SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE
GENERAL INFORMATION

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

1.0   HISTORY OF TANGUB CITY

Tangub was originated from the word “TANGKUB” which is a dialect name of a rice container contrived from tree barks. The Castillan Soldiers securing the hinterlands found a dead man whom the Subanons explained to have been bitten by a snake inside the ‘Tangkub” while trying to find out if there are still rice in the container. Unable to understand the dialect, the soldiers made a report that there was a man who died in “tangkub”. From that time on, Tangub was adopted as the original name in the course of time.

Formerly, Tangub was a barrio of the Municipality of Misamis, now Ozamiz City. The heavy influx of settlers in the 20’s mostly from Cebu, prompted the leaders among the early pioneers to convert the thriving community into a township.

A new municipality was born when a group called “ Aspuracion Committee” initiated the movement which lead the issuance of Executive Order No. 81, converting Barrio Tangub into a separate municipality. On June 17, 1967 Tangub was chartered as a City under R. A. 5131 and became the 3^rd component City of Misamis Occidental and the 50^th City in the Philippines.

2.0  HISTORICAL EVENTS & PEOPLE

December 4, 1929      - Tangub was created as Municipality of Regidor
                                                 which was named after its town leader,
                                                Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor.

             February 1, 1930       - American Governor General Dwight F. Davis
                                                issued E.No. 81, the conversion of Barrio Tangub
                                                into a separate municipality.

             1930 – 1937               - Timoteo Engracia       - President

                                              - Sixto Chiong    Vice President (1931 – 1934)

                                               - Crispiniano Lapar - Vice President (1934 – 1937)

             1938 – 1946               - Efipanio Flores  - Mayor

                                              - David Kaamino  - Vice Mayor

             1946 – 1954               - Crispiniano Lapar   - Mayor

                                               - Alfredo Kaamino  - Vice Mayor (1946-1949)

                                               - Olimpio Fernandez  - Vice Mayor (1950 – 1954)

              1955 – 1958               - Marcelino Alejandrino   - Mayor

                                              - Pablo Pitoy          - Vice Mayor

               1958 – 1984              - Alfonso D. Tan   - Mayor

                                               - Pablo Pitoy    - Vice Mayor (1958 – 1959)

-Atty. Jason B. Ocampos – Vice Mayor (1959–1963)

                                               - Hilarion Legaspi  - Vice Mayor (1964 – 1979)

                                                Godofredo Ymalay - Vice Mayor (1980 – 1984)

Major Accomplishments:

              June 17, 1967 – Tangub was chartered as a city under Republic Act 5131

              February 28, 1968 – The city was formally inaugurated

              1969     - The city won the prestigious honor as “ THE CLEANEST  CITY
                                 IN THE PHILIPPINES”
              1970                - The City was adjudged as “ BEST IN URBAN  PLANNING “

              1986 – 1988    - Godofredo Ymalay  - OIC City Mayor

-  Eleno T. Regidor, Jr. - OIC Vice Mayor
             - Robert O. Taclob    - OIC City Mayor                      

              1988 – 1992     - Eleno T. Regidor, Jr.             - City Mayor

                                     - Dr. Anecito Siete                   - Vice Mayor

              1992 – Present  - Philip T. Tan                        - City Mayor

                                        - Eleno T. Regidor, Jr.          - Vice Mayor

      Major awards/citations and remarkable projects & accomplishments has  been  achieved during his administration as itemized under accomplishments of this document.