Silvino Lobos, officially the Municipality of Silvino Lobos (Waray: Bungto han Silvino Lobos; Tagalog: Bayan ng Silvino Lobos), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,100 people.[3]
History
It is a former barrio of the town of Pambujan. Its former name is Barrio Suba until it became a town in June 17, 1967.
Geography
Barangays
Silvino Lubos is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Silvino Lobos had the highest poverty incidence of all cities and municipalities of the Philippines in 2015.
Silvino Lobos economy is agriculture and timber-based since it is surrounded with forests.
Recently, tourism-based activities is starting to develop as its cool weather condition puts the town's temperature condition comparable to Baguio and the rugged terrain comparable to Sagada. Camping tour organizers have been bringing tourists to the site as a new road paved the way for motor vehicles to reach Silvino Lobos 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.[18] Prior to discovery of river cruise, the town was reachable only by hiking through mountain trails from the nearest transport access point.
^Meniano, Sarwell (13 April 2021). "Isolated Northern Samar town now accessible by land". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021. Before, the town can be accessed through six hours pump boat from Pambujan town that leaves at midnight.