Question: why siquijor called island of fire?
Answer: In 1565, just forty-four years after Magellan landed on Cebu, the Spaniards started to notice the island of Siquijor and called it Isla del Fuego which literally translates to “Island of Fire”. ... Later it was revealed the glow came from a great swarm of fireflies that lived in the numerous molave trees in Siquijor.