Professor of Anthropology Fay-Cooper Cole identified the Mandayan supreme gods—father and son—Mansilatan (the creator) and Batla (the preserver), with the Tagalog deities Dian Masalanta and Bathala Meycapal respectively. He also noted that Todlai, the god of marriage of the Bagobo people, is sometimes addressed as Maniládan.
The comparison was made by Professor of Anthropology Fay-Cooper Cole, who identified the Mandayan supreme gods Mansilatan (creator) and Batla (preserver). He noted similarities with Tagalog deities Dian Masalanta and Bathala Meycapal, as well as a connection between Bagobo god Todlai and Maniládan.