

The account continues:[1]

"Lakan Dula agreed to go, and served with two ships provided at his cost, and distinguished himself by performing much service for His Majesty, and went along so the said Pampangos would give him obedience, as in fact they did."

        These boats were Joangas, which, as Dery[3] points out, was a seacraft common in Maritime Southeast Asia capable of carrying 300 men each.[3][7]

Attack by Limahong, 1574

        Lakan Dula's close association with the Spanish continued despite Legaspi's death on August 20, 1572 and his replacement as Governor by Guido de Lavezares, who had been the colony's treasurer. Lakan Dula was on hand to help repel the invading corsair Limahong when he came to try and sack manila in 1574.[1][2][3]

Death

        Mentions of Lakan Dula's death are few, but Scott indicates that he died in 1575, "three years after" Legazpi and Rajah Matanda, who both died in 1572.[1][7]:192

        Lakan Dula's role as ruler of Tondo was then taken up by his grandnephe

w, and Rajah Soliman's adopted son, Agustin de Legazpi.[1][7]:192

        Agustin de Legazpi, who was married to the cousin of Sultan Bolkiah, would lead Tondo as a territory under Spanish rule until he rose up against them in 1587-1588 Revolt of the Lakans, and was deposed and killed as a result.[1][7]:192

 Descendants of Lakan Dula

    Lakan Dula was the most prolific of Luzon's ancient rulers. His descendants are spread out all across the Kapampangan Region during the Spanish colonial era.[3] He fathered at seven children, namely,  Batang Dula, Martin Lakan Dula, Don Dionisio Capulong, the childless Datu of Candaba who adopted his niece Daba Dula y Goiti; Don Phelipe Salonga, the Datu of Pulu; Magat Salamat, the Datu of Tondo, Maria Poloin and Luis Taclocmao . Batang Dula has three children: David, Daba and Dola. They were hidden in different places within sea routes and given vast tract of lands, farm workers,  and armed followers. The plantation given to David was named Kandawid, the one given to Daba was now known as Kandaba and that of Dola is known as Kandola in San Luis Pampanga.Kan is an ancient tagalog word for owned. The well known descendants of Dola are the Macapagal of Lubao through Carlos Lacandola. The descendants of Daba are the Capulong of Candaba and their relatives are the Gatbontons. The descendants of David Dula y Goiti are the Dulay of Candawid, Isla de Batang, Laoang, Northern Samar, and in Samara, Aringay  in La Union. There are other descendants of Lakan Dula such as those who descended from his other children. It is still a historical mystery why only the eldest son, and the second to the eldest carried the regnal surname Dula. The rest adopted a different native sounding surnames(Carating, 2014, p.36). The descendants of Dionisio Capulong revolve around his only recorded son Juan Gonzalo Capulong from where the  clan of Atty. Romeo Capulong came from. Atty. Romeo Capulong said that their clan is so protective  and proud of their surname because of its link to Lakan Dula. They will never change surname or sell their surname despite the fact that there are so many families in Pampanga who want to claim that they came from the son of Juan Gonzalo Capulong. "If they are indeed the sons, how come they have different surnames? It is a historical plunder to say that someone with a Capulong surname will have a son with a surname of Macapagal". How? Why?, Atty. Capulong asked. Historical accounts would say that after a very intense persecution of native aristocracy in Intramuros, Batang Dula and his wife, Senorita Goiti were forced to hide in a nearby fertile land earlier given to their daughter Daba, and changed their identity. Batang Dula used the surname Capulong and the couple lived a normal life and gave birth to their fourth child  whom they named as Juan. When Senorita Goiti died, Batang Dula,  who was then already known as Capulong, remarried and have several children who used different surnames to hide their identity. The descendant of Luis Taclomao could be Juan Macapagal of Arayat. Lakan Dula's sons and nephews were implicated in the Revolt of the Lakans of 1588, a conspiracy meant to overthrow Spanish that was spearheaded by the former ruling class of the defeated Luzon Empire. His son Magat Salamat was executed by the Spanish authorities while the rest were executed.        Learning from this experience, his great grandson Don Juan Macapagal, Master-of-Camp and Datu of Arayat, aided the Spanish authorities in suppressing the 1660 Kapampangan Revolt of Don Francisco Maniago and the Pangasinan Revolt of Don Andres Malong, and the 1661 Ilocano Revolt. Because of his service to the Spanish crown, the Spanish authorities revived the special privileges offered by the Spanish crown to Lakan Dula and his descendants spread across the province of Pampanga.[3

The Ancestors of David Dulay (David Dula y Goiti) are as follows - 

Batang Dula: Father of David Dula y Goiti;Son of Lakan Dula and Mutya;Brother of Mart

in Lakan Dula, Maria Poloin, Luis Taclocmao,Magat Salamat, Felipe Salonga, Dionisio Capulong;

Lakan Dula (1503–1589): David's grandfather, Husband of Mutya, Son of Rajah Sulaiman Bolkiah I and Ysmeria Doylly, Father of Batang Dula, Martin Lakan Dula, Maria Poloin, Luis Taclocmao, Magat Salamat, Felipe Salonga, Dionisio Capulong;

Mutya: David's grandmother, Wife of Lakan Dula, Mother of Batang Dula,Martin Lakan Dula, Maria Poloin, Luis Taclocman, Felipe Salonga, Magat Salamat, Dionisio Capulong;

Rajah Sulaiman Bolkiah I: David's great grandfather, Son of Rajah Lontok and Dayang Kalangitan, Husband of Ysmeria Doylly, Father of Lakan Dula and Rajah Sulaiman Dula II,, Brother of Dayang Panginoan, Dayang Lahat and Gat Kahiya;

Ysmeria Doylly: David's great grandmother, Wife of Rajah Sulaiman Bolkiah I, Mother of Lakan Dula and Rajah Sulaiman Dula II;

Rajah Lontok: David's second great grandfather, Son of Sultan Bolkiah and Lela Mechanai, Husband of Dayang Kalangitan, Father of Dayang Panginoan, Dayang Lahat, Rajah Sulaiman I and Gat Kahiya, Brother of Rajah Gappandan;

Dayang Kalangitan: David's second great grandmother, Wife of Rajah Lontok,Mother of Dayang Panginoan, Dayang Lahat, Rajah Sulaiman I and Gat Kahiya;

Sultan Bolkiah: David's third great grandfather, Son of Sultan Sulaiman, Husband of Lela Mechanai, Father of Rajah Lontok and Rajah Gappandan; 

Lela Mechanai: David's third great grandmother, Daughter of Sultan Amir Ul-Ombra, Wife of Sultan Bolkiah, Mother of Rajah Lontok and Rajah Gappandan; 

Rajah Gambang: David's third great grandfather, Father of Dayang Kalangitan; 

Sultan Sulaiman: David's fourth great grandfather, Father of Sultan Bolkiah; 

Sultan Amir Ul-Ombra: David's fourth great grandfather, Father of Lela Mechanai; 

          Rajah Alon: David's fifth great grandfather, Son of Lakan Timamanukum; 

          Lakan Timamanukum: David's 6th great grandfather, Father of Rajah Alon.

         The current David Dulay descendants are the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the late Eleuterio Dulay, Sr. of Laoang, N. Samar, a mayor for more than 20 years during the Marcos Regime, the descendants of the siblings of Petre Dulay of Isla de Batag in Samar, Marikina and Tondo which include Governor Madeiline Mendoza Ong and the Dulay of Samara, Aringay, La Union.

Source: National Historical Institute, 1964. Any proposed addition to the list should be communicated to the Principalia Council for further historical study and approval.

The Descendants of Lakan Dula of Tondo are secretly united

          Their unassuming secretive patriarch of the modern times does not rule, he reigns privately with circle of personal advisers, the personal leadership style he inherited from the earlier traditional leaders of the descendancy,  a reaction from the centuries of Spanish persecutions. He might even deny his hereditary and  historical role and designation; or he might point to somebody else when talking to a non descendant. Descendants who are close to the patriarch will  not point directly to him as their patriarch but if needed, they will only indirectly identify him as the one who has been very active in coordinating the present Lakanate of Tondo. He refuses to be under the control of the Philippine President because the principalia council thinks that the president as a person is only temporary but the Lakanate is historical, hereditary and permanent. This is maybe the reason why he hardly attends any activities of the Office of the President from Corazon Aquino, Fidel Ramos, Joseph Estrada, Gloria Arroyo, Noynoy Aquino  and Rodriqo Duterte. He also considers the fact that the Principalia  Council will do a post term evaluation of the Presidents entitled "Sumpa ni Lakan Dula". His allegiance is with the Sto. Nino de Tondo, the seat of the ancient palace of Lakan Dula and directly to the residents of Tondo, some of them are his close relatives. However, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, with its historians and access to historical manuscripts,  seem to be aware of the hidden current in the aristocratic history and sentiments of the Filipino people. In one of their letters to the secretive Lakan of the Kingdom of Tondo,  the Commission said that: "please be informed that our technical team  will conduct  an ocular  visit  at Plaza Lakan Dula and the Amado V. Hernandez Mural for assessment and further research... the installation of a historical marker of Lakan Dula was endorsed to our Research, Publication and Heraldry Division, for proper action." The copy of that letter was shown below.

Juancho Bong Sempio wrote this article on the KAANAK NG MGA BAYANI, KATIPUNERO AT REBOLUSYONARYO last March 13, 2016

"Our new member bro Toti Dulay is a descendant of Lakan Dula or Lakandula to some...

Lakan Dula was a native muslim king of Tundun (a large area covering most of what is now present-day Metro Manila), when the Spanish colonization of the Philippine Islands had begun. He ruled a community of Muslim people who lived north of the Pasig River.Lakan Dula was one of three Muslim chieftains in the Manila during the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors led by Martín de Goiti, and Juan de Salcedo in 1570. Lakan is his official title meaning King and later baptized Lakan Carlos Dula (it was found later by the National Historical Commission that he was not actually baptized and did not changed his name), was the Lakan paramount ruler of the pre-colonial Philippine Kingdom of Tondo when the Spaniards first conquered the lands of the Pasig River delta in the 1570's. His father is Rajah Salalila (Sulayman I) and his mother is Ysmeria. His beloved wife is Mutya and they are blessed with several children. His grandparents are Dayang (Lady) Kalangitan and Gat (Lord) Lontok and his brother is Rajah Matanda (Sulayman II). Rajah Mura or Muda (Sulayman III) and Lakan Banao Dula led a revolt known as the Sulayman Revolt of 1574 in the villages of Navotas, taking advantage of the confusion brought about by the attacks of Chinese pirate Limahong. This is also often referred to as the "Manila revolt" but is sometimes referred to as the "Sulayman Revolt" and the "Lakan Dula Revolt."

PinoyInEurope says:

March 11, 2015 at 6:27 am

https://joeam.com/2015/03/11/bbl-yes-but-peace-in-mindanao-will-be-won-or-lost-in-the-mosques/

"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajah_Sulayman – the ruler of Manila and Tondo, was a Muslim and a scion of the Bolkiah family that ruled Brunei then and rules it to this day. The grandson of Lakandula, another of the three rulers of Manila, was David Dula y Goiti, also known as David Dulay and had a Spanish mother. He was the first mestizo to revolt against the Spanish."

Trivia Piyu Saturday

TRIVIA: Did you know that a professor in FEU is a descendant of Lakan Dula? 

His name is Prof. Sofronio "Toti" Dulay. 

He is also the current Grand Patriarch of the Lakan Dula Clan. One of the 

best professors not only in IABF but in FEU as a whole. 

More info about Prof. Toti Dulay, read 

here:https://sites.google.com/site/totidulay/home

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• • • • • Delmar Topinio Taclibon: Okay, I will do that Grand Patriarch Toti Dulay

          • • Hester Cheng As the finance officer of the CDM foundation i am very happy of this development, ill be getting in touch with you,,

Delmar Topinio Taclibon

"My deepest gratitude to Hrh Prince Omar Kiram and His Majesty Sultan Fuad A. Kiram I of the Royal Hashemite Sultanate of Sulu and Sabah for this conferment as one of the Datu(k) of the Royal Dominion."

Message of Hrh Prince Omar Kiram:

"The Hon. Datuk Sir Delmar Topinio Taclibon, KRSS, we wish you and your family and all our beloved members a blessed and prosperous joyful new year. Let us continue our resolve, commitment, dedication, true faith and allegiance to our beloved anointed Sultan Fuad A. Kiram I, to realize our advocacy of Sabah and Spratlys against Malaysia's land grabbing for the benefits of the Tausugs and the Filipinos. God Defend the Right!"

Toti Dulay : "congrats insan Delmar Topinio Taclibon and mabuhay ang Magat Salamat lineage ni Lakan Dula ng Tondo..."

Delmar Topinio Taclibon : "Thank you too Modern Day Grand Patriarch of the Lakan Dula Clan Sir Toti Dulay!"

Roderick Alain Alvarez :

“9th cousin's husband's 9th great uncle's wife's 6th great aunt's husband's 16th great grandson  we're that related, insan Toti, pero hindi pa tapos ang Lakan Dula genealogy: please add as many relatives coz, as head of the Royal House, you know them better .”

Toti Dulay: 

“Thank you insan Roderick,  in the Geni. Com genealogy, we saw na lumabas na yung name nung Juan Reyes Macapagal..ang main concern  na lang natin is paano na connect si Diosdado Macapagal kay Juan Macapagal..”

A UP Professor Jaime Caro, the historian of the Mendoza Clan of Marikina has this conversation with Toti Dulay:

Suijul Tasorre :

        “Dear Sir Toti, I am very happy to know that you were able to protect the continuity of the Dula lineage....... how I wish na makilala ko kayo....... I'm a fan royalties, specially the ancient Filipino royalty.... the missing link of our history as a nation.......”

        Purmana Wati, whose grandmother is a  dayang (princess) in the lineage of Sultan Abdul Kahar, the sixth Sultan of Brunei who  ruled Negara Brunei Darussalam in 1524. Purmana resides in their ancestral homeland in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

        Below is a conversation between Purmana of Sarawak,  and Toti Dulay:

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1. ^ Aurelio Tolentino

2. ^ William Henry Scott

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    1.  Carating, R. R., Galanta, R.G., Bacatio, C.D.(2014). The Soils of the Philippines. New York City: Springer Science and Business.

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NOTE: THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION AMONG DESCENDANTS OF LAKAN DULA WAS TAKEN FROM THE ACTUAL EXCHANGE OF IDEAS IN THE THE WIKIPEDIA LAKAN DULA PAGE: 

But, before we go to the discussion, let us first see how AI solved the issue on whether  the Macapagals are descendants of Lakan Dula or not. Here is their explanation:
"It has been found that Dionisio Capulong is not a son of Lakan Dula. What is now the link of the Macapagal family to Lakan Bunao Dula?

"There is a historical conclusion that Dionisio Capulong may not be a son of Lakan Dula, due to the dates of their lives. Lakan Dula died in 1575, while some records indicate Dionisio Capulong was born in 1594, making it impossible for him to be Lakan Dula's son."

"The Macapagal family's link to Lakan Bunao Dula is claimed to be through a granddaughter. According to some sources, Lakan Dula's children included a daughter named Dola Goiti Dula. The descendants of Dola Goiti Dula were said to have carried the surname Lacandola. A Reyes-Lacandola was then said to have married a Macapagal, and one of their children was Don Juan Macapagal."
https://g.co/gemini/share/d47bdddaab95 retrieved August 29, 2025

NOW, lets go to this DISCUSSION PAGE from Wikipedia:

This page is NOT a forum (this is the discussion for the so called "Lacandola of Lubao" Wikipedia - anyone - can - edit article)

        Please be reminded that this page, as with other Talk pages, is for comments and suggestions aimed at improving this Wikipedia article. It is NOT a discussion of the topic itself. Please limit your edits to any comments or suggestions that will help make this article better, and refrain from discussing about the topic itself (such as whether you think you're descended from Rajah Lakandula, or if PGMA is or isn't). Thanks for your cooperation. --- Tito Pao (talk) 00:30, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Rajah versus Lakandula

Lakandula, like the word rajah, is a TITLE of nobility. It is not a personal name. Various scholars on Philippine history keep pointing this out. Lakandula is the hereditary title of the rulers of Tondo who, unlike the rulers of Manila, were not Muslims. Tondo was politically distinct and autonomous from Manila in the 16th century. Unlike the rulers of Manila who were heavily influenced by Brunei, the rulers of Tondo retained their indigenous titles and did not call themselves "rajahs". The two words, "rajah" and "lakandula" simply negate each other. Please check your sources. Thank you. Ushiwaka (talk) 16:30, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

        I agree. Rajah and Lakan are both titles. So, Rajah Lakan Dula is an oxymoron. It is just like Don Mister Lopez or Miss Binibining Gloria. Either you call it Rajah Dula or Lakan Dula or Gat Dula but never Rajah Lakan Dula. Please show some respect to the Filipino pre-hispanic history.202.86.204.114 (talk) 06:05, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

        Edited to Lakan Dula, your welcome ;) people please show respect to our pre-hispanic heritage... But hmm, I cannot edit the name of this article :( someone please correct this error!!!

[edit] Merge to Lakandula

        An article on Lakandula already exists. Any pertinent info in this article should be integrated into that article. -- • Kurt Guirnela • ‡ Talk 09:17, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Oppose. Lakandula article describes the title of the Tondo Rulers. Rajah Lakan Dula is a person anyway. I will remove the template. --The Wandering TravelerWIKIPROJECT UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT! 05:38, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

Strongly support. As per Nick Joaquin's Manila,My Manila, the rulers of Tondo specifically did not use the term "Rajah" (as opposed to the rulers of Maynila, who did). Also, the term Rajah Lakandula was not used, as far as I've seen, in the original 16th century sources as quoted by Scott and Dery. Whereas there is an argument (IMHO a weak one) for separating the articles for Lakandula an Banaw Lakandula, Rajah Lakan Dula simply should not exist. I am going to wp:be bold now and do what I can to merge the two. - Alternativity (talk) 13:26, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

        We think its high time that we respect Philippine history starting on this page: 1. All citations of Lakandula should be change to Lakan Dula: Lakan is the title, Dula is the name. 2. If there is a need to write the complete name, it should be Lakan Banaw Dula not Banaw Lakandula: Title: Lakan, First name: Banaw, Surname: Dula. 3. If this is an article about Lakan Dula, then, let us write everything about him, not everything about the efforts of the PGMA family to link with him.There is a big difference between the two. 4. Any pronouncements and claims should be supported by citations , like in APA Manual, with page number or website address.There are a lot of claims here that borders on tall tales, without any citations for sources at all. 5. If this article can not comply with this simle academic rules, may we recommend a deletion of this article because this is so corrupted already.This creates a bad name for Wikipedia and the Tambayan. I — Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.50.227.106 (talk) 02:21, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

        I look at the article today and suggestions number 1 and 2 above has been complied already. Suggestion 3 , partly complied, as some articles related to Lakan Dula were partly added. Some families and historians who has some bits of info/history about Lakan Dula should now show up to contribute to the article to make this comprehensive, now that the Remi Estrada de Leon, alias, Alternativity, has been declared on Wikibreak by the Wikipedia to precisely let this article to flourish freely. There are also, notations for citations on some of the claims. Lets work with Wikipedia. It has been providing knowledge to the humanity. Lets hope that the paid hackers of the Macapagal family of Lubao will not dilute or spin this article anymore towards "Lacandola of Lubao Tall Tales". They should also show respect the Philippine history and historians like William Henry Scott and the rest of the other descendants of Lakan Dula who are protecting his legacy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.204.230.180 (talk) 01:13, 29 August 2011 (UTC)

        We agree that we should just delete this article and start all over again. Also, let us take note on who are those probable paid hacks who are actually diluting this article for the Macapagal family. They have captured this article. Take note that lots of Lakan Dula descendants have boycotted this article and they are not contributing anymore, or has removed entries that talks something about their families, to this article because they know that the paid hacks of the six-counts- plunder- cases - former president will again dilute, or slant this, or delete/change all entries that are not related to their plunderer master even if it talks about Lakan Dula, the subject of this article. We are glad that the Wikipedia has already noticed this anomaly. More power to the Wikipedia community.

[edit] Lakan Dula of Tondo versus Lacandola of Lubao: Who is Real,Who is Reel?

        Based on "Lacandola of Lubao" unique article, it is strongly possible that Lakan Dula of Tondo and Lacandola of Lubao are totally different persons. First proof: Philippine history would say that Lakan Dula of Tondo is a Muslim, while the "Lacandola of Lubao" unique article said that this guy Lacandola is a pagan, big difference. Second proof: Lakan Dula of Tondo is a fighter to the end, he is even referred to as Gat Dula, etc. This Lacandola of Lubao is a Spanish collaborator, according to its own article, and to be branded as a traitor is something that the legitimate descendants of Lakan Dula of Tondo will not accept without a fight, so, they will not identify with that dude Lacandola, whoever he is.Third proof: take note of the differences in the spelling: Lakan Dula is with "k" and "u".Lacandola is with "c" and "o". Fourth proof: the Spanish alphabet doesnt have letter "K" but alibata has, so, Lakan Dula is native.On the other hand, Lacandola uses "c" which is hispanic, so, they could be referring on two totally different persons in a very different time span. Fifth proof, Lakan Dula is consistent with the pre hispanic history of name system: official title (Lakan) and single name (Dula), and they are separated,like Datu Sumakwel is not spelled as Datusumakwel. We dont have surnames during the pre-hispanic era. The Lacandola guy is saying that that Lacandola is already its full name, without any title. All in all, we suggest that let the historical Lakan Dula of Tondo flourish and let that certain Lacandola dude of Lubao exists too, for whatever purpose it may serve.If its a fiction, then, let it be.But let us be clear that they are totally differrent and there is no point of linking them.However,if the article would say that Lacandola is only an adopted name because the person is a descendant of Lakan Dula of Tondo, and they are afraid of hispanic prosecution, as lots of Filipions were, according to our history that is why they hid his identity, then, thats sound more logical and historical too. But the article is not saying so. So, it is really probable that this is a case of wrong attributions to two totally different subjects. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.53.100.187 (talk) 02:30, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

"Lacandola of Lubao"? Is there such an article in the English WP? -- • Kurt Guirnela • ‡ Talk 10:30, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Yes, there is. The "Lakandula - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia", which according to the neighborhood here in Lubao was based on the tall tales written by the grandfather of Gloria Arroyo. The present article now was the "Lacandola of Lubao" article, an attempt of the Macapagal to link themselves to Lakan Dula. Tina Pineda. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.86.204.116 (talk) 07:15, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Juan Macapagal and Carlos Lacandola

        Something is wrong here....Juan Macapagal is claiming his connection with Lakan Dula of Tondo thru Carlos Lacandola. But as the article admitted, Carlos Lacandola is written by Juan Macapagal. Wow, here is a case where the proof of the authenciticy was written by the one whose authenciticy is being questioned....this is a hoax.Please read the article again! Can somebody do something about this. Darius David, Guagua. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.86.204.133 (talk) 07:26, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

I saw this in the main page but when I clicked it, its dead: |url=http://www.oocities.com/sinupan/magatsalamat.htm |title=Magat Salamat |author=Tomas L. |accessdate=2008-07-14}}</ref>. Is this PART OF THE HOAX? Rita Ronquillo, Lubao , Pampanga —Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.201.238.94 (talk) 17:00, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Someone seems to be tampering with the entries here. The quote from Luciano P.R. Santiago's monograph reads "Don Carlos Lacandola, his great-grandfather, was Lord and principal of the town of Tondo" but in this article it has been changed to "Don Carlos Candola, his great-grandfather, was Lord and principal of the town of Lubao".Siuala (talk) 18:51, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

[edit] How the Macapagals Are Linked to Lakan Dula

        This article is the attempt of the Macapagal to invent their link with Lakan Dula. This is not an article about Lakan Dula per se. We need an article that is purely about Lakan Dula. There used to be two articles in Wikipedia about Lakan Dula: this one, Rajah Lakan Dula and the other one is Lakandula. The Lakandula article is about the attempt of the Macapagal to link with Lakan Dula while this article used to be an article about Lakan Dula. The Lakandula article was rating very low in the Google until somebody from the Macapagal family merged their Lakandula article with this article and then slowly chaging the article into the original rejected Lakandula article which is about their family, and not being rated well by Google. They removed entries about the true Lakan Dula descendants like the Gatbontons, forcing the Gatbonton family to go around different internet forum telling the truth that the Macapagal - Lakan Dula link tall tales are just their invention and they have proofs. What happened really is that the over eagerness of the Macapagal hackers to invent the link of Macapagals to Lakan Dula and disregarding the true descendants like the Gatbontons,are going back to them like a dreaded garbage. Its a form of justice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.57.46.195 (talk) 00:08, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

[edit] The title of this article needs to change...

        I don't know where to request the title to be changed, but can someone please change the title from "Rajah Lakan Dula" to "Lakan Dula"? It's very inaccurate, misleading and unappealing, I'll explain:

Detailed Version

        it's already well known that titles 'Lakan' and 'Rajah' are separate titles, both meaning a monarchy, a kingdom. However a rule which has it's ruler under the title 'Lakan' is not a Rajahnate, so therfore "Rajah Lakan Dula" is wrong, it's like saying "General Shogun".

Short Version

        Basically, Rajah and Lakan don't go together, neitehr Lakan Dula nor his predecessors ever ruled under a Rajahnate.

So this basically makes it essentially a Lakanate then apparently? Definitely not a Rajahnate.--Mangacha (talk) 06:25, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

As per argument on the page, based on Scott (1994), I suggest instead "Lakandula" as a whole title, not separated. But I definitely agree that "Rajah" has no place in the title. But to change the title (rather, to move this article to another title), we need admin help. Perhaps someone from you can ask for help at Wikipedia_talk:Tambayan_Philippines? I proposed that before and it got no traction. :S - Alternativity (talk) 19:16, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Look here fellow Wikipedians, are we looking for people who are diluting this article? Here is a case in point: Negativity is suggesting to change this to Lakandula when in fact he knows that Lakan is a title, Banaw is the first name and Dula is the surname, so, it should be Lakan Banaw Dula. Why is he proposing Lakandula? because a certain gandfather of the Macapagal incidentally has a surname Lacandola and by changing this to Lakandula, it will be nearer to the surname of that dude, and therefore, it somewhat created the link.Cheap shot.... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.204.172.22 (talk) 13:40, 20 August 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, I think we should delete this article and start a new one under the title Lakan Banaw Dula. Based on the edit history of this article, that guy Alternativity has virtually held us all , including Wikipedia captive. Apparently, he is working for the Macapagal family. Look at all entries, its all about Macapagal. I know personally that the Macapagal family wanted to change the universally standard Lakan Banaw Dula (title, first name, surname) into Lakandula, later Lakandola and much later Lacandola..in fact Lakan Dula High School in Tondo used the standard name of Lakan Dula but when PGMA invented an award during her term, she called it Order of Lakandula, to link the surname of one of their grandfather whose surname is lacandola, a common Filipino surname like lacanlale, lacandalo, lacanilao - with the pre hispanic king Lakan Dula. Maybe , we should ban Alternativity from editing the new article, he has been the source of problem why this article ended up with this mess. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.57.46.195 (talk) 08:15, 22 August 2011 (UTC)

NOTE: THIS WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE WAS EVENTUALLY CAPTURED BY THE PAID HACKS OF THE TRAITOR FAMILY LACANDOLA OF LUBAO AND CHANGED IT TO LAKANDULA TO BE NEARER TO THEIR SURNAME.