The Spanish Legacy Lapu-Lapu, the first native of the archipelago to stand up against Spanish colonization. This policy was later abandoned after more than 200 years when it was realized that the encomienda system was unprofitable because it promoted genocide. The encomienda was supplanted with the hacienda system, which was also marked with cruelty and injustice. Another policy of forced labor to facilitate the building of roads, buildings, bridges and churches was the Polo y Servicio. It required all male islanders between 15 to 60 years old to work without pay in slave labor camps every year. Many islanders were uprooted from their homes to work in far away places, causing famines in their home towns. Spanish authorities also implemented the Bandala system, which decreed that farmers who produced food crops sell all their surplus food to Spanish authorities. The latter bought these on credit which were to be counted as tax credits when the farmers paid for their taxes. Spanish authorities also imposed agricultural monopolies in different regions. In Northern Luzon for example, all farmers were required to plant only one crop – tobacco – and to sell them only to authorized Spanish agents who dictated the price. Because this policy was mandatory and carried stiff penalties, food shortages occurred. 7