Abstract

The integration of the Tausug society to the mainstream Philippine society has created a cultural loss. The main tool of integration is the acculturation from which most young Tausug have become miseducated with their own history and culture. The result is that it threatens the existence of the traditional leadership. The maharajah and the panglima who were used to be the authorities in the communities, are now outmarched by the elected officials of the communities.