Component city

Borongan City

Borongan City is a component city in Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 71,431 in the 2024 census, and it has 61 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 9, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

People · 2024 Census

Under 690
690 to 1,100
1,100 to 1,800
1,800 to 3,100
3,100 and over

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

Density · people per km², 2024

Under 160
160 to 340
340 to 700
700 to 2,600
2,600 and over

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

Growth a year · 2020–2024

Fell by more than 1% a year
Fell, by up to 1% a year
Grew, by under 1% a year
Grew by 1 to 2% a year
Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary^[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

PeopleSources
71,431
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 10.8% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
1st
of the 23 cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar 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 Eastern Samar lived in Borongan City in 2024 (15.11%)
Inside itSources
61
barangays
LandSources
604.97 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: Borongan City's land would fill a square about 24.6 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: 118 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
17,853
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
4.0 people in each, on average, in 2024
Town or countrySources
27.6%
About 28 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: 0802604000^[4]Formerly 082604000
ZIP code: 6800^{[15, 16]}

People

Borongan City had 71,431 people in the 2024 census, up 10.8% 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.

Borongan City had the most people of the 23 cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar in 2024^[1]

1Borongan City71,431
2Guiuan52,749
3Dolores45,314
4Oras35,997
5Can-Avid21,942
6Salcedo21,335
7Llorente18,909

All 23 cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 43 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Songco4,6847 in 100
Campesao4,6336 in 100
Bato3,8165 in 100
Balud3,6055 in 100
Maypangdan2,7524 in 100
Can-abong2,3383 in 100
Lalawigan2,2693 in 100
Tabunan2,2343 in 100
Taboc2,2073 in 100
Bugas2,1833 in 100

See all 61 barangays of Borongan City

Age structure · 2020 Census^[37]People living in households, by age and sex

About 30 of every 100 are children under 15 (29.5%)
About 64 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.5%)
About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.9%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	6,895	3,530	3,365
5 - 9	7,143	3,721	3,422
10 - 14	7,105	3,601	3,504
15 - 19	7,632	3,943	3,689
20 - 24	7,042	3,664	3,378
25 - 29	5,597	2,899	2,698
30 - 34	4,833	2,544	2,289
35 - 39	4,225	2,235	1,990
40 - 44	3,907	2,041	1,866
45 - 49	3,651	1,900	1,751
50 - 54	3,370	1,735	1,635
55 - 59	2,859	1,501	1,358
60 - 64	2,331	1,153	1,178
65 - 69	1,699	825	874
70 - 74	1,304	609	695
75 - 79	928	395	533
80 years and over	1,041	344	697

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: 71,431^{[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: 17,853^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 4.0 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of Eastern Samar, 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: 15.11%^[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: 27.6% (19,736 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 36,640 men, 34,922 women^[37]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	71,431^{[1, 2]}	−0.18% a year	17,853	4.0
2020as of May 1, 2020	71,961^[1]	0.80% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	69,297^[1]	1.39% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	64,457^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	59,354^[34]	1.02% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	55,141^{[34, 35]}	2.72% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	48,638^[34]	1.86% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	44,085^[34]	1.04% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	39,741^[34]	3.70% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	33,129^[34]	−0.73% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	34,368^[34]	3.48% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	24,228^[34]	—	—	—

Barangays

Borongan City is made up of 61 barangays.

Barangays of Borongan City. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Songco	4,684	6.56%	−0.45% a year	about 0.871 km²	Urban
Campesao	4,633	6.49%	0.03% a year	about 2.88 km²	Urban
Bato	3,816	5.34%	−0.39% a year	about 12.11 km²	Rural
Balud	3,605	5.05%	−2.86% a year	about 1.35 km²	Urban
Maypangdan	2,752	3.85%	0.57% a year	about 1.98 km²	Rural
Can-abong	2,338	3.27%	2.35% a year	about 3.28 km²	Rural
Lalawigan	2,269	3.18%	0.16% a year	about 1.30 km²	Rural
Tabunan	2,234	3.13%	−0.79% a year	about 2.73 km²	Rural
Taboc	2,207	3.09%	−0.13% a year	about 1.86 km²	Rural
Bugas	2,183	3.06%	0.12% a year	about 3.78 km²	Rural
Cabong	1,823	2.55%	0.45% a year	about 3.23 km²	Urban
San Saturnino	1,715	2.4%	0.04% a year	about 1.77 km²	Rural
Alang-alang	1,693	2.37%	−1.75% a year	about 0.653 km²	Urban
Calingatngan	1,569	2.2%	0.97% a year	about 2.02 km²	Rural
Locso-on	1,554	2.18%	1.47% a year	about 6.35 km²	Rural
Purok B	1,530	2.14%	−0.25% a year	about 0.169 km²	Urban
Sabang South	1,466	2.05%	−7.66% a year	about 0.956 km²	Rural
San Mateo	1,421	1.99%	−0.68% a year	about 13.57 km²	Rural
Suribao	1,309	1.83%	0.73% a year	about 2.06 km²	Rural
Santa Fe	1,303	1.82%	1.57% a year	about 3.40 km²	Rural
San Gabriel	1,157	1.62%	0.08% a year	about 179.23 km²	Rural
Sabang North	1,105	1.55%	−0.83% a year	about 0.692 km²	Rural
Libuton	1,077	1.51%	1.17% a year	about 0.992 km²	Rural
Pepelitan	1,073	1.5%	3.15% a year	about 0.662 km²	Rural
Siha	1,065	1.49%	−1.99% a year	about 14.94 km²	Rural
San Jose	1,054	1.48%	2.73% a year	about 4.92 km²	Rural
Benowangan	1,043	1.46%	4.13% a year	about 7.96 km²	Rural
Tamoso	971	1.36%	0.86% a year	about 3.07 km²	Rural
Pinanag-an	967	1.35%	−1.01% a year	about 104.71 km²	Rural
Surok	887	1.24%	2.79% a year	about 4.74 km²	Rural
Hindang	880	1.23%	−0.14% a year	about 1.84 km²	Rural
Ando	875	1.22%	−0.08% a year	about 1.18 km²	Rural
Purok H	794	1.11%	−1.81% a year	about 0.0521 km²	Rural
Divinubo	702	0.98%	−3.57% a year	about 0.672 km²	Rural
Purok C	695	0.97%	−5.22% a year	about 0.0698 km²	Urban
Punta Maria	648	0.91%	1.78% a year	about 2.70 km²	Rural
Canjaway	637	0.89%	1.20% a year	about 1.71 km²	Rural
Bayobay	636	0.89%	1.33% a year	about 2.31 km²	Rural
Amantacop	614	0.86%	0.64% a year	about 15.07 km²	Rural
Cagbonga	614	0.86%	3.73% a year	about 3.04 km²	Rural
Banuyo	591	0.83%	1.83% a year	about 8.96 km²	Rural
Maybacong	540	0.76%	0.09% a year	about 1.43 km²	Rural
Purok D1	524	0.73%	−4.75% a year	about 0.0601 km²	Urban
Balacdas	492	0.69%	−0.39% a year	about 7.53 km²	Rural
Calico-an	489	0.68%	3.60% a year	about 4.75 km²	Rural
Baras	416	0.58%	−0.34% a year	about 21.23 km²	Rural
Canlaray	397	0.56%	1.12% a year	about 0.594 km²	Rural
Camada	389	0.54%	0.12% a year	about 5.50 km²	Rural
Sohutan	383	0.54%	2.90% a year	about 2.67 km²	Rural
San Andres	364	0.51%	−1.40% a year	about 112.56 km²	Rural

The 50 with the most people, of 61. See all 61 barangays of Borongan City

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

Borongan City covers 604.97 km² of land, 118 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 677 m above the sea and it has 64.3 km of coast.

Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: 604.97 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: 118 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 11.59108° N, 125.34332° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[30]

Lowest: 1 m
Average: 227 m
Highest: 677 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

64.3 km of coastline^[31]

Rivers^[31]

Suribao River11.7 of 81.2 km
Loom River10.6 of 10.8 km
Can-obing6.2 km
Tubig River4.3 of 36.6 km

Peaks^[31]

Mount Mactaon683 m
Mount Sohoton522 m
Mount Apoyheight not mapped
Mount Lonhiheight not mapped

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type II^[32]

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

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

At Borongan, the nearest PAGASA station, 13 km away^[33]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 4,594 mm of rain on 223 days a year; 27.3 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Borongan, 1991 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	697 mm	25	26.3 °C	29.6 °C	22.9 °C
February	533 mm	20	26.3 °C	29.8 °C	22.8 °C
March	407 mm	19	26.8 °C	30.5 °C	23.0 °C
April	235 mm	17	27.5 °C	31.3 °C	23.6 °C
May	221 mm	16	27.9 °C	31.8 °C	24.0 °C
June	260 mm	17	27.8 °C	31.8 °C	23.9 °C
July	244 mm	16	27.7 °C	31.7 °C	23.6 °C
August	166 mm	12	28.0 °C	32.2 °C	23.7 °C
September	194 mm	14	27.9 °C	31.9 °C	23.9 °C
October	337 mm	18	27.5 °C	31.6 °C	23.5 °C
November	525 mm	23	27.2 °C	30.8 °C	23.6 °C
December	776 mm	26	26.8 °C	30.2 °C	23.3 °C
The year	4,594 mm	223	27.3 °C	31.1 °C	23.5 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 2 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 27 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: 26.5% 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: 2nd class^[4]

About 27 of every 100 people in Borongan City lived below the poverty line in 2021 (26.5%)^[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 23.4% and 29.6%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

49government offices
7hospitals and health centres
68schools
19places of worship
1market
11stations and terminals
6parks
4beaches
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.

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

Government offices40

34 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 61 barangays of Borongan City

Hospitals and health centres5

Markets1

Borongan Public Market · Campesao

Stations and terminals11

5 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 61 barangays of Borongan City

Parks6

Beaches4

Monuments and memorials2

Dr. Jose Rizal · Purok E
Eugenio S. Daza · Alang-alang

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Borongan City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.^{[13, 14]}

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary: Component city^[4]
Capital of: Eastern Samar^[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 Eastern Samar^{[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.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Jose Ivan Dayan Caspe Agda^[20]
Vice mayor
Emmanuel Tejero Tiu Sonco^[20]
2022–2025
Mayor
Jose Ivan Dayan Caspe Agda^[21]
Vice mayor
Emmanuel Tejero Tiu Sonco^[21]
2019–2022
Mayor
Jose Ivan Dayan Caspe Agda^[22]
Vice mayor
Emmanuel Tejero Tiu Sonco^[22]
2016–2019
Mayor
Maria Fe Romerica Abunda^[23]
Vice mayor
Fidel Vilches Anacta Jr.^[23]
2013–2016
Mayor
Maria Fe Romerica Abunda^[24]
Vice mayor
Fidel Vilches Anacta Jr.^[24]
2010–2013
Mayor
Maria Fe Romerica Abunda^[25]
Vice mayor
Fidel Vilches Anacta Jr.^[25]
2007–2010
Mayor
Fidel Vilches Anacta Jr.^[26]
Vice mayor
Maria Fe Romerica Abunda^[26]
2004–2007
Mayor
Fidel Anacta Jr.^[27]
Vice mayor
Licerna Abunda^[27]
2001–2004
Mayor
Rudel V. Anacta Jr.^[28]
Vice mayor
Antonio L. Uy Jr.^[28]

Mayors and vice mayors of Borongan City, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Jose Ivan Dayan Caspe Agda^[20]	Emmanuel Tejero Tiu Sonco^[20]
2022–2025	Jose Ivan Dayan Caspe Agda^[21]	Emmanuel Tejero Tiu Sonco^[21]
2019–2022	Jose Ivan Dayan Caspe Agda^[22]	Emmanuel Tejero Tiu Sonco^[22]
2016–2019	Maria Fe Romerica Abunda^[23]	Fidel Vilches Anacta Jr.^[23]
2013–2016	Maria Fe Romerica Abunda^[24]	Fidel Vilches Anacta Jr.^[24]
2010–2013	Maria Fe Romerica Abunda^[25]	Fidel Vilches Anacta Jr.^[25]
2007–2010	Fidel Vilches Anacta Jr.^[26]	Maria Fe Romerica Abunda^[26]
2004–2007	Fidel Anacta Jr.^[27]	Licerna Abunda^[27]
2001–2004	Rudel V. Anacta Jr.^[28]	Antonio L. Uy Jr.^[28]

Before 2001

The heads of Borongan City before COMELEC's lists begin, newest first, as the local government's own page lists them, with the office as that page writes it ("Not given" where it names no single office). "From" a year: the page gives only when the term began.

Heads of Borongan City before 2001, newest first
Years	Name	Office
1945–1947	Hilarion Basada^[29]	Mayor
1899–1903	Magno Abenis^[29]	Not given

History & Identity

Stories from Eastern Visayas

Borongan City has no Story of its own yet. This one is about Eastern Visayas, which Borongan City is part of.

Film, 0:59
Eastern Visayas
Eastern Visayas: San Lazaro, the first name
On 17 March 1521 Magellan's crew landed on Homonhon and called the islands the archipelago of San Lazaro, the country's first European name. Felipinas came 22 years later.
This Happened Here

All Stories

Borongan City's fiesta and days

Feast of Nuestra Señora dela Natividad (Borongan)Town fiesta · Nuestra Señora dela Natividad · Every 8 September · next Wednesday, 8 September 2027

Everything listed for Borongan City in Now

Official name: City of Borongan^[4]

How it got its name

Sources differThe same page adds another account, attributed to Meranau, that Borongan is a common name for green banana around Lake Lanao.^[9]

Its story

Spanish Jesuit missionaries began evangelizing southern Samar from Leyte as early as 1595, and Palapag was made the mission center of the eastern coast in 1614.^[9]

The Jesuits shaped the town from 1604 to 1768 and the Franciscans from 1768 to 1868.^[9]

After the Japanese occupation (1941-1945) the town was led by a mayor and vice mayor; Hilarion Basada and Ignacio Brozas were the first, from 1945 to 1947.^[9]

Republic Act No. 4221 made Borongan the capital of the new province of Eastern Samar.^[10]

The Supreme Court on February 15, 2011 reversed its earlier resolution and declared the sixteen cityhood laws, including Borongan's, constitutional.^[11]

Timeline

September 8, 1619
Borongan established as a pueblo.^[9]
1899 to 1903
First public municipal officials (a President and Vice-President) in office.^[9]
June 19, 1965
Republic Act No. 4221 created Eastern Samar with Borongan as its capital.^[10]
March 16, 2007
Republic Act No. 9394 converted Borongan into a component city.^[12]

Changes since 1977

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

April to June 2007
Became a city, by RA 9394.^[36]
April to June 2009
Became a municipality again.^[36]
October to December 2009
Became a city again.^[36]

Nearby

Borongan City shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Borongan City beside Eastern Samar, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar.

Borongan City beside Eastern Samar
Figure	Borongan City	Eastern Samar	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary	71,431^{[1, 2]}	472,683	1st of 23
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary	−0.18% a year^{[1, 2]}faster	−0.23% a year	15th of 23
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary	118^[6]more crowded	91	13th of 23
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	604.97 km²^[6]	5,173.75 km²	3rd of 23
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary	4.0^{[1, 2]}higher	3.9	not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary	27.6%^[5]higher	6.9%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Manila: 577.7 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]

MaydolongEastern Samar15.5 km south
San JulianEastern Samar17.2 km north
HinabanganSamar20.9 km northwest
BalangkayanEastern Samar21.6 km southeast
SulatEastern Samar27.2 km north
CalbigaSamar27.6 km west

Sources

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

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.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Eastern Visayas (OpenSTAT table 0081A6DTPH7). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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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.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.Provincial Government of Eastern Samar. Borongan. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
10.The LawPhil Project. Republic Act No. 4221, creating the provinces of Northern Samar, Eastern Samar and Western Samar. Published June 19, 1965. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
11.The LawPhil Project. League of Cities of the Philippines v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 176951, February 15, 2011. Published February 15, 2011. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
12.The LawPhil Project. Republic Act No. 9394, Charter of the City of Borongan. Published March 16, 2007. 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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15.Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost). ZIP Code Locator, as the Internet Archive captured it on 2022-05-21 (its SHA-1 matches the Archive's index). Published May 21, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1; a government-owned corporation's work is the Government's, Section 171.9). Open the source
16.Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost). Philippine ZIP Codes (the directory "ZipCode 2019.pdf", made 2019-12-02), as the Internet Archive keeps it (its SHA-1 matches the Archive's index). Published December 2, 2019. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1; a government-owned corporation's work is the Government's, Section 171.9). Open the source
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.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.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.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
21.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
22.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 13, 2019 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
23.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 9, 2016 National and Local Elections (its pages are headed "LIST OF ELECED CITY/MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES"). Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
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.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.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.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.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.easternsamar.gov.ph. Borongan | Province of Eastern Samar. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
30.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
31.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
32.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
33.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
34.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
35.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
36.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Summary of Changes, every change to a place since 1977. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
37.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Household Population by Age Group and Sex, for the Philippines and its regions, provinces, cities and municipalities (revised file, psa.gov.ph/system/files/phcd/2022-12/). Published December 2022. Read by Scene October 8, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

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Scene.ph. “Borongan City, Eastern Samar.” Scene Atlas. Updated October 9, 2026. https://scene.ph/atlas/eastern-samar/borongan-city