It appeared in 1994 when Nabunturan was named as a Provincial Agri-Industrial Center in Region XI close by with the regions in Tagum and Panabo which had now moved toward becoming urban areas aside from Nabunturan. These three districts were otherwise called PANATAG – Panabo, Tagum and Tagum passageway.
Simballay Festival was considered as any semblance of the Sinulog in Cebu City and the Kadayawan Festival in Davao City displaying potential assets to draw in financial specialists in Nabunturan. It was not until the point that 1994 when it was started by previous Mayor, now Father Joel O. Bugas. For a considerable length of time, Simballay turned into a convention to the Nabunturanons consistently seven day stretch of December, the long stretch of family harmony and sharing of endowments and favors. It was likewise an image of respecting indigenous people groups.
