Municipality of

Liloan
Liloan, Cebu

Reported by:
Ms. Gadra Baylon
• Town represented
• History
• Geographical Location
• Barangays
• Attractions/ Tourist Spots
• Festivals
• Delicacies
• Economy
• Town assets and developments
HISTORY
• Known as the “Light of the North”,
Liloan, situated in the province of Cebu,
is a first class municipality in which the
locals also informally call “Metro
Cebu”.
• Liloan has been known for its domestic
tourism because of its beaches.
• Liloan has no historical data from the
establishment of the municipality. It
was long ago part of Mandaue, Cebu.
But with no documents to claim it, many
conflicting claims of the town’s
separation arise. A preserved article
shows that Liloan was founded in the
year 1840 with a population of
5,000.
• Consequently, books that tell of the history of
Cebu states that it was on August 23, 1844,
when Liloan was separated from Mandaue by
virtue of a Superior Decree.
• Finally, it was on January 27, 1845 when a
decree confirmed Liloan’s status as a parish by
the then Bishop of Cebu.
• Aside from its pristine coastline, the
municipality of Liloan has a Silot bay full of
whirlpools (lilo in Cebuano) at some areas of
the bay, making it dangerous for swimmers
and boating.
• From there, the name Liloan was established
among the early residents of the town.
Geographical
Location
• Liloan is a philippine municipality. It is located in
the province Cebu in Region VII Central
Visayas which is a part of the Visayas group of
islands.
• The municipality Liloan is seated about 14 km east-
north-east of province capital Cebu City and about
567 km south-east of Philippine main
capital Manila.
• The geographic coordinates of Liloan are 10° 24'
0'' N, 123° 58' 59'' E.
• Administratively the Municipality of Liloan is
subdivided into 14 barangays. One forms
the center of the city wheras the other 13
are in the outlying areas. Some of them are
even several kilometers away from the
center of the Municipality.
• According to the 2007 census, Liloan has a population of
92,181 residents and belongs to the 294 emerging cities
and municipalities in the Philippines which have more
than 50,000 inhabitants but did not reach 100,000 yet.
• Based on the number of its inhabitants Liloan is number
177 of the most populous cities of the Philippines and at
30 in Visayas group of islands and at 10 of the most
populous cities of province Cebu. With an area of 45.92
km² Liloan occupies a relatively small urban area.
• Accordingly, there is a high population density. In
Liloan, by average, 2,007.43 people live in one
square kilometer.
• With this value, Liloan is only number 10 in
Visayas and is nationally ranked 69th of the most
densely populated cities in the Philippines.
• According to the Philippine income
classification for provinces, cities
and municipalities Liloan is a 1st
class municipality.
• The urbanization status of Liloan is
classified as urban.
Barangays
 14 Barangays
• POBLACION • CABADIANGAN
• SAN ROQUE • CALERO
• SAN VICENTE • CATARMAN
• SANTA CRUZ • COTCOT
• TABLA • JUBAY
• TAYUD • LATABAN
• YATI • MULAO
Attractions/
Tourist Spots
Bagacay Point Lighthouse
• Parola sa Liloan
• built by virtue of an executive order issued
on July 28, 1903 by William Howard
Taft, who came to the country in 1900 as
president of the Philippine Commission.
• The lighthouse was originally established in
1857 by the ruling Spanish Government.
• Provided guiding light to mariners,
navigators and fishermen from coastal
towns in northern Cebu.
• Favorite subject of many painters and
photographers for its notable architectural
design.
San Fernando Rey Parish
• 1847
• Oldest church in town
• Named after the saint who recaptured Spain
from the moors.
• Materials used are from Camotes Islands and
Leyte. Glass window shutters are from
Barcelona, Spain.
• unique feature of the church is it does not
face the sea, to protect the people from the
heat of the sun.
• Church much bigger compared to Mandaue.
Festival
Rosquillos Festival
• Every 29th of May
• Showcases the deliciously tasty
delicacy from this northern town of
Cebu.
• Celebrated to honor the patron saint
of the town, San Fernando Rey.
Similar to the festivals of other
towns in Cebu,
• features a street dancing competition,
festival showdown, and a beauty
pageant.
Delicacies
 Titay’s Liloan
• Titay’s Rosquillos and Delicacies Inc. was
established last April 1907 and was founded
by Margarita “Titay” T. Frasco. It only started
by making a uniquely-shaped cookie called
Rosquillos.
• The name rosquillos originated from the
Spanish word “rosca“ which means ringlet. The
unique shape and good taste of the rosquillos
made Titay’s to become one of the most well
known delicacy makers for the Cebuanos and
other locals in Visayas.
Masi • a bite-size, homemade
treat made of glutinous
rice with a sweet peanut
paste filling.
• Most of the tourist are
looking for the taste of
masi in liloan.
• The texture of the masi is
similar to the mochi and its
peanut filling adds
character to its taste.
Economy
• ceramics manufacturers; plant
pots, to bricks and exotic jars.
• Commerce and Trade
Under Develop Barangay
• San Roque
Liloan Golf and Leisure
Estate
• San Roque, Liloan Cebu
• 80 hectares
• The 18-hole golf course, which
also features a clubhouse, will be
surrounded by Duros’ residential
development Woodlands Resort
Communities and other future
developments that would focus on
bringing tourism to the fresh,
mountainous areas of Liloan.
• According to Duros Group Chairman
Rafaelito Barino, Duros Group always
makes sure to develop properties that
are one-stop destinations where
everything is in one place.
Ex.
• 23 Minore Park which features a chapel
• IEC Convention Center of Cebu (IC3)
• Landers Superstore
• Fiesta Minore food park
• Caltex gasoline station.
Thank you for
listening!