Barili

Barili, officially the Municipality of Barili (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Barili; Tagalog: Bayan ng Barili), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 82,427 people.

History

The word barili comes from the name of a local grass called balili. The municipality was founded in 1632, though the parish of Barili was established in 1614. A cross was erected by conquistadores on their arrival at 1602, and still exists today. The 1818 census showed the tributes representing 1,943 native families and 14 Spanish-Filipino families.^[1]: 609

It was in Barili that the Japanese forces captured Chief Justice José Abad Santos while on his way to Toledo as his escape route to Negros.

In 2006, the town became the first municipality in Cebu province to give protections to its heritage sites through Municipal Ordinance No. 04-06-01, s. 2006, declaring certain shrines, houses, buildings, monuments, markers and other areas as cultural properties of the municipality.

Geography

The town is situated on the Balili river, about two miles from its mouth.^[2]

Barili is bordered to the north by the town of Aloguinsan, to the west is the Tañon Strait, to the east is the city of Carcar and the town of Sibonga, and to the south is the town of Dumanjug. It is 116 kilometres (72 mi) from Cebu City.

Barangays

Barili is politically subdivided into 42 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Economy

Barili is an agricultural town, and its economic output is more on food security. Farming and animal husbandry are the main livelihood of people residing in the town. They focus on rice and corn farming, animal husbandry such as hog, cattle and poultry, fruit farming and even vegetable gardening. Barili has its established Mantalongon Livestock Market^[3] where you can buy live animals which collectively come from Southern parts of Cebu and even from Negros Province. Barili is also known for its Japitan Fish Port.^[4] located in Barangay Japitan, 4–5 km away from its public market. Barangay Guiwanon of the same town is known for production of hand-weaved 'native hats made from leaves of the buri tree and other weaved native products.^[5]

Tourism

' are located close to the eastern end of the Carcar—Barili Road where it connects to the national highway.^[6] The falls are approximately 61 m (200 feet) high but do not have a direct descent. Pools at various heights flow into the basin.^[7] The waterfall is one of three main tourist attractions in the interior barangays of Barili.^[8]

Education

The public schools in the town of Barili are administered by two school districts under the Schools Division of Cebu Province^{[dead link]}.

Elementary schools:

• Balao Elementary School — Balao
• Barili I Central Elementary School — M. Zosa Street, Poblacion
• Bolocboloc Elementary School — Bolocboloc
• Budbud Elementary School — Budbud
• Bugtong Kawayan Elementary School — Bugtong Kawayan
• Cabcaban Elementary School — Cabcaban
• Cenon & Ciriaca Marinas Memorial Elementary School — Kangdampas
• Dakit Elementary School — Dakit
• Dita Primary School — Sitio Dita, Luyo
• Federico & Solidad Villaflor Elementary School — Luhod
• Giloctog Elementary School — Giloctog
• Guibuangan Central Elementary School — Guibuangan
• Gunting Elementary School — Gunting
• Hilasgasan Elementary School — Hilasgasan
• Japitan Elementary School — Japitan
• Kandugay Elementary School — Candugay
• Lamak Elementary School — Sitio Lamak, Mayana
• Loyo Elementary School — Luyo
• Maghanoy Elementary School — Maghanoy
• Maigang Elementary School — Maigang
• Malolos Elementary School — Malolos
• Mantalongon Elementary School — Mantalongon
• Mantayupan Elementary School — Mantayupan
• M.H. Paras Memorial Elementary School — Campangga
• Minolos Elementary School — Minolos
• Pancil Elementary School — Pancil
• Pangpang Elementary School — Pangpang
• Paril Elementary School — Paril
• Patupat Elementary School — Azucena
• Primo Villegas Elementary School — Cagay
• Sayaw Elementary School — Sayaw
• Tal-ot Elementary School — Tal-ot
• Tubod Elementary School — Tubod
• Vito Elementary School — Vito

High schools:

• Balao National High School — Balao
• Bartolome & Manuela Pañares Memorial National High School — F. Paras Street, Poblacion
• Cagay National High School — Cagay
• Federico & Soledad Villaflor Memorial National High School — Luhod
• Giloctog National High School — Giloctog
• Guibuangan National High School — Guibuangan
• Lamak National High School — Sitio Lamak, Mayana
• Malolos National High School — Malolos
• Mantalongon National High School — Mantalongon
• Patupat National High School — Azucena
• Teotimo A. Abellana Sr. Memorial National High School — Bolocboloc

See also

• List of Cultural Properties of the Philippines in Barili, Cebu

References

1. ^ Buzeta, Manuel & Bravo, Felipe (1850). Diccionario Geográfico, Estadístico, Histórico, de las Islas Filipinas (in Spanish). Madrid: Imp. de D. José C. de la Peña. Retrieved March 18, 2026. – via University of Santo Tomas Digital Library and Archives.
2. ^ Vol. 3. p. 418.
3. ^ "Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Mantalongon Livestock Market". Facebook. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
4. ^ "fish port japitan barili cebu - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
5. ^ "Mother continues business for workers". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
6. ^ 10°6′24″N 123°31′16″E
7. ^ "Destination: Barili". The Freeman. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
8. ^ Cabigas 2011.

Sources

• Cabigas, Estan (29 September 2011), "Visiting Mantayupan Falls after 23 years" (Photographic essay), Langyaw, archived 1 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 12 February 2015
• Pace, Azucena (2009). Barili The Town The People The Years, A History. Cebu: Local Government Unit of Barili, Cebu. ISBN 978-9719441601.

External links

• [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]