San Fernando is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. It is located in Ticao Island. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 19,179 people in 4,222 households. This place lies along the shoreline of Ticao Island. The mode of living there is fishing, farming, and other trades.

Barangays

San Fernando is politically subdivided into 26 barangays.

Maria Vida "Marvie" Espinosa Bravo is the current mayor of San Fernando, Masbate. Her term expires in 2013. Together with her is her Vice Mayor-Elect Engr. Arturo "Tony" Aligada Uy. Marvie is the wife of the Congressman-Re-electionist winner Hon. Narciso "Bong" Bravo. Marvie is the daughter of the late congressman Tito Dela Rosa Espinosa and Congresswoman Vida Versoza Espinosa. Marvie, as she is fondly called, vows to initiate changes in San Fernando. First and foremost of which is the rehabilitation of the water system. Potable water is the main problem of her constituents for decades now. Hopefully, with the help of her congressman-husband this project of hers will be realized. The streamlining of her staff and employees is another problem. In due time this will be addressed, with God's grace. She has with her SB members who have the dream and the drive to help her make San Fernando a much better place to live in.

Parish

The only Catholic Church in the municipality is Holy Infant Jesus Parish, which is under the Diocese of Masbate. The parish priest is Fr. Jose Mari E. Amores, and the Parochial Vicar (Asst. Parish Priest, is Rev. Fr. Edgar Mamforte, as of March 30, 2009.Rev. Fr. Mamforte will serve in the Parish for only two years, while the Parish Priest's term is five (5) years. The Parish is celebrating two fiestas each year, one on the third Sunday of January and the other, on May 17. The third Sunday of January is the real Feast Day of the Holy Infant Jesus, the town's Patron. The municipal government, years ago, decided to hold another fiesta in May so that vacationing college students and other people to come and join the festive celebration.This move proved to be effective as it draws more visitors to this humble town.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information

• The town proper has recently yielded an archeological find of burial jars estimated to be 900 years old, owing to their designs as identified in a catalog. Cadavers of little children were found inside the jars. There are also specific places in the municipality where archeological finds have been located. It could be hypothesized that the place is one of the oldest inhabited places in the region. Two other places: Benitinan and Minio, have been known to have artifacts that date back to more than 900 years old. (By Rene B. Cervantes - Elementary School Principal I, San Fernando, Masbate)

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