In accordance with the Supreme Court decision in General Register (G.R.) No. 235316 (Municipality of Makati [now City of Makati] v. Municipality of Taguig [now City of Taguig]) issued on 01 December 2021, regarding the land dispute between the city governments of Taguig and Makati over the Fort Bonifacio Military Reservation, the 10 barangays listed below are now transferred from City of Makati to City of Taguig. The change was adopted in the 3rd Quarter 2023 Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) being maintained by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The 10 barangays that were previously part of the City of Makati now adopt the geographic code for City of Taguig.
| No. | Barangay Name |
| 1. | Cembo |
| 2. | Comembo |
| 3. | East Rembo |
| 4. | Pembo |
| 5. | Pitogo |
| 6. | Post Proper Northside |
| 7. | Post Proper Southside |
| 8. | Rizal |
| 9. | South Cembo |
| 10. | West Rembo |
Further, the conversion of the municipality of Carmona in the province of Cavite into City of Carmona by virtue of Republic Act No. 11938 was ratified through a plebiscite conducted on 08 July 2023. Despite this change, the geographic code of the City of Carmona remains the same.
Moreover, the merging of 44 barangays into 18 barangays, and renaming of five barangays in the City of Bacoor in the province of Cavite, pursuant to City Ordinance No. 275-2023 dated 28 March 2023, were ratified through plebiscites conducted simultaneously on 29 July 2023. Additionally, the names of 12 barangays in the PSGC masterlist were corrected based on the recommendation of the interagency Technical Working Group on Geographic Code (TWGGC). The details of the updates are as follows:
A. Renaming of Barangays in the City of Bacoor, Cavite
| Barangay Name | Old name |
|---|---|
| 1. Barangay Ligas 2 | Ligas III |
| 2. Barangay P.F. Espiritu 3 | P.F. Espiritu IV |
| 3. Barangay P.F. Espiritu 5 | P.F. Espiritu VII |
| 4. Barangay P.F. Espiritu 6 | P.F. Espiritu VIII |
| 5. Barangay Zapote 3 | Zapote V |
B. Merging of Barangays in the City of Bacoor, Cavite
| Barangay Name | Mother Units |
|---|---|
| 1. Barangay Aniban 1 | Barangays Aniban I, III, and V |
| 2. Barangay Aniban 2 | Barangays Aniban II, and IV |
| 3. Barangay Kaingin Digman | Barangays Kaingin, and Digman |
| 4. Barangay Ligas 1 | Barangays Ligas I, and II |
| 5. Barangay Mabolo | Barangays Mabolo I, II, and III |
| 6. Barangay Maliksi 2 | Barangays Maliksi II, and III |
| 7. Barangay Mambog 2 | Barangays Mambog II, and V |
| 8. Barangay Niog | Barangays Niog I, II, and III |
| 9. Barangay P.F. Espiritu 2 | Barangays P.F. Espiritu II, and III |
| 10. Barangay P.F. Espiritu 4 | Barangays P.F. Espiritu V, and VI |
| 11. Barangay Poblacion | Barangays Tabing Dagat, Campo Santo, and Daang Bukid |
| 12. Barangay Real | Barangays Real I, and II |
| 13. Barangay Salinas 2 | Barangays Salinas II, III, and IV |
| 14. Barangay Sinbanali | Barangays Sineguelasan, Banalo, and Alima |
| 15. Barangay Talaba 1 | Barangays Talaba I, III, and VII |
| 16. Barangay Talaba 3 | Barangays Talaba IV, V, and VI |
| 17. Barangay Zapote 1 | Barangays Zapote I, and II |
| 18. Barangay Zapote 2 | Barangays Zapote III, and IV |
C. Correction of Spelling of Barangay Names
| Correct name | Old name | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Barangay Sta. Cruz, Municipality of Lezo, Aklan | Santa Cruz | Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 17 May 2023 |
| 2. Barangay Sta. Cruz Biga-a, Municipality of Lezo, Aklan | Santa Cruz Bigaa | Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 17 May 2023 |
| 3. Barangay Silakat Nonok, Municipality of Lezo, Aklan | Silakat-Nonok | Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 17 May 2023 |
| 4. Barangay Laguinbanwa, Municipality of Ibajay, Aklan | Laguinbanua | Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 11 May 2023 |
| 5. Barangay Sta. Cruz, Municipality of Ibajay, Aklan | Santa Cruz | Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 11 May 2023 |
| 6. Barangay Dalagsaan, Municipality of Libacao, Aklan | Dalagsa-an | Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 01 June 2023 |
| 7. Barangay Can-awan, Municipality of Libacao, Aklan | Can-Awan | Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 01 June 2023 |
| 8. Barangay Cubcubbuot, Municipality of City of Candon, Ilocos Sur | Cubcubboot | Certification signed by City Mayor dated 25 August 2023 |
| 9. Barangay Uauang Tuliao, Municipality of Santo Tomas, Isabela | Uauang-Tuliao | Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 14 June 2023 |
| 10. Barangay Uauang Galicia, Municipality of Santo Tomas, Isabela | Uauang-Galicia | Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 14 June 2023 |
| 11. Barangay Sta. Filomena, Municipality of San Mariano, Isabela | Santa Filomina | Certification signed by Municipal Mayor dated 19 June 2023 |
| 12. Barangay Pooc, Municipality of City of Santa Rosa, Laguna | Pook | Certification signed by City Mayor dated 20 March 2023 |
Notwithstanding these updates, the barangay codes remain the same except those for the new 18 barangays in the City of Bacoor that resulted from the merging, which assume the next available barangay codes in the city.
With all the above updates in the PSGC as of the third quarter of 2023, the latest number of local government units is shown in the table below:
| Geographic-level | Total Number (as of 30 September 2023) |
| Region | 17 |
| Province | 82 |
| City | 149 |
| Municipality | 1,485 |
| Barangay | 42,001 |
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.
CLAIRE DENNIS S. MAPA, PhD
Undersecretary
National Statistician and Civil Registrar General
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PSGC 3Q 2023 Publication Datafile |
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PSGC 3Q 2023 Summary of Changes |
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