No PSGC Update for the 1st Quarter of 2019

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 Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)”, changes in the PSGC are not yet reflected pending the issuance of the Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR) of Republic Act No. 11054 that would clearly define the territorial jurisdiction of the BARMM. This was the recommendation of the Technical Working Group on Geographic Code (TWGGC) consisting of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Land Management Bureau (LMB), National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

No PSGC Update for the 4th Quarter of 2018

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. Consequently, the total number of regions, provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangays remained the same with the PSGC updates as of 30 September 2018.

Third Quarter 2018 PSGC Updates: New Barangay Created; Name of Municipality Corrected

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 Commission of Elections (COMELEC) on 28 July 2018

The Municipality of Bumbaran in the Province of Lanao del Sur is now Municipality of Amai Manabilang

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 April 2018.

12 New Barangays Established in the First Quarter of 2018

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 were delisted in the PSGC bringing the total number of barangays to 42,044.

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