Municipality

Paranas

Paranas is a municipality in Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 35,281 in the 2024 census, and it has 44 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
35,281
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 20.3% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
7th
of the 26 cities and municipalities of 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 4 of every 100 people in Samar lived in Paranas in 2024 (4.38%)
Inside itSources
44
barangays
LandSources
536.73 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: Paranas's land would fill a square about 23.2 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: 66 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 2 hectares 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
7,831
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
4.5 people in each, on average, in 2024
Town or countrySources
3.5%
About 4 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: 0806022000^[4]Formerly 086022000
ZIP code: 6703^{[14, 15, 16]}

People

Paranas had 35,281 people in the 2024 census, up 20.3% 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.

Paranas had the 7th most people of the 26 cities and municipalities of Samar in 2024^[1]

4Santa Rita42,397
5Daram41,932
6Gandara36,826
7Paranas35,281
8Villareal27,909
9Santa Margarita27,012
10Tarangnan26,013

All 26 cities and municipalities of Samar

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 46 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Tenani2,4777 in 100
Pabanog2,1876 in 100
Buray1,9566 in 100
Lipata1,6235 in 100
Lawaan I1,6005 in 100
Casandig II1,3644 in 100
Tigbawon1,2914 in 100
Tutubigan1,2784 in 100
Poblacion 61,2233 in 100
Poblacion 31,1543 in 100

See all 44 barangays of Paranas

Age structure · 2020 Census^[35]People living in households, by age and sex

About 34 of every 100 are children under 15 (33.7%)
About 60 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (59.9%)
About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.4%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	3,314	1,706	1,608
5 - 9	3,871	2,012	1,859
10 - 14	3,693	1,911	1,782
15 - 19	3,575	1,841	1,734
20 - 24	2,811	1,451	1,360
25 - 29	2,279	1,158	1,121
30 - 34	1,909	1,006	903
35 - 39	1,769	914	855
40 - 44	1,668	884	784
45 - 49	1,609	851	758
50 - 54	1,436	741	695
55 - 59	1,247	642	605
60 - 64	1,055	543	512
65 - 69	785	386	399
70 - 74	586	261	325
75 - 79	382	167	215
80 years and over	328	139	189

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: 35,281^{[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: 7,831^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 4.5 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of 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: 4.38%^[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: 3.5% (1,223 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 16,613 men, 15,704 women^[35]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	35,281^{[1, 2]}	2.08% a year	7,831	4.5
2020as of May 1, 2020	32,374^[1]	1.22% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	30,557^[1]	0.78% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	29,327^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	27,820^[33]	−0.05% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	27,926^{[33, 34]}	3.08% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	24,235^[33]	1.23% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	22,702^[33]	0.52% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	21,556^[33]	2.14% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	19,386^[33]	2.25% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	17,352^[33]	0.63% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	16,267^[33]	—	—	—

Barangays

Paranas is made up of 44 barangays.

Barangays of Paranas. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Anagasi	191	0.54%	−1.45% a year	about 102.05 km²	Rural
Apolonia	664	1.88%	0.33% a year	about 7.19 km²	Rural
Bagsa	298	0.84%	2.76% a year	about 3.97 km²	Rural
Balbagan	270	0.77%	2.66% a year	about 8.92 km²	Rural
Bato	965	2.74%	1.39% a year	about 2.22 km²	Rural
Buray	1,956	5.54%	−1.05% a year	about 3.69 km²	Rural
Cantaguic	285	0.81%	2.90% a year	about 8.91 km²	Rural
Cantao-an	311	0.88%	1.44% a year	about 4.91 km²	Rural
Cantato	716	2.03%	4.84% a year	about 12.85 km²	Rural
Casandig I	1,030	2.92%	10.74% a year	about 7.84 km²	Rural
Casandig II	1,364	3.87%	1.61% a year	about 19.54 km²	Rural
Cawayan	434	1.23%	5.58% a year	about 1.63 km²	Rural
Concepcion	676	1.92%	3.57% a year	about 20.82 km²	Rural
Jose Roño	408	1.16%	1.28% a year	about 4.68 km²	Rural
Lawaan I	1,600	4.54%	1.97% a year	about 12.41 km²	Rural
Lawaan II	394	1.12%	1.98% a year	about 15.13 km²	Rural
Lipata	1,623	4.6%	−0.35% a year	about 2.06 km²	Rural
Lokilokon	955	2.71%	2.89% a year	about 6.36 km²	Rural
Mangcal	414	1.17%	0.00% a year	about 5.64 km²	Rural
Maylobe	387	1.1%	3.08% a year	about 6.76 km²	Rural
Minarog	588	1.67%	4.93% a year	about 2.23 km²	Rural
Nawi	437	1.24%	5.98% a year	about 3.72 km²	Rural
Pabanog	2,187	6.2%	3.92% a year	about 10.60 km²	Rural
Paco	232	0.66%	−1.20% a year	about 2.44 km²	Rural
Pagsa-ogan	451	1.28%	2.07% a year	about 1.44 km²	Rural
Pagsanjan	237	0.67%	−2.29% a year	about 13.57 km²	Rural
Patag	837	2.37%	1.89% a year	about 6.32 km²	Rural
Pequit	1,139	3.23%	1.53% a year	about 1.98 km²	Rural
Poblacion 1	633	1.79%	3.61% a year	about 0.811 km²	Rural
Poblacion 2	597	1.69%	1.03% a year	about 0.0454 km²	Rural
Poblacion 3	1,154	3.27%	2.01% a year	about 0.0512 km²	Rural
Poblacion 4	637	1.81%	−1.17% a year	about 0.701 km²	Rural
Poblacion 5	957	2.71%	−1.59% a year	about 0.0587 km²	Rural
Poblacion 6	1,223	3.47%	0.86% a year	about 2.12 km²	Urban
Salay	652	1.85%	0.79% a year	about 2.44 km²	Rural
San Isidro	1,102	3.12%	−0.45% a year	about 39.49 km²	Rural
Santo Niño	224	0.63%	2.39% a year	about 37.81 km²	Rural
Sulopan	559	1.58%	4.57% a year	about 4.24 km²	Rural
Tabucan	440	1.25%	1.95% a year	about 4.29 km²	Rural
Tapul	492	1.39%	4.05% a year	about 10.50 km²	Rural
Tenani	2,477	7.02%	3.25% a year	about 32.87 km²	Rural
Tigbawon	1,291	3.66%	4.82% a year	about 2.94 km²	Rural
Tula	516	1.46%	5.42% a year	about 68.68 km²	Rural
Tutubigan	1,278	3.62%	1.99% a year	about 8.79 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

Paranas covers 536.73 km² of land, 66 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 812 m above the sea and it has 8.1 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: 536.73 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: 66 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 11.89456° N, 125.14120° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[29]

Lowest: Sea level
Average: 212 m
Highest: 812 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

8.1 km of coastline^[30]

Rivers^[30]

Ulot River22.2 of 75.7 km
Nogbuc River8.1 of 20.1 km
Candacan River5.8 km
Batu River1.7 km

Peaks^[30]

Mount Camanganheight not mapped
Mount Pangnagagtanheight not mapped
Mount Puaheight 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^[31]

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

Covers about 69 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 Catbalogan, the nearest PAGASA station, 31 km away^[32]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,991 mm of rain on 181 days a year; 28.4 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Catbalogan, 1991 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	296 mm	16	26.7 °C	30.8 °C	22.7 °C
February	208 mm	12	27.0 °C	31.4 °C	22.6 °C
March	191 mm	13	28.6 °C	32.4 °C	23.2 °C
April	124 mm	11	28.8 °C	33.5 °C	24.1 °C
May	179 mm	12	29.5 °C	33.9 °C	25.0 °C
June	230 mm	15	29.2 °C	33.4 °C	25.0 °C
July	292 mm	17	28.8 °C	32.7 °C	24.9 °C
August	196 mm	12	29.1 °C	32.9 °C	25.3 °C
September	280 mm	15	28.9 °C	32.8 °C	24.9 °C
October	299 mm	19	28.4 °C	32.3 °C	24.4 °C
November	293 mm	19	27.8 °C	31.9 °C	23.8 °C
December	404 mm	20	27.3 °C	31.2 °C	23.4 °C
The year	2,991 mm	181	28.4 °C	32.4 °C	24.1 °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 5 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: 1st class^[4]

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

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 22.8% and 30.3%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

19government offices
1hospital or health centre
45schools
6places of worship
1market
1station or terminal
1park
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.

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

Government offices12

6 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 44 barangays of Paranas

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Paranas. 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 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
Elvira Uy Babalcon^[20]
Vice mayor
Eunice Uy Babalcon^[20]
2022–2025
Mayor
Eunice Uy Babalcon^[21]
Vice mayor
Yolanda Tizon Tan^[21]
2019–2022
Mayor
Eunice Uy Babalcon^[22]
Vice mayor
Yolanda Tizon Tan^[22]
2016–2019
Mayor
Eunice Uy Babalcon^[23]
Vice mayor
Yolanda Tizon Tan^[23]
2013–2016
Mayor
Felix Teruya Babalcon Jr.^[24]
Vice mayor
Yolanda Tizon Tan^[24]
2010–2013
Mayor
Felix Teruya Babalcon Jr.^[25]
Vice mayor
Yolanda Tizon Tan^[25]
2007–2010
Mayor
Felix Teruya Babalcon Jr.^[26]
Vice mayor
Ardil Babon Abalos^[26]
2004–2007
Mayor
Elvira Babalcon^[27]
Vice mayor
Leovigildo Dasig^[27]
2001–2004
Mayor
Elvira U. Babalcon^[28]
Vice mayor
Jaime A. Bacay^[28]

Mayors and vice mayors of Paranas, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Elvira Uy Babalcon^[20]	Eunice Uy Babalcon^[20]
2022–2025	Eunice Uy Babalcon^[21]	Yolanda Tizon Tan^[21]
2019–2022	Eunice Uy Babalcon^[22]	Yolanda Tizon Tan^[22]
2016–2019	Eunice Uy Babalcon^[23]	Yolanda Tizon Tan^[23]
2013–2016	Felix Teruya Babalcon Jr.^[24]	Yolanda Tizon Tan^[24]
2010–2013	Felix Teruya Babalcon Jr.^[25]	Yolanda Tizon Tan^[25]
2007–2010	Felix Teruya Babalcon Jr.^[26]	Ardil Babon Abalos^[26]
2004–2007	Elvira Babalcon^[27]	Leovigildo Dasig^[27]
2001–2004	Elvira U. Babalcon^[28]	Jaime A. Bacay^[28]

History & Identity

Stories from Eastern Visayas

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

Former name: Wright^[4]

How it got its name

Local traditionOne local account says Spanish arrivals found natives gathering shellfish and crabs and asked the name of the place; a native, thinking they meant the wide slippery stones exposed at low tide, answered 'Palanas', which the Spaniards pronounced 'Paranas'.^[10]

Local traditionA second account says the name comes from 'Para-Ranas', 'the place of the frogs', because Spanish soldiers heard many croaking frogs on first landing.^[10]

Local traditionThe town's history page gives a different account of the renaming: it says an American general, after the Spanish-American War, recommended the name Wright in honour of Governor-General Luke Wright.^[10]

Sources differRepublic Act No. 6681, approved on 4 November 1988, changed the name of the Municipality of Wright back to Paranas. The town's history page says the act took effect on 4 November 1989, which differs from the law's own date.^{[10, 11]}

Its story

The town's history page says that by 1768, when the Jesuits left and Franciscans took over, Paranas was already one of the first parishes of Samar.^[10]

The original Jesuit-built stone church burned in 1835, and a new stone church was begun in 1851.^[10]

Pulahan activity reached Paranas, with a group based in the mountains.^[10]

Under American rule the first primary school was set up, and a Gabaldon-style schoolhouse was built between 1908 and 1912.^[10]

The municipality was called Wright until Republic Act No. 6681 restored the name Paranas in 1988.^[11]

Timeline

17 October 1768
Paranas among the early Samar parishes passing to Franciscan administration.^[10]
1835
Original Jesuit-built stone church destroyed by fire.^[10]
1851
Construction of a new stone church begins.^[10]
1908-1912
Gabaldon-style schoolhouse built.^[10]
4 November 1988
Republic Act No. 6681 changes the name of Wright back to Paranas.^[11]

Nearby

Paranas shares a border with 7 places.

How it compares

Paranas beside Samar, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Samar.

Paranas beside Samar
Figure	Paranas	Samar	Rank among the cities and municipalities of 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	35,281^{[1, 2]}	806,179	7th of 26
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	2.08% a year^{[1, 2]}faster	0.39% a year	1st of 26
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	66^[6]less crowded	149	23rd of 26
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	536.73 km²^[6]	5,414.68 km²	2nd of 26
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	4.5^{[1, 2]}higher	4.1	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	3.5%^[5]lower	14.9%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Catbalogan City, the capital of Samar: 27.8 km west
Manila: 540.2 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]

MotiongSamar14.1 km northwest
Can-AvidEastern Samar15.7 km east
JiabongSamar15.9 km west
HinabanganSamar21.0 km south
San Jose De BuanSamar21.2 km northwest
TaftEastern Samar23.8 km east

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
3.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
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6.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
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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.Municipality of Paranas, Samar. Official website. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
10.Local Government Unit of Paranas. History of Paranas, LGU Paranas official website. 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. Republic Act No. 6681 (1988), An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of Wright, Province of Samar, to Municipality of Paranas. Published November 4, 1988. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
12.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
13.1986 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
14.Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost). ZIP Code Locator. 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
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.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
30.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
31.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
32.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
33.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
34.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
35.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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