According to the latest data from Listahanan, the government’s mechanism in identifying the poor, there are at least 45,193 Romblomanon aged 18-35 that are still single.
Of the total 374,753 single identified based on the Listahanan 3 assessment, Palawan shares 32.7% or 122,581 individuals followed by Oriental Mindoro with 30.3% (113,422), Occidental Mindoro with 14.8% (55,604), Romblon 12.1%, and Marinduque 10.1% (37,953) individuals.
Male dominates the general population of single in the region at 59 percent.
On the other hand, Listahanan data further shows that there are 365 individuals regionwide whose status is unknown as they refused to disclose their true marital status.
Moreover, the DSWD MIMAROPA database revealed that exactly 828,204 individuals are married and 263,839 are in common-law status.
These statistics are released with the celebration of Valentine’s Day.
The complete statistics of the regional profile of the poor households can be accessed through the DSWD regional website.
