A. COMPARE AND CONTRAST the views of Morga and Rizal about the Philippine island. List 10 views.
Follow the examples below. (20 points)
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MORGA’S PERSPECTIVE
 A lawlaw is a very small fish which is
netted, dried in the sun or air, then
cooked in various ways.
 The groom contributes a dowry, that he
had received from his parents, while the
bride does not bring anything until she
inherits some from her parents.
 Taking a bathe without regard to whether
this might be injurious to their Health.
 Namamahay are those who help build
their master’s house, and serve frequently
as helps when there are guests, and serve
their master when the master requires
them to, without compensation.
 The reptiles are involved to the oath and
exercrations burbled to their hated
people even among Christians.
 According to Morga ‘inasawa’ is a wife
married to a native man.
 Morga said that in every island or
province, many principals were known
among the people, some being more
important and having followers, which
families and Barrios obeyed and
respected. These known individuals or
families from friendship to relationships
which each other and sometimes, due to
differences, even ways.
 There were no priest or a man of religion
to attend to religious matters except old
men, sorcerers, and wizards.
RIZAL’S PERSPECTIVE
 A lawlaw is called a salted and dried
sardines. He said that Morga seems to
refer to tawilis of Bata gas or dilis.
 A Filipino woman helps her husband and
is not seen as a burden when they get
married. To a man marrying means
getting introduced to a lifestyle that a
bachelor is not accustomed with,
especially in terms of financial.
 Indios are very careful not to take a bathe
during siesta, after luncheon, first two
days of catarrh, and etc. :hygiene custom
 Namamahay means slaves still exist but
they are now called ‘kasama’, they are not
partners or laborers of a capitalist of
farmers.
 There are been friars eaten by crocodile
while Indios escaped.
 Asawa is the term called for the wife of a
native man.
 Rizal pointed out that ‘friendly
relationships’ were more common than
those of wars.
 The priest, ‘catalona/babaylan’ are welldressed rich people that were and
honored because they are considered as
loafers.
 The houses with the parents and children
in room together is called ‘bahandin’.
 Daily living Morgan said that cotton was
grown extensively in particularly all the
islands which the native sold as thread
and woven fabrics to Chinese and other
foreign merchants.
 In tagalog, a house is called ‘pamamahay’.
Rizal said that it is impossible that
bahandin has been printed for bahayin,
because it is an absolute derivative.
 Rizal clarified, Morgan must have meant
Sinamay, which were woven from abaca
thread that comes from the trunk, not by
leaves.