archipelago willing to owned and occupy land in Mindanao. Hence, this was known as “SACADA” people migrated to Mindanao by way of shipment from Luzon and other parts of the Visayas. Year 1912. Arriving at the port of Surigao (North of Mindanao) where the office of the bureau of land under American supervision. A noticed outside the office which read “Immediate Hiring of Workers” and willing to travel to all parts of Mindanao. Thus, this young Elpidio Empasis Barcelona, a very poor young Spanish Filipino mestizo hails from Tanke, Talisay in island of Cebu at the age of sixteen (16) became an employee of the Bureau of Land, under an American supervision in Land Survey Party. His category works as a “Transit man”, he was designated as an assistance to the Engineering Land Surveyor due to his mathematical know how. Experienced in surveying, first assignment from Butuan, Davao, and others parts of Cotabato, Pikit, Pagalungan, Midsayap as far as Zamboanga, Jolo, Sulo and Basilan. Same year 1912, back to area of Cotabato member of survey party lead by American geodetic engineer, continued their task of surveying, until they reached the most southern part of Cotabato, now called “GLAN”. In 1912, the place was unexplored. The existing of the biggest form of trees with approximate diameter of five to six feet, the least was four feet in diameter. Very few existing houses of native inhabitants called “Bla’ans” and “Muslims”. Only not more than seven houses or shanties near the banks of the river, there are also others who lived in shanties at the hinterland. They found no Christians alike, the place was still unknown its name. A member of the survey party, approached a certain native who happened sharpening his long bladed bolo or kris the ethnic weapon then, and asked the native in Cebuano dialect “Amigo, unsay nga’an ning dapita, ning lugaraha?” (Friend, what's the name of this area, this place?) The native did not actually understand Cebuano dialect, he the native thought the stranger was asking what he was doing. The native answered “GALANG” means sharpening. Then and there, the member of the survey party reported to young Elpidio Empasis Barcelona the name of the place is “Galang”. By mistake, it was named in the surveyed place and was established in the department of agriculture in a lot plan as “Colony No. 9- Glan”. The native man was later