▁fe ast ▁of ▁friendship ▁between ▁the ▁new com ers ▁and ▁the ▁n atives , ▁following ▁which ▁the ▁latter ▁formally ▁turned ▁over ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁settlement . ▁After wards ▁a ▁great ▁religious ▁ceremony ▁and ▁sacrifice ▁was ▁performed ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁sett lers ' ▁ancient ▁gods , ▁by ▁the ▁priest ▁whom ▁they ▁had ▁brought ▁with ▁them ▁from ▁Bor neo . ▁ ▁The ▁At is ▁were ▁the ▁ones ▁who ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁Bor ne ans ▁as ▁m ga ▁Bis aya , ▁which ▁some ▁histor ians ▁would ▁interpret ▁as ▁the ▁At is ' ▁way ▁of ▁distingu ishing ▁themselves ▁from ▁the ▁white ▁sett lers . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁religious ▁ceremony , ▁the ▁priest ▁indicated ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁will ▁of ▁the ▁gods ▁that ▁they ▁should ▁sett le ▁not ▁at ▁And ona , ▁but ▁rather ▁at ▁a ▁place ▁some ▁distance ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁called ▁Mal and og ▁( now ▁a ▁Bar ang ay ▁in ▁Ham t ik , ▁Province ▁of ▁Ant ique , ▁where ▁there ▁was ▁both ▁much ▁fert ile ▁agricult ural ▁land ▁and ▁an ▁abund ant ▁supply ▁of ▁fish ▁in ▁the ▁sea . ▁After ▁nine ▁days , ▁the ▁entire ▁group ▁of ▁new com ers ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Mal and og . ▁At ▁this ▁point , ▁D atu ▁P uti ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁must ▁now ▁return ▁to ▁Bor neo . ▁He ▁appointed ▁D atu ▁Sum ak wel , ▁the ▁oldest , ▁wis est ▁and ▁most ▁educated ▁of ▁the ▁dat us , ▁as ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁Pan ay an ▁settlement . ▁ ▁Not ▁all ▁the ▁D atus , ▁however