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Mt. Solo

Mt. Solo is located at Upper Maton, Pudtol, Apayao. There are three ways going there:

via Brgy Lt. Balag, Pudtol
via Kabugao, Apayao
via Brgy Upper Maton, Pudtol

The Old Church Ruins of Pudtol

The Dominicans established Futol in 1604 as their first mission in Apayao. The church was built in 1684 and was designed as a fortress to protect the mission. It was abandoned in 1815 due to the ferocity of Isneg attacks.

Pudtol: A Brief History

The present day Pudtol is the remnant of the Old Municipal District of Tawit, which existed since August 13, 1908. The Municipal District of Tawit comprised the territories of the present day municipalities of Luna, Flora, Sta. Marcela and Pudtol, and some part of Allacapan and Lasam in the province of Cagayan. The seat of government then was at Barrio Tawit (the present Barangays of Malibang, Matanguisi, Aga and Cacalaggan). On December 3, 1929, the Municipal District of Pudtol was created by virtue of Executive Order No. 217 signed by President Ramon Magsaysay, inheriting all territories left of the old Municipal District of Tawit after the organization of the Municipal District of Luna. In February 1957, the first set of appointed municipal officials of Pudtol were inducted into office. Emilia Almasan was the municipal mayor. On March 31, 1959, President Carlos Garcia signed Executive Order No. 335 converting the municipal district of Pudtol into a regular municipality making

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