[3] Major economic activities include manufacturing, agriculture, services, cottage industries and tourism.

Binalbagan became a town on May 15, 1572[5] and was one of the first two settlements of Negros Occidental (the second being the municipality of Ilog).

On the record, Binalbagan is the oldest town in the whole Negros Island, thereby earning the title, “Banwang Panganay” or oldest town.

The municipality celebrates an annual fiesta called "The Balbagan Festival" every month of May.

Poverty Incidence of Binalbagan Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]