Decades ago, Kapalong was just one among the ordinary places comprising the vast area of Davao Province. For the convenience of the public administration and general welfare of the inhabitants, then Governor General of the Philippines, Francis Burton Harrison by virtue of Executive Order No. 8, dated January 1, 1921 declared Kapalong as a municipal district
composed of 9 barangays namely: Abacca, Mabaquid, Manique, Mabantao, Esperanza, Sua-on, Jaguimitan, Kapalong and Florida.
The newly purchased 2-units 6 wheeler brand new dump truck (HINO MODEL) of the municipality of Kapalong under the Timbol-Estrada administration adding the pool of heavy equipments used for
infra projects implementation and other income generation activities/economic enterprise initiative of the local government.(mio kapalong)
Mayor Timbol along with First Lady ABC President Tess Timbol and SB Member Rowell Selim personally visited Brgy. Gupitan, the first priority barangay in Kapalong established with a
barangay reading center under the Timbol-Estrada administration. (below) The barangay kagawads witnessed the signing of the memorandum of understanding between the LGU represented by Mayor Timbol and Gupitan Brgy. Council represented by Brgy. Captain Evangelio M. Warag.
The local government of Kapalong under the Timbol – Estrada administration has recently made another notable accomplishment as the newly purchased brand new heavy equipments paraded at the motorpool of this town ready
to take off for the LGU’s lined-up infrastructure projects.
The local government officials of Kapalong headed by Mayor Edgardo L. Timbol and Vice Mayor Romy C. Estrada in their endeavor to give equal opportunity for development in the barangays of Kapalong
appropriated 1 M budget for each barangay’s identified priority project.
The municipal government of Kapalong under the leadership of Mayor Edgardo L. Timbol launches this summer the opening of the LGU Fitness Gym which aims to promote
A 5.4 million budget out of local funds was appropriated by the municipal
government of Kapalong under the leadership of Mayor Edgardo L. Timbol for the improvement of the Kapalong Public Market which started last December 8, 2008.
Of the 5.4 million, 512,922 was appropriated for the market’s concreting of road shoulders, 1,679,000 for the improvement of drainage canal; 275,450 for the construction of extension roofing of Phase 1 building; 449,663 for the repair of gutter,
The Local Government of Kapalong under the leadership of Mayor Edgardo L. Timbol has just purchased a manlifter truck worth P750,000.00 out of the municipal coffers as additional utility equipment of the LGU for its workmen to
clean and cut towering trees and to access tops of electric polls and posts and street lights that need repair and maintenance.
- is being justified and given proof on the advent of the Timbol-Estrada administration term 2007-2010, through the numerous on-going and accomplished infrastructure projects, programs and basic services laid down for the benefit of the kapalongians on their volition to achieve efficacy toward better local bureaucracy.