 To what many refer to as Paganism, this offering may be led or mediated by the officiating priest called "‘catalonan,’" which varies in name for different dialects but still refers to the one and the same role.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".