and Moros. The census report of 1903 gives the following statistics, which include Tulay and San Remondo, but not Busbus:
Color
Males
Females
Brown
309
306
Ilokano
10
4
Moro
9
98
Tagalog
103
66
Bisayan
161
132
Foreign born
26
6
Mixed
74
48
Yellow
429
56
White
31
17
Total
843
427
Walled town
541
Tulay
615
San Remondo
114
Total
1,270
Males of voting age
Brown:
Filipino
189
Ilokano
9
Moro
4
Tagalog
75
Bisayan
101
English
14
French
1
All others
5
Mixed:
Filipino
1
Chinese
8
English
2
Yellow:
Chinese
392
Japanese
1
English
3
White:
American
22
Spanish
2
All others
1
Total
641
As the great majority of the “mixed” population have Chinese fathers, they, as a rule, follow Chinese custom and trade and may be regarded as Chinese. The Chinese element may therefore be classified as follows:
Chinese
Males
Females
Total
Pure
429
56
485
Mixed
70
45
115
Total
499
101
600
The Filipinos may be classified as follows:
Filipinos
Males
Females
Total
Brown
274
202
476
Mixed
4
3
7
Total
278
205
483
The census statistics give a full and clear idea of the composition of the resident population of the town in 1903. The Chinese and their offspring, amounting to 600, undoubtedly form the preponderant element. The Filipinos come next, amounting to 483 only. Considerable change has, however, occurred since the census was taken, and necessitates a revision of the above figures. The increase of the garrison and the construction of many new buildings for the military post has caused an influx of Filipinos from Zamboanga and Kotabato, and more Chinese have undoubtedly come in since 1903. The census figures again do not include Moros, some hundreds of whom live at present in Tulay and Busbus.
The following, based on close personal observation, is considered a fair estimate of the present population:
