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Land Ownership in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro

(2020 Census of Population and Housing)

28.9 percent households in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro own other land

Based on the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH), 2,856 households or 28.9 percent out of 9,869 households in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro reported that they own at least one type of land apart from the land that they own/occupy at the time of the census.

Among the 26 Barangays, Barangay Bugtong na Tuog had the highest proportion of households with at least one type of land they owned other than the land they occupy, with 96.4 percent or 324 households. It was followed by Barangay Fortuna with 425 households (67.4 percent), Barangay Ma. Concepcion with 73 households (41.0 percent), Barangay Monteverde with 111 households (40.5 percent) and Barangay Zone III with 114 households (38.4 percent), with at least one type of land they owned other than the land they occupy.

Meanwhile, Barangay Catiningan had the fewest proportion of household with at least one type of land they owned other than the land they occupy, with 43 households (7.6 percent).

22.7 percent households in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro owns agricultural land/s

Of the total 9,869 households, 2,237 households or 22.7 percent were reported to own agricultural land/s. Households that owned other residential land/s totaled 1,162 households or 11.8 percent while households that owned agricultural land/s acquired through the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), as agrarian reform beneficiary reached 121 households or 1.2 percent. Only 5 households (0.1 percent) had members that owned other types of land/s.

Barangay Zone IV posts the biggest number of households that own residential land/s

Of the total 1,162 households, Barangay Zone IV posted the highest number of households that own residential land/s with 151 or 13.0 percent in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro, followed by Barangay Bugtong na Tuog with 108 households (9.3 percent), Barangay Monteverde with 105 households (9.0 percent), Barangay Bayuin and Barangay Leuteboro I with both 73 households (6.3 percent each) of the total households that own residential land/s.

Meanwhile, Barangay Calubayan reported the least number of households that own residential lands with 7 households (0.6 percent) of the total households that own residential land/s in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro.

Number of households that own agricultural lands is highest in Barangay Fortuna

Barangay Fortuna had the highest number of households that own agricultural lands with 410 households or 18.3 percent in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro. It was followed by Barangay Bugtong na Tuog with 312 households (13.9 percent) and Barangay Matungao with 165 households (7.4 percent).

On the other hand, Barangay Malugay recorded the least total number, with 2 households which corresponds to 0.1 percent own agricultural land in the municipality of Socorro, Oriental Mindoro.

Ownership of agricultural land/s acquired through CARP is most common in Barangay Ma. Concepcion

The highest number of households that own agricultural lands acquired through the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro was registered in Barangay Ma. Concepcion with 32 households or 26.4 percent. It was followed by Barangay Happy Valley with 22 households (18.2 percent) and Barangay Batong Dalig with 10 households (8.3 percent).

The remaining barangays had no recorded households that owned other types of land in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro.

Barangay Villareal registers the biggest number of households that own other types of land

Barangay Villareal recorded the highest total number of households that own other types of land with 2 households in the municipality of Socorro, Oriental Mindoro. Other lands include lands that are used for commercial, industrial, or recreational purposes. It was followed by Barangays of Fortuna, Subaan and Ma. Concepcion with 1 household, each.

The remaining barangays had no recorded households that owned other types of land in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro.

The statistics presented in this report were based on the information provided by the respondent or any responsible household member who may provide accurate answers to the questions and give correct information about the household. Moreover, the number of households in this report excludes households enumerated as homeless.

In the 2020 CPH, data on the land ownership were collected by asking the respondents, “Does any member of this household own the following?

1. Other residential land/s;
2. Agricultural land/s;
3. Agricultural land/s acquired through Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program, as an agrarian reform beneficiary;
4. Other land/s.

(SGD) CHARLYN ROMERO-CANTOS, PhD
(Chief Administrative Officer)
Officer-in-Charge
Oriental Mindoro Provincial Statistical Office

JAMF

TECHNICAL NOTES

The population and housing censuses in the Philippines are conducted on a “de jure” basis, wherein a person is counted in the usual place of residence or the place where the person usually resides. The enumeration of the population and collection of pertinent data in the 2020 CPH referred to all living persons as of 01 May 2020.

For land ownership in the 2020 CPH, the respondent was asked, “Does any member of this household own the following...?” This determines if the household has any member/s who own other lands aside from the one that the household is currently occupying. The data were collected using the CPH Form 2 (Common Household Questionnaire).

DEFINITION OF TERMS

Household is a social unit consisting of a person or a group of persons who sleep in the same housing unit and have a common arrangement in the preparation and consumption of food.
Agricultural Land/s refers to land/s devoted to or suitable for the cultivation of the soil, planting of crops, growing of trees, raising of livestock, poultry, fish, or aquaculture production, including the harvesting of such farm products, and other farm activities and practices performed in conjunction with such farming operations by persons whether natural or juridical and not classified by law as mineral land, forest land, residential land, commercial land, and industrial land.
Residential Land/s refers to All lands that have been identified and zoned as residential through the appropriate ordinance by the Local Government Unit (LGU) having jurisdiction over the area. These include residential lands within areas zoned as mixed residential and commercial or mixed residential and industrial (Source: RA 10023, Series of 2010).

Other Residential Land refers to residential lands that the household owns other than the one they are occupying.

Other Land/s include commercial lands, industrial lands, ancestral domains, and ancestral lands. The last two categories are distinguished from Torrens Title and other tenurial instruments granted by a government agency or by the court.

Agricultural land/s, acquired through Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program, Agrarian Reform Beneficiary pertains to land ownership acquired through Emancipation Patent (EP) Holder, Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA), and
Homestead Patent (HP), Leasehold Contract (LC).