How BACONG Came To Be?
During the Spanish era, Moro pirates were committing inhumane acts and ruthless deeds. There was a village who resented and hated these cruel actions by the Moros. So, the mighty villagers formed a fighting clan ruled by an equipped leader.
There came a day when the villagers spotted Moro vintas fast approaching to the shores of their village. The chief immediately shouted, "Bakon! Bakon! Bakon!" which meant "Stand! Stand! Stand!" He commanded them to stand up and fight.
The Moros were taken by surprise. They weren't expecting such combat preparations from the villagers. Before they could draw their deadly swords out and engage in battle, most of them were already down.
It was an enormous and bloody battle. Many of the Moro pirates were killed. The number of wounded pirates is innumerable. The pirate chief was left with no other choice but to withdraw from battle. He ordered his men to retreat since he realized that the villagers were expert bolo fighters and their chance of winning against them was little.
The Moros ran away. They swam to their vintas, saving themselves and leaving their dead and dying comrades behind. The pirate's chief reported the incident to the higher officials. He narrated the events and said that all his brave warriors were almost killed in the battle of Bacon.
The Spaniards heard the name Bacon from the Moro captives; yet with their Castillan intonation fondly pronounced Bacon as Bacong.
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