Padada as a city become prepared on July 15, 1949, after its advent into such with the aid of using the distinctive features of Executive Order # 236 of Elpidio Quirino, then president of the Republic of the Philippines. Antonio Go Pace becomes the primary mayor with the aid of using appointment who become the erstwhile councilor of Santa Cruz. Padada is a part of the province of Davao del Sur mendacity among a hundred twenty-five levels 20’ east longitude and six diplomae 28’ 44’ north latitude. The Poblacion is about 12 kilometers from Digos, the capital metropolis of Davao del Sur.
