In the early 17th century, Father Ignacio Alcina recorded that a certain Datung Sumanga of Leyte wooed the princess Bugbung Humasanum, of Bohol, and married her after raiding Imperial China and afterwards were the precursors of the people there.

[2] In 1667, Father Francisco Combes, in his Historia de Mindanao, mentioned that the people of the island of Panglao had once invaded mainland Bohol, subsequently imposing their economic and political dominance in the area.

The conquest of the Philippines would have been impossible without the allegiance and help of several hundred Bisaya warriors,[7] including Boholanos who have a common hatred with the Spaniards against Muslims; with Bohol being once destroyed by the Ternate Sultanate while Spain was once invaded by the Umayyad Caliphate.

[10] For some time, during the conquest of Bicol, Manooc, together with his kinsmen, founded and settled in the villages of Bacon, Bulusan, Gubat, and Magallanes, protecting these coastal settlements from barbaric Moro pirates and paving the way for evangelical missions of the Franciscans.

[15] Manooc's sister, Doña Madalena Baluyot (or Bacuya), was known to be a pacifier and peacemaker for varying factions of Subanon tribe, which earned respect from its chiefs.

Manooc died, and his remains were buried in front of the main altar of the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral, a distinguished honor given for supporting the Spanish empire.

After his death, son-in-law Maglinti and grandson Pedro Cabili (or Cabilin) continued to defend Christian settlements against Maranao and Maguindanao fleets from Sirawai, Zamboanga, towards the ends of Iligan and Panguil Bay.

In 1622, Datu Salangsang, Baluyot's grandson and ruler of present-day Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental, through her intervention, allowed Augustinian Recollect missions to the province.