Chapter 42 : The Lakanate (Kingdom) of Tondo Manila (Kaharian ng Tondo Manila) is Existing

The civilization of the Philippines started in the Pacific Ocean. In January 2018 it was announced that modern human finds at Misliya cave, Israel, in 2002, had been dated to around 185,000 years ago, the earliest evidence of their out of Africa migration. The earliest H. sapiens (AMH) found in Europe are the "Cro-Magnon" (named after the site of first discovery in France), beginning about 40,000 to 35,000 years ago. At around the same time, the human beings already existed in the Philippine archipelago as evidence by the Tabon and Callao men. Filipino archaeologist Anna Valmero believes that the 67,000 years old Callao man discovered in a Philippine cave near Pacific Ocean could be oldest human in Asia Pacific. Since life started in the ocean, it is logical that the human being in the Philippines are even earlier than the human beings of Europe and have started some contacts with the human beings in Israel. Modern scientists have confirmed that the Philippines is the global epicenter of marine biodiversity in the planet, in a symposium “Scientific Discovery and the Urgent Need for Conservation at the Philippine Epicenter of Marine Biodiversity”. The scientists, in a You Tube presentation, call the country the Center of Center of The World. Some historians, like Agoncillo of the Philippines, believe that Filipinos are descendants of Tarshish, one of Noah’s great grandsons, who settled in the Philippines after the great flood. Tarshish started the settlement that the natives still call today even today as the “Araw City” which was named eventually as Samar in the present dimension. Samaritans are people with Jewish blood but are not strictly practicing Jewish rituals. This historical fact is now unfolding after a group of scientists discovered that the Tagalog dialect actually came from the Waray dialect of Samar, as proven by the Calatagan Burial Jar, which indicates that the earliest civilization in the Philippines might have started in some part of Northern Samar facing the Pacific Ocean where the earliest biological living form from the ocean in the tropics to the land area might have gestated and evolved into human form after millions of years of biological gestation The Lawang – Catubig – Palapag area is an ideal vegetation in the geography of an ocean, a sea, a bay, a big river, groups of islands, etc -- the topography is a complete package of fertile terrain. The earliest men of Israel and the Philippines might have been already in contact long before men in Europe emerged.

Tagalog (pronounced təˈɡɑːlɒɡ in English) is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV (CALABARZON and MIMAROPA) and of Metro Manila. Its standardized form, commonly called Filipino, is the national language and one of two official languages of the Philippines. It is related to-though not readily intelligible with-other Austronesian languages such as Malay, Javanese, and Hawaiian. The word Tagalog derived from tagailog, from tagá- meaning "native of" and ílog meaning "river". Thus, it means "river dweller". Very little is known about the history of the

language. However, according to linguists such as Dr. David Zorc and Dr. Robert Blust, the Tagalogs originated, along with their Central Philippine cousins, from Northeastern Mindanao or Eastern Visayas. The first written record of Tagalog is in the Laguna Copperplate Inscription, written in the year 900 and uses fragments of the language along with Sanskrit, Malay, and Javanese. Meanwhile, the first known book to be written in Tagalog is the Doctrina Cristiana (Christian Doctrine) of 1593. It was written in Spanish and two versions of Tagalog; one written in the Baybayin script and the other in the Latin alphabet. This proof was corroborated in an article entitled: "The mystery of the ancient inscription" by Rolando Borrinaga published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. The article talks about the historically famous "Calatagan Pot" which is a burial jar of the Ancient Tagalogs whose seat is in the Kingdom of Tondo. The burial pot which dates back from 12th to 15th century has mysterious markings which for so many years’ historians and linguists have not found

Revolt, also started. The antiquity of the area was scientifically proven with a research on ancient chicken DNA which shows that the Philippines could be the ancestral homeland of the Polynesians, whose forebears colonized the Pacific about 3,200 years ago, the University of Adelaide said recently. An international team of researchers led by Alan Cooper, director of the Australian Center for Ancient DNA (ACAD), at the University of Adelaide used the ancient DNA to study the origins and dispersal of ancestral Polynesian chickens, reconstructing the early migrations of people and the animals they carried with them. They found that Polynesian chickens had their roots in the Philippines, making that region a candidate for the homeland of the mysterious Lapita people thought to be ancestral to Polynesians who transported the domesticated birds to the Pacific islands. “We have identified genetic signatures of the original Polynesian chickens, and used these to track early movements and trading patterns across the Pacific," said lead author Dr. Vicki Thomson of ACAD. "We were also able to trace the origins of these lineages back into the Philippines, providing clues about the source of the original Polynesian chicken populations." 7 There is a scientific theory that the peoples of Polynesia and the rest of Australasia (New Zealand/Australia/Papua New Guineau) including Samoa, Hawaii and likewise as far east as Easter Island and Indonesia and as far west as Madagascar island originated from the Philippines. Our ancestors if the theory is to be believed were highly skilled sea voyagers who predated the Chinese and the Europeans in circumnavigating the globe. Proof of this theory is that the species of chicken in the Philippines is the same as that of chickens in Polynesia and the other islands. Aside from this, the Philippine carabao species is found in Madagascar but not in the African Continent. Plus Philippine mango varieties can be found as well in Madagascar. Additional evidence is the discovery of huge balangays or ancient boats in Butuan, just across Samar Island that could carry up to sixty people at one time. This could point to an ancient civilization among Polynesian people roaming around the islands in the Pacific, flourished in a fertile vegetation of Catubig- Laoang –Palapag of Northern Samar facing the Pacific Ocean, scattered outward in different island in the pacific rim and inward into the Philippine archipelago that eventually bloomed into the Kingdom of Tondo, a confederation of native local chieftains from different parts of the archipelago, with the Lakans of Tondo as their paramount rulers.

Lakan Bunaw Dula is the King of Tondo which kingdom extends to Ilocos Region in Luzon and Northern Samar in the Visayas. He has a recorded seven children. The eldest son and heir apparent is Batang Dula, then Magat Salamat, Dionisio Capulong, Phelipe Salonga, Luis Taclocmao, Maria Poloin and Martin Lakan Dula. It is a historical mystery why only the eldest and youngest of the children had been anointed to use the regnal surname Dula. As a paramaount ruler, Lakan Bunao Dula has historical close and loyal allies from among the native chieftains in most part of the Visayas and Mindanao, one of them is the ancient tribe of Datu Iberein of Lawang, Northern Samar.. Many names such as Samar, Samal, Ibabao, Tandaya were given to Samar Island prior to the coming of the Spaniards in 1596. An unknown community writer from Las Navas town said in jest that the name "Samar" was derived from the local language samad, meaning "wound" or "cut", out of a joke. Recent scholars however connect the name Samar to the ancient city of Samaria, the capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel. The early Datu of Samar, Datu Iberein of Lawang Town, in the northern part of the island may have a Samaritan lineage. This explains the presence of spotty Hebrew sounding words in the present Lawang dialect and why the Sephardi Jews settled in Northern Samar on later years and in line with the recent findings of the Jewish scholars that the territory of Datu Iberein which reigns extends to Surigao, Butuan and Mactan, could be the center of the the biblical Ophir which is now known in the books as the present Philippines, or in native folklore as Araw City. Datu Iberein may have the influence in officially naming the island as Samar, in honor of his homeland Samaria. Samar Island was also named by the Spaniards as the original Filipinas, which was extended eventually to pertain to the whole Philippine archipelago. The influence of Datu Iberein is based on the fact that his territorial base covers the prosperous and historical ancient Catubig-Laoang- Palapag topography. Catubig was the Capital of the whole Samar Island, Palapag is the home of the ancient shipping industry which was later to become the shipping repair station of the Galleon Trade before it was moved to Cavite and is also known historically as the home of the Sumuroy Revolt; and Laoang is the seat of the power of the tribe of Datu Iberein which is a stronghold and gateway from the Pacific of the Kingdom of Tondo headed by a dynasty of Lakans, or "paramount rulers" of all native chieftains of what is now known as the Philippine archipelago. Recent diggings in a place called Sawang ( part of Lawang) of ancient jewelries, plates and martabana (ancient burial jar) points to the legendary prosperity and influence of the tribe of Datu Iberein which was the reason why the eldest son of Batang Dula was put in their care because the Spaniards may have to contend with the force of the tribe. Quite incidentally, the Araw City and Sigbin legends of the native Warays (the native of Samar and Leyte) of today are also pointing in the direction of the prosperous topography of the Catubig-Lawang-Palapag naval grid. Some natives of Samar believes that Ophir and Araw City are one and the same? The Samaritans or Jewish - blooded people who are not faithful to strict Jewish rituals, are the indigenous inhabitants of the Philippines. The Aeta are not the indigenous natives of the Philippine archipelago since they came from Borneo. In a book found in Spain entitled Collecion General de Documentos Relativos a las Islas Filipinas, the author has described how to locate Ophir. According to the section "Document No. 98", dated 1519-1522, Ophir can be found by travelling from the Cape of Good Hope in Africa, to India, to Burma, to Sumatra, to Moluccas, to Borneo, to Sulu, to China, then finally Ophir. Ophir was said to be "[...] in front of China towards the sea, of many islands where the Moluccans, Chinese, and Lequios met to trade..." Jes Tirol asserts that this group of islands could not be Japan because the Moluccans did not get there, nor Taiwan, since it is not composed of "many islands." Only the present-day Philippines, he says, could fit the description. Spanish records also mention the presence of Lequious (big, bearded white men, probably descendants of the Phoenicians, whose ships were always laden with gold and silver) in the Islands to gather gold and silver. [9] Other evidence has also been pointed out suggesting that the Philippines is the biblical Ophir. Copy of Solomon's Gold Series - Part 7: Track of the Hebrew to the Philippines shows why the Philippines is the Ophir.

Another proof that an ancient civilization within the pacific rim from Cagayan Valley in Luzon to Surigao Island in Mindanao, with Samar as the center of Polynesian civilization, might have existed as the Callao man 67,000 years ago and his tribe might have prospered into Biblical proportion, is the Surigao treasure which is estimated, based on carbon dating, to be as early as 10^th century, around the time of the Laguna Copperplate of the Kingdom of Tondo. The seat of the kingdom might have moved from Lawang to Tondo as the ancient settlement and migration pattern in the Pacific Rim – based civilization moved inward to Mactan and into the present Manila. The settlement of Tondo prospered as it made contact with ancient China, India and the Asian Muslim and the big part of Luzon, and much later, the Spain and England, overtaking in terms of progress the ancestral Biblical civilization in the Pacific Rim where the Tagalog dialect came from. However, the contact between the biblical ancient tribes in the pacific based in Samar and the emerging Lakanate of Tondo has continued even to the present day.

There are plenty if attempts the Kingdom of Tondo has done to drive away foreign invaders. One of them is the Sumuroy Revolt lead by Juan Sumoroy of Palapag, assisted by David Dulay of Lawang, both of Northern Samar. The revolt spread in nearby provinces. The male relatives of Sumuroy and Dulay were systematically being forced to work in the shipyard of Cavite when the Palapag shipyard was transferred to Cavite. Then the Cavite mutiny of 1872 happened -- it was an uprising of Filipino shipping workers of Fort San Felipe, the Spanish arsenal in Cavite, Philippine Islands (then also known as part of the Spanish East Indies) on January 20, 1872. Around 200 locally recruited colonial troops and ship repair workers rose up in the belief that it would elevate to a national uprising. The mutiny was unsuccessful, and government soldiers executed many of the participants and began to crack down on a burgeoning Philippines nationalist movement. Many scholars believe that the Cavite Mutiny of 1872 was the beginning of Filipino nationalism that would eventually lead to the Philippine Revolution of 1896. Eventually, national independence was declared in Cavite. The legend has it that the victories of the troops of Gen. Aguinaldo against the Spaniards from one town after another are attributed to the soldiers with bloodline from Araw City/Ophir of Samar Islands which has the skills to be invisible when doing some attacks. This was also the experience of the American soldiers who were defeated by the natives of Samar in Balangiga – they simply did not see the enemies coming. And when the American soldiers burned Samar as retaliation, they only see few natives, presumably, these natives were hidden by Araw City/Ophir.

The House of Dula

karingal, kiram, daza, lacanilao, lacanlale, gatchalian, manalo, lagumbay, tamano, ilagan, bunye, pangandaman, maliksi, silang, badoy, puno, lapid, ziga, nalupta, binay, gatbonton, sinsuat, capulong, puyat, gatmaitan, macuja, dagami, ablan, capinpin, punongbayan, madlangbayan, gatlabayan, batungbakal, cabangbang, sumulong, gustilio, calungsod, capangoy, kapunan, etc, but continued fighting for the liberation of the natives from Spain. Some of the descendents hid their Lakan Dula heritage by changing their names into the likes of guevara, aguinaldo, legaspi, aquino, mendoza, osmena, de Leon, estanislao, laurel, fernando, ejercito, delapaz, mercado, santos, bonifacio, de guzman, etc, while some adopted chinese surnames of their mother like lim, uy, go, tan, etc, but they continued to pursue a belligerent posture against Spain. The Spanish authorities know this and they countered by betrothing Spanish ladies to the heirs of the native aristocracy which explains why the Capulongs, Dulays, and Gatbontons, etc, of today have fairer complexion than the ordinary natives in the localities. There are however few who were forced to collaborate with the Spanish authority. Wishing to avoid the persecution experienced by his latter ancestors, Lakan Dula's alleged great grandson Juan Macapagal, but the number 1 Wikipedia article entitled Lakandula (notice: joint lakan and dula) is suggesting that he is actually a descendant of certain Mr. Lacandola of Arayat who is a traitor to the natives and a proud pro Spaniards that is why their paid hacks are making efforts to combine the correct name of Lakan Banao Dula, (title - first name- surname), into Lakandula, which is nearer to their surname Lacandola of Arayat. Based on their own Lacandola of Arayat family history, their ancestor aided the Spanish authorities in suppressing the 1660 Kapampangan revolt of Francisco Maniago, and the Pangasinan revolt of Andrés Malong, and the 1661 Ilocano revolt. To some natives, this is an act of treason against their cause, but some leaders understand this as a heroism to save the future descendants of Lakan Dula, (if they are indeed descendants).

Pre-colonial Philippine royalty of the Postclassical Era and the early modern period

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 United

Their unassuming secretive patriarch of the modern times does not rule, he reigns privately, 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 historical role or point to somebody else when talking to a non descendant. Descendants will not point directly their patriarch but if needed, they will indirectly identify him as the one who has been very active in coordinating them.

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."

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!"

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 ancient filipino royalty.... the missing link of our history as a nation.......

Sam Jezrel Moran kamahalan.. pinag mamalaki ko po na akoy pilipino.. kau po pala ang prinsipe ng tondo si Prince. Sofronio Cerbito Dulay I.

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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:

Some Confusions on the Descendants of Lakan Dula

It is proper that the article on Wikipedia about Lakan Dula of Tondo respects the formal way of naming a royal, which is title, first name and then surname. The title is Lakan , which according to Scott stands for "paramount ruler", the first name is Bunao, and the surname is Dula. So, by logic and common usage, the title of this article should be Lakan Bunao Dula of Tondo. Any deviations from this normal way is a suspect of being a paid hack for a family that has for so long been attempting to change the name so that it will be nearer to their surname and therefore easier for them to claim lineage to Lakan Bunao Dula. Apparently, the Wikipedia article is dominated by paid hacks (Wikipedia allows editing from the public) who wants to dilute the official name of Lakan Bunao Dula of Tondo into Don Carlos Lacandola of Arayat, two different persons.

The next article is an archived talk page of the said Don Carlos Lacandola of Arayat Wikipedia article which is up to now is still active.

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!!!

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 Traveler^{WIKIPROJECT 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)

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. Tina Pineda. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.86.204.116 (talk) 07:15, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

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)

Gatbontons link to the Dulas...

I am a grandson of Feliza Gatbonton Corrales-Macam. The Gatbontons are not descendants of Lakan Dulas but rather a direct relative. Gatbonton (mandala) was the administrator of the rice granary of the kingdom. He was the son of Dayang Lahat, sister of Raja Sulaiman Sri lila (salalila)I. His other kin were MONMON, GATCHALIAN, GATMAITAN, MACARALAGA, GATMAITIM, MANDIC, GATDULA and DUMANDAN." note, the Gatdulas of today is not in the line of the present day Dulas. But surely of the Gatbontons as their Father was Gat Timog. the will says:"GATBONTON married MACAYABONGDILI ( in english: the one with the ladies in waiting), a sister of my father*. They had five children, namely LOVERA, MACABAT, CAPITANGAN, TAUI and PAMPALUNG (founder of the kingdom of apalit) whom they called MACAPAGAL. the name could have been used as a cover up to avoid persecution when the Gatbontons escaped Tondo for Candaba via Rio Grande River. the name was used during his youth and assumed another before he died. he had also a son named Palong Gatbonton. from this line comes the line of my great Grandmother Simeona Gatbonton-Corrales, Martha Gatbonton-kelly;grandmother of FPJ, juan Gatbonton, liborio Gatbonton, Manolo gatbonton and Zcarina gatbonton.

Regarding the Gloria quest to the lakandula thingy..I have an acquaintance whose name was Jeanne Pascal Tan her mother was a De Lacandola, she was really spanish looking though she claims that her roots were from tondo. okey...it means the surname de Lacandola really did it exist but it has no proven relation with the Dulas. since it does sound similar it created a confusion between the two. and now the Marcoses also claims that they are the descendants of Lakan Dula, remember their Maharlika illusion? from the Gutilio side, and so The Macapagals, by way of attaching their family name here and there. Rumors has it that the Arroyos are related to the Marcoses...hmmm... parang nga. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paperprince (talk • contribs) 13:45, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

The solution to these confusions:

Apparently, the Macapagal Arroyo family of Lubao, Pampanga needs to be precise on their claim of ancestry with Lakan Bunao Dula of the Kingdom of Manila. Their claim lies on one of the surnames their grandmother which is Lacandola, whose daughter married a Reyes, and whose daughter, married a Macapagal. That grandmother who has a surname Lacandola can not be a daughter of Lakan Bunao Dula of Tondo, because it is a historical fact that Lakan Dula has only one daughter, and that is Maria Poloin. What if that Lacandola is not actually a grandmother but a grandfather? Can be, yes. But Lakan Bunao Dula of Tondo has no son with a surname Lacandola. The children of Lakan Dula of Tondo are: Batang Dula, Magat Salamat, Phelipe Salonga, Dionisio Capulong, Maria Poloin, Luis Taclocmao, and Martin Lakan Dula. No children of Lakan Dula of Tondo has a surname Lacandola. The initial strategy of the paid hacks of the Macapagal family to claim their ancestry from Lakan Dula is to maneuver the changing of the name of Lakan Bunao Dula of Tondo (title, first name, last name) to single word Lakandula and maybe later to Lacandola. They did that.When the Gloria Arroyo was the president, she initiated the Lakandula Award. Take note that it is incorrect because it should had been Lakan Dula Award. Then they are maneuvering to dilute historical records by saying the Lakan Bunao Dula of Tondo few months before he died was later called Don Carlos Lacandola. It was a long shot and it does not matter. Bacause the fact still shows that no children of Lakan Dula of Tondo was surnamed Lacandola. So, from which children of Lakan Dula did they come from?

What they failed to recognized that in order to trace their lineage with Lakan Dula, they should do it though one of his children, namely: Batang Dula, Magat Salamat, Dionisio Capulong, Felipe Salonga, Martin Lakan Dula, and Maria Poloin. Magat Salamat died early as martyr. It is not yet clear if he has children before he died. Definitely Martin Lakan Dula lineage stopped because he joined and died as a priest, so , he has no children. The best bet of the Macapagal Arroyo is to trace their roots from any among Batang Dula, Dionisio Capulong, Felipe Salonga and Maria Poloin.

What they have not explored thoroughly is the lineage of Batang Dula who has three children: David Goiti Dula, Daba Goiti Dula and Dola Goiti Dula and where hidden among his relatives in places presently known as Candawid, Candaba and Candola respectively, Kan is an ancient Tagalog word for "owned". Apparently, these three children where given with tracts of land and plantations protected by armed relatives. Dola Goiti Dula, the youngest daughter was given a big tract of farmland in what is now known as Candola in San Luis, Pampanga who later decided to use the surname Lacandola for her children, to hide them from the intense Spanish persecution of the native aristocracy. If the Macapagal Arroyo family can only prove through their family history that they descended from that granddaughter of Lakan Dula in San Luis, whose descendants adopted a surname Lacandola and settled in Lubao, Pampanga, then, it could have been historically probable that their Macapagal Arroyo family descended from Lakan Dula. But their family history is not saying this. They are so fixated with diluting the name of Lakan Bunao Dula of Tondo to Lacandola forgetting that to claim lineage from Lakan Dula, it must be done through his children and Lakan Dula has no children with a surname Lacandola. Maybe they need to research some more. What they can do is to trace the ancestors of their grand mother which has a Lacondola surname, find if she is actually Dola Goiti Dula, the sister of Daba Goiti Dula whose children were also hidden from Spanish persecution by adopting the surname Capulong. The Macapagal Arroyo family should see if their root is from Candola, San Luis, Pampanga. Maybe they should also look for their relatives there and ask some questions among the old folks.Maybe the house of Dola Goiti Dula is still there.They can look for antique artifacts, etc. If there is no Lacandola surname in Candola, why? Is there a history of massive migration to Lubao? Because of Spanish persecution?

One complication about the search of the Macapagal Arroyo on their link with Lakan Dula is that the Capulong and Macapagal of the historical Candaba are disowning them. They don't like the family history that the Macapagal of Lubao sided with the Spaniards against the native patriots. The Salonga lineage is also against the Macapagal, for one, Sen. Jovito Salonga led the Liberal Party of President Noynoy Aquino, a Lakan Dula descendant himself from the Sumulong side - in putting ex President Gloria Arroyo to jail. The hereditary leader of the Dulay Clan of Marikina Valley has also a bad personal experience with President Gloria Arroyo which only PGMA personal secretary Yoko Ramos can confide.

Meantime, the confusions of the Macapagal Arroyo in their desperate effort to link with the bloodline of Lakan Dula continues. Their approach for so many years is wrong.

We are all relieved that this article was finally renamed Lakandula because this is indeed an article about Lacandola Tall Tales of Lubao town in Pampanga. Then, there will be possibility of coming out with the correct article entitled Lakan Dula someday, where the Lakan Dula High School of Tondo was named after. It happened before, there was a Lakandula article and another article Rajah Lakan Dula. Then, the Lakandula article , because of fewer hits, was merged with this Rajah Lakan Dula article. Now, they changed the Rajah Lakan Dula article to Lakandula for a complete circle. Why do they renamed it to Lakandula, no historical reason..except that it is near to Lacandola, a common Filipino surname who happens to be one of the surnames of the grandfather of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who is now in jail for several cases. The family has paid hacks who do all these things. They are good in playing around the Wikipedia system.This latest efforts will backfire on them and will earn the hatred of the descendants of Lakan Dula of Tondo, the patriots on descendants of Lacandola of Lubao, the traitors. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.204.246.39 (talk) 13:06, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

The family of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo should realize that it is useless to mangle the name of Lakan Banao Dula to Lakandula/Lacandola because it will not give them lineage to Lakan Dula even if they are succesful in mangling the name. The only way to prove their lineage to Lakan Dula is to provide a direct lineage with one of the children of Lakan Dula. Among the children, nobody has the surname lacandola anyway, so, why mangle Lakan Dula with Lacandola when Lacandola will not give them the lineage that they need. In fact, it will only distance themselves with the Lakan Dula of Tondo heritage because they will be isolated and be identified as the Lacandola of Lubao, the traitor family and fake claimants to the lineage of Lakan Dula. Their latest tactic is to enter Luis Taclocmao as one of the children of Lakan dula of Tondo and claim direct lineage from him is a right move. And that move will not require mangling the name Lakan Dula to Lakandula/Lacandola because the efforts are not complimentary to each other..they are in opposite direction. Either they establish lineage through Taclocmao, or they pursue their Lacandola Tall Tales which unfortunately does not provide direct lineage from any children of Lakan Dula. The Dola Goiti y Dula lineage of Candola, San Luis, Pampanga could be it, but the Macapagal Family can not find a relative in Candola, San Luis, Pampanga with a surname Lacandola. The family of Gatbonton like JJMacam is spilling the beans all over town and internet, revealing the family secret that the macapagals are not really descendants of Lakan Dula of Tondo...it is an internal family conflict but the revelation is damaging to the Macapagal. So, let us just maintain the title of this article to Lakandula for the people to see the efforts of the Macapagal Family of Lubao to link with Lakan Dula of Tondo. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.50.227.107 (talk) 09:17, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Lakan Dula of Tondo is different from Carlos Lacandola of Arayat because they have a different set of children. The children of Lakan Dula of Tondo are Batang Dula, Felipe Salonga, Magat Salamat, Dionisio Capulong, Martin Lakan Dula and Maria Poloin. Carlos Lacandola has a grandson named Juan Macapagal y Reyes, meaning, the daughter of Carlos Lacandola has a surname Reyes but married a Macapagal that gave birth to Juan Macapagal y Reyes. Lakan Dula of Tondo has no daughter with surname Reyes as seen in the list above, because he has only one daughter, Maria Poloin. Therefore, Lakan Dula of Tondo and Carlos Lacandola of Arayat are two different people. Furtheremore, this Wikipedia article is not about Lakan Dula of Tondo but Carlos Lacandola of Arayat. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is not a descendant of Lakan Dula of Tondo but of Carlos Lacandola of Arayat. We have uncovered a historical anomaly in the Philippines. Thanks Wikipedia.

It is possible that one of the grand daughters of Lakan Dula, Dola Goiti Dula from whom Candola (owned by Dola)of San Luis, Pampanga was named after, married somebody with a Reyes surname. Later, the Reyes family will have a daughter who married a Macapagal which gave birth to Juan Macapagal y Reyes. This could have been very possible and logical and fool proof, which will put the Macapagal Family the honor of being a direct descendant of the first - born son of Lakan Dula, Batang Dula. This could have settled every doubts if the Macapagal are really descendants of Lakan Dula or not. But the paid hackers of the Macapagal family are not seeing it that way. They are so illogically fixated in changing Lakan Dula with Lakandula and later Lacandola which only made the real descendants of Lakan Dula of Tondo mad because it is insinuating that Lakan Dula of Tondo and Carlos Lacandola, the traitor from Arayat are the same. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.204.132.215 (talk) 08:40, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

Lakan Dula, Banaw, and the Muhammed vandalization

No evidence was given to support his use of "Muhammed", vandalism... Also, Banaw or "Banao" was a personal name, so it would be properly used as "Lakan Dula Banaw/Banao" if need be used, otherwise, simple Lakan Dula, ALSO, "Lakan Dula" is a title as well as a dynasty, so therefore, there were previous Lakan Dulas before the last one, which IS this one.--LakanBanwa (talk) 00:28, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

So, this last Lakan Dula which is the subject of this article is not really the Lakan Dula of Tondo? Then, we must have another separate Wikipedia article about the Lakan Dula of Tondo from whom the Lakan Dula High School was named. The distinction would be that this present article is about Carlos Lacandola of Arayat whose one of the daughter is surnamed Reyes and married a guy with a surname Macapagal and gave birth to Juan Macapagal y Reyes, the 10th generation great grandfather of President Gloria Arroyo. The Lakan Dula of Tondo has the following children: Batang Dula, Martin Lakan Dula, Magat Salamat, Felipe Capulong, Dionisio Salonga and Maria Poloin. Take note that Lakan Dula of Tondo has no daughter with a surname Reyes. Finally, the truth has come out. Thanks Wikipedia.112.204.142.121 (talk) 16:26, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

This Lakan Dula specifically was from Tondo, if I'm not mistaken, all the "Lakan Dulas" are from Tondo... Now, if there was another nation with a ruler using "Lakan", but without "Dula" following it, then you have something to investigate there.--LakanBanwa (talk) 10:52, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

Attention LakanBanwa, you are mistaken.There is only one Lakan Dula of Tondo. You are blinded by your own agenda. You are mistaken again, there is another ruler in the Philippine history that used the title Lakan. He is Lakan Timamanukum,father of Rajah Alon. Please stop your secret agenda of corrupting Philippine history by eventually linking Lakan Dula of Tondo with Carlos Lacandola of Arayat whose one of the daughters is surnamed Reyes and married a guy with a surname Macapagal and gave birth to Juan Macapagal y Reyes, the 10th generation great grandfather of President Gloria Arroyo. Lakan Dula of Tondo has no daughter with a surname Reyes. Lakan Dula of Tondo is not Carlos Lacandola of Arayat. You are committing a HISTORICAL PLUNDER!