San Andres, Romblon

San Andres Despujol
Municipality
Municipality of San Andres
The eponymous shoe-shaped rock formation at Sapatos Point in San Andres
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Map of Romblon with San Andres highlighted
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San Andres Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°31′06″N122°00′39″E / 12.5183°N 122.0108°E / 12.5183; 122.0108
Country	Philippines
Region	Mimaropa
Province	Romblon
District	Lone district
Named for	Saint Andrew the Apostle
Barangays	13 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Arsenio G. Gadon
•  Vice Mayor	Joel G. Ibañez
•  Representative	Eleandro Jesus F. Madrona
•  Councilors	Erwin Tangonan Lynn Fondevilla Bodit Fronda Jovita Guro Totong Guro Edrul Galus Ruben Mingoa Johnny Galang
•  Electorate	11,600 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	112.00 km2 (43.24 sq mi)
Elevation	38 m (125 ft)
Highest elevation	672 m (2,205 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	15,940
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
•  Households	4,094
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	21.84 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 97.96 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 279.5 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 77.92 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 80.41 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Tablas Island Electric Cooperative (TIELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5501
PSGC	175912000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)42
Native languages	Onhan Tagalog

San Andres, officially the Municipality of San Andres, (formerly Parpagoja, Salado, and Despujols), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Romblon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,940 people. ^[3]

Etymology

On 18 June 1961, during the late years of President Carlos P. Garcia's administration, the fourth change of name for the town came through the enactment of Republic Act No. 3358. The town was renamed San Andres in honor of the town's patron, Saint Andrew, patron of fishermen, since most of the people of San Andres are fisherfolk. ^[5]

History

Early history

San Andres was originally a barangay of Odiongan which became a municipality on 1920. During the pre-Spanish era, it was a native settlement of nipa huts known as Parpagoja, named after a rare large bird that had its nest among the thicket along the river where settlement was located. Among the first Spaniards to reach Parpagoha during the later half of the 19th century was Don Jose de Tiran, a military commander of Romblon who set out an inspection trip of the surrounding villages. On reaching the place he ordered a civil guard to fetch a glass of water from nearby well. The water turned out to be salty and the Spaniard yelled "salado!", issuing an official order to that effect. Thus, Parpagoha came to be known as Salado. ^[6]

In 1882, a prominent resident of Salado named Rufino Leaño was accused of a crime by an influential Spaniard, Don Barcelo. He succeeded in having Leaño imprisoned without trial in the provincial jail of Capiz, to which Romblon then belonged to as a sub-province. Years later, the Spanish Governor-General Eulogio Despujol (1891-1893) visited Capiz, and Leaño successfully sought an audience with him. Governor Despujol found Leaño innocent and set him free. On reaching his hometown, he successfully petitioned the provincial governor to change the name of Salado to Despujols in honor of the Governor-General. ^[6]

Geography

The beach at San Andres, Romblon

San Andres is a coastal town on the north-west portion of Tablas Island. It is bounded on the north by the Calatrava, on the south by Odiongan, on the east by San Agustin and on the west by the Tablas Strait. San Andres has a land area of 11,200 hectares (28,000 acres). It has mountainous and stony areas.

Barangays

San Andres is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Agpudlos
• Calunacon
• Doña Trinidad Roxas (1953) ^[7]
• Juncarlo (1983) ^[8]
• Linawan
• Mabini
• Marigondon Norte
• Marigondon Sur
• Matutuna
• Pag-Alad
• Poblacion
• Tan-Agan
• Victoria

Climate

Climate data for San Andres, Romblon
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	29 (84)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21 (70)	21 (70)	22 (72)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	31 (1.2)	20 (0.8)	25 (1.0)	39 (1.5)	152 (6.0)	269 (10.6)	314 (12.4)	285 (11.2)	303 (11.9)	208 (8.2)	95 (3.7)	70 (2.8)	1,811 (71.3)
Average rainy days	9.5	7.1	9.0	11.3	21.0	25.7	28.1	26.5	27.3	24.6	16.5	12.1	218.7
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [9]

Demographics

Population census of San Andres

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 2,788 —     1939 5,634 +1.97% 1948 5,256 −0.77% 1960 6,480 +1.76% 1970 8,634 +2.91%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1975 8,964 +0.76% 1980 9,529 +1.23% 1990 11,570 +1.96% 1995 13,204 +2.51% 2000 13,460 +0.41%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 14,120 +0.66% 2010 15,028 +2.29% 2015 15,589 +0.70% 2020 15,940 +0.44%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12] [13]

According to the 2015 census, San Andres has a population of 15,589 people. Majority of the population speak Onhan language, while some barangays near Odiongan and Calatrava speak the Asi language. The inhabitants are predominantly Roman Catholic, with a small number of Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Iglesia ni Cristo.

Tourism

Mablaran Falls in Barangay Linawan, San Andres

Some of the tourist attractions and other places of interest in San Andres, include:

• San Andres Beach: Located at the town proper of San Andres. Fine gray sands line the three-kilometer stretch of the San Andres shoreline. During the months of June to December, the waters of San Andres beach are ideal for wind surfing. ^[6]
• Mablaran Falls: Located at Barangay Linawan, San Andres, four and a half kilometers from the town proper. Mablaran falls, lies amidst lush greenery and wild foliage. The falls empties into a pool of cool, blue-green waters with a depth of about 20 feet. ^[6]
• Sapatos Point: A big rock with a very peculiar shape like of a shoe or sapatos, which is located at Barangay Mabini. ^[6]
• Cajil Cave: Located at Barangay Pag-alad. ^[6]
• Bangko-Bangko Point: Located at Barangay Agpudlos. It is called Bangko-bangko because of the rare carving of the stones as if chairs. ^[6]
• Bal-ong Falls: An enchanted falls located at Barangay Mari Sur. Cool waters runs through the big rocks at the foot of the falls and flows all the way down to the cool brook. ^[6]

Government

Local government

Main article: Philippine municipality

As a municipality in the Province of Romblon, government officials in the provincial level are voted by the electorates of the town. The provincial government have political jurisdiction over local transactions of the municipal government.

Pursuant to Chapter II, Title II, Book III of Republic Act 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991, ^[21] the municipal government is composed of a mayor (alkalde), a vice mayor (bise alkalde) and members (kagawad) of the legislative branch Sangguniang Bayan alongside a secretary to the said legislature, all of which are elected to a three-year term and are eligible to run for three consecutive terms.

Barangays are also headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. The barangays have SK federation which represents the barangay, headed by SK chairperson and whose members are called SK councilors. All officials are also elected every three years.

Elected officials

Incumbent mayor and vice mayor of San Andres for the 2022–2025 term are Arsenio "Lolong" Gadon and Joel Ibañez of Nacionalista Party, respectively.

Term	Mayor	Vice Mayor
30 June 2010 - 30 June 2013	Geminiano G. Galicia, Jr. (NP) [22]	Arsenio G. Gadon (NPC)
30 June 2013 – 30 June 2016	Fernald G. Rovillos (UNA)(NPC) [23]	Rene Mingoa (NP)
30 June 2016 - 30 June 2019		Arsenio Gadon (LP) [24]
30 June 2019 - 30 June 2022 [25]	Arsenio "Lolong" Gadon	Joel Ibañez
30 June 2022 - incumbent [26]

^a Died in office.
^b Served in acting capacity.
^c Resigned.

See also

• List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines

References

1.   Municipality of San Andres | (DILG)
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21. "An Act Providing for a Local Government Code of 1991". The LawPhil Project. 8th Congress of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
22. http://curry.ateneo.net/~ambo/ph2010/electionresults/res_reg5912000.html ^{[ dead link ]}
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25. https://halalanresults.abs-cbn.com/local/romblon/san-andres ^{[ bare URL ]}
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External links

• San Andres, Romblon Profile - Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information