List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines explained

The following is a list of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines.

Luzon

• Adan → Adams^[1]
• Alava → Sison
• Albay → Legaspi (1925)^[2] → Legazpi
• Anderson →Garchitorena (1949) ^{[3] [4]}
• Angaki → Quirino (1964)^[5]
• Angio → San Fabian
  • Antatet → Luna (1951)^[6]
• Atoc → Atok
• Aurora → San Francisco (1967)^[7]
• Azagra → San Fernando
• Bacuit → El Nido (1954)^[8]
• Badajoz → San Agustin (1957)^[9]
• Bacnotan → Dagupan
• Bagnotan → Bacnotan
• Bailen → General Emilio Aguinaldo (1965)^[10] → Bailen (2012; never ratified in a plebiscite)^[11]
• Balincaguin → Mabini (1929)^[12]
• Baliuag → Baliwag
• Banna → Espiritu (1964)^[13] → Banna (1995)
• Baoang → Bauang
• Bauguen → Salcedo (1957)^[14]
• Bayag → Calanasan (1967)^[15]
• Bigaa → Balagtas (1966)^[16]
  • Biñangonan → Binangonan Binangonan de Lampon → Infanta (1902)^[17]
• Bitulok → Sabani (1953)^[18] → Gabaldon (1955)^[19]
• Budiao → Cagsaua → Daraga → Locsin (1959)^[20] → Daraga (1967)^[21]
• Bulaoen → Alava → Sison (1918)^[22]
• Busaingan → Santa Magdalena^[23]
• Cabayan → Kabayan
• Caboan → San Miguel de Caboan → Santa Maria de Caboan → Santa Maria
• Cabugaoan → Kabugao
• Callang → San Manuel (1965)^[24]
• Calolbon → San Andres (1964)^[25]
• Caloocan → Kalookan → Caloocan
• Capangan → Kapangan
• Carig → Santiago de Carig → Santiago (1910)^[26]
• Cava → Caba
• Cavite El Viejo → Cavite Viejo → Kawit (1907)^[27]
• Cavite La Punta → Cavite Nuevo → Cavite (1903)^[28]
• Cayan → Kayan → Tadian (1959)^[29]
• Cayapa → Kayapa
• Concepcion → Gregorio del Pilar (1955)^[30]
• Culiat → Angeles (1829)
• Despujols → San Andres (1961)^[31]
• Disdis → Burgos (1925)^[32]
• Echagüe → Echague
• Estella → Cordon
• Faire → Santo Niño (1969)^[33]
• Guiling-guiling → Siniloan
• Hingoso → General Luna^[34]
• Ibung → Villaverde (1959)^[35]
• Imelda → San Lorenzo Ruiz (1989)^[36]
• Imelda → Santa Maria (1988)^[37]
• Indan → Tacboan → Vinzons (1945)^[38]
• Irirun → Calintaan
• Jimoto → Gigmoto
• Jones → Banton (1959)^[39]
• Jose Panganiban → Payo (1957)^[40] → Panganiban (1959)^[41]
• Kalamba → Calamba, Laguna
• Laguimanoc → Padre Burgos
• Langangan → Santa Praxedes (1964)^[42]
• Lapog → San Juan (1961)^[43]
• Las Peñas → Las Piñas
• Libog → Santo Domingo (1959)^[44]
• Lilio → Liliw
• Limbuhan → Pio V. Corpuz (1954)^[45]
• Linapacan → Gaudencio E. Abordo (1988) → Linapacan
• Liwan → Rizal (1971)^[46]
• Llana Hermosa → Hermosa
• Longos → Kalayaan (1956)^[47]
• Mabatobato → Ocampo (1949)
• Magalan → Magalang
• Magallanes → Magdiwang
• Magsaysay → Delfin Albano (1982)^[48]
• Majayjay → Mahayhay → Majayjay
• Malabanan → Biñan
• Mambulao → Jose Panganiban (1934)^[49]
• Mangarin →San Jose^[50]
• Marcos → Dr. Jose P. Rizal (1988)^[51] → Rizal
• Mariquina → Marikina (1901)^[52]
• Mauanan → Rizal (1914)
• Mendez Nuñez → Mendez
• Montalban → Rodriguez (1982)^[53]
• Montufar → Prieto Diaz
• Moron → Morong (1955)^[54]
• Nagpartian → Burgos (1914)^[55]
• Namacpacan → Luna (1906)^[56]
• Nueva Caceres → Naga (1919)^[57]
• Nueva Coveta → Burgos
• Nueva Segovia → Lal-lo
• Olongapo → President Magsaysay City (1971)^[58] → Olongapo
• Papaya → General Tinio (1957)^[59]
• Paquil → Pakil
• Parubcan → Presentacion (1969)^[60]
• Patoc → Alfonso XII → Patoc → Peñarrubia (1903)^[61]
• Perez Dasmariñas → Dasmariñas (1917)
• Peris → Piris → Buenavista^[62]
• Pinagsangahan → Pagsanjan (1688)
• Pineda → Pasay (1901)^[63] → Rizal City (1947)^[64] → Pasay (1950)^[65]
• Polo → Valenzuela (1963)^[66]
• Potia → Lista (1988)^[67] → Alfonso Lista
• Principe Alfonso → Balabac
• Puerto De La Princesa (1863) → Puerto Princesa
• Puerto Real → Real
• Quiangan → Kiangan
• Quibungan → Kibungan
• Quingua → Plaridel (1936)^[68]
• Quipia → Jovellar (1882)^[69]
• Salasa → Bugallon (1921)^[70]
• San Bartolome de Calayan → Calayan
• San Carlos de Marigatao → Mahatao
• San Felipe Neri → Mandaluyong (1931)^[71]
• San Francisco de Malabon → Malabon (1914) → General Trias (1920)^[72]
• San Isidro de Potot → Burgos (1914)
• San Isidro Labrador → Labrador (1939)^[73]
• San Jose de Casignan → Maria Aurora
• San Jose de Ivana → Ivana
• San Jose de Manabo → Manabo
• San Jose de Navotas → Navotas
• San Juan de Bocboc → San Juan de Bolboc → Bolbok (1914) → San Juan
• San Juan de Dinalupijan → Dinalupihan
• San Juan de Guimba → Guimba (1914)
• San Juan del Monte → San Juan
• San Miguel → Sarrat (1916)^[74]
• San Miguel de Camiling → Camiling
• San Miguel de Masantol → Masantol (1907)
• San Miguel de Mayumo → San Miguel
• San Pablo de los Montes → San Pablo (1902)^[75]
• San Pedro → Bulalacao (1969)^[76]
• San Pedro de Macati → Makati (1914)^[77]
• San Pedro de Tunasan → San Pedro (1914)
• San Vicente de Dasol → Dasol (1903)
• San Vicente de Sabtan → Sabtang
• Santa Catalina de Baba → Santa^[78]
• Santa Catalina Virgen y Martir (V. y M.) → Santa Catalina^[79]
• Santa Cruz de Malabon → Tanza (1914)
• Santa Cruz de Mindoro → Santa Cruz
• Santa Cruz de Napo → Santa Cruz
• Santa Florentina → Rapu-Rapu
• Santa Maria de Mayan → Mayan → Itbayat
• Santa Maria de Pandi → Santa Maria
• Santa Rosa de Lima → Santa Rosa
• Santo Domingo de Basco → Basco
• Santor → Bongabon
• Sexmoan → Sasmuan (1991)^[80]
• Sin-nait → Sinait
• Subaan → San Teodoro
• Tabuco → Kabuyaw → Cabuyao (1571)^[81]
• Tambobon → Malabon
• Tauit → Tawit → Pudtol
• Tejeros → Salinas → Rosario (1846)^[82]
• Tivi → Tiwi
• Udyong → Orion
• Villavieja → Villa-Pilar (1903)^[83] → Pilar
• Wawa → Guagua

Visayas

• Almeria → Kawayan (1907)^[84]
• Antique → Hamtic
• Arguelles → Magallanes → Sagay (1906)^[85]
• Asia → Hinoba-an (1959)^[86]
• Ayuquitan → Amlan (1950)^[87]
• Badiang → Carles (1862) ^[88]
• Bangajon → Gandara^[89]
• Balud → Minglanilla (1858)
• Batuanan → Alicia (1949)
• Binuntuan → Las Navas
• Borja → Sagbayan (1957)^[90]
• Bugho → Javier (1965)^[91]
• Cabalian → San Juan (1961)^[92]
• Calivo → Kalibo
• Canoan → Larena
• Capiz → Roxas (1951)^[93]
• Cavancalan → Kabankalan (1907)^[94]
• Cordoba → Cordova
• Dao → Tobias Fornier (1978)^[95]
• Ginigaran → Hinigaran
• Guijulungan → Guijulugan → Guihulngan
• Hibatang → Calbayog
• Ipil → Trinidad (1947)
• Jimamailan → Himamaylan
• Jimeno → Altavas
• La Granja → Allen (1903)^[96]
• Lacy → Lazi
• Lagatic → New Washington
• Laguan → Laoang
• Lanang → Llorente (1903)^[97]
• Lauaan → Lawaan
• Lucena → New Lucena (1955)^[98]
• Lutod-lutod → President Roxas
• Taft → Makato
• Magallon → Moises Padilla (1957)^[99]
• Magsohong → Santa Margarita (1892)
• Malabooch → Malabohoc → Dunggoan → Maribojoc
• Mariveles → Dauis
• Minuluan → Talisay^[100]
• Nagaba → Jordan (1902)^[101]
• Nalupa Nuevo → Barboza → Barbaza
• Navas → Nabas (1906)
• Nueva Valencia → Luzurriaga → Valencia (1948)^[102]
• Opon → Lapu-Lapu (1961)^[103]
• Paranas → Wright → Paranas (1988)^[104]
• Payabon → Bindoy (1959)^[105]
• Pinabagdao → Pinabacdao
• Pitogo → President Carlos P. Garcia (1977)^[106]
• Quiot → Isabel^[107]
• San Isidro de Campo → San Isidro
• San Jacinto → Catigbian (1954)^[108]
• San Juan de Ilog → Ilog
• San Ricardo → Pintuyan (1907)^[84]
• Saravia → Enrique B. Magalona (1967)^[109]
• Tierra Alta → Lezo
• Tolon → Tolon Nuevo → New Tolong → Bayawan (1952)^[110]
• Santo Niño and San Jose → Tacloban (1950)^[111]
• Tubig → Taft (1903)^[97]
• Vilar → Bilar

Mindanao

• Albor → Libjo (1967)^[112]
• Anao-aon → San Francisco (1971)^[113]
• Bacolod Grande → Bacolod-Kalawi (1994)
• Bacungan → Leon B. Postigo (1989)^[114]
• Balimbing → Panglima Sugala (1991)^[115]
• Boayen → Buayan → Dadiangas → General Santos (1954)^[116]
• Cabuntog → General Luna (1929)^[117]
• Cagayan de Misamis → Cagayan → Cagayan de Oro (1950)^[118]
• Cagayan de Sulu → Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi (1984)^[119] → Mapun (1988)^[119]
• Dansalan → Marawi (1956)^[120]
• Dinaig → Datu Odin Sinsuat
• Dipag → Dipolog (1913)
• Don Mariano Marcos → Don Victoriano (1990)^[121] → Don Victoriano Chiongbian
• Don Mariano Marcos → Sominot (1988)^[122]
• Doña Alicia → Mabini (1954)^[123]
• Dulawan → Datu Piang (1954)^[124]
• Hagpa → San Francisco, Agusan del Sur (1955) http://agusandelsur.gov.ph/index/governance/2011-11-17-16-33-48/2011-08-15-05-52-42/san-francisco
• Jinatuan → Hinatuan
• Karomatan → Sultan Naga Dimaporo
• Lambayong → Sultan sa Barongis (1959)^[125]
• Liargo → Ramon Magsaysay
• Linamon → Tomas Cabili (1983)^[126] → Linamon
• Linguig → Lingig
• Linugas → Magsaysay (1957)^[127]
• Lubungan → Katipunan (1936)^[128]
• Maganoy → Shariff Aguak
• Magugpo → Tagum^[129]
• Maluko → Manolo Fortich (1957)^[130]
• Marbel → Koronadal
• Mariano Marcos → Lambayong (1988)^[131]
• Marungas → Hadji Panglima Tahil
• Mina-ano → Remedios T. Romualdez
• Misamis → Ozamiz (1948)^[132]
• New Leyte → Maco
• New Panamao → Panglima Estino
• New Piñan → Piñan (1960)^[133]
• Nueva Vergara → Davao (1868)^[134]
• Nuling → Sultan Kudarat (1969)^[135]
• Numancia → Del Carmen (1966)^[136]
• Oteiza → Marihatag (1955)^[137]
• Pagagawan →Datu Montawal (2003)^[138]
• Pandami → Lapak (1992)^[139] → Pandami
• Ponot → Jose Dalman (1983)^[140]
• Quinoguitan → Kinoguitan
• Regidor → Tangub (1930)^[141]
• Rizal → Basilisa (1969)^[142]
• San Mariano → Maragusan (1988)^[143]
• San Vicente → Laak (1994)^[144]
• Sapao → Santa Monica (1967)^[145]
• Saug → Asuncion (1957)^[146]
• Sigaboy → Governor Generoso^[147]
• Sultan Gumander → Picong (2006)
• Taganak → Turtle Islands
• Tagnipa → El Salvador
• Talipao → Arolas Tulawie (1984)^[148] → Talipao
• Talitay →Sultan Sumagka (2008)^[149]
• Tatarikan → Pagayawan
• Tongkil → Banguingui
• Trinidad → Jose Abad Santos (1955)^[150]
• Tumbao → Kabuntalan (1976)^[151]
• Wato → Balindong

See also

• List of cities in the Philippines
• Municipalities of the Philippines

Notes and References

1. http://inorte.org/?page_id=428 Adams
2. http://www.filipiniana.net/publication/mayon-volcano-and-its-eruptions/12791881654315/3/0 Legazpi City History
3. Web site: Executive Order No. 205, s. 1949 . March 4, 1949 . Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines . November 12, 2015.
4. Web site: Executive Order No. 218, s. 1949 . May 28, 1949 . Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines . November 12, 2015.
5. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra4035.html Republic Act No. 4035
6. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra633.html Republic Act No. 633
7. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra4977.html Republic Act No. 4977
8. https://archive.today/20130108082954/http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra1140-renaming-bacuit,-palawan-to-el-nido.html Republic Act No. 1140
9. http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno1660.html Republic Act No. 1660
10. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra4346.html Republic Act No. 4346
11. http://www.tempo.com.ph/2012/09/cavite-town-named-bailen-again/ Cavite town named Bailen again
12. http://mabiniparish.blogspot.com/p/history.html Santo Nino Parish History
13. http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno3997.html Republic Act No. 3997
14. http://thecorpusjuris.com/laws/statutes/item/ra-no-1627.html Republic Act No. 1627
15. http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno4980.html Republic Act No. 4980
16. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra4702.html Republic Act No. 4702
17. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/act558.html Philippine Commission Act No. 558
18. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra949-renaming-bitulok,-nueva-ecija-to-sabani.html Republic Act No. 949
19. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra1318.html Republic Act No. 1318
20. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra2505.html Republic Act No. 2505
21. http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno4994.html Republic Act No. 4994
22. http://www.sisonlgu.gov.ph/facts.php About Sison: Facts and Figures
23. http://www.stamagdalenasorsogon.com/about-sta-magdalena/history Historical Development
24. http://p*hilippinelaw.info/statutes/ra4600-renaming-callang,-isabela-to-san-manuel.html Republic Act No. 4600
25. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra3948.html Republic Act No. 3948
26. http://cityofsantiago.tripod.com/HISTORY.HTML Santiago City Historical Background
27. http://home.us.archive.org/stream/unitedstatescon491offigoog/unitedstatescon491offigoog_djvu.txt Acts of the Philippine Commission
28. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/act707.html Philippine Commission Act No. 707
29. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra2101.html Republic Act No. 2101
30. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra1246-renaming-concepcion,-ilocos-sur-to-gregorio-del-pilar.html Republic Act No. 1246
31. http://www.chanrobles.com/republicactno3358.html Republic Act No. 3358
32. http://www.launion.gov.ph/e107_files/lgu/burgos_history.php Municipality of Burgos: History
33. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra5644.html Republic Act No. 5644
34. http://www.quezon.gov.ph/about/luna.html
35. http://www.lguvillaverde.com/?page_id=13 Profile & History
36. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra6708.html Republic Act No. 6708
37. http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno6651.html Republic Act No. 6651
38. http://daetdiocese.net/?p=245 Republic Act No. 3948
39. http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno2158.html Republic Act No. 2158
40. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra1654.html Republic Act No. 1654
41. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra2122.html Republic Act No. 2122
42. http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno4149.html Republic Act No. 4149
43. http://www.chanrobles.com/republicactno3386.html Republic Act No. 3386
44. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra2520.html Republic Act No. 2520
45. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra1116-renaming-limbuhan,-masbate-to-pio-v.-corpus.html Republic Act No. 1116
46. http://www.chanrobles.com/republepublicactno6183.html Republic Act No. 6183
47. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra1417.html Republic Act No. 1417
48. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/bp291.html Batas Pambansa Blg. 5644
49. http://www.mambulao.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=66&showall=1 About Jose Panganiban
50. http://www.discover-mindoro.com/2010/08/mangarin-ruins.html Discover Mindoro: Mangarin Ruins
51. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra6652.html Republic Act No. 6652
52. http://www.marikinalife.com/2010/04/marikina-city-celebrated-380th.html Marikina City Celebrates Its 380th Foundation Day
53. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/bp275.html Batas Pambansa Blg. 275
54. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra1249-renaming-moron,-bataan-to-morong.html Republic Act No. 1249
55. http://burgos-ilocos-norte.blogspot.com/2011/07/burgos-ilocos-norte.html Burgos, Ilocos Norte
56. http://www.launion.gov.ph/e107_files/images/tourism/namacpacan1.html The Shrine of the Miraculous Image of Our Lady of Namacpacan
57. http://naga.gov.ph/naga-smiles-2/naga-from-a-riverine-village-to-a-throbbing-urban-center/ Naga: From a riverine village to a throbbing urban center
58. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra6340.html Republic Act No. 6340
59. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra1665.html Republic Act No. 1665
60. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra5742.html Republic Act No. 5742
61. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/act658.html Philippine Commission Act No. 658
62. http://www.quezon.gov.ph/about/buenavista.html Province of Quezon: Cities and Municipalities: Buenavista
63. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/act227.html Philippine Commission Act No. 1665
64. http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno183.html Republic Act No. 183
65. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra437.html Republic Act No. 437
66. http://www.valenzuela.gov.ph/index.php/the_city/history History of Valenzuela
67. http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1988/ra_6687_1988.html Republic Act No. 6687
68. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ca26.html Commonwealth Act No. 26
69. https://archive.today/20130103171715/http://jovellaralbay.com/index.php/about-jovellar/2-history History of Jovellar
70. http://www.pangasinan.gov.ph/the-province/cities-and-municipalities/bugallon/ Bugallon
71. http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/340559/mandaluyong-city-holds-arts-festival Mandaluyong City holds arts festival
72. Act. 2889. February 24, 1920 . AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF MALABON, PROVINCE OF CAVITE, TO GENERAL TRIAS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. February 24, 2021.
73. http://www.pangasinan.gov.ph/the-province/cities-and-municipalities/labrador/ Labrador
74. https://archive.today/20130104141231/http://sarrat-ilocosnorte.com/2012/03/03/historical-profile/ Sarrat Historical Profile
75. http://www.sanpablocity.com.ph/about-san-pablo-city.html About San Pablo
76. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra5646.html Republic Act No. 5646
77. An Act Changing the names of the municipalities of Santo Niño and Mawanan, Province of Cagayan; San Isidro Labrador and San Isidro de Potot, Province of Pangasinan; San Francisco de Malabon and Santa Cruz de Malabon, Province of Cavite; Nagpartian and San Miguel, Province of Ilocos Norte; Langaran, Province of Misamis; San Pedro Tunasan, Province of Laguna; Cabagan Nuevo, Province of Isabela; Nueva Caceres, Province of Ambos Camarines; San Pedro Macati, Province of Rizal; San Juan de Bocboc, Province of Batangas; San Juan, Province of Nueva Ecija; township of Barrit - Luluno, Province of Ilocos Sur, and of the Barrios of Tublijon and Gibigaan, Municipality of Sorsogon, Province of Sorsogon.. Act. 2390. February 28, 1914. April 23, 2023.
78. Frank Cimatu, Leoncio Balbin Jr. (2003). There's no Santa in the town of Santa, p. 18. Philippine Daily Inquirer Dec 24, 2003.
79. Cavada y Méndez de Vigo, Agustín de la (1876). Historia geográfica, geológica y estadiśtica de Filipinas, p. 102. Imprenta de Ramirez y Giraudier, Manila.
80. http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_6976_1991.html Republic Act No. 6976
81. http://www.cabuyao.gov.ph/history/50-historyofcabuyao Cabuyao Official Website - History
82. http://www.cavite.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=208&Itemid=146 Rosario, Cavite
83. http://www.svdphn.org/aboutus/ourladyofthepillar Our Lady of the Pillar
84. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/act1616.html Philippine Commission Act No. 1616
85. http://www.sagay-city.com.ph/about.html Sagay City History
86. http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno2154.html Republic Act No. 2154
87. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra435.html Republic Act No. 435
88. Web site: Province of Iloilo Homepage.
89. http://biyahero.net/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=57&sobi2Id=1756&Itemid=56 Towns and Cities - Samar - Gandara
90. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra1741.html Republic Act No. 1741
91. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra4365.html Republic Act No. 4365
92. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra3088.html Republic Act No. 3088
93. http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno603.html Republic Act No. 603
94. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/act1612.html Republic Act No. 1612
95. https://archive.today/20121216153548/http://www.thelegalcommune.com/wp-library/?p=3558 Batas Pambansa Blg. 10
96. https://archive.org/stream/annualreportswa31deptgoog/annualreportswa31deptgoog_djvu.txt Annual Reports of the War Department
97. https://archive.org/stream/annualreportswa31deptgoog/annualreportswa31deptgoog_djvu.txt Annual Reports of the War Department
98. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra1255-renaming-lucena,-iloilo-to-new-lucena.html Republic Act No. 1255
99. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra1630.html Republic Act No. 1630
100. https://archive.today/20130104110945/http://www.negrosoccidentaltourism.com/?page_id=63 Talisay City
101. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/act433.html Philippine Commission Act No. 433
102. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra252.html Republic Act No. 252
103. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra3134-lapulapu-city-charter.html Republic Act No. 3134
104. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra6681.html Republic Act No. 6681
105. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra2526.html Republic Act No. 2526
106. http://www.chanrobles.com/presidentialdecrees/presidentialdecreeno1228.html Presidential Decree No. 1228
107. http://www.nscb.gov.ph/ru8/Profiles/Municipal_%20Profile/municipal%20profile-isabel.htm Isabel: the industrial zone of Eastern Visayas
108. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra1032.html Republic Act No. 1032
109. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra4896.html Republic Act No. 4896
110. http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra694.html Republic Act No. 694
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