[citation needed] Guihing was once the original sitio of Padada and its formation was brought about by Mr. Walstrom, an American expatriate who owned a vast coconut plantation in the area called the Mindanao Estate Co., together with the effort of Don Bartolome Hernandez Sr., a coconut planter and a pioneer of the area too.

Padada as a town was organized on July 15, 1949, after its creation into such by virtue of Executive Order # 236 of Elpidio Quirino, then president of the Republic of the Philippines.

The territorial jurisdiction of Padada originally embraced the present town of Santa Maria, Malalag, and Sulop in the south, Kiblawan in the west, Hagonoy in the north, and part of Matanao in the north-west with the seat of government in the barrio of Limonso which is now the Padada Poblacion.

In 1946, after the proclamation of the Philippine Republic, hordes of home seekers mostly Filipino veterans of the Second World War headed by Major Froilan Mascardo Matas, settled the area called Padada Valley occupying several repossessed Japanese Plantations in the vicinity.

With the influx of numerous migrants of all walks of life, Limonso as the center of trade, grew into a large community, and qualified to become a separate municipality.

As early as January 1949, the bid for the creation of Padada Town was prepared, finally securing its approval through Executive Order No.

The creation of Limonso now Padada into a municipality and the subdivision of the poblacion into commercial and residential districts was attributed to him.

Prior to the 1988 local elections, all OIC Municipal Officials we made to resign during the campaign period from December 1987 to February 1988.

Juwill G. Carpentero, won the Vice Mayoral race, a Sangguniang Bayan Member for two terms during the Administration of Caminero.

The Poblacion is approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Digos, the capital town of Davao del Sur.

The total land area of the municipality is 8,300 hectares (21,000 acres), 65% of which is planted to coconut and 35% to banana, corn, rice and other crops.

It has three urban barangays namely, NCO, Almendras, and Quirino that totals to one hundred eighty one hectares.

On top of the summit, you will have a panoramic view of Padada Valley, Davao Gulf, Mt.

It is 4.5 km east of Poblacion facing Davao Gulf and can be reached on a motorized boat in 5–7 minutes.

It has an area of 50 hectares (120 acres) surrounded with buoys from BFAR (Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Philippines)) for its protection and identification.

Based on National Statistical Coordination Board, the total population was 25,724 as of May 1, 2010, up from 27,127 in the August 2007 census.

Majority of the population 17,907 are Roman Catholics, a few are Muslims and Protestants, as well as Iglesia Ni Cristo and Mormons.

Francisco Lopez from the Augustinian Recollects together with Don Jose Oyanguren came to establish a Christian settlement after defeating local chieftain, Datu Bago.

Then, on January 20, 1933, Pope Pius XI created Cagayan de Oro as second diocese in Mindanao.

Clovis Rondeau, Omer Leblanc, Leo Lamy, Conrad Cote, and Msgr.

On June 29, 1951, Pope Pius XII elevated Cagayan de Oro to an archdiocese together with Jaro.

They were welcomed by the people of Padada in the person of Mayor Gregorio Matas, Bonifacio Semilla the president of Catholic Association and many others who were supportive of the said plan.

At that moment Padada had only a chapel situated near the highway, standing near the bread fruit or locally known as ‘kamansi’ (Artocarpus altilis) that is within the vicinity and residence of a certain Rodem.

Right after that day they repaired the old chapel and afterward moved it in the residence of the Yap Family which is the location of the church at present.

It was an enormous undertaking that they informed and sought help from leaders like Mr. Ronda of Hagonoy, Mr. Pascual, Diel and Calumpong of Malalag, and other places like Pawa, Kiblawan, Tanwalang, and Santa Maria.

There were hundreds of them including the tribal minorities of B’laans of Maragaa and the Tagacaolos of Malalag shared their earnest involvement of the said project.

After the fiesta, the same spirit of enthusiasm and solidarity continued to intensify as they started to plan the construction of a bigger church.

It was a protracted effort to finish the main and internal structure of the church that they continually relied on the financial aid from few of the wealthy families of the neighboring municipalities and the masons who volunteered their service.

Even at present his persona endured in the memories of the people as the driving force who laid the foundations of their dream.

Poverty Incidence of Padada Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] Padada is basically an agricultural area where coconuts abound and to which copra is the main produce, maize comes to second as the important crops that is grown including bananas and cassava.