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The main street going east from the highway is now Lauro C. Arabejo Avenue, named after one of the pioneer-leaders and one of the longest serving mayors of Nabunturan. For many years some funny guy in the council had it named Hot River Avenue (murag OK Corral). Another councilor who probably did not have fondness for western movies had it renamed JP Rizal Avenue. Finally, municipal councilor Lumen Calamba-Cabuga, with her strong sense of local history, sponsored an ordinance which names most streets in Nabunturan after pioneers who have dedicated their lives to the town.

In one of the corners (shown here) stands a private rural bank. It has replaced the big Flores house whose patriarch, the late Luis Flores, served Nabunturan for the longest time as municipal treasurer. After his retirement, he would serve the town as a municipal councilor. Less than a hundred meters away from the same corner was also the residence of the late Arsenio Flores, younger brother of Luis, who served as Division Superintendent of Schools in the Caraga Region. Soon after his retirement he was appointed as OIC-Mayor of Nabunturan in 1986. Arsenio's son, Ruben, a medical doctor, and in the practice of his profession, later established a small hospital in their residence. Ruben joined politics and he served Nabunturan as councilor, as a municipal mayor and presently, as a member of the provincial board. Hence, this street perpendicular to LCArabejo Avenue is now aptly named Flores Street.