lived.  He was not found, because at the time he was on the other side of the mountain hunting wild boars, and the soldiers returned to the shore, taking Panugutan as a hostage.  Salingolop, having found out what had happened descended the mountain alone to fight the soldiers which were there.  These fired on him, but in vain, because the balls could make no impression.  On seeing this, they dropped their rifles and with bars of iron they struck him on the legs, trying to overthrow him.  As he fell on the side towards the sea, the noise of the waves, it is said, reached to the Cape of San Augustin.  They cut off his head and, as he lay dead, they cut off his legs that he might not arise again.  The Spaniards returned to Manila, taking with them Panugutan; she married in Manila a Spaniard, by whom she had two children, who later returned to these parts and were well received, being considered not only as friends but as brothers of the Bagobo.”

[1] Recorded by P. Juan Doyle, S. J.

Salingolop was succeeded by his son Bato who, in turn, was followed by Boas, Basian, Lumbay, Banga, Maliadi, and Taopan.  Until we come to this last mentioned ruler we learn little more of importance, but at the beginning of his rule, we learn that the Bagobo had become a powerful people.  Under his leadership they made frequent forays into neighboring districts and returned with many slaves and rich loot.  The datu[1] was noted as a brave warrior, but in addition to this he was a wise and just ruler, greatly beloved by all his people.  When he died more than one thousand of his subjects attended the funeral which lasted ten days.  On the last day the house was decked, inside and out, with red and yellow flowers; many valuable gifts were placed beside the corpse, and the place was then abandoned.

[1] The Moro name for chief or ruler.  The Bagobo name is lagaimoda or matanem, but the Moro term is in general use.

He was succeeded by his son Pangilan, whose administration, like that of his father, was firm and just.  Upon his death he bequeathed the leadership of a united people to his son Manib.  The new datu did not prove to be a great warrior and his decisions in matters of dispute were not always just, so that bad blood arose between the people of Cibolan and Talun.  He was unable to quell the disturbances, and finally open warfare broke out, petty chiefs of other districts throwing off his control and ruling as datu.  This was the condition which confronted the present ruler, Tongkaling, when he found himself ruler of Cibolan.