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Davao Oriental

Davao Oriental is a province in the Davao Region of Mindanao, Philippines. Its population was 590,042 in the 2024 census, and it has 1 city and 10 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
A long green headland curling across a turquoise bay, with a round wooded islet in the shallows below and forested hills in front, under a pale blue sky.
The Sleeping Dinosaur and Pujada Bay, seen from Badas, in Mati.Photo: “Mati Sleeping Dinosaur, Pujada Bay (Badas, Mati, Davao Oriental; 04-20-2024)” by Patrickroque01, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene. Scene's copy is shared under the same licence.

  • PeopleSources

    590,042

    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 14% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    4th

    of the 5 provinces of Davao Region 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 11 of every 100 people in Davao Region lived in Davao Oriental in 2024 (10.95%)

  • Inside itSources

    11

    cities and municipalities

    183 barangays

  • LandSources

    5,726.46 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: Davao Oriental's land would fill a square about 75.7 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: 103 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 1 person per 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

    161,976

    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

    3.6 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    42.3%

    About 42 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
1102500000[4]Formerly 112500000

People

Davao Oriental had 590,042 people in the 2024 census, up 14% 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.

Davao Oriental had the 4th most people of the 5 provinces of Davao Region in 2024[1]
  1. 1Davao del Norte1,143,931
  2. 2Davao de Oro783,775
  3. 3Davao del Sur705,129
  4. 4Davao Oriental590,042
  5. 5Davao Occidental317,598
All 5 provinces of Davao Region
Of every 100 people in Davao Oriental in 2024[1]

Corrected by Scene from the PSA's men and women counts. The PSA's age table prints a both-sexes count for 80 - 84 (6,186 printed against 3,688 men and women) and 85 and over (5,389 printed against 2,498 men and women) that is not the sum of its men and women, although its men and women columns add up exactly to the Davao Oriental totals. Scene shows the sum of the two for these groups and keeps the printed values.[5]

Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 28 of every 100 are children under 15 (28.4%)
  • About 65 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (64.7%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.9%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 544,98123,37721,604
5 - 957,33829,80127,537
10 - 1464,90433,18831,716
15 - 1959,96130,87729,084
20 - 2451,02126,08124,940
25 - 2945,00123,20121,800
30 - 3442,67222,31720,355
35 - 3938,88120,90917,972
40 - 4433,99018,52715,463
45 - 4932,03517,30114,734
50 - 5429,97115,78314,188
55 - 5925,83413,26312,571
60 - 6422,07611,15510,921
65 - 6916,7078,1418,566
70 - 7411,2905,3105,980
75 - 796,2782,7523,526
80 - 843,688Corrected by Scene · the PSA prints 6,1861,4592,229
85 and over2,498Corrected by Scene · the PSA prints 5,3898781,620

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
590,042[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
161,976[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.6 on average[1, 2]
Share of Davao Region, 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
10.95%[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
42.3% (249,440 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
304,320 men, 284,806 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024590,042[1, 2]0.56% a year161,9763.6
2020as of May 1, 2020576,343[1]0.65% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015558,958[1]1.47% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010517,618[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then486,104[41]1.19% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders446,191[41, 42]1.64% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then413,472[41]0.87% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then394,697[41]1.50% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then339,931[41]2.57% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then299,426[41]3.85% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then247,995[41]6.31% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then132,593[41]———

Cities and municipalities

Davao Oriental is made up of 10 municipalities and 1 city, with 183 barangays in all.
Colour byColours the map of Davao Oriental by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Agusan del SurDavao de OroSurigao del SurBaganga: 59,796 people, 64 per km², 0.44% a yearBanaybanay: 46,231 people, 196 per km², 0.95% a yearBoston: 15,074 people, 33 per km², 0.74% a yearCaraga: 39,630 people, 50 per km², −0.04% a yearCateel: 45,623 people, 102 per km², 0.76% a yearMati City: 148,672 people, 235 per km², 0.18% a yearGovernor Generoso: 63,695 people, 168 per km², 1.49% a yearLupon: 68,717 people, 120 per km², 0.62% a yearManay: 39,271 people, 65 per km², −0.18% a yearSan Isidro: 35,984 people, 117 per km², 1.61% a yearTarragona: 27,349 people, 79 per km², 0.31% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 20,000
  • 20,000 to 31,000
  • 31,000 to 45,000
  • 45,000 to 76,000
  • 76,000 and over

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

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 140
  • 140 to 250
  • 250 to 390
  • 390 to 750
  • 750 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities 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
Cities and municipalities of Davao Oriental. Each column heading sorts the table.
Kind[1, 7]Share (2024)
BagangaMunicipality59,79610.13%0.44% a year939.57 km²
BanaybanayMunicipality46,2317.84%0.95% a year235.32 km²
BostonMunicipality15,0742.55%0.74% a year462.07 km²
CaragaMunicipality39,6306.72%−0.04% a year800.15 km²
CateelMunicipality45,6237.73%0.76% a year446.05 km²
Mati CityComponent city148,67225.2%0.18% a year633.05 km²
Governor GenerosoMunicipality63,69510.79%1.49% a year378.55 km²
LuponMunicipality68,71711.65%0.62% a year573.51 km²
ManayMunicipality39,2716.66%−0.18% a year605.98 km²
San IsidroMunicipality35,9846.1%1.61% a year307.25 km²
TarragonaMunicipality27,3494.64%0.31% a year344.96 km²

Land & Environment

Davao Oriental covers 5,726.46 km² of land, 103 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 2,259 m above the sea and it has 534.7 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
5,726.46 km²[7]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
103 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
7.51459° N, 126.43193° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[38]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
449 m
Highest
2,259 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

534.7 km of coastline[39]

Rivers[39]

  1. Cateel River56.6 of 80.9 km
  2. Baganga River47.5 km
  3. Caraga River43.2 of 68.9 km
  4. Manorigao River40.4 of 44.5 km
  5. Simulao River35.6 of 115.7 km
  6. Tagugpo River35.6 of 54.3 km
  7. Bitanagan River35.1 km
  8. Casaoman River34.2 km

The longest inside it: 37 in all.

Lakes[39]

  1. Diomaboc Lake0.11 km²

Peaks[39]

  1. Mount Hamiguitan1,620 m
  2. Mount Kapok1,160 m
  3. Mount Mansamuga1,000 m
  4. Mount Kabunulan930 m
  5. Mount Dinagsaan760 m
  6. Mount Bilbogan720 m

The highest: 21 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[40]

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

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

Life & Economy

Davao Oriental's economy made ₱83.8 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱142,447 for each person. About 39 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱83.8 billion[25]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱64.3 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
6.6%[26]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱142,447[27]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty 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
38.9% of people[28]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
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 39 of every 100 people in Davao Oriental lived below the poverty line in 2023 (38.9%)[28]

The PSA's survey puts it between 34.6% and 43.2%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱33,617 a person for the year.

Public places

  • 98government offices
  • 21hospitals and health centres
  • 404schools
  • 57places of worship
  • 10markets
  • 10stations and terminals
  • 6parks
  • 8beaches
  • 3monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Each town's page lists its own; this page lists the stations, parks, beaches and monuments.

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

Stations and terminals10

4 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 11 cities and municipalities of Davao Oriental

Parks6

Beaches8

Monuments and memorials3

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

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Davao Oriental. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (the provincial board), led by the vice governor. The governor, the vice governor and the board's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[22, 23]

Capital
Mati City[4]

2 legislative districtsLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary[24]

Each district elects one member of the House of Representatives. These are the districts as the laws drew them for the 2025 elections.

1st district

2nd district

Leaders

The governor and vice governor 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

    Governor
    Nelson Lechoncito Dayanghirang[29]
    Vice governor
    Ma. Glenda Monette Rabat Gayta[29]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Corazon Toroba Nuñez Malanyaon[30]
    Vice governor
    Niño Sotero Lopez Uy Jr.[30]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Nelson Lechoncito Dayanghirang[31]
    Vice governor
    Niño Sotero Lopez Uy Jr.[31]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Nelson Lechoncito Dayanghirang[32]
    Vice governor
    Niño Sotero Lopez Uy Jr.[32]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    Corazon Nuñez Malanyaon[33]
    Vice governor
    Joel Mayo Zosa Almario[33]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    Corazon Nuñez Malanyaon[34]
    Vice governor
    Joel Mayo Zosa Almario[34]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Corazon Nuñez Malanyaon[35]
    Vice governor
    Joel Mayo Zosa Almario[35]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Maria Elena Toroba Palma Gil[36]
    Vice governor
    Edgardo Endriga Lopez[36]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Ma. Elena T. Palma Gil[37]
    Vice governor
    Thelma Z. Almario[37]
Governors and vice governors of Davao Oriental, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Nelson Lechoncito Dayanghirang[29]Ma. Glenda Monette Rabat Gayta[29]
2022–2025Corazon Toroba Nuñez Malanyaon[30]Niño Sotero Lopez Uy Jr.[30]
2019–2022Nelson Lechoncito Dayanghirang[31]Niño Sotero Lopez Uy Jr.[31]
2016–2019Nelson Lechoncito Dayanghirang[32]Niño Sotero Lopez Uy Jr.[32]
2013–2016Corazon Nuñez Malanyaon[33]Joel Mayo Zosa Almario[33]
2010–2013Corazon Nuñez Malanyaon[34]Joel Mayo Zosa Almario[34]
2007–2010Corazon Nuñez Malanyaon[35]Joel Mayo Zosa Almario[35]
2004–2007Maria Elena Toroba Palma Gil[36]Edgardo Endriga Lopez[36]
2001–2004Ma. Elena T. Palma Gil[37]Thelma Z. Almario[37]

History & Identity

Davao Oriental's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Davao Oriental in Now

Created
Created by Republic Act No. 4867, approved and in effect on 8 May 1967, which divided the Province of Davao into Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental[9]

How it got its name

The province is the eastern coast of the old Province of Davao, known as the Contra Costa, which Republic Act No. 4867 made Davao Oriental in 1967.[9, 10, 11]

Local traditionAs the government of Davao del Sur tells the name the Davao provinces share, local historians say Davao blends the names the Bagobo peoples gave the Davao River, Davoh, Duhwow and Dabu.[12]

Local traditionThe province's history, citing the historian Combes, says the old name of the region, Calaghan or Caraga, comes from calag, spirit or soul, so that Spanish Caraga was known as a region of spirited men.[11]

Its story

The Jesuits Pablo Pastells and Juan Terricabras built the church of Caraga of wood, coral and stone from 1877; it was completed and became the parish of San Salvador del Mundo in 1884. It was the centre of the Jesuit mission that founded towns along eastern Mindanao under Spain.[13]

In 1846 José Uyanguren, sent by Governor-General Narciso Clavería, led an expedition south of Bislig and organised settlements, Baganga and Mati among them. On 27 February 1849 Clavería divided the Province of Caraga: its north became Surigao, and its south, with the Davao Gulf, Nueva Guipúzcoa, later renamed Davao.[10, 11, 14]

In 1902 the coast north of Mayo Bay, Caraga included, still belonged to Surigao. Act No. 787 of 1903 gave the Moro Province's Davao District all of Mindanao south of the eighth parallel and east of Cotabato, and on 29 October 1903 Mati, Caraga, Cateel and Baganga became municipalities, together with Davao.[11, 14, 15]

From 31 August to 3 September 1924, at a convention in Caraga, the presidents of the east-coast towns asked for Eastern Davao to be made a sub-province called Plaridel. The petition was endorsed but came to nothing.[10, 11]

Republic Act No. 4867, approved on 8 May 1967, divided the Province of Davao in three. Davao Oriental took its seven eastern towns, from Lupon to Cateel, with Mati as the capital, and Ponciano Bangoy was its first governor from 1 July 1967.[9, 11]

Like the other two Davao provinces, it keeps 1 July, the day the three began to operate in 1967, as its founding anniversary, Araw ng Davao Oriental; a law of 1971 made it a public holiday in all three. The 55th fell on 1 July 2022.[16, 17, 18, 19]

Timeline

  1. 1846

    José Uyanguren's expedition organises settlements south of Bislig.[11]

  2. 27 February 1849

    Clavería divides the Province of Caraga; its south becomes Nueva Guipúzcoa, later Davao.[10, 11]

  3. 1877

    The Jesuits begin building the church of Caraga.[13]

  4. 1 June 1903

    Act No. 787 creates the Moro Province, with its Davao District.[15]

  5. 29 October 1903

    Mati, Caraga, Cateel and Baganga become municipalities.[11]

  6. 23 July 1914

    Act No. 2408 sets up the civil Province of Davao.[20]

  7. 31 August 1924

    The Caraga Convention opens and asks for a sub-province of Plaridel.[10, 11]

  8. 8 May 1967

    Republic Act No. 4867 creates Davao Oriental, with Mati as its capital.[9]

  9. 1 July 1967

    The province begins to operate under its first governor, Ponciano Bangoy.[11, 16]

  10. 16 August 1971

    Republic Act No. 6380 makes 1 July a public holiday in the three Davao provinces.[17]

  11. 24 March 2007

    Republic Act No. 9408 makes Mati a city.[21]

Nearby

Davao Oriental shares a border with Agusan del Sur, Davao de Oro and Surigao del Sur.

How it compares

Davao Oriental beside Davao Region, and where it stands among the provinces of Davao Region.

Davao Oriental beside Davao Region
FigureDavao OrientalDavao RegionRank among the provinces of Davao Region
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 glossary590,042[1, 2]5,389,4224th of 5
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 glossary0.56% a year[1, 2]slower0.66% a year2nd of 5
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 glossary103[7]less crowded2485th of 5
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 glossary5,726.46 km²[7]21,733.04 km²1st of 5
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 glossary3.6[1, 2]higher3.5not 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 glossary42.3%[6]lower67%not ranked

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  15. 15.Philippine Commission. Act No. 787: An Act Providing for the Organization and Government of the Moro Province. Published June 1, 1903. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  16. 16.Provincial Planning and Development Office, Province of Davao del Norte. Socio-Economic and Ecological Profile 2022 (as archived by the Internet Archive on 7 September 2026; the site serves no https). Published 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  17. 17.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 6380: An Act Declaring July First of Each Year as a Public Holiday in the Provinces of Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, and Davao del Norte. Published August 16, 1971. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  18. 18.Provincial Government of Davao Oriental. DavOr Sets Highlight Events for 52nd Anniversary Celebration (as archived by the Internet Archive on 7 March 2024). Published June 17, 2019. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  19. 19.Provincial Government of Davao Oriental. Executive Order No. 21, Series of 2022, declaring Friday, 1 July 2022 a special non-working public holiday in celebration of the 55th Araw ng Davao Oriental (listing, as archived by the Internet Archive on 7 August 2022). Published June 27, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  20. 20.Philippine Commission. Act No. 2408: An Act Providing a Temporary Form of Government for the Territory Known as the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, Making Applicable thereto, with Certain Exceptions, the Provisions of General Laws Now in Force in the Philippine Islands, and for Other Purposes. Published July 23, 1914. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  21. 21.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 9408: Charter of the City of Mati: an Act Converting the Municipality of Mati in the Province of Davao Oriental into a Component City to be known as the City of Mati. Published March 24, 2007. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  22. 22.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
  23. 23.1986 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
  24. 24.1986 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
  25. 25.Philippine Statistics Authority. Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC (OpenSTAT table 0012A5FPPA0). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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  29. 29.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
  30. 30.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial 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
  31. 31.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial 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
  32. 32.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 9, 2016 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
  33. 33.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial 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
  34. 34.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 10, 2010 National and Local Elections. Published January 10, 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
  35. 35.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial 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
  36. 36.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 10, 2004 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
  37. 37.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections (its pages are headed "LIST OF ELECTED MEMBER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"). 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
  38. 38.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
  39. 39.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
  40. 40.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
  41. 41.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
  42. 42.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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