Dumanjug is one of the “old” towns of Cebu, where vistages of Spanish influence still stand. Spanish-era houses lining its principal streets and its coral-stone church with big twin clocks are pieces from a distant past.
The name Dumanjug is said to have come from one of the three brothers who settled in the locality: Binonga, Yongyong, and Dumanjug. The place where the town is now located was the one occupied by Dumanjug. It was then called Kang Dumanjug. In time, it was just abbreviated to Dumanjug.
As the population grew, a municipal government was formed. Juan Jakosalem was made gobernadorcillo in 1855. During the revolution of 1898, a revolutionary government was set up on December 16 of that year by Gen. Arcadio Maxilom, the province’s revolutionary head. He appointed Pedro Noel as its presidente. When the Americans came, a civil government under the United States was established with Domingo Albino as the first president. The first elected mayor was Pacifico Alpuerto."
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