Don Juan Macapagal, Datu of Arayat, was the great-grandson and the most eminent descendant of the last ruling Lakan (King) of Tondo, Don Carlos Lacandola.[1] Don Juan Macapagal was given the title Maestre de Campo General of the natives Arayat, Candaba and Apalit for his aid in suppressing the Kapampangan Revolt of 1660.[1] He further aided the Spanish crown in suppressing the Pangasinan Revolt of Don Andres Malong in the same year, and the Ilocano Revolt of 1661. Don Juan Macapagal died in 1683. Don Juan Macapagal is a direct ancestor of Philippine Revolutionary General, Lazaro Macapagal and two former Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal and his daughter, former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.[1]

Ancestry[edit]

As one of the requirements of the Spanish authorities when he asked for more privileges to be given to his family he had to show proof of descent from the old Lord of Tondo. In the records, it is shown that his parents were Capitan Don Gonzalo Capulong and Dona Maria Bina; Don Gonzalo Capulong was the son of Don Dionisio Capulong, the eldest son of Don Carlos Lacandola.[2] The signature of Don Dionisio Capulong (c. 1594-1607) was found in the UST archives Libro 22, as published by Alberto Santamaría in his article El “Baybayin” en el Archivo de Santo Tomas, in Unitas Vol. XVI No. 8, February 1938. Courtesy of Christopher Ray Miller, Ph.D., 2011.

He had at least 3 brothers and a sister: Don Juan de Guevarra, Don Miguel Alfonso de Lapira, Don Nicolas Lacandola, and Dona Cathalina Bina. He himself had 5 children, who were Dona Maria Macapagal, Don Francisco Macapagal, Don Pablo Macapagal, Don Salvador Macapagal, and Don Piotenciano Macapagal.[3]

Civilian life[edit]

Don Juan Macapagal occupied the post of juez de sementeras of the town Arayat twice before becoming its governor five times in a row. He was also commissioned by the Spanish crown to conduct the supply of silver from Pangasinan through Zambales.[1]

Military career[edit]

Don Juan Macapagal started out as a corporal of a squad of native soldiers. He later rose to the rank of sargento capitan of the infantry. Fighting under Spanish captain Sebastian Castelu, Macapagal help pacify the northern frontiers of the province of Pampanga, which then extends all the way up north to Cagayan Valley. He was wounded during the suppression of the Chinese uprising in 1639 and in suppressing a minor Kapampangan uprising in 1641. In 1660, he was given the title Maestre de Campo General of the natives Arayat, Candaba and Apalit for his aid in suppressing the Kapampangan Revolt of 1660.[1]

Don Juan Macapagal was also one of the few natives of the Philippines to become an encomendero or a feudal lord under the Spanish crown.[1] In order to gain his support suppressing the Ilocano Revolt of 1661, the Spanish crown awarded him an encomienda or a fief that once belonged to ex-Governor General Don Diego Fajardo y Chacon. The fief was worth 500 ducados of tributes of Negritos from the province of Zambales. After the collapse of the Ilocano Revolt and the execution of 133 of its leaders, Macapagal further received the honor of becoming the Maestre de Campo of the Kapampangan Regiment that guarded Fort Santiago.

Because of his outstanding career in the service of the Spanish crown, quite rare for a native of the Philippines during that era, the Spanish authorities decided to revive the special rights and privileges offered by the Spanish crown to Don Carlos Lacandola and all his descendants throughout the province of Pampanga.[1]

Descendants[edit]

Don Juan Macapagal is a direct paternal ancestor of former Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal the 9th president of the republic and his daughter, former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the 14th president of the republic.[1]

See also[edit]

• Lakandula

References[edit]

• 1. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f g h "The Houses of Lakandula, Matanda, and Soliman (1571-1898): Genealogy and Group Identity". Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society. 18. 1990.

  2. ^ Archivo General de Indias (May 2, 1667). "Meritos: Juan Macapagal". Relación de Méritos y servicios de Juan Macapagal, indio principal, maestre de campo de la infantería de la nación Pampanga, en Filipinas. Observaciones: Ampliada hasta 1667-05-02.

  3. ^ Philippine National Archives. Descendientes. Folder 185. Box 7 (Document 619). Missing or empty |title= (help)

Single source[edit]

The article relies heavily on a single source, and with that source being a hardcopy journal, it's quite difficult to verify citations and refs online. Needs more online sources. Tagged accordingly. — •KvЯt GviЯnЭlБ• Speak! 12:17, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

So it was Juan Macapagal himself who wrote a letter to a spanish official saying that he is a son of a Capulong. Was he acknowledged by this guy Capulong as his son knowing that Capulong is childless? Did he present a Spanish partido bautismo as a proof that he is indeed a son of Capulong? Will a Spanish priest allow in the partido bautismo that the father has a Capulong surname while the son has a Macapagal surname? It will be disallowed as a hoax hence the absence of the Spanish Partido Bautismo. Did the Spaniards acknowledge his letter? or they just considered it a hoax because of the different surnames? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.205.8.184 (talk) 15:15, 13 July 2019 (UTC)

Why? Why is it that the surname of the father is Capulong but the surname of the son is Macapagal? Why? Parang pilit na pilit yung link ah. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.204.255.254 (talk) 08:32, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

Why is it that based on the article Gonzalo Capulong has no children with surname Capulong? Are the people with surname Capulong today not descendants of Lakan Dula? This will anger the descendants of Petrona Capulong of Sta. Ana whose descendants are leading the House of Capulong. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.205.63.149 (talk) 08:09, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

With this article coming from the Macapagal Family, it can be said that it was the Macapagal who ended the lineage of Capulong..because based on their version, the Gonzalo Capulong has no children with a surname Capulong... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.250.101.149 (talk) 03:20, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

The reason why the Capulong has no children with a surname Capulong is because according historians, he is childless and all his "children" were just adopted. Capulong is so kind that despite he has no children of his own blood, he adopts children from less fortunate neighbors. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.250.101.149 (talk) 01:24, 15 July 2019 (UTC)

List the children of Lakan Bunao Dula of Tondo versus the children of Carlos Lacandola of Arayat, they have different set of children. The surname of the only girl child of Lakan Bunao Dula of Tondo is Poloin from where the Jose Rizal lineage came. Based on the birth certificates, one of the children of Carlos Lacandola is a Reyes who married somebody with surname Lacandola. Conclusion: Lakan Bunao Dula of Tondo and Carlos Lacandola of Arayat are two different persons -- one is a patriot, the other is a traitor. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.250.101.146 (talk) 06:07, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

Although the main pages of the articles are controlled by the paid hacks of the Macapagals, the Talk Pages of Lakandula and Juan Macapagal Articles of the Wikipedia has proven that the Macapagals are not descendants of Lakan Dula. This could be a good contribution of Wikipedia in the rectifying some anomalies in the Philippine history. Without Wikipedia, this historical plunder will not be discovered. The Filipino people wishes to thank Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.57.47.67 (talk) 01:53, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

National Archives[edit]

Such document does not exist in the Philippines' national archives. As such, this entry is dubious. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rockjock810 (talk • contribs) 17:08, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

The father of Juan Macapagal, according to this article, is Gonzalo Capulong. The father is capulong, the son is Macapagal? How? Why? Gonzalo Capulong had a gay marriage with a guy named Gregorio Macapagal. Because they cant conceive a baby because they are both males, they adopted a baby and baptized it Juan Macapagal. From whom they adopted the baby? Well, there was a tindera with many children and she was caught stealing money one day from the store.She was jailed. The jail guard one night was drunked and invited the middle aged women to a comfort room. After 9 months, a baby boy was born. He was adopted by the gay couple Gonzalo Capulong ang Gregorio Macapagal. The baby boy was baptized as Juan. So, from a guy named Gonzalo Capulong, to a son baptized as Juan Macapagal. It now makes sense. This explains the whole stuff. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.57.47.71 (talk) 03:10, 11 December 2017 (UTC)

Arturo M Pangan @Psygnamon Juris: I advised you to please read the writings of William Henry Scott. In his writings, he said that Lakan is a title which means "paramount ruler". The first name of Lakan Dula is Bunao, and Dula is the last name which came from a Baybayin translation of his mother's name Ysmeria Doylly. So, you are correct that Lakan is a title just like datu. The complete name therefore will be Title - First Name - Last Name or Lakan Bunao Dula. People who are close to President GMA would like to spell Lakan Bunao Dula as simply Lakandula because they want to move it closer to Lacandola, who happen to be a common Filipino surname and the surname of GMA grand lolo. They thought that by eventually stealing Lakan Bunao Dula with Lacandola would make them a descendant. What they fail to realized that to be a descendant, they should come from the seven children of Lakan Bunao Dula and unfortunately, Lakan Bunao Dula has no children with Lacandola surname. I think their next move is to say that Juan Macapagal is one of the children of Capulong, but how come the father is Capulong but the son is Macapagal. Again, another mistake. I think they need to consult Atty. Gadon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.205.49.212 (talk) 12:03, 12 April 2019 (UTC)

As one of the requirements of the Spanish detachment in Lubao when he asked for more privileges to be given to his family, Juan Macapagal had to show some proofs of descent from the old Lord of Tondo to the doubting Spaniards. Juan Macapagal alleged that his parents were Capitan Don Gonzalo Capulong and Dona Maria Bina; Daba Capulong and Gonzalo Capulong were adopted children of the childless Don Dionisio Capulong, the eldest son of Don Carlos Lacandola of Lubao. There was no historical records in Lubao if the allegations of Juan Macapagal were honored by the local Spanish detachment in the absence of a birth or baptismal certificate, or if he was recognized as a son by Dionisio Capulong, or if it was discovered as a hoax by the local Spanish detachment and was arrested. Juan Macapagal had at least 3 brothers and a sister: Don Juan de Guevarra, Don Miguel Alfonso de Lapira, Don Nicolas Lacandola, and Dona Cathalina Bina. He himself had 5 children, who were Dona Maria Macapagal, Don Francisco Macapagal, Don Pablo Macapagal, Don Salvador Macapagal, and Don Piotenciano Macapagal (Source: Santiago, R.B. The Royal Houses of Ancient Manila, NHI Publications, 1965. P.79) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.201.66.180 (talk) 03:45, 12 August 2019 (UTC)

If this article is written by a Macapagal family, it is clear that they want to erase the surname Capulong. They are saying that Capulong is childless and later they said that the children of Capulong are not carrying the surname of Capulong but of Macapagal, Bina, Guevarra and Lacandola... and no Capulong at all.

The House of Capulong is very much alive today. It is part of the the Council of the Principalia of the Philippines. The House of Capulong is headed by Dr. Cecille Cayetano, a direct descendant of Petrona Capulong of Sta. Ana who descended from Daba Capulong where Candaba (owned by Daba) was named after. Dr. Cayetano's DNA also matched with a royal lineage of Indonesia who seemed to have an arranged marriage with the scion of the House of Capulong in the olden days. If President Gloria Macapagal would really want to prove that she belongs to the House of Capulong, maybe she should take a DNA test and see if it would match with the DNA of Dr. Cecille Cayetano. This would remove the talks that the Macapagal is not a descendant of Lakan Bunao Dula, the last King of Tondo. But the question is: will the macapagals risk their often - despised claim that they are descendant of Lakan Dula?

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The Macapagal Hacker Erased the Previous Entries in the Wikipedia and Wrote this:

    “ Don Carlos La Candola, his great-grandfather, was Lord and principal of the town of Tondo and other surrounding towns, whose natives paid him tribute and vassalage and other recognition as their natural lord and when ships from China came to this bay, they similarly paid him duties and anchorage fees, he removed their sails and rudder for this purpose and took their merchandise by paying half its value at the time and the other half the next year, without any other natives being able to buy anything from the sangleyes but only from the said Lacandola, from which much profit, which he ceded at the coming of the Spaniards to these Islands, they collected the said tributes and duties for His Majesty. ”

Now compare that  with this:

Candola of Lubao Tall Tale Club

    Diana Panlilio - August 14th, 2009 -  The great grandfather of Carlos Candola was Lord and principal of the town of Lubao, and other surrounding towns, whose natives paid him tribute and vassalage and other recognition as their natural lord, and when ships from China came to this bay, they similarly paid him duties and anchorage fees, he removing their sails and rudder for this purpose, and taking their merchandise by paying half its value at the time and the other half the next year, without any other natives being able to buy anything from the sangleyes but only from the said Candola, from which much profit, which he ceded at the coming of the Spaniards to these Islands, they collecting the said tributes and duties for His Majesty.

Source:http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/jsp/db/board.jsp?id=52376

 jjmacam from the gatbonton clan - May 31st, 2011 -  yan ang kalahi ni Gloria at hinde si Lakan Dula..kitang kita sa gawain d b?

Paid Hack of the Bad Macapagal

    Rizza Guiao - August 24th, 2009 -  The discussion page of Lakan Dula in Wikipedia was hacked by a paid staff of the Bad Macapagals. I knew him. He is bragging a lot about it. Fortunately, I keep on seeing some of the deleted discussions here, posted by fellow Cabalen.So, let us thank this website for siding with the Good Macapagals from Candaba.

Gatbontons link to the Dula...

    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 Proper Way for the Macapagal Arroyo to Link with the Lakan Dula Bloodline...

    Apparently, the Macapagal Arroyo family of Lubao, Pampanga needs to be precise on their claim of ancestry with Lakan Banaw Dula of the Kingdom of Manila. Their claim lies on one of the surnames their grandmother has: Lacandola. Their initial strategy to claim their ancestry from Lakan Dula is to change the name of Lakan Banaw Dula to 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. Then they are maneuvering to dilute historical records by saying the Lakan Banaw Dula few months before he died was later called Don Carlos Lacandola. It was along shot.

    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. Dionisio Capulong is childless. The best bet of the Macapagal Arroyo is to trace their roots from any among Batang Dula, Luis Taclocmao, Felipe Salonga and Maria Poloin.

    What they have not explored thoroughly is the lineage of Batang Dula who has three children: David, Daba and Dola 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, the youngest daughter was given a big tract of farmland in what is now known as Candola in San Luis, Pampanga. 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. 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 and 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 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 prosecution?

    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. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.204.141.176 (talk) 10:38, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

    You should also take notice that Lakan Dula was not the King of Maynila, but the king of Lusung(Kingdom of Tondo)--Mangacha (talk) 18:24, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

    The source of mangling , diluting and corruption of this article and historical notes is the wrong way the influential Macapagal Arroyo family of Lubao are trying to established their link with the the bloodline of Lakan Banaw Dula.They want to change the name of Lakan Banaw Dula and slant the history towards the surname Lacandola, a common Filipino surname who accidentally is the surname of their grandmother. No matter how successful they are changing the name towards , eventually , Lacandola, still the question is from which children of Lakan Banaw Dula did they come from. They must show in their family history their direct link to one of the children. It is not yet too late, they should now focus their research towards this direction and not on mangling the name and historical circumstances of Lakan Banaw Dula. And just a suggestion, they should shed out in their family history their traitor image by saying that they did not actually cooperated with Spain to fight against the native patriots..it leaves a bad taste to the memory of Lakan Banaw Dula that one one family trying to link to his legacy are a lineage of traitors.. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.50.227.107 (talk) 06:17, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

    I think the paid "historians" of both Diosdado Macapagal and Gloria Arroyo are the one bungling the link of the Macapagal Family of Lubao to the bloodline of Lakan Dula of Tondo by attempting to change the name of Lakan Dula to the name of one of their grandmother who accidentally has a surname Lacandola, a common Filipino surname. They even want to change the historical circumstances of Lakan Dula to fit the invented person Don Carlos Lacandola, just to put the surname Lacandola in place.One of their major mistakes is to write the Don Carlos Lacandola "exploits" as a traitor supporting the Spanish government against the native patriots. Another blunder they have is they did not secure from which child of Lakan Dula did they came from. They did not realize that all they need to do is to research on their blood with one of the Lakan Dula children and their bloodline with Lakan Dula is secured, just like the claim of the family of Jose Rizal to the Lakan Dula bloodline through Maria Poloin, one of the children of Lakan Dula. They should also write the history of their family on the heroic side, not on the traitor side. Two generations of lies, miscalculations and mistakes of the Macapagal family paid "historians" are for all of us to see...through their own undoings. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.50.246.162 (talk) 09:50, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

    I think Gloria Arroyo is a descendant of Lakan Dula from the Dola lineage of Candola, San Luis Pampanga thats the reason why the SUMPA NI LAKAN DULA happened on her... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.204.150.144 (talk) 22:56, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

    So, because Gloria Arroyo is a descendant of Lakan Banao Dula, therefore, the curse has an effect on her. If she is not a descendant, the curse will not affect...logical.But, just the same, they have to visit the ancestral land of Dola in Candola, San Luis, Pampanga and search for their relatives there.They should listen to the stories of the old folks in Candola, San Luis why they adopted the surname Lacandola and moved to Lubao, etc..they should look for artifacts.Maybe they will also learn of some heroic deeds ( not traitors deed) of their Dola lineage...

Alternativity is back, expect a slant towards Lacandola Tall Tales..this article should be deleted already

    First, Alternativity disregarded the historical citation of William Scott that Lakan is the title, which means "paramount ruler" Lakan being the title, Banao or Carlos is the first name and Dula is the surname, the name of Lakan Dula should have been Lakan Banao Dula or Lakan Carlos Dula (title, first name, surname).The article at its present revision is a captive of Lacandola Tall Tales.....this should be deleted.Well paid "historical hackers" are now on loose. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.50.227.107 (talk) 01:09, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

The Descendants of Lakan Dula of Tondo are united, their unassuming secretive patriarch does not rule, he reigns privately

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: today at 2:36 AM

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 circle of advocates on specialized fields were involved in the projects: Pastor Jay Enage, founder of Baybayin Buhayin, Inc., Samuel Bambit Dulay for arnis, Arjhay Laurea for Kundiman and the family of the late national artist Lang Dulay for tinalak. The leader of the descendants of Lakan Dula had been interviewed by bloggers, I - Juander of GMA, different students and I -Witness of GMA; and the House of Dulay Mendoza has been a favorite venue for films and documentaries. One of those who took notice of the activities of the descendants of Lakan Dula was a Fil American from New York representing the Wangdom of Ma-I in Bulalacao Mindoro. He wrote a letter to the head of the House of Dula and an informal alliance between the Lakanate of Tondo and Wangdom of Ma-I was discussed in principle to support the existing projects and advocacies. The alliance embarked on a US Mission to Recover Doctrina Cristiana now kept by the US Library of Congress which was coordinated with the Office of the President, National Historical Commission and the Department of Foreign Affairs. The people behind the God's Culture in YouTube visited the House of Dula for a Dine with the Ancestors Ritual Havilah Version. A principalia who is a high ranking Filipino priest and papal official based in Vatican City in Rome later participated in the visioning of an organization of the principalia families in the Philippines which in essence became the foundation of the council. In a meeting between the patriarch of the House of Dula and the parish priest of the Sto. Nino de Tondo, a pilgrimage of Lakan Dula descendants to Tondo was discussed and the necessity of formalizing the Principalia Council was deemed as historical priority.