The Rich, Richier, Richest. Philippine towns with top regular income in fiscal year of 2014.
Cainta, aside from being the most populous municipality in the country, is now the richest with an annual income in 2015 of P1,251,517,325.79 even if it has a small land area of 42.99 square km (or 16.60 sq mi). Cainta municipal hall photo credit: Ramon FVelasquez.
Of the 1,502 local government units referred to as municipalities (or towns) of the Philippines, many reported high earnings (annual regular income) for the fiscal year end of 2014. Below is a listing of these LGU’s beginning from the highest income earner to the lowest.
While income was arranged beginning from the highest, it is not inferred that the town referred to is really that rich since we do not take into account the total financial information details of the local government unit like expenditures, savings and comparison of earnings versus population data and land area.
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.
The first listing below are the top towns with earnings between P892,914,458.54 (Cainta, Rizal) and P403,762,028.29 (T’Boli, South Cotabato). In December 2015, General Trias was converted into a city.
LGU NAME
Province
Region
2014 / In PHP
CAINTA
RIZAL
CALABARZON
892,914,458.54
GENERAL TRIAS
CAVITE
CALABARZON
791,932,576.69
TAYTAY
RIZAL
CALABARZON
550,429,235.44
MARILAO
BULACAN
CENTRAL LUZON
452,719,871.33
MARIVELES
BATAAN
CENTRAL LUZON
452,127,450.31
SANTA MARIA
BULACAN
CENTRAL LUZON
442,410,102.75
CARMONA
CAVITE
CALABARZON
435,374,989.14
SILANG
CAVITE
CALABARZON
426,321,109.08
BINANGONAN
RIZAL
CALABARZON
419,449,244.04
T’BOLI
SOUTH COTABATO
SOCCSKSARGEN
403,762,028.29
The second table presents muncipalities with earnings between P393,140,741.12 (Santo Tomas, Batangas) and (Norzagaray, Bulacan) 307,011,367.69 which include 12 towns.
LGU NAME
Province
Region
2014 / In PHP
SANTO TOMAS
BATANGAS
CALABARZON
393,140,741.12
ROSARIO
CAVITE
CALABARZON
390,130,582.74
MALAY
AKLAN
WESTERN VISAYAS
360,271,077.63
BALIUAG
BULACAN
CENTRAL LUZON
339,374,820.63
SAN MATEO
RIZAL
CALABARZON
336,587,307.40
SABLAYAN
MINDORO OCCIDENTAL
MIMAROPA
336,020,469.76
TANZA
CAVITE
CALABARZON
333,673,052.73
CALUYA
ANTIQUE
WESTERN VISAYAS
332,612,957.82
POLOMOLOK
SOUTH COTABATO
SOCCSKSARGEN
327,111,995.86
BATARAZA
PALAWAN
MIMAROPA
326,156,144.21
MEXICO
PAMPANGA
CENTRAL LUZON
320,550,538.37
NORZAGARAY
BULACAN
CENTRAL LUZON
307,011,367.69
This is the third listing beginning with the town of Limay, Bataan (P298,309,838.39) and ending with Talavera, Nueva Ecija (P200,850,807.05) covering 60 towns in all.
LGU NAME
Province
Region
2014 / In PHP
LIMAY
BATAAN
CENTRAL LUZON
298,309,838.39
BALAMBAN
CEBU
CENTRAL VISAYAS
279,246,580.23
LA TRINIDAD
BENGUET
CAR
276,337,931.49
MAUBAN
QUEZON
CALABARZON
271,724,050.05
ITOGON
BENGUET
CAR
266,168,557.33
GUIGUINTO
BULACAN
CENTRAL LUZON
261,168,556.82
SAN JOSE
MINDORO OCCIDENTAL
MIMAROPA
259,598,368.79
SUBIC
ZAMBALES
CENTRAL LUZON
258,961,291.45
AROROY
MASBATE
BICOL
254,996,391.04
CLAVER
SURIGAO DEL NORTE
CARAGA
251,867,031.67
PORAC
PAMPANGA
CENTRAL LUZON
249,492,474.51
NASUGBU
BATANGAS
CALABARZON
249,345,435.80
CARRASCAL
SURIGAO DEL SUR
CARAGA
245,125,661.79
SANTO TOMAS
DAVAO DEL NORTE
DAVAO
240,728,230.93
MALITA
DAVAO OCCIDENTAL
DAVAO
240,079,397.10
CAPAS
TARLAC
CENTRAL LUZON
238,098,827.22
SANTA CRUZ
LAGUNA
CALABARZON
235,888,204.09
PULILAN
BULACAN
CENTRAL LUZON
235,395,517.31
SARIAYA
QUEZON
CALABARZON
234,431,726.11
TAYTAY
PALAWAN
MIMAROPA
230,889,048.49
CONSOLACION
CEBU
CENTRAL VISAYAS
230,546,542.72
LUBAO
PAMPANGA
CENTRAL LUZON
229,585,110.42
CONCEPCION
TARLAC
CENTRAL LUZON
229,209,936.00
GEN. MARIANO ALVAREZ
CAVITE
CALABARZON
229,094,793.78
TAGOLOAN
MISAMIS ORIENTAL
NORTHERN MINDANAO
227,514,533.20
BAUAN
BATANGAS
CALABARZON
227,499,281.30
MONKAYO
COMPOSTELA VALLEY
DAVAO
227,451,347.56
SAN MIGUEL
BULACAN
CENTRALLUZON
227,226,472.77
BROOKE’S POINT
PALAWAN
MIMAROPA
226,424,777.76
QUEZON
BUKIDNON
NORTHERN MINDANAO
225,401,993.00
CARMEN
NORTH COTABATO
SOCCSKSARGEN
224,418,825.59
MANOLO FORTICH
BUKIDNON
NORTHERN MINDANAO
224,102,341.82
TANAY
RIZAL
CALABARZON
223,470,033.55
BOCAUE
BULACAN
CENTRAL LUZON
223,320,347.75
DARAGA (LOCSIN)
ALBAY
BICOL
222,157,681.73
ESPERANZA
AGUSAN DEL SUR
CARAGA
220,839,585.43
CALACA
BATANGAS
CALABARZON
219,968,126.94
MIDSAYAP
NORTH COTABATO
SOCCSKSARGEN
215,452,733.20
ANGONO
RIZAL
CALABARZON
213,231,808.40
ROXAS
PALAWAN
MIMAROPA
213,174,852.85
SAN VICENTE
PALAWAN
MIMAROPA
212,483,529.12
KALIBO
AKLAN
WESTERN VISAYAS
211,820,493.51
MINGLANILLA
CEBU
CENTRAL VISAYAS
211,256,458.55
SANTA CRUZ
DAVAO DEL SUR
DAVAO
211,029,265.84
CATARMAN
NORTHERN SAMAR
EASTERN VISAYAS
210,968,453.53
AGOO
LA UNION
ILOCOS
209,932,666.73
LOS BAÑOS
LAGUNA
CALABARZON
209,144,083.87
MABINI
BATANGAS
CALABARZON
208,567,809.80
MARAMAG
BUKIDNON
NORTHERN MINDANAO
208,098,774.96
SURALLAH
SOUTH COTABATO
SOCCSKSARGEN
207,106,176.39
BAGGAO
BATANES
CAGAYAN VALLEY
206,828,711.85
PIKIT
NORTH COTABATO
SOCCSKSARGEN
206,554,063.17
ROSARIO
BATANGAS
CALABARZON
205,221,539.90
ISULAN
SULTAN KUDARAT
SOCCSKSARGEN
205,210,549.39
SAN FRANCISCO
AGUSAN DEL SUR
CARAGA
204,628,239.58
LORETO
AGUSAN DEL SUR
CARAGA
203,358,395.82
SAN JUAN
BATANGAS
CALABARZON
202,884,741.39
PLARIDEL
BULACAN
CENTRAL LUZON
202,284,136.49
GLAN
SARANGANI
SOCCSKSARGEN
201,296,126.17
TALAVERA
NUEVA ECIJA
CENTRAL LUZON
200,850,807.05
The fourth table below starts with earnings between P198,218,190.63 (El Nido, Palawan) and P150,447,196.69 (Bolinao, Pangasinan) covering 101 towns.
LGU NAME
Province
Region
2014 / In PHP
EL NIDO (BACUIT)
PALAWAN
MIMAROPA
199,218,190.63
KAPALONG
DAVAO DEL NORTE
DAVAO
198,870,411.15
CANDELARIA
QUEZON
CALABARZON
197,751,341.93
NARRA
PALAWAN
MIMAROPA
197,437,749.98
PAGBILAO
QUEZON
CALABARZON
196,870,889.37
MASINLOC
ZAMBALES
CENTRAL LUZON
196,733,795.51
LA PAZ
AGUSAN DEL SUR
CARAGA
196,504,743.28
NAGTIPUNAN
QUIRINO
CAGAYAN VALLEY
196,385,277.60
DINALUPIHAN
BATAAN
CENTRAL LUZON
195,347,652.28
LABO
CAMARINES NORTE
BICOL
194,933,398.67
NABUNTURAN
COMPOSTELA VALLEY
DAVAO
194,238,275.90
DAET
CAMARINES NORTE
BICOL
193,233,911.78
LUPON
DAVAO ORIENTAL
DAVAO
192,692,368.78
TUBA
BENGUET
CAR
192,062,435.96
HAGONOY
BULACAN
CENTRALLUZON
192,046,275.28
FLORIDABLANCA
PAMPANGA
CENTRAL LUZON
190,893,096.80
RIZAL (MARCOS)
PALAWAN
MIMAROPA
189,915,861.79
QUEZON
PALAWAN
MIMAROPA
189,855,372.25
MALASIQUI
PANGASINAN
ILOCOS
189,648,433.92
SAN ILDEFONSO
BULACAN
CENTRALLUZON
189,130,897.52
CAUAYAN
NEGGROS OCCIDENTAL
NEGROS
188,358,063.98
GUIMBA
NUEVA ECIJA
CENTRAL LUZON
188,141,974.40
MACO
COMPOSTELA VALLEY
DAVAO
186,799,614.02
NAUJAN
MINDORO ORIENTAL
MIMAROPA
186,212,769.35
CALUMPIT
BULACAN
CENTRALLUZON
185,045,183.79
IMPASUG-ONG
BUKIDNON
NORTHERN MINDANAO
184,981,826.95
GUAGUA
PAMPANGA
CENTRAL LUZON
184,819,579.50
PANTUKAN
COMPOSTELA VALLEY
DAVAO
184,197,564.64
KABACAN
NORTH COTABATO
SOCCSKSARGEN
184,191,345.19
PEÑABLANCA
BATANES
CAGAYAN VALLEY
183,736,584.56
ARAYAT
PAMPANGA
CENTRAL LUZON
183,173,113.60
LAAK (SAN VICENTE)
COMPOSTELA VALLEY
DAVAO
182,270,080.42
LAKE SEBU
SOUTH COTABATO
SOCCSKSARGEN
181,976,163.09
MANGALDAN
PANGASINAN
ILOCOS
180,890,341.79
SINDANGAN
ZAMBO DEL NORTE
ZAMBOANGA
180,866,141.20
BAUANG
LA UNION
ILOCOS
180,621,861.65
BALAYAN
BATANGAS
CALABARZON
179,901,707.94
LILOAN
CEBU
CENTRAL VISAYAS
179,562,529.23
PROSPERIDAD
AGUSAN DEL SUR
CARAGA
179,339,461.13
BAYAMBANG
PANGASINAN
ILOCOS
178,146,620.05
TALAKAG
BUKIDNON
NORTHERN MINDANAO
177,465,334.43
BUNAWAN
AGUSAN DEL SUR
CARAGA
177,248,651.51
GENERAL NAKAR
QUEZON
CALABARZON
177,176,156.30
ALABEL
SARANGANI
SOCCSKSARGEN
176,155,197.34
SUAL
PANGASINAN
ILOCOS
175,751,019.10
LOPEZ
QUEZON
CALABARZON
175,186,504.48
APALIT
PAMPANGA
CENTRAL LUZON
175,118,380.43
MAGALANG
PAMPANGA
CENTRAL LUZON
174,623,790.75
NAIC
CAVITE
CALABARZON
174,572,110.32
BAGANGA
DAVAO ORIENTAL
DAVAO
173,523,604.30
SOLANO
NUEVA VIZCAYA
CAGAYAN VALLEY
172,892,593.97
TUPI
SOUTH COTABATO
SOCCSKSARGEN
172,842,273.45
SAN RAFAEL
BULACAN
CENTRALLUZON
172,115,705.02
LIBMANAN
CAMARINES SUR
BICOL
171,790,729.82
BOTOLAN
ZAMBALES
CENTRAL LUZON
169,741,105.37
CALASIAO
PANGASINAN
ILOCOS
169,698,181.84
LINGAYEN
PANGASINAN
ILOCOS
169,355,310.19
M’LANG
NORTH COTABATO
SOCCSKSARGEN
168,783,461.28
BULAN
SORSOGON
BICOL
168,541,238.86
PILI
CAMARINES SUR
BICOL
168,151,275.68
MAKILALA
NORTH COTABATO
SOCCSKSARGEN
167,621,977.64
IPIL
ZAMBO SIBUGAY
ZAMBOANGA
167,410,134.50
ABUYOG
LEYTE
EASTERN VISAYAS
166,677,675.62
LEMERY
BATANGAS
CALABARZON
166,274,480.98
CALATRAVA
NEGGROS OCCIDENTAL
NEGROS
166,249,210.40
PANTABANGAN
NUEVA ECIJA
CENTRAL LUZON
163,812,209.02
CAMILING
TARLAC
CENTRAL LUZON
163,517,379.67
GATTARAN
BATANES
CAGAYAN VALLEY
162,922,059.59
PANIQUI
TARLAC
CENTRAL LUZON
162,903,279.47
ALAMADA
NORTH COTABATO
SOCCSKSARGEN
162,817,505.82
MALAPATAN
SARANGANI
SOCCSKSARGEN
162,795,799.09
LEBAK
SULTAN KUDARAT
SOCCSKSARGEN
162,704,725.94
MADDELA
QUIRINO
CAGAYAN VALLEY
162,326,109.70
COMPOSTELA
COMPOSTELA VALLEY
DAVAO
160,875,013.58
TIAONG
QUEZON
CALABARZON
160,699,474.34
PINAMALAYAN
MINDORO ORIENTAL
MIMAROPA
160,417,177.17
SAN PASCUAL
BATANGAS
CALABARZON
160,380,642.17
CORON
PALAWAN
MIMAROPA
159,947,181.30
HINIGARAN
NEGGROS OCCIDENTAL
NEGROS
159,035,969.78
PATEROS
NCR
NCR
158,170,590.94
SANTA CATALINA
NEGROS ORIENTAL
NEGROS
158,005,356.25
VILLANUEVA
MISAMIS ORIENTAL
NORTHERN MINDANAO
157,748,121.98
MATALAM
NORTH COTABATO
SOCCSKSARGEN
157,181,475.91
CALANASAN (BAYAG)
APAYAO
CAR
156,779,594.74
SULTAN KUDARAT (NULING)
MAGUINDANAO
ARMM
156,665,643.77
KITAOTAO
BUKIDNON
NORTHERN MINDANAO
156,321,675.63
ROSALES
PANGASINAN
ILOCOS
155,690,856.77
JONES
ISABEL
CAGAYAN VALLEY
155,563,287.52
POLANGUI
ALBAY
BICOL
154,942,141.70
JOLO
SULU
ARMM
154,867,550.15
OTON
ILOILO
WESTERN VISAYAS
154,639,488.08
PALIMBANG
SULTAN KUDARAT
SOCCSKSARGEN
154,083,417.89
JOSE ABAD SANTOS (TRINIDAD)
DAVAO OCCIDENTAL
DAVAO
153,800,727.54
CANDABA
PAMPANGA
CENTRAL LUZON
153,178,552.93
GERONA
TARLAC
CENTRAL LUZON
152,803,129.02
BONGABONG
MINDORO ORIENTAL
MIMAROPA
152,481,322.78
BALAGTAS (BIGAA)
BULACAN
CENTRALLUZON
152,026,077.67
APARRI
BATANES
CAGAYAN VALLEY
151,131,955.40
GUINOBATAN
ALBAY
BICOL
151,032,580.53
SAN LUIS
AGUSAN DEL SUR
CARAGA
150,657,950.39
BOLINAO
PANGASINAN
ILOCOS
150,447,196.69
The fifth table below represents LGUs with earnigns between (149,595,344.51 (Murcia, Negros Occidental) and P125,021,575.99 (Pinukpuk, Kalinga) cover 93 municipalities.
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Time magazine’s 2018 acknowledged person(s) of the year (POY) received mixed reaction from netizens. Before the end of year, the US-based news magazine picks a POY of their choice who has done the most to influence the events of the year. This 2018, it came out with not one, but […]
Budget insertions for appropriations on the 2019 proposed national budget made top news these past days. Members of the house of representatives and the Budget Department are pointing fingers who did the possible insertion which bloated the proposed national budget. Budget insertions when intended for infrastructure projects of congressional districts […]
As many expected, former Philippine senator Bong Revilla on Friday was acquitted by the Sandiganbayan of the plunder case in relation to the misuse of P224 million pork barrel funds. Pork barrel funds were coated as Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of previous administrations. His co-accused, bussinesswoman Janet Lim Napoles […]
We get it. Bicolanos and travelers to and from the region will have to get used to flying and landing on four dated airports, one each in Legazpi, Pili (for Naga), Virac and Masbate. The one and only, but much vaunted, Bicol International Airport, or the Southern Luzon International Airport, […]
Provincial capitol employees of Catanduanes will skip the Christmas party this year. This was confirmed as the governor of Catanduanes has scrapped the traditional merriment in favor of a very noble purpose.. Governor Araceli Wong said in a statement that the savings by the provincial government from the cancellation of […]
As the Peñafrancia regional feast and festivities ushers in, watch here the regional competition of school bands, majorettes and military units fancy drill as they vie for ranking, honor and prestige of being on the top. Starts September 13, 2014, at 7:00 AM Bicol standard time. Peñafrancia regional competition of […]
Calabanga — This lenten tourist town will mark its 20th year of presenting to locals, afficionados and devotees the annual street tableau of “An Pasyon ni Kristo” during the Semana Santa (Holy Week) festivities. The street play is spearheaded by the Calabanga Network for Talent and Arts Development and Advocacy […]
It isn’t funny anymore with the not-once-in-a-blue-moon errors of national dailies on news coverages which detail events outside Manila. This time, have you noticed the news from Manila Standard Today about the “Ship sinks off Bohol, 2 killed, 12 missing” posted on Jun. 15, 2013 at 12:02am and bylined by […]
Two years today, after super typhoon ‘Yolanda’ ravaged mostly areas in the Eastern Visayas region, the people of Tacloban City and nearby towns will commemorate the event with a string of activities on Sunday, November 8, 2015. The city government of Tacloban urged survivors to join the Sunday commemoration of […]
So this is it. No more outright collection of airport terminal fee for OFWS beginning March of 2017. This is a minor news for Overseas Filipino Workers, if ever. Beginning March 2017, OFWs will get exemption from paying the P550 airport terminal fee. This was confirmed by Manila International Airport […]
Daet, Camarines Norte — Fire burns Jose Panganiban public market at the height of Typhoon Ruby. An estimated P10-million worth of goods and materials at the grocery section of the public market of the Jose Panganiban town of Camarines Norte went up in smoke early Monday morning while the town […]
Where in some advanced countries Krill fishing is so elaborate, modern, organized and well-funded to fill the appetite of factories that churn the tiny, minuscule organism into pet food, or extract its oil content for commercial purposes, our town fishers do it simple and still environmentally friendly, and most of all not saturating its population.
LEGAZPI CITY — The regional office here of the environment and natural resources department has made a commitment of providing mangrove propagules for the towns of Donsol, Pilar, Casiguran, Magallanes and Sorsogon city. Learning from the sad experience of the Visayas regions that were badly ravaged by the storm surge, […]
The Department of Labor and Employment said that about 13.90 per cent of Bicol employers do not comply with the current minimum wage rate as specified in Wage Order No. RBV-16 which stipulates P260.00 per day for establishments with more than 10 workers and P236.00 per day for those with […]
We share a short video taken in one of our visits at the shoreline of Sabang in the town of Calabanga. It took some time before we had the juice at putting together the video which at one occasion was thought to be of no good use. While we took […]
[flexiblemap address=”Mount Taraw, El Nido, Palawan” region=”Philippines” directions=”true” width=”100%” height=”250px” zoom=”10″ ] A foreign tourist hiked the ruggedly sharp cliffs of Mount Taraw of El Nido on Tuesday with his girlfriend with a good plan. Upon reaching the desired spot, Jean Jacques, the African tourist popped a ring to girlfriend […]
With the creation of a new congressional district in the province, our town is now in the third, well, the whole old second district was renamed new third district. It took effect when Republic Act 9716 was signed into law October 12th this year which reapportioned the first district of […]
This Philippine province of almost two million people, or 1.9 (1,952,544) million warm bodies according to the official census count of 2015 is the biggest in the Bicol region in terms of population and land area. While it is rich in natural resources and beautiful scenic places, majority of its […]
MASBATE CITY , March 1 — A local tabloid publisher and editor in Masbate province was murdered Saturday. Ariel Verano Lerit, the publisher-editor of the tabloid Masbate Times was stabbed to death while inside a KTB bar in this city with fellow media personnel Bobby Bornillo. The unfortunate incident happened […]
LEGAZPI CITY — Fresh from her triumph in the Tokyo pageant, that definitely capped the year’s unprecedented haul of various international beauty titles ever, the newest Miss International 2013 Bea Rose Santiago will be home in the Bicol region before the year ends. Bea Rose will mark her homecoming with […]
Do not get surprised when in the next few decades from now another mind-boggling political gerrymandering stirs anew the Bicol region. This time it will emanate from the land of the cowboys, the province of Masbate. We will be reading an unfolding development on these, hence: Burias and Ticao islands […]
Daet, Camarines Norte — Fire burns Jose Panganiban public market at the height of Typhoon Ruby. An estimated P10-million worth of goods and materials at the grocery section of the public market of the Jose Panganiban town of Camarines Norte went up in smoke early Monday morning while the town […]
The Malacanang palace on Saturday made known an official denial it has got no hand in the subpoenas issued by the National Bureau of Investigation to online xocial news network publisher Rappler chief executive officer (CEO) Maria Ressa and two others over cybercrime raps, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on […]
Legazpi Bishop Joel Baylon is adding voice on the strong opposition to the Duterte administration-sanctioned deadly all-out war on drug users and pushers. During the Sunday mass service, the bishop lamented the unfortunate disregard of the strong moral outcry for life. The Legazpi prelate announced the ringing of church bells […]
The Easter Vigil takes place on Saturday, April 20th, beginning at 8.25pm. in Vatican. The celebration begins with the blessing of the new fire in the atrium of St. Peter’s Basilica. The processional entrance follows next with the Easter candle and the singing of the “Exsultet” (or “Easter Proclamation”). Pope […]
Legazpi City, Albay — Albay power blackout disrupted our lives, bigtime! On Wednesday, May 28 at about 9″00 o’clock AM the electiricity being supplied by Albay Power and Energy corporation (APEC) thru feeders 1, 2 ,3 and 4 in this city, suddenly went off. The APEC, (the company created with […]
MANILA — The Supreme Court upheld the findings of probable cause against Janet Lim Napoles in connection with the alleged pork barrel queen of scam Janet Lim Napoles. This after the SC upheld the findings of probable cause against Napoles in connection with the said anomaly which indicted them for […]
This should completely erase the doubt. Senator Grace Poe-Llamanzares is a natural-born Filipino and also complied with the residency requirement to run for president in the May 9, 2016 elections. This was declared by the Supreme Court of the Philippines (SCOTP) in a 47-page decision released on Friday on the […]
