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Municipality

Roseller Lim

Roseller Lim is a municipality in Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines. Its population was 44,735 in the 2024 census, and it has 26 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Roseller Lim by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BaliguianIpilSioconTitayTungawanBalansag: 773 people, 107 per km², 0.73% a yearCalula: 1,143 people, 141 per km², 0.57% a yearCasacon: 1,145 people, 130 per km², −0.94% a yearGango: 1,639 people, 387 per km², 1.13% a yearKatipunan: 3,558 people, 2,372 per km², 1.70% a yearKulambugan: 1,703 people, 1,521 per km², 0.08% a yearMabini: 1,781 people, 1,300 per km², 0.57% a yearMagsaysay: 2,100 people, 455 per km², 2.62% a yearNew Antique: 903 people, 206 per km², 0.11% a yearNew Sagay: 1,352 people, 163 per km², −1.83% a yearPres. Roxas: 2,927 people, 438 per km², 1.25% a yearSan Antonio: 1,597 people, 253 per km², 2.26% a yearSan Fernandino: 2,505 people, 132 per km², 0.78% a yearSan Jose: 771 people, 207 per km², 0.06% a yearSiawang: 1,394 people, 56 per km², −2.24% a yearSilingan: 1,612 people, 202 per km², 0.19% a yearSurabay: 1,885 people, 4,333 per km², 3.01% a yearTilasan: 1,064 people, 67 per km², 0.09% a yearTupilac: 1,511 people, 193 per km², 1.25% a yearAli Alsree: 3,156 people, 2,147 per km², 1.81% a yearDon Perfecto: 3,391 people, 469 per km², 0.19% a yearMalubal: 2,232 people, 156 per km², −0.67% a yearPalmera: 740 people, 111 per km², −1.25% a yearRemedios: 832 people, 146 per km², 0.56% a yearSanto Rosario: 1,791 people, 66 per km², −1.00% a yearTaruc: 1,230 people, 154 per km², 0.80% a year

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

    44,735

    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 20.2% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    5th

    of the 16 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga Sibugay 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 7 of every 100 people in Zamboanga Sibugay lived in Roseller Lim in 2024 (6.76%)

  • Inside itSources

    26

    barangays

  • LandSources

    217.01 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: Roseller Lim's land would fill a square about 14.7 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: 206 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 2 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

    11,396

    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

    8%

    About 8 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
0908312000[4]Formerly 098312000
ZIP code
7002[15, 16]

People

Roseller Lim had 44,735 people in the 2024 census, up 20.2% from 2010.
People at each census since 1990

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.

Roseller Lim had the 5th most people of the 16 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga Sibugay in 2024[1]
  1. 2Titay55,534
  2. 3Kabasalan48,366
  3. 4Tungawan48,013
  4. 5Roseller Lim44,735
  5. 6Siay43,233
  6. 7Naga42,270
  7. 8Alicia39,484
All 16 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga Sibugay
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 57 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Katipunan3,5588 in 100
  2. Don Perfecto3,3918 in 100
  3. Ali Alsree3,1567 in 100
  4. Pres. Roxas2,9277 in 100
  5. San Fernandino2,5056 in 100
  6. Malubal2,2325 in 100
  7. Magsaysay2,1005 in 100
  8. Surabay1,8854 in 100
  9. Santo Rosario1,7914 in 100
  10. Mabini1,7814 in 100
See all 26 barangays of Roseller Lim
Age structure · 2020 Census[36]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 35 of every 100 are children under 15 (34.5%)
  • About 61 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (60.7%)
  • About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (4.8%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 44,3622,3042,058
5 - 95,3222,7962,526
10 - 145,3492,7772,572
15 - 194,7412,4102,331
20 - 243,7361,9411,795
25 - 293,4061,7591,647
30 - 342,9061,5461,360
35 - 392,5921,3431,249
40 - 442,3791,2651,114
45 - 492,0791,120959
50 - 541,843968875
55 - 591,518817701
60 - 641,224613611
65 - 69884463421
70 - 74530253277
75 - 79355160195
80 years and over329160169

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
44,735[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
11,396[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.9 on average[1, 2]
Share of Zamboanga Sibugay, 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
6.76%[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
8% (3,558 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
22,695 men, 20,860 women[36]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202444,735[1, 2]0.63% a year11,3963.9
2020as of May 1, 202043,575[1]−0.03% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201543,646[1]3.08% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201037,216[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then34,952[33]0.32% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders34,152[33, 34]1.89% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then31,291[33]1.22% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then29,325[33]———

Barangays

Roseller Lim is made up of 26 barangays.
Barangays of Roseller Lim. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Ali Alsree3,1567.05%1.81% a yearabout 1.47 km²Rural
Balansag7731.73%0.73% a yearabout 7.21 km²Rural
Calula1,1432.56%0.57% a yearabout 8.13 km²Rural
Casacon1,1452.56%−0.94% a yearabout 8.79 km²Rural
Don Perfecto3,3917.58%0.19% a yearabout 7.23 km²Rural
Gango1,6393.66%1.13% a yearabout 4.23 km²Rural
Katipunan3,5587.95%1.70% a yearabout 1.50 km²Urban
Kulambugan1,7033.81%0.08% a yearabout 1.12 km²Rural
Mabini1,7813.98%0.57% a yearabout 1.37 km²Rural
Magsaysay2,1004.69%2.62% a yearabout 4.62 km²Rural
Malubal2,2324.99%−0.67% a yearabout 14.30 km²Rural
New Antique9032.02%0.11% a yearabout 4.38 km²Rural
New Sagay1,3523.02%−1.83% a yearabout 8.31 km²Rural
Palmera7401.65%−1.25% a yearabout 6.68 km²Rural
Pres. Roxas2,9276.54%1.25% a yearabout 6.69 km²Rural
Remedios8321.86%0.56% a yearabout 5.69 km²Rural
San Antonio1,5973.57%2.26% a yearabout 6.31 km²Rural
San Fernandino2,5055.6%0.78% a yearabout 18.96 km²Rural
San Jose7711.72%0.06% a yearabout 3.73 km²Rural
Santo Rosario1,7914%−1.00% a yearabout 27.24 km²Rural
Siawang1,3943.12%−2.24% a yearabout 24.68 km²Rural
Silingan1,6123.6%0.19% a yearabout 7.99 km²Rural
Surabay1,8854.21%3.01% a yearabout 0.435 km²Rural
Taruc1,2302.75%0.80% a yearabout 7.97 km²Rural
Tilasan1,0642.38%0.09% a yearabout 15.94 km²Rural
Tupilac1,5113.38%1.25% a yearabout 7.81 km²Rural

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

Roseller Lim covers 217.01 km² of land, 206 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 731 m above the sea and it has 20 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
217.01 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
206 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
7.69976° N, 122.44007° 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
230 m
Highest
731 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

20.0 km of coastline[31]

Rivers[31]

  1. Tupilac River21.2 of 33.1 km
  2. Surabay River12.1 km
  3. Magsaysay River3.8 km

Peaks[31]

  1. Tupilac Peak683 m
  2. Utong Hill131 m
  3. Looc Bayabas Hill42 m
  4. Calanking Hillheight not mapped
  5. Libugan Hillheight not mapped
  6. Mount Calulaheight not mapped

The highest: 7 in all.

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type 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.

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

Life & Economy

About 29 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
29.4% 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 29 of every 100 people in Roseller Lim lived below the poverty line in 2021 (29.4%)[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 24.7% and 34.0%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 33schools
  • 1market

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.

Hospitals and health centres1

Markets1

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Roseller Lim. 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
2nd district of Zamboanga Sibugay[17, 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.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Michael Arnada Piodena[21]
    Vice mayor
    Reina Grace Piodena Vista[21]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Michael Arnada Piodena[22]
    Vice mayor
    Danilo Jaleco Piodena[22]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Danilo Jaleco Piodena[23]
    Vice mayor
    Michael Arnada Piodena[23]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Michael Arnada Piodena[24]
    Vice mayor
    Danilo Jaleco Piodena[24]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Michael Arnada Piodena[25]
    Vice mayor
    Inocencio Pancho Cubio[25]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Michael Arnada Piodena[26]
    Vice mayor
    Inocencio Pancho Cubio[26]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Danilo Jaleco Piodena[27]
    Vice mayor
    Edna Bag-ao Cenas[27]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Danilo Piodena[28]
    Vice mayor
    Wilson Sumicad[28]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Danilo J. Piodena[29]
    Vice mayor
    Wilson R. Sumicad[29]
Mayors and vice mayors of Roseller Lim, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Michael Arnada Piodena[21]Reina Grace Piodena Vista[21]
2022–2025Michael Arnada Piodena[22]Danilo Jaleco Piodena[22]
2019–2022Danilo Jaleco Piodena[23]Michael Arnada Piodena[23]
2016–2019Michael Arnada Piodena[24]Danilo Jaleco Piodena[24]
2013–2016Michael Arnada Piodena[25]Inocencio Pancho Cubio[25]
2010–2013Michael Arnada Piodena[26]Inocencio Pancho Cubio[26]
2007–2010Danilo Jaleco Piodena[27]Edna Bag-ao Cenas[27]
2004–2007Danilo Piodena[28]Wilson Sumicad[28]
2001–2004Danilo J. Piodena[29]Wilson R. Sumicad[29]

History & Identity

Created
Batas Pambansa Blg. 183, approved on 16 March 1982, separated a group of barangays (among them Surabay, Casacon, Tilasan and Calula) from Ipil, then in Zamboanga del Sur, and constituted them into the municipality of Roseller Lim, with its seat in barangay Surabay. The law called for a plebiscite in the affected areas of Ipil within one hundred and twenty days of its approval.[9]

How it got its name

The town's former official website says the municipality was named after Roseller T. Lim.[10]

Its story

Roseller Lim was created by a Batasang Pambansa law of 1982 that separated a group of barangays from Ipil, in Zamboanga del Sur.[9]

The law set the town's seat of government in barangay Surabay.[9]

The same website says the first settlers were Subanen groups, Muslim families, and Cebuano and Ilonggo settlers from the 1950s.[10]

It says barangays were ratified as a municipality in a plebiscite held by the Commission on Elections on 17 May 1982, and that the town's foundation day is 12 March.[10]

In 2000 the town became part of the new province of Zamboanga Sibugay, where the charter calls it R.T. Lim.[11]

Timeline

  1. 9 October 1965

    Sources differExecutive Order No. 178 of 9 October 1965 created a municipality named Surabay in Zamboanga del Sur out of barrios of Ipil and Tungawan, with its seat in the barrio of Surabay.[12]

  2. 9 October 1965

    Sources differThe town's former official website says the same 1965 order created a municipality first known as Sagun, which it later calls defunct; the order's own title names the municipality Surabay.[10]

  3. 16 March 1982

    Batas Pambansa Blg. 183 separates fourteen barangays from Ipil and makes them the municipality of Roseller Lim, seated at Surabay.[9]

  4. 17 May 1982

    The town's former official website says the barangays of Roseller Lim were ratified as a municipality in a plebiscite held by the Commission on Elections on 17 May 1982.[10]

  5. 1 February 1983

    The same website says the municipality began to work as a local government unit on 1 February 1983.[10]

  6. 12 March 1983

    It says the formal inauguration was on 12 March 1983, and that 12 March is kept each year as the town's foundation day, the Araw ng Roseller T. Lim.[10]

  7. 4 April 1995

    The website calls the attacks of 4 April 1995 on the town's far-flung barangays the most historic event in the town's life.[10]

  8. 7 November 2000

    Republic Act No. 8973, approved on 7 November 2000, created the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay out of Zamboanga del Sur. It lists the municipality as R.T. Lim among those that make up the new province.[11]

Changes since 1977

As the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded them in its list of places.

  1. January to March 2001

    Moved from Zamboanga del Sur, by RA 8973.[35]

Nearby

Roseller Lim shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Roseller Lim beside Zamboanga Sibugay, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Zamboanga Sibugay.

Roseller Lim beside Zamboanga Sibugay
FigureRoseller LimZamboanga SibugayRank among the cities and municipalities of Zamboanga Sibugay
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 glossary44,735[1, 2]661,4985th of 16
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.63% a year[1, 2]faster−0.30% a year8th of 16
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 glossary206[6]less crowded21810th of 16
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 glossary217.01 km²[6]3,032.59 km²5th of 16
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 glossary3.9[1, 2]lower4.2not 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 glossary8%[5]lower25.1%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Ipil, the capital of Zamboanga Sibugay
12.6 km northeast
Manila
783.2 km north

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

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. IpilZamboanga Sibugay12.6 km northeast
  2. TitayZamboanga Sibugay12.9 km north
  3. TungawanZamboanga Sibugay17.8 km southwest
  4. SioconZamboanga del Norte20.6 km west
  5. BaliguianZamboanga del Norte25.1 km northwest
  6. GutalacZamboanga del Norte27.0 km north

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  2. 2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Zamboanga Peninsula (OpenSTAT table 0091A6DTPH8). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  3. 3.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
  4. 4.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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  6. 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
  7. 7.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 4th Quarter 2022: Publication Datafile, with the 2015 and 2020 census counts (the PSA's file, as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published December 31, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  8. 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. 9.Batasang Pambansa (via The Lawphil Project). Batas Pambansa Blg. 183: An Act creating the Municipality of Roseller Lim. Published March 16, 1982. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  10. 10.Municipality of Roseller T. Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay (former official website, now offline). Historical data of Roseller T. Lim (the Internet Archive's copy of 2012-06-11). Published June 2, 2012. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  11. 11.Congress of the Philippines (LawPhil). Republic Act No. 8973, Charter of the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay. Published November 7, 2000. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  12. 12.President of the Philippines (via The Lawphil Project). Executive Order No. 178, s. 1965: Creating the Municipality of Surabay in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur. Published October 9, 1965. 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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