▁traditional ▁leadership ▁in ▁the ▁Tang gu ian ▁community ▁is ▁held ▁by ▁p ang lak ay en ▁( old ▁men ), ▁who ▁compose ▁a ▁council ▁of ▁leaders ▁representing ▁each ▁p uro k ▁or ▁settlement . ▁The ▁p ang lak ay en ▁are ▁chosen ▁for ▁their ▁wisdom ▁and ▁e ag ern ess ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁community ' s ▁interest . ▁Justice ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁custom ▁( k ada w yan ) ▁and ▁trial ▁by ▁or de al . ▁ ▁Head ▁taking ▁was ▁finally ▁stopped ▁through ▁peace ▁p act s ▁( kal on ). ▁ ▁The ▁It neg s ▁are ▁religious ▁be ings ▁who ▁believe ▁in ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁numerous ▁super natural ▁powerful ▁be ings . ▁They ▁believe ▁in ▁spirits ▁and ▁de ities , ▁the ▁greatest ▁of ▁which ▁they ▁believe ▁to ▁be ▁K ad ak lan ▁who ▁lives ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁sky ▁and ▁who ▁created ▁the ▁earth , ▁the ▁moon , ▁the ▁stars , ▁and ▁the ▁sun . ▁The ▁It neg s ▁believe ▁in ▁life ▁after ▁death , ▁which ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁place ▁they ▁call ▁mag la wa . ▁They ▁take ▁special ▁care ▁to ▁clean ▁and ▁ad orn ▁their ▁dead ▁to ▁prepare ▁them ▁for ▁the ▁journey ▁to ▁mag la wa . ▁ ▁The ▁cor pse ▁is ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁death ▁chair ▁( s ang adel ) ▁during ▁the ▁w ake . ▁ ▁The ▁T ing gui ans ▁still ▁practice ▁their ▁traditional ▁ways , ▁including ▁wet ▁rice ▁and ▁sw idden ▁far ming . ▁So cio - c ult ural ▁changes ▁started ▁when ▁the ▁Spanish ▁conquist adors