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One day, Daragang Magayon was bathing in the Yawa river when she slipped on the rocks.
Unfortunately, she did not know how to swim. Panganoron was passing by and saw what was happening
to Daragang Magayon, so he saved her from the river. He began to court her, and after some time
Magayon accepted his proposal and he received her father's blessings.
However, when Pagtuga knew about the relationship between Panganoron and Magayon, Pagtuga
kidnapped Magayon's father and asked Magayon to be his wife in exchange for her father's freedom.
pmountains. The war was fierce and breathtaking. The people and Magayon watched the war between
the two of them. In the end, Panganoron killed Pagtuga. Upon his victory, Magayon ran to embrace her
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As Magayon ran toward her lover, an arrow shot by one of Pagtuga's warriors struck Panganoron, killing
him. Magayon held Panganoron as he died in her arms.
Pagtuga's warriors surrounded the lovers as Magayon took the knife from Panganoron's side and
shouted Panganoron's name before stabbing herself. Her father and tribesmen witnessed how Magayon
died with her lover.
Her father buried them together. As time went on, they noticed something about the place where
Makusog buried the lovers: It started to form into a volcano, and when the people saw it, Makusog
named it Mt. Mayon, after his daughter's name. Mt. Mayon is as beautiful as Daragang Magayon.
Some people said that it's a curse because she took her own life, but myths and legends said Magayon is
the volcano and Panganoron is the clouds that surround the beautiful volcano.