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Religious Affiliation in Bansud, Oriental Mindoro

(2020 Census of Population and Housing)

Roman Catholic account for 76.3 percent of the household population

Of the 42,540 household population in 2020, 32,447 persons (76.3 percent) reported Roman Catholic, Excluding Catholic Charismatic as their religious affiliation. It was followed by Iglesia Ni Cristo with 2,064 persons or 4.9 percent, and Seventh Day Adventist with 1,743 persons with 4.1 percent. Completing the top ten Religious Affiliations in 2020 in the municipality of Bansud were Church of the Foursquare Gospel in the Philippines Incorporated with 2.0 percent, Evangelical Free Church of the Philippines with 1.7 percent, Jesus is Lord Church with 1.5 percent, Other Protestant with 1.4 percent, Other Evangelical Churches and Bible Baptist Church with 1.2 percent, each, and Church of Christ with 0.7 percent.

Barangay Bato with the highest proportion of household population that reported Roman Catholic as their religion

Of the 13 barangays in the municipality of Bansud, Oriental Mindoro, Barangay Bato posted the highest proportion of Roman Catholics comprising 90.5 percent of the household population. It was followed by Barangay Sumagui with 88.4 percent, Barangay Proper Tiguisan with 87.2 percent, Barangay Proper Bansud with 87.1 percent, Barangay Alcadesma with 78.6 percent, Barangay Pag-asa with 78.5 percent, Barangay Poblacion with 78.2 percent, Barangay Rosacara with 72.5 percent, Barangay Malo with 72.2 percent and Barangay Salcedo with 71.7. However, Barangay Manihala reported the least number of household population with Roman Catholic as religion out of 1,006 there were 513 or 51.0 percent. (Table 2 and Table 3)

Barangays with 90.0 percent of household population who reported Roman Catholic as their religion

Among the 13 barangays in the municipality of Bansud, Oriental Mindoro, Barangay Bato with 90.5 percent is the only one with at least 90.0 percent of household population reported Roman Catholic as their religious affiliation.

Barangay Manihala has the highest proportion of household population with Iglesia ni Cristo as religion

The municipality of Bansud was able to register 2,064 persons (4.9 percent) who reported Iglesia ni Cristo as their religion. Of the 13 barangays in the municipality of Bansud, Oriental Mindoro, Barangay Manihala posted the highest proportion of Iglesia ni Cristo with 17.3 percent as their religion. It was followed by Barangay Alcadesma with 9.5 percent, Barangay Villa Pag-Asa with
7.9 percent, Barangay Poblacion with 7.2 percent and Barangay Salcedo with 5.1 percent. However, Barangay Malo reported the least number of household population with Iglesia ni Cristo as their religion with 0.1 percent. (Table 5)

Barangay Manihala were the only Barangay with double-digit proportion of household population who reported Iglesia ni Cristo as their religious affiliation.

Among the 13 Barangays only Barangay Manihala with 17.3 percent has double-digit proportion of household population who reported Iglesia ni Cristo as their religious affiliation.

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

TECHNICAL NOTES

Religious Affiliation in the Philippines

(2020 Census of Population and Housing)

The population and housing censuses in the Philippines are conducted on a “de jure” basis, that is, 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 Religious Affiliation of all household members were collected by asking the respondents, “What is ____’s religious affiliation?”.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

Household is a social unit consisting of 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.
Household population refers to all persons who are members of the household.
Religious affiliation refers to a particular system of beliefs, attitudes, emotions, and behaviors constituting man’s relationship with the powers and principalities of the universe.
Religion is either defined as: (a) religious or spiritual belief of preference, regardless of whether this belief is represented by an organized group or (b) affiliation with an organized group having specific religious or spiritual tenets.