[3] The pearl was found by accident by Cuyunon fishermen when they tried to pull the anchor of their ship from the seabed because of an impending storm.
One of the fishermen then decided to dive to free the anchor and then found a giant clam.
The fishermen thought of cooking the clam and then discovered the giant pearl.
The pearl was given to Aileen Cynthia Maggay-Amurao, a tourism officer in Puerto Princesa and relative of the fisherman, since the fisherman was going to move to another place and the pearl needed safekeeping.
The pearl was then displayed in Puerto Princesa, where it remains to this day.