Monday, November 1, 2010

Manog - A Man with Great Strength

When the group of Manog landed Maguindanao, the Sultan sa Kaudan sent Manog a horse to ride on. In reality, it was a wild horse to test his prowess. The Sultan expected him to be thrown off the horse and trampled upon, But Manog seized the horse's bridle in such a firm grip that he tamed its wild spirit. The second test consisted of cutting down the mangay-yi tree inside the corral. The mangay-yi had a bark resembling that of the anahaw tree but inside, was solid steel as bi as man's leg. But Manog vaulted through the air and struck at the mangay-yi once with his kampilan. The alubalang saw that with one stroke of his kampilan, Manog produced eight cuts on the mangay-yi; then Manog shook the tree and seven pieces fell to the ground. Because of these feats, Manog became known as Mabaguer a Mama meaning a Man of Great Strength. Then the Sultan invited Manog to a feast. When he took a glass of water to wash his hands, the glass shattered. then he started to eat, and the same thing happened to the plate holding the rice. Manog addressed the Sultan, saying, when theses things happened to the utensils used at table, it could only warn him one thing, to guard against betrayal. After they have eaten, Manog related the tarcela of his lineage. He came to the part where Panisi married Salipada Macalang from Maguindanao, son of Sharif Kabungsuwan and Putri Tunina Kurani Kuning.It jolted the Sultan to hear this. Filled with remorse at his reception of the man, the Sultan stood up and embraced Manog. They were reconciled through that marriage of Macalang to Panisi. When they finally got back home, the brothers Saugong, Rahmat and Damunda consulted among themselves and decided to give their sister's hand to Datu Barendong or Manog in marriage. So theyr were married but had no child. His brothers-in-laws served under Datu Barendong as Sarilin, Datukos and Tumanggong. Thus, Manog did not go back to Caraga but instead, resided and ruled in Summog until his death. His burial ground is in Piyagbusan, Lupon on an elevated area at that point where Tagugpo River separated its course from Summog River.

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