Liloan, Cebu

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 2015 census, it has a population of 118,753 people. [3] Liloan lies within Metro Cebu.

Liloan
Municipality
Municipality of Liloan
From Suba bridge
Map of Cebu with Liloan highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Liloan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°25′N 123°58′E
Country Philippines
RegionCentral Visayas (Region VII)
ProvinceCebu
District5th District of Cebu
Founded1845
Barangays14 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorMa. Esperanza Christina G. Frasco
 • Vice MayorThelma L. Jordan
 • RepresentativeVincent Franco D. Frasco
 • Electorate72,620 voters (2019)
Area
 [2]
 • Total45.92 km2 (17.73 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2015 census) [3]
 • Total118,753
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
 • Households
27,722
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence14.66% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue₱226,110,226.09 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6002
PSGC
072227000
IDD : area code +63 (0)32
Climate typetropical monsoon climate
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog
Websitewww.liloan.gov.ph

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.

History

Along its coastline, there is 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".

Some time 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‑an was created as a parish in 1845 (in 1995, Lilo‑an 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‑an served in 1845. The term of the first mayor was from 1845–1846.

During the war years (World War II), Lilo‑an had three mayors at one time. The elected mayor was Catalino Noval. The Japanese Occupation Forces appointed another, Pascual Delgado. Not to be outdone, the Guerilla Forces also designated another, Jose Cañete.

Barangays

Liloan comprises 14 barangays:

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2015 [3] 2010 [5]
072227001 Cabadiangan 1.7% 1,982 1,790 ▴ 1.96%
072227002 Calero 4.5% 5,315 4,513 ▴ 3.16%
072227003 Catarman 13.3% 15,829 14,839 ▴ 1.24%
072227004 Cotcot 5.7% 6,796 5,185 ▴ 5.29%
072227005 Jubay 10.0% 11,931 8,819 ▴ 5.92%
072227006 Lataban 1.9% 2,245 1,863 ▴ 3.62%
072227007 Mulao 0.9% 1,067 952 ▴ 2.20%
072227008 Poblacion 12.7% 15,041 13,371 ▴ 2.27%
072227009 San Roque 1.3% 1,521 1,331 ▴ 2.57%
072227010 San Vicente 8.6% 10,219 8,665 ▴ 3.19%
072227011 Santa Cruz 1.9% 2,203 1,899 ▴ 2.87%
072227012 Tabla 1.2% 1,423 1,189 ▴ 3.48%
072227013 Tayud 13.3% 15,814 13,616 ▴ 2.89%
072227014 Yati 23.0% 27,367 22,468 ▴ 3.83%
Total 118,753 100,500 ▴ 3.23%

Climate
Climate data for Liloan, Cebu
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °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)
Average low °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 [6]

Demographics
Population census of Liloan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 10,024—    
1918 19,842+4.66%
1939 13,662−1.76%
1948 12,292−1.17%
1970 22,495+2.78%
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%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [5] [7][8]

List of The Gobernadorcillo (Principalias) , American Commonwealth and The Republic of The Philippines elected mayors

  • 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)
  • Lararo 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 -

Landmarks
The Bagacay Point Lighthouse

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,[9] 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.[10] The lighthouse was declared a National Historical Landmark in 2004 by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (formerly known as National Historical Institute).[11]

Liloan Church (San Fernando Rey Parish Church)
The 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.

One unusual detail about the church in Liloan is that it faces the mountains to the west, whereas most churches face the sea to the east. Some have theorized that this is because Mass is often performed in the morning; and the church is thus shielded from the morning sun, making it less hot and uncomfortable. Others have speculated that the church's direction has a symbolic significance related to church rites.

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.[lower-alpha 1] 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. The festival has helped the Rosquillos become a household name in Cebu, a product that is celebrated and highlighted in a Cebuano festival that Liloan could call its very own.

The Rosquillos Festival of Liloan, Cebu.

Economy

The economy of Liloan relies mostly on baking, being the birth place of the Rosquillos cookie and center of Titay's, the largest Rosquillos company in the Philippines. There are other sources of livelihood in the town such as fishing and tourism.

Liloan is also home to a number of ceramics manufacturers. Their shops sell a variety of ceramic items: from ordinary plant pots, to bricks, and even exotic jars.

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

See also

Notes
  1. pure cacao beans that are dried, roasted, ground and then formed into tablets

References
  1.  Municipality of Liloan | (DILG)
  2. "Province: Cebu". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. "Liloan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  7. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  8. "Province of Cebu". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  9. Philippines' Light to Get Makeover
  10. Bagacay Point Light
  11. Declaring of Bagacay Point Lighthouse in Liloan, Cebu a National Historical Landmark

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 10 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 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.
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