Municipality

Jaro

Jaro is a municipality in Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 44,643 in the 2024 census, and it has 46 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
44,643
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 12.8% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
16th
of the 43 cities and municipalities of Leyte 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 2 of every 100 people in Leyte lived in Jaro in 2024 (2.45%)
Inside itSources
46
barangays
LandSources
205.38 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: Jaro's land would fill a square about 14.3 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary
Average density, 2024: 217 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 2 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
11,545
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
3.9 people in each, on average, in 2024
Town or countrySources
0%
Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 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: 0803723000^[4]Formerly 083723000
ZIP code: 6527^{[14, 15]}

People

Jaro had 44,643 people in the 2024 census, up 12.8% 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.

Jaro had the 16th most people of the 43 cities and municipalities of Leyte in 2024^[1]

13Dulag50,728
14Albuera47,333
15Isabel46,858
16Jaro44,643
17Villaba42,981
18Leyte40,622
19Bato39,275

All 43 cities and municipalities of Leyte

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 42 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Canhandugan2,6806 in 100
District I2,1265 in 100
Hiagsam2,1205 in 100
District III2,0625 in 100
Buenavista1,8884 in 100
Macanip1,6824 in 100
Santa Cruz1,6294 in 100
Kalinawan1,6044 in 100
Olotan1,4193 in 100
District IV1,4073 in 100

See all 46 barangays of Jaro

Age structure · 2020 Census^[34]People living in households, by age and sex

About 33 of every 100 are children under 15 (33%)
About 61 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (60.8%)
About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.3%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	4,585	2,411	2,174
5 - 9	4,985	2,546	2,439
10 - 14	4,858	2,525	2,333
15 - 19	4,689	2,351	2,338
20 - 24	3,904	2,054	1,850
25 - 29	3,250	1,714	1,536
30 - 34	2,844	1,496	1,348
35 - 39	2,439	1,346	1,093
40 - 44	2,237	1,205	1,032
45 - 49	2,080	1,102	978
50 - 54	1,863	967	896
55 - 59	1,707	882	825
60 - 64	1,553	773	780
65 - 69	1,104	538	566
70 - 74	729	330	399
75 - 79	496	200	296
80 years and over	405	113	292

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: 44,643^{[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: 11,545^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 3.9 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of Leyte, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary: 2.45%^[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: 0% (0 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 22,553 men, 21,175 women^[34]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	44,643^{[1, 2]}	0.48% a year	11,545	3.9
2020as of May 1, 2020	43,758^[1]	0.27% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	43,199^[1]	1.68% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	39,577^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	38,797^[32]	0.49% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	37,437^{[32, 33]}	2.92% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	32,726^[32]	0.58% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	31,727^[32]	0.65% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	29,739^[32]	−0.82% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	30,987^[32]	0.92% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	29,599^[32]	−0.83% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	32,243^[32]	—	—	—

Barangays

Jaro is made up of 46 barangays.

Barangays of Jaro. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Alahag	254	0.57%	10.42% a year	about 1.84 km²	Rural
Anibongan	619	1.39%	7.05% a year	about 1.80 km²	Rural
Atipolo	194	0.43%	−0.49% a year	about 15.68 km²	Rural
Badiang	448	1%	0.99% a year	about 4.01 km²	Rural
Batug	396	0.89%	−2.71% a year	about 2.90 km²	Rural
Bias Zabala	403	0.9%	−1.32% a year	about 2.52 km²	Rural
Buenavista	1,888	4.23%	0.01% a year	about 2.49 km²	Rural
Bukid	607	1.36%	0.36% a year	about 2.06 km²	Rural
Burabod	1,034	2.32%	0.02% a year	about 4.46 km²	Rural
Buri	463	1.04%	0.85% a year	about 2.27 km²	Rural
Canapuan	534	1.2%	−3.52% a year	about 2.34 km²	Rural
Canhandugan	2,680	6%	0.43% a year	about 4.85 km²	Rural
Crossing Rubas	1,359	3.04%	1.37% a year	about 13.32 km²	Rural
Daro	1,000	2.24%	0.27% a year	about 11.65 km²	Rural
District I	2,126	4.76%	0.38% a year	about 0.546 km²	Rural
District II	1,376	3.08%	0.71% a year	about 0.57 km²	Rural
District III	2,062	4.62%	0.97% a year	about 0.182 km²	Rural
District IV	1,407	3.15%	1.82% a year	about 0.104 km²	Rural
Hiagsam	2,120	4.75%	0.16% a year	about 5.84 km²	Rural
Hibucawan	941	2.11%	0.03% a year	about 1.67 km²	Rural
Hibunawon	507	1.14%	−0.19% a year	about 3.90 km²	Rural
Kaglawaan	1,402	3.14%	−3.89% a year	about 2.67 km²	Rural
Kalinawan	1,604	3.59%	0.06% a year	about 3.16 km²	Rural
La Paz	356	0.8%	1.69% a year	about 1.37 km²	Rural
Likod	472	1.06%	0.94% a year	about 2.22 km²	Rural
Macanip	1,682	3.77%	−0.48% a year	about 3.43 km²	Rural
Macopa	1,253	2.81%	−1.22% a year	about 3.14 km²	Rural
Mag-aso	837	1.87%	2.12% a year	about 4.12 km²	Rural
Malobago	1,168	2.62%	7.77% a year	about 2.05 km²	Rural
Olotan	1,419	3.18%	0.38% a year	about 2.17 km²	Rural
Palanog	319	0.71%	0.30% a year	about 1.35 km²	Rural
Pange	607	1.36%	2.53% a year	about 1.60 km²	Rural
Parasan	602	1.35%	2.37% a year	about 2.44 km²	Rural
Pitogo	1,347	3.02%	0.99% a year	about 2.40 km²	Rural
Sagkahan	324	0.73%	−11.13% a year	about 1.86 km²	Rural
San Agustin	1,090	2.44%	−1.64% a year	about 3.44 km²	Rural
San Pedro	500	1.12%	7.56% a year	about 3.27 km²	Rural
San Roque	740	1.66%	−0.79% a year	about 2.53 km²	Rural
Santa Cruz	1,629	3.65%	1.34% a year	about 1.90 km²	Rural
Santo Niño	792	1.77%	10.92% a year	about 2.68 km²	Rural
Sari-sari	350	0.78%	8.09% a year	about 2.33 km²	Rural
Tinambacan	1,038	2.33%	−4.99% a year	about 21.12 km²	Rural
Tuba	870	1.95%	0.03% a year	about 5.99 km²	Rural
Uguiao	1,247	2.79%	0.02% a year	about 4.00 km²	Rural
Villa Paz	237	0.53%	0.10% a year	about 3.64 km²	Rural
Villagonzoilo	340	0.76%	3.72% a year	about 18.44 km²	Rural

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

Jaro covers 205.38 km² of land, 217 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,149 m above the sea and it lies inland.

Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: 205.38 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: 217 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 11.15677° N, 124.76958° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[28]

Lowest: 26 m
Average: 255 m
Highest: 1,149 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers^[29]

Mainit River18.7 of 38.4 km
Himanglos River8.6 of 9.6 km
Binahaan River8.4 of 62.9 km
Himanglos0.7 of 18.1 km

Peaks^[29]

Proto-labivolcano1,120 m

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

Climate

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

Type IV^[30]

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.

At Tacloban City, the nearest PAGASA station, 29 km away^[31]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,841 mm of rain on 182 days a year; 28.1 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Tacloban City, 1991 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	367 mm	18	26.7 °C	29.5 °C	23.8 °C
February	278 mm	15	26.9 °C	30.2 °C	23.7 °C
March	233 mm	14	27.6 °C	31.0 °C	24.1 °C
April	124 mm	12	28.5 °C	32.0 °C	25.0 °C
May	143 mm	11	29.0 °C	32.5 °C	25.6 °C
June	211 mm	15	28.7 °C	32.1 °C	25.4 °C
July	188 mm	15	28.5 °C	31.9 °C	25.1 °C
August	156 mm	12	28.8 °C	32.3 °C	25.3 °C
September	186 mm	13	28.6 °C	32.1 °C	25.1 °C
October	215 mm	16	28.4 °C	31.7 °C	25.1 °C
November	288 mm	19	27.9 °C	31.0 °C	24.8 °C
December	450 mm	22	27.3 °C	30.1 °C	24.4 °C
The year	2,841 mm	182	28.1 °C	31.4 °C	24.8 °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 3 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 31 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: 30.6% of people^[18]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 31 of every 100 people in Jaro lived below the poverty line in 2021 (30.6%)^[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 26.5% and 34.7%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

1government office
1hospital or health centre
48schools
1place of worship
1market
1monument or memorial

Counted from OpenStreetMap^{[3, 8]}. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Jaro. 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.^{[12, 13]}

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: 2nd district of Leyte^{[16, 17]}

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
Jassie Lou Tañala^[19]
Vice mayor
Pedro Balasanos Tañala Jr.^[19]
2022–2025
Mayor
Jassie Lou Tañala^[20]
Vice mayor
Rodrigo Calumpiano Arbas^[20]
2019–2022
Mayor
Rodrigo Calumpiano Arbas^[21]
Vice mayor
Rey Pore Aure^[21]
2016–2019
Mayor
Zharina Dejarlo Celebre^[22]
Vice mayor
Rolando Tualla Celebre^[22]
2013–2016
Mayor
Rolando Tualla Celebre^[23]
Vice mayor
Gualberto Villamor Elises Sr.^[23]
2010–2013
Mayor
Rolando Tualla Celebre^[24]
Vice mayor
Rodrigo Calumpiano Arbas^[24]
2007–2010
Mayor
Rolando Tualla Celebre^[25]
Vice mayor
Rodrigo Calumpiano Arbas^[25]
2004–2007
Mayor
Floro Katangkatang^[26]
Vice mayor
Rodrigo Arbas^[26]
2001–2004
Mayor
Pablito H. Quiñones^[27]
Vice mayor
Floro E. Katangkatang^[27]

Mayors and vice mayors of Jaro, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Jassie Lou Tañala^[19]	Pedro Balasanos Tañala Jr.^[19]
2022–2025	Jassie Lou Tañala^[20]	Rodrigo Calumpiano Arbas^[20]
2019–2022	Rodrigo Calumpiano Arbas^[21]	Rey Pore Aure^[21]
2016–2019	Zharina Dejarlo Celebre^[22]	Rolando Tualla Celebre^[22]
2013–2016	Rolando Tualla Celebre^[23]	Gualberto Villamor Elises Sr.^[23]
2010–2013	Rolando Tualla Celebre^[24]	Rodrigo Calumpiano Arbas^[24]
2007–2010	Rolando Tualla Celebre^[25]	Rodrigo Calumpiano Arbas^[25]
2004–2007	Floro Katangkatang^[26]	Rodrigo Arbas^[26]
2001–2004	Pablito H. Quiñones^[27]	Floro E. Katangkatang^[27]

History & Identity

Stories from Eastern Visayas

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

Its story

Local traditionThe town's own history says that Christians in the area united against Moro raiders, and that two famed fighters, Bonsilao of Ormoc and Sinirungan of Dagami, settled on a hill that became the site of the parish church, so a town was born.^[10]

In October 1903 the Philippine Commission confirmed Jaro as a municipality of its existing territory.^[11]

Timeline

22 October 1903
Act No. 954 keeps Jaro as a municipality of its own territory.^[11]

Nearby

Jaro shares a border with 7 places.

How it compares

Jaro beside Leyte, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Leyte.

Jaro beside Leyte
Figure	Jaro	Leyte	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Leyte
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	44,643^{[1, 2]}	1,823,458	16th of 43
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	0.48% a year^{[1, 2]}slower	0.62% a year	28th of 43
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	217^[6]less crowded	367	35th of 43
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	205.38 km²^[6]	4,969.46 km²	5th of 43
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	3.9^{[1, 2]}higher	3.8	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	0%^[5]lower	17.6%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Tacloban City, the capital of Leyte: 24.8 km northeast
Manila: 560.2 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]

TungaLeyte10.9 km north
AlangalangLeyte12.5 km northeast
Ormoc CityLeyte13.7 km southwest
CarigaraLeyte14.8 km northwest
PastranaLeyte15.0 km east
DagamiLeyte15.4 km southeast

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

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16.1986 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
17.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
18.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
19.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
20.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
21.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
22.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
23.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
24.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
25.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
26.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
27.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
28.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
29.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
30.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
31.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
32.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
33.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
34.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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