Mangubat is a Visayan, and old
Tagalog word that means "to battle or combat".
according to
Ifugao
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Tuwali language Mangubat refers to those who war against a group of people or country.
It is mentioned in
Antonio de Morga
Antonio de Morga Sánchez Garay (29 November 1559 – 21 July 1636) was a Spanish soldier, lawyer and a high-ranking colonial official for 43 years, in the Philippines (1594 to 1604), New Spain and Peru, where he was president of the Real Audi ...
's 1609 book ''Sucesos de las islas Filipinas'':
:''These Visayans are a race less inclined to agriculture, and are skilful in navigation, and eager for war and raids for pillage and booty, which they call "mangubat". This means "to go out for plunder."''
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Visayan culture