Masinloc

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Municipality in Zambales, Philippines

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::summary Municipality in Zambales, Philippines ::

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Masinloc, officially the Municipality of Masinloc (; Ilocano: Ili ti Masinloc; ), is a municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.

Geography

Scarborough Shoal (under the names Pulo ng Panatag and Bajo de Masinloc), located 220 km to the west, is claimed by the Philippine government as Philippine territory under the town's jurisdiction. The longstanding territorial dispute over the shoal with China has negatively impacted fishermen of the community, reducing catch sizes and affecting other businesses.

Masinloc is 107 km from Olongapo, 29 km from Iba, and 233 km from Manila.

Barangays

Masinloc is politically subdivided into 13 barangays, as indicated below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Baloganon
Bamban
Bani
Collat
Inhobol
North Poblacion
South Poblacion
Santo Rosario
Santa Rita
San Lorenzo
San Salvador
Taltal
Tapuac

Climate

| location = Masinloc, Zambales | width = auto | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 30 | Jan low C = 19 | Feb high C = 31 | Feb low C = 20 | Mar high C = 33 | Mar low C = 21 | Apr high C = 34 | Apr low C = 23 | May high C = 32 | May low C = 25 | Jun high C = 31 | Jun low C = 25 | Jul high C = 30 | Jul low C = 24 | Aug high C = 29 | Aug low C = 24 | Sep high C = 29 | Sep low C = 24 | Oct high C = 30 | Oct low C = 23 | Nov high C = 31 | Nov low C = 22 | Dec high C = 20 | Dec low C = 10 | Jan precipitation mm = 9 | Feb precipitation mm = 10 | Mar precipitation mm = 16 | Apr precipitation mm = 27 | May precipitation mm = 137 | Jun precipitation mm = 183 | Jul precipitation mm = 215 | Aug precipitation mm = 219 | Sep precipitation mm = 190 | Oct precipitation mm = 124 | Nov precipitation mm = 45 | Dec precipitation mm = 18 | Jan rain days = 4.6 | Feb rain days = 4.4 | Mar rain days = 6.9 | Apr rain days = 10.3 | May rain days = 21.8 | Jun rain days = 25.4 | Jul rain days = 27.2 | Aug rain days = 26.4 | Sep rain days = 25.2 | Oct rain days = 19.7 | Nov rain days = 5.8 | Dec rain days = 7.0 | source 1 = Meteoblue | url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/masinloc_philippines_1700665 | title = Masinloc: Average Temperatures and Rainfall | publisher = Meteoblue | accessdate = 26 April 2020 }} | date = 26 April 2020

Demographics

| align= left | title= Population census of | 1903 = | 1918 = | 1939 = | 1948 = | 1960 = | 1970 = | 1975 = | 1980 = | 1990 = | 1995 = | 2000 = | 2007 = | 2010 = | 2015 = | 2020 = | 2024 = | 2030 = | footnote= Source: Philippine Statistics Authority In the 2024 census, the population of Masinloc was 56,579 people, with a density of {{sigfig|56,579/331.50|2}} PD/km2.

Culture

Diocesan Shrine and Parish of San Andrés

Located in Barangay South Población, the 18th-century San Andrés Parish Church has been declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines in July 2001.

On April 4, 2021, Masinloc Church became one of the seven Pilgrim Churches in the Diocese of Iba as part of celebrations of the 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines. On November 30 of the same year (Saint Andrew’s Day), the church was made the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of San Andrés by the Most Rev. Bartolomé G. Santos Jr., D.D., Bishop of Iba, with Rev. Fr. John Remel M. Mara, the current parish priest being appointed as its first rector.

Economy

San Miguel Power Plant

An electric company under San Miguel Global Power Holdings Corporation, producing electricity up to 908 MW. It is a coal-fired station using a water turbine and steam engine attached to electric generator.

Elected officials

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

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Position	Name	Party	Ex Officio Municipal Council Members
Mayor	Hazel J. Lim
Vice Mayor	Arsenia J. Lim
Councilors	Pepito D. Dimaculangan
Philip Cesar P. Eamilao
Virgilio E. Ebarle
Sorayda E. Sison
Rommel Elbo
Norman T. Acierto
Jed Israel B. Egipto
Diosdado E. Asuncion Jr.
ABC President	TBD
SK Federation President	TBD
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Education

The Masinloc Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.

Primary and elementary schools

Bamban Elementary School
Bani Elementary School
Bani Masinloc Christian Kiddie Center
Bani Relocation Elementary School
Bunga Elementary School
Collat Elementary School
Coto Elementary School
Felipe E. Estella Elementary School
Gregorio Ela Bautista Elementary School
Inhobol Elementary School
Mandaloy Elementary School
Masinloc Baptist Learning Center
Masinloc Central Elementary School
Masinloc Christian Academy
Panglit Elementary School
San Andres School
San Lorenzo Elementary School
San Salvador Elementary School
Sta. Rita Elementary School
Taltal Elementary School
Ubat Elementary School

Secondary schools

Bamban National High School
Bani National High School
Coto High School
San Salvador High School
Sto. Rosario Integrated School
Taltal National High School

Higher educational institutions

Northern Zambales College
Colegio de Masinloc

References

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Tomas Etzler. (18 February 2013). "Fishermen caught out by politics of South China Sea". CNN.
"The Restoration of 26 Philippine Churches". National Commission on Culture and the Arts.
Kendrick Ivan B. Panganiban. (30 November 2021). "2 Zambales parish churches declared diocesan shrines". [[CBCP News]].
(January 15, 2021). "Masterlist of Schools".

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