All of the rice terrace clusters have been researched on by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and various scholars from the University of the Philippines.

There have been campaigns to nominate the Iraynun-Bukidnon Rice Terraces, along with the central Panay mountain range, into the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The municipality was named after Spanish captain-general (governor) ad interim Manuel Blanco de Valderrama.

Poverty Incidence of Valderrama Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] The newly-elected Mayor Jocelyn Posadas took her oath on June 21, 2016, after winning the elections May 9, 2016.

The new set of the municipality's government officials are Josefino Castillón as Vice Mayor and 8 Sangguniang Bayan (SB) Members: Richel Pagayônan, Pedro Labánon, Jose Mervin Gonzales, Keking Otadoy, Mary Joyce Roquero, Christopher Maguad, Anthony Gade and Budak Pon-an.