Tagalog is the language generally spoken in nearly seven in every ten households in the region 

Based on the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH), Tagalog is spoken in 554,409 households or 69.9 percent of the total 792,834 households in the MIMAROPA Region. Cuyonon / Cuyonen was the second most generally spoken language at home with 39,711 households (5.0%), followed by Romblomanon / Ini with 31,765 households (4.0%), Bisaya / Binisaya with 27,181 households (3.4%), and

Other languages/dialects such as Palawan-O, Hiligaynon / Ilonggo, Bantoanon / Asi,

 Marinduque is the most homogenous province in terms of language spoken by its households 

Among provinces in the region, Marinduque was the most homogenous in terms of language / dialect spoken by its households as nearly all of its households (99.8%) generally spoke Tagalog at home. Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro followed each with 86.6 percent of its total households used Tagalog in usual conversations at home. Meanwhile, the province of Palawan, except the City of Puerto Princesa, had only 50.0 percent of its households with Tagalog as the top language spoken at home. (Table 2) 

In the lone highly urbanized City of Puerto Princesa, nearly nine out of ten households (89.2%) reported Tagalog as the language they use in everyday conversations at home. (Table 2) 

Meanwhile, Romblomanon was the most common dialect spoken by households in Romblon as reported by more than two in every five households in the province (40.7%). Onhan and Bantoanon / Asi were the next common dialect used in everyday conversation by households in Romblon with a corresponding share of 30.5 percent and 20.3 percent. (Table 2) 

American English is generally spoken at home by more than three in every four households in MIMAROPA who converse with a foreign language 

In 2020, there were 1,409 households in the MIMAROPA who generally speak in a foreign language at home. This constituted 0.2 percent of the region’s total number of households not enumerated as homeless during the time of the census. American / English ranked first with 1,094 households as the language they generally spoke at home and had 77.6 percent share among those households in the region who can converse using a foreign language at home. This were followed by German with 53 households (3.8% share), Chinese with 52 households (3.7% share), French with 32 households (2.3% share), and Korean with 18 households (1.3% share). (Figure 2) 

TECHNICAL NOTES 

1. I. Introduction 

The Philippine Statistics Authority conducted the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH) in September 2020, with 01 May 2020 as reference date. 

The 2020 CPH was the 15th census of population and 7th census of housing that was undertaken in the Philippines since the first census in 1903. It was designed to take inventory of the total population and housing units in the country and collect information about their characteristics. 

The Philippine Standard Geographic Codes as of March 2022 was used for the disaggregation of geographic levels of the 2020 CPH. 

1. II. Data Collection 

The number of households in this Press Release may not be equal to the reported number in Report No. 1, as the Special Release on Household Characteristics excludes households found as homeless. In Report No.1, the total number of households in the MIMAROPA Region is 792,875, while the coverage of this Special Release includes only 792,834 households. 

The statistics presented in this release 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 all the household members. 

1. III. Methodology 

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 the 2020 CPH, data on the language/dialect generally spoken at home were collected by asking the respondent, “What is the language/dialect generally spoken at home by members of this household?”. 

1. IV. Concepts and Definition of Terms 

A household is a social unit consisting of a person living alone or a group of persons who sleep in the same housing unit and have a common arrangement in the preparation and consumption of food. 

Household population comprises of persons who belong to a household.