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Romblon

Romblon is a province in the MIMAROPA region of Luzon, Philippines. Its population was 302,824 in the 2024 census, and it has 17 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 8, 2026
A jagged mountain summit of sheer, grass-streaked ridges lit gold by low sun, with a wisp of cloud on its flank under a pale blue sky.
The saw-toothed summit of Mount Guiting-Guiting, on Sibuyan, seen from Mayo's Peak.Photo: “Guiting-guiting 3” by Androkoy, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene. Scene's copy is shared under the same licence.

  • PeopleSources

    302,824

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 6.7% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    4th

    of the 5 provinces of MIMAROPA by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 9 of every 100 people in MIMAROPA lived in Romblon in 2024 (9.33%)

  • Inside itSources

    17

    cities and municipalities

    219 barangays

  • LandSources

    1,385.70 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Romblon's land would fill a square about 37.2 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 219 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 2 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    81,117

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.7 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    11.5%

    About 12 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
1705900000[4]Formerly 175900000

People

Romblon had 302,824 people in the 2024 census, up 6.7% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Romblon had the 4th most people of the 5 provinces of MIMAROPA in 2024[1]
  1. 1Palawan968,795
  2. 2Oriental Mindoro919,504
  3. 3Occidental Mindoro511,417
  4. 4Romblon302,824
  5. 5Marinduque226,522
All 5 provinces of MIMAROPA
Of every 100 people in Romblon in 2024[1]
Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 28 of every 100 are children under 15 (27.9%)
  • About 63 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.4%)
  • About 9 of every 100 are 65 or older (8.7%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 522,94611,87411,072
5 - 928,62914,80113,828
10 - 1432,57017,00415,566
15 - 1931,21416,40714,807
20 - 2426,08613,56612,520
25 - 2921,06610,86710,199
30 - 3420,58510,42110,164
35 - 3918,5229,4759,047
40 - 4416,8638,7088,155
45 - 4915,3617,9287,433
50 - 5414,9457,6877,258
55 - 5914,2467,0207,226
60 - 6412,5276,1516,376
65 - 699,9384,5145,424
70 - 746,5872,7533,834
75 - 794,5711,5523,019
80 - 843,0859542,131
85 and over2,1805161,664

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
302,824[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
81,117[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.7 on average[1, 2]
Share of MIMAROPA, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
9.33%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
11.5% (34,915 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
152,198 men, 149,723 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024302,824[1, 2]−0.48% a year81,1173.7
2020as of May 1, 2020308,985[1]1.14% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015292,781[1]0.59% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010283,930[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then279,774[41]0.78% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders264,357[41, 42]1.67% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then244,654[41]1.36% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then227,621[41]1.65% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then193,174[41]1.17% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then182,209[41]1.75% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then167,082[41]2.36% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then131,658[41]———

Cities and municipalities

Romblon is made up of 17 municipalities, with 219 barangays in all.
Colour byColours the map of Romblon by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Alcantara: 16,417 people, 262 per km², −1.07% a yearBanton: 5,848 people, 186 per km², 0.46% a yearCajidiocan: 23,488 people, 155 per km², 0.24% a yearCalatrava: 11,254 people, 249 per km², −0.19% a yearConcepcion: 3,427 people, 170 per km², −0.92% a yearCorcuera: 9,021 people, 432 per km², −2.70% a yearFerrol: 7,826 people, 135 per km², −0.54% a yearLooc: 21,964 people, 192 per km², 0.18% a yearMagdiwang: 15,170 people, 156 per km², −0.34% a yearOdiongan: 48,133 people, 335 per km², −0.57% a yearRomblon: 39,004 people, 423 per km², −0.93% a yearSan Agustin: 23,698 people, 237 per km², −0.42% a yearSan Andres: 16,350 people, 145 per km², 0.61% a yearSan Fernando: 23,660 people, 120 per km², −0.51% a yearSan Jose: 11,626 people, 409 per km², −0.27% a yearSanta Fe: 17,578 people, 251 per km², −0.30% a yearSanta Maria: 8,360 people, 215 per km², −1.72% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 20,000
  • 20,000 to 31,000
  • 31,000 to 45,000
  • 45,000 to 76,000
  • 76,000 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 140
  • 140 to 250
  • 250 to 390
  • 390 to 750
  • 750 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap
Cities and municipalities of Romblon. Each column heading sorts the table.
[1, 7]Share (2024)
Alcantara16,4175.42%−1.07% a year62.70 km²
Banton5,8481.93%0.46% a year31.41 km²
Cajidiocan23,4887.76%0.24% a year151.83 km²
Calatrava11,2543.72%−0.19% a year45.28 km²
Concepcion3,4271.13%−0.92% a year20.16 km²
Corcuera9,0212.98%−2.70% a year20.87 km²
Ferrol7,8262.58%−0.54% a year58.08 km²
Looc21,9647.25%0.18% a year114.58 km²
Magdiwang15,1705.01%−0.34% a year97.45 km²
Odiongan48,13315.89%−0.57% a year143.64 km²
Romblon39,00412.88%−0.93% a year92.10 km²
San Agustin23,6987.83%−0.42% a year100.15 km²
San Andres16,3505.4%0.61% a year113.01 km²
San Fernando23,6607.81%−0.51% a year197.02 km²
San Jose11,6263.84%−0.27% a year28.40 km²
Santa Fe17,5785.8%−0.30% a year70.08 km²
Santa Maria8,3602.76%−1.72% a year38.94 km²

Land & Environment

Romblon covers 1,385.70 km² of land, 219 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 2,036 m above the sea and it has 537.7 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
1,385.70 km²[7]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
219 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
12.33532° N, 122.01084° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[37]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
220 m
Highest
2,036 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

537.7 km of coastline[38]

Rivers[38]

  1. Looc River21.3 of 21.4 km
  2. Cantingas River13.8 of 13.9 km
  3. Tampayan River13.6 of 13.9 km
  4. Taguilos River13.1 of 13.2 km
  5. Parpagoja River10.5 of 10.6 km
  6. España River9.5 km
  7. Cambajao River7.3 km
  8. Agbalit River7.0 km

The longest inside it: 28 in all.

Lakes[38]

  1. Lamao Lake0.05 km²

Peaks[38]

  1. Mount Guiting-Guiting2,023 m
  2. Mount Sibuyan1,952 m
  3. Manong Lee's Peak1,812 m
  4. Mayo's Peak1,526 m
  5. Rene's Peak1,493 m
  6. Kit's Peak1,492 m

The highest: 41 in all.

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III[39]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Romblon, the nearest PAGASA station, 40 km away[40]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,379 mm of rain on 155 days a year; 27.4 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Romblon, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January121 mm1225.7 °C27.6 °C23.8 °C
February90 mm926.2 °C28.4 °C23.9 °C
March85 mm827.0 °C29.5 °C24.6 °C
April70 mm628.5 °C31.3 °C25.7 °C
May158 mm929.1 °C31.9 °C26.3 °C
June243 mm1428.4 °C31.1 °C25.8 °C
July307 mm1727.7 °C30.1 °C25.3 °C
August221 mm1527.7 °C30.0 °C25.4 °C
September245 mm1427.7 °C30.1 °C25.3 °C
October305 mm1727.4 °C29.7 °C25.1 °C
November259 mm1727.1 °C29.2 °C25.1 °C
December276 mm1726.2 °C28.0 °C24.5 °C
The year2,379 mm15527.4 °C29.7 °C25.1 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 177 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Romblon's economy made ₱42.5 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱138,268 for each person. About 32 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱42.5 billion[24]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱34.1 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
3.3%[25]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱138,268[26]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
32.3% of people[27]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
2nd class[4]
About 32 of every 100 people in Romblon lived below the poverty line in 2023 (32.3%)[27]

The PSA's survey puts it between 27.9% and 36.8%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱33,379 a person for the year.

Public places

  • 120government offices
  • 20hospitals and health centres
  • 268schools
  • 94places of worship
  • 10markets
  • 16stations and terminals
  • 12parks
  • 34beaches
  • 11monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Each town's page lists its own; this page lists the stations, parks, beaches and monuments.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Romblon” in their name, then one in each of its most populous cities and municipalities.

Stations and terminals16

10 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 17 cities and municipalities of Romblon

Parks12

6 more parks are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 17 cities and municipalities of Romblon

Beaches34

28 more beaches are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 17 cities and municipalities of Romblon

Monuments and memorials11

5 more monuments and memorials are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 17 cities and municipalities of Romblon

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Romblon. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (the provincial board), led by the vice governor. The governor, the vice governor and the board's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[21, 22]

Capital
Romblon[4]
Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
Lone district of Romblon[23]

Leaders

The governor and vice governor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Governor
    Trina Alejandra Que Firmalo-Fabic[28]
    Vice governor
    Armando Manal Gutierez[28]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Jose Ruado Riano[29]
    Vice governor
    Armando Manal Gutierrez[29]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Jose Ruado Riano[30]
    Vice governor
    Felix Fondevilla Ylagan[30]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Eduardo Chang Firmalo[31]
    Vice governor
    Jose Ruado Riano[31]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    Eduardo Chang Firmalo[32]
    Vice governor
    Jose Ruado Riano[32]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    Eduardo Chang Firmalo[33]
    Vice governor
    Manuel Mendoza Madrid[33]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Natalio Fernandez Beltran III[34]
    Vice governor
    Alicia Capa Fetalvero[34]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Perpetuo Barredo Ylagan[35]
    Vice governor
    Samuel Rey Romero[35]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Eleandro Jesus F. Madrona[36]
    Vice governor
    Jose Cesar A. Fonte[36]
Governors and vice governors of Romblon, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Trina Alejandra Que Firmalo-Fabic[28]Armando Manal Gutierez[28]
2022–2025Jose Ruado Riano[29]Armando Manal Gutierrez[29]
2019–2022Jose Ruado Riano[30]Felix Fondevilla Ylagan[30]
2016–2019Eduardo Chang Firmalo[31]Jose Ruado Riano[31]
2013–2016Eduardo Chang Firmalo[32]Jose Ruado Riano[32]
2010–2013Eduardo Chang Firmalo[33]Manuel Mendoza Madrid[33]
2007–2010Natalio Fernandez Beltran III[34]Alicia Capa Fetalvero[34]
2004–2007Perpetuo Barredo Ylagan[35]Samuel Rey Romero[35]
2001–2004Eleandro Jesus F. Madrona[36]Jose Cesar A. Fonte[36]

History & Identity

Romblon's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Romblon in Now

Created
Made a province from the District of Romblon by Act No. 104, enacted 16 March 1901; annexed to Capiz in 1907; Act No. 2724, approved 7 December 1917, authorized the Governor-General to re-establish it as an independent province[9, 10, 11]

How it got its name

The province is named after Romblon Island, only the third largest of its islands but the seat of its government.[12]

Its story

Around 1650 the Recollect friar Pedro de San Agustín, known as Padre Capitán, oversaw the building of Fort Romblon to guard the town and its harbour against pirates.[13]

On 16 March 1901 the Philippine Commission made the District of Romblon a province, with Romblon town as its capital; it took in Romblon, Tablas, Sibuyan, Banton, Maestre de Campo, Simara and Carabao. In 1903 its eleven towns were merged into six.[9, 12, 14]

Romblon was annexed to Capiz as a sub-province from 15 July 1907. Act No. 2724 of 7 December 1917 authorized its re-establishment as a province, with the municipality of Romblon as its capital.[10, 11]

In 1940 Commonwealth Act No. 581 abolished its provincial government and the governments of its eleven towns, grouping them into four special municipalities: Tablas, Sibuyan, Romblon and Maghali. Republic Act No. 38 restored the province and its towns on 1 October 1946 and created the town of Santa Fe.[15, 16]

Under Japanese occupation the Free Panay Guerrilla Forces of Macario Peralta Jr. fought on in Panay and Romblon. On 24 October 1944 American carrier planes attacked a Japanese fleet in the Sibuyan Sea and sank the battleship Musashi, a loss that helped the Americans win at Leyte Gulf.[17, 18]

A law of 2009 made 16 March, the day Act No. 104 was enacted, Romblon Foundation Day and a provincial holiday. The province marked its 124th founding anniversary on 16 March 2025.[9, 19, 20]

Timeline

  1. About 1650

    Fort Romblon is built to guard the town and harbour against pirates.[13]

  2. 16 March 1901

    Act No. 104 makes the District of Romblon a province, with Romblon as its capital.[9]

  3. 17 November 1903

    Act No. 994 reduces its eleven towns to six.[14]

  4. 2 July 1907

    Act No. 1665 annexes Romblon to Capiz as a sub-province, from 15 July 1907.[10]

  5. 7 December 1917

    Act No. 2724 provides for Romblon to be re-established as a province.[11]

  6. 8 June 1940

    Commonwealth Act No. 581 replaces the provincial and town governments with four special municipalities.[15]

  7. 24 October 1944

    The Battle of the Sibuyan Sea: American planes sink the battleship Musashi.[18]

  8. 1 October 1946

    Republic Act No. 38 restores the provincial government and the towns, and creates Santa Fe.[16]

  9. 11 June 2009

    Republic Act No. 9642 makes 16 March Romblon Foundation Day.[19]

Nearby

Romblon shares no land border with another province. Nearest across the water are Aklan, Oriental Mindoro, Antique and Marinduque.

How it compares

Romblon beside MIMAROPA, and where it stands among the provinces of MIMAROPA.

Romblon beside MIMAROPA
FigureRomblonMIMAROPARank among the provinces of MIMAROPA
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary302,824[1, 2]3,245,4464th of 5
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary−0.48% a year[1, 2]slower0.13% a year3rd of 5
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary219[7]more crowded1122nd of 5
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary1,385.70 km²[7]29,063.47 km²4th of 5
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.7[1, 2]lower3.9not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary11.5%[6]lower36%not ranked

The nearest provinces across the water[3]

  1. AklanWestern Visayas4.3 km south
  2. Oriental MindoroMIMAROPA19.9 km northwest
  3. AntiqueWestern Visayas22.8 km south
  4. MarinduqueMIMAROPA25.8 km north

Measured between the two borders where they come closest, on the Earth's surface, across the water. Not a boat or ferry route.

Sources

Page updated October 8, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  8. 8.OpenStreetMap contributors. Named public places in OpenStreetMap: schools, hospitals and health centres, places of worship, government offices, markets, stations, parks, beaches and monuments, from Geofabrik's extract of the Philippines. Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  9. 9.United States Philippine Commission. Act No. 104: An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act to the Province of Romblon, as Therein Defined. Published March 16, 1901. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  10. 10.Philippine Commission. Act No. 1665: An Act to Annex the Province of Romblon to the Province of Capiz. Published July 2, 1907. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  11. 11.Philippine Legislature. Act No. 2724: An Act Authorizing the Separation of the Subprovince of Romblon from the Province of Capiz and the Reestablishment of the Former Province of Romblon, and for Other Purposes. Published December 7, 1917. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  12. 12.United States Bureau of Insular Affairs, War Department (Government Printing Office, Washington). A Pronouncing Gazetteer and Geographical Dictionary of the Philippine Islands. Published 1902. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain (a United States government work, published 1902), read in the Internet Archive's scan and its text. Open the source
  13. 13.National Historical Institute. Historical Markers: Regions I-IV and CAR. Published 1993. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  14. 14.Philippine Commission. Act No. 994: An Act Reducing the Eleven Municipalities of the Province of Romblon to Six. Published November 17, 1903. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  15. 15.National Assembly of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. Commonwealth Act No. 581: An Act Abolishing the Existing Municipal Governments and the Provincial Government of Romblon, and Creating Instead Four Special Municipalities. Published June 8, 1940. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  16. 16.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 38: An Act Repealing Commonwealth Act Numbered Five Hundred and Eighty-One, Entitled, "An Act Abolishing the Existing Municipal Governments and the Provincial Government of Romblon, and Creating Instead Four Special Municipalities," Restoring the Regular Provincial Government and Municipalities of the Province of Romblon, and Creating the Municipality of Santa Fe. Published October 1, 1946. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  17. 17.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 430, s. 1989: Declaring the Eighteenth Day of March of Every Year as Victory Day in the Islands of Panay and Romblon, Including the Cities of Iloilo and Roxas. Published July 21, 1989. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  18. 18.National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Panandang Pangkasaysayan 2007-2016. Published 2024. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  19. 19.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 9642: An Act Declaring March 16 of Every Year as Romblon Foundation Day and a Special Nonworking Public Holiday in the Province of Romblon. Published June 11, 2009. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  20. 20.Philippine Information Agency (report by Paul Jaysent F. Fos). Unity highlighted in Romblon's 124th Founding, 80th Victory Day celebration (as archived by the Internet Archive on 29 April 2025). Published March 20, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  21. 21.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  22. 22.1986 Constitutional Commission. The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines. Published February 2, 1987. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  23. 23.1986 Constitutional Commission (text from the Chan Robles Virtual Law Library). Ordinance appended to the 1987 Constitution, apportioning the seats of the House of Representatives. Published February 2, 1987. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  24. 24.Philippine Statistics Authority. Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC (OpenSTAT table 0012A5FPPA0). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  25. 25.Philippine Statistics Authority. Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC, Growth Rates (OpenSTAT table 0032A5FPPA2). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  26. 26.Philippine Statistics Authority. Per Capita Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC (OpenSTAT table 0092A5FPPA8). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  27. 27.Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Table 2a. Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold and Poverty Incidence Among Population with Measures of Precision, by Region, Province and Highly Urbanized Cities: 2018, 2021, and 2023 (OpenSTAT table 0041F3DF02A). Published August 15, 2024. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  28. 28.Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Directory of LGU Elective Officials for Term 2025-2028 as of February 2026 (its sheet: Consolidated List of Officials for Election Terms (2025-2028)), released through the FOI portal. Published February 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: RA 8293, Section 176 (no copyright subsists in it; exploiting it for profit needs the agency's prior approval). Open the source
  29. 29.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  30. 30.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 13, 2019 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  31. 31.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 9, 2016 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  32. 32.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  33. 33.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 10, 2010 National and Local Elections. Published January 10, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  34. 34.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 14, 2007 National and Local Elections. Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  35. 35.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 10, 2004 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  36. 36.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections (its pages are headed "LIST OF ELECTED MEMBER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"). Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  37. 37.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
  38. 38.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  39. 39.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  40. 40.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climatological Normals, 1991-2020, by synoptic station (one PDF each). Published January 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  41. 41.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015 Census of Population, Statistical Tables, Table 1: Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by City/Municipality, 1960-2015 (one workbook for each province, highly urbanized city and region). Published 2017. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  42. 42.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

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