Homeland

The Tumandok people live in the Visayas which is one of the three divisions of the Philippines. There are many islands that surround the Visayan sea including Panay, Samar, and Mactan. The Visayas are broken down into the Western, Central, and Eastern Visayas. The Tumandok live in the Western Visayas, on the island of Panay.

The island of Panay is divided into four parts; Aklan, Antique, Capiz and Iloilo. It has several rivers which include the Akean and Halaur. Panay was established by nine rebel high officials that were connected to the court of Brunei. The high officials, along with their families and some faithful servants were escorted out of their homeland and forced to settle on the island. From these people,and the indigenous, the original Panayan settlements grew and split up into separate groups.

As a little fun fact, the island of Panay lent its name to quite a few US Navy ships such as the USS Panay.

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Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visayas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panay