This group landed in a cove at Tarebeng in Pawa in 1250 AD. he is the descendant of Datu Paiborong, the founding datu of Iloilo in 1212. Their origin is coming from Sri Visayan Empire based in Udtujan now known as Banjarmaasin in Kalimantan, Indonesia. Their ancestors believed that they originated from the famous Alexander The Great about 333 BC in India, Persia and Greece. Then Datu Magbanua expanded his settlement by sending his deputies to the neighboring islands: Datu Macanas to Calamian (Culion), Datu Cabailo to agutaya and Datu Cabangon to Taytay.
So great and well known was his settlement that the Datu of Irong-irong (Iloilo) paid a courtesy call on him. When this chieftain returned home to Panay, Datu Magbanua gave him a sack of red rice popularly known as cotchiam. Upon the Christianization of the Philippines, the datus (prince/duke) of the pre-Hispanic kingdoms retain their right to govern their territory under the Spanish Empire. Cuyo, Palawan!
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