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 4th class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,744 people.[3]
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.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Sitio Bugang was converted into a barrio in 1957.[8]
In the 2020 census, the population of Pio V. Corpus was 23,744 people,[3] with a density of 270 inhabitants per square kilometre or 700 inhabitants per square mile.