National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) Secretary Saidamen B. Pangarungan. (Photo from NCMF website)
A member of the Maranao royalty sought to disprove Monday a book that casts doubts on President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloodline, by hinting that the President does not have Maranao blood through his grand maternal lineage.
Saidamen B. Pangarungan, a former Lanao del Sur governor and now head of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF), refuted the allegation of Earl Parreño in his book “Decoding Duterte: Facts behind Rody’s claims, rise to power.”
"Such claim was “unfounded if not conjectural,” Pangarungan said in a statement.
Parreño did not categorically state in his 227-page book that Duterte has no Maranao roots but hinted to the readers that the first Mindanaoan president has no Muslim blood -- specifically Maranao blood.
The book was featured in an online news network and a national daily, drawing mixed reactions from several quarters.
In a Facebook post titled “PRRD: The Maranao Pride,” the NCMF secretary cited literatures written by Professors Ben J. Kadil, Asangan T. Madale and Helen O. Kadil that traced in the Bangsamoro "salsila" (genealogy) the President’s lineage to “his great ancestor Datu Samporna, a Maranao nobleman of Momungan (now Baloi, Lanao del Norte).”
Pangarungan said the three professors narrated that at age 21, Datu Samporna went to Iligan and sailed towards “Cagaayahan” (now Cagayan de Oro City).
It was in “Cagaayahan” that Samporna raised his family in 1622. Pangarungan said Samporna “replaced Datu Salangsang, as the new ruler of Cagaayahan (and) was offered marriages to princesses -- daughters of prominent families -- and begot generations of prominent descendants in Mindanao and the Visayas, namely Neri, Roa, Fernandez, Chavez, Velez, Rivera, Bautista, San Jose, Rodriguez, Gaerlan, Emano, Pelaez, Fernan, Badelles and Cabili, among others.”
Pangarungan said when the Spaniards arrived in the 17th century and when Recoletos missionary priest Fr. Pedro de Santa Barbara officiated mass, many of the Samporna families were Christianized and were given name “Neri.”
“However, some of Samporna’s descendants moved to Boroon, Wato, Tugaya, and Ganassi in Lanao and retained their Islamic faith,” he added.
Panganrungan said the Spaniards eventually translated “Cagaayahan” into Cagayan de Oro.
The three professors claimed that Eleno Samporna Neri Roa got married to Fortunata Gonzales and begot Soledad "Soleng" Samporna Neri Roa, a public school teacher, and civic leader.
They said, “Soledad got married to Vicente Duterte, then governor of Davao province, and they were blessed with five children bearing the surname Roa Duterte: Eleanor, Jocelyn, Don, Benjamin, and Rodrigo.”
In his book, Parreño questioned the President’s Maranao ancestry by alleging that his maternal grandfather Eleno had his surname Fernandez changed to Roa when he was adopted by the latter's family.
But Pangarungan stressed it was contrary to the Maranao "salsila" [genealogy].
Pangarungan insisted that the Maranao salsila recorded that Eleno’s mother was a Roa and Eleno chose his mother’s surname since the name Roa was prominent in trade and influence in Agusan and Misamis provinces.
“Assuming for the sake of argument that the name change is true, the Fernandez of Cagayan de Oro are also descendants of Samporna. Thus, whether Eleno is a Fernandez or a Roa, the Maranao blood ran in his veins," Pangarungan said.
He said that more than the genealogy, "President Duterte has shown his love and compassion not only for the Maranaos but for the whole Bangsamoro."
The NCMF chief noted that the Dutertes (Rody and Sara), have always made sure that there are Davao City deputy mayors to represent Maranaos, Tausugs, Maguindanaons and other Muslim tribes.
Pangarungan pointed out that under the Dutertes’ administration, Davao City regularly celebrates the two Muslim holidays of Eid’l Fitr and Eid’l Adha, during which they gave a sack of rice and groceries to all Muslim households in the city, an indication Moro blood is in his veins.
The NCMF chief said even before he became President, Duterte has repeatedly told him that he will address the historical injustices against Moros in Mindanao.
Because of that, Pangarungan said, he campaigned for Duterte and in Lanao provinces, winning by landslide margins although most of the town mayors were for Mar Roxas of the Liberal Party.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1085672
Saidamen B. Pangarungan, a former Lanao del Sur governor and now head of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF), refuted the allegation of Earl Parreño in his book “Decoding Duterte: Facts behind Rody’s claims, rise to power.”
"Such claim was “unfounded if not conjectural,” Pangarungan said in a statement.
Parreño did not categorically state in his 227-page book that Duterte has no Maranao roots but hinted to the readers that the first Mindanaoan president has no Muslim blood -- specifically Maranao blood.
The book was featured in an online news network and a national daily, drawing mixed reactions from several quarters.
In a Facebook post titled “PRRD: The Maranao Pride,” the NCMF secretary cited literatures written by Professors Ben J. Kadil, Asangan T. Madale and Helen O. Kadil that traced in the Bangsamoro "salsila" (genealogy) the President’s lineage to “his great ancestor Datu Samporna, a Maranao nobleman of Momungan (now Baloi, Lanao del Norte).”
Pangarungan said the three professors narrated that at age 21, Datu Samporna went to Iligan and sailed towards “Cagaayahan” (now Cagayan de Oro City).
It was in “Cagaayahan” that Samporna raised his family in 1622. Pangarungan said Samporna “replaced Datu Salangsang, as the new ruler of Cagaayahan (and) was offered marriages to princesses -- daughters of prominent families -- and begot generations of prominent descendants in Mindanao and the Visayas, namely Neri, Roa, Fernandez, Chavez, Velez, Rivera, Bautista, San Jose, Rodriguez, Gaerlan, Emano, Pelaez, Fernan, Badelles and Cabili, among others.”
Pangarungan said when the Spaniards arrived in the 17th century and when Recoletos missionary priest Fr. Pedro de Santa Barbara officiated mass, many of the Samporna families were Christianized and were given name “Neri.”
“However, some of Samporna’s descendants moved to Boroon, Wato, Tugaya, and Ganassi in Lanao and retained their Islamic faith,” he added.
Panganrungan said the Spaniards eventually translated “Cagaayahan” into Cagayan de Oro.
The three professors claimed that Eleno Samporna Neri Roa got married to Fortunata Gonzales and begot Soledad "Soleng" Samporna Neri Roa, a public school teacher, and civic leader.
They said, “Soledad got married to Vicente Duterte, then governor of Davao province, and they were blessed with five children bearing the surname Roa Duterte: Eleanor, Jocelyn, Don, Benjamin, and Rodrigo.”
In his book, Parreño questioned the President’s Maranao ancestry by alleging that his maternal grandfather Eleno had his surname Fernandez changed to Roa when he was adopted by the latter's family.
But Pangarungan stressed it was contrary to the Maranao "salsila" [genealogy].
Pangarungan insisted that the Maranao salsila recorded that Eleno’s mother was a Roa and Eleno chose his mother’s surname since the name Roa was prominent in trade and influence in Agusan and Misamis provinces.
“Assuming for the sake of argument that the name change is true, the Fernandez of Cagayan de Oro are also descendants of Samporna. Thus, whether Eleno is a Fernandez or a Roa, the Maranao blood ran in his veins," Pangarungan said.
He said that more than the genealogy, "President Duterte has shown his love and compassion not only for the Maranaos but for the whole Bangsamoro."
The NCMF chief noted that the Dutertes (Rody and Sara), have always made sure that there are Davao City deputy mayors to represent Maranaos, Tausugs, Maguindanaons and other Muslim tribes.
Pangarungan pointed out that under the Dutertes’ administration, Davao City regularly celebrates the two Muslim holidays of Eid’l Fitr and Eid’l Adha, during which they gave a sack of rice and groceries to all Muslim households in the city, an indication Moro blood is in his veins.
The NCMF chief said even before he became President, Duterte has repeatedly told him that he will address the historical injustices against Moros in Mindanao.
Because of that, Pangarungan said, he campaigned for Duterte and in Lanao provinces, winning by landslide margins although most of the town mayors were for Mar Roxas of the Liberal Party.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1085672
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