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Northern Samar

Northern Samar is a province in the Eastern Visayas region of Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 645,789 in the 2024 census, and it has 24 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 8, 2026
A tall, layered sandstone rock rising from a dark wave-cut shore, its stripes sloping down to the right, with surf breaking over the rocks at left under a cloudy blue sky.
The Magsapad Rock Formation, one of the Biri rock formations, in Biri.Photo: “Biri rock formations magsapad” by Andrew Gil Desabelle, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene. Scene's copy is shared under the same licence.

  • PeopleSources

    645,789

    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 9.6% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    3rd

    of the 6 provinces of Eastern Visayas 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 14 of every 100 people in Eastern Visayas lived in Northern Samar in 2024 (13.96%)

  • Inside itSources

    24

    cities and municipalities

    569 barangays

  • LandSources

    3,310.52 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: Northern Samar's land would fill a square about 57.5 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: 195 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

    150,193

    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

    4.3 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    14.3%

    About 14 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
0804800000[4]Formerly 084800000

People

Northern Samar had 645,789 people in the 2024 census, up 9.6% 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.

Northern Samar had the 3rd most people of the 6 provinces of Eastern Visayas in 2024[1]
  1. 1Leyte1,823,458
  2. 2Samar806,179
  3. 3Northern Samar645,789
  4. 4Eastern Samar472,683
  5. 5Southern Leyte434,372
  6. 6Biliran184,095
All 6 provinces of Eastern Visayas
Of every 100 people in Northern Samar in 2024[1]
Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 30 of every 100 are children under 15 (30.3%)
  • About 63 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.3%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.4%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 555,67228,76926,903
5 - 964,65733,59631,061
10 - 1474,51038,42736,083
15 - 1971,14436,92634,218
20 - 2463,42132,83330,588
25 - 2952,39527,35525,040
30 - 3444,36323,26021,103
35 - 3937,04619,59217,454
40 - 4433,35617,64615,710
45 - 4930,71315,75214,961
50 - 5429,01914,74114,278
55 - 5924,78912,52012,269
60 - 6420,64610,03010,616
65 - 6915,4987,3408,158
70 - 7411,2555,0106,245
75 - 797,2502,8684,382
80 - 844,5781,6292,949
85 and over2,5427671,775

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
645,789[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
150,193[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.3 on average[1, 2]
Share of Eastern Visayas, 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
13.96%[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
14.3% (92,465 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
329,061 men, 313,793 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024645,789[1, 2]0.25% a year150,1934.3
2020as of May 1, 2020639,186[1]0.23% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015632,379[1]1.36% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010589,013[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then549,759[39]1.30% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders500,639[39, 40]2.11% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then454,195[39]3.21% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then383,654[39]0.13% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then378,516[39]1.31% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then354,665[39]2.99% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then306,114[39]1.56% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then261,424[39]———

Cities and municipalities

Northern Samar is made up of 24 municipalities, with 569 barangays in all.
Colour byColours the map of Northern Samar by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Eastern SamarSamarAllen: 26,527 people, 558 per km², 1.21% a yearBiri: 11,005 people, 443 per km², −0.58% a yearBobon: 27,266 people, 320 per km², 1.18% a yearCapul: 12,127 people, 362 per km², −0.38% a yearCatarman: 97,738 people, 431 per km², −0.03% a yearCatubig: 32,688 people, 162 per km², 0.38% a yearGamay: 21,546 people, 242 per km², −1.93% a yearLaoang: 60,980 people, 247 per km², 0.15% a yearLapinig: 11,908 people, 251 per km², 0.13% a yearLas Navas: 37,425 people, 98 per km², 0.52% a yearLavezares: 29,801 people, 279 per km², 0.33% a yearLope De Vega: 15,779 people, 48 per km², 1.73% a yearMapanas: 14,858 people, 432 per km², 1.03% a yearMondragon: 43,116 people, 137 per km², 0.97% a yearPalapag: 34,954 people, 232 per km², 0.64% a yearPambujan: 34,174 people, 200 per km², −0.93% a yearRosario: 11,726 people, 164 per km², 1.66% a yearSan Antonio: 8,904 people, 319 per km², 0.06% a yearSan Isidro: 26,068 people, 134 per km², −1.59% a yearSan Jose: 18,301 people, 271 per km², 0.88% a yearSan Roque: 29,993 people, 198 per km², 0.09% a yearSan Vicente: 7,308 people, 730 per km², 1.29% a yearSilvino Lobos: 15,512 people, 84 per km², 0.65% a yearVictoria: 16,085 people, 140 per km², 1.11% 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 Northern Samar. Each column heading sorts the table.
[1, 7]Share (2024)
Allen26,5274.11%1.21% a year47.55 km²
Biri11,0051.7%−0.58% a year24.87 km²
Bobon27,2664.22%1.18% a year85.29 km²
Capul12,1271.88%−0.38% a year33.52 km²
Catarman97,73815.13%−0.03% a year226.96 km²
Catubig32,6885.06%0.38% a year201.45 km²
Gamay21,5463.34%−1.93% a year89.07 km²
Laoang60,9809.44%0.15% a year246.94 km²
Lapinig11,9081.84%0.13% a year47.36 km²
Las Navas37,4255.8%0.52% a year381.08 km²
Lavezares29,8014.61%0.33% a year106.76 km²
Lope De Vega15,7792.44%1.73% a year329.64 km²
Mapanas14,8582.3%1.03% a year34.37 km²
Mondragon43,1166.68%0.97% a year313.58 km²
Palapag34,9545.41%0.64% a year150.50 km²
Pambujan34,1745.29%−0.93% a year170.62 km²
Rosario11,7261.82%1.66% a year71.33 km²
San Antonio8,9041.38%0.06% a year27.91 km²
San Isidro26,0684.04%−1.59% a year194.17 km²
San Jose18,3012.83%0.88% a year67.62 km²
San Roque29,9934.64%0.09% a year151.49 km²
San Vicente7,3081.13%1.29% a year10.01 km²
Silvino Lobos15,5122.4%0.65% a year183.79 km²
Victoria16,0852.49%1.11% a year114.64 km²

Land & Environment

Northern Samar covers 3,310.52 km² of land, 195 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 572 m above the sea and it has 760.2 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
3,310.52 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
195 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
12.39914° N, 124.94907° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[35]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
88 m
Highest
572 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

760.2 km of coastline[36]

Rivers[36]

  1. Pambujan River111.1 of 128.3 km
  2. Las Navas River68.2 of 93.6 km
  3. Gulganti River50.2 km
  4. Bugko River46.2 of 46.6 km
  5. Catarman River39.0 km
  6. Bantayan River34.8 km
  7. San Vicente River34.3 km
  8. Patikwa River28.3 km

The longest inside it: 31 in all.

Lakes[36]

  1. Lake Catarman0.57 km²
  2. Catubig River Dam Reservoirreservoir0.16 km²

Peaks[36]

  1. Mount Saamong500 m
  2. Mount Boboyaon465 m
  3. Mount Adga321 m
  4. Kinaliman Mountain200 m
  5. Dang-o Hillheight not mapped
  6. Ilo Hillheight not mapped

The highest: 10 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 II[37]

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

Covers about 73 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 Catarman, the nearest PAGASA station, 37 km away[38]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 3,751 mm of rain on 185 days a year; 27.5 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Catarman, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January520 mm2126.0 °C29.3 °C22.7 °C
February311 mm1526.2 °C29.9 °C22.5 °C
March312 mm1526.7 °C30.7 °C22.6 °C
April153 mm1127.6 °C32.0 °C23.2 °C
May163 mm1028.5 °C33.1 °C23.9 °C
June217 mm1328.4 °C32.9 °C24.0 °C
July222 mm1428.1 °C32.3 °C23.9 °C
August168 mm1128.5 °C32.8 °C24.1 °C
September206 mm1228.2 °C32.6 °C23.9 °C
October332 mm1727.6 °C31.6 °C23.6 °C
November458 mm2227.1 °C30.8 °C23.5 °C
December690 mm2426.6 °C29.9 °C23.3 °C
The year3,751 mm18527.5 °C31.5 °C23.5 °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 7 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Northern Samar's economy made ₱60.8 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱92,956 for each person. About 29 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
₱60.8 billion[22]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱49.7 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
4.6%[23]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱92,956[24]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
29.2% of people[25]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 29 of every 100 people in Northern Samar lived below the poverty line in 2023 (29.2%)[25]

The PSA's survey puts it between 24.7% and 33.7%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱33,472 a person for the year.

Public places

  • 158government offices
  • 27hospitals and health centres
  • 644schools
  • 43places of worship
  • 4markets
  • 20stations and terminals
  • 7parks
  • 4beaches
  • 8monuments 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 “Northern Samar” in their name, then one in each of its most populous cities and municipalities.

Stations and terminals20

14 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 24 cities and municipalities of Northern Samar

Parks6

Beaches4

Monuments and memorials8

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

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Northern Samar. 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.[19, 20]

Capital
Catarman[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[21]

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
    Harris Christopher Mendoza Ongchuan[26]
    Vice governor
    Clarence Evaristo Dato[26]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Edwin Marino Co Ongchuan[27]
    Vice governor
    Clarence Evaristo Dato[27]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Edwin Marino Co Ongchuan[28]
    Vice governor
    Gary Manook Lavin[28]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Jose Lao Ong Jr.[29]
    Vice governor
    Gary Manook Lavin[29]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    Jose Lao Ong Jr.[30]
    Vice governor
    Gary Manook Lavin[30]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    Paul Ruiz Daza[31]
    Vice governor
    Ramp Nielsen Sy Uy[31]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Raul Aguila Daza[32]
    Vice governor
    Antonio Pelito Lucero[32]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Raul Aguila Daza[33]
    Vice governor
    Guido Almasco Lavin Jr.[33]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Raul A. Daza[34]
    Vice governor
    Ramon C. Lubos[34]
Governors and vice governors of Northern Samar, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Harris Christopher Mendoza Ongchuan[26]Clarence Evaristo Dato[26]
2022–2025Edwin Marino Co Ongchuan[27]Clarence Evaristo Dato[27]
2019–2022Edwin Marino Co Ongchuan[28]Gary Manook Lavin[28]
2016–2019Jose Lao Ong Jr.[29]Gary Manook Lavin[29]
2013–2016Jose Lao Ong Jr.[30]Gary Manook Lavin[30]
2010–2013Paul Ruiz Daza[31]Ramp Nielsen Sy Uy[31]
2007–2010Raul Aguila Daza[32]Antonio Pelito Lucero[32]
2004–2007Raul Aguila Daza[33]Guido Almasco Lavin Jr.[33]
2001–2004Raul A. Daza[34]Ramon C. Lubos[34]

History & Identity

Old photographs of Northern Samar

Each with the archive that holds it, its date and its rights, on its own page.

In the Archive

Northern Samar's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Northern Samar in Now

Created
Created by Republic Act No. 4221, approved 19 June 1965, which divided the Province of Samar into three, the division to take effect on the vote of a plebiscite held with the general elections of November 1965[9]

How it got its name

Before the Spaniards, the north of Samar was known as Ibabao, and the province took that name for the festival it has held since 2023 to mark its founding anniversary.[11, 12]

It has been called Northern Samar since 1965, when Republic Act No. 4221 divided the Province of Samar into Northern Samar, Eastern Samar and Western Samar.[9, 11]

Its story

The Jesuits founded a mission at Capul in 1596 and the mission of Cabo de Espiritu Santo at Palapag in 1605, and the Franciscans took both over in 1768. Both were fortified against raiders: Capul's church was rebuilt with a stone fort about 1600, and at Palapag Ignacio Alcina finished a church, convent and fort of coral and stone in 1663.[13]

Palapag was the last stop of the galleons bound for Acapulco, where they took on fuel, food and water, and an official port of call for those from Mexico on their way to Cavite. Alejandro Malaspina's scientific expedition made its first Philippine landfall there on 1 March 1792 and set up an observatory; the port declined when the galleon trade ended in 1815.[13]

On 1 June 1649 Agustin Sumuroy of Palapag led a revolt against forced labour and the abuse of his people, which spread to Cebu, Masbate and Bohol, to northern Mindanao and Zamboanga, and to Sorsogon and Albay. It is counted the first widespread uprising of the natives; Sumuroy was betrayed and killed by his own men in 1650.[13]

In the war against the Americans, Filipino fighters besieged an American detachment at Catubig from 15 to 18 April 1900 until it was driven out, one of the war's successful battles. American forces landed at Palapag in October 1901.[13, 14]

Republic Act No. 4221, approved on 19 June 1965, divided Samar into three provinces. Northern Samar took the towns the law names for it, among them Allen, Capul, Laoang and Palapag, with Catarman as its capital.[9]

The province keeps 19 June as its foundation day, a yearly special nonworking holiday under Republic Act No. 9414 of 2007; in 2023 it introduced the Ibábao Festival to mark its 58th anniversary. In 1971 and 1972 its charter anniversary fell on 18 February instead.[11, 15, 16, 17, 18]

Timeline

  1. 1596

    The Jesuits found a mission at Capul.[13]

  2. 1605

    The Jesuits found the mission of Palapag.[13]

  3. 1 June 1649

    Agustin Sumuroy's revolt breaks out at Palapag.[13]

  4. 1663

    Ignacio Alcina finishes Palapag's church and fort of coral and stone.[13]

  5. 1768

    The Franciscans take over the missions from the Jesuits.[13]

  6. 1 March 1792

    Alejandro Malaspina's expedition lands at Palapag.[13]

  7. 15 to 18 April 1900

    Filipino fighters drive an American detachment out of Catubig.[14]

  8. October 1901

    American forces land at Palapag.[13]

  9. 19 June 1965

    Republic Act No. 4221 creates Northern Samar, with Catarman as its capital.[9]

  10. 24 March 2007

    Republic Act No. 9414 makes 19 June, the province's foundation day, a yearly holiday.[15]

Nearby

Northern Samar shares a border with Eastern Samar and Samar.

How it compares

Northern Samar beside Eastern Visayas, and where it stands among the provinces of Eastern Visayas.

Northern Samar beside Eastern Visayas
FigureNorthern SamarEastern VisayasRank among the provinces of Eastern Visayas
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 glossary645,789[1, 2]4,625,9293rd of 6
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 glossary0.25% a year[1, 2]slower0.41% a year5th of 6
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 glossary195[7]less crowded2204th of 6
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 glossary3,310.52 km²[7]21,017.38 km²4th of 6
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 glossary4.3[1, 2]higher4.0not 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 glossary14.3%[6]lower17.3%not ranked

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  7. 7.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
  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.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 4221: An Act Creating the Provinces of Northern Samar, Eastern Samar and Western Samar. Published June 19, 1965. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  10. 10.Provincial Government of Northern Samar. Home (as archived by the Internet Archive on 17 December 2025). Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  11. 11.Philippine News Agency (report by Sarwell Meniano). N. Samar introduces Ibábao Fest to mark 58th anniversary (as archived by the Internet Archive on 1 December 2023). Published May 24, 2023. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  12. 12.Philippine News Agency (report by Sarwell Meniano). 2nd Ibabao Festival seen to draw more tourists to Northern Samar (as archived by the Internet Archive on 22 September 2024). Published May 20, 2024. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  13. 13.National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Panandang Pangkasaysayan 2007-2016. Published 2024. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  14. 14.National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Labanan sa Catubig (historical marker installed 2007), National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  15. 15.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 9414: An Act Declaring June 19 of Every Year a Special Nonworking Holiday in the Province of Northern Samar to Commemorate its Foundation Day. 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
  16. 16.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 584, s. 1990: Declaring Tuesday, June 19, 1990, as a Special Day in the Province of Northern Samar. Published June 4, 1990. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  17. 17.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 804, s. 1971: Declaring Thursday, February 18, 1971, as a Special Public Holiday in the Province of Northern Samar. Published February 1, 1971. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  18. 18.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 971, s. 1972: Declaring Friday, February 18, 1972, as a Special Public Holiday in the Province of Northern Samar. Published February 15, 1972. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  19. 19.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
  20. 20.1986 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
  21. 21.1986 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
  22. 22.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
  23. 23.Philippine Statistics Authority. Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC, Growth Rates (OpenSTAT table 0032A5FPPA2). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  24. 24.Philippine Statistics Authority. Per Capita Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC (OpenSTAT table 0092A5FPPA8). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  25. 25.Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Table 2a. Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold and Poverty Incidence Among Population with Measures of Precision, by Region, Province and Highly Urbanized Cities: 2018, 2021, and 2023 (OpenSTAT table 0041F3DF02A). Published August 15, 2024. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  26. 26.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
  27. 27.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
  28. 28.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
  29. 29.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
  30. 30.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
  31. 31.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
  32. 32.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
  33. 33.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
  34. 34.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
  35. 35.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
  36. 36.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
  37. 37.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
  38. 38.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
  39. 39.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
  40. 40.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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