Sunday, February 11, 2018

The Descendants of Lakan Dula of Tondo are United


Their unassuming secretive patriarch of the modern times does not rule, he reigns privately, the personal leadership style he inherited from the earlier traditional leaders of the descendancy, a reaction from the centuries of Spanish persecutions. He might even deny his historical role or point to somebody else when talking to a non-descendant. Descendants are not supposed point directly their patriarch, but if needed, they will indirectly identify him as “the one who has been very active in coordinating them.”


"Our new member bro Toti Dulay is a descendant of Lakan Dula or Lakandula to some...Lakan Dula was a native muslim king of Tundun (a large area covering most of what is now present-day Metro Manila), when the Spanish colonization of the Philippine Islands had begun. He ruled a community of Muslim people who lived north of the Pasig River.Lakan Dula was one of three Muslim chieftains in the Manila during the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors led by Martín de Goiti, and Juan de Salcedo in 1570. Lakan is his official title meaning King and later baptized Lakan Carlos Dula (it was found later by the National Historical Commission that he was not actually baptized and did not changed his name), was the Lakan paramount ruler of the pre-colonial Philippine Kingdom of Tondo when the Spaniards first conquered the lands of the Pasig River delta in the 1570's. His father is Rajah Salalila (Sulayman I) and his mother is Ysmeria. His beloved wife is Mutya and they are blessed with several children. His grandparents are Dayang (Lady) Kalangitan and Gat (Lord) Lontok and his brother is Rajah Matanda (Sulayman II). Rajah Mura or Muda (Sulayman III) and Lakan Banao Dula led a revolt known as the Sulayman Revolt of 1574 in the villages of Navotas, taking advantage of the confusion brought about by the attacks of Chinese pirate Limahong. This is also often referred to as the "Manila revolt" but is sometimes referred to as the "Sulayman Revolt" and the "Lakan Dula Revolt."
Offsprings of Lakan Dula
He fathered at least five sons, namely: Batang Dula - only his eldest son Batang is legally allowed to use his surname, by tradition, the rest, they have to adopt other surnames. Lakan Dula has three legal grand children from Batang Dula who was married to Spanish girl from the Goiti family: David Dula y Goiti, Daba Dula y Goiti, Dola Dula y Goiti. He sent them in very far places along sea and river routes protected by relatives because the Spaniards might kill them to make sure that his Kingdom will not have any successor and will not prosper. Don Dionisio Capulong (Datu of Candaba). Don Phelipe Salonga (Datu of Pulu), Magat Salamat (Datu of Tondo), Don Martin Lakandula - who entered the Agustinian order as a lay brother in 1590. He fathered one daughter: Doña Maria Poloin who married Don Alonso Talabos, one of Doña Teodora Alonso's forefathers. According to Carlos Quirino in his Rizal biography "the Great Malayan" mentioned that one of Teodora Alonso's forefathers proudly traced his ancestry to Lakan Banao Dula, then that makes Jose Rizal a descendant.
Known grandsons from Batang Dula the eldest: David Dula y Goiti (a mestizo) - escaped the persecution of the descendants of Lakan Dula by settling in Isla de Batag, Northern Samar and settled in a place now called Candawid. David later joined the Sumuroy Revolt ( 1649-1650) and changed his name to David Dulay. He was eventually executed by the Spaniards leaving his family in his plantation. He was imprisoned by Spanish soldiers in Palapag and was executed together with several followers. They were charged of treason with planning to attack the Spanish settlement. Daba Dula y Goiti (a mestizo) - escaped the persecution of the descendants of Lakan Dula was hidden to a place known today as Candaba. Dola Dula y Goiti (a mestizo) - escaped the persecution of the descendants of Lakan Dula was cared in a big farm known today as Candola in San Luis, Pampanga. "Kan" is an ancient Tagalog word which means "owned". There are other grandchildren of Lakan Dula have but we can not list all of them here, they are so many.
Lakan Dula wants to see all the descendants of his children. He knows that a lot of them became patriots, but few of them became traitors. Known great-grandson: Juan Macapagal (Datu of Arayat) – Lakan Banao Dula’s name is written in the 1665 document. Wishing to avoid the persecution experienced by his latter ancestors he aided the Spanish authorities in suppressing the 1660 Kapampangan Revolt of Francisco Maniago and the Pangasinan Revolt of Andres Malong and the 1661 Ilocano Revolt. The Ilocano revolt was headed by warrior tribes from Eastern Pangasinan, the Nozuelo and Moreno clans. His prominent descendants of 20th century, namely: Diosdado Macapagal (9th President of the Philippines) – father of Gloria Macapagal –Arroyo (14th President of the Philippines). Jovito Salonga – former Philippine Senate President Gonzalo Puyat - pioneer Filipino industrialist Gil Puyat - former Philippine Senate President Lea Salonga - international stage celebrity.
Lakan Dula's sons and nephews were after implicated in the Revolt of the Lakans of 1588, a conspiracy meant to overthrow Spanish that was spearheaded by the former ruling class of the defeated Luzon Empire. His son Magat Salamat was executed by the Spanish authorities while the rest were executed."

PinoyInEurope says:
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajah_Sulayman – the ruler of Manila and Tondo, was a Muslim and a scion of the Bolkiah family that ruled Brunei then and rules it to this day. The grandson of Lakandula, another of the three rulers of Manila, was David Dula y Goiti, also known as David Dulay and had a Spanish mother. He was the first mestizo to revolt against the Spanish."


"My deepest gratitude to Hrh Prince Omar Kiram and His Majesty Sultan Fuad A. Kiram I of the Royal Hashemite Sultanate of Sulu and Sabah for this conferment as one of the Datu(k) of the Royal Dominion."
Message of Hrh Prince Omar Kiram:
"The Hon. Datuk Sir Delmar Topinio Taclibon, KRSS, we wish you and your family and all our beloved members a blessed and prosperous joyful new year. Let us continue our resolve, commitment, dedication, true faith and allegiance to our beloved anointed Sultan Fuad A. Kiram I, to realize our advocacy of Sabah and Spratlys against Malaysia's land grabbing for the benefits of the Tausugs and the Filipinos. God Defend the Right!"
Toti Dulay : "congrats insan Delmar Topinio Taclibon and mabuhay ang Magat Salamat lineage ni Lakan Dula ng Tondo..."
Delmar Topinio Taclibon : "Thank you too Modern Day Grand Patriarch of the Lakan Dula Clan Sir Toti Dulay!"
“9th cousin's husband's 9th great uncle's wife's 6th great aunt's husband's 16th great grandson we’re that related, insan Toti, pero hindi pa tapos ang Lakan Dula genealogy: please add as many relatives coz, as head of the Royal House, you know them better.”
          Toti Dulay: 
“Thank you insan Roderick, in the Geni. Com genealogy, we saw na lumabas na yung name nung Juan Reyes Macapagal..ang main concern  na lang natin is paano na connect si Diosdado Macapagal kay Juan Macapagal..”

Suijul Tasorre says:
“Dear Sir Toti, I am very happy to know that you were able to protect the continuity of the Dula lineage....... how I wish na makilala ko kayo....... I'm a fan royalties, specially the ancient Filipino royalty.... the missing link of our history as a nation.......”
“kamahalan.. pinag mamalaki ko po na akoy pilipino.. kau po pala ang prinsipe ng tondo si Prince. Sofronio Cerbito Dulay I.”


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