Kaagan came from the word "kaag" which means "to inform," "to secure," "to warn," or "secrecy." It is a native word of the tribe used by its tribe men earlier when they have to inform their tribesmen about something to happen. The Kaagan Tribe is one of the early settlers of Southern Philippines when Davao was not yet divided into three provinces which was named as Davao del Norte (Northern), Davao Oriental (Eastern) and Davao del Sur (Southern). Kaagans lived along the riverbanks of Mayo River, Mati, Davao Oriental; Summog (Sumlog), Lupon, Davao Oriental; Mamuyapoy, Tarragona, Davao Oriental; Bingcungan; Hijo and Pantukan, Compostela Valley Province. The tribe was under the Sultanate of Maguindanao. There were three established governance before named the Sultanate of Sulu, Sultanate of Maguindanao and the Sultanate of Brunei. When the Americans came to the Philippines, the Kaagans were known as "Moros" or little brave people of the East. They were known of their kamaysugan (braveness). Yellow is the tribe's royalty color.
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