MISSION
“Rit-ritemon Cayong Partuat Mi Nabuslon” – delivering basic services in a peaceful atmosphere thru dedicated and competent good governance nurtured by God fearing and empowered citizenry. VISION
Peaceful and progressive locality inhabited by healthy and noble people in commune with God. Brief History
The town was settled in 1721. Before this year however, sometime during the latest part of
sixteen century. Minongol Bangat, civilized Malay, his wife, Sarrah and more than a dozen families reached Sarrat. Bangat was the bravest and most influential man, so he was chosen chief. There were many clumps of bamboo in the settlement; hence, they called the place “Cabayugan”. The people built crude houses, cleared the land, and planted rice and some root crops. The Padsan River afforded them a good fishing place. Banggat and Sarrah had two children named Banet and Garo. When Banggat died Garo became the chief. He changed the name “Cabayugan” to Sarrat in honor of his mother Sarrah. The last two letters “ah” were chugged to “at” which was taken from the last two letters of the name of his father Bangng”at”. There is an interesting incident which led the Spaniards to know the name of the settlement. During the early days of April 1721, the Spaniards reached Sarrat. At the same time, Chief Garo ordered that he wanted to meet his men. No sooner had gathered when the Spaniards arrived at their meeting place. They greet one another by signs. One of the Spaniards asked the name of the place, and he was asking the question he touched the horn. Banet answered him “Sarrat Nuang”, meaning carabao’s horn. The Spaniards wrote Sarrat. Because of touching the horn Banet could answer the question correctly although he did not understand Spanish. Three years later, the missionaries come to Sarrat. It was on September 20, 1724. They named the place San Miguel in honor of Saint Michael because September 29 is the date of the Saint. The name San Miguel was used until 1916 when by an act of the Philippine Legislature it was changed again to Sarrat which was the former name. Creation of the Municipality
In April 1721, the Spaniards reached Sarrat but it was only converted to township status on September 29, 1724, the date of the arrival of the missionaries who christened it San Miguel, a name it bow until the Philippine Legislature of 1916 restored its original name Sarrat.
