Lutopan, ,officially known as DAS or Don Andres Soriano (from the name of the founder of the copper mines), is a hilly and well-populated barangay which has 21 sitio's in Toledo City about 44 km from Cebu City, Philippines. The place was once progressive it had a hospital facility that could be compared to those of Cebu City in terms of quality and it also had a private school (Don Andres Soriano Memorial School la salle) that was subsidized by the company, but due to the closure of the copper mine in the early 1990s due to a number of reasons, it has declined. Nevertheless, skilled workers coming from the mine have found ways to find a job, many of them working abroad. There are estimates that the copper deposits can still last over 20 years of operation. While buyers have continuously been scouted since the company's closure, there are some government and non-government efforts to study the best courses of action for the site, including propositions to develop it as a tourism area. A barangay is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is very similar to a village. ... Toledo City, formerly known as Pueblo Hinulawan, is a 2nd class city in the province of Cebu, Philippines. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES City of Cebu Region: Central Visayas (Region VII) Province: Cebu (capital) Dates: FoundedâApril 28, 1595 CityhoodâFebruary 24, 1937 Population: 2000 censusâ718,821 Densityâ2565. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance copper, metallic Atomic mass 63. ...
IN barangayLutopan, formerly blessed by the operation in the area of the fifth largest copper supplier in the world, the savior of its crumbled economy came in the form of a priest.
Practically 100 percent of the families in Lutopan, located in the western part of Cebu province, were dependent on ACMDC for their income.
Three years after the implementation of the Makalipang program, Lutopan is now a community of entrepreneurs with the seldas venturing into the manufacturing of hollow blocks, chalk, Lunarox (or Lutopan chlorox), liquid and solid floor wax, comfort room deodorizers, pillows and pillow cases, candles and even coffins.