Maginoo
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The Tagalog maginoo, the Kapampangan ginu, and the Visayan tumao were the nobility social class among various cultures of the pre-colonial Philippines. Among the Visayans, the tumao were further distinguished from the immediate royal families, the kadatuan.
Tagalog royal couple from the Boxer Codex
An illustration from Historia de las Islas e Indios de Bisayas (1668) by Francisco Ignacio Alcina depicting a Visayan datu and a binukot noblewoman with a veil (alampay) and a sadok
Tagalog people
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The Tagalog people are native to the Metro Manila and Calabarzon regions and Marinduque province of southern Luzon, and comprise the majority in the provinces of Bulacan, Bataan, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, and Zambales in Central Luzon and the island of Mindoro.
Group of Tagalog revolutionaries that participated at the pact of Biak-na-Bato.
Andrés Bonifacio, one of the founders of Katipunan.
Sinigang, a popular Filipino stew originating from the Tagalogs, is commonly served in many variations throughout the country.
Detail of singkaban, showing the shaved off bamboo layers