Lanao del Sur Province, Philippines Genealogy

Asia Philippines  Lanao del Sur Province

Guide to  ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History
Source: Lanao del Sur LGU Lanao del Sur has a long and colorful history to share. The Darangen epic, famous among the Maranao, relates about the events and people and gives description to the old towns during pre-colonial times. Lanao is the home of the Maranao Sultanate known today as the four principalities or Pat a Pangampong sa Ranao, namely Masiu, Unayan, Balo-i and Bayabao. The Sultanate governs independently through an unwritten code referred to as Igma Ago Taritib (literally: Order and Consensus). Its political power and domain is equally recognized by the state like those in Sulu and Maguindanao. In the heyday of colonialism, Lanao is proud to have resisted the succeeding foray of Spanish, American and Japanese intrusions.

The creation of Lanao del Sur is dated during the height of the Commonwealth government campaign for settlement in Mindanao. The undivided Lanao was administratively part and a political unit of the Moro province by virtue of Philippine Commission Act No. 787. Thereafter, in May 27, 1959 by virtue of Republic Act No. 2228, the unified Lanao was divided into two distinct provinces, namely Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte. Lanao del Sur was officially chartered on July 4, 1959.

Cemeteries

 * Find A Grave
 * Iligan City Public Cemetery
 * Public Cemetery, Lanao Kuran Arakan Cotabato
 * Libertad Cemetery
 * Pagadian Chinese Cemetery
 * Sapad Public Cemetery
 * Marian Hills Memorial Park
 * Pryce Memorial Gardens

Websites

 * Lanao del Sur
 * Lanao Del Sur 2
 * Lanao del Sur Province, Philippines
 * Lanao del Sur, Philippines Lat Long Coordinates Info
 * Lanao del Sur Map
 * ZIP Codes & Phone Area Code of Lanao, Philippines