Padada as a town was organized on July 15, 1949, after its creation into such by virtue of Executive Order # 236 of the late Elpidio Quirino, then president of the Republic of the Philippines. The territorial jurisdiction of Padada originally embraced the present town of Sta. Maria, Malalag and Sulop in the south, Kiblawan in the west, Hagonoy in the north, and part of Matanao in the northwest with the seat of government in the barrio of Limonso which is now the Padada Poblacion. Thus, the old one street barrio of Limonso is the harbinger of the popular town of Padada. For it came to pass that in 1946 after the proclamation of the Philippine Republic, hordes of home seekers mostly Filipino veterans of the second world war headed by the late Major Froilan Mascardo Matas, settled the area called Padada Valley occupying several repossessed Japanese Plantation in the vicinity. With the influx of numerous migrants of all walks of life, Limonso as the center of trade, bustled into a teeming commercial community, attracting businessmen from neighboring towns and provinces. With cock-fighting and various games and amusements held and conducted regularly and patronized by countless aficionados, Limonso rose into a stature highly qualified to become a separate municipality. As early as January 1949, the various documents and blue print for the creation of Padada Town were prepared meticously and readied for submittal to the ruling Liberal Party of the late Pres. Quirino for consideration and adoption, finally securing its approval thru Executive Order No. 236, dated July 1, 1949.

Mr. Antonio Go Pace was the first mayor by appointment who was erstwhile a councilor of Sta. Cruz. The creation of Limonso now Padada into a municipality and the subdivision of the poblacion into commercial and residential districts was attributed to him. Gregorio Matas was the first elected mayor and held the position for three consecutive terms with Mr. Felix Brandares as Vice Mayor and in which the municipal building was possible thru his effort. Atty. Isidro M. Ordaneza succeeded the former and holds the longest tenure of office—16 years from 1963 and re-elected again in 1967 and 1971 until March 1979.. Padada ABC gymnasium was built during his term.

¹However, in the process of re-organization of certain local governments by Pre. Marcos, then Vice-Mayor Benjamin A. Saragena was designated Acting Mayor of Padada, assuming office on March 19, 1979. In the 1980 local elections, Acting Mayor Saragena was duly elected Mayor with Dra. Pascuala Dizon as vice-Mayor and his entire Sangguniang Bayan ticket was swept into office.

After the People Power in EDSA, Hon. Corazon C. Aquino appointed Atty. Carmelo R. De Los Cientos III as OIC of this Municipality and assumes the office with Hon. Elpedio R. Pantojan as OIC Vice-Mayor and 8 OIC Sangguniang Banyan.

Prior to the 1988 local elections, all OIC Municipal Officials we made to resign during the campaign period from December 1987 to February 1988. It was on this short period of time that another OIC ruled the municipality. OIC Mayor Leonardo U. Pillerin and Vice Mayor Margarito Mendez were installed from December 1987 to February 1988, together with the 8 OIC S.B. members. In the 1998 local election, former Mayor Benjamin A. Saragena won the election of Mayor and Hon. Antonio N. Razonable as the Vice-Mayor.

His stint however was cut short with the election of Vice Mayor Antonio N. Razonable as Mayor in 2001 election. In his first 3-year term he rose the stature of the LGU by making it number three (3) from the number 13 cleanest and greenest municipality in the year 2003 and become a recipeint of the "Kaagapay Zeal of Excellence" in local governance in 2004, one of the only twenty (20) municipalities of the entire country who recieved the award. Hon. Razonable had completed the three-term service as Mayor of Padada from 2001-2010.

The May 10, 2010 synchronize elections had created an abrupt change in the history of electoral process in the nation because of the use of Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machine. It was also a historical moment in Padada and specially an exciting election to the winning candidates where they, for the first time experience a modern electoral system.

The 2010 elections pave the way to Hon. Pedro F. Caminero Jr, a vice mayor for three-terms during the administration of Hon. Razonable, to reign the local government of Padada as the new Mayor. He is accompanied by Hon. Alexander V. Morales as his vice Mayor and partner in the local governance. The two have been officials of Padada for several years and learning from their experience, they probably have much knowledge on the LGU and the people they are going to lead.