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Municipality

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz is a municipality in Davao del Sur, Davao Region, Philippines. Its population was 104,793 in the 2024 census, and it has 18 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Santa Cruz by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Davao CityDigos CityAstorga: 12,461 people, 572 per km², 0.38% a yearBato: 8,369 people, 2,046 per km², 1.39% a yearCoronon: 9,909 people, 489 per km², 0.35% a yearDarong: 6,757 people, 423 per km², 5.86% a yearInawayan: 9,562 people, 1,183 per km², 2.58% a yearJose Rizal: 1,431 people, 184 per km², 3.08% a yearMatutungan: 1,232 people, 259 per km², 3.44% a yearMelilia: 850 people, 186 per km², −0.83% a yearZone I: 8,424 people, 828 per km², −1.64% a yearSaliducon: 957 people, 184 per km², 2.06% a yearSibulan: 5,936 people, 141 per km², −1.68% a yearSinoron: 1,590 people, 50 per km², 0.85% a yearTagabuli: 3,032 people, 518 per km², 1.12% a yearTibolo: 1,715 people, 112 per km², 5.41% a yearTuban: 7,091 people, 1,572 per km², 1.05% a yearZone II: 6,490 people, 413 per km², 1.54% a yearZone III: 11,804 people, 8,875 per km², −0.64% a yearZone IV: 7,183 people, 2,651 per km², 0.70% 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

    104,793

    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 29.2% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    3rd

    of the 11 cities and municipalities of Davao 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 15 of every 100 people in Davao del Sur lived in Santa Cruz in 2024 (14.86%)

  • Inside itSources

    18

    barangays

  • LandSources

    290.95 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: Santa Cruz's land would fill a square about 17.1 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: 360 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 4 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

    28,347

    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

    3.7 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    89.7%

    About 90 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
1102412000[4]Formerly 112412000
ZIP code
8001[17, 18, 19]

People

Santa Cruz had 104,793 people in the 2024 census, up 29.2% 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.

Santa Cruz had the 3rd most people of the 11 cities and municipalities of Davao del Sur in 2024[1]
  1. 1Davao City1,848,947
  2. 2Digos City192,063
  3. 3Santa Cruz104,793
  4. 4Bansalan64,816
  5. 5Matanao62,773
  6. 6Hagonoy58,689
  7. 7Magsaysay57,936
All 11 cities and municipalities of Davao del Sur
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 84 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Astorga12,46112 in 100
  2. Zone III11,80411 in 100
  3. Coronon9,9099 in 100
  4. Inawayan9,5629 in 100
  5. Zone I8,4248 in 100
  6. Bato8,3698 in 100
  7. Zone IV7,1837 in 100
  8. Tuban7,0917 in 100
  9. Darong6,7576 in 100
  10. Zone II6,4906 in 100
See all 18 barangays of Santa Cruz
Age structure · 2020 Census[38]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 33 of every 100 are children under 15 (33.3%)
  • About 62 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (62.2%)
  • About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (4.6%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 411,6026,0055,597
5 - 910,9685,7195,249
10 - 1411,0735,7175,356
15 - 198,8914,4804,411
20 - 248,7944,6034,191
25 - 298,4684,4304,038
30 - 347,9654,2693,696
35 - 396,8643,6893,175
40 - 445,9923,2522,740
45 - 495,0392,7082,331
50 - 544,2992,1662,133
55 - 593,5721,8201,752
60 - 642,9641,5081,456
65 - 692,0649931,071
70 - 741,267614653
75 - 79659271388
80 years and over638230408

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
104,793[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
28,347[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.7 on average[1, 2]
Share of Davao 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
14.86%[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
89.7% (93,986 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
52,474 men, 48,645 women[38]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024104,793[1, 2]0.86% a year28,3473.7
2020as of May 1, 2020101,125[1]2.25% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201590,987[1]2.21% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201081,093[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then76,113[36]1.71% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders67,317[36, 37]2.81% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then59,139[36]1.01% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then56,048[36]1.50% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then48,276[36]2.90% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then41,834[36]3.78% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then34,762[36]3.52% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then24,401[36]———

Barangays

Santa Cruz is made up of 18 barangays.
Barangays of Santa Cruz. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Astorga12,46111.89%0.38% a yearabout 21.79 km²Urban
Bato8,3697.99%1.39% a yearabout 4.09 km²Urban
Coronon9,9099.46%0.35% a yearabout 20.26 km²Urban
Darong6,7576.45%5.86% a yearabout 15.96 km²Urban
Inawayan9,5629.12%2.58% a yearabout 8.08 km²Urban
Jose Rizal1,4311.37%3.08% a yearabout 7.78 km²Rural
Matutungan1,2321.18%3.44% a yearabout 4.75 km²Rural
Melilia8500.81%−0.83% a yearabout 4.56 km²Rural
Saliducon9570.91%2.06% a yearabout 5.19 km²Rural
Sibulan5,9365.66%−1.68% a yearabout 42.10 km²Urban
Sinoron1,5901.52%0.85% a yearabout 31.99 km²Rural
Tagabuli3,0322.89%1.12% a yearabout 5.85 km²Rural
Tibolo1,7151.64%5.41% a yearabout 15.28 km²Rural
Tuban7,0916.77%1.05% a yearabout 4.51 km²Urban
Zone I8,4248.04%−1.64% a yearabout 10.17 km²Urban
Zone II6,4906.19%1.54% a yearabout 15.72 km²Urban
Zone III11,80411.26%−0.64% a yearabout 1.33 km²Urban
Zone IV7,1836.85%0.70% a yearabout 2.71 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

Santa Cruz covers 290.95 km² of land, 360 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 2,847 m above the sea and it has 34.1 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
290.95 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
360 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
6.91716° N, 125.40957° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[32]
Lowest
1 m
Average
546 m
Highest
2,847 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

34.1 km of coastline[33]

Rivers[33]

  1. Tagulaya River20.4 km
  2. Sibulan River14.0 of 20.9 km
  3. Pilan River13.1 km
  4. Baruring River6.2 of 13.9 km
  5. Langan River2.4 km
  6. Coronon River2.4 km
  7. Tomari Creek2.1 of 3.9 km
  8. Inawayan River1.7 of 8.7 km

The longest inside it: 9 in all.

Peaks[33]

  1. Buribid Peak1,450 m
  2. Lomoton Peak1,380 m
  3. Mount Byaon1,310 m
  4. Abuno Peak1,292 m
  5. Mount Dinor1,250 m
  6. Pulapulahan Peak1,250 m

The highest: 20 in all.

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[34]

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 Davao City, the nearest PAGASA station, 36 km away[35]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 1,836 mm of rain on 136 days a year; 28.2 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Davao City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January167 mm1127.3 °C30.9 °C23.7 °C
February114 mm927.5 °C31.3 °C23.7 °C
March107 mm928.2 °C32.3 °C24.1 °C
April115 mm928.9 °C33.1 °C24.7 °C
May166 mm1328.9 °C32.7 °C25.0 °C
June193 mm1428.4 °C32.0 °C24.7 °C
July169 mm1328.1 °C31.7 °C24.5 °C
August167 mm1228.2 °C31.8 °C24.5 °C
September162 mm1128.3 °C32.2 °C24.4 °C
October195 mm1228.5 °C32.6 °C24.4 °C
November140 mm1228.3 °C32.2 °C24.4 °C
December142 mm1127.9 °C31.6 °C24.2 °C
The year1,836 mm13628.2 °C32.0 °C24.4 °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 17 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 18 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
18.2% of people[22]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 18 of every 100 people in Santa Cruz lived below the poverty line in 2021 (18.2%)[22]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 15.6% and 20.9%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 30government offices
  • 7hospitals and health centres
  • 39schools
  • 20places of worship
  • 2markets
  • 1station or terminal
  • 1park
  • 3beaches

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

Government offices16

10 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 18 barangays of Santa Cruz

Hospitals and health centres7

Markets2

Stations and terminals1

Parks1

Beaches3

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Santa Cruz. 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.[15, 16]

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 Davao del Sur[20, 21]

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
    Jose Nelson Zabate Sala Sr.[23]
    Vice mayor
    Charlotte Fernandez Gallego[23]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Jose Nelson Zabate Sala Sr.[24]
    Vice mayor
    Jerome Arellano Undalok[24]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Jaime Gudilos Lao Jr.[25]
    Vice mayor
    Jerome Arellano Undalok[25]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Alexis Cabahug Almendras[26]
    Vice mayor
    Jaime Gudilos Lao Jr.[26]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Joel Ray Luzano Lopez[27]
    Vice mayor
    Alexis Cabahug Almendras[27]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Joel Ray Luzano Lopez[28]
    Vice mayor
    Alexis Cabahug Almendras[28]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Joel Ray Luzano Lopez[29]
    Vice mayor
    Alexis Cabahug Almendras[29]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Manolito Lagrada[30]
    Vice mayor
    Jerome Undalok[30]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Joel Ray L. Lopez[31]
    Vice mayor
    Dominador M. Bendigo Jr.[31]
Mayors and vice mayors of Santa Cruz, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Jose Nelson Zabate Sala Sr.[23]Charlotte Fernandez Gallego[23]
2022–2025Jose Nelson Zabate Sala Sr.[24]Jerome Arellano Undalok[24]
2019–2022Jaime Gudilos Lao Jr.[25]Jerome Arellano Undalok[25]
2016–2019Alexis Cabahug Almendras[26]Jaime Gudilos Lao Jr.[26]
2013–2016Joel Ray Luzano Lopez[27]Alexis Cabahug Almendras[27]
2010–2013Joel Ray Luzano Lopez[28]Alexis Cabahug Almendras[28]
2007–2010Joel Ray Luzano Lopez[29]Alexis Cabahug Almendras[29]
2004–2007Manolito Lagrada[30]Jerome Undalok[30]
2001–2004Joel Ray L. Lopez[31]Dominador M. Bendigo Jr.[31]

History & Identity

Santa Cruz's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Santa Cruz in Now

Created
The town's own history page says Santa Cruz was legally created on October 5, 1884, under Spanish rule; no creating decree was found, and Republic Act No. 12272 (2025) marks October 5 as its foundation anniversary.[9, 10]

How it got its name

Sources differPioneers' account kept by the town: in 1880 the Spaniards planted a cross under a shelter after failing to convert the settlers, and migrants who later settled beside it called the place 'sa Cruz', meaning 'at the cross'.[9]

Sources differOfficial-records account: the town says Manila archives show that on October 4, 1884 the Spanish Governor General of Mindanao, Angel Rodriguez, arrived by warship and was greeted with banners embroidered 'Sta. Cruz'; on October 5 he blessed the town as 'Sta. Cruz of Mindanao'. The town's profile itself says records are vague on how the name came about.[9, 12]

Its story

The gulf area was first called Labo, a Bagobo word for marshland, and the Bagobo-Tagabawa under Datu Ali were its early settlers.[9]

Spanish records place the town's creation on October 5, 1884, when Governor General Angel Rodriguez blessed the town on his arrival the day before.[9]

Under American rule the whole of Santa Cruz was surveyed under Cadastral Survey No. 275, opening the way for property titles, and an American missionary preached to the Bagobos at Melilia in 1904.[12]

The Japanese Imperial Army occupied Davao after World War II broke out in 1941; Santa Cruz residents evacuated to the mountains.[12]

Timeline

  1. October 5, 1884

    Santa Cruz is legally created, according to its own history page.[9]

  2. July 1, 1949

    Executive Order No. 236 takes Digos and Padada out of Santa Cruz's territory.[13]

  3. May 8, 1967

    Republic Act No. 4867 divided the old Province of Davao into three; Davao del Sur was one of them, and the new provinces began functioning on July 1, 1967.[14]

  4. September 7, 2025

    Republic Act No. 12272 declares October 5 a special working holiday, Araw ng Sta. Cruz, for its foundation anniversary.[10]

Nearby

Santa Cruz shares a border with Davao City and Digos City.

How it compares

Santa Cruz beside Davao del Sur, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Davao del Sur.

Santa Cruz beside Davao del Sur
FigureSanta CruzDavao del SurRank among the cities and municipalities of Davao 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 glossary104,793[1, 2]705,1293rd of 11
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 glossary0.86% a year[1, 2]about the same0.86% a year5th of 11
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 glossary360[6]more crowded3174th of 11
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 glossary290.95 km²[6]2,221.11 km²4th of 11
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 glossary3.7[1, 2]higher3.4not 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 glossary89.7%[5]higher54.1%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Digos City, the capital of Davao del Sur
13.8 km southwest
Manila
981.0 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. Digos CityDavao del Sur13.8 km southwest
  2. BansalanDavao del Sur23.9 km southwest
  3. HagonoyDavao del Sur28.6 km southwest
  4. PadadaDavao del Sur31.2 km south
  5. MakilalaCotabato32.9 km west
  6. MagpetCotabato33.1 km northwest

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 : Region XI (Davao Region) (OpenSTAT table 0111A6DTHP0). Published August 3, 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 Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. Brief History of Sta. Cruz. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  10. 10.LawPhil Project (Arellano Law Foundation). Republic Act No. 12272, declaring October 5 a special working holiday in Sta. Cruz (Araw ng Sta. Cruz). Published September 7, 2025. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  11. 11.Municipality of Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur. Official website. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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  13. 13.LawPhil Project (Arellano Law Foundation). Executive Order No. 236, Organizing the Municipalities of Digos, Padada, and Panabo, in the Province of Davao. Published July 1, 1949. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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  20. 20.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 10360: An Act creating the Province of Davao Occidental. Published January 14, 2013. 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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  27. 27.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
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  31. 31.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
  32. 32.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
  33. 33.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
  34. 34.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
  35. 35.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
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