Why are there many watchtowers in the area of Guimbal and Miagao? The main reason why the people that are living in Guimbal and Miagao built the Bantayan watchtowers and the Kota watchtower was to defend their settlements from incoming raiders who capture the natives and sell them as slaves in their area. The most commonly known group of raiders that continuously attacks and raid the area was the Moro raiders. These Muslim marauders came from the islands of Mindanao. Because the areas of Guimbal and Miagao were facing the Sulu Sea, the settle were mostly raided because it were the closest areas to the center of the seat of the Spaniards. And because of the reason that Iloilo had a flourishing economy in that period, the areas became very and incredibly attractive to the pirates and the Moro marauders. Both of the watch towers was of a great help to the community in warning and alerting the people of their settlements whenever there are incoming raids of pirate and marauders. For a long period bantayan watchtowers and Kota watchtower become a very important part of the society. Why are there incursion and raids in Iloilo? According the late Professor Funtecha, there are several reasons why the province of Iloilo, especially in its coasts, was subjected to frequent and subsequent pirate and Moro marauders raid and other foreign attacks. Professor Funtecha cited these reasons on why there are many incursion. The Province of Iloilo, even before or prior to the arrival of the