About Minglanilla

There is more to Minglanilla than meets the eye. Like a giant rising from decades of slumber, it is now flexing its muscles, showing the public of what it is capable of. 

Being the first southern Cebu municipality outside of the provincial capital, in-migration has transformed Minglanilla into a cosmopolitan metropolis, being a catchment area for people and their families moving near to their workplaces.  

It attracts local migrants and is now one of the most populated municipalities in the country's number one province. At more than 64,000, its number of registered voters far exceeds that of other municipalities.

Minglanilla has 19 barangays. Out of this, six are mountain barangays and four are coastal barangays. The coastal barangays are Calajoan, Tulay, Tungkil, and Tungkop, while the mountain barangays are Cuanos, Cadulawan, Camp 7, Camp 8, Guindaruhan, and Manduang. The plains, where the urban areas are found, are Tubod, Pakigne, Ward 1, Ward 2, Ward 3, Ward 4, Tunghaan, Vito, and Linao.

Commercial, industrial and residential developments is increasing in Minglanilla, leading to a boom in its population from merely 10,000 when the Americans reorganized the towns in 1902, to over 165,000 in the 2021 census. 

In 1858 it was declared as a town separate from its mother municipality of Naga, and is now in the first class category. 

Minglanilla is known for its Sugat Kabanhawan Festival which garnered the highest number of awards in the 2022 Pasigarbo sa Sugbo Festival of Festivals, including the highest rank among 44 municipalities, and Best Costume.

The town celebrates its fiesta every August 22 in honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Minglanilla is also home to the Philippines’ first ever reforestation project, implemented in 1916 by President Sergio Osmeña in barangay Camp 7. Spanning 2,700 hectares, the forest, which is now more than a century old, is 10 times bigger than the South Road Properties. 

Today, Minglanilla is a vibrant locality with an upbeat local economy. A new mayor now heads its Municipal Government, who plans to implement new infrastructure projects with foresight, diligence, and integrity to make the town an even more ideal place to live, work, and play in. 

A 100-hectare, island-type reclamation area will soon rise in Minglanilla’s waters – a project that will catapult the town as the rising star of southern Cebu. The reclamation area, which will occupy only a kilometer of the town’s 15-kilometer sea territory, will not affect the mangroves nor the fisherfolks, and will generate nearly 100,000 jobs when completed.

Without doubt, whether as the next premier municipality or next vibrant city in Cebu, Minglanilla is poised to become an economic magnet in Cebu.