PRESS RELEASE

PSGC Fourth Quarter 2020 Updates: Correction of Names of 10

Barangays

Date of Release: 16 February 2021 Reference No. 2021-83

During the fourth quarter of 2020, the names of 10 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. San Isidro, Bancay 2nd a. Municipal Council Resolution Municipality of Camiling, No. 29 dated 21 March 1989 Tarlac b. Barangay Resolution No. 08 dated 22 June 2015 c. Municipal Mayor Certification dated 14 August 2000 2. Barangay , City of Silinog a. City Mayor Certification dated , 18 January 2021 b. Barangay Certification dated 11 November 2020 3. Barangay Sicayab-Bucana, Sicayab a. City Mayor Certification dated City of Dapitan, Bocana 18 January 2021 Zamboanga del Norte b. Barangay Certification dated 06 November 2020 4. Barangay Tag-ulo, City of Tag-olo a. City Mayor Certification dated Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte 18 January 2021 b. Barangay Certification dated 04 November 2020 5. Barangay Limbatong, Limabatong a. Sanggunian Bayan Certification Municipality of Margosatubig, dated 16 October 2020 Zamboanga del Sur 6. Barangay Tulapok, Tulapoc a. Sanggunian Bayan Certification Municipality of Margosatubig, dated 16 October 2020 Zamboanga del Sur

PSA Complex, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, 1101 Telephone: (632) 8938-5267 www.psa.gov.ph Correct name Old name Legal Basis 7. Barangay Cabayangan, Cabay-Angan a. Municipal Mayor Certification Municipality of Braulio E. dated 18 January 2021 Dujali, Davao del Norte b. Barangay Certification dated 21 October 2020 8. Barangay Antequera, Antiquera a. Municipal Mayor Certification Nabunturan, Davao de Oro dated 19 January 2021 b. Barangay Certification dated 05 November 2020 9. Barangay New Manay, New Man-ay a. Municipal Mayor Certification Maragusan, Davao de Oro dated 20 January 2021 b. Barangay Certification dated 27 October 2020 10. Barangay Tupas, Tupaz a. Municipal Mayor Certification Maragusan, Davao de Oro dated 20 January 2021 b. Barangay Certification dated 27 October 2020

Notwithstanding these updates in the PSGC, the total number of local government units remained the same as shown in the table below:

Geographic-level as of 31 December 2020 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). Pursuant to Republic Act No. 10625, the PSA is mandated to prescribe uniform standards and classification systems in the generation of government statistics to ensure harmonization and comparability of statistics in the country and at the international level.

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For further inquiries, please contact the Statistical Classifications Division (SCD) of the Standards Service at telefax number (+632) 8376-1867 or email at [email protected] and [email protected].

DENNIS S. MAPA, Ph.D. Undersecretary National Statistician and Civil Registrar General

MEPE/SBDC/EMA/VJFA

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