Bagobo Tagabawa Beliefs

BELIEFS Heirarchy of gods. The Tagabawa are polyhteistic. They have a wide array of diwata or gods to whom their songs and myths are addressed. Among these is Tiguaima, the creator, assisted by the lesser gods like Mamal-e, creator of the earth, Macoreret, creator of the air, Domacolen, creator of the mountains, and Macaponguis, creator of water. Other diwatas are the Manama, dispenser of reward and punishment, and Todlai, the patron of marriage who is …

…heavy. Males, on the other hand, do the heavy work and help in the farm. Tagabawa today do not follow the traditional way of courting where the parents of the man are the ones who ask for the hand of the woman from her parents. They follow the current trend of proposing personally, taking time to get to know the woman before they propose to her. However, there are still those who practice arranged marriages.