GNED 06 Lecture 03 Historical Antecedents in The Philippines Transcript
GNED 06 Lecture 03 Historical Antecedents in The Philippines Transcript
GNED 06 Lecture 03 Historical Antecedents in The Philippines Transcript
Next, is the social organization that we call our communities until today which is the
barangay. Barangays are a number of geographically scattered, self- sufficient, autonomous
communities present all over the archipelago long before the Spaniards came. They were
essentially subsistence economies producing mainly what they needed but with exception
to those early Filipinos who are involved in trades. In a subsistence economy, goods are
produced for oneself or one’s family and not to sold to make a profit.
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