# Pio V. Corpus

Pio V. Corpus, officially the Municipality of Pio V. Corpus (Masbateño: Munisipyo san Pio V. Corpus; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Pio V. Corpus; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pio V. Corpus) is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,744 people.

## History

Pio V. Corpus was formerly known as Limbuhan. In 1951, the barrios of Limbuhan, Guindawahan, Palho, Casabangan, Salvacion, Alegria, Tanque, Bunducan, Bugtong, and Cabangrayan were separated from the town of Cataingan and created into the town of Limbuhan. The town received its current name in 1954 and was named after the former congressman and governor Pio Vicente Corpus (1883–1944). Born on July 11, 1883, in San Antonio, Zambales, he migrated to Masbate and he would later serve in the war time Japanese-sponsored government and was unfortunately assassinated by the Japanese Intelligence due to mistrust on February 7, 1944, in Manila. Its first mayor was Daniel Señoron.

## Government
### Elected officials

Municipality of Pio V. Corpus, Masbate elected officials (2022–2025) :
* Municipal Mayor |
* Hon. Mark Repalda Antonio
* Municipal Vice Mayor |
* Hon. Rozabeth Montecalvo Tayo
* Sangguniang Bayan Members |
* Hon. Abel Sevilla Prudenciado
* Hon. Adolf Bucado Avila
* Hon. Allena Alburo Lecciones
* Hon. Ruben Bataliran Yubal
* Hon. Allan Mari Almario Bucado
* Hon. Felix Villar Gil
* Hon. Aian Francisco Lepasana
* Hon. Edly Gimeno Pasaylo

## Geography
### Barangays

Pio V. Corpus is politically subdivided into 18 barangays.  Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Sitio Bugang was converted into a barrio in 1957.
* Alegria
* Buenasuerte
* Bugang
* Bugtong
* Bunducan
* Cabangrayan
* Calongongan
* Casabangan
* Guindawahan
* Labigan
* Lampuyang
* Mabuhay
* Palho
* Poblacion
* Salvacion
* Tanque
* Tubigan
* Tubog

### Climate

Climate data for Pio V. Corpus, Masbate :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 39 (1.5) | 34 (1.3) | 42 (1.7) | 36 (1.4) | 73 (2.9) | 109 (4.3) | 118 (4.6) | 108 (4.3) | 129 (5.1) | 136 (5.4) | 112 (4.4) | 89 (3.5) | 1,025 (40.4) |
| Average rainy days | 12.6 | 9.7 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 20.5 | 25.3 | 26.2 | 24.8 | 25.2 | 25.9 | 21.9 | 17.9 | 235 |
| Source: Meteoblue ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1960 | 16,317 | — |
| 1970 | 17,473 | +0.69% |
| 1975 | 20,030 | +2.78% |
| 1980 | 21,021 | +0.97% |
| 1990 | 18,847 | −1.09% |
| 1995 | 20,649 | +1.73% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 2000 | 21,519 | +0.89% |
| 2007 | 22,102 | +0.37% |
| 2010 | 23,292 | +1.93% |
| 2015 | 23,236 | −0.05% |
| 2020 | 23,744 | +0.43% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority :
In the 2020 census, the population of Pio V. Corpus was 23,744 people, with a density of 270 inhabitants per square kilometre or 700 inhabitants per square mile.

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Pio V. Corpus
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 50
* 2006 40.50
* 2009 43.83
* 2012 40.73
* 2015 39.97
* 2018 29.74
* 2021 22.04
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority