President Quirino, Sultan Kudarat

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President Quirino
Municipality
Municipality of President Quirino
Municipal Hall
Flag Seal
Nicknames:  Arangkada, President Quirino! Jewel of Southcentral Mindanao A gateway and major producer of Muscovado in Sultan Kudarat
Anthem: Pres. Quirino Hymn
Map of Sultan Kudarat with President Quirino highlighted
OpenStreetMap
President Quirino Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°42′N 124°44′E / 6.7°N 124.73°E / 6.7; 124.73
Country	Philippines
Region	Soccsksargen
Province	Sultan Kudarat
District	1st district
Founded	November 22, 1973
Named for	Elpidio Quirino
Barangays	19 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Municipal Local Government Unit
• mayor of President Quirino[*]	Hon. Ma. Katrina Buena F. Sandigan
• Vice Mayor	Hon. Meris D. Aradanas
• Representative	Hon. Bai Rihan M. Sakaluran-Abdulrajak
• Municipal Council	Members Hon. Liwayway B. Dumrigue Hon. Cherry Anne E. Silvestre Hon. Mark John P. Cabacungan Hon. Alexander U. Aradanas Hon. Modesto S. Belmonte Jr. Hon. Renato A. Dela Reyna Hon. Joel G. Pascua Hon. Dominador N. Vallejos Jr. Hon. Rosemarie C. Andale - ABC Pres./Ex-Officio Member Hon. Moner A. Guiamalon - SKMF Pres./Ex-Officio Member
• Electorate	27,194 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	208.40 km2 (80.46 sq mi)
Elevation	29 m (95 ft)
Highest elevation	69 m (226 ft)
Lowest elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	42,244
• Density	200/km2 (530/sq mi)
• Households	10,488
Economy
• Income class	3rd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	28.50 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 157.7 million (2020, 2022), 68.19 million (2012), 76.91 million (2013), 85.79 million (2014), 97.72 million (2015), 107.5 million (2016), 121.9 million (2017), 130.7 million (2018), 141.6 million (2019), 172.5 million (2021)
• Expenditure	₱ 115.5 million (2020, 2022), 56.98 million (2012), 65.94 million (2013), 66.39 million (2014), 72.36 million (2015), 71.57 million (2016), 100.3 million (2017), 95.45 million (2018), 135.6 million (2019), 131.7 million (2021)
• Liabilities	₱ 85.19 million (2020, 2022), 14.88 million (2012), 42.27 million (2013), 51.05 million (2014), 27.16 million (2015), 22.95 million (2016), 52.76 million (2017), 61.76 million (2018), 68.57 million (2019), 82.04 million (2021)
Service provider
• Electricity	Sultan Kudarat Electric Cooperative (SUKELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8:00 (PST)
ZIP code	9804
PSGC	126510000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)64
Native languages	Hiligaynon Maguindanao Tagalog

President Quirino, officially the Municipality of President Quirino (Filipino: Bayan ng President Quirino; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang President Quirino; Ilocano: Ili ti President Quirino; Maguindanaon: Inged nu President Kirinu, Jawi: ايڠد نو ڤريسيدنت كرينو), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,244 people.^[3] postal code 9804 president quirino.

President Quirino was formerly called Sambulawan and was part of the municipalities of Buluan, Maguindanao and Tacurong. President Quirino was created into a separate municipality on November 22, 1973, at the same time when the Province of Cotabato was divided into the provinces of North Cotabato, Maguindanao, and Sultan Kudarat, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 341 of President Ferdinand Marcos.^[5]

President Quirino is located at the center of Central Mindanao. It is 110 kilometres (68 mi) from General Santos, 108 kilometres (67 mi) from Cotabato City, and 248 kilometres (154 mi) from Davao City. It is situated at the crossroads of the Davao-General Santos-Cotabato highways.

In the northern part is the municipality of General Salipada K. Pendatun, Maguindanao, in the eastern part is municipality of Buluan, Maguindanao, in the western part is the city of Tacurong and the southern part is the municipality of Tantangan, South Cotabato, in south-eastern part is municipality of Lutayan and Mangudadatu.

President Quirino is a vast plain municipality having one barangay (Estrella) extending to the lakeside of the famous Buluan Lake. It has four existing types of soil namely; tinambulan peat, Banga sandy loam, Lutayan clay, and hydrosol.

President Quirino is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

President Quirino is one of the few municipalities of Sultan Kudarat that has Ilocano-speaking majority, together with Lambayong. Most of them can speak and understand Hiligaynon, Tagalog and to the some extent, Cebuano and Maguindanaon, in addition to their own native language. Hiligaynon speakers are also significant residents in the area, with some of them can speak and understand Ilocano, Tagalog, Karay-a, Cebuano and Maguindanaon.

Other ethnolinguistic groups living in the municipality are Maguindanaons, Blaans, T'bolis, Manobos, Cebuanos and Tagalogs. Most of the residents are the descendants of settlers who came from Ilocandia, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mindoro and Marinduque, with significant settlers from Panay (mainly Iloilo), Negros, as well as Cebu, Bohol and Siquijor. Indigenous people such as Blaan, Manobo and T'boli can be founded in Barangay Bagumbayan, Manobo can be found on Barangay Kalanawe I and Barangay Tinaungan, Blaan from Barangay San Jose and Maguindanaons on Barangay Bayawa as the barangay is near to the municipality of Buluan which is from the province of Maguindanao.

Poverty incidence of President Quirino

President Quirino is one of the economic and agricultural towns in the Philippines, some of this is selling "sukang tuba at tubo" or vinegar of the coconut/sugarcane. One of this is the finest "muscovado", a type of partially refined to unrefined brown sugar with a strong molasses content and flavor.

Small-scale industries include electronics and repair shop, car/motor vehicle body builder/repair shop, vulcanizing and machine shop, shoe and appliance repair shops hollow blocks/culvert making basket/mat weaving, dressmaking/tailoring, balut making, bakery. Other major industries are the rattan making, Banana, Coconut, Palay, Corn and African Palm Oils. People doing an corn-drying process, rice milling and other milling process, are found in the Poblacion or in central town.

Sambuyawan is celebrated every third week of November on giving way on its foundation in 1973. Cultures, local products, and tradition are shown in the festival such as Street dancing, drum & lyre, singing, dancing and other activities. Festival's name was derived from the former town named Sambulawan.

The Muscovado Festival is celebrated every December 12, In which people must be recognized the town's own economic product which is Tagapulot or sweet Sugarcane candy from the sugarcane plantations.

President Quirino has no any public transport terminal, but there has habal-habal, jeepney, multicab, and bus transportation where you can hop in around the Kidapawan-Junction highway.

President Quirino has an official lane of Smart Communication tower substation and Globe Telecom substation in Barangay Poblacion. The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company provides fixed line services. Wireless mobile communications services are provided by Smart Communications, DITO, a Globe Telecommunications.

• President Quirino Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• President Quirino Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System