Cabanglasan

The movement for the separation of Cabanglasan from his mother municipality (Malaybalay) began in the early 1960s when the people of Pulangi region petitioned for secession.Due to the persistence of the residents as spearheaded by Datu Maliwanag (Saturnino P. Linsagan), then President Ferdinand E. Marcos referred the matter to the mother municipality, Malaybalay.17)[5] the first set of municipal officials headed by Mayor Saturnino P. Linsagan aka Datu Maliwanag to his tribesmen, took their oath and held their first session.Along its North, East and South boundaries are slope class 30% and above, hilly and mountainous are declared as forestal, but not necessarily foliaged.During those Censal years Barangays Cabulohan, Capinonan and Imbatug had a greater population because it was where the logging companies established their plant and housing camps.Another factor in this population increase is the ongoing progress and development of this municipality, such as road accessibility to the different barangays and sitios, farm modernization, electrification and the coming of small and medium investors to establish their business in the Poblacion.With this positive trend, it can be projected that the increase of population will continue and the coming of investors would provide job opportunities to our people.Cabanglasan's populace is also kept abreast of recent information which is of regional and/or national significance through two Television channels which signal covered the municipality.The municipal government's ardent thrust to provide basic services to its constituents can be well manifested by its current pursuit to develop a level III type of water system through funding from the World Bank.The municipal government had entered into a loan agreement with the bank to develop a system that will provide for an individual pipe connection for each household within the barangays of Poblacion and Iba.Health statistics showed that the four leading causes of morbidity fall under communicable diseases which are preventable in nature but there was a gradual increase in such cases in the past few years.Records from the nutrition program of the municipality revealed the high prevalence rate of malnutrition has gradually decreased.This accomplishment was due to the full support of the Local Government Unit and Department of Health, and the increased awareness of the general populace on proper nutrition.Special Force (SF) of the Philippine Army (PA) established four strategic detachments, located at Barangay Poblacion, Freedom, Cananga-an and Jasaan.Each detachment is staffed by two regular elements of the SF-PA assisted by their respective CAFGUs (Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Units).