In the Philippines, regions are divisions that serve primarily to organize the provinces of the country for administrative convenience that was called Regions of the Philippines.
Understanding the divisions of
Philippine Islands
Basically the Philippines was divided into three group of islands namely
Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
Each group of islands were divided into regions, each regions were
divided into provinces.
Provinces are composed with cities and municipalities including each
capitals. Barangay was the last that composes the divisions of land of the
Philippines lying in each every cities and municipalities with the lowest rank
of overall elected officials.
The regions and their provinces
Philippines had overall 17 regions and 81 provinces parted
by each group of islands
Luzon – 8 Regions
Region I :
Ilocos Region
1.
Ilocos Norte
2.
Ilocos Sur
3.
La Union
4.
Pangasinan
Region II :
Cagayan Valley
5.
Batanes
6.
Cagayan
7.
Isabela
8.
Nueva Vizcacaya
9.
Quirino
Region III :
Central Luzon
10.
Aurora
11.
Bataan
12.
Bulacan
13.
Nueva Ecija
14.
Pampanga
15.
Tarlac
16.
Zambales
Region IV-A :
CALABARZON
17.
Cavite
18.
Laguna
19.
Batangas
20.
Rizal
21.
Quezon
Region IV-B :
MIMAROPA
22.
Occidental Mindoro
23.
Oriental Mindoro
24.
Marinduque
25.
Palawan
26.
Romblon
Region V :
Bicol Region
27.
Albay
28.
Camarines Norte
29.
Camarines Sur
30.
Catanduanes
31.
Masbate
32.
Sorsogon
NCR :
National Capital Region
33. Metro
Manila
CAR :
Cordillera Administrative Region
34.
Abra
35.
Benguet
36.
Ifugao
37.
Kalinga
38.
Apayao
39.
Mountain Province
Visayas – 3 Regions
Region VI :
Western Visayas
40.
Aklan
41.
Antique
42.
Capiz
43.
Iloilo
44.
Guimaras
45.
Negros Occidental
Region VII :
Central Visayas
46.
Bohol
47.
Cebu
48.
Negros Oriental
49.
Siquijor
Region VII :
Eastern Visayas
50.
Biliran
51.
Eastern Samar
52.
Northern Samar
53.
Western Samar
54.
Leyte
55.
Southern Leyte
Mindanao – 6 Regions
Region IX :
Zamboanga Peninsula
56.
Zamboanga Sibugay
57.
Zamboanga Del Norte
58.
Zamboanga Del Sur
Region X :
Northern Mindanao
59.
Bukidnon
60.
Camiguin
61.
Misamis Occidental
62.
Misamis Oriental
63.
Lanao Del Norte
Region XI :
Davao Region
64.
Davao
Del Norte
65.
Davao
Del Sur
66.
Davao
Oriental
67.
Compostela
Valley
Region XII :
SOCCSKSARGEN
68.
North Cotabato
69.
South Cotabato
70.
Sultan Kudarat
71.
Sarangani
72.
General Santos City
Region XIII :
CARAGA
73.
Agusan Del Norte
74.
Agusan Del Sur
75.
Surigao Del Norte
76.
Surigao Del Sur
ARMM :
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
77.
Basilan
78.
Sulu
79.
Tawi-Tawi
80.
Lanao Del Sur
81.
Maguindanao
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