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Naval

Naval is a municipality in Biliran, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 59,236 in the 2024 census, and it has 26 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Naval by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AlmeriaBiliranCaibiranCulabaAgpangi: 2,935 people, 1,075 per km², 0.70% a yearAnislagan: 745 people, 327 per km², −0.10% a yearAtipolo: 3,571 people, 2,218 per km², −1.50% a yearCalumpang: 7,262 people, 1,733 per km², 0.67% a yearCapiñahan: 2,978 people, 415 per km², 1.45% a yearCaraycaray: 5,340 people, 1,168 per km², 4.37% a yearCatmon: 1,714 people, 857 per km², 0.37% a yearHaguikhikan: 2,072 people, 442 per km², 0.29% a yearPadre Inocentes Garcia: 4,290 people, 5,430 per km², −1.99% a yearLibertad: 635 people, 238 per km², −7.48% a yearLico: 1,080 people, 353 per km², 0.93% a yearLucsoon: 2,103 people, 449 per km², 1.02% a yearMabini: 939 people, 594 per km², 0.18% a yearSan Pablo: 1,189 people, 373 per km², −9.57% a yearSanto Niño: 2,857 people, 2,116 per km², −1.35% a yearSantissimo Rosario Pob.: 1,758 people, 8,618 per km², −3.44% a yearTalustusan: 2,270 people, 339 per km², −0.88% a yearVilla Caneja: 2,147 people, 261 per km², 19.65% a yearVilla Consuelo: 1,891 people, 147 per km², −2.00% a yearBorac: 817 people, 1,015 per km², 0.33% a yearCabungaan: 561 people, 120 per km², 5.54% a yearImelda: 1,040 people, 121 per km², −0.30% a yearLarrazabal: 5,374 people, 2,239 per km², 1.01% a yearLibtong: 1,376 people, 387 per km², 1.88% a yearPadre Sergio Eamiguel: 1,886 people, 468 per km², 1.71% a yearSabang: 406 people, 462 per km², 0.30% a year

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

    59,236

    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 21.4% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    1st

    of the 8 cities and municipalities of Biliran 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 32 of every 100 people in Biliran lived in Naval in 2024 (32.18%)

  • Inside itSources

    26

    barangays

  • LandSources

    105.15 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: Naval's land would fill a square about 10.3 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: 563 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 6 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

    13,973

    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

    4.2 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    46.6%

    About 47 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
0807808000[4]Formerly 087808000
ZIP code
6543[15, 16]

People

Naval had 59,236 people in the 2024 census, up 21.4% 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.

Naval had the most people of the 8 cities and municipalities of Biliran in 2024[1]
  1. 1Naval59,236
  2. 2Caibiran24,444
  3. 3Cabucgayan21,923
  4. 4Kawayan21,422
  5. 5Biliran18,721
  6. 6Almeria18,716
  7. 7Culaba13,563
  8. 8Maripipi6,070
All 8 cities and municipalities of Biliran
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 66 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Calumpang7,26212 in 100
  2. Larrazabal5,3749 in 100
  3. Caraycaray5,3409 in 100
  4. Padre Inocentes Garcia4,2907 in 100
  5. Atipolo3,5716 in 100
  6. Capiñahan2,9785 in 100
  7. Agpangi2,9355 in 100
  8. Santo Niño2,8575 in 100
  9. Talustusan2,2704 in 100
  10. Villa Caneja2,1474 in 100
See all 26 barangays of Naval
Age structure · 2020 Census[35]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 33 of every 100 are children under 15 (32.6%)
  • About 61 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (61.1%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.2%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 45,8473,0372,810
5 - 96,6483,5483,100
10 - 146,3383,3243,014
15 - 196,0043,0702,934
20 - 245,2232,6562,567
25 - 294,2542,1652,089
30 - 343,7881,9401,848
35 - 393,2961,7321,564
40 - 443,0861,5741,512
45 - 492,7381,4121,326
50 - 542,6411,3391,302
55 - 592,3681,1851,183
60 - 641,889906983
65 - 691,424647777
70 - 74963427536
75 - 79619249370
80 years and over581178403

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
59,236[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
13,973[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.2 on average[1, 2]
Share of Biliran, 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
32.18%[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
46.6% (27,595 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
29,389 men, 28,318 women[35]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202459,236[1, 2]0.43% a year13,9734.2
2020as of May 1, 202058,187[1]1.31% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201554,692[1]2.19% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201048,799[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then44,288[33]2.14% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders37,974[33, 34]3.08% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then32,954[33]1.89% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then29,811[33]1.18% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then26,499[33]3.54% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then22,269[33]1.89% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then20,286[33]2.91% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then15,124[33]———

Barangays

Naval is made up of 26 barangays.
Barangays of Naval. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Agpangi2,9354.95%0.70% a yearabout 2.73 km²Rural
Anislagan7451.26%−0.10% a yearabout 2.28 km²Rural
Atipolo3,5716.03%−1.50% a yearabout 1.61 km²Urban
Borac8171.38%0.33% a yearabout 0.805 km²Rural
Cabungaan5610.95%5.54% a yearabout 4.66 km²Rural
Calumpang7,26212.26%0.67% a yearabout 4.19 km²Urban
Capiñahan2,9785.03%1.45% a yearabout 7.18 km²Rural
Caraycaray5,3409.01%4.37% a yearabout 4.57 km²Urban
Catmon1,7142.89%0.37% a yearabout 2.00 km²Rural
Haguikhikan2,0723.5%0.29% a yearabout 4.69 km²Rural
Imelda1,0401.76%−0.30% a yearabout 8.58 km²Rural
Larrazabal5,3749.07%1.01% a yearabout 2.40 km²Urban
Libertad6351.07%−7.48% a yearabout 2.67 km²Rural
Libtong1,3762.32%1.88% a yearabout 3.56 km²Rural
Lico1,0801.82%0.93% a yearabout 3.06 km²Rural
Lucsoon2,1033.55%1.02% a yearabout 4.68 km²Rural
Mabini9391.59%0.18% a yearabout 1.58 km²Rural
Padre Inocentes Garcia4,2907.24%−1.99% a yearabout 0.79 km²Urban
Padre Sergio Eamiguel1,8863.18%1.71% a yearabout 4.03 km²Rural
Sabang4060.69%0.30% a yearabout 0.878 km²Rural
San Pablo1,1892.01%−9.57% a yearabout 3.19 km²Rural
Santissimo Rosario Pob.1,7582.97%−3.44% a yearabout 0.204 km²Urban
Santo Niño2,8574.82%−1.35% a yearabout 1.35 km²Rural
Talustusan2,2703.83%−0.88% a yearabout 6.69 km²Rural
Villa Caneja2,1473.62%19.65% a yearabout 8.22 km²Rural
Villa Consuelo1,8913.19%−2.00% a yearabout 12.83 km²Rural

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

Naval covers 105.15 km² of land, 563 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 914 m above the sea and it has 22.8 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
105.15 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
563 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
11.56918° N, 124.44494° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[29]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
205 m
Highest
914 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

22.8 km of coastline[30]

Rivers[30]

  1. Caraycaray River15.1 of 15.2 km
  2. Anas River10.9 of 13.2 km

Peaks[30]

  1. Mt. Tamburokvolcano437 m

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[31]

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 Catbalogan, the nearest PAGASA station, 53 km away[32]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,991 mm of rain on 181 days a year; 28.4 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Catbalogan, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January296 mm1626.7 °C30.8 °C22.7 °C
February208 mm1227.0 °C31.4 °C22.6 °C
March191 mm1328.6 °C32.4 °C23.2 °C
April124 mm1128.8 °C33.5 °C24.1 °C
May179 mm1229.5 °C33.9 °C25.0 °C
June230 mm1529.2 °C33.4 °C25.0 °C
July292 mm1728.8 °C32.7 °C24.9 °C
August196 mm1229.1 °C32.9 °C25.3 °C
September280 mm1528.9 °C32.8 °C24.9 °C
October299 mm1928.4 °C32.3 °C24.4 °C
November293 mm1927.8 °C31.9 °C23.8 °C
December404 mm2027.3 °C31.2 °C23.4 °C
The year2,991 mm18128.4 °C32.4 °C24.1 °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 5 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 21 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
20.7% of people[19]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 21 of every 100 people in Naval lived below the poverty line in 2021 (20.7%)[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 18.3% and 23.1%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 17government offices
  • 5hospitals and health centres
  • 36schools
  • 15places of worship
  • 2markets
  • 5stations and terminals
  • 3parks
  • 2beaches
  • 1monument or memorial

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 “Naval” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices14

8 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 26 barangays of Naval

Hospitals and health centres5

Markets2

Stations and terminals5

Parks3

Beaches2

Monuments and memorials1

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Naval. 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.[13, 14]

Capital of
Biliran[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
Lone district of Biliran[13, 17, 18]

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.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Gretchen Stephanie Mendiola Espina[20]
    Vice mayor
    Nick Arthur Velasquez Parilla[20]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Gretchen Stephanie Mendiola Espina[21]
    Vice mayor
    Vicente Villacrusis Curso Jr.[21]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Gerard Roger Mendiola Espina[22]
    Vice mayor
    Vicente Villacrusis Curso Jr.[22]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Gerard Roger Mendiola Espina[23]
    Vice mayor
    Vicente Villacrusis Curso Jr.[23]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Susan Velasquez Parilla[24]
    Vice mayor
    Redentor Co Villordon[24]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Susan Velasquez Parilla[25]
    Vice mayor
    Redentor Co Villordon[25]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Susan Velasquez Parilla[26]
    Vice mayor
    Vicente Villacrusis Curso Jr.[26]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Gerardo Espina Sr.[27]
    Vice mayor
    Brigido Caneja III[27]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Gerardo J. Espina Jr.[28]
    Vice mayor
    Brigido C. Caneja III[28]
Mayors and vice mayors of Naval, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Gretchen Stephanie Mendiola Espina[20]Nick Arthur Velasquez Parilla[20]
2022–2025Gretchen Stephanie Mendiola Espina[21]Vicente Villacrusis Curso Jr.[21]
2019–2022Gerard Roger Mendiola Espina[22]Vicente Villacrusis Curso Jr.[22]
2016–2019Gerard Roger Mendiola Espina[23]Vicente Villacrusis Curso Jr.[23]
2013–2016Susan Velasquez Parilla[24]Redentor Co Villordon[24]
2010–2013Susan Velasquez Parilla[25]Redentor Co Villordon[25]
2007–2010Susan Velasquez Parilla[26]Vicente Villacrusis Curso Jr.[26]
2004–2007Gerardo Espina Sr.[27]Brigido Caneja III[27]
2001–2004Gerardo J. Espina Jr.[28]Brigido C. Caneja III[28]

History & Identity

Naval's fiesta and days

  • Naval town fiesta (Bagasumbol Festival)Town fiesta · Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary · The first Saturday of October · next Saturday, 2 October 2027
  • Bagasumbol FestivalFestival · Arrival of Christianity in Naval / town fiesta · The first Saturday of October · next Saturday, 2 October 2027

Everything listed for Naval in Now

How it got its name

Local traditionThe early settlement was called Bagazumbol, from a Samar word meaning somewhat pointed, for the area's pointed features.[9]

Its story

Cebuano settlers from Danao, Cebu, guided by Padre Inocentes Mangco Garcia, founded a community at Bagasumbol in the later 18th century.[9]

Settlers from Bohol, Panay and Negros followed, and the land was divided among them.[9]

In May 1860 it became an independent parish.[9]

In 1903 Act 954 made Naval the seat of a municipality that also took in Biliran.[10]

Republic Act 2141 of 1959 made Naval the seat of government of the new sub-province of Biliran.[11]

Timeline

  1. 1860-05

    Naval became an independent parish.[9]

  2. 1869

    Naval is listed among the towns established in 1869.[12]

  3. 1903-10-22

    Act 954 merged Biliran municipality into Naval.[10]

  4. 1959-04-08

    RA 2141 created the Sub-province of Biliran with Naval as seat.[11]

Nearby

Naval shares a border with Almeria, Biliran, Caibiran and Culaba.

How it compares

Naval beside Biliran, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Biliran.

Naval beside Biliran
FigureNavalBiliranRank among the cities and municipalities of Biliran
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 glossary59,236[1, 2]184,0951st of 8
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 glossary0.43% a year[1, 2]slower0.63% a year5th of 8
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 glossary563[6]more crowded3491st of 8
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 glossary105.15 km²[6]527.39 km²1st of 8
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 glossary4.2[1, 2]higher4.1not 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 glossary46.6%[5]higher17.2%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Manila
503.0 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]

  1. BiliranBiliran8.3 km southeast
  2. AlmeriaBiliran8.3 km northwest
  3. CulabaBiliran9.9 km northeast
  4. CaibiranBiliran11.3 km east
  5. KawayanBiliran11.8 km north
  6. CabucgayanBiliran13.2 km southeast

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  8. 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
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  17. 17.1986 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
  18. 18.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
  19. 19.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
  20. 20.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
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  24. 24.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
  25. 25.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
  26. 26.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
  27. 27.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
  28. 28.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
  29. 29.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
  30. 30.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
  31. 31.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
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  33. 33.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
  34. 34.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
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