 Bathala was the supreme being of the ancient Tagalog, to whom they address their worship and prayers aside from the deities.According to Garcia (1979) the laws of land were given by the goddess "Lubluban".In the 5th article of the Code of Calantiao, irreverence to the sacred places and to certain trees was punished with one month's labor, or, in lieu thereof, by a fine in gold or money, and recidivism was punished by slavery for five years.