Eight New Municipalities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Release Date:During the second quarter of 2022, the names of one municipality and 26 barangays in the Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) masterlist were corrected based on the recommendations of the interagency Technical Working Group on Geographic Code (TWGGC) as follows:
|
Correct name |
Old name |
Legal Basis |
| 1. Municipality of Sto. Tomas, Pampanga |
Santo Tomas |
1. Executive Order No. 476 Series of 1951 |
| 2. Barangay Pinggan, Municipality of Gasan, Marinduque |
Pingan |
Certification signed by Municipal Mayor |
| 3. Barangay Kinyaman, Municipality of Santa Cruz, Marinduque |
Kiñaman |
Office of the MDPC's Certification signed through the Authority of Municipal Mayor dated 06 April 2022 |
| 4. Barangay Lumangbayan, City of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro |
Lumang Bayan |
Certification signed by City Mayor dated 08 April 2022 |
| 5. Barangay Puting Tubig, City of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro |
Putingtubig |
Certification signed by City Mayor dated 08 April 2022 |
| 6. Barangay Sta. Cruz, City of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro |
Santa Cruz |
Certification signed by City Mayor dated 08 April 2022 |
| 7. Barangay Sta. Isabel, City of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro |
Santa Isabel |
Certification signed by City Mayor dated 08 April 2022 |
| 8. Barangay Sta. Maria Village, City of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro |
Santa Maria Village |
Certification signed by City Mayor dated 08 April 2022 |
| 9. Barangay Sto. Niño, City of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro |
Santo Niño |
Certification signed by City Mayor dated 08 April 2022 |
| 10. Barangay Sta. Rita, City of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro |
Santa Rita |
Certification signed by City Mayor dated 08 April 2022 |
| 11. Barangay Delrazon, Municipality of Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro |
Del Razon |
Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 23 March 2022 |
| 12. Barangay Lumambayan, Municipality of Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro |
Lumangbayan |
Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 23 March 2022 |
| 13. Barangay Sta. Isabel, Municipality of Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro |
Santa Isabel |
Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 23 March 2022 |
| 14. Barangay Sta. Maria, Municipality of Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro |
Santa Maria |
Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 23 March 2022 |
| 15. Barangay Sta. Rita, Municipality of Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro |
Santa Rita |
Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 23 March 2022 |
| 16. Barangay Sto. Niño, Municipality of Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro |
Santo Niño |
Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 23 March 2022 |
| 17. Barangay Binonga-an, Municipality of San Agustin, Romblon |
Binongahan |
Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 07 April 2022 |
| 18. Barangay Cagbo-aya, Municipality of San Agustin, Romblon |
Cagbuaya |
Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 07 April 2022 |
| 19. Barangay Hinugusan, Municipality of San Agustin, Romblon |
Binugusan |
Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 07 April 2022 |
| 20. Barangay Camandag, Municipality of Looc, Romblon |
Camandao |
Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 11 April 2022 |
| 21. Barangay Manaquem, Municipality of Camiling, Tarlac |
Manakem |
Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 21 March 2022 |
| 22. Barangay Sta. Maria, Municipality of Camiling, Tarlac |
Santa Maria |
Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 21 March 2022 |
| 23. Barangay Palimbo Caarosipan, Municipality of Camiling, Tarlac |
Palimbo-Caarosipan |
Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 21 March 2022 |
| 24. Barangay Banaag ng Pag-asa, Municipality of Lubang, Occidental Mindoro |
Banaag At |
Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 08 April 2022 |
| 25. Barangay Sorville, Municipality of Lubang, Occidental Mindoro |
Surville |
Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 08 April 2022 |
| 26. Barangay Almeida, Municipality of Balaoan, La Union |
Almieda |
Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 23 June 2022 |
| 27. Barangay Comod-om, Municipality of Alcantara, Romblon |
Camod-Om |
Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 02 December 2021 |
Notwithstanding these updates in the PSGC, the total number of local government units remained the same as shown in the table below:
| Geographic-level | Total Number (as of 30 June 2022) |
| Region | 17 |
| Province | 81 |
| City | 146 |
| Municipality | 1,488 |
| Barangay | 42,046 |
The updated online PSGC database and masterlist can be accessed at https://psa.gov.ph/classification/psgc/.
The compilation and updating of the PSGC is a collaborative effort of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), and its interagency TWGGC composed of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Commission on Elections (COMELEC), National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), and the Land Management Bureau (LMB).
For further inquiries, you may contact the Statistical Classifications Division of the Standards Service with telefax number (+632) 8376-1867 and email addresses em.aquino@psa.gov.ph and v.adona@psa.gov.ph.
DENNIS S. MAPA, Ph.D.
Undersecretary
National Statistician and Civil Registrar General
