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1) When was Lugait created as a municipality imbued with the power and attributes of a municipal corporation of the Republic?
March 16, 1961

2) What was the law that created the municipality of Lugait?
Executive Order No. 425,S. 1961

3) Who issued the said executive order?
President Carlos P. Garcia

4) Who was the first appointed municipal mayor?
Hon. Roman Jalop Galgao

5) What was the mother municipality of Lugait?
Municipality of Manticao

6) How Lugait got its name?
Lugait was derived from the words "LUGA" and "HAIT" or “Luga-Hait” meaning, a vow of retribution after lives and properties of the early settlers were ruined by the pirates of Iligan Bay. “Luga” means to spill blood and “hait” means to carry out the spilling of blood both in the name of self preservation and retribution of the wrong done by means of bladed weapons.

7) What is the Lugait legend?
It is simply about how Lugait got its name

8) Who were the first settlers of Lugait?
An account traced the first formal settlers from an exodus of natives from Sumilao, Bukidnon

9) Who founded the first Lugait community?
Jose "Amay" Salibo

10) Who is the father of the municipality?
Hon. Alejandro Diabo Uy

11) Who were the elected municipal mayors of Lugait since 1961 until now?
Hon. Roman J. Galgao, Hon. Escolastico Laure, Hon. Frisco C. Taongan, Hon. Nenito O. Otero, Hon. Yuri M. Taongan, and Hon. Wellie G. Lim (present)

12) How many barangays comprise the municipality?
there are 8 barangays, namely, Poblacion, Biga, Calangahan, Lower Talacogon, Upper Talacogon, Kaluknayan, Aya-aya and Betahon

13) How big is the land area of the municipality?
It is 3,645.6721 hectares per Cadastral Survey No. 698

14) What are the existing general land uses of Lugait?
We learned that the following is the existing general land uses of Lugait: Built-up-132.7216 hectares or 3.64% of the total land area, Agricultural-2,679.3212 or 73.49% of the total land area, industrial-63.1381 or 1.73 % of the total land area, mineral land-196.0000 or 5.38% of the total land area, forest land-64.0 hectares or 1.76% of the total land area, infrastructure/utilities-42.1116 or 1.16 % of the total land area, and other land uses-468.3794 or 12.85% of the total land area.(Comprehensive Land Use Plan, 2000).

15)What is the total population of Lugait?
In the recent 2005 survey it is 17,255

16)What is the 10-year projected population of Lugait?
Lugait will have a population of 22,229 by 2015

17)How many number of households?
There are a total of 3,556 households

18)What is the average household size?
The average household size is 7.51

19) What is the income classification of Lugait?
It is a 4th class municipality

20)What is the estimated annual income of Lugait (2006)?
It is Php 46,049,256.50

21) How much is its Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) share from the national government?
P17,312,796.00

22) How much is Lugait's estimated annual income derived from local sources?
P28,736,460.57.00

23) What is the annual realized income (2005) of the municipality?
It is Php 36, 721, 651.00

24) How many pre-schools do the local government operates?
There are a total of 22 pre-school centers comprising of 13 day care, 3 ricc and 6 DepEd-supervised pre-schools

25) How many elementary schools?
There are 7 elementary schools

26) How many high schools?
There is but 1 the Lugait National High School

27) How many vocational schools?
The local government operates 1, the Lugait Technical and Vocational School

28) What is the teacher-student ratio in the public schools?
The teacher-student ratio is 36:1 for the elementary and 38:1 for high school

29) What are the two(2) major industries in Lugait?
These are Holcim Phils.,Inc. that manufactures cement and Mindanao Steel Corporation that manufactures galvanized iron and roofing materials

30) What are the religions or faith organizations in Lugait?
The Roman Catholic Church has the biggest number of followers. Other religions and faiths are the churches of the Iglesia ni Cristo, Seventh Day Adventists, United Church of Christ in the Philippines, Pentecostal, Faith Christian Fellowship, Bible Baptist Churches, Living
Word Ministries, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Assembly of God, Jesus is Lord, Jesus Miracle Crusade and Bible Fundamental Churches.

31)What are some of the best practices in governance that Lugait has been recognized?

They are the following:
• Used consultation, convergence and partnership in approaching development in the municipality
• Implemented Lugait Ipatunhay ug Mahalon Program (LIM-1) as Executive Agenda for the term 2001-2004 and Executive-Legislative Agenda (LIM-2) for the term 2004-2007
• Awarded Outstanding Mayor (Mayor Lim) by the Civil Service Commission
• Awarded the National Kampeon ng Kabataang Pilipino for 10 outstanding legislators for youth development (VM Colao) by the National Youth Commission
• Awarded Outstanding Human Resource Management Officer (Ms. Montecillo) by the Civil Service Commission
• Awarded friendly LGU to Persons with Disabilities by the Civil Service Commission
• Best Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (CIDSS) Program implementer given by the Department of Social Welfare and Development
• SANDUGO National Awardee for implementing its bloodletting program given by the National Red Cross and the Department of Health
• National KABALIKAT awardee for its non-formal education program by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
• Provincial and regional hall of famer for the TESDA Kabalikat Awards
• Cleanest and Greenest Municipality having been adjudged champion by the Gawad sa Pangulo sa Kapaligiran in the province of Misamis Oriental
• Regional Best Community Training and Employment Coordinator or CTEC (Mr. Parami) given by TESDA for its Community-based Technical Education Program
• Most Child-Friendly Municipality in the Province of Misamis Oriental by the Presidential Search for Most Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities of the Philippines
• Regional Kalasag Award for its Disaster Management Program by the Office of the Civil Defense
• Provincial best nutrition program implementer
• Best financially managed LGU having no deficits and has incurred surpluses
• Automated revenue generation and sourcing system
• 5S of good housekeeping implementer LGU
• The only Sangguniang Bayan that has Legislative Agenda in every term of office
• Automated Legislative Tracking System in the Sangguniang Bayan
• Automated Civil Registry Information Service at Municipal Civil Registry
• Used Management Committee as a management tool in the local administration
• Evaluated high performer using the Local Government Performance Measurement System by the Department of the Interior and Local Government
• Seriously endeavors to provide meaning to peoples’ participation in governance through the recognition of civil society organizations not only in the Municipal Special Bodies but in all aspects of governance
• Implements the following innovative programs: Asdang Lasang! for mass reforestation, Municipal Environmental Monitoring and Evaluation System, Watershed Development Program, Coastal Resource Management and Development Program, Codification Program for ordinances, Municipal Computerization Program, Municipal Scholarship Program, Integrated Pre-School Services Program, Book for Every Students Program, Indigency Health Care Program, Mass-based Sports and Youth Development Program, Integrated Solid Waste Management Program and others