An intersection in the city of Pasig. High rise buildings, post with telephone and electrical wirings. Cbanga360 file photo.
The Philippines has a total of 145 cities, either highly urbanized, independent or component as of December 2015. Of these local government units, 41 registered a regular annual income of P1 billion and above. In the lead pack include Quezon, Makati, Manila, Pasig and Davao.
Fifty four cities registered an annual income of less than P1-billion but not lower than P500 million. San Jose Del Monte (CL), Cabanatuan, Tagum, Tarlac, Ilagan topped the list.
Forty nine cities had annual regular income below P500 million led by Tagbilaran, San Jose (Central Luzon), San Carlos (Pangasinan), Balanga, Borongan. The newest and 145th city is Generel Trias (Cavite) which was only converted in December 2015.
Annual regular income of local government unit consists of locally sourced revenue together with Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) for the year and other shares from the national tax collection.
Locally sourced revenue includes real property tax, tax on business, other taxes, regulatory fees, service/user charges, and receipts from economic enterprises.
41 Philippine cities with FY2014 earnings over P1-billion
Interestingly enough, 14 cities in the National Capital Region fit into the list while five are from the Visayas and six from Mindanao. Cebu topped the list for the Visayas.
So here they are 30 cities in Luzon regions with regular annual income of P1-billion and above for the fiscal year 2014:
CITY
REGION
ANNUAL INCOME (PHP)
QUEZON CITY
NCR
14,719,483,550.39
MAKATI CITY
NCR
10,279,536,741.13
MANILA CITY
NCR
8,992,013,559.26
PASIG CITY
NCR
6,762,542,683.11
TAGUIG CITY
NCR
4,223,038,421.37
CALOOCAN CITY
NCR
3,543,219,980.64
PARAÑAQUE CITY
NCR
3,206,947,672.03
PASAY CITY
NCR
3,116,314,332.92
MUNTINLUPA CITY
NCR
2,942,165,695.21
MANDALUYONG CITY
NCR
2,863,632,168.40
CALAMBA CITY
CALABARZON
2,167,398,437.63
VALENZUELA CITY
NCR
2,162,752,471.32
SANTA ROSA CITY
CALABARZON
1,908,418,514.89
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY
MIMAROPA
1,884,138,808.06
ANTIPOLO CITY
CALABARZON
1,803,544,981.03
LAS PIÑAS CITY
NCR
1,728,702,375.64
MARIKINA CITY
NCR
1,677,617,607.19
BATANGAS CITY
CALABARZON
1,527,146,304.37
DASMARINAS CITY
CALABARZON
1,389,947,093.31
BAGUIO CITY
CORDILLERA
1,333,204,549.74
BINAN CITY
CALABARZON
1,297,193,662.99
BACOOR CITY
CALABARZON
1,227,395,101.26
SAN JUAN CITY
NCR
1,215,482,982.26
ANGELES CITY
CENTRAL LUZON
1,209,836,773.91
CABUYAO CITY
CALABARZON
1,111,167,483.03
SAN FERNANDO CITY (PAMPANGA)
CENTRAL LUZON
1,069,167,303.45
IMUS CITY
CALABARZON
1,068,232,689.12
SANTIAGO CITY
CAGAYAN VALLEY
1,045,463,202.11
OLONGAPO CITY
CENTRAL LUZON
1,022,613,282.15
LIPA CITY
CALABARZON
1,013,102,559.59
List of cities in the Visayas regions with regular annual income of P1-billion and above for the fiscal year 2014:
CITY
REGION
ANNUAL INCOME (PHP)
CEBU CITY
REGION 7
3,346,089,818.20
ILOILO CITY
REGION 6
1,632,777,275.97
LAPU-LAPU CITY
REGION 7
1,449,618,982.02
BACOLOD CITY
NEGROS
1,400,673,574.67
MANDAUE CITY
REGION 7
1,229,098,709.63
Cities in the Mindanao regions with regular annual income of P1-billion and above for the fiscal year 2014:
CITY
REGION
ANNUAL INCOME (PHP)
DAVAO CITY
DAVAO
5,174,785,179.66
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY
REGION 10
2,255,272,402.64
ZAMBOANGA CITY
ZAMBOANGA
2,250,074,391.05
GENERAL SANTOS CITY
REGION 12
1,476,322,412.31
ILIGAN CITY
REGION 10
1,280,744,521.63
BUTUAN CITY
CARAGA
1,252,374,004.96
All together now, listing of 54 Philippine cities in all regions with regular annual income below P1-billion but not less than P500 million:
CITY
REGION
ANNUAL INCOME (PHP)
SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY
CENTRAL LUZON
974,388,179.32
CABANATUAN CITY
CENTRAL LUZON
967,154,911.21
TAGUM CITY
DAVAO
954,823,707.33
TARLAC CITY
CENTRAL LUZON
954,618,091.92
ILAGAN CITY
CAGAYAN VALLEY
949,755,768.13
MALABON CITY
NRC
909,025,763.58
MALAYBALAY CITY
REGION 10
858,636,734.27
TANAUAN CITY
CALABARZON
853,498,397.52
ORMOC CITY
REGION 8
853,026,392.15
MABALACAT CITY
CENTRAL LUZON
845,571,869.49
TAGAYTAY CITY
CALABARZON
840,646,833.76
MEYCAUAYAN CITY
CENTRAL LUZON
825,421,286.22
CALBAYOG CITY
REGION 8
822,976,528.94
NAGA CITY (CAMARINES SUR)
BICOL
802,697,504.69
SAN PABLO CITY
CALABARZON
767,116,721.91
SAN PEDRO CITY
CALABARZON
761,094,624.44
VALENCIA CITY
REGION 10
743,649,070.10
KABANKALAN CITY
NEGROS
742,953,086.49
LUCENA CITY
CALABARZON
732,214,908.91
TOLEDO CITY
REGION 7
730,458,632.76
PAGADIAN CITY
ZAMBOANGA
714,817,532.12
URDANETA CITY
ILOCOS
697,153,197.89
NAVOTAS CITY
NRC
696,220,701.13
TACLOBAN CITY
REGION 8
691,108,122.20
SAN CARLOS CITY (NEGROS OCC.)
NEGROS
683,815,661.73
MALOLOS CITY
CENTRAL LUZON
683,052,367.62
LEGAZPI CITY
BICOL
668,524,137.72
PANABO CITY
DAVAO
657,108,881.21
MATI CITY
DAVAO
654,302,696.58
DAGUPAN CITY
ILOCOS
645,693,549.69
BAYAWAN CITY (TULONG)
NEGROS
635,093,148.14
TABUK CITY
CORDILLERA
629,104,456.63
BAYUGAN CITY
CARAGA
627,914,557.98
COTABATO CITY
REGION 12
619,956,546.39
GINGOOG CITY
REGION 10
607,265,817.74
TUGUEGARAO CITY
CAGAYAN VALLEY
601,152,547.95
DIGOS CITY
DAVAO
597,470,021.66
CADIZ CITY
NEGROS
596,266,474.21
BAGO CITY
NEGROS
592,733,910.72
CAUAYAN CITY
CAGAYAN VALLEY
592,366,844.67
KORONADAL CITY
REGION 12
583,316,081.06
KIDAPAWAN CITY
REGION 12
579,734,105.90
DIPOLOG CITY
ZAMBOANGA
561,442,163.60
LAOAG CITY
ILOCOS
559,285,311.19
TALISAY CITY (CEBU)
REGION 7
556,258,500.84
SURIGAO CITY
CARAGA
544,589,021.72
OZAMIS CITY
REGION 10
535,633,824.92
SAGAY CITY
NEGROS
524,332,228.24
DUMAGUETE CITY
NEGROS
517,279,192.17
SORSOGON CITY
BICOL
515,921,192.90
BAYBAY CITY
REGION 8
511,358,275.90
SAN FERNANDO CITY (LA UNION)
ILOCOS
508,962,918.66
ROXAS CITY
REGION 6
504,847,719.76
CALAPAN CITY
MIMAROPA
504,362,542.48
49 Philippine cities in all regions combined with regular annual income of P500-million and below:
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