Mangubat [a] is a Visayan, [1] and old Tagalog word [2] [3] [4] that means "to battle or combat". [5] [6]
according to Ifugao Tuwali language Mangubat refers to those who war against a group of people or country. [7]
It is mentioned in Antonio de Morga's 1609 book Sucesos de las islas Filipinas: