Silvino Lobos

Silvino Lubos, officially the Municipality of Silvino Lubos (Waray: Bungto han Silvino Lubos; Tagalog: Bayan ng Silvino Lubos), is a municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,100 people.^[5]

Silvino Lubos
Municipality
Silvino Lubos
Flag
Map of Northern Samar with Silvino Lobos highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Silvino Lubos Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°19′41″N 124°50′47″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Northern Samar
District	2nd district
Founded	1965
Barangays	26 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Leo L. Jarito
• Vice Mayor	Remedios T. Espinar
• Representative	Jose L. Ong Jr.
• Councilors	List • Gilbert L. Basarte • Glenda C. Abueza • Melvin A. Jarito • Rodney L. Silvestre • Mateo J. Pinca • Jenny T. Celajes • Mary Jane S. Jumadiao • William L. Merino DILG Masterlist of Officials
• Electorate	9,988 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	224.20 km2 (86.56 sq mi)
Elevation	104 m (341 ft)
Highest elevation	328 m (1,076 ft)
Lowest elevation	24 m (79 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	15,512
• Density	69/km2 (180/sq mi)
• Households	2,931
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	39.52 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 154.6 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 391.1 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 115.5 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 46.45 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Northern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6414
PSGC	0804822000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)55
Native languages	Waray Tagalog

History

It is a former barrio of the town of Pambujan. Its former name was Barrio Suba until it became a town on June 17, 1967.

Geography

Barangays

Silvino Lubos is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Balud
• Cababayogan
• Cabunga-an
• Cagda-o
• Caghilot
• Camanggaran
• Camaya-an
• Deit de Suba
• Deit de Turag
• Gebonawan
• Gebolwangan
• Gecbo-an
• Giguimitan
• Genagasan
• Geparayan de Turag
• Gusaran
• Imelda
• Montalban
• Suba (Poblacion)
• San Isidro
• Senonogan de Tubang
• Tobgon
• Victory
• Poblacion I
• Poblacion II
• San Antonio

Climate

Climate data for Silvino Lubos, Northern Samar
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	27 (81)	29 (83)
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[6]

Demographics

Population census of Silvino Lobos

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	6,497	—
1975	7,633	+3.28%
1980	7,245	−1.04%
1990	9,071	+2.27%
1995	11,028	+3.73%
2000	12,645	+2.98%
2007	13,761	+1.17%
2010	14,303	+1.42%
2015	15,299	+1.29%
2020	15,100	−0.28%
2024	15,512	+0.65%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10][11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Silvino Lobos

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 67.93 2003 52.08 2006 59.80 2009 64.78 2012 71.58 2015 78.47 2018 56.94 2021 39.52 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

Silvino Lubos had the highest poverty incidence of all cities and municipalities of the Philippines in 2015.

Silvino Lubos's economy is based on agriculture and timber since it is surrounded by forests.

Recently, tourism-based activities have started to develop as the town's cool weather conditions make the town's temperature conditions comparable to Baguio's and the rugged terrain similar to Sagada's. Camping tour organizers have been bringing tourists to the site as a new road paved the way for motor vehicles to reach Silvino Lubos overland on a much shorter travel time compared to motorized boats that ply the Pambujan River to reach the town in a much longer travel time.^[20] Before discovering river cruises, the town was reachable only by hiking through mountain trails from the nearest transport access point.