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Philippines: Masbate Provincial Profile
The island of Masbate lies exactly at the center of the Philippine archipelago between latitudes 11° 43’ north and 123° 09’ east and 124° 5’ east. It is bounded on the north by Burias
and Ticao Pass, east by San Bernardino Strait, south by the Visayan Sea, and west by the Sibuyan Sea. Relative to mainland Bicol, the province faces the southwestern coasts of
Camarines Sur, Albay, and Sorsogon. The islands of Masbate were formed out of volcanic rocks over one hundred million years before man made his appearance in the tropical
regions of the earth. Humans then made tools of stone, bone, and wood. Some of these very early stone stools and
bones have been found in Masbate. The general surface configuration of the province ranges from slightly undulating to
CAMARINES SUR
rolling and from hilly to mountainous. In each island, the rugged topography is concentrated in the northeastern portion 1 20 550
and gradually recedes to blunt hills and rolling areas in the south, southeast, and southwest. (Source: http://www.tour-
ism.gov.ph/SitePages/InteractiveSitesPage.aspx?siteID=30) CITY MUNICIPALITIES BARANGAYS
QUEZON Legend POPULATION
ALBAY Source: PSA 2015 & 2010 Census / DSWD
Ambulong Is. Airport
Province capital
SAN PASCUAL
8.9% 91.1%
Burias Is.
CLAVERIA
892,393 188,013
SORSOGON households Urban / Rural
Sibuyan Sea MONREAL
Ticao Pass 49.0% 51.0 %
SAN female male
Masbate Pass JACINTO Ticao Is. (437.2K) (455.1K)
SAN 7%
FERNANDO 36.4K > 60 years 28.6K
BALENO NORTHERN
ROMBLON Napayawan Is. AROROY CITY OF BATUAN SAMAR 43%
MASBATE 187.1K 19-59 years 198.3K
MILAGROS MOBO Deagan Is.
MANDAON 14%
DIMASALANG 59.9K 13-18 years 66.0K
USON
PALANAS SAMAR 28%
(WESTERN 119.7K 3-12 years 126.3K
BALUD CAWAYAN SAMAR)
CATAINGAN 8%
PLACER 34.0K < 2 years 35.8K
Jintotolo Is.
Tagauayan Is. PIO V. Vulnerable groups (based on DSWD-NHTS database)
CORPUZ
Olutaya Is. (LIMBUHAN)
Conditional Cash Transfer Visayan Sea
Programming Beneficiaries ESPERANZA
75,129 Female 9 173 1,924 4,734 5,976
households Male 77 975 1,988 1,988 4,993
solo parent
61 - 84
Poverty incidence (%)
households
households
=>65 years old
w/ disability
CAPIZ </= 10 11 - 30 31 - 50 51 - 60 CEBU child-headed single-headed poor individuals =>18 years old poor individuals
ILOILO
WATER, SANITATION AND HYGEINE Source: PSA 2015/2010 Census SHELTER Source: PSA 2015 Census
Water Roof/Wall material
supply
187,299 Roof
Housing units
Faucet Strong Light Salvaged
community Tubed; Dug Natural
system piped well Bottled sources Others
22.8% 20.9% 30.9% 13.5% 7.7% 4.3% Strong 33.1% 2.5% 0.0%
Toilets (based on census 2010)
Wall
Light 24.5% 37.7% 0.2%
43.6% 45.4% 4.0% 7.0%
Salvaged 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Water-sealed None Closed pit Open pit

EDUCATION Source: DepEd 2016 NUTRITION Source: FNRI 2013/2015 HEALTH Source: DOH (Personnel 2016/Facilities 2017)
Malnutrition (0-60 months old) Personnel
609
Primary schools
99,806 90,172
Male primary Female primary 48.0% 33.1% 9.1%* 114 129 73 14
school students school students
Stunting Underweight Wasting Midwives Nurses Doctors Dentists
* Estimates with coefficient of variation greater than 20
Facilities
120 Food
Secondary schools
insecurity
32,360 35,709 (households) 16.8% 47.0% 16.2%
Male secondary Female secondary 225 22 7
school students school students Mild Moderate Severe
Barangay health Rural health Hospitals
stations units (government/private)
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Creation date: February 2018
Sources: PSA, DOH, NAMRIA, FNRI, DepEd, DSWD Feedback: addawe@un.org, aportol@un.org, mendoza1@un.org www.unocha.org/philippines www.reliefweb.int philippines.humanitarianresponse.info