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They are equally well known as Manobo -- a word meaning "man."
The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition Fay-Cooper Cole 1921
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The captives, 11 teachers, a 10-year-old girl and a motorcycle driver were seized by five Manobo tribesmen on Friday in a remote southern town in Agusan del Sur province on Mindanao island.
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The hostages were freed after intervention by Manobo tribal elders, but Perez and his relatives were detained, angering other clan members.
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Rafar said the gunmen immediately demanded the release of fellow Manobo tribesmen Ondo Perez and three others who are being held at the Agusan del Sur jail on charges of kidnapping and illegal possession of firearms in connection with the December 2009 hostage-taking, in which 47 villagers were held for several days.
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The 2009 hostages were freed several days later after intervention by Manobo tribal elders, and the gang leaders were arrested.
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Baling – Manobo, Philippines: the action of a woman who, when she wants to marry a man, goes to his house and refuses to leave until marriage is agreed upon.
Weird And Wonderful Foreign Phrases … That Just Don’t Translate | Impact Lab 2007
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Agusan Del Sur - Authorities in the Philippines are in negotiations with a rogue group of militiamen from a Manobo tribal area in Agusan del Sur province.
Philippines: 125 people seized in Agusan School hostage crisis 2009
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Agusan Del Sur - Authorities in the Philippines are in negotiations with a rogue group of militiamen from a Manobo tribal area in Agusan del Sur province.
Philippines: 125 people seized in Agusan School hostage crisis 2009
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One case contained a collection of Bagobo, Manobo, and Mandaya materials and a collection of materials from the Tagakola, the Bilan, the Tiruray, and the Subano.
Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
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General principles of Manóbo religion and nature and classification of Manobo deities
The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir John M. Garvan
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