Malandog

Malandog lies on the western coast of Panay, in the country traditionally known as Hamtic. Local tradition tells of Malay chiefs arriving here by boat and moving south to more suitable ground, where they founded a settlement. The story also recalls an agreement with the island's Ati inhabitants. Whatever its distant origins, the coastal plain gave access to the sea and to the inland hills, while Hamtic's name endured in the Spanish form Antique.