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Religious Affiliation in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro

(2020 Census of Population and Housing)

Roman Catholics account for 67.8 percent of the household population

Of the 59,107 households in 2020, 40,097 persons (67.8 percent) reported Roman Catholic as their religious affiliation. It was followed by Evangelical Christian Outreach Foundation with 2,544 persons or 4.3 percent, and Church of the Foursquare Gospel in the Philippines, Incorporated with 2,224 persons or 3.8 percent. Completing the top ten Religious Affiliations in 2020 in the municipality of Mansalay was Iglesia ni Cristo with 2.8 percent, Seventh Day Adventist with 2.6 percent, Assemblies of God with 2.1 percent, Evangelical Free Church of the Philippines and Other Protestant with 1.1 percent, each, and Tribal Religion and Aglipay with 0.9 percent each.

Barangay Poblacion has the highest proportion of household population with Roman Catholic as religion

Of the 17 Barangays in the municipality of Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro, Barangay Poblacion posted the highest proportion of Roman Catholics comprising 88.4 percent of the household population. It was followed by Barangay Wasig with 83.5 percent, Barangay Santa Teresita at 82.7 percent, Barangay Santa Brigida with 77.9 percent, Barangay Cabalwa with 75.7 percent, Barangay B. del Mundo with 72.2 percent, Barangay Budburan with 72.0 percent, Barangay Roma with 70.9 percent, Barangay Don Pedro with 69.3 percent and Barangay Villa Celestial with 64,3 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, Barangay Balugo recorded the lowest number of household population with Roman Catholic as their religion with 1,076 or 38.7 percent. (Table 2 and Table 3)

Barangay Panaytayan has the highest proportion of the household population with Evangelical Christian Outreach Foundation as religion

Out of 17 barangays, there are six barangays in the municipality of Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro with Evangelical Christian Outreach Foundation as their religion. Barangay Panaytayan posted the highest proportion of Evangelical Christian Outreach Foundation with 16.3 percent as their religion. It was followed by Barangay Manaul with 14.1 percent, Barangay Waygan with 3.4 percent, Barangay Don Pedro and Santa Teresita with 0.1 percent and lastly Barangay Poblacion with 0.05 percent. (Table 4)

Barangays with Double-Digit Proportion of Household Population Who Reported Evangelical Christian Outreach Foundation as Their Religious Affiliation

Among the 17 Barangays in the municipality of Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro there were two barangays with a double-digit proportion of the household population who reported Evangelical Christian Outreach Foundation as their religious affiliation. First is Barangay Panaytayan with 16.3 percent and Barangay Manual with 14.1 percent, respectively. (Table 5)

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

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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.