Who is datu paiburong?

Datu Paiburong is one of the said ten Datus from Borneo who fled from the tyranny of Sultan Makatunaw and found refuge in the island of Panay in ancient Philippines. It is said that in the year 1212 AD the Datus along with their families and community aboard balangays landed at a place presently Barangay Siwaragan San Joaquin, Iloilo. There, they met the locals, the Aetas to whom it is said that they bartered the lands they wish to settle in wit a long golden neclace that reaches the ground and a salakot(a headgear) filled with gold from each Datu. Datu Paiburong settled in the area while others went on and founded their new communities throughout Panay and other neighboring islands.