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...

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

Philippine Folk Tales: Malakas and Maganda https://books.google.com.ph/books/abo... (p.187188)

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

Music:
"Candlepower" by Chris Zabriskie
"Hallon" by Christian Bjoerklund

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