Municipality

Esperanza

Esperanza is a municipality in Agusan del Sur, Caraga, Philippines. Its population was 59,065 in the 2024 census, and it has 47 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 9, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

People · 2024 Census

Under 690
690 to 1,100
1,100 to 1,800
1,800 to 3,100
3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

Under 160
160 to 340
340 to 700
700 to 2,600
2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

Fell by more than 1% a year
Fell, by up to 1% a year
Grew, by under 1% a year
Grew by 1 to 2% a year
Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary^[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

PeopleSources
59,065
people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
Up 13.8% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
4th
of the 14 cities and municipalities of Agusan del Sur by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
About 8 of every 100 people in Agusan del Sur lived in Esperanza in 2024 (7.98%)
Inside itSources
47
barangays
LandSources
1,357.78 km²
of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Esperanza's land would fill a square about 36.8 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary
Average density, 2024: 44 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 1 person per 2 hectares if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary
HomesSources
14,388
households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
4.1 people in each, on average, in 2024
Town or countrySources
14.3%
About 14 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary: 1600303000^[4]Formerly 160303000
ZIP code: 8513^{[13, 14, 15]}

People

Esperanza had 59,065 people in the 2024 census, up 13.8% from 2010.

People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Esperanza had the 4th most people of the 14 cities and municipalities of Agusan del Sur in 2024^[1]

1Bayugan City110,313
2Prosperidad90,162
3San Francisco79,718
4Esperanza59,065
5Rosario51,207
6Trento51,179
7Bunawan50,999

All 14 cities and municipalities of Agusan del Sur

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 47 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Poblacion5,0929 in 100
Guadalupe4,1847 in 100
Dakutan3,3766 in 100
Hawilian2,7065 in 100
San Toribio2,3274 in 100
Piglawigan2,2904 in 100
Santa Fe1,9563 in 100
Oro1,9343 in 100
Nato1,9203 in 100
Bunaguit1,8913 in 100

See all 47 barangays of Esperanza

Age structure · 2020 Census^[34]People living in households, by age and sex

About 38 of every 100 are children under 15 (38.1%)
About 58 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (57.6%)
About 4 of every 100 are 65 or older (4.3%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	7,048	3,653	3,395
5 - 9	7,991	4,137	3,854
10 - 14	7,591	3,918	3,673
15 - 19	6,448	3,349	3,099
20 - 24	4,600	2,369	2,231
25 - 29	4,456	2,371	2,085
30 - 34	4,052	2,212	1,840
35 - 39	3,164	1,738	1,426
40 - 44	2,723	1,427	1,296
45 - 49	2,620	1,417	1,203
50 - 54	2,391	1,242	1,149
55 - 59	2,105	1,122	983
60 - 64	1,626	818	808
65 - 69	1,053	535	518
70 - 74	676	335	341
75 - 79	405	176	229
80 years and over	399	172	227

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 59,065^{[1, 2]}
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary: 14,388^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 4.1 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of Agusan del Sur, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary: 7.98%^[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 14.3% (8,468 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 30,991 men, 28,357 women^[34]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	59,065^{[1, 2]}	−0.12% a year	14,388	4.1
2020as of May 1, 2020	59,353^[1]	1.69% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	54,801^[1]	1.04% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	51,897^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	47,659^[32]	1.06% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	44,151^{[32, 33]}	1.01% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	42,118^[32]	2.91% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	36,139^[32]	3.65% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	25,257^[32]	1.56% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	23,377^[32]	2.12% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	21,051^[32]	−3.96% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	31,825^[32]	—	—	—

Barangays

Esperanza is made up of 47 barangays.

Barangays of Esperanza. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Agsabu	885	1.5%	−1.21% a year	about 71.44 km²	Rural
Aguinaldo	522	0.88%	−7.70% a year	about 4.10 km²	Rural
Anolingan	1,254	2.12%	−3.41% a year	about 11.86 km²	Rural
Bakingking	449	0.76%	1.38% a year	about 26.44 km²	Rural
Balubo	814	1.38%	−2.71% a year	about 69.76 km²	Rural
Bentahon	1,088	1.84%	0.22% a year	about 4.21 km²	Rural
Bunaguit	1,891	3.2%	0.67% a year	about 74.95 km²	Rural
Catmonon	1,664	2.82%	−3.59% a year	about 8.70 km²	Rural
Cebulan	652	1.1%	−1.35% a year	about 1.68 km²	Rural
Concordia	815	1.38%	0.12% a year	about 10.39 km²	Rural
Crossing Luna	1,530	2.59%	1.45% a year	about 2.62 km²	Rural
Cubo	973	1.65%	4.28% a year	about 2.16 km²	Rural
Dakutan	3,376	5.72%	−0.54% a year	about 8.78 km²	Urban
Duangan	1,743	2.95%	1.21% a year	about 8.88 km²	Rural
Guadalupe	4,184	7.08%	0.42% a year	about 20.44 km²	Rural
Guibonon	390	0.66%	4.16% a year	about 116.64 km²	Rural
Hawilian	2,706	4.58%	−0.36% a year	about 18.03 km²	Rural
Kalabuan	333	0.56%	0.51% a year	about 24.58 km²	Rural
Kinamaybay	953	1.61%	1.79% a year	about 162.96 km²	Rural
Labao	1,004	1.7%	0.58% a year	about 3.85 km²	Rural
Langag	1,094	1.85%	−0.67% a year	about 7.82 km²	Rural
Maasin	1,106	1.87%	0.15% a year	about 38.28 km²	Rural
Mac-Arthur	242	0.41%	2.09% a year	about 5.65 km²	Rural
Mahagcot	888	1.5%	−1.63% a year	about 3.56 km²	Rural
Maliwanag	308	0.52%	3.96% a year	about 58.76 km²	Rural
Milagros	1,453	2.46%	−0.89% a year	about 81.78 km²	Rural
Nato	1,920	3.25%	−1.43% a year	about 41.03 km²	Rural
New Gingoog	504	0.85%	0.05% a year	about 8.63 km²	Rural
Odiong	688	1.16%	3.42% a year	about 3.26 km²	Rural
Oro	1,934	3.27%	−2.86% a year	about 19.06 km²	Rural
Piglawigan	2,290	3.88%	2.63% a year	about 7.99 km²	Rural
Poblacion	5,092	8.62%	−0.59% a year	about 4.76 km²	Urban
Remedios	1,361	2.3%	−3.96% a year	about 6.57 km²	Rural
Salug	1,450	2.45%	0.28% a year	about 35.49 km²	Rural
San Isidro	461	0.78%	3.71% a year	about 2.00 km²	Rural
San Jose	196	0.33%	−0.12% a year	about 4.61 km²	Rural
San Toribio	2,327	3.94%	2.46% a year	about 6.85 km²	Rural
San Vicente	1,089	1.84%	28.08% a year	about 145.88 km²	Rural
Santa Fe	1,956	3.31%	−3.34% a year	about 7.02 km²	Rural
Segunda	334	0.57%	−0.57% a year	about 31.21 km²	Rural
Sinakungan	410	0.69%	−1.84% a year	about 46.56 km²	Rural
Tagabase	835	1.41%	−1.33% a year	about 15.47 km²	Rural
Taganahaw	363	0.61%	−2.42% a year	about 6.04 km²	Rural
Tagbalili	1,086	1.84%	0.79% a year	about 32.03 km²	Rural
Tahina	1,088	1.84%	−2.82% a year	about 4.90 km²	Rural
Tandang Sora	894	1.51%	1.10% a year	about 59.39 km²	Rural
Valentina	470	0.8%	0.67% a year	about 2.06 km²	Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Esperanza covers 1,357.78 km² of land, 44 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,528 m above the sea and it lies inland.

Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: 1,357.78 km²^[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary: 44 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 8.61914° N, 125.37995° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[28]

Lowest: 5 m
Average: 255 m
Highest: 1,528 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers^[29]

Ojot River100.0 of 112.1 km
Libang River83.6 of 83.7 km
Pusilao River73.6 of 75.7 km
Hawilian River62.8 km
Agsabu River44.9 km
Agusan River33.3 of 295.1 km
Odiong River13.3 km
Wawa River12.3 of 77.4 km

The longest inside it: 9 in all.

Peaks^[29]

Mount Timuyug355 m
Angilut Peakheight not mapped
Mount Kapantaoheight not mapped
Mount Lanumbaanheight not mapped

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type IV^[30]

Rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with no dry season.

Covers about 94 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Butuan City, the nearest PAGASA station, 38 km away^[31]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,126 mm of rain on 157 days a year; 28.1 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Butuan City, 1991 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	326 mm	18	26.6 °C	30.2 °C	23.0 °C
February	235 mm	13	26.9 °C	30.8 °C	22.9 °C
March	149 mm	13	27.6 °C	31.8 °C	23.3 °C
April	117 mm	10	28.5 °C	33.0 °C	24.0 °C
May	111 mm	11	29.2 °C	33.7 °C	24.7 °C
June	174 mm	14	28.9 °C	33.2 °C	24.5 °C
July	152 mm	13	28.5 °C	32.7 °C	24.3 °C
August	114 mm	10	28.6 °C	32.9 °C	24.4 °C
September	127 mm	10	28.6 °C	32.9 °C	24.2 °C
October	170 mm	13	28.4 °C	32.6 °C	24.2 °C
November	198 mm	15	27.8 °C	31.7 °C	23.8 °C
December	252 mm	17	27.4 °C	31.1 °C	23.6 °C
The year	2,126 mm	157	28.1 °C	32.2 °C	23.9 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 18 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 44 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.

Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary: 44.1% of people^[18]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary: 1st class^[4]

About 44 of every 100 people in Esperanza lived below the poverty line in 2021 (44.1%)^[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 40.4% and 47.8%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

8government offices
3hospitals and health centres
61schools
5places of worship
1station or terminal
2parks

Counted from OpenStreetMap^{[3, 8]}. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Government offices6

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Esperanza. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.^{[11, 12]}

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary: 1st district of Agusan del Sur^{[16, 17]}

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Deo Putong Manpatilan Jr.^[19]
Vice mayor
Michelle Manpatilan^[19]
2022–2025
Mayor
Deo Putong Manpatilan Jr.^[20]
Vice mayor
Eric Rey Garcia Siohan^[20]
2019–2022
Mayor
Leonida Putong Manpatilan^[21]
Vice mayor
Eric Rey Garcia Siohan^[21]
2016–2019
Mayor
Leonida Putong Manpatilan^[22]
Vice mayor
Eric Rey Garcia Siohan^[22]
2013–2016
Mayor
Deo Serona Manpatilan Sr.^[23]
Vice mayor
Apolonio Varquez Layugan^[23]
2010–2013
Mayor
Leonida Putong Manpatilan^[24]
Vice mayor
Apolonio Varquez Layugan^[24]
2007–2010
Mayor
Leonida Putong Manpatilan^[25]
Vice mayor
Apolonio Varquez Layugan^[25]
2004–2007
Mayor
Leonida Manpatilan^[26]
Vice mayor
Teresita Baguio^[26]
2001–2004
Mayor
Deo S. Manpatilan^[27]
Vice mayor
Teresita L. Baguio^[27]

Mayors and vice mayors of Esperanza, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Deo Putong Manpatilan Jr.^[19]	Michelle Manpatilan^[19]
2022–2025	Deo Putong Manpatilan Jr.^[20]	Eric Rey Garcia Siohan^[20]
2019–2022	Leonida Putong Manpatilan^[21]	Eric Rey Garcia Siohan^[21]
2016–2019	Leonida Putong Manpatilan^[22]	Eric Rey Garcia Siohan^[22]
2013–2016	Deo Serona Manpatilan Sr.^[23]	Apolonio Varquez Layugan^[23]
2010–2013	Leonida Putong Manpatilan^[24]	Apolonio Varquez Layugan^[24]
2007–2010	Leonida Putong Manpatilan^[25]	Apolonio Varquez Layugan^[25]
2004–2007	Leonida Manpatilan^[26]	Teresita Baguio^[26]
2001–2004	Deo S. Manpatilan^[27]	Teresita L. Baguio^[27]

History & Identity

Stories from Caraga

Esperanza has no Story of its own yet. This one is about Caraga, which Esperanza is part of.

Film, 0:59
Caraga
Caraga: the name that vanished and came back
They say Caraga comes from calag, spirit. Pigafetta wrote Calagan in 1521. The province was split in 1849, the name returned as a region in 1995, and the town called Caraga sits in Davao Oriental.
Why It's Called That

All Stories

Created: Executive Order No. 611, signed 11 September 1953 by President Quirino, organised fifteen municipal districts of Agusan, Esperanza among them, into the Municipality of Esperanza, to begin once its officials qualified.^[9]

Its story

Before 1953 the area was a set of municipal districts of the Province of Agusan (Esperanza, Concordia, Maasin, Guadalupe, Remedios, Milagros and others) which were combined into one municipality.^[9]

The Agusan del Sur provincial website says Esperanza was once the largest municipality in the province by land area.^[10]

Las Nieves, San Luis, Sibagat and Bayugan were later established out of its territory, according to the provincial website.^[10]

Timeline

11 September 1953
Executive Order No. 611 organises the Municipality of Esperanza, Agusan.^[9]

Nearby

Esperanza shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Esperanza beside Agusan del Sur, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Agusan del Sur.

Esperanza beside Agusan del Sur
Figure	Esperanza	Agusan del Sur	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Agusan del Sur
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary	59,065^{[1, 2]}	740,531	4th of 14
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary	−0.12% a year^{[1, 2]}slower	0.04% a year	8th of 14
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary	44^[6]less crowded	75	11th of 14
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary	1,357.78 km²^[6]	9,876.82 km²	2nd of 14
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary	4.1^{[1, 2]}higher	3.9	not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary	14.3%^[5]lower	37.8%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Prosperidad, the capital of Agusan del Sur: 58.1 km east
Manila: 818.7 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities^[3]

BuenavistaAgusan del Norte23.0 km north
San LuisAgusan del Sur25.0 km south
Las NievesAgusan del Norte31.0 km northeast
NasipitAgusan del Norte31.6 km north
Gingoog CityMisamis Oriental32.0 km northwest
Impasug-ongBukidnon32.9 km southwest

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.

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14.Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost). ZIP Code Locator, as the Internet Archive captured it on 2022-05-21 (its SHA-1 matches the Archive's index). Published May 21, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1; a government-owned corporation's work is the Government's, Section 171.9). Open the source
15.Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost). Philippine ZIP Codes (the directory "ZipCode 2019.pdf", made 2019-12-02), as the Internet Archive keeps it (its SHA-1 matches the Archive's index). Published December 2, 2019. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1; a government-owned corporation's work is the Government's, Section 171.9). Open the source
16.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 9508: An Act providing for the reapportionment of the lone legislative district of the Province of Agusan del Sur. Published October 20, 2008. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
17.Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 2025 National and Local Elections: results, certificates of canvass of every province, city and municipality. Published May 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
18.Philippine Statistics Authority. Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2018 and 2021 (the PSA's workbook "2018 - 2021 SAE_with PSGC_noHUC.xlsx", sheet "2018-2021_NoHUC", as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published April 2, 2024. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
19.Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Directory of LGU Elective Officials for Term 2025-2028 as of February 2026 (its sheet: Consolidated List of Officials for Election Terms (2025-2028)), released through the FOI portal. Published February 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: RA 8293, Section 176 (no copyright subsists in it; exploiting it for profit needs the agency's prior approval). Open the source
20.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
21.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 13, 2019 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
22.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 9, 2016 National and Local Elections (its pages are headed "LIST OF ELECED CITY/MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES"). Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
23.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
24.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 10, 2010 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
25.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2007 National and Local Elections. Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
26.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 10, 2004 National and Local Elections (its pages are headed "LIST OF CITY/MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES"). Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
27.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
28.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
29.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
30.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
31.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climatological Normals, 1991-2020, by synoptic station (one PDF each). Published January 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
32.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015 Census of Population, Statistical Tables, Table 1: Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by City/Municipality, 1960-2015 (one workbook for each province, highly urbanized city and region). Published 2017. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
33.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
34.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Household Population by Age Group and Sex, for the Philippines and its regions, provinces, cities and municipalities (revised file, psa.gov.ph/system/files/phcd/2022-12/). Published December 2022. Read by Scene October 8, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

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