Municipality

Donsol

Donsol is a municipality in Sorsogon, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its population was 51,781 in the 2024 census, and it has 51 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
51,781
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 8.9% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
7th
of the 15 cities and municipalities of Sorsogon 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 6 of every 100 people in Sorsogon lived in Donsol in 2024 (6.13%)
Inside itSources
51
barangays
LandSources
149.99 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: Donsol's land would fill a square about 12.2 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: 345 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 3 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
12,732
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: 0506207000^[4]Formerly 056207000
ZIP code: 4715^{[15, 16, 17]}

People

Donsol had 51,781 people in the 2024 census, up 8.9% 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.

Donsol had the 7th most people of the 15 cities and municipalities of Sorsogon in 2024^[1]

4Castilla61,308
5Gubat61,095
6Irosin59,540
7Donsol51,781
8Matnog42,444
9Magallanes38,072
10Casiguran36,464

All 15 cities and municipalities of Sorsogon

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

Ogod4,2048 in 100
Dancalan3,5737 in 100
Vinisitahan2,6345 in 100
Tupas2,4845 in 100
Santa Cruz2,3835 in 100
Rawis2,3114 in 100
Tinanogan1,8994 in 100
Punta Waling-Waling Pob.1,8984 in 100
Gimagaan1,7683 in 100
San Rafael1,7563 in 100

See all 51 barangays of Donsol

Age structure · 2020 Census^[36]People living in households, by age and sex

About 36 of every 100 are children under 15 (36%)
About 59 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (58.5%)
About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.5%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	5,797	3,009	2,788
5 - 9	6,175	3,252	2,923
10 - 14	6,131	3,200	2,931
15 - 19	5,951	3,097	2,854
20 - 24	4,248	2,153	2,095
25 - 29	3,315	1,698	1,617
30 - 34	2,812	1,442	1,370
35 - 39	2,675	1,393	1,282
40 - 44	2,568	1,311	1,257
45 - 49	2,419	1,220	1,199
50 - 54	2,148	1,147	1,001
55 - 59	1,803	910	893
60 - 64	1,452	721	731
65 - 69	1,076	467	609
70 - 74	787	339	448
75 - 79	479	162	317
80 years and over	428	135	293

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: 51,781^{[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: 12,732^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 4.1 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of Sorsogon, 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: 6.13%^[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: 25,656 men, 24,608 women^[36]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	51,781^{[1, 2]}	0.71% a year	12,732	4.1
2020as of May 1, 2020	50,281^[1]	0.24% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	49,711^[1]	0.84% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	47,563^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	43,996^[34]	1.32% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	39,995^{[34, 35]}	2.27% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	36,013^[34]	1.56% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	33,159^[34]	−0.19% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	33,785^[34]	0.90% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	32,310^[34]	1.13% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	30,548^[34]	2.51% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	23,703^[34]	—	—	—

Barangays

Donsol is made up of 51 barangays.

Barangays of Donsol. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Ogod	4,204	8.12%	0.09% a year	about 4.37 km²	Rural
Dancalan	3,573	6.9%	0.51% a year	about 2.68 km²	Rural
Vinisitahan	2,634	5.09%	0.65% a year	about 4.07 km²	Rural
Tupas	2,484	4.8%	5.61% a year	about 2.86 km²	Rural
Santa Cruz	2,383	4.6%	0.17% a year	about 3.69 km²	Rural
Rawis	2,311	4.46%	0.33% a year	about 0.379 km²	Rural
Tinanogan	1,899	3.67%	−2.02% a year	about 2.35 km²	Rural
Punta Waling-Waling Pob.	1,898	3.67%	0.37% a year	about 0.127 km²	Rural
Gimagaan	1,768	3.41%	0.26% a year	about 3.03 km²	Rural
San Rafael	1,756	3.39%	9.26% a year	about 5.52 km²	Rural
Sibago	1,626	3.14%	−0.31% a year	about 2.31 km²	Rural
Tres Marias	1,480	2.86%	−4.70% a year	about 1.48 km²	Rural
Pangpang	1,396	2.7%	−0.05% a year	about 1.95 km²	Rural
Gura	1,275	2.46%	1.36% a year	about 3.01 km²	Rural
Gogon	1,184	2.29%	0.08% a year	about 2.67 km²	Rural
Bororan Barangay 1	1,127	2.18%	−0.19% a year	about 0.112 km²	Rural
Tuba	980	1.89%	0.95% a year	about 9.28 km²	Rural
Banuang Gurang	928	1.79%	0.23% a year	about 3.86 km²	Rural
Sevilla	876	1.69%	0.93% a year	about 3.28 km²	Rural
San Antonio	862	1.66%	2.52% a year	about 3.33 km²	Rural
San Vicente	848	1.64%	4.82% a year	about 3.03 km²	Rural
Banban	847	1.64%	0.93% a year	about 2.76 km²	Rural
Mabini	839	1.62%	−0.92% a year	about 2.84 km²	Rural
San Isidro	834	1.61%	−0.06% a year	about 5.39 km²	Rural
Cabugao	828	1.6%	4.07% a year	about 5.26 km²	Rural
Awai	738	1.43%	−0.29% a year	about 0.171 km²	Rural
Alin	660	1.27%	0.52% a year	about 5.79 km²	Rural
De Vera	625	1.21%	0.19% a year	about 2.72 km²	Rural
Tongdol	589	1.14%	−1.79% a year	about 1.90 km²	Rural
San Jose	537	1.04%	2.93% a year	about 2.21 km²	Rural
San Ramon	524	1.01%	−0.09% a year	about 3.46 km²	Rural
Bayawas	520	1%	−2.05% a year	about 2.38 km²	Rural
Orange	508	0.98%	4.85% a year	about 2.03 km²	Rural
Malapoc	505	0.98%	−0.61% a year	about 3.05 km²	Rural
Market Site Barangay 3	452	0.87%	13.35% a year	about 0.0359 km²	Rural
Baras	405	0.78%	−0.47% a year	about 1.39 km²	Rural
Cristo	401	0.77%	−2.47% a year	about 4.33 km²	Rural
Suguian	394	0.76%	−0.12% a year	about 3.99 km²	Rural
Bandi	387	0.75%	1.41% a year	about 2.70 km²	Rural
Juan Adre	384	0.74%	−0.06% a year	about 2.86 km²	Rural
Lourdes	377	0.73%	1.11% a year	about 5.62 km²	Rural
Central Barangay 2	365	0.7%	−2.17% a year	about 0.0323 km²	Rural
Girawan	361	0.7%	−0.46% a year	about 2.15 km²	Rural
New Maguisa	354	0.68%	−0.99% a year	about 3.48 km²	Rural
Pinamanaan	346	0.67%	0.63% a year	about 5.63 km²	Rural
Pawala	301	0.58%	3.48% a year	about 2.07 km²	Rural
Malinao	281	0.54%	0.26% a year	about 4.09 km²	Rural
Poso Pob.	247	0.48%	1.31% a year	about 0.0421 km²	Rural
Tagbac	237	0.46%	−0.40% a year	about 1.10 km²	Rural
Parina	230	0.44%	0.32% a year	about 9.07 km²	Rural

The 50 with the most people, of 51. See all 51 barangays of Donsol

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

Donsol covers 149.99 km² of land, 345 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 160 m above the sea and it has 26.5 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: 149.99 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: 345 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 12.97648° N, 123.58668° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[30]

Lowest: 1 m
Average: 55 m
Highest: 160 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

26.5 km of coastline^[31]

Rivers^[31]

Donsol River14.9 km
Ogod River6.7 of 15.6 km
Sibagu River2.8 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 III^[32]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Covers about 63 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, 25 km away^[33]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
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	347 mm	18	26.1 °C	28.9 °C	23.3 °C
February	251 mm	13	26.3 °C	29.4 °C	23.3 °C
March	232 mm	14	27.0 °C	30.2 °C	23.9 °C
April	152 mm	12	28.2 °C	31.7 °C	24.8 °C
May	198 mm	13	29.0 °C	32.5 °C	25.6 °C
June	216 mm	14	28.8 °C	32.3 °C	25.3 °C
July	281 mm	18	28.2 °C	31.5 °C	24.9 °C
August	223 mm	16	28.3 °C	31.5 °C	25.0 °C
September	280 mm	17	28.1 °C	31.5 °C	24.8 °C
October	322 mm	18	27.8 °C	31.1 °C	24.4 °C
November	450 mm	20	27.4 °C	30.4 °C	24.4 °C
December	642 mm	22	26.7 °C	29.4 °C	24.0 °C
The year	3,593 mm	195	27.7 °C	30.9 °C	24.5 °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

About 38 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: 37.5% of people^[20]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 38 of every 100 people in Donsol lived below the poverty line in 2021 (37.5%)^[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 33.7% and 41.3%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

8government offices
3hospitals and health centres
53schools
5places of worship
1market
1station or terminal
1park

Counted from OpenStreetMap^{[3, 8]}. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Government offices7

Hospitals and health centres3

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Donsol. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.^{[13, 14]}

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary: 1st district of Sorsogon^{[18, 19]}

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
Ralph Walter Rivera Lubiano^[21]
Vice mayor
Ma. Christiana Reyes Abetria^[21]
2022–2025
Mayor
Teodoro Belmonte De Guzman^[22]
Vice mayor
Zaldy Abitria Advincula^[22]
2019–2022
Mayor
Josephine Alcantara Cruz^[23]
Vice mayor
Salve Rabulan Ocaya^[23]
2016–2019
Mayor
Josephine Alcantara Cruz^[24]
Vice mayor
Salve Rabulan Ocaya^[24]
2013–2016
Mayor
Josephine Alim Alcantara^[25]
Vice mayor
Salve Rabulan Ocaya^[25]
2010–2013
Mayor
Jerome Fernandez Alcantara^[26]
Vice mayor
Emeterio Seminiano Belmonte Jr.^[26]
2007–2010
Mayor
Jerome Fernandez Alcantara^[27]
Vice mayor
Emeterio Seminiano Belmonte Jr.^[27]
2004–2007
Mayor
Salve Ocaya^[28]
Vice mayor
Migdonio Cleofe Jr.^[28]
2001–2004
Mayor
Jerome F. Alcantara^[29]
Vice mayor
Salve R. Ocaya^[29]

Mayors and vice mayors of Donsol, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Ralph Walter Rivera Lubiano^[21]	Ma. Christiana Reyes Abetria^[21]
2022–2025	Teodoro Belmonte De Guzman^[22]	Zaldy Abitria Advincula^[22]
2019–2022	Josephine Alcantara Cruz^[23]	Salve Rabulan Ocaya^[23]
2016–2019	Josephine Alcantara Cruz^[24]	Salve Rabulan Ocaya^[24]
2013–2016	Josephine Alim Alcantara^[25]	Salve Rabulan Ocaya^[25]
2010–2013	Jerome Fernandez Alcantara^[26]	Emeterio Seminiano Belmonte Jr.^[26]
2007–2010	Jerome Fernandez Alcantara^[27]	Emeterio Seminiano Belmonte Jr.^[27]
2004–2007	Salve Ocaya^[28]	Migdonio Cleofe Jr.^[28]
2001–2004	Jerome F. Alcantara^[29]	Salve R. Ocaya^[29]

History & Identity

Stories from Bicol Region

Donsol has no Story of its own yet. This one is about Bicol Region, which Donsol is part of.

Film, 0:56
Bicol Region
Bicol Region: the day Mayon moved a town
Tradition says Bicol is named for a bending river. On 1 February 1814 Mayon buried Cagsawa; the town moved to Daraga, and in 1914 the Bicol Region made a pilgrimage to the ruins.
Why It's Called That

All Stories

How it got its name

Sources differOne account in the provincial page says the name comes from the Spanish 'Don Sol', Mr. Sun, though the page notes no record of sun worship in Donsol.^[10]

Sources differAnother account in the same page derives it from the Bicol 'donsolan', an anvil, because the town is believed to have had expert blacksmiths.^[10]

Its story

Donsol was organized in 1655 as a barrio of Quipia, now Jovellar, Albay.^[11]

It became an independent parish in 1668, and the provincial page says it became an independent town from Albay then.^[10]

Townspeople later petitioned to move to sitio Barra; after the move in 1831, trade and transport helped it outgrow its mother town Quipia.^[10]

In 1996 the National Museum unearthed evidence of a metalworks factory in Donsol.^[10]

In February 1998 the newly formed provincial tourism council identified the whale shark, locally butanding, as a tourist draw in Donsol.^[12]

Timeline

1655
Donsol organized as a barrio of Quipia (now Jovellar, Albay).^[11]
1668
Sources differDonsol became an independent parish; the provincial municipality page also calls this its independence from Albay as a town.^[10]
1831
Town transferred to sitio Barra.^[10]
February 1998
Provincial tourism council identified whale sharks (butanding) as an attraction in Donsol.^[12]

Nearby

Donsol shares a border with Daraga, Jovellar, Pilar and Pio Duran.

How it compares

Donsol beside Sorsogon, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Sorsogon.

Donsol beside Sorsogon
Figure	Donsol	Sorsogon	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Sorsogon
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	51,781^{[1, 2]}	845,066	7th of 15
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	0.71% a year^{[1, 2]}faster	0.47% a year	4th of 15
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	345^[6]less crowded	424	11th of 15
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	149.99 km²^[6]	1,993.11 km²	6th of 15
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]}higher	4.0	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	15.7%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Sorsogon City, the capital of Sorsogon: 41.7 km east
Manila: 332.8 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]

JovellarAlbay8.5 km north
PilarSorsogon12.4 km east
Pio DuranAlbay15.8 km northwest
CamaligAlbay15.9 km north
Legazpi CityAlbay19.9 km east
GuinobatanAlbay20.7 km north

Sources

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

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2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Bicol Region (OpenSTAT table 0051A6DTPH4). Published August 4, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). 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 Donsol, Sorsogon. Official website. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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11.Provincial Government of Sorsogon. History and Culture timeline (page 14 of 15). Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
12.Provincial Government of Sorsogon. History and Culture timeline (page 3 of 15). Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
13.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
14.1986 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
15.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
16.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
17.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
18.1986 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
19.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
20.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
21.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
22.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
23.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
24.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
25.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
26.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
27.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
28.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
29.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
30.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
31.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
32.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
33.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
34.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
35.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
36.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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