First Quarter 2025 PSGC Updates: Correction of the Names of One Municipality and Six Barangays
Release Date:During the first quarter of 2025, the names of one municipality and six barangays in the Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) masterlist have been corrected based on the recommendation of the Interagency Technical Working Group on Geographic Code (TWGGC). The details of updates are as follows:
| Correct Name | Old Name | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Municipality of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, Palawan | Rizal | 1. Republic Act (RA) No. 6652 dated 17 April 1988;
2. Certification signed by the Municipal Mayor dated 27 February 2025. |
| 2. Barangay Carabao, Culion, Palawan | De Carabao | 1. RA No. 9032 dated 12 March 2001;
2. Sangguniang Panlalawigan Resolution No. 2008-61, dated 26 February 2008, Series of 2008;
3. Certification signed by the Municipal Mayor dated 04 November 2024. |
| 3. Barangay Concepcion 1, Municipality of Sariaya, Quezon | Concepcion No. 1 | Certification signed by the Municipal Mayor dated 27 February 2025 |
| 4. Barangay Guisguis San Roque, Municipality of Sariaya, Quezon | Guisguis-San Roque | Certification signed by the Municipal Mayor dated 27 February 2025 |
| 5. Barangay Guisguis Talon, Municipality of Sariaya, Quezon | Guisguis-Talon | Certification signed by the Municipal Mayor dated 27 February 2025 |
| 6. Barangay Sta. Lucia, Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro | Santa Lucia | Certification signed by the Municipal Mayor dated 19 February 2025 |
| 7. Barangay Sto. Niño, Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro | Santo Niño | Certification signed by the Municipal Mayor dated 19 February 2025 |
The changes as of 31 March 2025 only involve correction of names. Thus, the number of barangays and other local government units (LGUs) are the same as reported on 31 December 2024. The latest number of LGUs is shown in the table below:
| Geographic Level | Total Number (as of 31 March 2025) |
| Region | 18 |
| Province | 82 |
| Highly Urbanized City (HUC) | 33 |
Other Cities
| 116 5 111 |
| Municipality | 1,493 |
| Barangay | 42,011 |
You can access and download the updated masterlist at https://psa.gov.ph/classification/psgc/.
The compilation and updating of the PSGC is a collaborative effort between the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and its interagency TWGGC, which includes the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Land Management Bureau (LMB), Land Registration Authority (LRA), National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), and the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA).
For further inquiries, you may contact the Statistical Classifications Division of the Standards Service with telephone number (+632) 8376-1867 and email address scd.staff@psa.gov.ph.
CLAIRE DENNIS S. MAPA, PhD
Undersecretary
National Statistician and Civil Registrar General
