Article VI. Rights and Responsibilities
Section 8. On Leadership (Beliefs and Being a Leader)
(1) The Ulu Ulu or Pig-ulukan Datu should know how to execute the law, judge, and create laws and should be respected and followed by people.
(2) A slave or an ordinary member of the tribe may become a datu if he knows how to lead people.
(3) He takes care of his land so that his followers will have a place to dwell in.
(4) He does not speak harshly to his fellow datus and to the people of the community.
(5) He’s a good person, understanding, helpful, and knows how to give advice to his followers.
(6) He upholds the law and issues judgments that are just and righteous.
(7) He creates laws that are feared and liked by the people.
(8) The people believes and obeys his word.
(9) The head or leader must come from a clan that has royal blood.
(10) His decisions are respected to fight for the human rights of the community.
(11) The datu is the keeper of the people in the community so he executes the law.
(12) The datu is the keeper of the ancestral domain so that others will not grab it.
(13) He is ready to die for the welfare of the tribe.
(14) He is the adviser of the tribe to attain peace.
(15) He leads in resolving problems and conflicts.
(16) He knows how to protect the properties of his followers.
(17) He metes out appropriate sanctions to whoever violates the law.
(18) He treats people equally when executing the laws of the tribe.
(19) He manages the livelihood of his followers.
(20) The Ulu Ulu or Pig-ulukan Datu may be removed from power if he does not treat his followers well.
(21) A leader of a community may be removed from power if he does not treat his followers well.
(22) Even if a person has committed a sin, the leader should lead him to the right path so that he will not lose hope and his good behavior will return.
Section 9. On Responsibilities of Followers
(1) They should respect the recognized leader of the community.
(2) They have the right to make their own decisions in accordance with the laws of the tribe.
(3) They have the right to voice their opinions and feelings.
(4) They should follow the right decision of the leader.
(5) They have the right to remove the leader from power through the right process and for sufficient reason.
(This post is a part of a series on Kitab, the customary law of the Dulangan Manobos. See my introductory post for the list of posts containing all the sections of the law. You may also see the original Filipino version on Scribd.)
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