Municipality

Tarangnan

Tarangnan is a municipality in Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 26,013 in the 2024 census, and it has 41 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
26,013
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 7.7% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
10th
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 3 of every 100 people in Samar lived in Tarangnan in 2024 (3.23%)
Inside itSources
41
barangays
LandSources
130.27 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: Tarangnan's land would fill a square about 11.4 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: 200 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
6,390
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
4.1 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: 0806020000^[4]Formerly 086020000
ZIP code: 6704^{[14, 15, 16]}

People

Tarangnan had 26,013 people in the 2024 census, up 7.7% 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.

Tarangnan had the 10th most people of the 26 cities and municipalities of Samar in 2024^[1]

7Paranas35,281
8Villareal27,909
9Santa Margarita27,012
10Tarangnan26,013
11Calbiga23,309
12Jiabong19,482
13Pinabacdao18,639

All 26 cities and municipalities of Samar

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 48 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Tigdaranao2,1288 in 100
Majacob1,8477 in 100
Mancares1,3065 in 100
Poblacion B1,2375 in 100
Imelda Pob.1,0554 in 100
Poblacion A1,0344 in 100
Bonga1,0224 in 100
Libucan Dacu9914 in 100
Poblacion E9294 in 100
Sugod9023 in 100

See all 41 barangays of Tarangnan

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

About 35 of every 100 are children under 15 (35.3%)
About 59 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (59.1%)
About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.6%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	2,814	1,487	1,327
5 - 9	3,240	1,666	1,574
10 - 14	3,019	1,574	1,445
15 - 19	2,859	1,431	1,428
20 - 24	2,088	1,077	1,011
25 - 29	1,924	986	938
30 - 34	1,535	826	709
35 - 39	1,390	748	642
40 - 44	1,286	706	580
45 - 49	1,265	651	614
50 - 54	1,094	568	526
55 - 59	970	496	474
60 - 64	790	410	380
65 - 69	549	278	271
70 - 74	409	181	228
75 - 79	258	99	159
80 years and over	221	85	136

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: 26,013^{[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: 6,390^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 4.1 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: 3.23%^[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: 13,269 men, 12,442 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	26,013^{[1, 2]}	0.28% a year	6,390	4.1
2020as of May 1, 2020	25,713^[1]	0.60% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	24,992^[1]	0.66% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	24,146^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	22,767^[33]	1.43% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	20,538^{[33, 34]}	1.92% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	18,791^[33]	3.19% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	15,894^[33]	0.21% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	15,558^[33]	−4.40% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	19,489^[33]	2.12% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	17,551^[33]	0.92% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	15,984^[33]	—	—	—

Barangays

Tarangnan is made up of 41 barangays.

Barangays of Tarangnan. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Alcazar	372	1.43%	−1.55% a year	about 0.538 km²	Rural
Awang	140	0.54%	−2.86% a year	about 3.17 km²	Rural
Bahay	674	2.59%	0.25% a year	about 3.94 km²	Rural
Balonga-as	321	1.23%	0.53% a year	about 2.41 km²	Rural
Balugo	658	2.53%	1.52% a year	about 3.83 km²	Rural
Bangon Gote	149	0.57%	0.99% a year	about 2.00 km²	Rural
Baras	298	1.15%	−5.00% a year	about 0.362 km²	Rural
Binalayan	273	1.05%	1.08% a year	about 3.99 km²	Rural
Bisitahan	360	1.38%	3.18% a year	about 0.858 km²	Rural
Bonga	1,022	3.93%	0.96% a year	about 1.96 km²	Rural
Cabunga-an	503	1.93%	−5.44% a year	about 2.27 km²	Rural
Cagtutulo	419	1.61%	3.98% a year	about 2.58 km²	Rural
Cambatutay Nuevo	225	0.86%	−0.83% a year	about 0.889 km²	Rural
Cambatutay Viejo	362	1.39%	−4.93% a year	about 1.03 km²	Rural
Canunghan	312	1.2%	0.70% a year	about 1.44 km²	Rural
Catan-agan	67	0.26%	0.36% a year	about 3.90 km²	Rural
Dapdap	700	2.69%	0.10% a year	about 6.64 km²	Rural
Gallego	544	2.09%	5.33% a year	about 3.76 km²	Rural
Imelda Pob.	1,055	4.06%	0.00% a year	about 1.24 km²	Rural
Lahong	237	0.91%	0.31% a year	about 1.68 km²	Rural
Libucan Dacu	991	3.81%	1.38% a year	about 1.54 km²	Rural
Libucan Gote	395	1.52%	−0.42% a year	about 0.721 km²	Rural
Lucerdoni	784	3.01%	−2.19% a year	about 3.04 km²	Rural
Majacob	1,847	7.1%	2.36% a year	about 3.19 km²	Rural
Mancares	1,306	5.02%	2.78% a year	about 2.39 km²	Rural
Marabut	175	0.67%	−7.93% a year	about 3.19 km²	Rural
Oeste - A	709	2.73%	−5.93% a year	about 1.13 km²	Rural
Oeste - B	736	2.83%	1.38% a year	about 0.602 km²	Rural
Pajo	288	1.11%	0.94% a year	about 4.66 km²	Rural
Palencia	615	2.36%	−1.35% a year	about 2.35 km²	Rural
Poblacion A	1,034	3.97%	1.54% a year	about 0.353 km²	Rural
Poblacion B	1,237	4.76%	2.63% a year	about 0.206 km²	Rural
Poblacion C	236	0.91%	−0.30% a year	about 0.0259 km²	Rural
Poblacion D	546	2.1%	1.51% a year	about 2.01 km²	Rural
Poblacion E	929	3.57%	0.23% a year	about 0.131 km²	Rural
San Vicente	820	3.15%	−0.12% a year	about 0.723 km²	Rural
Santa Cruz	726	2.79%	0.27% a year	about 4.51 km²	Rural
Sugod	902	3.47%	0.54% a year	about 2.13 km²	Rural
Talinga	457	1.76%	0.97% a year	about 3.09 km²	Rural
Tigdaranao	2,128	8.18%	−0.03% a year	about 0.628 km²	Rural
Tizon	461	1.77%	0.37% a year	about 2.15 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

Tarangnan covers 130.27 km² of land, 200 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 173 m above the sea and it has 115.5 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: 130.27 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: 200 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 11.93049° N, 124.76714° 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: 38 m
Highest: 173 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

115.5 km of coastline^[30]

Rivers^[30]

Dapdap River0.5 of 0.7 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 IV^[31]

Rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with no dry season.

Covers about 89 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, 22 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 34 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: 33.5% 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: 3rd class^[4]

About 34 of every 100 people in Tarangnan lived below the poverty line in 2021 (33.5%)^[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 29.4% and 37.7%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

6government offices
1hospital or health centre
35schools
2places of worship
1market
1park
1beach

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.

Government offices4

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Tarangnan. 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: 1st 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
Danilo Villanueva Tan^[20]
Vice mayor
Arnel R. Tan^[20]
2022–2025
Mayor
Danilo Villanueva Tan^[21]
Vice mayor
Arnel Racab Tan^[21]
2019–2022
Mayor
Arnel Racab Tan^[22]
Vice mayor
Danilo Villanueva Tan^[22]
2016–2019
Mayor
Danilo Villanueva Tan^[23]
Vice mayor
Marivic Tamor Maymay^[23]
2013–2016
Mayor
Danilo Villanueva Tan^[24]
Vice mayor
Emmelly Dula Olaje^[24]
2010–2013
Mayor
Emmelly Dula Olaje^[25]
Vice mayor
Danilo Villanueva Tan^[25]
2007–2010
Mayor
Emmelly Dula Olaje^[26]
Vice mayor
Danilo Villanueva Tan^[26]
2004–2007
Mayor
Emmelly Olaje^[27]
Vice mayor
Danilo Tan^[27]
2001–2004
Mayor
Anieto C. Olaje^[28]
Vice mayor
Francisco B. Montero^[28]

Mayors and vice mayors of Tarangnan, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Danilo Villanueva Tan^[20]	Arnel R. Tan^[20]
2022–2025	Danilo Villanueva Tan^[21]	Arnel Racab Tan^[21]
2019–2022	Arnel Racab Tan^[22]	Danilo Villanueva Tan^[22]
2016–2019	Danilo Villanueva Tan^[23]	Marivic Tamor Maymay^[23]
2013–2016	Danilo Villanueva Tan^[24]	Emmelly Dula Olaje^[24]
2010–2013	Emmelly Dula Olaje^[25]	Danilo Villanueva Tan^[25]
2007–2010	Emmelly Dula Olaje^[26]	Danilo Villanueva Tan^[26]
2004–2007	Emmelly Olaje^[27]	Danilo Tan^[27]
2001–2004	Anieto C. Olaje^[28]	Francisco B. Montero^[28]

History & Identity

Stories from Eastern Visayas

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

Created: The town's own municipal profile states that Tarangnan was declared a municipality of the Province of Samar by Spanish royal decree on 1 April 1884. The decree itself was not found.^[9]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe municipal profile says the present town site was called Taraguan or Tarangnan, meaning a place of refuge and caution, because sailors had to be careful of the many coral reefs nearby.^[9]

Its story

The present town grew out of the older pueblo of Dapdap, also called Tinago, which the municipal profile describes as the first Jesuit mission residence; the ruins of its church, built in 1596, are still visible.^[9]

After a Moro attack devastated Tinago in 1616, the Jesuits moved the cabecera to Catbalogan.^[9]

The pueblo was later moved from Dapdap to the present poblacion at the insistence of a Spanish friar, who cited the old site's poor access, lack of room to grow and swampy surroundings. Residents objected and some leaders were jailed on rebellion charges.^[9]

In 1957 the sitios of Cabunga-an, Tigdaranao and Binalayan were made barrios.^[9]

In 1979 Batas Pambansa Blg. 16 separated nine of Tarangnan's barangays to form the new municipality of Pagsanghan, subject to a plebiscite.^[11]

Timeline

1596
Dapdap (Tinago) church built, according to the town profile.^[9]
1616
Moro attack devastates Tinago; the Jesuits move the cabecera to Catbalogan.^[9]
1 April 1884
Tarangnan declared a municipality of Samar by royal decree, per the town profile.^[9]
1957
Cabunga-an, Tigdaranao and Binalayan become barrios.^[9]
9 February 1979
Batas Pambansa Blg. 16 approved, creating Pagsanghan out of nine Tarangnan barangays.^[11]

Nearby

Tarangnan shares a border with Catbalogan City, Gandara, Pagsanghan and San Jorge.

How it compares

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

Tarangnan beside Samar
Figure	Tarangnan	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	26,013^{[1, 2]}	806,179	10th 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	0.28% a year^{[1, 2]}slower	0.39% a year	18th 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	200^[6]more crowded	149	13th 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	130.27 km²^[6]	5,414.68 km²	14th 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	4.1^{[1, 2]}about the same	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	0%^[5]lower	14.9%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Catbalogan City, the capital of Samar: 16.5 km southeast
Manila: 504.7 km northwest

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

The nearest towns and cities^[3]

PagsanghanSamar4.6 km northwest
Santa MargaritaSamar14.9 km northwest
San JorgeSamar15.2 km east
Catbalogan CitySamar16.5 km southeast
GandaraSamar18.7 km north
JiabongSamar25.2 km east

Sources

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

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15.Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost). ZIP Code Locator, as the Internet Archive captured it on 2022-05-21 (its SHA-1 matches the Archive's index). Published May 21, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1; a government-owned corporation's work is the Government's, Section 171.9). Open the source
16.Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost). Philippine ZIP Codes (the directory "ZipCode 2019.pdf", made 2019-12-02), as the Internet Archive keeps it (its SHA-1 matches the Archive's index). Published December 2, 2019. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1; a government-owned corporation's work is the Government's, Section 171.9). Open the source
17.1986 Constitutional Commission (text from the Chan Robles Virtual Law Library). Ordinance appended to the 1987 Constitution, apportioning the seats of the House of Representatives. Published February 2, 1987. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
18.Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 2025 National and Local Elections: results, certificates of canvass of every province, city and municipality. Published May 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
19.Philippine Statistics Authority. Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2018 and 2021 (the PSA's workbook "2018 - 2021 SAE_with PSGC_noHUC.xlsx", sheet "2018-2021_NoHUC", as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published April 2, 2024. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
20.Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Directory of LGU Elective Officials for Term 2025-2028 as of February 2026 (its sheet: Consolidated List of Officials for Election Terms (2025-2028)), released through the FOI portal. Published February 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: RA 8293, Section 176 (no copyright subsists in it; exploiting it for profit needs the agency's prior approval). Open the source
21.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
22.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 13, 2019 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
23.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 9, 2016 National and Local Elections (its pages are headed "LIST OF ELECED CITY/MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES"). Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
24.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
25.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 10, 2010 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
26.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2007 National and Local Elections. Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
27.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 10, 2004 National and Local Elections (its pages are headed "LIST OF CITY/MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES"). Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
28.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
29.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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