₱ 157.7 million (2020, 2022), 68.19 million (2012), 76.91 million (2013), 85.79 million (2014), 97.72 million (2015), 107.5 million (2016), 121.9 million (2017), 130.7 million (2018), 141.6 million (2019), 172.5 million (2021)
₱ 115.5 million (2020, 2022), 56.98 million (2012), 65.94 million (2013), 66.39 million (2014), 72.36 million (2015), 71.57 million (2016), 100.3 million (2017), 95.45 million (2018), 135.6 million (2019), 131.7 million (2021)
₱ 85.19 million (2020, 2022), 14.88 million (2012), 42.27 million (2013), 51.05 million (2014), 27.16 million (2015), 22.95 million (2016), 52.76 million (2017), 61.76 million (2018), 68.57 million (2019), 82.04 million (2021)
President Quirino was formerly called Sambulawan and was part of the municipalities of Buluan and Tacurong. President Quirino was created into a separate municipality on November 22, 1973, at the same time when the province of Cotabato was divided into the provinces of North Cotabato (present-day Cotabato), Maguindanao, and Sultan Kudarat, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 341 of President Ferdinand Marcos.[5]
Geography
President Quirino is located at the center of Central Mindanao. It is 110 kilometers (68 mi) from General Santos, 108 kilometers (67 mi) from Cotabato City, and 248 kilometers (154 mi) from Davao City. It is situated at the crossroads of the Davao-General Santos-Cotabato highways.
In the northern part is the municipality of General Salipada K. Pendatun, in the eastern part is municipality of Buluan, in the western part is the city of Tacurong and the southern part is the municipality of Tantangan, South Cotabato, in south-eastern part is municipality of Lutayan and Mangudadatu.
President Quirino is a vast plain municipality having one barangay (Estrella) extending to the lakeside of the famous Buluan Lake. It has four existing types of soil namely; tinambulan peat, Banga sandy loam, Lutayan clay, and hydrosol.
Barangays
President Quirino is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
President Quirino is one of the few municipalities of Sultan Kudarat that has Ilocano-speaking majority, together with Lambayong. Most of them can speak and understand Hiligaynon, Tagalog and to the some extent, Cebuano and Maguindanaon, in addition to their own native language. Hiligaynon speakers are also significant residents in the area, with some of them can speak and understand Ilocano, Tagalog, Karay-a, Cebuano and Maguindanaon.
President Quirino is one of the economic and agricultural towns in the Philippines, some of this is selling "sukang tuba at tubo" or vinegar of the coconut/sugarcane. One of this is the finest "muscovado", a type of partially refined to unrefined brown sugar with a strong molasses content and flavor.
Small-scale industries include electronics and repair shop, car/motor vehicle body builder/repair shop, vulcanizing and machine shop, shoe and appliance repair shops hollow blocks/culvert making basket/mat weaving, dressmaking/tailoring, balut making, bakery. Other major industries are the rattan making, Banana, Coconut, Palay, Corn and African Palm Oils. People doing an corn-drying process, rice milling and other milling process, are found in the Poblacion or in central town.
Culture
Sambuyawan Festival
Sambuyawan is celebrated every third week of November on giving way on its foundation in 1973. Cultures, local products, and tradition are shown in the festival such as Street dancing, drum & lyre, singing, dancing and other activities. Festival's name was derived from the former town named Sambulawan.
Muscovado / Tagapulot Festival
The Muscovado Festival is celebrated every December 12, In which people must be recognized the town's own economic product which is Tagapulot or sweet Sugarcane candy from the sugarcane plantations.
Infrastructure
Transportation
President Quirino has no any public transport terminal, but there has habal-habal, jeepney, multicab, and bus transportation where you can hop in around the Kidapawan-Junction highway.
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