According to historical records and also according to those who know, the name “Lajala” comes from the “AntipoloTrees” which the natives call “LAGALA: Its first name was madness. In the year 1915 the people who first settled in this barangay was the Macao family. It was also established the barangay lajala by the Abella and Gugma families. In 1920 the Bering families came here followed by Aguilar, Apolinario, Salva and Languyod and they settled here.

They have also built infrastructures and establishments in the barangay like those:

There are also calamities and disasters suffered by the people of the barangay. In the year 1959 there was typhoon hilda . many crops, houses and boats were damaged which had a great impact on the barangay people.  Year 1965 the California Sardines factory burned down which reduced their income, at that time they also had a problem with many claimants, in 1983 there was typhoon Ondang which also caused a lot of damages to them. Year 2013 one super typhoon YOLANDA hit the Barangay, many were damaged and lost their homes, boats, livelihoods tools, many trees and crops fell and some lives are lost because of this many agencies, NGOs and Private Organizations had given their help to barangay lajala to restore the vitality of the barangay. Year 2019 there was a widespread order that worried and shocked everyone the spread of the infectious disease COVID-19 that almost everyone could not leave the house, everyone lost their jobs and experience famine.

The people who held office in the barangay then and now are follows: