Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte

Liloy, officially the Municipality of Liloy (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Liloy; Subanen: Benwa Liloy; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Liloy; Tagalog: Bayan ng Liloy), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 39,812 people.[3]

Liloy
Municipality
Municipality of Liloy
Integrated Bus Terminal
Nickname(s): 
Peanut Capital of Zamboanga del Norte
Map of Zamboanga del Norte with Liloy highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Liloy
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°07′N 122°40′E
Country Philippines
RegionZamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
ProvinceZamboanga del Norte
District3rd District
FoundedAugust 22, 1951
Barangays37 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRoberto L. Uy Jr.
 • Vice MayorJohn Momar T. Insong
 • CongressmanIsagani S. Amatong
 • Electorate31,982 voters (2019)
Area
 [2]
 • Total128.43 km2 (49.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2015 census)[3]
 • Total39,812
 • Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
 • Households
9,344
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence38.23% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue (₱)111,388,507.18 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7115
PSGC
097206000
IDD : area code +63 (0)65
Climate typetropical climate
Native languagesSubanon language
Cebuano
Chavacano
Tagalog
Websitewww.liloy.gov.ph

Liloy is mainly an agricultural community with an economy that relies mostly on crop production such as corn, rice, coconuts, peanuts, and root crops. It is known as the "Peanut Capital of Zamboanga del Norte".

Geography

Liloy's total area is 12,843 hectares (31,740 acres), 78% of which is an agricultural land planted with coconuts, corn, rice, root crops and some rubber trees. According to the records of the Municipal Assessor’s office, 22% of the municipality's territory comprise the residential area which is sixty-five (65); commercial, nine (9); industrial, in Barangay Timan and Santa Cruz, ten (10); institutional land, fifty (50); public school sites(?); and wharf, eight hundred sixty (860) hectares. There are also open areas for road right of way of public highways and roads traversing in the different barangays of the municipality.

It lies on the north-western side of the Zamboanga peninsula, bounded in the north by the Sulu Sea; south, the municipality of Tampilisan; east, the municipality of Salug; and west, the municipality of Labason.[5]

Climate

There are two distinct seasons, the dry and the rainy. Usually, the rainy season starts from the month of June and ends in December while the dry season occurs in the months of January to May. Typhoon comes rarely in this area because it is not within the typhoon belt.[5]

Climate data for Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(85)
Average low °C (°F) 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 96
(3.8)		 79
(3.1)		 117
(4.6)		 127
(5.0)		 239
(9.4)		 301
(11.9)		 286
(11.3)		 283
(11.1)		 255
(10.0)		 272
(10.7)		 188
(7.4)		 115
(4.5)		 2,358
(92.8)
Average rainy days 17.3 16.0 19.7 21.6 29.0 29.0 29.7 29.1 28.5 28.9 25.3 20.0 294.1
Source: Meteoblue [6]

Barangays

Liloy is politically subdivided into 37 barangays. The sitios of Silucap, Bacong, Libertad, Balacan, Tampilisan, Cabangkalan, Tambalang, and Kayoc were elevated into barrios in 1955.[7]

  • Banigan
  • Baybay (poblacion)
  • Cabangcalan
  • Canaan
  • Candelaria
  • Causwagan
  • Communal
  • Compra
  • Dela Paz
  • El Paraiso
  • Fatima
  • Ganase
  • Goaw
  • Goin
  • Kayok
  • La Libertad (Mawal)
  • Lamao
  • Mabuhay
  • Maigang
  • Malila
  • Mauswagon
  • New Bethlehem
  • Overview
  • Panabang
  • Patawag
  • Punta
  • San Francisco
  • San Isidro
  • San Miguel
  • San Roque
  • Santa Cruz
  • Santo Niño
  • Silucap
  • Tapican
  • Timan
  • Villa Calixto Sudiacal
  • Villa M. Tejero

History

Liloy was once a barrio or barangay of the Municipality of Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte. By virtue of Executive Order No. 469 issued by President Elpidio Quirino on August 22, 1951, it became an independent municipal corporation, although the municipal officials were not yet organized. The municipality was inaugurated on December 16 of the same year. The first municipal mayor of Liloy was Arsenia Almonte Teves.

Liloy subsequently lost large portions of its territory when the separate municipalities of Salug and Tampilisan were created in 1959 and 1978 respectively.[5]

In 2017, House Bill No. 5040 was introduced in the House of Representatives seeking to carve out a new province from Zamboanga del Norte. The proposed Zamboanga Hermosa province was to consist of 12 municipalities and 2 legislative districts that make up the 3rd legislative district of Zamboanga del Norte. However, the bill ultimately did not pass the 16th congress.

Demographics
Population census of Liloy
YearPop.±% p.a.
1960 14,932—    
1970 26,449+5.88%
1975 33,328+4.75%
1980 34,841+0.89%
1990 29,807−1.55%
1995 32,417+1.59%
2000 33,702+0.84%
2007 36,948+1.28%
2010 39,015+2.00%
2015 39,812+0.39%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][8][9][10]

Indigenous people/tribal community: Subanon[5]

Religion
Major Religion:Percentage
Roman Catholic87.28%
Islam2.00%
Iglesia ni Cristo1.06%
Seventh Day Adventist0.66%
Jehovah's Witness0.07%
Aglipay1.00%
UCCP2.15%
Others5.02%
Not Stated0.76%

Culture
Liloy Booth at Hudyaka Zanorte Festival

Liloy's Alay Festival was once a private-funded festival by the Tan family in Barangay Fatima to honor Nuestra Señora Birhen de Regla. At present, it is one of the most celebrated festivals in the town. The Local Government Officials contribute and show support financially and morally for the said activity.[11]

The Araw ng Liloy starts on the 22nd day of August every year. Also known as Linggo ng Liloy, the celebration is held for a week. It is highlighted by a Beauty Pageant to select the Mutya ng Liloy

Tourism

Tourism is centered on its growing developments along the beaches in the Barangays of Patawag, Banigan, Santa Cruz, Timan, and Punta, catering to white sand beaches and corals. Barangay Baybay, the seat of trade and commerce in the town, has also rapidly boomed in trade, industry, education and commerce.

The under-construction two-floor market with an escalator will be the first in the province.

Local government

Liloy is governed by a mayor, a vice mayor and eight councilors. Each official is elected publicly to a three-year term. The chief of the Association of Barangay Captains and the President of the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation are also among the members of the municipal council.

Patin "patintin" is the current mayor of the municipality. His vice mayor, Alfred U. Chan will be serving his last term as the town's vice mayor.

Municipal Hall

The Municipal Hall is a two-story Batangas-type building built in the late 1950s; repaired in 1987. A one-story annex municipal building was constructed in 1965 and later, repaired in 1990.

Transportation

Liloy can be reached from the capital city of Dipolog by overland transportation via the National Highway. The highway is parallel to the coast with a distance of 132 kilometres (82 mi). From Liloy to Zamboanga City at the very tip of the peninsula is 184 kilometres (114 mi).[5]

Bus terminals for land transportation are situated at down and uptown area (Barangay Fatima).

Liloy Airport is an airport serving the general area of Liloy. It is classified as a feeder airport by the Air Transportation Office, and under the jurisdiction of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.

It is one of the three domestic airports in the province, located in Barangay Comunal. It was first developed in 1950 under the administration of Mayor Aquilino Bomediano Sr. The first O.I.C of Liloy Airport was Tony Macias, a Filipino-American citizen.

Between the years 1960 to 1970, three twelve-seater PAL planes served their flights to domestic destinations like Dipolog, Cebu and Davao. Its usable runway length is 600 metres (2,000 ft) with a total of 1,200 metres (3,900 ft).

Current O.I.C of Liloy Airport is Edwardo Toledo. Private and government charter planes and choppers usually land at the airport.[12]

Liloy Seaport
Central view of the port

This port is currently managed under the Philippine Ports of Authority (PPA).[13]

Education

Elementary

Liloy-I District

  • Liloy CS
  • Banigan ES
  • Causwagan ES
  • Compra ES
  • Communal ES
  • El Paraiso ES
  • Ganase ES
  • Gayam ES
  • Goaw ES
  • Goin ES
  • Maigang ES
  • Malila ES
  • New Bethlehem ES
  • Patawag ES
  • Punta ES
  • San Francisco ES
  • San Miguel ES
  • Silucap ES
  • Tapican

Liloy-II District

  • Baybay CS
  • Cabangcalan ES
  • Canaan PS
  • Candelaria ES
  • Kayok ES
  • Lamao ES
  • Libertad ES
  • Mauswagon ES
  • Overview ES
  • Panabang ES
  • San Isidro ES
  • San Roque ES
  • Santo Niño PS
  • Timan ES
  • Villa C. Sudiacal ES

Secondary

At present, there are 2 public institutions for high school students.

Liloy National High School- is a public institution of learning for high school students in the Liloy town and the neighboring towns like Salug, Tampilisan and some neighboring barangays in Labason. Its primary goal is to provide quality instruction to pursue the goals of Secondary Education as a link to tertiary level.

Compra National High School- is a former extension campus of the Liloy NHS located at barangay Compra, a southern part of the municipality along the National Highway. It caters students from its neighboring feeder elementary schools located in the municipalities of Liloy, Tampilisan and Kalawit.

Lisun Institute now Philippine Advent College-Liloy Campus

Lisun Institute- is a private institute located in the heart of the Barangay Fatima, near the Fatima Public Market. It also offers some College courses which was founded in the 1960s.

Liloy Immanuel School- is a private school in Liloy founded by CAMACOP.[14]

Tertiary

Ave Maria College- is the first and so far the only Catholic tertiary school in the town.

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