317 dated July 17, 1956 reserving an area of 100,018 hectares of land for a resettlement project which was under the general administration (NARRA) now known as the Department of Agrarian Reform.

On March 19, 1959, the first batch of settlers from Panay called SAKADA, headed by Jesus T. Alisasis who become the first Vice Mayor, set foot in Banisilan and in the succeeding months, other tribes from Luzon followed.

[6] A plebiscite for ratification, along with ten more newly created local entities including nearby Aleosan, was held on May 17, coinciding with the barangay elections.

According to the agreements signed by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Administration of Noynoy Aquino, Carmen will be included in Bangsamoro because of the two out of twenty-eight barangays that voted in favor of joining the Muslim region back in 2001.

Poverty Incidence of Banisilan Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] A large agricultural area is devoted to agri-production, producing resources like corn, palay, rubber, sugar cane and fruit trees.