He often denounced the abuses of the guardia civil (the police) and the oppression brought upon by tax collectors.
He defied the Spanish Empire authorities by refusing to be drafted in the military service.
To hide their identities, they changed their family name from Tanudtanod to Macapobre.
He was an ordinary man, Imok possessed an extraordinary desire to provide for his family a green pasture which served as his inspiration to work hard.
In Hinulawan, he was invited to a council composed of other leaders in the area, to establish the new town.