Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte

Liloy
—  Municipality  —
Nickname(s): The Peanut Capital of ZaNorte
Map of Zamboanga del Norte showing the location of Liloy
Liloy Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°07′N 122°40′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Western Mindanao (Region IX)
Province	Zamboanga del Norte
District	3rd District of Zamboanga del Norte
Founded
Barangays	37
Government
• Mayor	Hon. Jaime Nantes Lim
Area
• Total	128.43 km2 (49.6 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	36,948
• Density	287.7/km2 (745.1/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code
Income class	3rd class town

Liloy is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. It embraces 37 barangays with a total land area of 12,843 hectares with a total estimated population of 36,948 in 1995. It is mainly as agricultural community whose existing economy relies mostly on crop production such us corn, rice, coconuts, peanuts, and root crops. Liloy is a fishing ground of the northwestern towns of the province of Zamboanga. It is also known as "The Peanut Capital of ZaNorte".

History and Creation

Liloy Booth at Hudyaka Zanorte Festival

Historically, Liloy was once a barrio or barangay of the Municipality of Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte.  By virtue of Executive Order No. 469 issued by the late President Elpidio Quirino on August 22, 1951, it was created and became a duly constituted municipal corporation although the  municipal officials were not yet  organized. The municipality was  inaugurated on December 16, of the same year. However, a huge geographic portion of the Liloy jurisdiction was taken away by the creation and separation of Salug in 1959 and later, of Tampilisan in 1978.

Currently, Liloy is one of the twelve most promising towns in the 3rd Congressional District of Zamboanga del Norte. The remaining total area is 12,843 hectares, 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 Sta. 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.

Eventually, Liloy's wharf will be considered as urban land. It is, obviously, undergoing a rapid social and economic development in the advent of its full operation.

Government

Liloy is governed mainly by municipal officials, composed of 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.

The Honorable Jaime N. Lim is the mayor of the municipality. He was re-elected in 2007 and 2010. His vice mayor, Alfred U. Chan was elected in 2007 and also re-elected in 2010.

Municipal Hall History

The nucleus of the local administration is housed in the building. The Municipal Hall which is the main two-story Batangas type building was built in the late 1950s. It was repaired in 1987. A one-story annex municipal building was constructed in 1965 and later, repaired in 1990. Presently, the building is undergoing a major reconstruction after the approval of the budget through the efforts exerted by the municipal officials. They contributed for its reconstruction and overhauling of building materials.

Topography

It lies on the northwestern side of Zamboanga peninsula at Latitude 8 degrees 06 minutes north and longitude 122 degrees 38 minutes east. it is bounded in the North by the Sulu Sea; South, the municipality of Tampilisan; East, the municipality of Salug; and West, the municipality of Labason.

This way to Labason-30 mins. drive

Distances

Liloy can be reached from the capital city of Dipolog which lies in the northern part of the province by overland transportation through the national highway going southwest. The highway is parallel to the coast line with a distance of one hundred thirty–two (132) kilometers. It is a less-than-an-hour ride to Zamboanga Sibugay's Ipil. Liloy is where the Dipolog –Zamboanga City road turns left or southward to cross the border between the two Zamboanga del Norte and del Sur provinces. Cutting across, is a hundred eighty-four- kilometer highway, from Liloy, further down to the city of flowers, Zamboanga City which is located at the very tip of the peninsula.

Transportation

Liloy is one of the municipalities in Zamboanga del Norte that is on top. It has the full capacity to serve every passenger and traveler because of its complete infrastructure and facilities. Bus terminals for land transportation are situated at down- and uptown area (Brgy. Fatima). It has an airport which was first constructed by a certain American named Keener, for air transportation; and Lamao Port, for sea travel and business.

Lamao Liloy Port

Lamao Port in Liloy will not be just known as a cargo port with its usual loading and unloading operations. Hopefully,  it could be  a cruise and luxury port to access passengers and  see the bountiful and beautiful place of Liloy .

Liloy Airport

Liloy Airport is an airport serving the general area of Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte. It is classified as a feeder airport by the Air Transportation Office.

It is one of the three domestic airports in the province, settled in Barangay Communal, Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte. It was first developed in the year 1950 under the administration of the late Municipal Mayor Aquilino Bomediano, Sr. The first O.I.C of Liloy Airport was Tony Macias, a Filipino-American citizen. it was under the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (former ATO).

Between the years 1960 to 1970, three twelve-seater PAL planes served their flights to any domestic destination like Dipolog, Cebu and Davao. Its usable runway length is 600 with a total of 1200 meters.

Mr. Edwardo Toledo is now the O.I.C of Liloy Airport. Private and Government Charter planes and Choppers usually land in the airport.

Climate

The municipality of Liloy, like most of the municipalities of Zambo. Del Norte, belongs to the fourth type of climate. The rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year. However, there are two distinct seasons, the dry and the rainy. Usually, the rainy season of this municipality 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.

Culture

Fiesta or festivity is a part and parcel of a Filipino culture. Through good times and bad times, a fiesta must go on. Each city and barrio has at least one local festivity of its own. What is important is that it is usually a feast of its patron saint. Somewhere- somehow in each barangay of the country, there is always a day's festivity to celebrate every year. It is, basically, a religious activity.

More important is that one of the festivities that Liloy is proud of, is Alay Festival. It, once, was a private-funded festival by the Tan family in Brgy. 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. This festival is exceptional and remarkable to the hearts of the people. This is to attract tourists and visitors in a unique way.

Most importantly, the best celebrated day is the Araw ng Liloy on the 22nd day of August every year. It is, presently, known as Linggo ng Liloy because the celebration is held for a week. It is luxuriously celebrated and highlighted by a Beauty Pageant to select the Mutya ng Liloy. This is an annual celebration of the town to reminisce its humble beginnings from its liberation to a duly constituted town.

Tourism

This town is blessed with white sand beaches, corrals and bluish color of the sea that Liloyans are truly proud of. With the growing developments of beaches in the Barangays of Patawag, Banigan, Sta. Cruz, Timan, and Punta; Liloy has responded to the call of tourism, business and commerce as a developing community. Barangay Baybay, the seat of trade and commerce in the town, has also rapidly boomed in trade, industry, education and commerce. The town has totally been aware about tourism especially that many of its girls had married to foreigners.

The under-construction one-of-a-kind two-floor market with an escalator will be the first in the province. Exceedingly, this would entice more spectators to visit the fully air-conditioned mall-like marketplace.

Religion

Major Religion:	Percentage
Roman Catholic	87.28%
Islam	2.00%
Iglesia ni Cristo	1.06%
Seventh Day Adventist	0.66%
Jehovah's Witness	0.07%
Aglipay	1.00%
UCCP	2.15%
Others	5.02%
Not Stated	0.76%

Indigenous People/Tribal Community: Subanen

Education

Elementary

Liloy-I District	Liloy-II District
Liloy CS	Baybay CS
Banigan ES	Cabangcalan ES
Causwagan ES	Canaan PS
Compra ES	Candelaria ES
Communal ES	Kayok ES
El Paraiso ES	Lamao ES
Gayam ES	Libertad ES
Goaw ES	Mauswagon ES
Goin ES	Overview ES
Malila ES	Panabang ES
Patawag ES	San Isidro ES
Punta ES	San Roque ES
San Francisco ES	Sto. Niño PS
San Miguel ES	Timan ES
Silucap ES	Villa C. Sudiacal ES
Tapican

High School

At present, there are 2 public institution 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.

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 National High School-Compra Annex- is an extension campus of the LNHS located at the downtown's neighboring barangay, Compra.

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

Tertiary

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

Philippine Advent College- is a Protestant school from the neighboring town of Sindangan, which have recently bought the property owned by the Lisun Institute, one of the pioneering schools in the Liloy history

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.

Banigan Baybay (Pob.) 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

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information