Capapas and Apolonio A. Lucero by donating real properties as lands to meet the requirements of becoming a municipality. The first set of Municipal Officials were appointed by President Elpidio Quirino on May 17, 1951. It was headed by Felix Balagon as Municipal Mayor, Leon Fortaliza as Vice Mayor, Manuel Tomol, Enrique Sarona, Modesto Miras and Manuel Cruzada as councilors.Mr. Pedro Tomol was appointed as Municipal Secretary. Geography Barangays Silago is politically subdivided into 15 barangays, 5 of which are landlocked and the remaining 10 barangays are located at the east coast. Climate Demographics Economy Education Elementary schools: Almost all barangays have Elementary / Primary Schools, few are mentioned below: Silago Central Elementary School - Barangay Poblacion District I Sudmon Elementary School - Barangay Sudmon Hingatungan Elementary School - Barangay Hingatungan Awayon Elementary School - Barangay Mercedes High schools: There are only 4 high schools, which are strategically located at cater far flung areas. Silago National Vocational High School - Barangay Poblacion District II Hingatungan National High School - Barangay Hingatungan (located at northern portion of the municipality) Mercedes National High School - Barangay Mercedes (located at southern portion of the municipality) Katipunan National High School - Barangay Katipunan (located at western portion of the municipality) Tourism Silago got her name from the word “murcielago” which is a Spanish term for bat, because of this species' dominance in the locality. Proof to this is the giant bat sanctuary at Barangay Catmon. Along the coastal barangays of the town, there are clean beaches and a structure designed by nature lying in the town's deep blue sea known as Pelada Rock, also locally known as “Batong Dako" meaning large rock, which was occupied and utilized as a camp by the Japanese Imperial Army during the Second World War. The peculiar beauty of this rock is enhanced with the abundance of birds hovering and built their nest on it, sea snakes making the rock as their dwelling place, with fish and other marine products surrounding it. The rock is located just a short distance from the shore of Barangay Laguma and Barangay Salvacion. Farther north, is a natural rock formation with a length of more or less 50 meters from the shore and about 10 meters wide. The interior of Silago is mountainous, in which is the town's vast forest, home of the wild pigs locally known as “Baboy Ihas”. Among all the