Component city

Tabaco City

Tabaco City is a component city in Albay, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its population was 140,779 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
140,779
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 12.5% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
2nd
of the 18 cities and municipalities of Albay 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 10 of every 100 people in Albay lived in Tabaco City in 2024 (10.21%)
Inside itSources
47
barangays
LandSources
122.18 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: Tabaco City's land would fill a square about 11.1 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: 1,152 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 12 people per hectare 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
34,658
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
51.8%
About 52 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: 0500517000^[4]Formerly 050517000
ZIP code: 4511^{[13, 14, 15]}

People

Tabaco City had 140,779 people in the 2024 census, up 12.5% 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.

Tabaco City had the 2nd most people of the 18 cities and municipalities of Albay in 2024^[1]

1Legazpi City210,616
2Tabaco City140,779
3Daraga138,000
4Ligao City119,779
5Polangui89,344
6Guinobatan84,420
7Camalig73,087

All 18 cities and municipalities of Albay

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 41 of every 100 of its people^[2]

San Lorenzo8,0646 in 100
San Vicente8,0136 in 100
Mariroc6,0154 in 100
Hacienda6,0094 in 100
Matagbac5,3424 in 100
San Roque5,1884 in 100
San Antonio5,0284 in 100
Santo Cristo4,9173 in 100
Baranghawon4,8273 in 100
Bangkilingan4,7113 in 100

See all 47 barangays of Tabaco City

Age structure · 2020 Census^[35]People living in households, by age and sex

About 32 of every 100 are children under 15 (32%)
About 62 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (62.3%)
About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.6%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	14,561	7,574	6,987
5 - 9	15,049	7,923	7,126
10 - 14	15,418	8,008	7,410
15 - 19	15,277	7,780	7,497
20 - 24	12,949	6,579	6,370
25 - 29	10,862	5,567	5,295
30 - 34	9,382	4,790	4,592
35 - 39	8,628	4,385	4,243
40 - 44	8,186	4,181	4,005
45 - 49	6,747	3,383	3,364
50 - 54	6,102	3,113	2,989
55 - 59	5,181	2,595	2,586
60 - 64	4,329	2,035	2,294
65 - 69	3,164	1,455	1,709
70 - 74	2,139	896	1,243
75 - 79	1,312	446	866
80 years and over	1,308	357	951

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: 140,779^{[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: 34,658^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 4.1 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of Albay, 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: 10.21%^[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: 51.8% (72,874 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 71,067 men, 69,527 women^[35]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	140,779^{[1, 2]}	−0.03% a year	34,658	4.1
2020as of May 1, 2020	140,961^[1]	1.09% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	133,868^[1]	1.30% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	125,083^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	123,513^[32]	1.98% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	107,166^{[32, 33]}	2.16% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	96,993^[32]	2.35% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	85,697^[32]	1.67% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	72,634^[32]	2.16% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	65,254^[32]	1.50% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	60,572^[32]	2.64% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	46,416^[32]	—	—	—

Barangays

Tabaco City is made up of 47 barangays.

Barangays of Tabaco City. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Agnas	1,353	0.96%	−1.73% a year	about 1.35 km²	Rural
Bacolod	1,733	1.23%	−2.78% a year	about 0.0728 km²	Rural
Bangkilingan	4,711	3.35%	−0.59% a year	about 0.693 km²	Rural
Bantayan	1,715	1.22%	1.20% a year	about 1.39 km²	Rural
Baranghawon	4,827	3.43%	0.20% a year	about 0.81 km²	Rural
Basagan	1,416	1.01%	2.05% a year	about 2.40 km²	Rural
Basud	2,173	1.54%	−4.97% a year	about 0.145 km²	Urban
Bogñabong	3,054	2.17%	−1.17% a year	about 1.46 km²	Rural
Bombon	1,378	0.98%	−2.62% a year	about 0.228 km²	Urban
Bonot	1,229	0.87%	−1.41% a year	about 3.66 km²	Rural
Buang	3,444	2.45%	0.01% a year	about 18.15 km²	Rural
Buhian	1,428	1.01%	−1.89% a year	about 0.811 km²	Rural
Cabagñan	2,982	2.12%	3.65% a year	about 0.772 km²	Rural
Cobo	3,229	2.29%	−1.50% a year	about 0.154 km²	Rural
Comon	3,044	2.16%	2.65% a year	about 5.73 km²	Rural
Cormidal	1,790	1.27%	−1.14% a year	about 0.153 km²	Urban
Divino Rostro	1,194	0.85%	−0.57% a year	about 0.103 km²	Urban
Fatima	4,268	3.03%	−0.46% a year	about 0.362 km²	Rural
Guinobat	2,137	1.52%	−0.07% a year	about 0.823 km²	Rural
Hacienda	6,009	4.27%	−0.26% a year	about 17.25 km²	Urban
Magapo	1,088	0.77%	0.74% a year	about 5.71 km²	Rural
Mariroc	6,015	4.27%	0.91% a year	about 4.60 km²	Urban
Matagbac	5,342	3.79%	−0.30% a year	about 1.50 km²	Urban
Oras	1,090	0.77%	−0.80% a year	about 5.12 km²	Rural
Oson	1,179	0.84%	−1.62% a year	about 2.47 km²	Rural
Panal	2,943	2.09%	−4.10% a year	about 0.45 km²	Urban
Pawa	4,374	3.11%	−0.71% a year	about 1.66 km²	Urban
Pinagbobong	2,823	2.01%	−3.67% a year	about 3.38 km²	Rural
Quinale Cabasan	1,089	0.77%	−5.80% a year	about 0.17 km²	Urban
Quinastillojan	1,520	1.08%	−5.32% a year	about 1.28 km²	Rural
Rawis	1,755	1.25%	2.10% a year	about 0.517 km²	Rural
Sagurong	3,259	2.31%	0.05% a year	about 1.43 km²	Rural
Salvacion	3,824	2.72%	−0.11% a year	about 0.407 km²	Urban
San Antonio	5,028	3.57%	0.66% a year	about 3.49 km²	Urban
San Carlos	3,632	2.58%	−3.49% a year	about 3.08 km²	Urban
San Isidro	1,594	1.13%	5.68% a year	about 1.99 km²	Rural
San Juan	1,372	0.97%	0.84% a year	about 0.119 km²	Urban
San Lorenzo	8,064	5.73%	−0.16% a year	about 1.43 km²	Urban
San Ramon	3,321	2.36%	0.79% a year	about 0.607 km²	Rural
San Roque	5,188	3.69%	−0.71% a year	about 0.20 km²	Urban
San Vicente	8,013	5.69%	13.82% a year	about 2.11 km²	Urban
Santo Cristo	4,917	3.49%	−2.84% a year	about 0.13 km²	Rural
Sua-Igot	1,422	1.01%	0.12% a year	about 14.87 km²	Rural
Tabiguian	1,923	1.37%	4.20% a year	about 3.88 km²	Rural
Tagas	1,982	1.41%	−2.82% a year	about 0.20 km²	Urban
Tayhi	3,464	2.46%	−0.12% a year	about 0.528 km²	Urban
Visita	1,444	1.03%	−2.12% a year	about 1.33 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

Tabaco City covers 122.18 km² of land, 1,152 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 2,386 m above the sea and it has 53.3 km of coast.

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: 122.18 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: 1,152 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 13.30915° N, 123.66911° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[28]

Lowest: Sea level
Average: 273 m
Highest: 2,386 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

53.3 km of coastline^[29]

Rivers^[29]

Guinale River5.5 of 24.5 km

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 II^[30]

No dry season. The rain is heaviest from December to February, and no month is truly dry.

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 Legaspi City, the nearest PAGASA station, 19 km away^[31]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 3,593 mm of rain on 195 days a year; 27.7 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Legaspi City, 1991 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	347 mm	18	26.1 °C	28.9 °C	23.3 °C
February	251 mm	13	26.3 °C	29.4 °C	23.3 °C
March	232 mm	14	27.0 °C	30.2 °C	23.9 °C
April	152 mm	12	28.2 °C	31.7 °C	24.8 °C
May	198 mm	13	29.0 °C	32.5 °C	25.6 °C
June	216 mm	14	28.8 °C	32.3 °C	25.3 °C
July	281 mm	18	28.2 °C	31.5 °C	24.9 °C
August	223 mm	16	28.3 °C	31.5 °C	25.0 °C
September	280 mm	17	28.1 °C	31.5 °C	24.8 °C
October	322 mm	18	27.8 °C	31.1 °C	24.4 °C
November	450 mm	20	27.4 °C	30.4 °C	24.4 °C
December	642 mm	22	26.7 °C	29.4 °C	24.0 °C
The year	3,593 mm	195	27.7 °C	30.9 °C	24.5 °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 15 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 20 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: 20.2% 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: 3rd class^[4]

About 20 of every 100 people in Tabaco City lived below the poverty line in 2021 (20.2%)^[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 17.7% and 22.7%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

41government offices
13hospitals and health centres
59schools
30places of worship
2markets
4stations and terminals
4parks
4monuments and memorials

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.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Tabaco” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices18

12 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 47 barangays of Tabaco City

Hospitals and health centres12

6 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 47 barangays of Tabaco City

Markets2

Stations and terminals4

Parks4

Monuments and memorials4

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Tabaco City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city 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]}

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary: Component city^[4]
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 Albay^{[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
Reynaldo Benig Bragais^[19]
Vice mayor
Baby Glenda Ong Bongao^[19]
2022–2025
Mayor
Cielo Krisel Burce Lagman-Luistro^[20]
Vice mayor
Nestor Tabinas San Pablo^[20]
2019–2022
Mayor
Cielo Krisel Burce Lagman-Luistro^[21]
Vice mayor
Nestor Tabinas San Pablo^[21]
2016–2019
Mayor
Cielo Krisel Burce Lagman-Luistro^[22]
Vice mayor
Nestor Tabinas San Pablo^[22]
2013–2016
Mayor
Maria Josefa Velasco Demetriou^[23]
Vice mayor
Reynaldo Benig Bragais^[23]
2010–2013
Mayor
Cielo K Burce Lagman-Luistro^[24]
Vice mayor
Reynaldo Benig Bragais^[24]
2007–2010
Mayor
Cielo Krisel Burce Lagman-Luistro^[25]
Vice mayor
Reynaldo Benig Bragais^[25]
2004–2007
Mayor
Alex Burce^[26]
Vice mayor
Oscar Rocha^[26]
2001–2004
Mayor
Alex A. Burce^[27]
Vice mayor
Oscar R. Rocha^[27]

Mayors and vice mayors of Tabaco City, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Reynaldo Benig Bragais^[19]	Baby Glenda Ong Bongao^[19]
2022–2025	Cielo Krisel Burce Lagman-Luistro^[20]	Nestor Tabinas San Pablo^[20]
2019–2022	Cielo Krisel Burce Lagman-Luistro^[21]	Nestor Tabinas San Pablo^[21]
2016–2019	Cielo Krisel Burce Lagman-Luistro^[22]	Nestor Tabinas San Pablo^[22]
2013–2016	Maria Josefa Velasco Demetriou^[23]	Reynaldo Benig Bragais^[23]
2010–2013	Cielo K Burce Lagman-Luistro^[24]	Reynaldo Benig Bragais^[24]
2007–2010	Cielo Krisel Burce Lagman-Luistro^[25]	Reynaldo Benig Bragais^[25]
2004–2007	Alex Burce^[26]	Oscar Rocha^[26]
2001–2004	Alex A. Burce^[27]	Oscar R. Rocha^[27]

History & Identity

Stories from Bicol Region

Tabaco City has no Story of its own yet. This one is about Bicol Region, which Tabaco City is part of.

Film, 0:56
Bicol Region
Bicol Region: the day Mayon moved a town
Tradition says Bicol is named for a bending river. On 1 February 1814 Mayon buried Cagsawa; the town moved to Daraga, and in 1914 the Bicol Region made a pilgrimage to the ruins.
Why It's Called That

All Stories

Official name: City of Tabaco^[4]
Created: Republic Act No. 9020, approved on 5 March 2001, converted the Municipality of Tabaco into the component city of Tabaco. The city was to gain corporate existence once voters approved it in a plebiscite within sixty days.^[9]

Its story

A 2020 Bicol University heritage study records that the ruins of the first volcanic stone church, at Cormidal, are all that remain of an older church said to have been destroyed in the 1814 Mayon eruption.^[10]

Tabaco was converted from a municipality into a component city by Republic Act No. 9020 in 2001.^[9]

Timeline

1814
The Mayon eruption of 1814 was said to have wrecked Tabaco's old volcanic stone church at Cormidal.^[10]
5 March 2001
Republic Act No. 9020 approved, converting Tabaco into a component city.^[9]

Changes since 1977

As the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded them in its list of places.

January to March 2001
Became a city.^[34]

Nearby

Tabaco City shares a border with Ligao City, Malilipot, Malinao and Oas.

How it compares

Tabaco City beside Albay, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Albay.

Tabaco City beside Albay
Figure	Tabaco City	Albay	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Albay
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	140,779^{[1, 2]}	1,379,398	2nd of 18
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	−0.03% a year^{[1, 2]}slower	0.08% a year	11th of 18
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	1,152^[6]more crowded	549	3rd of 18
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	122.18 km²^[6]	2,514.74 km²	11th of 18
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]}about the same	4.1	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	51.8%^[5]higher	31.3%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Legazpi City, the capital of Albay: 33.1 km south
Manila: 322.1 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]

MalilipotAlbay6.5 km east
MalinaoAlbay8.1 km north
Santo DomingoAlbay11.8 km southeast
TiwiAlbay16.5 km north
DaragaAlbay17.0 km south
BuhiCamarines Sur18.7 km northwest

Sources

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

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8.OpenStreetMap contributors. Named public places in OpenStreetMap: schools, hospitals and health centres, places of worship, government offices, markets, stations, parks, beaches and monuments, from Geofabrik's extract of the Philippines. Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
9.Congress of the Philippines (Lawphil). Republic Act No. 9020, Charter of the City of Tabaco. Published March 5, 2001. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
10.Bicol University R&D Journal. Mapping of the Tangible and Intangible Heritage of Tabaco City, Philippines (Besmonte). Published 2020. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. All rights reserved by its author; cited, never copied. Open the source
11.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
12.1986 Constitutional Commission. The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines. Published February 2, 1987. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
13.Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost). ZIP Code Locator. 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
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
16.1986 Constitutional Commission (text from the Chan Robles Virtual Law Library). Ordinance appended to the 1987 Constitution, apportioning the seats of the House of Representatives. Published February 2, 1987. 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. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Summary of Changes, every change to a place since 1977. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
35.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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