During the third quarter of 2024, the creation of Barangay Juan-Loreto Tamayo in the Municipality of Tupi, South Cotabato, was officially approved through Sangguniang Panlalawigan Resolution No. 158, Series of 2023, and ratified by a plebiscite on 13 July 2024. Similarly, Barangay Guinhalinan in the Municipality of Barobo, Surigao del Sur, was created under Republic Act No. 11986, dated 21 March 2024, and ratified by a plebiscite on 10 August 2024.
Moreover, pursuant to Republic Act No. 11993, dated 03 April 2024, Barangay 176 in City of Caloocan, was divided into six separate and independent barangays, namely: Barangay 176-A, Barangay 176-B, Barangay 176-C, Barangay 176-D, Barangay 176-E, and Barangay 176-F. The division was ratified through a plebiscite conducted on 31 August 2024.
Furthermore, the names of four 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Santo Niño | Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 17 September 2024 |
| Santa Cruz | Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 25 September 2024 |
| Santa Fe | Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 25 September 2024 |
| Santo Niño | Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 25 September 2024 |
Lastly, the interagency TWGGC recommended maintaining the status quo regarding the inclusion of the Province of Sulu in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), pending the final decision of the Supreme Court.
With all the aforementioned updates in the PSGC, the latest number of local government units is shown in the table below:
Geographic Level | Total Number (as of 30 September 2024) |
| 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
