LILOAN CEBU

Liloan
Liloan
Municipality
	Municipality of Liloan
	From Suba bridge
	Seal
	Map of Cebu with Liloan highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	Liloan Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 10°25′N 123°58′E / 10.42°N 123.97°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)
• Total	153,197
• Density	3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi)
• Households	37,390
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	7.20% (2018)
• 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	072227000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)32
Native languages	Cebuano; Tagalog
Website	www.liloan.gov.ph

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.^[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.

History

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.

Cityhood

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]

Geography

Barangays

Liloan is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		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

Climate data for Liloan, Cebu
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]

Demographics

Population census of Liloan
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Liloan

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[13]^[14]
^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]

Landmarks

Lighthouse

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,^[20] 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.^[21] The lighthouse was declared a National Historical Landmark in 2004 by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (formerly known as National Historical Institute).^[22]

Liloan Church (San Fernando Rey Parish Church)

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. ^[23] 3d scan of the site was made by private company Data Ops Philippines on the 28-05-2023^[24]

Titay's Rosquillos and Delicacies

The making of these little ringlet cookies dates back to 1907, when 21-year-old Margarita "Titay" (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.

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 "rosquillos" after the Spanish word rosca.

The 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.^[a] It later expanded to an array of homemade delicacies including torta, mamon, monay, otap, CPA (chicken pork adobo), bao-bao and more.

Tourism

Rosquillos Festival

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.

List of heads of local government

Basilio Bantilan (1845 - 1846)
Hipolito Pepito (1846 - 1847)
Francisco Cabahug (1847 - 1848 and 1859 - 1860)
Esteban Cañete (1848 - 1849, 1850 - 1851 and 1852 - 1853)
Juan Delgado (1849 - 1850)
Juan Cabatingan (1851 - 1852 and 1861 - 1862)
Cruz Mendoza (1853 - 1855 and 1860 - 1861)
Alberto Yungco (1855 - 1857)
Victor Pepito (1857 - 1858, 1863 - 1865 and 1875 - 1879)
Pedro Pepito (1858 - 1859 and 1862 - 1863)
Felix Cabatingan (1865 - 1867)
Jacinto Cañete (1867 - 1869)
Apolonio Pilapil (1869 - 1871)
Custodio Mendoza (1871 - 1873, 1883 - 1885 and 1899 - 1900)
Guillermo Pepito (1873 - 1875)
Ambrosio Pepito (1879 - 1881)
Eugenio Pilapil (1881 - 1883 and 1889 - 1891)
Mamerto Cabatingan (1883 - 1887 and 1891 - 1893)
Sotero Cabatingan (1887 - 1889, 1900 - 1902 and 1905 - 1909)
Antonio Villamor (1893 - 1896)
Simeon Pilapil (1896 - 1898)
Mariano Pilapil (1898 - 1899)
Blas Cabatingan (1902 - 1904)
Marcelo Pilapil (1909 - 1911)
Francisco Ramas (1911 - 1912)
Jose Cabatingan (1912 - 1916)
Cirilo Ramas (1916 - 1919)
Cipiriano Jumapao (1919 - 1922)
Florintino Pilapil (1922 - 1925)
Santiago Noval (1925 - 1928)
Lazaro Ramas (1928 - 1937, 1937 - 1938, 1959 - 1963 and 1963 - 1965)
Catalino Noval (1941 - 1945, 1945 - 1946 and 1965 - 1967)
Jorge Pitogo (1946 - 1947 and 1947 - 1951)
Fabian Cañete (1951 - 1955)
Teofilo Ponce (1967 - 1971)
Cesar Bugtai (1971 - 1986)
Achilles Cañete (1986 - 1988 and 1988 - 1992)
Panphil Frasco (1992 - 1995, 1995 - 1998 and 1998 - 2001)
Maria Sevilla (2001 - 2004 and 2004 - 2007)
Duke Frasco (2007 - 2016)
Christina Garcia-Frasco (2016 – 2022)

Gallery

Miniature Lighthouse Sculpture at the Main Crossroad
San Fernando Rey Church
From Suba Bridge
Looking towards Compostela
Bagacay Lighthouse – Plaque
Bagacay Lighthouse

Notes

^ pure cacao beans that are dried, roasted, ground and then formed into tablets

References

^ Municipality of Liloan | (DILG)
^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
^ Frasco, Vincent Franco. "AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF LILOAN IN THE PROVINCE OF CEBU INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF LILOAN" (PDF). House of Representatives. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
^ "Liloan, Minglanilla qualify for cityhood". The Freeman. June 28, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^ Antojado, Le Phyllis (July 2, 2022). "Free dialysis treatment, Liloan Cityhood among 10 bills filed by Frasco". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
^ "Liloan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.{{ cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link)
^ "Province of Cebu". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
^ Philippines' Light to Get Makeover
^ Bagacay Point Light
^ Declaring of Bagacay Point Lighthouse in Liloan, Cebu a National Historical Landmark
^ Cebu's Pier 88 boosts PH's global connectivity efforts --- PBBM
^ Philippines, Cebu, Lioan Pier 88 3d lowdetail - 3D model by Bart Sakwerda - 3d models and research (@bart.sakwerda), May 28, 2023, retrieved May 29, 2023

Sources

Gonzales, Glenda R. (December 2004). "Metro Cebu: A Metropolitan Area in Need of Coordinative Body" (PDF). Discussion Paper. 2004-49. PIDS. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
Sendino y Redondo, Felipe (1886). Breve reseña de lo que fue y de lo que es la Diócesis de Cebú en las Islas Filipinas (in Spanish). Manila: Colegio de Santo Tomas.

External links

Philippine Standard Geographic Code

[25] ure cacao beans that are dried, roasted, ground and then formed into tablets

[1] Municipality of Liloan | (DILG)

[popcen2015_r3-2] "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

[PSA20–07-3] Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[4] "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.

[5] Frasco, Vincent Franco. "AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF LILOAN IN THE PROVINCE OF CEBU INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF LILOAN" (PDF). House of Representatives. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

[6] "Liloan, Minglanilla qualify for cityhood". The Freeman. June 28, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[7] Antojado, Le Phyllis (July 2, 2022). "Free dialysis treatment, Liloan Cityhood among 10 bills filed by Frasco". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 5, 2022.

[NSO10–07-8] Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.

[met_norms-9] "Liloan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[PSA15–07-10] Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.

[NSO07-07-11] Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.{{ cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link)

[LWUA-PopulationData-12] "Province of Cebu". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.

[13] "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

[14] "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.

[15] "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.

[16] "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.

[17] "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.

[18] "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.

[19] "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.

[20] Philippines' Light to Get Makeover

[21] Bagacay Point Light

[22] Declaring of Bagacay Point Lighthouse in Liloan, Cebu a National Historical Landmark

[23] Cebu's Pier 88 boosts PH's global connectivity efforts --- PBBM

[24] Philippines, Cebu, Lioan Pier 88 3d lowdetail - 3D model by Bart Sakwerda - 3d models and research (@bart.sakwerda), May 28, 2023, retrieved May 29, 2023

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v t e Populated places in Metro Cebu
Highly urbanized cities	Cebu Lapu-Lapu Mandaue
Component cities	Carcar Danao Naga Talisay
Municipalities	Compostela Consolacion Cordova Liloan Minglanilla San Fernando

v t e Province of Cebu
Cebu City (capital and largest city)
Municipalities	Alcantara Alcoy Alegria Aloguinsan Argao Asturias Badian Balamban Bantayan Barili Boljoon Borbon Carmen Catmon Compostela Consolacion Cordova Daanbantayan Dalaguete Dumanjug Ginatilan Liloan Madridejos Malabuyoc Medellin Minglanilla Moalboal Oslob Pilar Pinamungajan Poro Ronda Samboan San Fernando San Francisco San Remigio Santa Fe Santander Sibonga Sogod Tabogon Tabuelan Tuburan Tudela
Component cities	Bogo Carcar Danao Naga Talisay Toledo
Highly urbanized cities	Cebu City Lapu-Lapu Mandaue (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Cebu by the Philippine Statistics Authority. However, qualified voters in Mandaue are allowed to vote in elections for Cebu provincial officials by virtue of Republic Act No. 6641, in accordance with Section 452-c of the Local Government Code of 1991.)

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	United States

v t e Populated places in Metro Cebu
Highly urbanized cities	Cebu Lapu-Lapu Mandaue
Component cities	Carcar Danao Naga Talisay
Municipalities	Compostela Consolacion Cordova Liloan Minglanilla San Fernando

v t e Province of Cebu
Cebu City (capital and largest city)
Municipalities	Alcantara Alcoy Alegria Aloguinsan Argao Asturias Badian Balamban Bantayan Barili Boljoon Borbon Carmen Catmon Compostela Consolacion Cordova Daanbantayan Dalaguete Dumanjug Ginatilan Liloan Madridejos Malabuyoc Medellin Minglanilla Moalboal Oslob Pilar Pinamungajan Poro Ronda Samboan San Fernando San Francisco San Remigio Santa Fe Santander Sibonga Sogod Tabogon Tabuelan Tuburan Tudela
Component cities	Bogo Carcar Danao Naga Talisay Toledo
Highly urbanized cities	Cebu City Lapu-Lapu Mandaue (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Cebu by the Philippine Statistics Authority. However, qualified voters in Mandaue are allowed to vote in elections for Cebu provincial officials by virtue of Republic Act No. 6641, in accordance with Section 452-c of the Local Government Code of 1991.)