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Municipality

Laoac

Laoac is a municipality in Pangasinan, Ilocos Region, Philippines. Its population was 34,550 in the 2024 census, and it has 22 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Laoac by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BinalonanUrdaneta CityManaoagPozorrubioAnis: 1,732 people, 809 per km², −0.17% a yearBotigue: 980 people, 412 per km², 0.60% a yearCaaringayan: 1,277 people, 594 per km², −1.57% a yearDomingo Alarcio: 1,435 people, 736 per km², 0.77% a yearCabilaoan West: 2,060 people, 912 per km², 0.46% a yearCabulalaan: 1,192 people, 903 per km², −0.10% a yearCalaoagan: 1,530 people, 1,785 per km², −1.49% a yearCalmay: 2,150 people, 821 per km², 2.41% a yearCasampagaan: 1,188 people, 443 per km², 0.64% a yearCasanestebanan: 835 people, 673 per km², 2.22% a yearCasantiagoan: 1,687 people, 992 per km², 0.69% a yearInmanduyan: 1,891 people, 822 per km², −0.29% a yearPoblacion: 2,147 people, 1,491 per km², 0.58% a yearLebueg: 2,374 people, 1,733 per km², 1.23% a yearMaraboc: 1,093 people, 402 per km², 0.69% a yearNanbagatan: 1,407 people, 599 per km², −1.57% a yearPanaga: 1,830 people, 561 per km², −1.22% a yearTalogtog: 1,158 people, 912 per km², 0.78% a yearTurko: 1,336 people, 1,237 per km², 0.68% a yearYatyat: 2,045 people, 1,430 per km², 0.81% a yearBalligi: 1,172 people, 746 per km², −1.50% a yearBanuar: 2,031 people, 1,174 per km², 1.36% a year

People · 2024 Census

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

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

Density · people per km², 2024

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

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

Growth a year · 2020–2024

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

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

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

  • PeopleSources

    34,550

    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 17.3% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    37th

    of the 48 cities and municipalities of Pangasinan 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 1 of every 100 people in Pangasinan lived in Laoac in 2024 (1.08%)

  • Inside itSources

    22

    barangays

  • LandSources

    39.25 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: Laoac's land would fill a square about 6.3 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: 880 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 9 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

    9,514

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.6 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    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
0105548000[4]Formerly 015548000
ZIP code
2437[15, 16]

People

Laoac had 34,550 people in the 2024 census, up 17.3% from 2010.
People at each census since 1980

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.

Laoac had the 37th most people of the 48 cities and municipalities of Pangasinan in 2024[1]
  1. 34Mapandan38,228
  2. 35Basista37,840
  3. 36Bautista35,728
  4. 37Laoac34,550
  5. 38Santa Maria34,452
  6. 39San Quintin34,322
  7. 40Dasol31,842
All 48 cities and municipalities of Pangasinan
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 58 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Lebueg2,3747 in 100
  2. Calmay2,1506 in 100
  3. Poblacion2,1476 in 100
  4. Cabilaoan West2,0606 in 100
  5. Yatyat2,0456 in 100
  6. Banuar2,0316 in 100
  7. Inmanduyan1,8915 in 100
  8. Panaga1,8305 in 100
  9. Anis1,7325 in 100
  10. Casantiagoan1,6875 in 100
See all 22 barangays of Laoac
Age structure · 2020 Census[36]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 27 of every 100 are children under 15 (27.3%)
  • About 65 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (64.5%)
  • About 8 of every 100 are 65 or older (8.2%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 42,9801,5421,438
5 - 93,0601,6211,439
10 - 143,2701,7321,538
15 - 193,1611,6221,539
20 - 242,8911,5051,386
25 - 292,6931,4071,286
30 - 342,4771,2661,211
35 - 392,2421,1261,116
40 - 442,1131,0951,018
45 - 491,893993900
50 - 541,767884883
55 - 591,545784761
60 - 641,236596640
65 - 69964452512
70 - 74774316458
75 - 79522189333
80 years and over537172365

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
34,550[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
9,514[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.6 on average[1, 2]
Share of Pangasinan, 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
1.08%[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
17,302 men, 16,823 women[36]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202434,550[1, 2]0.30% a year9,5143.6
2020as of May 1, 202034,128[1]1.70% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201531,497[1]1.28% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201029,456[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then28,266[34]0.78% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders26,723[34, 35]1.73% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then24,662[34]1.43% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then22,864[34]1.73% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then19,252[34]———

Barangays

Laoac is made up of 22 barangays.
Barangays of Laoac. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Anis1,7325.01%−0.17% a yearabout 2.14 km²Rural
Balligi1,1723.39%−1.50% a yearabout 1.57 km²Rural
Banuar2,0315.88%1.36% a yearabout 1.73 km²Rural
Botigue9802.84%0.60% a yearabout 2.38 km²Rural
Caaringayan1,2773.7%−1.57% a yearabout 2.15 km²Rural
Cabilaoan West2,0605.96%0.46% a yearabout 2.26 km²Rural
Cabulalaan1,1923.45%−0.10% a yearabout 1.32 km²Rural
Calaoagan1,5304.43%−1.49% a yearabout 0.857 km²Rural
Calmay2,1506.22%2.41% a yearabout 2.62 km²Rural
Casampagaan1,1883.44%0.64% a yearabout 2.68 km²Rural
Casanestebanan8352.42%2.22% a yearabout 1.24 km²Rural
Casantiagoan1,6874.88%0.69% a yearabout 1.70 km²Rural
Domingo Alarcio1,4354.15%0.77% a yearabout 1.95 km²Rural
Inmanduyan1,8915.47%−0.29% a yearabout 2.30 km²Rural
Lebueg2,3746.87%1.23% a yearabout 1.37 km²Rural
Maraboc1,0933.16%0.69% a yearabout 2.72 km²Rural
Nanbagatan1,4074.07%−1.57% a yearabout 2.35 km²Rural
Panaga1,8305.3%−1.22% a yearabout 3.26 km²Rural
Poblacion2,1476.21%0.58% a yearabout 1.44 km²Rural
Talogtog1,1583.35%0.78% a yearabout 1.27 km²Rural
Turko1,3363.87%0.68% a yearabout 1.08 km²Rural
Yatyat2,0455.92%0.81% a yearabout 1.43 km²Rural

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

Laoac covers 39.25 km² of land, 880 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 50 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
39.25 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
880 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
16.04784° N, 120.53870° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[30]
Lowest
13 m
Average
28 m
Highest
50 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[31]

  1. Aloragat River10.9 of 21.9 km
  2. Aloragat River1.5 of 7.3 km
  3. Aloragat River1.1 km

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 I[32]

Two seasons: dry from November to April, wet for the rest of the year, with the heaviest rain from June to September.

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

At Dagupan City, the nearest PAGASA station, 20 km away[33]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,517 mm of rain on 115 days a year; 27.8 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Dagupan City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January6 mm225.9 °C30.7 °C21.0 °C
February10 mm226.4 °C31.5 °C21.4 °C
March23 mm327.8 °C32.9 °C22.8 °C
April70 mm429.5 °C34.4 °C24.5 °C
May218 mm1129.5 °C34.0 °C25.0 °C
June336 mm1629.0 °C33.3 °C24.8 °C
July533 mm2028.1 °C31.9 °C24.4 °C
August620 mm2127.7 °C31.1 °C24.4 °C
September402 mm1927.9 °C31.5 °C24.3 °C
October227 mm928.0 °C31.9 °C24.2 °C
November55 mm527.6 °C31.8 °C23.4 °C
December20 mm326.6 °C31.0 °C22.2 °C
The year2,517 mm11527.8 °C32.2 °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 2 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 17 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
16.8% 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 17 of every 100 people in Laoac lived below the poverty line in 2021 (16.8%)[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 14.1% and 19.4%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 4government offices
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 16schools
  • 3places of worship
  • 2markets
  • 1park

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 Laoac. 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.[13, 14]

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
5th district of Pangasinan[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.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Ricardo Dispo Balderas[20]
    Vice mayor
    Jose Benedict Estibal Lopena[20]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Ricardo Dispo Balderas[21]
    Vice mayor
    Nelson Valdez Gayo[21]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Ricardo Dispo Balderas[22]
    Vice mayor
    Nelson Valdez Gayo[22]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Silverio Dionio Alarcio Jr.[23]
    Vice mayor
    Rolando Noces Ramos[23]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Silverio Dionio Alarcio Jr.[24]
    Vice mayor
    Rogelio Palaganas Godoy[24]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Silverio Dionio Alarcio Jr.[25]
    Vice mayor
    Fernando Quevedo Soriano[25]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Antonio Paet Abalos[26]
    Vice mayor
    Fernando Quevedo Soriano[26]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Gregorio Tabayoyong[27]
    Vice mayor
    Antonio Abalos[27]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Gregorio B. Tabayoyong[28]
    Vice mayor
    Antonio P. Abalos[28]
Mayors and vice mayors of Laoac, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Ricardo Dispo Balderas[20]Jose Benedict Estibal Lopena[20]
2022–2025Ricardo Dispo Balderas[21]Nelson Valdez Gayo[21]
2019–2022Ricardo Dispo Balderas[22]Nelson Valdez Gayo[22]
2016–2019Silverio Dionio Alarcio Jr.[23]Rolando Noces Ramos[23]
2013–2016Silverio Dionio Alarcio Jr.[24]Rogelio Palaganas Godoy[24]
2010–2013Silverio Dionio Alarcio Jr.[25]Fernando Quevedo Soriano[25]
2007–2010Antonio Paet Abalos[26]Fernando Quevedo Soriano[26]
2004–2007Gregorio Tabayoyong[27]Antonio Abalos[27]
2001–2004Gregorio B. Tabayoyong[28]Antonio P. Abalos[28]

Before 2001

The heads of Laoac 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 Laoac before 2001, newest first
YearsNameOffice
from 1980Westrimundo Tabayoyong[29]Mayor

History & Identity

Created
Republic Act No. 6485, enacted without the President's approval on 17 June 1972, created the Municipality of Laoac out of 20 barrios of Manaoag. Batas Pambansa Blg. 18, approved 9 February 1979, changed the Act so the first officials would be appointed. The province says the town was created on 5 March 1980.[9, 10, 11]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe province says the name comes from an Ilocano cry, 'Nag-la-oa daytoy nga tay-aken', meaning 'How wide this plain is!', said by the first Ilocano settlers in the late 19th century.[11]

Its story

Local traditionThe first Ilocano settlers came in the late 19th century to the broad flatlands that became Laoac.[11]

The Municipal Council of Manaoag passed a resolution to make Laoac a separate town, and the Provincial Board of Pangasinan sent it to Congress in 1971.[11]

Congressman Antonio P. Villar Sr. filed the bill that became Republic Act No. 6485, but the declaration of martial law delayed the new town.[11]

The Act took effect in 1972 and said the town would exist once its first officials were elected; a 1979 law changed this to appointment of the first mayor and council.[9, 10]

The province says the town was created on 5 March 1980 with Mayor Westrimundo Tabayoyong as first chief executive, and calls Laoac the youngest municipality in Pangasinan.[11]

Rice and corn are its main crops.[11]

Timeline

  1. 17 June 1972

    Republic Act No. 6485 enacted without the President's approval, creating Laoac.[9]

  2. 9 February 1979

    Batas Pambansa Blg. 18 approved, providing for appointment of Laoac's first officials.[10]

  3. 5 March 1980

    Laoac created, headed by Mayor Westrimundo Tabayoyong, per the province.[11]

Nearby

Laoac shares a border with Binalonan, Urdaneta City, Manaoag and Pozorrubio.

How it compares

Laoac beside Pangasinan, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Pangasinan.

Laoac beside Pangasinan
FigureLaoacPangasinanRank among the cities and municipalities of Pangasinan
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 glossary34,550[1, 2]3,188,54037th of 48
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 glossary0.30% a year[1, 2]faster0.19% a year12th of 48
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 glossary880[6]more crowded60124th of 48
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 glossary39.25 km²[6]5,307.19 km²44th of 48
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.6[1, 2]about the same3.6not 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 glossary0%[5]lower27.4%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Lingayen, the capital of Pangasinan
32.9 km west
Manila
169.4 km south

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. ManaoagPangasinan5.4 km west
  2. BinalonanPangasinan6.1 km east
  3. PozorrubioPangasinan7.3 km north
  4. San JacintoPangasinan9.0 km northwest
  5. MapandanPangasinan9.2 km west
  6. Urdaneta CityPangasinan9.6 km southeast

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  17. 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. 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. 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. 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
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  23. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 29.www.pangasinan.gov.ph. Laoac | The Official Website of the Province of Pangasinan. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  30. 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. 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. 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. 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
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