Maginoo
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The term maginoo refers to the highest social class among the various cultures of the Philippines before the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th and 17th centuries. Members of this class serve as the leaders of the Barangay(tribal community), and the Datu (chief) is a member of this class.
The other two social classes almost universally observed among Filipino cultures before the arrival of Spain were: Timawa (Freeman) and Alipin (Servant).
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- Barangay: Sixteenth Century Philippine Culture and Society by William Henry Scott
