2006 figures of the Financial Profile of Iloilo Province, Towns, and Cities. After doing some reading into the documents, I’ve made a list of the top 10 towns in Iloilo ranked according to their total operating income, income growth, and IRA-dependency.
Top 10 towns in Iloilo with the highest total operating income in 2006:
Town – Total Income [Previous Ranking]
1. Oton – 72,077,690 [1]
2. Pototan – 68,924,710 [2]
3. Dumangas – 65,786,320 [3]
4. Lambunao – 65,118,760 [4]
5. Miagao – 64,826,100 [5]
6. Calinog – 63,780,520 [6]
7. Janiuay – 63,457,720 [9]
8. Santa Barbara – 62,670,340 [New]
9. Leon – 57,446,670 [New]
10. Pavia – 56,566,580 [10]
Top 10 towns in Iloilo with the highest income growth from 2005 to 2006:
1. Leon – 33.5%
2. Santa Barbara – 30.8%
3. San Enrique – 21.8%
4. Janiuay – 21.0%
4. Bingawan – 18.5%
6. Tubungan 18.1%
7. Cabatuan – 17.0%
8. Estancia – 17.0%
9. Anilao – 16.8%
10. San Miguel – 16.6%
Most towns in Iloilo had a positive growth in their total operating income except for Carles (-.05%), and San Rafael (-1.2%).
Top 10 towns with the lowest percentage of IRA (Internal revenue Allotment) compared to their income.
The towns listed below are the least dependent on the National Government for their funds and have locally generated income as a bigger part of their total income.
1. Pavia – 54%
2. Estancia – 66%
3. Pototan – 73%
3. Santa Barbara – 73%
5. Leganes – 76%
5. Oton – 76%
7. Barotac Nuevo – 78%
8. San Enrique – 79%
8. San Miguel – 79%
At the end of the spectrum here are the towns in Iloilo that did not perform as well as the others.
Top 10 towns with the highest percentage of IRA (Internal revenue Allotment) compared to their income.
The towns listed here are the Most Dependent on the National Government for their funds and least likely to capitalize on local income-generating projects.
1. Bingawan – 95%
2. Batad – 94%
3. Lemery – 93%
4. San Rafael – 93%
5. Lambunao – 92%
5. Tubungan – 92%
7. Ajuy – 91%
7. Maasin – 91%
9. San Dionisio – 90%
9. Igbaras – 90%
9. Carles – 90%
Top 10 towns in Iloilo with the lowest total operating income in 2006:
Town – Total Income [Previous Ranking]
1. San Rafael – 19,933,440 [1]
2. Batad – 24,933,630 [3]
3. Bingawan – 25,097,380 [2]
4. Mina – 26,994,650 [5]
5. New Lucena – 28,754,840 [4]
6. Zarraga – 29,897,170 [10]
7. Tubungan – 30,096,420 [6]
8. Badiangan – 30,183,380 [New]
9. San Miguel – 31,307,080 [8]
10. Anilao – 32,793,260 [9]
If you want to review the ranking for the Financial Year 2005, you can view it here.
Oton is getting better. However, I’m excited to see the results of Cabatuan , Sta. Barbara and Pavia after the airport and Ayala’s investments, respectively, there.
Yeah I’m quite interested too. Most probably Santa Barbara will have the greatest impact of the new airport. I’m already seeing a few billboards of big projects put up along the highway.
Basi eh. May pension house na to gani. Pero I’m expecting more on Pavia because of the proximity to the city and the rise of Ayala and other subdivisions there.
That might happen a few years from now… yey!!! Pavia and Santa Barbara are booming towns and expect more in 2010.
Wow, Mabuhay ang mga Leonians, hanggud gid ina nga pag abante, isa man ako ka taga Leon and I am going there on Jan 20 para magbakasyon.
Dumangas should be in the third place, I guess:
3. Lambunao – 65,118,760 [3]
4. Dumangas – 65,786,320 [4]
Nice to see the ranking of Iloilo Top Towns. Again, congratulations to Oton for topping the list. Looks like Oton will be hitting 80 to 85 million income in 2008. Expect more in Oton with the expansion of Savannah, the entry of Camella-Palmera and the Acropolis.
In saying so, Sta Barbara newest entry proves that the town is making waves in terms of economy right now beating Pavia and all. We’ll wait and see for next year list na lang.
Oh yeah, I’ll edit the list ASAP
Thanks kirby
It’s my first time to know that my hometown has the highest income. I thought we’re the lowest since I could not see any visible infrastructure projects here. Until now, the roads going to the barangays are not cemented. They could not even finish the drainage canals in the poblacions. What’s wrong?
i totally agree with you jan…i don’t know if you’ve experienced the time when bananas are planted in the middle of the roads because they’re too muddy for vehicles to pass? this happens specially during rainy seasons. I really wonder where all the municipal income goes. Even the District 1 congressman couldn’t have the paving of the concrete road in Buray Oton finished…leaving less than 200 meters of unpaved strip from Florvel Subd. to Ilaya proper. It takes eons just to have the road connecting at least 6 Baranggays to the town proper concretised. Okey pa ang going to Florvel, it only took a few months….iya b sang mayor ang subivision project mo!!!!
…and they get to have their names posted on big billboards claiming credit for the project. Hey Pres. Arroyo…you also get to have your picture posted by your corrupt subordinates! The income of the municipality goes to….the municipal drain pipes…the ones we vote during elections.
My Mom is from Leon. Leon is the largest mango producer in whole Panay Island, then rice and veggies. Some fruits like guava, sarguelas, melon, sandiya and others. The town of Leon is very rich in natural resources. The reason why is number one in income. Cheers! :)
I just hope that the provincial gov’t will fix the road going to Leon with markings. And additional Concrete Road going to Bucari and Tabionan. Makita guid ang lunangon nga karsada. Landslide kon maulanon. I wish the Governor will get the message. Cheers! :)
jolly, if you have seen from the ranking based on total income as shown above, Oton was way ahead which garnered 72,007,690 while Leon had only around 57,446,670. Perhaps what you were saying was the percentage rate of their income based from last year.
Not only Leon is rich in natural resources but the entire parts of Philippine archipelago. The reason why we have these beautiful trees and bountiful crops….. Floods or drought could be well avoided should the government act relentlessly on preserving those trees and continually exercise tree planting.
wow.. keep up the good works leonians. I’m so proud of my town leon.. even wala ko da but proud gid ako of my hometown.. hoping ko mangin ciudad ka hehehe… maski wala multi national corp. pay ga birada xa negosyo ba hehehe…
Perhaps the town of Lambunao was listed as number 5 amongst the town dependent on National government because of the presence of a district general hospital; 2 satellite college campuses of the West Visayas State University; one in town proper and the college of Agriculture ,Forestry ,Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering and Agricultural Business in Barangay Jayobo,Lambunao,Iloilo.