Editing Alabel (section)

==History==
In 1947, the families of Santiago Alaba and Tomas Beldad Sr. settled in Buayan. The place became a barrio of the municipality of Dadiangas (now [[General Santos]]) on September 17, 1956, through Hadji Abdawa Mohamad and Marcos Malinao and named '''Alabel''' in honor of two families.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alabel, Sarangani Province |url=http://cctdi.blogspot.com/2009/06/alabel-sarangani-province.html |website=cctdi.blogspot.com |publisher=Darwin's Blog |access-date=March 11, 2020 |date=June 18, 2009}}</ref>

Alabel became a municipality under ''[[Republic Act]] 6393'' (formerly ''House Bill No. 3222'' sponsored by Rep. James L. Chongbian) dated September 10, 1971, comprising eight ''[[barrio]]s'' separated from the city: Alabel (now Poblacion), Alegria, Maribulan, Pag-asa, Kawas, Domolok, Bagacay and Tokawal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Republic Act No. 6393 |url=https://thecorpusjuris.com/legislative/republic-acts/ra-no-6393.php |website=The Corpus Juris |access-date=October 12, 2022 |date=September 10, 1971}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Alabel, Executive Summary (2020) |url=https://www.coa.gov.ph/download/3578/sarangani/56624/alabel-executive-summary-2020.pdf |website=[[Commission on Audit (Philippines)|Commission on Audit]] |publisher=[[Government of the Philippines]] |date=2020 |access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref> ''[[Barangay]]s'' Spring, Baluntay, Datal Anggas, and Paraiso were created between 1986 and 1989, bringing the number to twelve.

===Alaba Administration (1971–1986)===

The first set of elected officials were; Lucio J. Alaba as Mayor, Jose Orlino, Jr. as Vice Mayor, and Councilors; Dionisio Lim, Gregorio Lumanta, Hermogenes Pecolados, Ignacio Solis, Alfredo Radaza, Honorio Navarro, Teodolito Jabilles, and Exequil Tecson.

===Martial Law===

The so-called battle of [[Ilaga]] (Ilonggo Land Grabbers Association, its acronym is spelled out of ''ilaga'', meaning "rat" in [[Bisayan languages|Visayan languages]]) Muslim and Lumads happened in Alabel during Marcos administration in 1974. Many Lumads and Muslim were killed by Ilaga.

Civilian fled and evacuated in Dadiangas (now [[General Santos]]) in order to survive from brutalities in Alabel while some transfer and went home to their place of origin in Visayan Islands.

===Sibugan Administration (1986–1998)===
In 1986 EDSA Revolution, Mayor Alaba was replaced by Hernando L. Sibugan, the appointed mayor of the Ministry of Local Government and was elected to the same office in 1988 and 1992. Finally, Alabel was chosen the capital town of the newly created Sarangani Province by virtue of Republic Act No. 7228 on March 16, 1992, through the representation of James L. Chiongbian.

President [[Corazon Aquino]] landed in Barangay Spring in 1988 during her visit in [[South Cotabato]]. The President together with her team visited [[Mindanao]] to watch the solar eclipse. Astronomers and other tourists watched the said celestial phenomena.

President Corazon Aquino and Defense Secretary [[Fidel Ramos]] were among the estimated 20,000 sight-seers and scientists who jammed the cities of Davao and General Santos for the event, seen as a total eclipse only in the nation's extreme southern tip and parts of Indonesia. It was the first total eclipse seen in the Philippines since 1955. Another is not expected until the year 2042.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dogs howl, cocks crow at eclipse darkened daytime sky |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/03/18/Dogs-howl-cocks-crow-at-eclipse-darkened-daytime-sky/2542574664400/ |website=upi.com |publisher=United Press International, Inc. |access-date=March 11, 2020 |date=March 18, 1988}}</ref>

===The Grafilos===
Two Grafilos became local chief executives of Alabel for a span of 18 year from 1998 to 2016.

Narsico Ra. Grafilo Jr., served as mayor of Alabel from 1998 to 2007. His priority projects are road opening to far-flung barangays and the construction of phase 1 of Alabel MEGA PUBLIC MARKET. In his term, Kasadyaan Festival was inaugurated in 2001.

Corazon Sunga Grafilo succeeded Mayor Jun as mayor in 2007. In her term, her flagship program was the Garantisadong Serbisyo (GS) wherein the LGU bring all the local offices and the National Agancies closer to the people. Alabel became a sister city of Makati. She also completed the construction of the Alabel MEGA PUBLIC MARKET. Abante Alabel as a town's tagline was popularized in her term.

===Creation of Ladol===
''Provincial Ordinance Nos. 2003-025'' (dated December 1, 2003) and ''2011-7-048'' (July 26, 2011) of the [[Sarangani Provincial Board]] provided for the constitution of [[Sitio]] '''Ladol''' in Brgy. Poblacion into a regular [[barangay]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Memorandum Order No. 46, s. 2012 |url=http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2012/07/20/memorandum-order-no-46-s-2012/ |website=[[Official Gazette (Philippines)|Official Gazette]] |publisher=[[Government of the Philippines]] |access-date=March 11, 2020 |date=July 20, 2012}}</ref> This was ratified in a plebiscite held on August 18, 2012.<ref>''[https://comelec.gov.ph/?r=References/ComelecResolutions/Plebiscites/PlebiscitesPoblacionAlabelSarangani Plebiscite to ratify the cration of Barangay Ladol out of Barangay Poblacion, Alabel, Sarangani:] [https://comelec.gov.ph/?r=References/ComelecResolutions/Plebiscites/PlebiscitesPoblacionAlabelSarangani/res9477 Resolution No. 9477]'' [[Commission on Elections (Philippines)|Commission on Elections]]. Jun 22, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2022.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Barangay Ladol |url=https://alabel.gov.ph/ladol/ |website=Municipality of Alabel |publisher=[[Government of the Philippines]] |access-date=October 12, 2022 |date=2020}}</ref>

The separation was further formalized when Pres. [[Rodrigo Duterte]] signed ''[[Republic Act]] 11599'' on December 10, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=House Bill No. 5306 |url=https://hrep-website.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/legisdocs/third_18/HBT5306.pdf |website=[[House of Representatives of the Philippines]] |access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref><ref>''[https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2021/ra_11599_2021.html "Republic Act No. 11599"]'' ([https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2021/pdf/ra_11599_2021.pdf Link] for PDF file) The LawPhil Project. October 12, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2022.</ref>

===Salarda Administration (2016–present)===
The administration of Vic Paul Salarda started in 2016. Infrastructure projects and community services were his administration's priority. Serbisyong Smile sa Barangay (SSB) was his flagship program where government agencies joined to bring services to various barangay in the municipality. Smile Alabel is the popular tagline of Mayor Nonoy.

===Creation of New Canaan===
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On August 20, 2022, majority of selected residents of Alabel ratified in a plebiscite ''Provincial Ordinance No. 2009-6-044'', dated June 29, 2009, separating a part of Barangay Pag-asa to create a new one to be called '''New Canaan'''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/840340/comelec-starts-printing-of-ballots-for-4-plebiscites/story/ |title=Comelec starts printing of ballots for 4 plebiscites |work=[[GMA News]] | date=August 3, 2022 |access-date=August 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dwiz882am.com/index.php/plebisito-sa-barangay-new-canaan-saranggani-naging-matagumpay-comelec/ |title=Plebisito sa Barangay New Canaan, Saranggani naging matagumpay —COMELEC |work=[[DWIZ-AM|DWIZ]] |date=August 23, 2022 |access-date=August 23, 2022 |language=fil}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.remate.ph/comelec-plebisito-sa-brgy-new-canaan-saranggani-matagumpay/ |title=Comelec: Plebisito sa Brgy. New Canaan, Saranggani matagumpay |work=Remate On-line |date=August 22, 2022 |access-date=September 3, 2022 |language=fil}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bomboradyo.com/comelec-commissioner-garcia-nakatutok-sa-gagawing-plebisito-ngayong-araw-para-sa-bagong-barangay-sa-sarangani-province |title=COMELEC Commissioner Garcia nakatutok sa gagawing plebisito ngayong araw para sa bagong barangay sa Sarangani Province |work=[[Bombo Radyo Philippines|Bombo Radyo]] [[General Santos]] |date=August 20, 2022 |access-date=September 3, 2022 |language=fil}}</ref><ref>[https://comelec.gov.ph/?r=References/ComelecResolutions/Plebiscites/PlebisciteNewCanaanAlabelSarangani Plebiscite to Ratify the Creation of Barangay New Canaan into a Regular and Distinct Barangay in the Municipality of Alabel, Province of Sarangani Pursuant to Provincial Ordinance No. 2009-6-044 dated June 29, 2009] ''[[Commission on Elections (Philippines)|Commission on Elections]].''</ref>