SPANIARDS CLAIMED THAT WHEN THEY ARRIVED IN THE PHILIPPINES, FILIPINOS WERE UNCIVILIZED, UNORGANIZED, AND LACKING IN CULTURE. THE ACCOUNT OF ANTONIO PIGAFETTA AND JUAN DE PLANCIA, INCLUDED AND HIGHLIGHTED THE CULTURE, BELIEFS, CUSTOMS, TRADITION, AND COMMUNITY, AND SUPERSTITIONS THAT FILIPINOS BELIEVE BUT DIFFERENT FROM THE AUTHORS’ PRACTICES AND BELIEFS.