Component city

Tarlac City

Tarlac City is a component city in Tarlac, Central Luzon, Philippines. Its population was 401,892 in the 2024 census, and it has 76 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
401,892
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 26.2% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
1st
of the 18 cities and municipalities of Tarlac 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 26 of every 100 people in Tarlac lived in Tarlac City in 2024 (25.63%)
Inside itSources
76
barangays
LandSources
264.21 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: Tarlac City's land would fill a square about 16.3 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: 1,521 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 15 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
103,004
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
3.9 people in each, on average, in 2024
Town or countrySources
72%
About 72 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: 0306916000^[4]Formerly 036916000
ZIP code: 2300^{[14, 15, 16]}

People

Tarlac City had 401,892 people in the 2024 census, up 26.2% 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.

Tarlac City had the most people of the 18 cities and municipalities of Tarlac in 2024^[1]

1Tarlac City401,892
2Concepcion178,549
3Capas162,724
4Paniqui106,190
5Gerona97,937
6Camiling91,400
7Bamban81,012

All 18 cities and municipalities of Tarlac

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 40 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Matatalaib25,7576 in 100
San Rafael22,1116 in 100
San Vicente18,4735 in 100
Tibag17,9364 in 100
Maliwalo17,6064 in 100
San Isidro14,8124 in 100
Sapang Maragul13,2873 in 100
Carangian10,4433 in 100
San Jose10,2543 in 100
San Miguel8,8652 in 100

See all 76 barangays of Tarlac City

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

About 30 of every 100 are children under 15 (30.3%)
About 64 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (64.3%)
About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.3%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	38,808	19,993	18,815
5 - 9	38,908	20,449	18,459
10 - 14	38,620	20,123	18,497
15 - 19	35,874	18,429	17,445
20 - 24	35,301	18,053	17,248
25 - 29	32,286	16,513	15,773
30 - 34	28,206	14,368	13,838
35 - 39	25,266	12,818	12,448
40 - 44	23,996	12,138	11,858
45 - 49	20,769	10,659	10,110
50 - 54	18,187	9,146	9,041
55 - 59	14,975	7,468	7,507
60 - 64	11,925	5,839	6,086
65 - 69	8,534	3,916	4,618
70 - 74	5,768	2,582	3,186
75 - 79	3,029	1,166	1,863
80 years and over	3,104	1,006	2,098

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: 401,892^{[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: 103,004^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 3.9 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of Tarlac, 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: 25.63%^[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: 72% (289,389 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 194,666 men, 188,890 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	401,892^{[1, 2]}	1.01% a year	103,004	3.9
2020as of May 1, 2020	385,398^[1]	2.51% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	342,493^[1]	1.40% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	318,332^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	314,155^[33]	2.51% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	262,481^{[33, 34]}	2.83% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	230,459^[33]	1.87% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	208,722^[33]	1.74% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	175,691^[33]	1.81% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	160,595^[33]	3.52% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	135,128^[33]	3.16% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	98,285^[33]	—	—	—

Barangays

Tarlac City is made up of 76 barangays.

Barangays of Tarlac City. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Matatalaib	25,757	6.41%	0.77% a year	about 2.89 km²	Urban
San Rafael	22,111	5.5%	1.25% a year	about 4.16 km²	Urban
San Vicente	18,473	4.6%	0.48% a year	about 2.43 km²	Urban
Tibag	17,936	4.46%	0.18% a year	about 6.21 km²	Urban
Maliwalo	17,606	4.38%	2.16% a year	about 4.75 km²	Urban
San Isidro	14,812	3.69%	0.32% a year	about 5.44 km²	Urban
Sapang Maragul	13,287	3.31%	1.85% a year	about 12.66 km²	Urban
Carangian	10,443	2.6%	0.58% a year	about 1.42 km²	Urban
San Jose	10,254	2.55%	1.58% a year	about 4.56 km²	Urban
San Miguel	8,865	2.21%	0.97% a year	about 4.43 km²	Urban
Cut-cut II	8,554	2.13%	0.87% a year	about 6.03 km²	Urban
Aguso	8,493	2.11%	2.32% a year	about 2.47 km²	Urban
San Manuel	8,455	2.1%	1.55% a year	about 6.31 km²	Urban
Burot	8,367	2.08%	2.07% a year	about 2.92 km²	Urban
Tibagan	7,025	1.75%	1.93% a year	about 9.71 km²	Urban
San Nicolas	6,936	1.73%	0.45% a year	about 0.789 km²	Urban
Balingcanaway	6,886	1.71%	0.41% a year	about 7.24 km²	Urban
Binauganan	6,163	1.53%	1.50% a year	about 2.49 km²	Urban
Mapalacsiao	5,960	1.48%	0.15% a year	about 3.93 km²	Urban
Armenia	5,852	1.46%	1.03% a year	about 19.98 km²	Urban
San Roque	5,786	1.44%	−0.90% a year	about 0.711 km²	Urban
Balete	5,756	1.43%	1.34% a year	about 2.68 km²	Urban
Baras-baras	5,736	1.43%	2.51% a year	about 3.08 km²	Urban
Care	5,379	1.34%	1.16% a year	about 7.70 km²	Urban
Sapang Tagalog	4,960	1.23%	−1.24% a year	about 2.30 km²	Rural
Sepung Calzada	4,869	1.21%	0.26% a year	about 0.717 km²	Urban
San Pablo	4,755	1.18%	−0.19% a year	about 0.651 km²	Urban
San Juan de Mata	4,727	1.18%	1.67% a year	about 9.96 km²	Rural
Santa Cruz	4,463	1.11%	1.09% a year	about 2.55 km²	Rural
Maligaya	4,409	1.1%	1.45% a year	about 2.28 km²	Urban
San Luis	4,363	1.09%	6.29% a year	about 1.99 km²	Rural
San Sebastian	4,292	1.07%	0.34% a year	about 0.827 km²	Urban
Balibago II	4,212	1.05%	0.18% a year	about 4.78 km²	Rural
Central	4,131	1.03%	0.73% a year	about 7.15 km²	Urban
Ungot	4,077	1.01%	0.42% a year	about 3.67 km²	Rural
Dalayap	4,057	1.01%	0.88% a year	about 3.74 km²	Rural
Dolores	3,984	0.99%	0.07% a year	about 2.14 km²	Rural
Suizo	3,914	0.97%	−0.32% a year	about 1.38 km²	Rural
Calingcuan	3,848	0.96%	1.08% a year	about 1.40 km²	Rural
San Pascual	3,844	0.96%	1.80% a year	about 4.22 km²	Rural
Dela Paz	3,762	0.94%	2.38% a year	about 3.35 km²	Rural
Laoang	3,487	0.87%	1.50% a year	about 5.66 km²	Rural
Paraiso	3,431	0.85%	−0.03% a year	about 0.257 km²	Rural
Tariji	3,191	0.79%	0.88% a year	about 2.48 km²	Urban
Culipat	2,943	0.73%	1.52% a year	about 1.18 km²	Rural
Lourdes	2,934	0.73%	0.38% a year	about 3.24 km²	Rural
San Francisco	2,929	0.73%	0.41% a year	about 1.70 km²	Rural
Santo Cristo	2,902	0.72%	0.12% a year	about 0.439 km²	Urban
Bantog	2,777	0.69%	3.46% a year	about 10.85 km²	Rural
San Jose de Urquico	2,729	0.68%	2.71% a year	about 1.73 km²	Rural

The 50 with the most people, of 76. See all 76 barangays of Tarlac 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

Tarlac City covers 264.21 km² of land, 1,521 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 127 m above the sea and it lies inland.

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: 264.21 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: 1,521 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 15.47967° N, 120.59421° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[29]

Lowest: 19 m
Average: 47 m
Highest: 127 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

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers^[30]

Tarlac River10.8 of 39.7 km
O' Donnel River9.6 of 49.5 km
San Rafael Creek7.2 km
Angat River6.6 km
Bulsa River6.1 of 37.6 km
Lara River4.6 of 8.1 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 I^[31]

Two seasons: dry from November to April, wet for the rest of the year, with the heaviest rain from June to September.

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

At Clark International Airport, the nearest PAGASA station, 33 km away^[32]Averages for 1997 to 2020: 2,455 mm of rain on 126 days a year; 27.2 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Clark International Airport, 1997 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	14 mm	3	25.5 °C	30.0 °C	21.0 °C
February	16 mm	3	26.0 °C	30.9 °C	21.1 °C
March	53 mm	3	27.5 °C	32.5 °C	22.4 °C
April	61 mm	5	28.9 °C	34.0 °C	23.8 °C
May	196 mm	13	28.8 °C	33.3 °C	24.4 °C
June	254 mm	16	28.0 °C	31.9 °C	24.1 °C
July	515 mm	20	27.3 °C	30.8 °C	23.7 °C
August	695 mm	22	27.0 °C	30.3 °C	23.7 °C
September	306 mm	18	27.2 °C	30.8 °C	23.6 °C
October	202 mm	11	27.3 °C	31.2 °C	23.4 °C
November	97 mm	7	27.0 °C	31.1 °C	23.0 °C
December	48 mm	5	26.3 °C	30.4 °C	22.1 °C
The year	2,455 mm	126	27.2 °C	31.4 °C	23.0 °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 152 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 10 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: 10.0% of people^[19]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary: 1st class^[4]

About 10 of every 100 people in Tarlac City lived below the poverty line in 2021 (10.0%)^[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 9.1% and 10.9%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

63government offices
13hospitals and health centres
142schools
70places of worship
6markets
6stations and terminals
7parks
2monuments 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 “Tarlac” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices45

39 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 76 barangays of Tarlac City

Hospitals and health centres13

7 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 76 barangays of Tarlac City

Markets6

Stations and terminals6

Parks7

Camp Macabulos Ecopark · San Vicente
garden 3 · San Jose
Homecoming Multipurpose Hall · San Francisco
Jardin de Feliz · Central
Luisita Park · Capehan
Maria Cristina Park · San Vicente
Tarlac Plaza · Poblacion

Monuments and memorials2

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Tarlac 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: Tarlac^[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: 2nd district of Tarlac^{[17, 18]}

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Susan Areno Yap^[20]
Vice mayor
Katrina Theresa Angeles Go^[20]
2022–2025
Mayor
Maria Cristina Cuello Angeles^[21]
Vice mayor
Genaro Malvar Mendoza^[21]
2019–2022
Mayor
Maria Cristina Cuello Angeles^[22]
Vice mayor
Genaro Malvar Mendoza^[22]
2016–2019
Mayor
Maria Cristina Cuello Angeles^[23]
Vice mayor
Genaro Malvar Mendoza^[23]
2013–2016
Mayor
Gelacio Roman Manalang^[24]
Vice mayor
Miguel Aguas Tañedo^[24]
2010–2013
Mayor
Gelacio Roman Manalang^[25]
Vice mayor
Miguel Aguas Tañedo^[25]
2007–2010
Mayor
Genaro Malvar Mendoza^[26]
Vice mayor
Miguel Aguas Tañedo^[26]
2004–2007
Mayor
Genaro Mendoza^[27]
Vice mayor
Teresita Cabal^[27]
2001–2004
Mayor
Genaro M. Mendoza^[28]
Vice mayor
Miguel A. Tañedo^[28]

Mayors and vice mayors of Tarlac City, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Susan Areno Yap^[20]	Katrina Theresa Angeles Go^[20]
2022–2025	Maria Cristina Cuello Angeles^[21]	Genaro Malvar Mendoza^[21]
2019–2022	Maria Cristina Cuello Angeles^[22]	Genaro Malvar Mendoza^[22]
2016–2019	Maria Cristina Cuello Angeles^[23]	Genaro Malvar Mendoza^[23]
2013–2016	Gelacio Roman Manalang^[24]	Miguel Aguas Tañedo^[24]
2010–2013	Gelacio Roman Manalang^[25]	Miguel Aguas Tañedo^[25]
2007–2010	Genaro Malvar Mendoza^[26]	Miguel Aguas Tañedo^[26]
2004–2007	Genaro Mendoza^[27]	Teresita Cabal^[27]
2001–2004	Genaro M. Mendoza^[28]	Miguel A. Tañedo^[28]

History & Identity

Stories that tell of Tarlac City

Tarlac City is part of this Story, told from its own place.

Film, 0:59
Central Luzon
Central Luzon: capitals on the move
Bacolor, Malolos, San Isidro and Cabanatuan each served as a capital of the Philippines between 1762 and 1899, before the government moved on to Tarlac.
The Map Moved

And from Luzon, which Tarlac City is part of:

Film, 0:58
Luzon
Is Luzon named after a rice mortar?
They say Luzon is named after the lusong, the wooden mortar for pounding rice. The oldest records, from Ming China to Pigafetta's word list, leave a strange clue, but no record of a naming.
Why It's Called That

All Stories

Old photographs of Tarlac City

Each with the archive that holds it, its date and its rights, on its own page.

Aerial photograph, 1917 – 1964
Landing Fields - Philippines - Luzon Island

In the Archive

Tarlac City's fiesta and days

Tarlac City annual fiesta (Saint Sebastian)Town fiesta · Saint Sebastian · Every 20 January · next Wednesday, 20 January 2027

Everything listed for Tarlac City in Now

Official name: City of Tarlac^[4]
Created: The Municipality of Tarlac was converted into a component city, the City of Tarlac, by Republic Act No. 8593 dated 12 March 1998.^[9]

Its story

In 1903 Act No. 930 enlarged the municipality of Tarlac with the municipality of Moriones and most of La Paz, among others, and kept Tarlac as the seat of government.^[10]

In 1990 thirteen barangays of the municipality of Tarlac were separated by Republic Act No. 6842 to form the new municipality of San Jose.^[11]

Republic Act No. 8593 of 1998 made the municipality a component city.^[9]

Timeline

8 October 1903
Act No. 930 adds the municipality of Moriones and most of the municipality of La Paz to the municipality of Tarlac.^[10]
5 January 1990
Republic Act No. 6842 is approved, separating thirteen barangays from Tarlac to create San Jose.^[11]
12 March 1998
Republic Act No. 8593 converts the municipality into the component City of Tarlac.^[9]

Nearby

Tarlac City shares a border with 7 places.

How it compares

Tarlac City beside Tarlac, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Tarlac.

Tarlac City beside Tarlac
Figure	Tarlac City	Tarlac	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Tarlac
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	401,892^{[1, 2]}	1,568,162	1st of 18
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	1.01% a year^{[1, 2]}slower	1.02% a year	12th of 18
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	1,521^[6]more crowded	486	1st of 18
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	264.21 km²^[6]	3,224.35 km²	4th of 18
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	3.9^{[1, 2]}about the same	3.9	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	72%^[5]higher	49.1%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Manila: 107.9 km southeast

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

The nearest towns and cities^[3]

GeronaTarlac12.9 km north
VictoriaTarlac13.4 km northeast
La PazTarlac14.0 km southeast
ConcepcionTarlac18.1 km southeast
PuraTarlac18.3 km north
LicabNueva Ecija19.5 km east

Sources

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

1.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Central Luzon (OpenSTAT table 0031A6DTPH2). Published August 5, 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
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28.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
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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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