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Municipality

San Rafael

San Rafael is a municipality in Bulacan, Central Luzon, Philippines. Its population was 108,256 in the 2024 census, and it has 34 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of San Rafael by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AngatBustosCandabaBaliwag CityDoña Remedios TrinidadSan IldefonsoBMA-Balagtas: 2,441 people, 782 per km², 1.83% a yearBanca-banca: 1,369 people, 761 per km², 0.26% a yearCaingin: 11,050 people, 1,348 per km², 0.47% a yearCoral na Bato: 1,984 people, 293 per km², 2.31% a yearCruz na Daan: 1,128 people, 2,541 per km², −0.15% a yearDagat-dagatan: 1,521 people, 874 per km², 0.58% a yearDiliman I: 3,758 people, 1,663 per km², 0.81% a yearDiliman II: 930 people, 732 per km², 1.58% a yearCapihan: 6,535 people, 1,781 per km², 1.55% a yearLibis: 1,881 people, 5,897 per km², −0.37% a yearLico: 1,982 people, 3,233 per km², −0.23% a yearMaasim: 1,432 people, 800 per km², 0.84% a yearMabalas-balas: 4,397 people, 4,071 per km², 1.29% a yearMaguinao: 5,190 people, 2,483 per km², 1.19% a yearMaronquillo: 4,202 people, 529 per km², 1.44% a yearPaco: 1,045 people, 786 per km², 0.05% a yearPansumaloc: 1,126 people, 580 per km², 0.17% a yearPantubig: 3,824 people, 1,951 per km², 0.22% a yearPasong Bangkal: 1,150 people, 329 per km², 0.92% a yearPasong Callos: 1,034 people, 405 per km², 3.08% a yearPasong Intsik: 1,513 people, 283 per km², 0.34% a yearPinacpinacan: 2,206 people, 761 per km², 4.45% a yearPoblacion: 1,644 people, 10,211 per km², 0.06% a yearPulo: 3,658 people, 393 per km², 0.38% a yearPulong Bayabas: 1,281 people, 781 per km², 0.42% a yearSalapungan: 2,555 people, 1,681 per km², 1.09% a yearSampaloc: 5,235 people, 1,733 per km², 3.81% a yearSan Agustin: 1,803 people, 3,333 per km², 0.79% a yearSan Roque: 9,873 people, 1,808 per km², 0.49% a yearTalacsan: 4,201 people, 593 per km², 0.28% a yearTambubong: 8,567 people, 4,786 per km², 2.53% a yearTukod: 2,855 people, 599 per km², 2.47% a yearUlingao: 3,886 people, 1,783 per km², 1.11% a yearSapang Pahalang: 1,000 people, 463 per km², 1.86% 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

    108,256

    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 26% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    17th

    of the 24 cities and municipalities of Bulacan 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 3 of every 100 people in Bulacan lived in San Rafael in 2024 (2.79%)

  • Inside itSources

    34

    barangays

  • LandSources

    104.87 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: San Rafael's land would fill a square about 10.2 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: 1,032 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 10 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

    30,742

    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

    3.5 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    60.3%

    About 60 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
0301422000[4]Formerly 031422000
ZIP code
3008[15, 16, 17]

People

San Rafael had 108,256 people in the 2024 census, up 26% 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.

San Rafael had the 17th most people of the 24 cities and municipalities of Bulacan in 2024[1]
  1. 14Plaridel120,939
  2. 15Guiguinto118,173
  3. 16Pulilan111,384
  4. 17San Rafael108,256
  5. 18Bulacan83,101
  6. 19Bustos80,565
  7. 20Balagtas80,221
All 24 cities and municipalities of Bulacan
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 58 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Caingin11,05010 in 100
  2. San Roque9,8739 in 100
  3. Tambubong8,5678 in 100
  4. Capihan6,5356 in 100
  5. Sampaloc5,2355 in 100
  6. Maguinao5,1905 in 100
  7. Mabalas-balas4,3974 in 100
  8. Maronquillo4,2024 in 100
  9. Talacsan4,2014 in 100
  10. Ulingao3,8864 in 100
See all 34 barangays of San Rafael
Age structure · 2020 Census[36]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 28 of every 100 are children under 15 (27.6%)
  • About 66 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (66.3%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.1%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 49,3384,7914,547
5 - 99,4804,9744,506
10 - 149,5775,0294,548
15 - 199,0404,6644,376
20 - 249,1864,7084,478
25 - 299,0134,6034,410
30 - 347,8673,9383,929
35 - 397,2523,7123,540
40 - 446,8173,4263,391
45 - 495,5562,7532,803
50 - 545,3702,6632,707
55 - 594,4452,1842,261
60 - 643,6181,7571,861
65 - 692,5661,1891,377
70 - 741,717756961
75 - 79976370606
80 years and over1,037353684

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
108,256[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
30,742[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.5 on average[1, 2]
Share of Bulacan, 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
2.79%[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
60.3% (65,250 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
51,870 men, 50,985 women[36]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024108,256[1, 2]1.18% a year30,7423.5
2020as of May 1, 2020103,097[1]1.81% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201594,655[1]1.86% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201085,921[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then85,284[34]2.81% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders69,770[34, 35]3.89% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then58,387[34]3.13% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then49,528[34]3.01% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then36,803[34]2.62% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then32,342[34]2.90% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then28,039[34]3.47% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then19,772[34]———

Barangays

San Rafael is made up of 34 barangays.
Barangays of San Rafael. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Banca-banca1,3691.26%0.26% a yearabout 1.80 km²Rural
BMA-Balagtas2,4412.25%1.83% a yearabout 3.12 km²Rural
Caingin11,05010.21%0.47% a yearabout 8.20 km²Urban
Capihan6,5356.04%1.55% a yearabout 3.67 km²Urban
Coral na Bato1,9841.83%2.31% a yearabout 6.77 km²Rural
Cruz na Daan1,1281.04%−0.15% a yearabout 0.444 km²Urban
Dagat-dagatan1,5211.41%0.58% a yearabout 1.74 km²Rural
Diliman I3,7583.47%0.81% a yearabout 2.26 km²Urban
Diliman II9300.86%1.58% a yearabout 1.27 km²Rural
Libis1,8811.74%−0.37% a yearabout 0.319 km²Rural
Lico1,9821.83%−0.23% a yearabout 0.613 km²Rural
Maasim1,4321.32%0.84% a yearabout 1.79 km²Urban
Mabalas-balas4,3974.06%1.29% a yearabout 1.08 km²Urban
Maguinao5,1904.79%1.19% a yearabout 2.09 km²Urban
Maronquillo4,2023.88%1.44% a yearabout 7.95 km²Rural
Paco1,0450.97%0.05% a yearabout 1.33 km²Rural
Pansumaloc1,1261.04%0.17% a yearabout 1.94 km²Rural
Pantubig3,8243.53%0.22% a yearabout 1.96 km²Rural
Pasong Bangkal1,1501.06%0.92% a yearabout 3.50 km²Rural
Pasong Callos1,0340.96%3.08% a yearabout 2.55 km²Rural
Pasong Intsik1,5131.4%0.34% a yearabout 5.34 km²Rural
Pinacpinacan2,2062.04%4.45% a yearabout 2.90 km²Rural
Poblacion1,6441.52%0.06% a yearabout 0.161 km²Urban
Pulo3,6583.38%0.38% a yearabout 9.31 km²Rural
Pulong Bayabas1,2811.18%0.42% a yearabout 1.64 km²Rural
Salapungan2,5552.36%1.09% a yearabout 1.52 km²Urban
Sampaloc5,2354.84%3.81% a yearabout 3.02 km²Urban
San Agustin1,8031.67%0.79% a yearabout 0.541 km²Rural
San Roque9,8739.12%0.49% a yearabout 5.46 km²Urban
Sapang Pahalang1,0000.92%1.86% a yearabout 2.16 km²Rural
Talacsan4,2013.88%0.28% a yearabout 7.08 km²Rural
Tambubong8,5677.91%2.53% a yearabout 1.79 km²Urban
Tukod2,8552.64%2.47% a yearabout 4.77 km²Rural
Ulingao3,8863.59%1.11% a yearabout 2.18 km²Urban

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

San Rafael covers 104.87 km² of land, 1,032 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 141 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
104.87 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
1,032 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
14.99661° N, 120.94275° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[30]
Lowest
5 m
Average
33 m
Highest
141 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[31]

  1. Angat River2.4 of 115.5 km
  2. San Rafael River2.0 of 6.6 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 I[32]

Two seasons: dry from November to April, wet for the rest of the year, with the heaviest rain from June to September.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Science Garden, the nearest PAGASA station, 41 km away[33]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,786 mm of rain on 143 days a year; 27.8 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Science Garden, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January27 mm426.0 °C30.6 °C21.4 °C
February24 mm326.5 °C31.5 °C21.5 °C
March33 mm427.8 °C32.9 °C22.6 °C
April42 mm529.4 °C34.6 °C24.1 °C
May212 mm1229.8 °C34.4 °C25.1 °C
June323 mm1729.1 °C33.1 °C25.0 °C
July517 mm2128.2 °C31.8 °C24.5 °C
August569 mm2127.9 °C31.2 °C24.6 °C
September500 mm2127.9 °C31.5 °C24.4 °C
October284 mm1527.8 °C31.7 °C23.9 °C
November141 mm1227.4 °C31.6 °C23.2 °C
December115 mm826.6 °C30.7 °C22.4 °C
The year2,786 mm14327.8 °C32.1 °C23.6 °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 43 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 13 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
12.7% of people[20]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 13 of every 100 people in San Rafael lived below the poverty line in 2021 (12.7%)[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 11.2% and 14.2%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 12government offices
  • 2hospitals and health centres
  • 38schools
  • 11places of worship
  • 1market
  • 1station or terminal
  • 2parks
  • 2monuments 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.

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads San Rafael. 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]

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
3rd district of Bulacan[18, 19]

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
    Cipriano Dungao Violago Jr.[21]
    Vice mayor
    Edison Mariano Veneracion[21]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Mark Cholo Inoncillo Violago[22]
    Vice mayor
    Marilyn Serrano Veneracion[22]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Cipriano Dungao Violago Jr.[23]
    Vice mayor
    Edison Mariano Veneracion[23]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Cipriano Dungao Violago Jr.[24]
    Vice mayor
    Edison Mariano Veneracion[24]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Cipriano Dungao Violago Jr.[25]
    Vice mayor
    Edison Mariano Veneracion[25]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Lorna Cillan Silverio[26]
    Vice mayor
    Cipriano Dungao Violago Jr.[26]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Ricardo Cruz Silverio[27]
    Vice mayor
    Rino Valero Castro[27]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Ricardo Silverio[28]
    Vice mayor
    Rino Castro[28]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Jaime Y. Viceo Jr.[29]
    Vice mayor
    Julito L. Yulo[29]
Mayors and vice mayors of San Rafael, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Cipriano Dungao Violago Jr.[21]Edison Mariano Veneracion[21]
2022–2025Mark Cholo Inoncillo Violago[22]Marilyn Serrano Veneracion[22]
2019–2022Cipriano Dungao Violago Jr.[23]Edison Mariano Veneracion[23]
2016–2019Cipriano Dungao Violago Jr.[24]Edison Mariano Veneracion[24]
2013–2016Cipriano Dungao Violago Jr.[25]Edison Mariano Veneracion[25]
2010–2013Lorna Cillan Silverio[26]Cipriano Dungao Violago Jr.[26]
2007–2010Ricardo Cruz Silverio[27]Rino Valero Castro[27]
2004–2007Ricardo Silverio[28]Rino Castro[28]
2001–2004Jaime Y. Viceo Jr.[29]Julito L. Yulo[29]

History & Identity

San Rafael's fiesta and days

Everything listed for San Rafael in Now

How it got its name

Local traditionThe town's own page tells that a man named Rafael cured the sick with fish liver, and missionaries named the place for St. Rafael, whose feast is 24 October.[10]

Its story

The town page says San Rafael was created as a pueblo in 1750.[10]

In 1903 the Philippine Commission joined San Rafael and Bustos to Baliuag.[11]

Act No. 1619 of 1907 restored San Rafael as a separate municipality.[12]

Local traditionThe town page says San Rafael and San Ildefonso were called Hacienda de Buenavista, after land was pledged to the San Juan de Dios hospital, until 1944.[10]

Timeline

  1. 1750

    San Rafael was created as a pueblo.[10]

  2. 8 October 1903

    Act No. 932 joined San Rafael to Baliuag.[11]

  3. 21 March 1907

    Act No. 1619 reconstituted San Rafael as a municipality.[12]

Nearby

San Rafael shares a border with 6 places.

How it compares

San Rafael beside Bulacan, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Bulacan.

San Rafael beside Bulacan
FigureSan RafaelBulacanRank among the cities and municipalities of Bulacan
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 glossary108,256[1, 2]3,876,80617th of 24
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 glossary1.18% a year[1, 2]faster1.07% a year5th of 24
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 glossary1,032[6]less crowded1,31819th of 24
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 glossary104.87 km²[6]2,942.54 km²7th of 24
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 glossary3.5[1, 2]about the same3.5not 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 glossary60.3%[5]lower82.8%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Malolos City, the capital of Bulacan
20.5 km southwest
Manila
45.4 km south

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

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. BustosBulacan6.9 km south
  2. Baliwag CityBulacan8.1 km southwest
  3. AngatBulacan11.0 km southeast
  4. San IldefonsoBulacan11.3 km northeast
  5. PandiBulacan13.4 km south
  6. PlaridelBulacan14.1 km southwest

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
  1. 1.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  2. 2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Central Luzon (OpenSTAT table 0031A6DTPH2). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  3. 3.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
  4. 4.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  5. 5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population and Urban Population by Urban Classification and Region, Province, Highly Urbanized City, City/Municipality and Barangay: Philippines, 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0231A6DPUP0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  6. 6.Philippine Statistics Authority, from the Land Management Bureau (DENR). Population, Land Area, Population Density, and Percent Change in Population Density by Region, Province/Highly Urbanized City, and City/Municipality: 2015, 2020, and 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0221A6DLPD0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  7. 7.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 4th Quarter 2022: Publication Datafile, with the 2015 and 2020 census counts (the PSA's file, as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published December 31, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  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
  9. 9.Municipality of San Rafael, Bulacan. Official website. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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  11. 11.Philippine Commission (via Lawphil). Act No. 932, 8 October 1903. Published October 8, 1903. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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  18. 18.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 11546: An Act reapportioning the Province of Bulacan into six (6) legislative districts. Published May 26, 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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