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The early history of the people of the Philippines can, unfortunately, be none other than that of imperfect conjecture. We do know, however, that the present-day Filipino is not the direct, unalloyed descendent of the aboriginal inhabitants of these islands but have lineage from some nomadic people who, through affiliation with the aborigines, have given to the ethnologist this almost incomprehensible human being. The progenitorial element is unquestionably Malayan but the source is a much debated question. Some authorities contend that the ancestors of this great semi-civilized people came from Chili, drifted thither by the currents and prevailing winds, while others with as equitable reasoning believe them to have migrated from the shores of Madagascar and Patagonia. Neither the paleontologist nor the paleographer has thus far been able to throw any definite light on the source or character of the original inhabitants of this dependency. However, the generally accepted theory points to a mountain tribe called the Negrito or AEtas, which is universally regarded as the surviving remnant of this once powerful people who first populated the archipelago.
From a paleontological and structural point of view we are wont to believe that during the later Miocene or the very early Pliocene, there was that progressive uplifting of the land which subsequently became separated from Borneo and the Asiatic continent (through Formosa) by the present China sea. The evidence which warrants this deduction must be admitted is very fragmentary, however, the distribution of living forms is certainly calculated to throw some light on the more recent history of these islands and should be made to contribute all it can, but at the same time it must not be forgotten that the obstacles which seem geologically of small moment may limit the extension of species. The island of Cebu affords a striking example of this fact regarding the bird fauna and mammalia which are regarded as the descendant forms of Borneo and Continental Asia.
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