Liloan | |
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Municipality of Liloan | |
Etymology: Cebuano term lilo, meaning whirlpool | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°24′40″N123°58′56″E / 10.41111°N 123.98222°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas |
Province | Cebu |
District | 5th district |
Founded | 1845 |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Aljew Fernando J. Frasco |
• Vice Mayor | Darwin T. Apas |
• Representative | Vincent Franco D. Frasco |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 82,428 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 45.92 km2 (17.73 sq mi) |
Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
Highest elevation | 231 m (758 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 153,197 |
• Density | 3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi) |
• Households | 37,390 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 18.81 |
• Revenue | ₱ 369.4 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 829.7 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 515.1 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 374.9 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Visayan Electric Company (VECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6002 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Liloan, officially the Municipality of Liloan (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Liloan; Tagalog : Bayan ng Liloan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 153,197 people making it the most populated municipality in Visayas. [3] Liloan lies within Metro Cebu.
Liloan is bordered on the north by the town of Compostela, to the west by Cebu City, on the east by the Camotes Sea, and on the south by the town of Consolacion. It is 18 kilometres (11 mi) from Cebu City.
Along its coastline, there is a spot called Silot, where a whirlpool is created by the ebbs and flows of the waters from the bay. This phenomenon is called lilo in Cebuano. Because of this, the town was known as Liloan, meaning "a place where there is a lilo".
Sometime in the 1970s, a newspaper article stated that the "pueblo de Lilo‑an" was separated from the municipality of Mandaue (now Mandaue City), and was created a new municipality in 1840. However, in his "Breve reseña de lo que fue y de lo que es la Diócesis de Cebú en las Islas Filipinas," Redondo (1886) states that Lilo‑ a was created as a parish in 1845 (in 1995, Lilo‑ a celebrated its sesquicentennial - 150th – anniversary.)
The creation of the municipality of Lilo‑an could have been at the same time the parish was established, but not earlier than its being a parish. As recorded, the first priest of Lilo‑ served in 1845. The term of the first mayor was from 1845 to 1846.
During the war years (World War II), Lilo‑an had three mayors at one time.
House Bill No. 5031 was filed last October 2, 2019, for the conversion of the municipality of Liloan into a component city in the province of Cebu. [5] The bill is currently pending with the committee on local government since November 4, 2019. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) highlights Liloan to qualify for cityhood under the population requirement of the local government code. [6]
On June 30, 2022, House Bill No. 99 was filed by Rep. Vincent Franco Frasco which seeks to convert the municipality of Liloan into a component city to be known as the City of Liloan. [7]
Liloan is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020 [3] | 2010 [8] | |||||
072227001 | Cabadiangan | 1.3% | 1,982 | 1,790 | 1.02% | |
072227002 | Calero | 3.5% | 5,315 | 4,513 | 1.65% | |
072227003 | Catarman | 10.3% | 15,829 | 14,839 | 0.65% | |
072227004 | Cotcot | 4.4% | 6,796 | 5,185 | 2.74% | |
072227005 | Jubay | 7.8% | 11,931 | 8,819 | 3.07% | |
072227006 | Lataban | 1.5% | 2,245 | 1,863 | 1.88% | |
072227007 | Mulao | 0.7% | 1,067 | 952 | 1.15% | |
072227008 | Poblacion | 9.8% | 15,041 | 13,371 | 1.18% | |
072227009 | San Roque | 1.0% | 1,521 | 1,331 | 1.34% | |
072227010 | San Vicente | 6.7% | 10,219 | 8,665 | 1.66% | |
072227011 | Santa Cruz | 1.4% | 2,203 | 1,899 | 1.50% | |
072227012 | Tabla | 0.9% | 1,423 | 1,189 | 1.81% | |
072227013 | Tayud | 10.3% | 15,814 | 13,616 | 1.51% | |
072227014 | Yati | 17.9% | 27,367 | 22,468 | 1.99% | |
Total | 153,197 | 100,500 | 4.30% |
Climate data for Liloan, Cebu | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 30 (85) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70 (2.8) | 49 (1.9) | 62 (2.4) | 78 (3.1) | 138 (5.4) | 201 (7.9) | 192 (7.6) | 185 (7.3) | 192 (7.6) | 205 (8.1) | 156 (6.1) | 111 (4.4) | 1,639 (64.6) |
Average rainy days | 13.4 | 10.6 | 13.1 | 14.5 | 24.2 | 27.9 | 28.4 | 27.7 | 27.1 | 27.4 | 22.5 | 15.9 | 252.7 |
Source: Meteoblue [9] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 10,024 | — |
1918 | 19,842 | +4.66% |
1939 | 13,662 | −1.76% |
1948 | 12,292 | −1.17% |
1960 | 16,424 | +2.44% |
1970 | 22,495 | +3.19% |
1975 | 26,492 | +3.33% |
1980 | 30,196 | +2.65% |
1990 | 42,587 | +3.50% |
1995 | 50,973 | +3.43% |
2000 | 64,970 | +5.34% |
2007 | 92,606 | +5.01% |
2010 | 100,500 | +3.02% |
2015 | 118,753 | +3.23% |
2020 | 153,197 | +5.14% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [8] [11] [12] |
Poverty incidence of Liloan
5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 22.00 2009 17.95 2012 10.54 2015 14.66 2018 7.20 2021 18.81 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] |
One of the best known landmarks in Lilo‑an is its historic lighthouse at Bagacay Point. The original lighthouse was built in 1857 by the Spanish. The current tower was constructed in 1904 by order of William Howard Taft, [21] the first Governor-General of the Philippines and later the President of the United States. The tower is 22 metres (72 ft) tall and remains in active use today, using solar energy. [22] The lighthouse was declared a National Historical Landmark in 2004 by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (formerly known as National Historical Institute). [23]
The designer of the church in Liloan is viewed by some as visionary. Despite Liloan having only 5,000 citizens, when the church was constructed in 1847, this local church was even larger than that of Mandaue, Cebu's second largest city.
Pier 88
Pier 88 is a noteworthy maritime terminal situated in the coastal town of Liloan, in the province of Cebu, Philippines. As a gateway connecting the islands of the Central Visayas region: Camotes, LapuLapu city, Cebu City, it plays a vital role in facilitating transport, commerce, and tourism. The Pier was officially inaugurated and opened to the public on May 27, 2023 by Bongbong Marcos. [24] 3d scan of the site was made by private company Data Ops Philippines on the 28-05-2023 [25]
The making of these little ringlet cookies dates back to 1907, when 21-year-old Margarita Corazon "Titay" Frasco (single, unmarried) was tinkering in her kitchen with her baking ingredients and made her new culinary creation. Kneading the dough manually and using a wooden eggbeater, some baking tins and a clay oven, she started a product that would put her little town in the national and international map of gastronomic delight. Corazon “Mama Azon” Frasco took over in 1999, succeeded by Gerardo and Panfil Frasco, the third generation.
The market for her unnamed cookie started with her neighbors and passers-by who were offered the snack with a bottle of soda. It was Sergio Osmeña (then Cebu governor, who later became Philippine president), who gave it the name "Rosquillo" after the Spanish word rosca.
The “premium heritage brand” biscuits have been a regular stopover of tourists and locals travelling north of Cebu. The company has withstood the taste of time. It started with just rosquillos and tablea making. [lower-alpha 1] It later expanded to an array of homemade delicacies including torta, mamon, monay, otap, CPA (chicken pork adobo), bao-bao , galletas (Bato), galletas (Carmen) and hojaldres.
In 2012, its two-hectare plant in Liloan produces about 3,000 packs of 180 grams Rosquillos daily by 118 workers. [26] [27]
In 2013, the flagship store which produces 360,000 rosquillos a day was transformed into a café for 45 customers serving penato (peanuts), banana chips and binangkal, among others. [28]
On April 1, 2024, Christina Frasco with members of her family and Margarita “Margo” Domingo Frasco, Chief operating officer led the groundbreaking of its Poblacion, Liloan 1.3-hectare new factory which will employ to 250 workers. We "assure Titay's future without sacrificing livelihood,” said Vincent Franco D. Frasco, Titay's Finance Director. [29]
Celebrated every last week of May in honor of the town's patron saint, St. Ferdinand III. It celebrates the Rosquillos as the delicacy of Liloan and of Cebu. The 12th Rosquillos festival was held in May 26,2019. The 13th returned from May 20-30, 2023, coinciding with the 176th annual foundation fiesta celebration. [30] [31] [32]
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