There are no changes in the Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) during the 2nd quarter of 2020. As such, the total number of regions, provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangays in the country remained the same with the PSGC updates as…

During the 1st quarter of 2020, the creation of Barangay Lacnog West was ratified through a plebiscite held on 22 February 2020 pursuant to Republic Act No. 11328 – “An Act Separating the Sitios of Guina-ang, Madopdop, Mallango, Lanlana and San…

During the fourth quarter of 2019, the renaming of Compostela Valley into Davao de Oro was ratified through a plebiscite held on 07 December 2019. The province was renamed by virtue of Republic Act No. 11297 – “An Act Renaming the Province of…

During the third quarter of 2019, City of Sto. Tomas was ratified through a plebiscite held on 07 September 2019. The city was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 11086 – “ An Act Converting the Municipality of Sto. Tomas in the Province of…

There are no changes in the Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) during the 2nd quarter of 2019. Consequently, the total number of regions, provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangays remained the same with the PSGC updates as of 31 March…

There are no changes in the Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) in the first quarter of 2019 (January to March, 2019). Despite the enactment of Republic Act No. 11054 otherwise known as “Organic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in…

There were no changes in the geographical-political units of the country during the fourth quarter of 2018 (01 October – 31 December 2018), hence, there were no submitted updates on the Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) during the quarter.…

During the third quarter of 2018, Barangay Madilay-dilay in the Municipality of Tanay, Rizal was created through Ordinance No. 29, Series of 2017 of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Rizal and was ratified through a plebiscite conducted by the…

During the second quarter of 2018, the Municipality of Bumbaran in the province of Lanao del Sur was renamed as Municipality of Amai Manabilang per Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 316, series of 2014 and was ratified through a plebiscite on 07…

During the first quarter of 2018, two (2) barangays were created in the provinces of Occidental Mindoro and Ifugao and ten (10) barangays were created as a result of fragmentation of four (4) barangays. Meanwhile, the four (4) original barangays…