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PROVINCE PROVINCE OF OF ROMBLON ROMBLON 

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I. History 

The Negritoes were the aborigines of the islands comprising the province of Romblon. The 

Mangyans were the first settlers. Today, these groups of inhabitants are almost extinct with only a few 

scattered remnants of their descendants living in the mountain of Tablas and in the interior of Sibuyan 

Island. A great portion of the present population descended from the Nayons and the Onhans who 

immigrated to the islands from Panay and the Bicols and Tagalogs who came from Luzon as early as 

1870. 

Romblon was created as a regular province in 1901 but due to insufficient income, it became 

a sub-province of Capiz in 1907 until December 7, 1917, when Act No. 2724 reestablished the former 

province of Romblon. Under Commonwealth 

Act No. 581, enacted without executive 

approval on June 8, 1940, the province was 

reorganized with four towns, namely: Tablas 

(embracing Odiongan, Looc, Badajos, Sta. Fe 

and Despujols), Romblon (comprising Logbon, 

Cobrador and Alad), Banton (involving Simara 

and Maestre de Campo), and Sibuyan (with 

the towns of Cajidiocan, Magdiwang and San 

Fernando). 

The Japanese Imperial Forces 

maintained a garrison in Romblon during 

World War II from 1942 until the Naval Battle 

of Sibuyan on October 25, 1945. The islands 

became the center of considerable resistance 

movement under the direction of General 

Macario Peralta, Jr. from his Panay 

headquarters. One of the most exciting 

incidents of the Pacific War took place in the 

waters of Romblon, the Naval – Air Battles 

between Japanese Admiral Kurita’s Fleet from 

Singapore and Admiral Halseys’s carrier 

planes from the American Third Fleet then 

stationed east of the Philippines. 

How How Romblon Romblon Romblon Got Got Its Its Name 

Name 

A legendary tale tells of how Romblon got 

its name. When Loarca’s expedition touched sand 

in Romblon, one of the soldiers rumbled in the 

beach. Tired of strolling, he felt thirsty, went up a 

house and asked for a drink. The low-built hut 

where he went up was a primitive one-room 

shelter. Inside it was a hen’s nest somewhere at 

the top of a post near the window. A hen was 

hatching eggs therein. The Castillan soldier 

inquired if he could get the chicken for free. The 

house occupant, a young woman, did not 

comprehend what the visitor said so she 

answered in the dialect “nagalomlom”, meaning 

the chicken was brooding. Perplexed, the Spanish 

soldier left the house muttering in disgust the 

word “nagalomlom”. Then when he returned to the 

ship he was asked where he had been and he 

answered mockingly - “nagalomlom”. 

When the Iberians left, they named the island 

“Nagalomlom” until it was corrupted to Domblon, 

and later on modified to Romblon. 

Since then, the group of islands scattered 

in the surrounding water area was named 

Romblon. 

The province of Romblon was liberated on March 12, 1945 by units of the 24 th Infantry 

Division under the command of a Colonel Clifford. On January 1, 1947, Romblon regained her 

Provincial Status through the passage of Republic Act No. 38, which was sponsored by Congressman 

Modesto Formilleza. The law not only repealed C.A. 581 but also restored the regular provincial 

government and the Municipalities of Romblon and created the municipality of Santa Fe. 

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II. Geo-Physical Environment 

The province of Romblon is strategically situated at the center of the Philippine Archipelago. It 

is composed of three major islands (Tablas, Sibuyan and Romblon) and seventeen minor and small 

islands. It is surrounded by deep waters, and is bounded by the islands of Masbate in the east, 

Mindoro in the west, Marinduque in the north and Panay in the south. It is approximately 187 nautical 

miles and 169 air miles south of Manila. The islands are dispersed and accessible only by sea 

transportation except for Tablas Island where a domestic airport is located in the municipality of 

Alcantara. 

The total land area of the province is approximately 1,355.9 sq. km. representing about 5.30 

percent of the total land area of Region IV-B (MIMAROPA). Of its seventeen municipalities, nine are 

located in Tablas Island (San Agustin, Calatrava, San Andres, Odiongan, Ferrol, Santa Fe, Looc, 

Alcantara and Santa Maria), three in Sibuyan Island (Magdiwang, Cajidiocan and San Fernando) and 

five (Romblon, San Jose, Banton, Concepcion and Corcuera) are island municipalities. 

The province is generally mountainous with about forty percent of its land area having slopes 

greater than 50 percent. Only four percent of the total area has 3 to 8 percent slopes while a sparse 

ten percent has 0 to 3 percent inclination. Narrow strips of coastal lowlands, low hills and plains typify 

the topography of some of the islands. 

The major locations of areas that are highly productive and buildable are basically in Tablas 

and Sibuyan. In Tablas, these maybe found in Odiongan, San Andres, Looc and Santa Fe. All three 

municipalities in Sibuyan Island on the other hand, have substantial level to gently sloping lands. 

Over-all, good developable lands represents only about 13 percent of the province’s total area. 

The province of Romblon falls under Type III of the Corona’s climatic classification system. It 

is characterized by no pronounced wet and dry seasons. Generally, the wet season is from June to 

November and sometimes extends up to December when the southwest monsoon is predominant. 

The dry season is from January to May that is sometimes interrupted by erratic rainfall. 

III. Population and Social Environment 

As of Census 2010, Romblon has a population of 283,930. Among the five (5) provinces of 

MIMAROPA region, Romblon’s population has consistently ranked 4 th for the three consecutive 

censuses of 2000, 2007 and 2010. It had 10.34 percent of the region’s population as per result of the 

2010 CPH. Palawan was at the top with 994,340 (including Puerto Princesa) or 36 percent, Oriental 

Mindoro has 785,602 or 29 percent, Occidental Mindoro has 452,971 or 17 percent while Marinduque 

has 227,828 or 8 percent of the region’s population. Among the seventeen (17) municipalities in the 

province of Romblon, Odiongan had the largest population with 43,676. The municipality of Romblon, 

the capital town, had the second largest population with 37,995 and San Fernando had the third 

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more than 20 thousand. San Agustin had 22,116, Looc had 21,841 and Cajidiocan had 21,198. The 

municipalities of Concepcion and Banton were the two least populated areas in the province. The 

population of Concepcion (4,445) and Banton (5,963) accounted for only 1.56 and 2.1 percent, 

respectively. The municipality of San Jose posted the highest growth rate at 2.27 percent, while Ferrol 

came in second with 1.39 percent. Magdiwang and Odiongan were in close third and fourth with 1.22 

and 1.12 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, the three municipalities of the “Maghali” group of islands 

posted a negative growth rate. Banton has -1.26, Corcuera has -0.99 and Concepcion has -0.52 

percent. The island-municipalities of Corcuera and San Jose are the two most-densely populated 

municipalities in the province by posting a population density of 424.6 and 356.2, respectively. On the 

other hand, Calatrava and San Fernando are the two least densely-populated municipalities by 

registering a population density of 112.8 and 118.2, respectively. 

Table 1. Demographic Features by Municipality, 2010 

Municipality 

Estimated Land 

Area (sq. km.) 

Population 

Population 

Density 

(per sq. km.) 

Population 

Growth Rate 

(2007-2010) 

1. Alcantara 71.9 15,428 214.58 0.13 

2. Banton 28.3 5,963 210.71 -4.66 

3. Cajidiocan 161.4 21,198 131.34 -0.16 

4. Calatrava 86.7 9,776 112.76 0.17 

5. Concepcion 23.3 4,445 190.77 2.39 

6. Corcuera 23.4 9,935 424.57 -3.26 

7. Looc 68.7 21,841 317.92 1.81 

8. Magdiwang 111.9 13,584 121.39 1.83 

9. Odiongan 137.9 43,676 316.72 1.38 

10. Romblon 127.1 37,995 298.94 0.44 

11. San Agustin 78.59 22,116 281.41 -0.003 

12. San Andres 75.5 15,028 199.05 2.29 

13. San Fernando 190.1 22,466 118.18 0.23 

14. San Jose 28.9 10,294 356.19 3.25 

15. Santa Fe 66.1 15,700 237.52 -1.39 

16. Ferrol 32.3 6,802 210.59 2.27 

17. Santa Maria (Imelda) 43.81 7,683 175.37 0.78 

Province Total 1,355.90 283,930 209.40 0.54 

Source: NSO, 2010 Census of Population 

Health Services 

There are eight hospitals in the province, all of which are government owned. The 

hospitals in Tablas Island are the following: Romblon Provincial Hospital (RPH) in Odiongan 

(75 beds), Tablas Island District Hospital (TIDH) in San Agustin (25 beds) Don Modesto 




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Formilleza District Hospital (DMFDH) in Looc (25 beds) and San Andres District Hospital (6 

beds). In Sibuyan Island, the Sibuyan District Hospital in Cajidiocan can accommodate 25 inpatients. 

In the island municipalities, the San Jose in San Jose has 10 beds, the Malipayon 

District Hospital in Corcuera has 10 beds and the Romblon District Hospital in the capital town 

of Romblon has 75 beds. Total bed capacity of the eight hospitals is 251 or a bed to 

population ratio of 1:1115. 

Education 

The Department of Education, Division of Romblon believes that every person has the 

right to education. Through formal and informal channels it has provided the school-age 

population basic and relevant education geared towards producing productive and quality 

Romblomanons. In line with the Department policy to provide education for all, 197 of the 219 

barangays in the 17 municipalities have established elementary schools that provide 

educational programs for the well-rounded development of the young people in the province. 

The Division of Romblon is composed of 13 districts. Twelve of these districts have 

full time district supervisors and the remaining 1 district has a coordinating principal. There are 

216 elementary schools in the division managed by 77 principals, 84 head teachers, 54 

teachers-in-charge. As of SY 2011-2012, the total number of regular teachers in the division is 

1,659. 

Early Childhood Education in the division is provided to pre-school age children 

through DepEd SRA Pre-schools, LGU and PTCA funded pre-schools and Service 

Contracting Program of the Department of Education. Equal opportunities are also provided 

for children with special needs. Three Special Education classes are maintained in Romblon 

East Central School in the municipality of Romblon handled by three trained teachers. The 

class for the visually impaired was established in school year 2003-2004, the class for the 

mentally handicapped was established in school year 2004-2005 and the class for the hearing 

impaired was established in SY 2009-2010. 

Most of the schools in the division are provided with physical structures and facilities 

designed to facilitate learning process and inspire the learners to strive for the best 

performance. Some of these structures and facilities were constructed thru TEEP. These 

facilities include school buildings, water system, electricity, clinic, canteen, libraries, science 

laboratories and restrooms. Some schools also have equipment such as typewriters, 

computers, sports equipment, fax machine, etc. 

The overall pupil-textbook ratio in the elementary is 2:1 which is below the standard of 

1:1, while the number of supplemental books is generally inadequate. But despite of this 

problem, the division enjoys a continuous increase for the last three years in the NAT MPS 

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Through the years, the Division has consistently pushed for enhancement and 

upgrading of teachers’ knowledge and competency to teach the content areas through 

continuous professional development programs such as INSET and other forms of teacher 

development program. Most of these trainings were funded by TEEP. School-based in-service 

trainings are encouraged and initiated by school heads depending on the priority needs of 

teachers. 

On stakeholders’ participation, the division enjoys the strong support and cooperation 

of parents, LGUs and NGOs. The schools obtain funding from the Special Education Fund 

(SEF). This is aside from the regular allocation called the Maintenance and Other Operating 

Expenses (MOOE) which is coursed through the Division Office. 

DISTRICT 

Table 2 

NUMBER OF DISTRICTS AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS 

BY LEVEL OF EDUCATION AND TYPE 

SY 2011 – 2012 

NO. OF 

SCHOOLS 

NO. OF 

SCH. W/ 

PRE-ELEM. 

CLASSES 

ELEMENTARY LEVEL SECONDARY LEVEL 

CE IE CP IP TOTAL 

Main/ 

Independent 

Annex/ 

Extension 

Alcantara 13 12 2 2 

Banton 8 4 2 2 

Cajidiocan- 14 12 14 0 0 0 14 4 4 

Magdiwang 10 3 9 0 1 10 1 1 2 

Concepcion 9 8 9 0 0 0 9 1 1 2 

Corcuera 13 13 13 0 0 0 13 2 2 

Looc 13 13 13 0 0 0 13 1 1 2 

Odiongan (N) 14 11 13 0 0 0 13 1 1 

Odiongan (S) 12 11 12 0 0 0 12 2 2 

Ferrol 6 6 6 0 0 0 6 1 1 

Romblon 29 27 27 0 2 0 29 3 3 

San Agustin 14 13 12 0 1 1 14 5 5 

Calatrava 8 7 8 0 0 0 8 1 1 

Santa Maria 6 5 4 1 1 0 6 1 1 

San Andres 13 13 13 0 0 0 13 2 2 

San Fernando 12 11 11 0 1 0 12 2 2 

Sta. Fe- 14 12 14 0 0 0 14 2 2 

San Jose 8 8 8 0 0 0 8 1 1 

DIVISION 216 189 206 1 6 2 215 34 3 37 

Source: DepEd, 2012 

The province of Romblon has a total of 17 municipalities and 219 barangays. Of the 

219 barangays, only 197 or 89.9 have established schools. Data above show 22 or 10.01 

have no schools; 9 in Banton, 3 in Cajidiocan, 1 in Concepcion, 2 in Corcuera, 1 in San 

Agustin, 2 in San Fernando, 1 in Sta. Maria and 3 in Romblon. In Banton, the number of 

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school age children in the barangays of Hambian, Mainit, Nabalay, Toctoc, Togong, 

Togbongan, and Yabawon is not enough to open a class. The same condition exists in Brgy. 

San Isidro in Sta. Maria and Pili, in Panangcalan, San Fernando. In Corcuera, Concepcion, 

San Agustin and Romblon, the central schools accommodate the pupils of nearby barangays. 

These are the reasons why some barangays have no existing schools despite the thrust of the 

National Government of “A School in Every Barangay”. 




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Performance PHILIPPINES MIMAROPA ROMBLON 

Indicators 

2007 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 

Literacy Rate 

Male 

Female 

Total Enrollment 

Elementary Level 13,121,648 436,431 445,909 453,630 442,591 51,615 51,123 50,113 50,024 50,439 

Secondary Level 6,317,226 173,789 189,928 182,367 186,293 22,737 24,314 23,403 23,250 22,936 

School Participation Rate 

Elementary Level (GER) 88.85 96.65 96.49 104.10 94.85 98.70 95.52 105.83 96.06 

Elementary Level (NER) 78.90 79.89 85.20 84.37 80.72 77.69 86.62 84.71 

Secondary Level (GER) 61.65 66.21 68.85 70.73 66.07 72.80 76.07 80.91 73.59 

Secondary Level (NER) 47.48 48.02 49.75 47.18 52.30 51.40 55.98 84.71 

Cohort Survival Rates 

Elementary Level 62.58 62.08 60.84 61.71 62.78 69.10 66.24 63.59 71.44 

Secondary Level 54.99 62.57 61.93 61.64 60.64 75.64 72.14 68.38 62.07 

Completion Rates 



Drop Out Rates 

Elementary Level 1.36 1.07 1.22 0.86 0.87 0.40 0.10 0.28 0.28 0.26 


Retention Rates 



Graduation Rates 

Elementary Level 97.65 97.17 96.74 97.69 97.82 98.68 98.96 98.63 

Secondary Level 91.20 91.13 92.70 91.78 93.75 95.49 96.72 94.23 

Promotion Rates 

Elementary Level 94.44 93.77 93.84 94.42 97.05 97.08 96.95 96.51 

Secondary Level 84.46 85.02 86.08 85.09 90.65 99.90 91.54 87.77 

Classroom Ratio 

Elementary Level 1:32 1:32 1:32 1:31 1:30 

Secondary Level 1:49 1:52 1:45 1:43 1:40 

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Elementary Level 1:35 1:30 1:30 1:30 1:30 1:30 

Secondary Level 1:39 1:34 1:37 1:35 1:35 1:33 

Table 2. 

Education Performance Indicators: Philippines, MIMAROPA and Romblon, 

2007 – 2010 

Data Source: BEIS 




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a. Literacy Rate 

The performance indicators above show the trend in the schools for the last 

four years. (in percentage). The last three school years’ trends in seven performance 

indicators show a decrease in completion rate and cohort survival rate, increase in 

graduation and school leaver rate and fluctuating in participation, transition, 

promotion, repetition, failure and simple dropout rate. 

Completion Rate 

The decreased trend in completion rate from year 1 to 3 can be attributed to 

the poor economic condition of most families in far flung barangays. They utilized their 

children to help them in the farm or look for work to augment family income. Thus, few 

pupils completed elementary education, while the completion rate in the secondary 

level continuously decreased. This can be attributed to the attitude of students toward 

their studies. Some students are inclined to spend more time with their peers or 

barkadas than their studies, thus they lost interest in their studies or others prefer to 

do menial jobs in order to help their parents earn a living. 

Graduation Rate 

The graduation rate in elementary level for three school years is increasing 

due to significant number of out of school youths who returned to school and finished 

grade six. This is because several intervention programs and advocacy campaigns 

were implemented and conducted in the different schools in the division, while the 

graduation rates in secondary level reveal a fluctuating trend. Among the reasons 

cited for the increase in graduation rate is the opening of Open High School where out 

of school youth are encouraged to go back to school and students identified as 

SARDO are encouraged to have modular instructions. 

Promotion Rate 

This indicator assesses the extent of pupils who are promoted to the next 

grade level. The table above shows that the promotion rate in the division is 

fluctuating due to migration of families to other places. It can be observed that as the 

drop-out rate decreases, the promotion rate increases in elementary level, while in the 

secondary level, data reveal that the promotion rate shows a fluctuating trend. This 

can be attributed to the fact some students are determined to finish their studies while 

others prefer to leave school and help their parents earn a living. 




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b. School Participation and Drop-Out Rates 

Participation Rate 

The data show that the enrolment in SY 2008-2009 is higher than the 

enrolment in SY 2009-2010 but the net enrolment rate of 86.62% in SY 2009-2010 is 

higher than the 77.69% in SY 2008-2009. This is because of the higher percentage of 

the enrolment in SY 2009-2010 belong to school age population. Secondary data 

shows is a fluctuating trend in enrolment, from SY 2007-2008 it increases in 2008- 

2009 but from 2009–2010 to present it has a decreasing trend of enrolment. 

Presumably the varying trend in enrolment has been influenced by various factors as 

poverty, frequent absenteeism, and dismal health condition of the students. 

Generally, the total enrolment for the given school years shows a fluctuating trend 

during the five-year period. 

The Net Enrolment Rate or Participation Rate in the elementary level for the 

last three years is fluctuating. From 80.72 in SY 2007-2008, it decreased to 77.69 in 

SY 2008-2009 and made a quantum leap to reach 86.62 in SY 2009-2010 an again it 

decreases to 84.71 in SY 2010-2011. The decrease in SY 2008-2009 can be 

attributed to the difficult economic conditions experience during the period caused by 

the occurrence of calamities and typhoons like Frank that affected the livelihood of 

families in the province. This situation forced some parents not to send their children 

to school. The following year, the economic condition has improved and that explains 

the big increase in the net enrolment rate for SY 2009-2010, but again it decreases to 

84.71 for the SY 2010-2011. 

Based on data, the gross enrolment is increasing while the Net enrolment is 

fluctuating. Comparing the data for the participation rate it is noted that the Gross 

participation rate from 2007-2008 up to 2009-2010 is increasing, while the Net 

Participation rate is fluctuating. The reason for the increase can be attributed to those 

OSY who avail of the services of the OHS and the campaign for Balik-Aral where in 

those who drop out from school and repeaters were motivated to enroll again, giving 

them some modular instructions so that they can still help their parents earn a living. 

The Net Enrolment in 2008-2009 decreased but in 2009-2010 it increased again 

resulting from a fluctuating trend of the Participation rate. Considering and giving 

attention to the National EFA target in terms of Participation rate which is 78% we are 

still very far because in the year 2009-2010-the average participation rate is only 

55.98% which is 22.02% far from the National EFA target. Another factor that can be 

considered in the fluctuating trend of the participation rate is the preference of school 

age children to quit schools after their elementary graduation due to economic status 

and typhoons that hit the province. 

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Simple Dropout Rate 

Although the simple dropout rate is fluctuating due to migration of some 

families to other places to seek greener pasture, still the division’s dropout rate is 

lowest in the region and one among the lowest in the country. The dropout rate in the 

secondary level decreased in the year 2009. The factor that can be attributed to the 

decrease are the interventions done regarding the DORP such as home visitation, 

counseling and Adopt a scholar project of some schools in the division of Romblon. 

Another factor that can be attributed in the decrease of dropout is that there are 8 

secondary schools in the division for the last three years who offer OHS and because 

of this there are schools who achieved a zero dropout rate, since those students who 

are at the risk of dropping are advised to enroll in the open high school. In 2010 the 

dropout rate increase, the reason behind is due to migration to other places to look for 

family subsistence and due to personal reasons such as early marriage and poor 

academic performance. 

Table 3. School Enrolment and Drop-Out Rates SY 2006-2008 to SY 2010-2011 

Municipality 

Enrolment Simple DropOut Rate 

2006- 

2007 

2007- 

2008 

2008- 

2009 

2009- 

2010 

2010- 

2011 

2011- 

2012 

2006- 

2007 

2007- 

2008 

2008- 

2009 

2010- 

2011 

ALCANTARA 

Elementary 2,993 2,984 2,894 2,784 2,719 2,517 0.87% 0.44% 0.14% 0.26% 

Secondary 1,406 1521 1755 1650 1,586 1,516 4.17% 5.11% 3.92% 1.71% 

BANTON 

Elementary 925 961 946 936 905 832 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.11% 

Secondary 546 513 532 562 522 558 2.99% 1.66% 0.78% 1.58 % 

CAJIDIOCAN 

Elementary 4,056 4,159 4,199 4,121 4,017 4,156 0.59% 0.45% 0.10% 0.87% 

Secondary 1,945 1993 2107 2121 2,111 2089 4.46% 3.49% 2.05% 2.39 % 

CALATRAVA 

Elementary 1,916 1,975 1,982 1,963 1,924 1,973 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Secondary 634 640 706 669 696 773 3.55% 5.83% 2.05% 2.73 % 

CONCEPCION 

Elementary 695 702 780 694 712 696 0.00% 0.30% 0.00% 0.00% 

Secondary 230 216 227 237 234 233 4.75% 2.17% 3.21% 2.13 % 

CORCUERA 

Elementary 2,088 2,097 2,095 2,097 2,120 2,207 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% 

Secondary 946 1005 1081 1020 1,020 992 2.12% 0.96% 2.24% 1.89 % 

FERROL 

Elementary 1,307 1,423 1,482 1,352 1,344 1,166 0.00% 0.16% 0.07% 0.00% 

Secondary 343 435 444 464 427 435 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.75 % 

LOOC 

Elementary 3,827 3,778 3,703 3,577 3,567 3,537 0.99% 1.78% 0.00% 0.03% 

Secondary 2,046 2088 2221 2092 2,037 2,025 2.89% 2.08% 1.87% 1.67 % 

MAGDIWANG 

Elementary 2,538 2,592 2,602 2,498 2,483 2,484 1.08% 0.75% 0.08% 0.80% 

Secondary 1,276 1355 1467 1492 1,461 1,390 5.55% 5.81% 3.87% 5.58 % 

ODIONGAN 

Elementary 6,551 6,418 6,167 6,138 5,997 6,058 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% 

Secondary 2,633 2774 2894 2712 2,689 2,597 4.47% 3.30% 3.65% 2.83 % 

ROMBLON (Capital) 

Elementary 6,890 6,816 6,790 6,631 6,559 6,539 0.98% 1.07% 0.43% 0.57% 

Secondary 3,386 3521 3707 3575 3,545 3,356 7.93% 5.24% 3.72% 2.80 % 

SAN AGUSTIN 

Elementary 4,201 4,330 4,339 4,245 4,205 4,348 0.24% 0.07% 0.02% 0.43% 


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Municipality 

Enrolment Simple DropOut Rate 

2006- 2007- 2008- 2009- 2010- 2011- 2006- 2007- 2008- 2010- 

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2007 2008 2009 2011 

Secondary 

SAN ANDRES 

1,316 1424 1600 1591 1,580 1,611 6.29% 3.92% 4.23% 2.16 % 

Elementary 2,436 2,509 2,501 2,517 2,508 2,628 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% 

Secondary 

SAN FERNANDO 

1,066 1076 1048 1075 1,053 1,084 3.43% 2.59% 1.13% 1.75 % 

Elementary 4,896 4,912 4,652 4,440 4,542 4,693 0.06% 0.00% 0.08% 0.13% 

Secondary 

SAN JOSE 

1,540 1637 1818 1707 1,787 1,834 4.20% 4.70% 2.13% 2.36 % 

Elementary 1,692 1,710 1,775 1,934 2,083 2,989 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Secondary 

SANTA FE 

611 684 729 669 663 603 2.71% 2.10% 2.63% 2.70 % 

Elementary 2,856 2,866 2,878 2,842 2,913 2,149 0.15% 0.04% 0.18% 0.10% 

Secondary 

SANTA MARIA 

(IMELDA) 

1,275 1326 1418 1292 1,365 1,342 2.04% 0.96% 0.54% 0.24 % 

Elementary 1,322 1,383 1,338 1,344 1,426 1,467 0.54% 0.08% 0.00% 0.00% 

Secondary 

Division Total 

484 529 560 475 474 498 2.94% 4.32% 6.70% 3.38 % 

Elementary 51,189 51,615 51,123 50,113 50,024 50,439 0.42% 0.40% 0.10% 0.26% 

Secondary 21,683 22,737 24,314 23,403 23,250 22,936 4.49% 3.61% 2.82% 2.39 % 

Data Source: DepED-BEIS 

Three municipalities; Alcantara, Looc and Romblon has a decreasing trend 

of enrolment both in elementary and secondary level for the last three school year 

while San Fernando has continuous increase of enrolment for the last three school 

year both in elementary and secondary. The rest of other municipalities had a 

fluctuating trend of enrolment in elementary level and secondary level. The 

municipality of San Jose has an increasing trend of enrolment in elementary while 

decreasing in secondary level. 

Dropout Rates in five municipalities of Calatrava, Concepcion, San Andres, 

San Jose and Santa Maria had maintained the 0% in elementary level. The 

municipality of Cajidiocan has the highest percent of dropout rate in elementary and 

Magdiwang in secondary with 0.80% and 5.58% respectively for the SY 2010-2011. 

c. Cohort Survival Rates 

This indicator computes the percentage of a cohort of pupils who are able to 

reach grade six. For the last three years, the division’s cohort–survival rate is 

decreasing due to the growing number of pupils who stop schooling because of the 

poor economic conditions of their families and also the transfer of residences of 

families. Same also with the cohort-survival rate in the secondary level, decreasing at 

a rate of 3.63 from Year 2007 to Year 2010. The decrease in survival rate of the 

division could be attributed to transfer of residence of students due to economic 

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Planning Standard for Cohort is 78 for elementary and 77 for secondary; 

Planning Standard for Completion is 80% both in elementary and secondary 

2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 

Municipality 

ALCANTARA 

Cohort Completion 

Yrs Input/ 

graduate 


Yrs Input/ 

graduate 


Yrs Input/ 

graduate 

Elementary 79.70% 78.23% 6.86 75.85% 75.19% 6.98 66.36% 66.50% 7.42 

Secondary 72.99% 71.41% 4.89 82.01% 78.73% 4.76 81.30% 79.70% 4.63 

BANTON 

Elementary 89.34% 88.23% 6.48 82.92% 82.92% 6.53 76.64% 76.64% 6.79 

Secondary 81.70% 81.14% 4.70 64.13% 61.37% 5.37 77.81% 73.16% 4.87 

CAJIDIOCAN 

Elementary 53.98% 52.48% 8.74 55.79% 54.92% 8.26 56.99% 55.96% 8.00 

Secondary 74.00% 71.19% 5.20 70.82% 67.31% 5.54 64.89% 63.65% 5.55 

CALATRAVA 

Elementary 105.69% 104.36% 6.29 65.76% 63.79% 7.59 72.61% 72.88% 7.11 

Secondary 57.07% 52.49% 6.07 53.98% 54.77% 6.05 72.77% 70.95% 5.01 

CONCEPCION 

Elementary 89.70% 89.70% 6.48 84.01% 84.01% 6.36 146.66% 146.66% 4.83 

Secondary 32.25% 31.29% 8.83 69.08% 69.08% 5.00 80.90% 80.90% 4.23 

CORCUERA 

Elementary 75.78% 74.59% 6.87 70.74% 70.74% 7.16 78.06% 78.97% 6.56 

Secondary 74.97% 74.06% 4.73 81.17% 79.02% 4.56 78.97% 76.84% 4.79 

FERROL 

LOOC 

Elementary 68.04% 67.61% 7.37 78.67% 70.59% 7.63 76.63% 78.74% 5.99 

Secondary 85.64% 84.57% 4.42 109.47% 109.47% 3.76 69.71% 69.71% 4.73 

Elementary 57.81% 57.81% 7.91 65.07% 63.86% 7.61 65.31% 64.72% 7.50 

Secondary 84.86% 82.74% 4.46 85.53% 73.02% 5.11 72.39% 71.69% 4.75 

MAGDIWANG 

Elementary 67.51% 66.38% 8.08 67.43% 65.94% 7.95 75.69% 76.57% 6.70 

Secondary 76.84% 72.63% 4.96 56.69% 52.19% 5.65 65.03% 62.18% 5.32 

ODIONGAN 

Elementary 80.44% 80.27% 6.70 68.66% 68.80% 7.09 67.62% 68.06% 7.21 

Secondary 68.54% 67.33% 5.11 86.22% 84.70% 4.50 77.00% 75.09% 4.79 


Elementary 64.11% 62.64% 7.83 71.14% 67.94% 7.59 69.79% 69.16% 7.36 

Secondary 61.48% 59.13% 5.78 74.28% 73.66% 4.89 74.36% 72.30% 4.98 

SAN AGUSTIN 

Elementary 64.56% 63.56% 7.77 76.87% 75.79% 7.16 69.59% 69.13% 7.12 

Secondary 77.68% 76.01% 4.79 73.47% 69.73% 5.10 71.92% 65.79% 5.26 

SAN ANDRES 

Elementary 63.72% 64.23% 7.33 76.94% 77.15% 6.57 61.30% 62.57% 7.13 

Secondary 64.55% 61.56% 5.45 70.49% 67.37% 5.02 60.17% 57.53% 5.60 

SAN FERNANDO 

Elementary 60.38% 60.12% 7.55 54.28% 54.28% 7.96 47.09% 47.80% 8.87 

Secondary 75.24% 72.40% 4.94 77.70% 73.16 4.87 68.29 % 64.25% 5.37 

SAN JOSE 

Elementary 74.45% 74.10% 7.21 66.87% 66.10% 7.54 78.73% 78.34% 6.83 

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Municipality 

2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 


Yrs Input/ 

graduate 


Yrs Input/ 

graduate 


Yrs Input/ 

graduate 

Secondary 76.07% 75.50% 4.91 68.60 % 68.00% 5.08 65.43% 61.12% 5.73 

SANTA FE 

Elementary 93.12% 92.87% 6.21 80.80% 80.62% 6.73 71.34% 71.86% 6.97 

Secondary 80.50% 89.07% 4.49 80.50% 79.33% 4.75 81.84 % 81.45% 4.53 

SANTA MARIA 

(IMELDA) 

Elementary 73.67% 70.45% 7.57 89.54% 91.07% 6.38 47.43% 45.43% 9.28 

Secondary 68.17% 74.89% 5.34 82.48% 79.46% 5.02 53.91% 46.60% 6.75 

DIVISION TOTAL 

Elementary 69.60% 68.79% 7.35 69.10% 68.07% 7.35 66.24% 66.28% 7.31 

Secondary 70.30% 78.17% 5.12 75.64% 72.22% 4.97 69.82% 79.55% 5.03 

Note: Indicators were output of the previous years’ accomplishment 

Data Source: DepED-BEIS 

The above data reveals the elementary school in the municipalities of 

Alcantara, Banton, Calatrava, Concepcion, Odiongan and Sta. Fe had a cohort 

survival rate that is above the standard of 78% as of March 2006 in elementary level 

and secondary school in Banton, Ferrol, Looc, San Agustin and Santa Fe had also 

reached the standard of survival rate; While as of March 2007, elementary schools of 

Banton, Concepcion, Ferrol, Santa Fe and Santa Maria also had achieved the 

standard rate and secondary schools of Alcantara, Corcuera, Ferrol, Looc, Odiongan, 

San Fernando, Sata Fe, and Santa Maria; But only schools in six municipalities of 

Alcantara, only in secondary level; Concepcion and Corcuera both in elementary and 

secondary level, Odiongan, and Santa Fe, secondary level and San Jose elementary 

level, had attained the required standard of cohort as of March 2008. 

Completion Rate of elementary and secondary schools in the municipalities 

of Banton and Santa Fe had above the standard and elementary schools in 

Calatrava, Concepcion and Odiongan while in secondary school, schools in Ferrol 

and Looc had also attained above standard as of March 2006; while the completion 

rate of elementary schools at Banton, Concepcion, Santa Fe and Santa Maria and 

secondary schools in Corcuera, Ferrol and Odiongan were only schools that reached 

the standard as of March 2007. In March 2008 only schools in Concepcion and Santa 

Fe, that had attained the completion rate above the standards. As we compared the 

years of input per graduate from the completion rate; we can conclude that the lower 

the completion rate, the longer years of input per graduate. The reasons behind were 

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d. Classroom – Pupil/Student Ratios 

Table 4. Classroom – Student Ratios, SY 2006-2007 to SY 2010-2011 (Standard: 1:40) 

School Name Municipality 

2006- 

2007 

Student : Inst’l Room Ratio 

2007- 2008- 2009- 

2008 2009 2010 

2010- 

2011 

2011- 

2012 

Clsrm Need 

Repair 

Major Minor 

Tugdan NHS Alcantara 85.40 62.86 40.46 37.31 36.08 33.42 2 

Alcantara NHS Alcantara 61.19 77.21 102.42 97.08 65.71 38.45 6 7 

Tungonan NHS Banton 19.25 21.14 19.50 18.88 15.00 15.89 3 

Banton NHS Banton 32.67 24.33 31.33 34.25 25.80 27.67 4 3 

Lumbang East NHS-(Caj.NHS Ext.) Cajidiocan 53.80 34.00 60.50 31.67 34.33 34.40 3 

Danao NHS Cajidiocan 33.54 36.46 35.79 32.33 35.93 32.50 11 

Cajidiocan NHS Cajidiocan 38.52 45.43 45.56 57.05 54.45 46.82 10 10 

Cambalo NHS Cajidiocan 66.67 67.33 75.00 70.00 0.00 6 

Calatrava NHS Calatrava 49.23 47.07 44.60 46.40 48.31 

Concepcion NHS (Main) Concepcion 16.80 14.30 14.20 15.10 16.44 15.67 5 3 

Concepcion NHS Annex (Bakhawan) Concepcion 18.25 21.25 21.50 21.50 18.40 2 

Mabini NHS Corcuera 43.07 39.93 43.93 41.07 35.00 28.63 6 10 

Corcuera NHS Corcuera 49.00 67.67 42.20 44.50 46.00 53.40 8 

Ferrol NHS Ferrol 62.14 34.15 35.69 32.85 33.46 

Looc NHS Looc 50.05 44.05 57.53 49.00 47.95 45.79 35 4 

Looc NHS Ext. (Buenavista) Looc 36.00 57.50 43.00 39.83 1 

Magdiwang NHS Magdiwang 58.00 51.61 52.43 43.81 43.31 41.46 10 

Agutay NHS-Magdiwang NHS Annex Magdiwang 168.00 87.00 44.12 41.88 34.67 3 

Libertad NHS Odiongan 42.93 45.07 38.56 38.38 37.00 35.38 15 1 

Mayha NHS-RNHS (Odiongan) Ext. Odiongan 50.33 44.83 49.12 54.56 35.25 7 3 

Romblon NHS, Odiongan Odiongan 53.47 52.42 52.84 44.87 42.26 45.94 3 14 

Agnipa NHS Romblon (Capital) 38.09 32.92 45.90 32.31 30.54 25.07 7 6 

Macario Molina MNHS Romblon (Capital) 62.50 42.69 79.71 59.50 59.50 43.53 5 2 

Romblon NHS, Romblon Romblon (Capital) 57.37 59.02 57.23 53.33 51.06 49.51 4 8 

Cabolutan NHS San Agustin 38.00 33.20 24.71 25.71 27.00 27.86 4 

Carmen NHS (Cabolutan NHS Ext.) San Agustin 39.20 33.71 36.71 31.14 23.67 24.22 1 

Bachawan NHS San Agustin 69.50 39.86 43.85 40.00 37.64 37.36 3 6 

Bachawan NHS Ext. (Binongaan) San Agustin 51.50 41.50 45.17 37.11 34.33 35.56 2 

San Agustin NTHS San Agustin 135.50 74.50 65.80 67.80 57.00 50.71 2 1 

Tan-agan NHS San Andres 38.80 54.00 46.44 39.91 37.00 37.64 2 

San Andres NHS San Andres 96.86 80.50 70.00 63.60 64.60 41.88 

España NHS San Fernando 51.08 45.36 102.29 52.92 41.93 35.35 

Don Carlos Mejias MNHS San Fernando 103.00 111.33 91.83 53.60 64.33 56.05 

San Jose Agricultural HS San Jose 43.64 45.60 45.56 44.60 41.44 35.47 7 9 

Guinbirayan NHS Santa Fe 47.30 42.17 47.83 45.82 37.69 37.67 2 2 

Sta. Fe NHS Santa Fe 53.47 51.25 44.42 41.47 46.05 46.84 

Santa Maria NHS Sta. Maria (Imelda) 96.80 88.17 93.33 59.38 59.25 49.80 

TOTAL 53.94 49.64 51.73 45.53 43.70 40.24 126 142 

Source: DepEd – Romblon, 2011 

Legend: 

No Classroom Available - Black 

More than 56 - Red - Does not meet RA 7880 with severe shortage 

51.00-55.99 -Gold - Does not meet RA 7880 

46.00-50.99 

Less than 46 

-Yellow 

-Blue 

- 

- 

Fails to meet RA 7880 

Meet RA 7880 


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Cambalo NHS has no available instructional rooms; Don Carlos MNHS of San 

Fernando, reveals to have a severe shortage of classrooms. Followed by San Agustin NTHS 

and Corcuera NHS (Gold), which does not meet RA 7880, and Cajidiocan NHS, Calatrava 

NHS, Romblon NHS-Romblon, Santa Fe NHS and Santa Maria NHS are under Yellow which 

fails to meet the RA 7880. All the rest secondary schools meet the RA 7880. 

There are 126 instructional rooms that needs major repair and 142 needs minor repair. 

Table 5. Elementary Schools instructional rooms that needs repair: 

Instructional Rooms Needs 

Municipality 

Repair 

Major Minor Total 

ALCANTARA 20 46 66 

BANTON 3 29 32 

CAJIDIOCAN 24 54 78 

CALATRAVA 3 25 28 

CONCEPCION 14 17 31 

CORCUERA 10 49 59 

FERROL 12 18 30 

LOOC 24 56 80 

MAGDIWANG 15 33 48 

ODIONGAN 35 85 120 

ROMBLON (Capital) 53 124 177 

SAN AGUSTIN 20 34 54 

SAN ANDRES 48 18 66 

SAN FERNANDO 31 40 71 

SAN JOSE 8 25 33 

SANTA FE 10 43 53 

SANTA MARIA (IMELDA) 11 29 40 

Division Total 341 725 1066 

Source: DepEd/BEIS, 2011 

There are 341 instructional rooms in elementary level that needs major repair and 725 

minor repair. In the municipality of Romblon, there are 53 instructional rooms that needs major 

repair and 124 minor repair. Odiongan as the second highest number of instructional rooms 

that needs repair; 35 for major repair and 85 minor repair. 


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e. Transition Rate 

Table 7. Transition Rate, SY 2006-2007 to SY 2008-2009 

Transition Rate 

Municipality 

2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 

Trend 

Analysis 

ALCANTARA 

Elementary 100.00% 101.53% 97.56% Fluctuating 

Secondary 102.82% 104.85% 96.40% Fluctuating 

BANTON 

Elementary 98.64% 100.00% 100.00% Increasing 


CAJIDIOCAN 


Secondary 124.19% 123.75% 113.79% Decreasing 

CALATRAVA 



CONCEPCION 



CORCUERA 



FERROL 



LOOC 

Elementary 93.15% 91.05% 90.18% Decreasing 


MAGDIWANG 



ODIONGAN 


Secondary 74.62% 79.75% 80.21% Increasing 




SAN AGUSTIN 



SAN ANDRES 



SAN FERNANDO 



SAN JOSE 



SANTA FE 

Elementary 104.66% 101.35% 98.43% Decreasing 


SANTA MARIA (IMELDA) 



Division Total 



Source: DepEd/BEIS, 2009 




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IV. Local Economy 

Transition rate in the elementary level and secondary level increases from SY 2006- 

2007 to 2007-2008 and decreased from 2007-2008 to 2008-2009. Municipalities of Banton, 

Cajidiocan, Calatrava, Concepcion and San Agustin had an increasing trend of 

transition rate in elementary level while the municipalities of Looc and Sta. Fe had a 

decreasing trend. In secondary level there is no municipality that has an increasing trend while 

only Cajidiocan had a decreasing trend. All the rest of the municipality had a fluctuating trend 

both in elementary and secondary level. 

Agriculture and Livestock 

Agriculture is the main industry in the province. Coconut is the number one crop with a total 

planted area of 58,270.44 hectares. San Agustin has the most extensive area with coconut plants 

followed by Romblon and Cajidiocan. Rice is the next crop being produced particularly in Odiongan, 

Looc, Cajidiocan and Santa Fe. Other crops grown include root crops, vegetables and fruits. 

Odiongan, Banton and Magdiwang have the greatest areas planted with root crops and 

correspondingly, with the highest volume of production. Vegetable production is mostly for home 

consumption and grown in small scale. 

Livestock development and poultry production is a viable small scale enterprise for farmers in 

the province. The provincial government maintains breeding facilities in strategic locations 

provincewide to encourage farmers to engage in livestock and poultry production to augment their 

income. Livestock and poultry management training and seminars is provided to interested clients. 

Due to the geographical condition of the province, crops and livestock production is generally 

deficient as compared to the food requirements of Romblon population. To meet the rice requirements, 

Romblon relies on imports from the neighboring provinces while vegetables, poultry meat, vegetables 

and fruits are supplied mostly by Luzon. 

Coastal Marine Resources 

Fishing industry can be a major enterprise as Romblon is surrounded by bodies of water. The 

fishing ground of Romblon is a migratory path of fishes from Sulu and Visayan Seas passing Tablas 

Strait, Sibuyan Sea and Romblon Pass. The waters also abound with demersal fishes due to the coral 

reefs surrounding the islands. 

Because the province has a great potential for aqua/marine development, the province 

implemented a coastal and resource management program. Each municipality established a fish 

sanctuary and passed laws on fishery. The use of compressor in the municipal waters was regulated 

and banned altogether in some municipalities. 




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Mineral Resources 

Marble is the most significant mineral deposit of Romblon and is the most renowned product 

of the province. Based on statistics, Romblon is the second biggest provincial marble producer of the 

country next to Bulacan. Romblon marble is of very high quality and comes in shades of white, green, 

pink, red and black. The Mines and Geosciences Bureau has estimated that Romblon is endowed 

with about 150 million metric tons of marble. At current rates of extraction, the supply may last for 

three more centuries. Tablas Island is also believed to have vast reserves of marble. 

Marble quarrying and processing are major activities in Romblon. Among the most common 

marble products are categorized into the following: novelty items (gifts, ashtray, table bars), furniture 

(dining tables, baptismal fonts) and construction materials (tiles, balusters, marble chips). 

Other mineral resources with considerable quantity include nickel ore and gold mostly to be 

found in Sibuyan Island. Gold panning and small scale mining is a lucrative undertaking in the 

municipality of Magdiwang. 

Tourism 

Romblon’s exotic blend of sun, sea and forest, together with its peaceful and friendly people 

make it an enchanting destination for nature and adventure travelers. Both local and international 

tourists can have their pick of diverse and interesting places and activities they can find in our 20 

islands and islets. The province has white sand beaches, secret coves and serene islets, waterfalls, 

historic sites, old churches and caves believed to be ancient burial sites. Mt. Guiting-Guiting Natural 

Park in Sibuyan Island is a famous site for mountain climbing. Moreover, it is a center for plant 

diversity and home to many native, endangered and rare and vulnerable birds, mammals and reptiles. 

V. Infrastructure/Utilities/Facilities 

Road Network 

The coastal roads traversing the major islands of Romblon, Sibuyan and Tablas Island form 

the backbone of the road network of the province. Roughly 70 percent of these road networks are 

located in Tablas Island. By road category, majority are national roads with total length of 311.046 

kilometers, followed by provincial roads with 239.005 kilometers. There is no available data for 

municipal and barangays roads. By surface type, most of the roads were paved by gravel/earth but 

portions of circumferential roads are paved with concrete and most roads in Poblacion are concrete. 

The primary modes of land transportation in the province are jeepneys, motorcycles, mini 

buses and tricycles that serve inter-municipal movements and linkages. Motorized bancas provide 

transport means from island to island. At present, there is an available domestic flight in Tablas Island 

for and from Manila three times a week. Roro ships facilitate movement outside the province via the 

port of Batangas. 


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Water Supply 

Out of seventeen municipalities, fourteen have level three water supply systems serving about 

32.57% of the total provincial households. Level three has a reservoir with house-to-house 

connections. Majority of households in the province were serviced by levels II and I water system. 

Level l category is a common facility where the community members get their water supply from 

shallow wells and deep wells while level 2 has a reservoir with communal faucet. Based on the 2007 

CBMS report, the proportion of population with access to safe drinking water is 76.28 percent. 

Power Supply 

Table 8: No. of Customers and Level of Electrification, 2006-2016 – ROMELCO Franchise Area 

Customers 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 

Residential 7,916 8,419 8,814 9,346 9,970 11,095 11,961 12,785 13,624 14,522 15,482 

Commercial 706 696 688 693 714 755 778 790 797 812 827 

Industrial 6 5 6 6 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 

Others 900 928 960 889 836 869 877 879 881 881 883 

Public Bldgs. 297 323 340 369 376 405 412 414 416 411 413 

Street Lights 603 605 620 520 460 465 465 465 465 470 470 

Total Customers Connection 9,528 10,048 10,468 10,934 11,524 12,723 13,621 14,459 15,308 16,221 17,200 

Level of Electrification 

Barangay Level (%) 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 

No. of Barangay Energized (On-Grid) 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 

No. of Barangay Energized (Off-Grid) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 

Total 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 

Household Level (%) 

No. of HH Energized (On-Grid) 7,916 8,419 8,814 9,346 9,970 10,568 11,202 11,986 12,825 13,723 14683 

No. of HH Energized (Off-Grid & NRE) 75.00 n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a 

Source: ROMELCO, 2011 

Table 9: No. of Customers and Level of Electrification, 2006-2016 – TIELCO Franchise Area 

Customers 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 

Residential 18,054 18,574 20,042 21,117 22,393 23,676 24,842 26,049 27,100 28,070 29,000 

Commercial 807 811 841 879 922 1,002 1,036 1,069 1,102 1,129 1,156 

Industrial 90 89 92 87 121 131 134 136 139 141 142 

Others 1,701 1,471 1,647 1,701 1,731 1,806 1,761 1,761 1,762 1,762 1,763 

Public Bldgs. 551 553 563 528 597 649 603 604 604 604 604 

Street Lights 1,150 918 1,084 1,119 1,134 1,157 1,157 1,158 1,158 1,159 1,159 

Total Customers Connection 20,652 20,945 22,622 23,784 25,167 26,615 27,772 29,016 30,102 31,102 32,061 

Level of Electrification 

Barangay Level (%) 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 

No. of Barangay Energized (On-Grid) 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 

No. of Barangay Energized (Off-Grid) 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Total 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 

Household Level (%) 

No. of HH Energized (On-Grid) 18054 18574 20042 21117 22393 23362 24390 25414 26431 27356 28286 

No. of HH Energized (Off-Grid & NRE) n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a 

Source: TIELCO, 2011 




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Telecommunications 

The province has several operating telecommunication exchanges, namely: Kayumanggi, 

Romblontel, Odiongan Telephone Corporation (OTELCO), the Telecommunication Office (TELOF), 

Telegram System, Liberty Phone, Public Calling Stations under the DOTC and the Provincial 

Communication System (PCS) radio transceivers and receivers. SMART and GLOBE 

telecommunications have relay stations in the three urban centers of Romblon, Odiongan and 

Cajidiocan. Most areas province wide is already connected through cell phones except on some 

places were the signal is weak or non-existent because of towering maintains that block the signal. 

The triple peak in Sta. Maria has a relay station for GMA, PLDT and Liberty Phones. 

VI. Local Institutional Capability 

Romblon has been reclassified as a third class province as of CY 2002. A lone congressional district, 

it is made up of 17 municipalities and 219 barangays. Hereunder are the municipalities, the number of 

barangays and income classification. 

1. Romblon – 3 rd class, the capital town comprising 31 barangays 

2. Alcantara – 5 th class municipality with 12 barangays 

3. Banton – 5th class municipality with 17 barangays 

4. Cajidiocan – 4 th class municipality with 14 barangays 

5. Calatrava – 5 th class municipality with 7 barangays 

6. Concepcion – 6 th class municipality with 9 barangays 

7. Corcuera – 5 th class municipality with 15 barangays 

8. Ferrol – 6 th class municipality with 6 barangays 

9. Looc – 4 th class municipality with 12 barangays 

10. Magdiwang – 5 th class municipality with 9 barangays 

11. Odiongan – 2 nd class municipality with 25 barangays 

12. San Agustin – 4 th class municipality with 15 barangays 

13. San Andres – 5 th class municipality with 13 barangays 

14. San Fernando – 4 th class municipality with 12 barangays 

15. San Jose – 6 th class municipality with 5 barangays 

16. Santa Fe – 5 th class municipality with 11 barangays 

17. Santa Maria – 5 th class municipality with 6 barangays 

There are several banking facilities in the municipalities of Odiongan and Romblon. Rural banks 

facilitate loans and savings account in the other municipalities without commercial banks such as in the 

municipalities of San Agustin, Looc, Alcantara, Santa Fe, Cajidiocan and San Fernando. 

Based on the latest report from the Romblon Police Office, the province is considered one of the most 

peaceful in the country with a minimal volume of crimes. It has maintained the peace and tranquility of the 

place and never contributed to the destabilization of the country. The local communist movement is hardly felt 

in any part of the province with no atrocity committed against government personnel or establishment. 

Syndicated crime groups and criminal gangs continue to be non-existent ant crime incidents are more often 

non-index crimes. 


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Legend: 

– 1 st District 

– 2 nd District 

Map of Romblon Province 


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