The First People in the Philippines 🇵🇭 (2021 Genetic Study)

According to a Filipino Legend, The first people to be made were Malakas and Maganda. According to the story, they emerged from bamboo trees and were flown to the green islands on the back of a bird. There, they became the parents of the FIlipino people. But who were actually the first Filipinos? That is what we’re going to find out today.

Sources:
Multiple migrations to the Philippines during the last 50,000 years
Full Article – https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2026132118

Summary Report of Article (easier to understand)- https://www.larenalab.com/post/report-filipino-genetic-origins

Philippine Folk Tales: Malakas and Maganda -https://books.google.com.ph/books/about/Philippine_Folk_Tales.html?id=srssAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&hl=en&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false (p.187-188)

Sea levels for maps – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Past_sea_level

Music:
“Candlepower” by Chris Zabriskie
“Hallon” by Christian Bjoerklund

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