Republic of the Philippines

Province of Nueva Ecija

MUNICIPALITY OF LLANERA

BRIEF PROFILE

Brief History

Llanera was created into a municipality by virtue of Republic Act 1221 on May 11,
1955. Located in the heart of Nueva Ecija, the poblacion (town proper) is composed of three
barangays or districts, which were called barrios in the long and recent past. These are
Bagumbayan, Plaridel and Victoria. The nineteen other barangays are Inanama, Mabini,
General Ricarte, General Luna, Murcon, Casile, San Vicente and Bosque in the south, Andres
Bonifacio Norte, Andres Bonifacio Sur, San Nicolas, Caridad Norte, Caridad Sur, San Felipe,
Ligaya, Sta. Barbara, Villa Veniegas, Gomez and Florida Blanca in the north.

Named after General Mariano Llanera, a revolutionary leader from Cabiao, it was
formerly barrio Bagumbayan (Bagong Bayan), previously called Vaca Valley. It belonged to
San Jose, now a flourishing city that is gateway to Pangasinan in the west and to the
Cagayan Valley in the north. It lies 17 kilometers south of San Jose; 27 kms. North of
Cabanatuan City; 11 kms.Southwest of Rizal and 8kms. East of Talavera, to which jurisdiction
Bagumbayan fell under in much earlier times.

The Major Founders (In alphabetical order)

Almasan, Wenceslao Felix, Victoriano Ramos, Rufino

Arocena, Pascual Garcia, Timoteo Ramos Eusebio

Balaba, Julian Labiano, Victor Reyes, Ireneo

Balintag, Ramon Lagasca, Emilio O. Reyes, Maxima

Belmonte, Vicente Lastimosa, Apolonio Rivera, Nicolas

Carbonel, Eusebio Lastimosa, Aurelio Salvador, Cipriano

Castañeto, Esteban Lastimosa, Cirilo Santos, Andres

Castillo, Juan Lastimosa, Damian Saturnino, Ordinario

Castillo, Marcelo Lastimosa, Guillermo Sernadilla, Roberto

Castillo, Perfecto Lasquete, Inocencio Silao, Juan

Corpuz, Buenaventura Mata, Francisco Taguiam, Mariano

Corpuz, Felipe Martin, Benigno Tiburcio, Cirilo

Dela Cruz, Guillermo Mendoza, Tomas Tiburcio, Domingo

Esperanza, Vicente Natividad, Ireneo Tiburcio, Ireneo

Fabros, Agustin Ongsingco, Martin Toledo, Felipe

Felix, Eufrocinio Pante, Saturnino Viloria, Albino

Felix, Eusebio Paras, Pablo

Other personalities and pioneers whose work and contribution towards making
Barrio Bagumbayan a town, the grateful people of Llanera today do hereby recognize:
Arocena, Consejo Garcia, Alejandria Natividad, Eusebio

Belmonte, Ruperto Gonzales, Jose Pabalate, Jose

Cabacungan, Inocencio Hernaez, Aniceto Pante, isidro

Corpuz, Rufino Lagasca, Geronima T. Pante, Juan

Fabros, Jose Lagasca, Temoreo Rivera, Benito

Felix, Fidel Lastimosa, Cipriano Rivera, Paquito

Felix, Victor Lastimosa, Alejandro Tiburcio, Venancio

Garcia, Alejandro Mendoza, Hermogenes Vicencio, Francisco

Garcia, Crispin Mendoza, Pablo

Municipal Mayors
Emilio O. Lagasca May 11, 1955 to December 31, 1959
Primitivo R. Sevilla January 1, 1960 to August 24, 1967
Rustico S. Marquez August 25, 1967 to December 31, 1967
Sixto S. Santos January 1, 1968 to March 2, 1980
Gregorio V. Fabros March 3, 1980 to May 31, 1986
Rocinio P. Inovero June 1, 1986 to December 2, 1987
Danilo R. Garcia December 3, 1987 to February 1, 1988
Quintin L. Salmo February 2, 1988 to June 30, 1998
Arsenio P. Natividad July 1, 1998 to June 30, 2007
Lorna Mae Balunes-Vero July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2016
RONNIE ROY PASCUAL July 1 2016 to present
Local Administration

The local administrative bodies of Llanera are the Executive and Legislative branch.
The Executive is headed by the Municipal Mayor in looking after the comprehensive
performances of different offices under the Executive Branch.

The Sangguniang Bayan is the Legislative Branch presided by the Vice-Mayor. It is

the federation that decrees ordinances, validates and approves resolutions and allocates
funds for the good of the whole municipality.

The Municipal Planning and Development Officer is in charge of planning and

development. Its tasks are to systematize integrated economic, social and physical
developments within consideration of the local development council.

Municipal Officials

Municipal Mayor Hon. Ronnie Roy G. Pascual

Municipal Vice Mayor Hon. Frank S. Natividad

Councilors Hon. Annabel B. Salmo

Hon. Cherry Pie C. Bugayong
Hon. Daisy P. Arocena
Hon. Elsa V. Gonzales
Hon. Cleofe Felix
Hon. Fabian Martin
Hon. Jonathan Santos
Hon. Juanito Bautista

Appointive Officials

Municipal Engineer Engr. Danilo Galindez

Municipal Planning & Engr. Alberto V. Cainglet

Development Coordinator

Municipal Social Welfare and Ma. Cleofe V. Labrador

Development Officer

Municipal Treasurer Diosdado A. Umali

Municipal Budget Officer Marife C. Ancheta

Municipal Civil Registrar Divina Gracia S. Baracao

Municipal Cooperative and Joey Esteban

 Entrepreneurship Development
Officer/Concurrent Municipal Information
Officer

Municipal Accountant Jobelle C. Salvador

HRMO IV Felicidad Matias

Municipal Assessor Teresita Mimis

Municipal Agricultural Officer Elizabeth Pacada

Municipal Environment and Natural Walter C. Solis

Resources Officer Designate

Labor and Employment Officer Giovanie B. Tomas

Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Walter Solis

Management Officer
Dr. Mylene Villarosa
Municipal Health Officer

Physical Features

Location

Llanera is located in the heart of Nueva Ecija at coordinates N15⁰ 39.715’,

E121⁰ 01.163’ and is :

17 kms. South of San Jose City;

27 kms. North of Cabanatuan City;
11 kms. Southwest of Rizal and
8 kms. East of Talavera
 Location of Llanera in the Province of Nueva Ecija

Physiography

The type of soil in Llanera are classified as Quingua silt loam, Prensa sandy
loam, Clay loam and Maligaya silt loam which are all highly suitable for agricultural
purposes.

Topography and slope

The terrain of the municipality is considered flat and is equivalent to 0-3%

slope.

Climate

The Municipality of Llanera falls under Type lII climate of the Corona’s
Classification with dry season from June to November and wet season for the rest of
the year. The high and extreme rainfall events most likely to occur in the period
from September, October, and November when condition in the Western Pacific are
more conducive to the formation of tropical depressions, storms, and typhoons and
the normal tract of typhoons across Luzon.
Water Resources

Llanera is a home of three (3) re-use dams namely: Lower Talavera River
Irrigation System Dam, Vaca Dam and Minabuyok Dam. There are thirty (33)
irrigation canals including the Casecnan Super Diversion Canal and the Upper
Pampanga River Irrigation System Diversion Canal that provide water to its huge
agricultural land. The Digdig River and the twenty two (22) creeks provided as the
drainage system in the municipality.

Land Use
Land use in the municipality is classified into Built-up areas, Agricultural, Wet
Land, Open Space and Miscellaneous Areas (see next table).

LAND USE NATURE AREA (HAS) %

Built-Up Areas 1. Residential 189.032100 1.66203

2. Commercial 3.557000 0.031274
3. Industrial
4. Institutional 21.107800 0.185587
5. Roads 178.513790 1.56955

Agriculture 1. Irrigated 7547.362469 66.35882

2. Non Irrigated 2182.599100 19.19011
3. Vegetable Area 710.269800 6.244918

Wet Land 1. Fishponds 86.200000 0.757898

2. Fresh water
swamps 202.115300 1.777062
3. Irrigation Canal 197.820086 1.739297

Open Space 20.704900 0.182044

Miscellaneous 1. Riverwash 27.616700 0.242815

2. Grassland 6.665100 0.058602

TOTAL 11373.564145 100

 Legend:

- Commercial Area
- Built-up Area
- Agricultural Area
- Fishery Area
- Proposed Industrial
Area
- Proposed Central
Terminal
- Riverwash

General Land-use Map

Demography

Population

The municipality of Llanera has a total population of 36,200 inhabitants

based on the Census on population conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO)
in the year 2010 with annual growth rate of 2.62%. Population by 2014 is projected
at 40,145. The table shows the projected population distribution by barangay.

Projected Population by the Year 2014

BARANGAY POPULATION
Urban
Bagumbayan 3,339
Plaridel 3,535
Victoria 3,177
Sub-Total 10,052
Rural
AB Norte 2,703
AB Sur 2,340
Bosque 755
Caridad Norte 1,121
Caridad Sur 1,410
Casile 2,082
Florida Blanca 865
Gen. Luna 2,965
Gen. Ricarte 2,324
Gomez 1,076
Inanama 1,275
Ligaya 711
Mabini 1,405
Murcon 2,297
San Felipe 2,097
San Nicolas 438
San Vicente 1,210
Sta. Barbara 1,747
Villa Veniegas 1,273
Sub-Total 30,093
TOTAL 40,145

Household Population

The Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture Registration Project

conducted by the National Statistics Office in the year 2012 revealed that there were
8,480 households in the municipality with an average household size of 4.23
tabulated as follows:

TOTAL NO. OF
NO. BARANGAY
HOUSEHOLDS
1 A.BONIFACIO NORTE 514
2 A.BONIFACIO SUR 533
3 BAGUMBAYAN 730
4 BOSQUE 240
5 CARIDAD NORTE 263
6 CARIDAD SUR 303
7 CASILE 390
8 FLORIDA BLANCA 186
9 GEN. LUNA 614
10 GEN. RICARTE 449
11 GOMEZ 232
12 INANAMA 247
13 LIGAYA 141
14 MABINI 302
15 MURCON 534
16 PLARIDEL 727
17 SAN FELIPE 454
18 SAN NICOLAS 107
19 SAN VICENTE 271
20 STA. BARBARA 313
21 VICTORIA 695
22 VILLA VINIEGAS 235
TOTAL 8,480

Religion
Roman Catholic religion dominated the municipality in terms of devotees
which accounted to 19,634 persons or 64.67% of the total population followed by
Aglipayan with 16.52%, Iglesia ni Cristo with 5.54%. Other religions like Evangelicals,
Iemelif, United Methodist Church and Jehovahs Witnesses shared at 13.27%.

Language and Dialects

Ilocano is the major language spoken in the municipality which registered at

57.20% followed by Tagalog at 41.75%. The rest 1.05% is composed of various
dialects such as Panggalatok, Kapampangan, Bisaya and Bicol.
Socio-Economy

Household Utilities

The access to basic household utilities is tabulated below.

Basic Household Utility No. of Households with No. of Households

Acces without Acces
Sanitary toilet 1,219 7,261
Potable Water Source 965 7,515
Electricity 1,207 7,273

Agriculture

The municipality has a total of 10,440.23137 hectares of agricultural land

divided into palay and vegetable production. The total area of land for palay
production is 8,135.00 while vegetable production has an aggregate area of 710.27
hectares.

Rice is the municipality’s most important and dominant commodity. About 90

percent of the municipality’s agricultural area is devoted to rice. More than 90
percent of the population depends on rice industry for livelihood.

The average rice yield per hectare during the past three years is tabulated
below:

Average Rice Yield / Hecatare (in metric tons)

Season
2010 2011 2012
Dry Season 7.51 6.57 7.09

Wet Season 3.18 3.47 5.76

High Value Commercial Crops,

The area planted to assorted fruits and vegetables in the municipality

was estimated at 90.20 hectares. Onion is the secondary crop planted by farmers
with an aggregate area of 155.24 hectares followed by mango with an area of
22.45 hectares.

Livestock and Poultry

Livestock and poultry are usually raised on backyards. These are

additional sources of income for the farmers. The LGU survey estimates a total
of 91,251 heads of livestock and poultry raised in the year 2011 as tabulated
below.
 MAL L ARD
CARABAO

CHICKEN
BARANGAY

TU RKEY
CATTL E

GOOSE
HORSE

SWIN E
SHEEP
GOAT

DOVE

TOTAL
A. B. Norte 50 25 - 70 - 780 2,500 200 20 50 28 3,723
A. B. Sur 40 40 1 40 - 400 1,220 900 - 40 40 2,721
Bagumbayan 80 30 1 30 10 300 2,260 1,015 - 30 20 3,776
Bosque 50 15 - 130 - 50 1,000 800 - 5 40 2,090
Caridad Norte 100 50 - 83 - 70 400 300 - - 40 1,043
Caridad Sur 90 60 - 150 20 50 550 200 - - 50 1,170
Casile 180 20 - 30 - 310 500 1,300 - 15 30 2,385
Florida Blanca 30 18 - 70 - 87 900 1,000 15 17 40 2,177
Gen. Luna 80 105 - 120 - 120 875 700 30 30 50 2,110
Gen. Ricarte 50 30 - 60 - 350 1,415 2,000 20 90 150 4,165
Gomez 30 28 - 60 - 70 600 400 3 15 80 1,286
Inanama 20 5 - 30 - 50 400 280 - 20 90 895
Ligaya 25 30 - 80 - 90 679 1,200 - 10 80 2,194
Mabini 70 15 - 40 - 400 1,317 987 - 20 180 3,029
Murcon 80 18 - 80 10 179 1,118 450 10 30 30 2,005
Plaridel 50 40 - 87 15 318 1,605 1,805 5 15 200 4,140
San Felipe 20 12 - 30 - 80 700 600 10 10 60 1,522
San Nicolas 100 70 - 90 - 170 40,000 2,215 40 48 140 42,873
San Vicente 150 25 - 30 - 70 200 995 - 35 20 1,525
Sta. Barbara 50 30 - 40 - 603 500 350 15 20 400 2,008
Victoria 70 80 - 50 15 200 700 650 20 40 430 2,255
Villa Veniegas 83 84 - 40 - 189 1,300 350 - 15 98 2,159
TOTAL 1,498 830 2 1,440 70 4,936 60,739 18,697 188 555 2,296 91,251

Dairy Production

Dairy milk is the municipality’s One-Town-One-Product. Originally, there are

four (4) cooperatives operating in the municipality engaged in milk production
namely: San Vicente Dairy Producers Cooperative, Casile Dairy Cooperative,
Kapitbahayan Producers Cooperative and Young Farmers Primary Multi-Purpose
Cooperative. In 2012, through the assistance of the DILG, LGA, PGNE and the Spanish
Agency for International Cooperation and Development, some 57 beneficiaries were
granted dairy caracows which added to the roster of milk producers in the
municipality.

Another assistance form the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) was granted to
the LGU through the establishment of a village-based dairy collection center.

Fish Production
 A total of 28 metric tons of bulig, hito and tilapia were produced from 86.2
hectares of man-made fishponds in the different barangays in the municipality in the
year 2012.Other sources of different species of fishes are the in-land waters of
Digdig River and creeks such as Vaca creek, Palac-palac, Calisitan, Sapang Natan,
Padlao, Dibulo and Sapang Patani.

Commerce and Industry

The peripheral location of Llanera impedes the entry of big industries in the
municipality. The most common businesses found include sari-sari stores,
merchandise retailers and palay trading stations. As of December 2011 there were
950 commecial establishments found in the municipality. Tabulated below is the
number of commercial establishments classified according to line of business.

Number of Number of
LINE OF BUSINESS Establishment LINE OF BUSINESS Establishme
s nts
SARI-SARI STORE 280 JUNK SHOP 7
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
RETAILER 196 PHARMACY/BOTIKA 7
CIGARETTE RETAILER 102 AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY 7
DELIVERY/TRUCKING
SERVICES 44 BAKERY 7
PALAY TRADING 44 RICE MILL 6
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
(W&M) 26 RICE RETAIL 6
CELLPHONE
RELOADING/REPAIR
GENERAL MERCHANDISE 23 CENTER 6
MULTI-PURPOSE
SARI-SARI STORE(W&M) 20 COOPERATIVE 6
WATER REFILLING
CARINDERIA/KITCHENETTE 16 STATION 5
CATERING
SERVICES&GOWN RENTALS 10 PAWNSHOP 5
MEAT & MEAT PRODUCTS 9 VIDEO/RESTO BARS 5
WELDING SHOP 8 FURNITURE SHOP 4
Number of Number of
LINE OF BUSINESS Establishment LINE OF BUSINESS Establishme
s nts
GASOLINE STATION 8 MEAT BUTCHER 4
COMPUTER
GAMING/INTERNET MOTORCYCLE&BICYCLE
CENTER 8 SUPPLY 4
FOOD TRAILERS 8 BANKS 4
 COPY CENTER 4 THRESHING 2
MULTIPURPOSE
COOPERATIVE 4 CANTEEN 2
FUNERAL PARLOR 3 POULTRY FARM 2
ALUMINUM &GLASS
SUPPLY 3 SIOMAI HOUSE 2
PIGGERY FARM 3 SMALL TOWN LOTTERY 2
AGRICULTURAL
MACHINERY SERVICES 3 TRADING 2
LPG RETAILER 3 EGG DEALER 2
TELECOMMUNICATION
SYSTEM 3 SOFT DRINKS DEALER 1
PHOTO & VIDEO
COVERAGE 2 LENDING 1
VULCANIZING SHOP 2 RESORT 1
BEAUTY PARLOR/BARBER
SHOP 2 GROWER/PRODUCER 1
ELECTRONIC SHOP 2 FISH VENDOR 1
GYM 2 ICE RETAILER 1
ROLLING CONO 2 LPG RETAILER 1
MULTIPURPOSE
WATERWORKS 2 COOPERATIVE 1
BOUTIQUE&DRESS SHOP 2 PALAY TRADING 1

Market and Slaughter House

The public market is located at Barangay Victoria with a total land area of
10,000 square meters wherein majority of commercial activities in the municipality
took place. A slaughterhouse is situated within the public market which has a
capacity of 15 animals.
The Municipal Treasurer supervises the maintenance of the public market
with the help of market collectors, meat inspector and other employees in the
municipal hall.

Cooperative and Non-Government Organization

The national government believes that the economic development and the
eradication of poverty especially in the rural areas can be attained with the help of
People’s Organizations (PO) and Cooperatives. The Cooperatives are acknowledged
by the national government as the legal authoritative bodies of the farmers and
under- privileged for which they can transact business and put up income
generating projects that will help them help themselves. Government agencies like
CDA, DAR, DA, and LBP give full support to cooperatives. The LGU is also supportive
of people’s organizations, they being partners in development. At present there are
Twenty-two (22) cooperatives and six (6) Peoples’ Organization operating in the
municipality. Majority of the cooperatives are agri-based with functions on credit,
consumers, producers and marketing.