History of Jomalig

The history of Jomalig Island is one of the best love story legend in Quezon province. Although many old Jomaligins (its people) doesn't know or couldn't remember where Jomalig derives its name, there are few old residents who remember the wonderful legend from their ancestors. Based on the story, there was a Datu who lived on island and had a beautiful daughter. A young man from a neighboring island wanted to marry the princess but Datu challenged him. The Datu said that he will only give his daughter if the young man can roam the island in one day and successfully shoot three fishes in every pond on the island. The young man took the Datu's challenged but in the end failed. At this point, he asked the girl to come with him but they failed to leave. Hopeless, he requested the princess to kiss him. The people in island witnessed what happened and they shouted “humalik”, and she kissed the young man. From that time on, the people on island named the island “Humalik”. Many years passed and the Humalik become Jomalig. Many old residents said that the Americans changed it when they conquered Philippines.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jomalig

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