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Articles on Philippine geographic data, PSGC, fuzzy search, address validation, and using the barangay Python package.

Build a Philippine Address Autocomplete with barangay

Build a fast Philippine address autocomplete using the barangay package’s offline fuzzy search. No API calls, no rate limits — instant suggestions across 42,010 barangays.

bendlikeabamboo

Dec 1, 2025

PSGC Data Models Explained: Nested, Flat, and Extended

Understand the three barangay PSGC data models — nested (Database API), flat (list/pandas), and extended (recursive tree) — and when to use each in Python.

bendlikeabamboo

Nov 24, 2025

Fuzzy Search Over 42,010 Philippine Barangays

Fuzzy search the complete Philippine PSGC dataset of 42,010 barangays with the barangay package. Tolerant of misspellings, abbreviations, and unstandardized addresses using…

bendlikeabamboo

Nov 17, 2025

Validate Philippine Addresses in Python with PSGC

How to validate Philippine addresses against the official PSGC masterlist in Python using the barangay package. Fuzzy matching handles misspellings and unstandardized…

bendlikeabamboo

Nov 10, 2025

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Build a Philippine Address Autocomplete with barangay

PSGC Data Models Explained: Nested, Flat, and Extended

Fuzzy Search Over 42,010 Philippine Barangays

Validate Philippine Addresses in Python with PSGC