Municipality

Pilar

Pilar is a municipality in Sorsogon, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its population was 76,908 in the 2024 census, and it has 49 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
76,908
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 12.7% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
3rd
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 9 of every 100 people in Sorsogon lived in Pilar in 2024 (9.1%)
Inside itSources
49
barangays
LandSources
206.16 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: Pilar's land would fill a square about 14.4 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: 373 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
18,023
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
4.3 people in each, on average, in 2024
Town or countrySources
3.2%
About 3 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: 0506213000^[4]Formerly 056213000
ZIP code: 4714^{[15, 16, 17]}

People

Pilar had 76,908 people in the 2024 census, up 12.7% 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.

Pilar had the 3rd most people of the 15 cities and municipalities of Sorsogon in 2024^[1]

1Sorsogon City187,670
2Bulan106,919
3Pilar76,908
4Castilla61,308
5Gubat61,095
6Irosin59,540
7Donsol51,781

All 15 cities and municipalities of Sorsogon

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 38 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Banuyo3,9675 in 100
San Rafael3,3344 in 100
Del Rosario3,3134 in 100
Putiao2,9074 in 100
San Antonio (Sapa)2,8154 in 100
Inapugan2,6833 in 100
Marifosque2,4883 in 100
Abucay2,4553 in 100
Dao2,4553 in 100
Santa Fe2,4553 in 100

See all 49 barangays of Pilar

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

About 34 of every 100 are children under 15 (33.9%)
About 61 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (60.6%)
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	8,193	4,261	3,932
5 - 9	8,839	4,668	4,171
10 - 14	8,653	4,520	4,133
15 - 19	8,807	4,521	4,286
20 - 24	6,974	3,616	3,358
25 - 29	5,447	2,843	2,604
30 - 34	4,561	2,419	2,142
35 - 39	4,316	2,237	2,079
40 - 44	4,097	2,140	1,957
45 - 49	3,652	1,879	1,773
50 - 54	3,221	1,669	1,552
55 - 59	2,707	1,346	1,361
60 - 64	2,137	1,039	1,098
65 - 69	1,600	742	858
70 - 74	1,176	516	660
75 - 79	720	266	454
80 years and over	658	198	460

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: 76,908^{[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: 18,023^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 4.3 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: 9.1%^[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 3.2% (2,455 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 38,880 men, 36,878 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	76,908^{[1, 2]}	0.35% a year	18,023	4.3
2020as of May 1, 2020	75,793^[1]	0.34% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	74,564^[1]	1.70% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	68,245^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	63,539^[34]	1.29% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	57,898^{[34, 35]}	2.62% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	51,318^[34]	1.96% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	46,268^[34]	0.15% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	45,579^[34]	1.49% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	42,320^[34]	2.47% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	37,461^[34]	2.28% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	29,756^[34]	—	—	—

Barangays

Pilar is made up of 49 barangays.

Barangays of Pilar. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Abas	1,053	1.37%	−2.33% a year	about 3.04 km²	Rural
Abucay	2,455	3.19%	−3.27% a year	about 5.24 km²	Rural
Bantayan	1,885	2.45%	−0.20% a year	about 4.24 km²	Rural
Banuyo	3,967	5.16%	0.98% a year	about 2.04 km²	Rural
Bayasong	1,841	2.39%	1.45% a year	about 3.04 km²	Rural
Bayawas	335	0.44%	−0.49% a year	about 2.29 km²	Rural
Binanuahan	1,923	2.5%	0.43% a year	about 0.206 km²	Rural
Cabiguan	1,953	2.54%	−1.88% a year	about 3.12 km²	Rural
Cagdongon	991	1.29%	0.47% a year	about 3.67 km²	Rural
Calongay	1,900	2.47%	−0.25% a year	about 5.80 km²	Rural
Calpi	534	0.69%	−3.81% a year	about 7.42 km²	Rural
Catamlangan	1,077	1.4%	−1.19% a year	about 3.29 km²	Rural
Comapo-capo	915	1.19%	1.73% a year	about 4.92 km²	Rural
Danlog	1,147	1.49%	−0.35% a year	about 3.36 km²	Rural
Dao	2,455	3.19%	−0.29% a year	about 0.75 km²	Urban
Dapdap	1,714	2.23%	−0.82% a year	about 7.49 km²	Rural
Del Rosario	3,313	4.31%	2.15% a year	about 6.76 km²	Rural
Esmerada	545	0.71%	−0.44% a year	about 5.14 km²	Rural
Esperanza	1,605	2.09%	−1.19% a year	about 2.15 km²	Rural
Ginablan	1,686	2.19%	−3.40% a year	about 12.06 km²	Rural
Guiron	782	1.02%	−1.39% a year	about 3.01 km²	Rural
Inang	1,893	2.46%	0.38% a year	about 7.82 km²	Rural
Inapugan	2,683	3.49%	−0.69% a year	about 2.43 km²	Rural
Leona	455	0.59%	6.42% a year	about 1.44 km²	Rural
Lipason	982	1.28%	2.53% a year	about 3.57 km²	Rural
Lourdes	869	1.13%	−1.05% a year	about 2.72 km²	Rural
Lubiano	859	1.12%	2.85% a year	about 2.23 km²	Rural
Lumbang	1,688	2.19%	2.32% a year	about 3.66 km²	Rural
Lungib	2,308	3%	0.39% a year	about 4.30 km²	Rural
Mabanate	1,684	2.19%	−1.20% a year	about 7.07 km²	Rural
Malbog	1,464	1.9%	9.76% a year	about 5.12 km²	Rural
Marifosque	2,488	3.24%	0.15% a year	about 1.04 km²	Rural
Mercedes	943	1.23%	−2.21% a year	about 3.74 km²	Rural
Migabod	698	0.91%	11.76% a year	about 2.12 km²	Rural
Naspi	942	1.22%	0.81% a year	about 2.35 km²	Rural
Palanas	1,339	1.74%	−0.28% a year	about 6.42 km²	Rural
Pangpang	1,257	1.63%	−0.25% a year	about 6.54 km²	Rural
Pinagsalog	472	0.61%	−0.50% a year	about 1.74 km²	Rural
Pineda	982	1.28%	−0.48% a year	about 6.95 km²	Rural
Poctol	1,034	1.34%	−4.56% a year	about 3.02 km²	Rural
Pudo	511	0.66%	8.55% a year	about 1.78 km²	Rural
Putiao	2,907	3.78%	6.48% a year	about 1.23 km²	Rural
Sacnangan	1,092	1.42%	−1.46% a year	about 6.33 km²	Rural
Salvacion	2,392	3.11%	1.31% a year	about 3.06 km²	Rural
San Antonio (Millabas)	1,097	1.43%	1.59% a year	about 3.75 km²	Rural
San Antonio (Sapa)	2,815	3.66%	0.73% a year	about 5.87 km²	Rural
San Jose	1,189	1.55%	−0.87% a year	about 3.05 km²	Rural
San Rafael	3,334	4.34%	0.16% a year	about 8.80 km²	Rural
Santa Fe	2,455	3.19%	0.66% a year	about 5.34 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

Pilar covers 206.16 km² of land, 373 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 121 m above the sea and it has 93.9 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: 206.16 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: 373 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 12.98614° N, 123.70089° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[30]

Lowest: Sea level
Average: 30 m
Highest: 121 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

93.9 km of coastline^[31]

Rivers^[31]

Putiao River9.1 of 9.6 km
Ogod River7.2 of 15.6 km
Inang River6.4 of 22.1 km
Putiao River3.1 km
Putiao River1.8 of 2.3 km
Putiao River1.7 km
Kumadkad River0.7 of 19.7 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^[32]

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

Covers about 92 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, 19 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 32 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: 32.5% 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 32 of every 100 people in Pilar lived below the poverty line in 2021 (32.5%)^[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 29.4% and 35.6%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

57government offices
19hospitals and health centres
69schools
49places of worship
1market
1station or terminal
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.

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

Government offices9

3 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 49 barangays of Pilar

Hospitals and health centres19

13 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 49 barangays of Pilar

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Pilar. 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
Dennis Almeda Sy-Reyes^[21]
Vice mayor
Celso Yap Lao Jr.^[21]
2022–2025
Mayor
Carolyn Cua Sy-Reyes^[22]
Vice mayor
Luis Climacosa Leosala Jr.^[22]
2019–2022
Mayor
Carolyn Cua Sy-Reyes^[23]
Vice mayor
Luis Climacosa Leosala Jr.^[23]
2016–2019
Mayor
Carolyn Cua Sy-Reyes^[24]
Vice mayor
Celso Yap Lao Jr.^[24]
2013–2016
Mayor
Dennis Almeda Sy-Reyes^[25]
Vice mayor
Celso Yap Lao Jr.^[25]
2010–2013
Mayor
Dennis Almeda Sy-Reyes^[26]
Vice mayor
Celso Yap Lao Jr.^[26]
2007–2010
Mayor
Dennis Almeda Sy-Reyes^[27]
Vice mayor
Luis Posada Leosala^[27]
2004–2007
Mayor
Rosemarie Sia^[28]
Vice mayor
Joseph Voltaire De Hitta^[28]
2001–2004
Mayor
Rosemarie Lh. Sia^[29]
Vice mayor
Luis P. Leosala^[29]

Mayors and vice mayors of Pilar, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Dennis Almeda Sy-Reyes^[21]	Celso Yap Lao Jr.^[21]
2022–2025	Carolyn Cua Sy-Reyes^[22]	Luis Climacosa Leosala Jr.^[22]
2019–2022	Carolyn Cua Sy-Reyes^[23]	Luis Climacosa Leosala Jr.^[23]
2016–2019	Carolyn Cua Sy-Reyes^[24]	Celso Yap Lao Jr.^[24]
2013–2016	Dennis Almeda Sy-Reyes^[25]	Celso Yap Lao Jr.^[25]
2010–2013	Dennis Almeda Sy-Reyes^[26]	Celso Yap Lao Jr.^[26]
2007–2010	Dennis Almeda Sy-Reyes^[27]	Luis Posada Leosala^[27]
2004–2007	Rosemarie Sia^[28]	Joseph Voltaire De Hitta^[28]
2001–2004	Rosemarie Lh. Sia^[29]	Luis P. Leosala^[29]

History & Identity

Stories from Bicol Region

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

Pilar's fiesta and days

Local special working holiday in the Municipality of PilarLocal special day · Manuel T. Sia (death anniversary) · Every 6 May · next Thursday, 6 May 2027

Everything listed for Pilar in Now

Its story

The province says one of the first Christian settlements in this part of Luzon was founded in what is now Pilar territory, soon after the Christian settlement at Gibalon.^[9]

Pilar was set up in 1861 as its own town and independent parish, separated from its mother town Cagsaua, when the Governor-General merged into it the neighbouring visitas of Panlatuan, Candanglogan, Inang, Sapa, Putiao and Sto. Niño.^[9]

Pilar is known as a shipbuilding town, and Panlatuan within it is regarded as among the larger shipyards in this part of Luzon.^[9]

In August 1898 workers at the shipyard in Panlatuan rose up and killed the four Spaniards living in the barrio.^[10]

In 1930 a National Museum excavation of a burial site in Pilar found twenty-four jars with glass beads.^[11]

Timeline

6 August 1861
Pilar was set up as its own pueblo civil and, at the same time, an independent parish.^[12]
5 August 1898
Workers at the Panlatuan shipyard rose against the Spaniards living in the barrio.^[10]
1930
A National Museum excavation of a burial site in Pilar found twenty-four jars with glass beads.^[11]

Nearby

Pilar shares a border with Castilla, Legazpi City, Daraga and Donsol.

How it compares

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

Pilar beside Sorsogon
Figure	Pilar	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	76,908^{[1, 2]}	845,066	3rd 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	0.35% a year^{[1, 2]}slower	0.47% a year	10th 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	373^[6]less crowded	424	7th 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	206.16 km²^[6]	1,993.11 km²	3rd 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	4.3^{[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	3.2%^[5]lower	15.7%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Sorsogon City, the capital of Sorsogon: 29.3 km east
Manila: 342.7 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]

Legazpi CityAlbay8.1 km northeast
DonsolSorsogon12.4 km west
CastillaSorsogon13.1 km east
JovellarAlbay13.3 km northwest
CamaligAlbay15.9 km northwest
DaragaAlbay19.2 km north

Sources

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

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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
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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
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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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