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• The Tagalogs in the Filipinas Islands did not have temples for sacrifices, idol worship, or idolatry
• They used to celebrate festivals in large houses of chiefs, constructing temporary sheds called sibi for shelter
• During festivals, they beat drums, lit small lamps called sorihile, and had a large lamp adorned with white palm leaves
• They worshiped idols such as Badhala, the sun, the moon, and stars like Tala, the Pleiades, Mapolon, and Balatic
• They also worshiped idols like Lacapati, Idianale, Dian masalanta, and had images called lic-ha
• They revered water-lizards called buaya and offered them portions of their food
• They believed in omens from encounters with animals like serpents, rats, and birds, and practiced divination for luck with weapons
• They determined years, months, and days based on the cultivation of the soil and the effects on trees
• They offered sacrifices to the devil, anointing idols with fragrant perfumes and singing poetic songs
• They practiced divination to see if weapons like daggers or knives would be lucky for their possessor
• They had different priests like catolonan, mangagauay, manyisalat, mancocolam, hocloban, and silagan with various powers and duties
• In the island of Catanduanes, there were different supernatural beings with specific actions:

  • Silagan: tore out the liver of anyone clothed in white, causing their death
  • Magtatangal: showed himself at night to many persons without his head or entrails
  • Osuang: seen flying, murdering men, and eating their flesh
  • Mangagayoma: made charms for lovers out of herbs, stones, and wood to infuse love
  • Sonat: helped one to die and predicted the salvation or condemnation of the soul
  • Pangatahojan: a soothsayer who predicted the future
  • Bayoguin: a man inclined toward feminine nature
• The Aetas or Negritos inhabitants had a different form of burial:

  • Deceased buried upright beside the house with the head or crown unburied
  • Half a coconut placed on top of the head as a shield
  • Pursued and killed an Indian in retribution for the deceased Negrillo
  • Believed in another life of rest called "maca" for the just and valiant
• The Kartilya of the Katipunan:

  • Best known of all Katipunan texts, manifesting KKK's principles and teachings
  • Credited to Emilio Jacinto
  • Contains twelve guiding principles and fourteen teachings
  • Addressed to those who want to join the Katipunan
  • Members had to renounce disorderly habits and defend the oppressed
• The Kartilya influenced by various sources:

  • Biblical influence in regarding women as helpmates
  • Influence from Cervantes on an honorable man's word being his bond
  • Thought on time lost being lost forever possibly from Benjamin Franklin
  • Precept on life dedicated to a great idea possibly from Rizal
• Enlightenment's defining watchwords in Tagalog:

  • Liberty (Kalayaan)
  • Equality (lahat ng tao’y magkakapantay)
  • Fraternity (kayong lahat ay magkakapatid)
  • Reason (Katuiran)
  • Progress (Kagalingan)
  • Enlightenment itself (Kaliwanagan)
• Ilustrado writers like Rizal and Del Pilar had already used these Tagalog equivalents before the KKK was founded
• The originality of the Katipunan lay in its objectives and deeds, not in its language
• Vision of the Katipunan:

  • Leading center for academic and technological excellence
  • Prime catalyst for a progressive and sustainable Quirino Province and Southern Cagayan Valley
• Mission of the Katipunan:

  • Develop competent and morally upright professionals
  • Generate appropriate knowledge and technologies to meet the needs of Quirino Province and Southern Cagayan Valley
  • Motto: "Molding Minds, Shaping Future"
• Important teachings from the Katipunan:

  • Life not spent for a noble cause is like a tree without shade, just like a poisonous plant
  • True goodness comes from selflessness, not selfishness
  • True holiness is shown through acts of kindness, love for others, and aligning actions with reason
• What is the name of the university mentioned in the study material?

  Quirino State University
• What is the program discussed in the study material?

  Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics
• What is the main focus of the topic "Creativity and the business idea"?

  To identify and decide on business opportunities
• What are the learning outcomes of the topic?

  • Identify several opportunities for business ideas
  • Decide on a business opportunity to work on
• What is one source of product ideas mentioned in the study material?

  Personal interest or hobby
• How can hobbies be transformed into business ideas?

  Hobbies like cooking could be developed into a restaurant business
• Who can provide suggestions for business ideas?

  Friends and relatives
• What is an example of a family business opportunity mentioned?


  Children of a resort owner could establish a salon or spa
• How can prior work experience lead to a business opportunity?


  Working in a salon could lead to establishing one's own salon business
• What is the purpose of research and development in business?


  To gather customer feedback on products through market surveys
• What is brainstorming in the context of generating business ideas?


  A group discussion where individuals stimulate each other's ideas
• What is one way to spot business opportunities related to market needs?

  Be observant of community needs
• What business opportunity could arise from observing children left with nannies?

  A daycare center could be a good business
• How can location influence business opportunities?


  Being near a school could lead to a store for school supplies
• What business opportunity could arise from the hobbies of the youth in the community?


  A music store could be an opportunity
• How can available materials in the community create business opportunities?


  Abundant shells can be made into decorative items for sale
• How can personal interests lead to business opportunities?


  Your love for plants could lead to a plants for sale business
• What are the ways of going into business?

  1. Start a new business
  2. Buy an existing business
  3. Take over a family business
  4. Buy a franchise
• What is an example of starting a new business?


  Opening a bakeshop in an area with no existing bakeshop