Conclusively not Mandayan ...
Wrong blade -- the spine of the blade is upcurving in the photo above and has no sharp angle. Mandayan blades are straight along the spine, with the exception of an angled area a short distance in front of the hilt.
Wrong ricasso (as noted above)
Wrong hilt (as noted above)
Presence of a disk guard -- Mandayan bolos have no guard.
The only clear similarity to a Mandayan bolo is the shape of the belly of the blade.
On the Mandayan dagger, the central protrusion from the top of the hilt is an extension of the tang. The bolo, however, has a blind tang construction.
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