Process Essay: “Waves of Migration by H. Otley Beyer”

Ever wander how men spread to the Philippines? Our KASPIL1 professor discussed to us the controversies of the ancient Filipino. They are three hypotheses of migration and one of the hypotheses is the Waves of Migration by H. Otley Beyer. Beyer’s hypothesis gave us detailed knowledge about the ancient Filipinos.

25,000 years ago, Java men and Australoids or Negritos first arrived in the Philippines. They are considered as primitive people. Java men came from Indonesia. They migrated to the northern coastal regions of Luzon. Australoids or Negritos migrates the northern coastal regions of Luzon and mountainous region of Luzon. They both used land bridges to reach the Philippines.

15,000 years to 12,000 years ago, Proto-Malays from Borneo landed in the Philippines. They migrated in Palawan and Mindoro.

6,000 years to 5,000 years ago, there were two types of Indonesian races who landed in the Philippines. The first one was Indonesian A. Indonesian A arrived on boats and they were described as tall, slender inhabitants. The second one was Indonesian B, who were described as short, stocky, and dark-skinned. They came from Indonesia and Southern China (Indo-China).

1,000 years ago, Malays came from the south of the Philippines. They have characteristics of an Indonesian and Mongoloid. They have knowledge on pottery, glass making, iron working, cloth weaving and the like. They are also called as The Modern Men.

H. Otley Beyer’s hypothesis gave us the detailed knowledge how, where, when, people migrated into the Philippines.

Sources:

_________, Hypothesis on the Origins of the Austronesians: the Waves of Migration by H. Otley Beyer.