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Province

Sorsogon

Sorsogon is a province in the Bicol Region of Luzon, Philippines. Its population was 845,066 in the 2024 census, and it has 1 city and 14 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
A green lake ringed by steep forested slopes under low cloud, with two small kayaks on the water and a branch and a mossy log in the foreground.
Bulusan Lake, in the Bulusan Volcano Natural Park.Photo: “Kayaking at Bulusan Lake” by Allan Fesalbon Castañeda, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene. Scene's copy is shared under the same licence.

  • PeopleSources

    845,066

    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 14.1% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    4th

    of the 6 provinces of Bicol Region 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 Bicol Region lived in Sorsogon in 2024 (13.93%)

  • Inside itSources

    15

    cities and municipalities

    541 barangays

  • LandSources

    1,993.11 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: Sorsogon's land would fill a square about 44.6 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: 424 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 4 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

    208,426

    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

    4.0 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    15.7%

    About 16 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
0506200000[4]Formerly 056200000

People

Sorsogon had 845,066 people in the 2024 census, up 14.1% 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.

Sorsogon had the 4th most people of the 6 provinces of Bicol Region in 2024[1]
  1. 1Camarines Sur2,063,314
  2. 2Albay1,379,398
  3. 3Masbate910,813
  4. 4Sorsogon845,066
  5. 5Camarines Norte604,666
  6. 6Catanduanes261,169
All 6 provinces of Bicol Region
Of every 100 people in Sorsogon in 2024[1]

Corrected by Scene from the PSA's men and women counts. The PSA's age table prints a both-sexes count for 80 - 84 (10,904 printed against 6,576 men and women) and 85 and over (9,363 printed against 4,328 men and women) that is not the sum of its men and women, although its men and women columns add up exactly to the Sorsogon totals. Scene shows the sum of the two for these groups and keeps the printed values.[5]

Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 29 of every 100 are children under 15 (29.4%)
  • About 63 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.3%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (7.3%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 568,81835,96432,854
5 - 985,50544,65040,855
10 - 1493,76249,07544,687
15 - 1988,52546,33442,191
20 - 2476,36339,19537,168
25 - 2962,24331,92930,314
30 - 3458,61929,76128,858
35 - 3950,05525,70424,351
40 - 4447,08324,27622,807
45 - 4944,10222,52621,576
50 - 5440,94220,69220,250
55 - 5936,35017,98418,366
60 - 6430,31814,68715,631
65 - 6923,43710,88612,551
70 - 7416,2796,8369,443
75 - 7910,8173,9476,870
80 - 846,576Corrected by Scene · the PSA prints 10,9042,0734,503
85 and over4,328Corrected by Scene · the PSA prints 9,3631,0783,250

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
845,066[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
208,426[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.0 on average[1, 2]
Share of Bicol Region, 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
13.93%[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
15.7% (133,056 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
427,597 men, 416,525 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024845,066[1, 2]0.47% a year208,4264.0
2020as of May 1, 2020828,655[1]0.93% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015792,949[1]1.30% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010740,743[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then709,673[39]1.21% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders650,535[39, 40]2.04% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then591,927[39]2.35% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then522,960[39]0.44% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then500,685[39]2.31% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then446,502[39]0.90% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then427,047[39]2.03% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then347,771[39]———

Cities and municipalities

Sorsogon is made up of 14 municipalities and 1 city, with 541 barangays in all.
Colour byColours the map of Sorsogon by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AlbayBarcelona: 21,911 people, 360 per km², 1.04% a yearBulan: 106,919 people, 513 per km², 0.39% a yearBulusan: 24,152 people, 306 per km², 0.22% a yearCasiguran: 36,464 people, 425 per km², 0.58% a yearCastilla: 61,308 people, 324 per km², 0.27% a yearSorsogon City: 187,670 people, 682 per km², 0.71% a yearDonsol: 51,781 people, 345 per km², 0.71% a yearGubat: 61,095 people, 530 per km², 0.32% a yearIrosin: 59,540 people, 393 per km², 0.11% a yearJuban: 35,978 people, 284 per km², 0.46% a yearMagallanes: 38,072 people, 349 per km², 0.42% a yearMatnog: 42,444 people, 317 per km², 0.26% a yearPilar: 76,908 people, 373 per km², 0.35% a yearPrieto Diaz: 23,424 people, 443 per km², 0.82% a yearSanta Magdalena: 17,400 people, 354 per km², 0.42% 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 Sorsogon. Each column heading sorts the table.
Kind[1, 7]Share (2024)
BarcelonaMunicipality21,9112.59%1.04% a year60.92 km²
BulanMunicipality106,91912.65%0.39% a year208.25 km²
BulusanMunicipality24,1522.86%0.22% a year78.98 km²
CasiguranMunicipality36,4644.31%0.58% a year85.88 km²
CastillaMunicipality61,3087.25%0.27% a year189.07 km²
Sorsogon CityComponent city187,67022.21%0.71% a year275.22 km²
DonsolMunicipality51,7816.13%0.71% a year149.99 km²
GubatMunicipality61,0957.23%0.32% a year115.18 km²
IrosinMunicipality59,5407.05%0.11% a year151.68 km²
JubanMunicipality35,9784.26%0.46% a year126.79 km²
MagallanesMunicipality38,0724.51%0.42% a year109.22 km²
MatnogMunicipality42,4445.02%0.26% a year133.72 km²
PilarMunicipality76,9089.1%0.35% a year206.16 km²
Prieto DiazMunicipality23,4242.77%0.82% a year52.87 km²
Santa MagdalenaMunicipality17,4002.06%0.42% a year49.18 km²

Land & Environment

Sorsogon covers 1,993.11 km² of land, 424 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,552 m above the sea and it has 509.6 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
1,993.11 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
424 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
12.73456° N, 124.00415° 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
122 m
Highest
1,552 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

509.6 km of coastline[36]

Rivers[36]

  1. Inang River22.1 km
  2. Cadacan River21.1 km
  3. Kumadkad River17.6 of 19.7 km
  4. Cadacan River15.0 of 15.6 km
  5. Donsol River14.9 km
  6. Ogod River13.9 of 15.6 km
  7. Putiao River9.1 of 9.6 km
  8. Ariman River7.8 of 8.0 km

The longest inside it: 16 in all.

Lakes[36]

  1. Bulusan Lake0.25 km²

Peaks[36]

  1. Mount Bulusanvolcano1,565 m
  2. Mount Pocdolvolcano1,102 m
  3. Sharp Peakvolcano1,047 m
  4. Mount Pulog1,032 m
  5. Mount Bintacan845 m
  6. Jubanvolcano844 m

The highest: 21 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 52 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 Legaspi City, the nearest PAGASA station, 55 km away[38]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 3,593 mm of rain on 195 days a year; 27.7 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Legaspi City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January347 mm1826.1 °C28.9 °C23.3 °C
February251 mm1326.3 °C29.4 °C23.3 °C
March232 mm1427.0 °C30.2 °C23.9 °C
April152 mm1228.2 °C31.7 °C24.8 °C
May198 mm1329.0 °C32.5 °C25.6 °C
June216 mm1428.8 °C32.3 °C25.3 °C
July281 mm1828.2 °C31.5 °C24.9 °C
August223 mm1628.3 °C31.5 °C25.0 °C
September280 mm1728.1 °C31.5 °C24.8 °C
October322 mm1827.8 °C31.1 °C24.4 °C
November450 mm2027.4 °C30.4 °C24.4 °C
December642 mm2226.7 °C29.4 °C24.0 °C
The year3,593 mm19527.7 °C30.9 °C24.5 °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 15 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Sorsogon's economy made ₱98.9 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱114,743 for each person. About 38 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
₱98.9 billion[22]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱83.0 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
−1.2%[23]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱114,743[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
37.9% 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 38 of every 100 people in Sorsogon lived below the poverty line in 2023 (37.9%)[25]

The PSA's survey puts it between 33.5% and 42.3%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱34,371 a person for the year.

Public places

  • 119government offices
  • 47hospitals and health centres
  • 623schools
  • 118places of worship
  • 12markets
  • 18stations and terminals
  • 11parks
  • 4beaches
  • 1monument or memorial

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 “Sorsogon” in their name, then one in each of its most populous cities and municipalities.

Stations and terminals17

11 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 15 cities and municipalities of Sorsogon

Parks11

5 more parks are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 15 cities and municipalities of Sorsogon

Beaches4

Monuments and memorials1

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

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Sorsogon. 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
Sorsogon City[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
    Jose Edwin Brondial Hamor[26]
    Vice governor
    Krunimar Antonio Daen Escudero II[26]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Jose Edwin Brondial Hamor[27]
    Vice governor
    Krunimar Antonio Daen Escudero II[27]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Francis Joseph Guevara Escudero[28]
    Vice governor
    Manuel Laurio Fortes Jr.[28]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Robert Ante Lee Rodrigueza[29]
    Vice governor
    Ma. Ester Escasa Hamor[29]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    Raul Rodrigueza Lee[30]
    Vice governor
    Antonio Hatoc Escudero Jr.[30]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    Raul Rodrigueza Lee[31]
    Vice governor
    Antonio Hatoc Escudero Jr.[31]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Sally Ante Lee[32]
    Vice governor
    Renato Gimpaya Laurinaria[32]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Raul Rodrigueza Lee[33]
    Vice governor
    Antonio Hatoc Escudero[33]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Raul R. Lee[34]
    Vice governor
    Antonio H. Escudero[34]
Governors and vice governors of Sorsogon, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Jose Edwin Brondial Hamor[26]Krunimar Antonio Daen Escudero II[26]
2022–2025Jose Edwin Brondial Hamor[27]Krunimar Antonio Daen Escudero II[27]
2019–2022Francis Joseph Guevara Escudero[28]Manuel Laurio Fortes Jr.[28]
2016–2019Robert Ante Lee Rodrigueza[29]Ma. Ester Escasa Hamor[29]
2013–2016Raul Rodrigueza Lee[30]Antonio Hatoc Escudero Jr.[30]
2010–2013Raul Rodrigueza Lee[31]Antonio Hatoc Escudero Jr.[31]
2007–2010Sally Ante Lee[32]Renato Gimpaya Laurinaria[32]
2004–2007Raul Rodrigueza Lee[33]Antonio Hatoc Escudero[33]
2001–2004Raul R. Lee[34]Antonio H. Escudero[34]

History & Identity

Sorsogon's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Sorsogon in Now

Created
A province separate from Albay since 17 October 1894, under Spain; its civil government was set up under Act No. 124, enacted 30 April 1901[9, 10, 11]

How it got its name

The province took the name of its capital town when it was made a province in 1894.[10, 12]

Local traditionOf several stories of how the town got its name, the most popular says lost Spaniards asked a fisherman what the place was called; thinking they wanted the way to the nearest village, he pointed upstream and said sosogon, follow.[13]

Its story

In 1569 the first expedition Legazpi sent from Panay, with Captain Luis Enríquez de Guzmán and the friar Alonso Jiménez, landed at Hibal-ong, in Magallanes.[9]

Local traditionThe province holds that Jiménez said the first Mass on the island of Luzon there.[9]

Bacon became a mission in 1609, with Casiguran, the oldest town, as its parish centre, and Sorsogon became a parish of its own in 1628.[9, 10]

On 17 October 1894 Spain made Sorsogon a province separate from Albay, with the town of Sorsogon as its seat and José de la Guardia as its first governor. Its 80th anniversary as a province, in October 1974, brought the first Kasanggayahan Festival.[9, 10]

The Spaniards left the province without resistance on 21 September 1898, and American forces occupied it on 20 January 1900. Its provincial government was set up under Act No. 124, enacted 30 April 1901. Masbate was annexed to it as a sub-province from 1 January 1906, and Act No. 2934 of 15 December 1920 authorized re-establishing Masbate as an independent province.[9, 11, 14, 15]

Its concrete neo-classical capitol was begun in 1915 under Governor Victor Eco. Japanese forces occupied the whole province in 1942, with garrisons in every town. Republic Act No. 8806 of 16 August 2000 created the City of Sorsogon by merging the towns of Bacon and Sorsogon.[9, 16, 17, 18]

Timeline

  1. 1569

    Legazpi's first expedition from Panay lands at Hibal-ong, Magallanes.[9]

  2. 1628

    Sorsogon becomes a parish separate from Bacon.[9, 10]

  3. 17 October 1894

    Sorsogon is separated from Albay as a province.[9, 10]

  4. 21 September 1898

    The Spaniards leave the province.[9]

  5. 20 January 1900

    American forces occupy Sorsogon.[9]

  6. 30 April 1901

    Act No. 124 extends the Provincial Government Act to Sorsogon.[11]

  7. 1 January 1906

    Masbate becomes part of Sorsogon under Act No. 1413.[14]

  8. 1942

    Japanese forces occupy the province.[9]

  9. 16 August 2000

    Republic Act No. 8806 merges Bacon and Sorsogon into Sorsogon City.[18]

Nearby

Sorsogon shares a border with Albay.

How it compares

Sorsogon beside Bicol Region, and where it stands among the provinces of Bicol Region.

Sorsogon beside Bicol Region
FigureSorsogonBicol RegionRank among the provinces of Bicol Region
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 glossary845,066[1, 2]6,064,4264th 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 glossary0.47% a year[1, 2]faster−0.07% a year1st 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 glossary424[7]more crowded3372nd 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 glossary1,993.11 km²[7]18,007.22 km²5th 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 glossary4.0[1, 2]lower4.1not 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 glossary15.7%[6]lower24.5%not ranked

Shares a border with[3]

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  10. 10.City Government of Sorsogon. Historical Development. Published May 11, 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  11. 11.United States Philippine Commission. Act No. 124: An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act to the Province of Sorsogon. Published April 30, 1901. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  12. 12.City Government of Sorsogon. City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan 2020-2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  13. 13.Provincial Government of Sorsogon. Attraction Map. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  14. 14.Philippine Commission. Act No. 1413: An Act Annexing the Province of Masbate to the Province of Sorsogon, and Amending Act Numbered Seventy-Four, as Amended by Making the Provinces of Albay and Sorsogon Separate School Divisions, and for Other Purposes. Published November 23, 1905. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  15. 15.Philippine Legislature. Act No. 2934: An Act Authorizing the Separation of the Subprovinee of Masbate from the Province of Sorsogon and the Reestablishment of the Former Province of Masbate, and for Other Purposes. Published December 15, 1920. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  16. 16.National Historical Commission of the Philippines. NHCP unveils Kapitolyo ng Sorsogon historical marker (as archived by the Internet Archive on 2 July 2022). Published October 2, 2018. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  17. 17.Provincial Government of Sorsogon. Sorsogon Provincial Capitol. Published September 4, 2023. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  18. 18.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 8806: An Act Creating the City of Sorsogon by Merging the Municipalities of Bacon and Sorsogon in the Province of Sorsogon and Appropriating Funds Therefor. Published August 16, 2000. 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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