Lino Sumangil was a rich man and son of Don Cornelio Sumangil and Juliana Ringor-Sumangil*. His other siblings were Ambrosia, Rosa, Antonia, Feliciana, Father Cirilo Sr. and Domingo Sumangil**.
In 1901, Lino became the first Municipal Treasurer of Cuyapo when the American military government was abolished and the civil government was established. He served along with Don Mariano Flores and Don Saturnino Corpus who continued their terms as Presidente Municipal and Vice Presidente Municipal respectively*.
In 1902, Cuyapo's first Municipal Treasurer Lino Sumangil, together with Presidente Municipal Mariano Flores with the help of Don Basilio Aromin, registered the Cuyapo Plaza with an area of about ten (10) kilometers and the Roman Catholic Chruch with an area of one (1) hectare*.
He was also a member of the INTERDICTO, an organization against haciendas formed by the leaders of three (3) towns, namely Cuyapo and Nampicuan in Nueva Ecija, and Anao in Tarlac*.
References:
*History of Cuyapo written by Cenon G. Divina, from the book Cuyapo: Memories, Stories, History by Gloria Ysmael Adams, pp 140-141.
**Supreme Court at http://www.lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1949/oct1949/gr_25_1949.html
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