From July 26 to August 9, 1945, Filipino soldiers under the command of Donald Blackburn, supported by airstrikes by Army Air Forces, captured the town, then a Japanese stronghold.

[5]: 305–320  The result was key to the eventual surrender of General Yamashita at Kiangan, Ifugao.

A memorial marker, located at Mount Nagchajan, marks the site of the battle.

In the 2020 census, the population of Mayoyao was 15,621 people,[3] with a density of 66 inhabitants per square kilometre or 170 inhabitants per square mile.

Poverty incidence of Mayoyao Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] Mayoyao, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Ifugao, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code.