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During
the middle of the 18th century, a small settlement
named Anuran was founded by a Subano leader, Capitan Felipe or
Empi. Anuran is a derivative of the Visayan term “Anod” which
means to be carried by the current, hence, the name of the place.
Fresh floods always hit the settlement, hence, the name
“Anuran.”
The
Subano leader moved his settlement to higher grounds, and thus
safe from the occasional wrath of the river. The settlements grew
with the passing of years as settlers from neighboring Cebu, Bohol,
Camiguin, Siquijor and Negros Province came. Anuran was chosen by
the Spanish authorities to become the seat of the local government
for the administration of the surrounding barrios of Layawan (now
Oroquieta City and Daisong presently the town of Lopez Jaena).
Sometime
in 1854 Anuran was visited by an Agustinian priest named Francisco
Jimenez de San Fermin. He built a small chapel. His congregation
eventually grow and in 1885 with the inauguration of the Catholic
Church Parish, Anuran was renamed Aloran and became a
municipality, part of huge province of Cagayan de Misamis.
Five
years later, the people of Aloran upon the initiation of their
parish priest thought of changing the town’s name to Maria
Cristina, their patron saint. Unfortunately, during the first
fiesta celebration, lightning and thunder struck resulting in some
casualties. The incident added with the social chaos and
criminalities during the period, who are superstitious opted at
retaining the name of Aloran.
A
major political setback are suffered during Aloran’s status was
reduced to mere barrio in 1902 during the early years of the
American regime when the seat of local administration transferred
to Layawan.
In
1910, a concerted effort to restore Aloran into a regular town
started. Local government and independence was restored by
Executive Order no. 67, dated September 30, 1916 and took effect
on January 1, 1917, signed by American Governor General Francis
Burton Harrison. Benito Apepe was appointed as first Municipal
President with councilors representing the first barrio of
Balaring, Cassosan, Lawa-an and other sitios of Caputol, Pelong,
Culpan, Miasan and Conat.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 67
Manila,
September 20, 1916
WHEREAS,
many of the inhabitants of the barrio of Aloran, municipality of
Oroquieta, Province of Misamis Occidental, have petitioned that
the said barrio be separated from the said municipality of
Oroquieta and organized into an independent Municipality.
Now,
therefore upon recommendation of the Provincial Board of Misamis
and pursuant to the provision of Section Eighty-two of the
Administrative Code, the fourteen municipalities of the Province
of Misamis as established by Section Forty-Three of the
Administrative Code, are hereby increased to fifteen by separating
the barrio of Aloran from the municipality under the municipal
government of Aloran.
The
municipality of Oroquieta shall consist of the present territory
comprised in the barrios of Aloran, Balaring Cassosan and Lawa-an.
The
municipality of Aloran is hereby organized and shall consist of
the territory comprised in the barrios of Aloran, Balaring,
Cassosan, and Lawa-an; Provided that the seat of the municipal
government of Aloran shall be in the barrio of Aloran.
The
organization herein made shall be effective on January first
nineteen hundred and seventeen.
(Sgd.)
FRANCIS BURTON HARRISON
Governor-General
Apepes terminated in 1919. The municipal
presidency was followed in succession by Esperidion Maisog
(1919-1922), Ramon Rivera (1922-1925), Leoncio Cajeta (1925-1928)
and Gregorio Naranjo (1928-1931) then followed by the three
successive terms of Timoteo Maisog (1931-1940). In 1940 the
municipal presidency was changed to the position of the municipal
mayor followed by the following:
Anecito Ocaya 1940-1947
Generoso T. Ocaya 1947-1951
Jose Flores Mutia 1951-1955
Liberato T. Bacayo 1955-1985
Dionesio Tejano 1985-1986
Gilbert L. Galon April
10, 1986 – November ’87
Arturo Abuton December
1987 – January ’88
Jimmy R. Regalado 1988
up to the present
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