San Roque, Northern Samar

San Roque
Municipality
Municipality of San Roque
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Map of Northern Samar with San Roque highlighted
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San Roque Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°31′59″N124°52′01″E / 12.533°N 124.867°E / 12.533; 124.867
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Northern Samar
District	2nd district
Founded	1959
Named after	Saint Roch
Barangays	16 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Maria Ana G. Abalon
•  Vice Mayor	Ethel Ombrog Ramirez
•  Representative	Jose L. Ong Jr.
• Councilors	List • Jocelyn U. Curso • Feddie F. Jarito • Hilario S. Acebuche • Ethel O. Ramirez • Dante C. Tan • Alvin M. Lagrimas • Solidad S. Cagro • Jincky F. Cisneros DILG Masterlist of Officials
•  Electorate	17,816 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	152.98 km2 (59.07 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	7.4 m (24.3 ft)
Highest elevation	202 m (663 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [4]
• Total	29,993
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
•  Households	5,619
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	29.57 % (2021) [5]
•  Revenue	₱ 196.1 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 469.9 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 174.7 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 38.21 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Northern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6415
PSGC	0804820000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)55
Native languages	Waray Tagalog
Website	www.sanroque-nsamar.gov.ph

San Roque, officially the Municipality of San Roque (Waray : Bungto han San Roque; Tagalog : Bayan ng San Roque), is a municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,882 people. ^[6]

San Roque was originally a part of Pambujan. San Roque is the Spanish language name for Saint Roch.

History

Republic Act No. 2102, which created the municipality of San Roque, was enacted without executive approval on March 28, 1959. The territory of the town was described as follows:

• On the north by the limits of the municipal water as prescribed by the Revised Administrative Code;
• On the Northeast in straight line starting from the seashore down to the Cacapisan Creek passing Dale up to the bank of the Pambujan River;
• On the East thru a straight line from the bank of the Pambujan River running south-westerly to the mouth of the Cabigaho Creek;
• On the West by a straight line retaining the former boundary between Mondragon and Pambujan.

The law creating the town referred to the barrios of Lao-angan, Coroconog, Dale, Balnasan, Bantayan, Pagsang-an, Malobago, Lawa-an, Ginagda-nan, and Balud and the sitio of Cabigaho as comprising the town. ^[7]

Geography

Barangays

San Roque is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Balnasan
• Balud
• Bantayan
• Coroconog
• Dale
• Ginagdanan
• Lao-angan
• Lawaan
• Malobago
• Pagsang-an
• Zone 1 (Poblacion)
• Zone 2 (Poblacion)
• Zone 3 (Poblacion)
• Zone 4 (Poblacion)
• Zone 5 (Poblacion)
• Zone 6 (Poblacion)

Climate

Climate data for San Roque, Northern Samar
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	28 (82)	29 (84)	30 (86)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	84 (3.3)	59 (2.3)	58 (2.3)	55 (2.2)	93 (3.7)	133 (5.2)	149 (5.9)	125 (4.9)	155 (6.1)	165 (6.5)	140 (5.5)	136 (5.4)	1,352 (53.3)
Average rainy days	18.1	13.6	15.8	16.1	21.7	25.5	26.6	25.1	24.8	25.8	22.7	20.1	255.9
Source: Meteoblue [8]

Demographics

Population census of San Roque

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	10,375	—
1975	12,767	+4.25%
1980	13,106	+0.53%
1990	13,856	+0.56%
1995	18,094	+5.13%
2000	19,845	+2.00%
2007	22,897	+1.99%
2010	26,323	+5.21%
2015	30,580	+2.90%
2020	29,882	−0.48%
2024	29,993	+0.09%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Economy

Poverty incidence of San Roque

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 58.25 2003 48.45 2006 49.30 2009 52.74 2012 51.01 2015 53.44 2018 44.11 2021 29.57 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

Government

List of former chief executives

The following served as Municipal Mayors of San Roque, Northern Samar:

• Diego Merino (appointed, 1960–1963);
• Juan F Abalon (elected, 1964–1967);
• Oscar O Abalon (elected, 1968–1980);
• Lucio O Abalon (elected, 1980-1981 - died in office 15 Sept 1981);
• Enriquito B Lagrimas (succeeded, 1981–1986);
• Eliseo M Lim (designated OIC, 1986–1987);
• Froctuoso Solomon (designated OIC, 1987–1988);
• Ramon C Lubos (elected, 1988–1998);
• Benito B Tuballas (succeeded, 1998);
• Don L Abalon (elected, 1998–2004);
• Andre L Abalon (elected, 2004-2013 - died in office 13 May 2013);
• Jocelyn U Curso (succeeded, 2013);
• Don L Abalon (elected 2013–2022: first mayor to return to office);
• Maria Ana G Abalon (elected 2022–present)

List of barangay chairmen

• Balnasan - Chairman: Gilbert Mora (1st Term)
• Balud - Chairman: Deogenes Tuba (2nd Term)
• Bantayan - Chairman: Arnel Acibar (1st Term)
• Coroconog - Chairman: Luz Mora (3rd Term)
• Dale - Chairman: Christopher Tuballas (1st Term)
• Ginagdanan - Chairman: Alma Cantong (succeeded)
• Lao-angan - Chairman: Jun Morales (1st Term)
• Lawaan - Chairman: Rufino Teberio (1st Term)
• Malobago - Chairman: Gerardo Bantilo (2nd Term)
• Pagsang-an Chairman: Elmer Enero (3rd Term)
• Zone 1 (Poblacion) - Chairman: Aurora Surio (1st Term)
• Zone 2 (Poblacion) - Chairman: Antonio Baluyot (2nd Term)
• Zone 3 (Poblacion) - Chairman: Ricky Enero (2nd Term)
• Zone 4 (Poblacion) - Chairman: Antolín Baluyot Jr (1st Term)
• Zone 5 (Poblacion) - Chairman: Freddie Jarito (2nd Term)
• Zone 6 (Poblacion) - Chairman: Diosdado Díaz (1st Term)

References

1.   Municipality of San Roque | (DILG)
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8. "San Roque, Northern Samar : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
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19. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
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External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine