Ponson Island is an island located in the province of Cebu

Cebu

Cebu is a province in the Philippines, consisting of Cebu Island and 167 surrounding islands. It is located to the east of Negros, to the west of Leyte and Bohol islands...

, located east of Cebu Island

Cebu Island

Cebu is an island of the Philippines. It is the main island of Cebu Province at the center of the Visayan Islands, south of Manila.It lies to the east of Negros Island; to the east is Leyte and to the southeast is Bohol Island. It is flanked on both sides by the Cebu Strait and Tañon Strait...

 and west of Leyte Island

Leyte Island

Leyte is an island in the Visayas group of the Philippines.The island measures about 180 km north-south and about 65 km at its widest point. In the north it nearly joins Samar, separated by the San Juanico Strait, which becomes as narrow as 2 km in some places...

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Pilar, Cebu

Pilar, Cebu

Pilar is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 11,941 people.The municipality is contiguous with Ponson Island, that is part of the Camotes Islands.-Barangays:...

 is the island's sole municipality

Municipalities of the Philippines

A municipality is a local government unit in the Philippines. Municipalities are also called towns . They are distinct from cities, which are a different category of local government unit...

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It is one of the four Camotes Islands

Camotes Islands

The Camotes Islands are a group of islands that form part of the province of Cebu, in the Philippines. The island group is located east of Cebu Island, southwest of Leyte Island, and north of Bohol Island....

 along with Pacijan Island

Pacijan Island

Pacijan Island is one of the islands of the province of Cebu, in the Philippines. Also known as Pajican Island, it is one of the four islands in the Camotes island group of Cebu - along with Poro Island, Ponson Island, and Tulang Island...

, Poro Island

Poro Island

Poro Island is an island located in the province of Cebu, located east of Cebu Island and west of Leyte Island.Two municipalities, Poro and Tudela, are located on Poro....

, and Tulang Island

Tulang Island

Tulang Island is an island that is part of the province of Cebu. Located east of Cebu Island and west of Leyte Island.Tulang is a part of Barangay Esperanza in the municipality of San Francisco...

. This island is composed of thirteen barangays which is also composed of three sitio. There is no telephone line in this island and the electricity is available from 12:00 P.M. until 1:00 A.M.

Current Mayor of Pilar, Camotes is Mayor Jesus "Jet-jet" Fernandez.