Blessed with a mystic touch visible through the various spots where a glance is spelled by a feeling of comfort and refuge, every place in Anda attunes you to the sight and sound of nature, its historical past and spiritual passion of the community. The town’s earlier name was Quinale, referring to the layers of sand and corals carved by the sea. It was changed according to the fad introduced in the 19th century which baptized places after historical figures, Simeon de Anda y Salazar who became governor general of the Philippines in 1769. Anda was established as a town in 1876 and it parish was separated from Guindulman in 1885. The Augustinian Recollects were the pastors until 1898. In September 1900, American troops burned the town; fortunately the heeded the parish priest’s plea to spare the church, convent and municipal hall. The Recollects, upon special request from the people of Anda through the Bishop of Cebu, returned on 1902 and stayed in Anda until 1937. Read More…

The newly elected Mayor Angelina Simacio will soon streamline the organizational structure of the Municipal Government of Anda by clustering offices with similar or related functions. Her objective was to bring about an energized bureaucracy having the qualities of scalability, flexibility and integration with a client-oriented focus and capable management. Thus the offices and special programs were grouped into five sector/service clusters namely the Infrastructure and Utilities, Health and Nutrition, Education and Welfare, Employment and Livelihood and Governance. The service/sector convergence allows for technical integration, sharing of information and resources to produce synergies. These five service/sector clusters are under the direct supervision of the Mayor.
In the previous administration, in order to increase the level of awareness of our local chief executives, decision-makers and program implementers on the current situation of Anda households Read More…