Pagbilao

Pagbilao
Municipality
Municipality of Pagbilao
From top, left to right : St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish Church • Zigzag Road, Quezon National Forest Park • Pueblo La Playa Resort
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Pagbilao Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°58′19″N 121°41′13″E / 13.972°N 121.687°E / 13.972; 121.687
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Province	Quezon
District	1st district
Founded	August 29, 1730
Barangays	27 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• mayor of Pagbilao[*]	Angelica P. Tatlonghari
• Vice Mayor	Shierre Ann P. Palicpic
• Representative	Wilfrido Mark M. Enverga
• Municipal Council	Members Manuel D. Luna Michael E. Martinez Jeffrey A. Tiñana Mary Catherine M. Garcia Aldrien R. Calabia Joahnnes R. Mercado Celedonio C. Dapla Bernardita D. Ayaton
• Electorate	51,109 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	170.96 km2 (66.01 sq mi)
Elevation	24.2 m (79.4 ft)
Highest elevation	259 m (850 ft)
Lowest elevation	−1 m (−3 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	78,700
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
• Households	19,501
Demonym	Pagbilawin/Pagbilaowin
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	24.88 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 470.9 million (2020), 166.1 million (2012), 171.3 million (2013), 211.6 million (2014), 211.4 million (2015), 233.1 million (2016), 258.4 million (2017), 285.5 million (2018), 446.7 million (2019)
• Assets	₱ 1,586 million (2020), 585.7 million (2012), 543.4 million (2013), 552.1 million (2014), 606.5 million (2015), 674.3 million (2016), 769.2 million (2017), 1,639 million (2018), 1,462 million (2019), 1,782 million (2021)
• Expenditure	₱ 326.7 million (2020), 146 million (2012), 152.3 million (2013), 145.5 million (2014), 155.5 million (2015), 176.3 million (2016)
• Liabilities	₱ 519.9 million (2020), 154.7 million (2012), 53.26 million (2013), 55.42 million (2014), 83.08 million (2015), 81.16 million (2016), 102.7 million (2017), 531.5 million (2019), 541.8 million (2021)
Service provider
• Electricity	Manila Electric Company (Meralco)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4302
PSGC	045630000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)42
Native languages	Tagalog
Website	www.pagbilao.gov.ph

Pagbilao, officially the Municipality of Pagbilao (Tagalog: Bayan ng Pagbilao), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 78,700 people.^[3]

It is located on the northern shore of Tayabas Bay on Luzon, just east of Lucena, the provincial capital.

Pagbilao is 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Lucena and 139 kilometres (86 mi) from Manila.

The name of Pagbilao is said to have been derived from the Tagalog words papag (bamboo beds) and bilao (winnowing basket). ^[5]

Pagbilao is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Poverty incidence of Pagbilao

Most of the land area in Pagbilao are for agricultural use consisting of coconut, rice and poultry farms. Some lands are used for industrial purposes which include mostly of industrial plants and ice plants.^[19]

The Province of Quezon announced that they are planning to make an industrial park or economic zone in the Barangays of Alupaye and Bantigue of Pagbilao. It will really help the employment of the people of Quezon Province.^{[citation needed]}

Commerce has rapidly grown especially in the downtown area but is starting to spread in other parts of the town. There are also a growing number of commercial establishments. La Suerte Mega Warehouse, for instance, is considered the largest center of commerce in Pagbilao.^[19]

In terms of tourism, there is an observed growth in Pagbilao. Many hotels can be found especially in highways or beachfronts in Barangay Bantigue.^[19]

The DEPED-Division of Quezon Province has its main office in town. Both the DepEd division and municipal government are top employers in the municipality.^[19]

The Pagbilao Power Station, which is also one of the largest job providers in the town, is located in Isla Grande in Pagbilao.^[19]

Municipal council (2019–2022):

• Mayor: Shierre Ann Portes-Palicpic
• Vice Mayor: Joseph C. Garcia
• Councilors:
  • Michael E. Martinez
  • Manuel D. Luna
  • Joahnnes R. Mercado
  • Aldrien R. Calabia
  • Lolito M. Merle
  • Apolinar R. Martinez
  • Bernardita D. Ayaton
  • Jacinto A. Piñon
  • Wilfredo C. Zafra (ABC)
  • Joseph Manuel G. Luce (SKMF)

The municipality is connected with Manila by the Pan-Philippine Highway. Until 2014, there were also daily rail services to and from Naga and Legazpi provided by the Philippine National Railways. A new Pagbilao station has already been set for construction under the PNR South Long Haul project, a reconstruction of the PNR South Main Line that passes through the area.^[20]

In order to spur development in the municipality, the Toll Regulatory Board declared Toll Road 5 the extension of South Luzon Expressway.^[21] A 420-kilometer, four lane expressway starting from the terminal point of the now under construction SLEX Toll Road 4 at Barangay Mayao, Lucena City in Quezon to Matnog, Sorsogon, near the Matnog Ferry Terminal. On August 25, 2020, San Miguel Corporation announced that they will invest the project which will reduce travel time from Lucena to Matnog from 9 hours to 5.5 hours.^[22]

Another expressway that will serve Pagbilao is the Quezon-Bicol Expressway (QuBEx), which will link between Lucena and San Fernando, Camarines Sur.^[23]

Pagbilao has numerous mobile phone, internet and cable services providers. The following are:

Pagbilao has numerous primary and secondary educational institutions. The following are:

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pagbilao.

• Pagbilao Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Official website
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System
• Quezon Province Web Portal