Component city

Maasin City

Maasin City is a component city in Southern Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 85,486 in the 2024 census, and it has 70 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
85,486
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 5.2% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
1st
of the 19 cities and municipalities of Southern Leyte 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 20 of every 100 people in Southern Leyte lived in Maasin City in 2024 (19.68%)
Inside itSources
70
barangays
LandSources
209.55 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: Maasin City's land would fill a square about 14.5 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: 408 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
21,113
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
29.4%
About 29 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: 0806407000^[4]Formerly 086407000
ZIP code: 6600^{[14, 15]}

People

Maasin City had 85,486 people in the 2024 census, up 5.2% 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.

Maasin City had the most people of the 19 cities and municipalities of Southern Leyte in 2024^[1]

1Maasin City85,486
2Sogod48,815
3Bontoc32,082
4Hinunangan30,384
5Saint Bernard28,131
6Macrohon27,276
7Liloan23,787

All 19 cities and municipalities of Southern Leyte

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 36 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Combado5,3426 in 100
Asuncion5,0436 in 100
Ibarra4,5545 in 100
Mantahan3,5844 in 100
Maria Clara2,3833 in 100
Tagnipa2,2633 in 100
Rizal2,0672 in 100
Abgao1,9892 in 100
Mambajao1,9572 in 100
Libhu1,7732 in 100

See all 70 barangays of Maasin City

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

About 27 of every 100 are children under 15 (27.4%)
About 64 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.7%)
About 9 of every 100 are 65 or older (9%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	7,943	4,131	3,812
5 - 9	7,888	4,137	3,751
10 - 14	8,016	4,104	3,912
15 - 19	8,268	4,250	4,018
20 - 24	7,037	3,571	3,466
25 - 29	6,175	3,138	3,037
30 - 34	5,924	3,037	2,887
35 - 39	5,438	2,714	2,724
40 - 44	5,344	2,726	2,618
45 - 49	4,835	2,535	2,300
50 - 54	4,605	2,339	2,266
55 - 59	4,160	2,060	2,100
60 - 64	3,674	1,813	1,861
65 - 69	2,778	1,315	1,463
70 - 74	2,232	1,015	1,217
75 - 79	1,422	588	834
80 years and over	1,373	496	877

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: 85,486^{[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: 21,113^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 4.0 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of Southern Leyte, 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: 19.68%^[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: 29.4% (25,152 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 43,969 men, 43,143 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	85,486^{[1, 2]}	−0.54% a year	21,113	4.0
2020as of May 1, 2020	87,446^[1]	0.46% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	85,560^[1]	0.99% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	81,250^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	79,737^[33]	1.58% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	71,163^{[33, 34]}	2.39% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	63,746^[33]	−0.28% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	64,694^[33]	0.80% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	59,731^[33]	1.76% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	54,737^[33]	1.52% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	50,759^[33]	2.56% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	39,185^[33]	—	—	—

Barangays

Maasin City is made up of 70 barangays.

Barangays of Maasin City. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Combado	5,342	6.25%	−2.17% a year	about 1.81 km²	Urban
Asuncion	5,043	5.9%	−0.09% a year	about 1.65 km²	Urban
Ibarra	4,554	5.33%	1.13% a year	about 2.94 km²	Rural
Mantahan	3,584	4.19%	−3.21% a year	about 0.597 km²	Urban
Maria Clara	2,383	2.79%	−0.23% a year	about 2.48 km²	Rural
Tagnipa	2,263	2.65%	−8.42% a year	about 0.247 km²	Urban
Rizal	2,067	2.42%	0.07% a year	about 3.82 km²	Rural
Abgao	1,989	2.33%	−5.43% a year	about 0.512 km²	Urban
Mambajao	1,957	2.29%	0.11% a year	about 0.28 km²	Urban
Libhu	1,773	2.07%	−0.16% a year	about 7.86 km²	Rural
Manhilo	1,657	1.94%	−0.06% a year	about 4.23 km²	Rural
Lunas	1,644	1.92%	−0.83% a year	about 7.04 km²	Rural
San Rafael	1,628	1.9%	−3.17% a year	about 1.17 km²	Rural
Laboon	1,615	1.89%	0.16% a year	about 5.55 km²	Rural
Guadalupe	1,612	1.89%	−1.29% a year	about 2.11 km²	Rural
Tam-is	1,582	1.85%	1.43% a year	about 2.21 km²	Rural
Dongon	1,483	1.73%	0.18% a year	about 2.50 km²	Rural
Tunga-tunga	1,429	1.67%	−7.22% a year	about 0.203 km²	Urban
Panan-awan	1,421	1.66%	2.08% a year	about 2.45 km²	Rural
Badiang	1,411	1.65%	2.67% a year	about 3.23 km²	Rural
Lib-og	1,396	1.63%	−2.93% a year	about 2.40 km²	Rural
Mahayahay	1,381	1.62%	2.96% a year	about 1.46 km²	Rural
Cabulihan	1,297	1.52%	0.73% a year	about 1.47 km²	Rural
Bilibol	1,274	1.49%	3.70% a year	about 2.44 km²	Rural
Isagani	1,231	1.44%	−1.10% a year	about 0.736 km²	Urban
Soro-soro	1,207	1.41%	0.36% a year	about 2.22 km²	Urban
Canturing	1,107	1.29%	−0.66% a year	about 0.246 km²	Urban
San Jose	1,096	1.28%	−0.13% a year	about 4.98 km²	Rural
Batuan	1,093	1.28%	−0.11% a year	about 3.30 km²	Rural
Pasay	1,067	1.25%	1.23% a year	about 0.803 km²	Rural
Tigbawan	1,036	1.21%	−1.04% a year	about 6.93 km²	Rural
Santo Rosario	1,031	1.21%	0.35% a year	about 1.56 km²	Rural
Bogo	935	1.09%	3.56% a year	about 2.29 km²	Rural
Tawid	932	1.09%	0.00% a year	about 2.08 km²	Rural
Hinapu Daku	916	1.07%	−0.67% a year	about 3.75 km²	Rural
Malapoc Norte	915	1.07%	−0.31% a year	about 2.94 km²	Rural
Hanginan	890	1.04%	2.59% a year	about 2.51 km²	Rural
Santa Cruz	873	1.02%	0.06% a year	about 2.35 km²	Rural
Hinapu Gamay	857	1%	−0.39% a year	about 5.44 km²	Rural
Cansirong	838	0.98%	−3.28% a year	about 4.94 km²	Rural
Basak	833	0.97%	1.59% a year	about 4.00 km²	Rural
Nonok Sur	824	0.96%	4.79% a year	about 3.86 km²	Rural
Hantag	793	0.93%	0.15% a year	about 2.25 km²	Rural
Cambooc	788	0.92%	0.65% a year	about 2.76 km²	Rural
Santo Niño	749	0.88%	0.85% a year	about 1.77 km²	Rural
Bagtican	748	0.87%	2.49% a year	about 1.91 km²	Rural
Nasaug	740	0.87%	0.39% a year	about 0.897 km²	Rural
Bato I	737	0.86%	0.97% a year	about 2.94 km²	Rural
Lonoy	720	0.84%	−1.41% a year	about 6.53 km²	Rural
Canyuom	694	0.81%	2.00% a year	about 4.18 km²	Rural

The 50 with the most people, of 70. See all 70 barangays of Maasin City

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

Maasin City covers 209.55 km² of land, 408 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 716 m above the sea and it has 36.7 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: 209.55 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: 408 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 10.18069° N, 124.87180° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[29]

Lowest: 0 m
Average: 245 m
Highest: 716 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

36.7 km of coastline^[30]

Rivers^[30]

Le Canturing River10.1 km

Peaks^[30]

Mount Camunjan598 m

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.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Maasin, the nearest PAGASA station, 5 km away^[32]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,339 mm of rain on 153 days a year; 27.5 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Maasin, 1991 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	289 mm	16	26.3 °C	29.5 °C	23.2 °C
February	198 mm	12	26.6 °C	30.1 °C	23.2 °C
March	143 mm	10	27.3 °C	31.0 °C	23.6 °C
April	72 mm	7	28.2 °C	32.1 °C	24.3 °C
May	95 mm	8	28.7 °C	32.6 °C	24.7 °C
June	161 mm	11	28.1 °C	31.7 °C	24.5 °C
July	210 mm	14	27.6 °C	31.1 °C	24.2 °C
August	203 mm	14	27.7 °C	31.1 °C	24.3 °C
September	237 mm	14	27.6 °C	31.1 °C	24.1 °C
October	233 mm	15	27.6 °C	31.1 °C	24.0 °C
November	214 mm	15	27.3 °C	30.8 °C	23.8 °C
December	286 mm	17	26.7 °C	29.9 °C	23.5 °C
The year	2,339 mm	153	27.5 °C	31.0 °C	23.9 °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 72 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 20 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: 20.0% of people^[18]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 20 of every 100 people in Maasin City lived below the poverty line in 2021 (20.0%)^[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 17.5% and 22.5%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

76government offices
11hospitals and health centres
91schools
25places of worship
2markets
6stations and terminals
5parks
2beaches
5monuments and memorials

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 “Maasin” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices60

54 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 70 barangays of Maasin City

Hospitals and health centres11

5 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 70 barangays of Maasin City

Markets2

Dry Market · Combado
Maasin City Wet Market · Combado

Stations and terminals6

Parks5

Beaches2

Hapitan Beach · Manhilo
Memangs beach · Ibarra

Monuments and memorials5

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Maasin City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city 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]}

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary: Component city^[4]
Capital of: Southern Leyte^[4]
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 Southern Leyte^{[16, 17]}

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
Luz Verano Mercado^[19]
Vice mayor
Maria Effie Abiera Sabandal^[19]
2022–2025
Mayor
Nacional Verano Mercado^[20]
Vice mayor
Maloney Labatos Samaco^[20]
2019–2022
Mayor
Nacional Verano Mercado^[21]
Vice mayor
Maloney Labatos Samaco^[21]
2016–2019
Mayor
Nacional Verano Mercado^[22]
Vice mayor
Maloney Labatos Samaco^[22]
2013–2016
Mayor
Maloney Labatos Samaco^[23]
Vice mayor
Maria Effie Lamoste Abiera^[23]
2010–2013
Mayor
Maloney Labatos Samaco^[24]
Vice mayor
Maria Effie Lamoste Abiera^[24]
2007–2010
Mayor
Maloney Labatos Samaco^[25]
Vice mayor
Maria Effie Lamoste Abiera^[25]
2004–2007
Mayor
Damian Mercado^[26]
Vice mayor
Maloney Samaco^[26]
2001–2004
Mayor
Damian G. Mercado^[27]
Vice mayor
Maloney L. Samaco^[27]

Mayors and vice mayors of Maasin City, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Luz Verano Mercado^[19]	Maria Effie Abiera Sabandal^[19]
2022–2025	Nacional Verano Mercado^[20]	Maloney Labatos Samaco^[20]
2019–2022	Nacional Verano Mercado^[21]	Maloney Labatos Samaco^[21]
2016–2019	Nacional Verano Mercado^[22]	Maloney Labatos Samaco^[22]
2013–2016	Maloney Labatos Samaco^[23]	Maria Effie Lamoste Abiera^[23]
2010–2013	Maloney Labatos Samaco^[24]	Maria Effie Lamoste Abiera^[24]
2007–2010	Maloney Labatos Samaco^[25]	Maria Effie Lamoste Abiera^[25]
2004–2007	Damian Mercado^[26]	Maloney Samaco^[26]
2001–2004	Damian G. Mercado^[27]	Maloney L. Samaco^[27]

Before 2001

The heads of Maasin City before COMELEC's lists begin, newest first, as the local government's own page lists them, with the office as that page writes it ("Not given" where it names no single office). "From" a year: the page gives only when the term began.

Heads of Maasin City before 2001, newest first
Years	Name	Office
1897–1898	Flaviano Aguilar^[28]	Capitan Municipal
1894–1896	Julio Raagas^[28]	Capitan Municipal
1892–1894	Alejo Alcantara^[28]	Gobernadorcillo

History & Identity

Stories from Eastern Visayas

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

Maasin City's fiesta and days

Fiesta of Our Lady of the AssumptionTown fiesta · Our Lady of the Assumption · Every 15 August · next Sunday, 15 August 2027
Local special non-working holiday in the City of MaasinLocal special day · Every 10 August · next Tuesday, 10 August 2027

Everything listed for Maasin City in Now

Official name: City of Maasin^[4]
Created: Maasin was converted into a city on 10 August 2000, according to the city's own profile; the number of the charter law was not found.^[9]

How it got its name

Local traditionCity history: Spaniards asking 'Que pueblo es este?' while pointing at a river were answered 'Maasin' (salty), as the natives thought they were asked how the water tasted.^[10]

City history: the parish founded by the Jesuits in the 1700s was called 'nipa', and a stone from a ruined convent reads 'Pa. De Tagnipa - año 1776'.^[10]

Its story

Spanish missionaries found Maasin already organised, with a friendly community, and Jesuits formally set it up as a parish in the 1700s.^[10]

The Jesuits ran the parish 1700 to 1768, the Augustinians 1768 to 1843, and the Franciscans from 1843 until 1896, when the revolution forced them out and a native clergy took over.^[10]

Under Spain Maasin became an organised municipality and a busy seaport trading with Cebu, Bohol and Mindanao.^[10]

In 1903 Act No. 954 made Maasin include the territory of Macrohon, except barrio San Roque.^[11]

In early 1898 General Lukban came to Maasin to install a municipal government under the short-lived Philippine Republic.^[10]

The Japanese occupied Maasin on 3 June 1942; local guerrillas including Col. Ruperto Kangleon fought them, and the Americans returned in late 1944.^[10]

President Garcia signed Republic Act No. 2227 creating the province of Southern Leyte on 22 May 1959, with Maasin as capital.^[10]

On 8 April 1998 a bill (House Bill No. 7201) was filed to make Maasin a component city.^[10]

Timeline

1776
A stone inscription records the parish as 'Pa. De Tagnipa - año 1776'.^[10]
22 October 1903
Act No. 954 combined Macrohon into Maasin (except barrio San Roque).^[11]
3 June 1942
Japanese forces occupied Maasin.^[10]
22 May 1959
Republic Act No. 2227 created the province of Southern Leyte.^[10]
1 July 1960
Southern Leyte was inaugurated as a province with Maasin as capital.^[10]
10 August 2000
Maasin was converted into a city.^[9]

Nearby

Maasin City shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Maasin City beside Southern Leyte, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Southern Leyte.

Maasin City beside Southern Leyte
Figure	Maasin City	Southern Leyte	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Southern Leyte
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	85,486^{[1, 2]}	434,372	1st of 19
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	−0.54% a year^{[1, 2]}slower	0.27% a year	16th of 19
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	408^[6]more crowded	286	5th of 19
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	209.55 km²^[6]	1,518.40 km²	2nd of 19
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	4.0^{[1, 2]}lower	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	29.4%^[5]higher	11%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Manila: 647.0 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]

MacrohonSouthern Leyte9.9 km southeast
MatalomLeyte11.2 km northwest
MalitbogSouthern Leyte11.5 km east
Tomas OppusSouthern Leyte13.3 km northeast
BatoLeyte17.3 km north
Padre BurgosSouthern Leyte18.2 km southeast

Sources

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

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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
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