Gayola

Sometimes in the year 1940’s some pioneers invaded a vast forestland five (5) kilometers away from Barangay Amas. The families of those  pioneers  came  to  conquer  the

forestland for the reason of having production for economic upliftment. First of the pioneering people of the place was the family of Mr. Julio Lagutin from Misamis Oriental, followed by the family of Mr. Deogracias Agustin from Negros Oriental in the year 1947. On the year 1949, National Census Enumeration in which Mr. Gayotin, Sr. was a member, conducted the census enumeration from Amas to the boundary of Bukidnon, including Arakan Valley, being part of Amas territory. While enumerating from Amas to Marbel River, two Manobo families consisting that of Datu Santali and Datu Sumak were included. At about 1952, more families came. By that time, those families came to a decision of naming the place for the purposes of giving specific address to their

relatives from their places of origin. When they inquired about the name of the place, which was then part of Amas, they suggested Sitio Gayotin, on the ground that he was the one who really worked hard for them to acquire the area. But Mr. Gayotin objected to this, instead he suggested the name GAYOLA in due recognition of the efforts of the people behind its inception. GAYO was taken from the name Gayotin, who was the Barrio Lieutenant, L was from Lagutin a barrio councilor and A from Agustin, Barangay secretary by that time. And on the year 1956, Mr. GAyotin, through a resolution, requested to make GAYOLA a regular Barangay. This resolution was duly considered and approved and was popularly known as GAYOLA, in honour of the “Three Musketeers” who work hard for making the place a regular Barangay.