Liwayway was a kind and beautiful lady who many men wished to marry, but none could win her heart until Tanggol, a hunter, came wounded to her home seeking help. She healed him and they fell in love, promising to marry. However, when Tanggol's rivals spread lies that he had married another, Liwayway was stricken with grief and died cursing them. When Tanggol returned to marry Liwayway, he found she had passed. Upon visiting her tomb, he discovered a beautiful white flower with a delicate scent, which became known as sampaguita in honor of Liwayway's last words cursing her deceivers.