Abstract
The integration of the Tausug society to the mainstream Philippine society has created a cultural loss. The main tool of integration is the acculturation from which most young Tausug have become miseducated with their own history and culture. The result is that it threatens the existence of the traditional leadership. The maharajah and the panglima who were used to be the authorities in the communities, are now outmarched by the elected officials of the communities. Their powers became diminished with the introduction of the Philippine local government system. Communities today are governed by the barangay captains and the municipalities are governed by the mayors. But the way the community is governed does not accord with the interest of culture and the local folks. The elected local leaders in Sulu are not accustomed with the sara adat and therefore pay no attention to its implementation.