 Sri Lumay was noted for his strict policies in defending against Moro raiders and slavers from Mindanao.His use of scorched earth tactics to repel invaders gave rise to the name Kang Sri Lumayng Sugbo (literally "that of Sri Lumay's great fire") to the town, which was later shortened to Sugbo ("scorched earth").The making of swords involved elaborate rituals that were based mainly on the auspicious conjunctions of planets.