During the fourth quarter of 2022, the conversion of the Municipality of Baliuag in the province of Bulacan into City of Baliwag by the virtue of Republic Act No. 11929 was ratified through a plebiscite conducted on 17 December 2022.
Moreover, the merging of 28 barangays into three barangays and renaming of a barangay in Ormoc City, pursuant to Sangguniang Panlungsod Ordinance No. 052 Series of 2021, were ratified through plebiscites conducted simultaneously on 08 October 2022. The details of the updates are as follows:
|
Barangay Name |
Mother Unit/Old name |
Type of Changes |
|
1. Barangay South |
Barangays 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 15, 17, 23, and 27 |
Merging of barangays |
|
2. Barangay East |
Barangays 9, 10, 11, 16, 18, 25, and 28 |
Merging of barangays |
|
3. Barangay West |
Barangays 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, and 26 |
Merging of barangays |
|
4. Barangay North |
Barangay 29 |
Renaming of barangay |
Furthermore, the names of 19 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. Barangay Dipili, Municipality of Bayog, Zamboanga del Sur |
Depili |
Certification dated 09 November 2022 signed by Municipal Mayor |
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2. Barangay Maño, Municipality of San Remigio, Cebu |
Mano |
Certification dated 17 November 2022 signed by Municipal Mayor |
|
3. Barangay Dacalla-Fugu, Municipality of Camalaniugan, Cagayan |
Dacal-Lafugu |
Certification dated 02 December 2022 signed by Municipal Mayor |
|
4. Barangay Tulutuging, Municipality of Camalaniugan, Cagayan |
Tuluttuging |
Certification dated 02 December 2022 signed by Municipal Mayor |
|
5. Barangay Liuan, Municipality of Rizal, Cagayan |
Liwan |
Certification dated 29 November 2022 signed by Acting Municipal Mayor |
|
6. Barangay Capaccuan, Municipality of Rizal, Cagayan |
Capacuan |
Certification dated 29 November 2022 signed by Acting Municipal Mayor |
|
7. Barangay Linno-C, Municipality of Rizal, Cagayan |
Linno |
Certification dated 29 November 2022 signed by Acting Municipal Mayor |
|
8. Barangay Dungan, Municipality of Rizal, Cagayan |
Dunggan |
Certification dated 29 November 2022 signed by Acting Municipal Mayor |
|
9. Barangay Villalaida, Municipality of Tuao, Cagayan |
Villa Laida |
Certification dated 12 December 2022 signed by Municipal Mayor |
|
10. Barangay Sto. Tomas, Municipality of Tuao, Cagayan |
Santo Tomas |
Certification dated 12 December 2022 signed by Municipal Mayor |
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11. Barangay Sto. Tomas, Municipality of Claveria, Cagayan |
Santo Tomas |
Certification dated 12 December 2022 signed by Municipal Mayor |
|
12. Barangay Sta. Maria, Municipality of Claveria, Cagayan |
Santa Maria |
Certification dated 12 December 2022 signed by Municipal Mayor |
|
13. Barangay Sto. Niño, Municipality of Claveria, Cagayan |
Santo Niño |
Certification dated 12 December 2022 signed by Municipal Mayor |
|
14. Barangay San Lorenzo, Municipality of Buguey, Cagayan |
Alucao Weste |
Sangguniang Bayan Resolution No. 017 Series of 1991 dated 18 February 1991 |
|
15. Barangay Bacarreña, Municipality of San Mateo, Isabela |
Bacareña |
Certification dated 24 October 2022 signed by Municipal Mayor |
|
16. Barangay Simimbaan, Municipality of Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija |
Sinimbaan |
Certification dated 14 November 2022 signed by Municipal Mayor |
|
17. Barangay Nagcuralan, Municipality of Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija |
Nacuralan |
Certification dated 14 November 2022 signed by Municipal Mayor |
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18. Barangay Camiing, Municipality of Guimba, Nueva Ecija |
Camiling |
Certification* signed by Municipal Mayor |
|
19. Barangay Sto. Cristo, Municipality of San Isidro, Nueva Ecija |
Santo Cristo |
Certification* signed by Municipal Mayor |
With these updates in the PSGC, the latest number of local government units is shown in the table below:
|
Geographic-level |
Total Number |
|
Region |
17 |
|
Province |
82 |
|
City |
148 |
|
Municipality |
1,486 |
|
Barangay |
42,022 |
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 (02) 8376-1867 and email address scd.staff@psa.gov.ph.
DENNIS S. MAPA, Ph.D.
Undersecretary
National Statistician and Civil Registrar General
| Attachment | Size |
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 PSGC 4Q 2022 Press Release |
193.42 KB |
 PSGC 4Q 2022 National and Provincial Summary |
36.97 KB |
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PSGC 4Q 2022 Summary of Changes |
202.39 KB |
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PSGC 4Q 2022 Publication Datafile |
3.7 MB |