Philippine Open Civic Data Sources Directory
A citation index of official Philippine government datasets, transport tariff orders, cartographic databases, and statutory data frameworks integrated across mapaPH utilities.
1. Overview and Data Verification Standards
All spatial boundaries, demographic census figures, transport fare formulas, toll rates, and geodetic reference parameters displayed across mapaPH applications originate exclusively from Philippine government agencies, statutory regulatory boards, or open cartographic registries.
We maintain complete citation transparency so that researchers, urban planners, software developers, and commuters can trace every figure back to its original administrative order or gazetted tariff sheet. No synthetic demographic data or estimated toll figures are published without explicit notation of the underlying agency formula.
2. Government Agencies and Dataset Registry
Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
psa.gov.ph- Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC): Master classification coding all 18 administrative regions, 82 provinces, 149 cities (33 Highly Urbanized Cities, 5 Independent Component Cities, 111 Component Cities), 1,493 municipalities, and 42,000+ barangays. Updated quarterly by the PSA Technical Committee on Statistical Classifications.
- 2020 Census of Population and Housing (CPH): Total municipal headcounts, household counts, sex ratio breakdowns, and population density figures established under Proclamation No. 1179 series of 2021.
- Provincial Product Accounts (PPA): Sub-national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) economic indicators compiled annually in constant 2018 prices.
- Full Year Poverty Statistics: Official poverty incidence and subsistence incidence across basic sectors based on the Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES).
National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA)
namria.gov.ph- Philippine Reference System of 1992 (PRS92): Primary geodetic control network parameters, datum transformation shifts, and Philippine Transverse Mercator (PTM) Zones I through V defined under Executive Order No. 45 series of 1993.
- Philippine Geoportal: Official baseline administrative boundary vectors and coastline shapefiles covering the national territorial baseline under Republic Act No. 9522.
- Topographic Base Maps (1:50,000 scale): Elevation contours, hydrography, and physiographic benchmarks used to verify elevation and coordinate conversion accuracy.
Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) & DOTr
ltfrb.gov.ph- LTFRB Memorandum Circular No. 2023-040: Official nationwide tariff matrix for Traditional Public Utility Jeepneys (TPUJ: ₱13.00 first 4 km, ₱1.80 per succeeding km) and Modern Public Utility Jeepneys (MPUJ Class 1, 2, and 3: ₱15.00 first 4 km, ₱2.20 per succeeding km).
- LTFRB Memorandum Circular No. 2023-041: Official city and provincial bus fare matrices. Regular ordinary city buses operate at ₱13.00 for the first 5 km plus ₱2.25 per succeeding km; airconditioned city buses operate at ₱15.00 for the first 5 km plus ₱2.65 per succeeding km.
- EDSA Carousel Median Busway Fare Table: Regulated 21-station point-to-point tariff table connecting Monumento, Caloocan to the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX).
- Statutory 20% Discount Matrices: Legal discount enforcement across all franchised public utility vehicles under Republic Act No. 11314 (students), Republic Act No. 9994 (senior citizens), and Republic Act No. 10754 (persons with disabilities).
Toll Regulatory Board (TRB)
trb.gov.ph- Official Toll Rate Schedules: Regulated entry-to-exit toll matrices for Class 1 (cars, jeeps, pickups, vans), Class 2 (light trucks and commercial buses), and Class 3 (heavy multi-axle freight trucks and articulated trailers).
- Covered Concession Highways: North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX), South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), Skyway Stages 1, 2, and 3, Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX), Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway (CAVITEX), Muntinlupa-Cavite Expressway (MCX), NAIA Expressway (NAIAX), and Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX).
- RFID Interoperability Framework: Regulations governing Autosweep RFID and Easytrip RFID tag integration, cashless toll plaza mandates, and balance enforcement under DOTr Joint Administrative Order (JAO) 2024-001.
Rail Transit Authorities (LRMC, LRTA, DOTr MRT-3)
lra.gov.ph / dotrmrt3.gov.ph- LRT Line 1 (Green Line): Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) official distance-based fare structure covering 25 stations from Fernando Poe Jr. (Roosevelt) in Quezon City to Dr. Santos (Sucat) in Parañaque.
- LRT Line 2 (Purple Line): Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) official fare structure covering 13 stations from Recto in Manila to Antipolo in Rizal.
- MRT Line 3 (Yellow Line): Department of Transportation Metro Rail Transit 3 official distance tariff covering 13 stations along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) from North Avenue to Taft Avenue.
- Beep Card Stored Value Card Rates: Differentiated pricing tables for contactless stored-value cards compared against Single Journey Tickets (SJT).
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)
dpwh.gov.ph- National Road Network (NRN) Database: Official highway route numbering (such as N1, N2, N68, AH26), road classifications (Primary, Secondary, Tertiary), and surface condition inventories.
- Physical Kilometer Post (KM) Benchmarks: Standard concrete milestone placements along national arterial roads referenced to Kilometer Zero (KM 0) in Rizal Park, Manila, and regional benchmark pillars in Cebu, Iloilo, and Mindanao.
- Filipino-American Memorial Endowment (FAME): Historical registry and geographic coordinates of the 138 preserved World War II Bataan Death March milestone obelisks spanning Bataan and Pampanga.
Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost)
phlpost.gov.ph- National ZIP Code Directory: Official 4-digit postal code mapping across 2,139 delivery zones in Metro Manila, provincial cities, municipalities, central post offices, and specialized corporate mail sorting areas.
Open Cartography and Boundary Registries
OpenStreetMap / GADM / PhilGIS- OpenStreetMap (OSM) Philippines Community: Crowd-curated transit stop coordinates, pedestrian footpaths, road centerlines, and landmark geometries licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL).
- GADM (Database of Global Administrative Areas): Vector spatial boundaries for Philippine administrative divisions processed and cleaned in EPSG:4326.
3. Statutory Legal Basis and Public Domain Compliance
Republic Act No. 8293 Section 176 (Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines): Provides that no copyright shall subsist in any work of the Government of the Philippines. Official government reports, census data, legislative enactments, gazetted tariff matrices, and administrative boundaries are public domain materials that may be reproduced, distributed, and utilized freely for educational and civic purposes.
Executive Order No. 2, series of 2016 (Freedom of Information): Mandates complete operational transparency and public access to government records, financial audits, public transit fare matrices, and geographic surveys.
Republic Act No. 10173 (Data Privacy Act of 2012): Section 4(e) specifically exempts information necessary for statistical, scientific, and research purposes. mapaPH tools execute entirely client-side in the user browser and collect zero personally identifiable information (PII).