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List of the 17 Regions in the Philippines
National - Capital Region I - Ilocos II - Cagayan III - C. Luzon IV-A - Calabarzon IV-B - Mimaropa V - Bicol VI - W. Visayas VII - C. Visayas VIII - E. Visayas IX - Zamboanga X - N. Mindanao XI - Davao XII - Soccsksargen XIII - Caraga XIV - CAR XV - BARMM

Within these 17 regions in the Philippines, there are 42,027 barangays, 1486 municipalities, 148 cities, 82 provinces. It has a democratic form of government and the freedom of speech is upheld by law. English is the "lingua franca" and is the mode of instruction in all high schools, colleges and universities. Laws and contracts are written in English.

Philippines, is the only country in the world which is 85% Catholic that created FIVE(5) national laws "favoring", "promoting" and "financing" the religion of ISLAM.
Then made it unlawful to finance all other religions. Islamic insurgents paid off the architects of the 1987 constitution to insert two words: Muslim and Autonomous.
They classify all the Muslims(Moros) not only as followers of Islam but also as
indigenous people. The only country in the world that has a government commission that caters to Muslims only, for the hajj, for madrasas, and the spread of Islam at government's expense PAID by the taxes of Non-Muslims. A government-run Muslim channel, Salaam TV to promote Islam.

Religion is always good for the people but it should never be embraced or financed by government. Tax exemption is not tantamount to financing. Every non-profit organization is tax-exempt.
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Regions and Provinces of The Philippines
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NEWS UPDATE:


There are 17 regions of The Philippines as of August 7, 2017

  • 17 regions as of June 2009: 7 in Luzon, 4 in the Visayas, 6 in Mindanao.
    • Added an extra region in 2015: read about it
    • As of August 7, 2017 the Negros Island region was voided and the 2 provinces reverted back to their original regions. So it is back to 17 regions.

A "Region" is not a Constitutional form of government and is used only for administrative management or statistics reference by the Executive branch, except for the BARMM.

Population per Region

Region Number Name of Region 2015 2020
NCR NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION 12,877,253 13,484,462
CAR CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION 1,722,006 1,797,660
I ILOCOS 5,026,128 5,301,139
II CAGAYAN VALLEY 3,451,410 3,685,744
III CENTRAL LUZON 11,218,177 12,422,172
IVA CALABARZON 14,414,774 16,195,042
IVB MIMAROPA REGION 2,963,360 3,228,558
V BICOL 5,796,989 6,082,165
VI WESTERN VISAYAS 4,477,247 7,954,723
VII CENTRAL VISAYAS 6,041,903 8,081,988
VIII EASTERN VISAYAS 4,440,150 4,547,150
IX ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA 3,629,783 3,875,576
X NORTHERN
MINDANAO
4,689,302 5,022,768
XI DAVAO REGION 4,893,318 5,243,536
XII SOCCSKSARGEN 4,545,276 4,901,486
XIII CARAGA 2,596,709 2,804,788
BARMM BANGSAMORO
(NATION OF MUSLIM)
AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO
3,781,387 4,404,288
Total - - 109,033,245

REGION I (Ilocos Region) in Luzon

Code: 010000000
No. of Provinces 4

  1. Ilocos Norte Province, Philippines
  2. Ilocos Sur Province, Philippines
  3. La Union Province, Philippines
  4. Pangasinan Province, Philippines

No. of Cities 9 No. of Municipalities 116 No. of Barangays 3,265

  • Population of Region 1 as of 2020 census = 5,301,139
  • Population (as of Aug 1, 2007): 4,545,906
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REGION 2 (Cagayan Valley) in Luzon

Code: 020000000
No. of Provinces 5

  1. Batanes Province, Philippines
  2. Cagayan Province, Philippines
  3. Isabela Province, Philippines
  4. Nueva Vizcaya Province, Philippines
  5. Quirino Province, Philippines

No. of Cities 3 No. of Municipalities 90 No. of Barangays 2,311
Registered Voters (2009): 1,735,564
Population (as of Aug 1, 2007): 3,051,487

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REGION III (Central Luzon)

Code: 030000000
No. of Provinces 7

  1. Aurora Province, Philippines
  2. Bataan Province, Philippines
  3. Bulacan Province, Philippines
  4. Nueva Ecija Province, Philippines
  5. Pampanga Province, Philippines
  6. Tarlac Province, Philippines
  7. Zambales Province, Philippines

No. of Cities 13 No. of Municipalities 117 No. of Barangays 3,102
Registered Voters (2009): 5,472,593
Population (as of Aug 1, 2007): 9,720,982

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REGION IV-A (CALABARZON) Luzon

  • Calabarzon and acronym for the provinces of: Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon

Code: 040000000
No. of Provinces 5

  1. Batangas Province, Philippines
  2. Cavite Province, Philippines
  3. Laguna Province, Philippines
  4. Quezon Province, Philippines
  5. Rizal Province, Philippines

No. of Cities 12 No. of Municipalities 130 No. of Barangays 4,011
Registered Voters (2009): 6,178,557
Population (as of Aug 1, 2007): 11,743,110

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REGION IV-B(MIMAROPA) 17th region Visayas

  • Mimaropa = acronym for Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan

Code: 170000000
No. of Provinces 5

  1. Mindoro Occidental Province, Philippines
  2. Mindoro Oriental Province, Philippines
  3. Marinduque Province, Philippines
  4. Romblon Province, Philippines
  5. Palawan Province, Philippines

No. of Cities 2 No. of Municipalities 71 No. of Barangays 1,458
Registered Voters (2009): 1,375,320
Population (as of Aug 1, 2007): 2,559,791

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REGION V(Bicol Region) Luzon

Code: 050000000
No. of Provinces 6

  1. Albay Province, Philippines
  2. Camarines Norte Province, Philippines
  3. Camarines Sur Province, Philippines
  4. Catanduanes Province, Philippines
  5. Masbate Province, Philippines
  6. Sorsogon Province, Philippines

No. of Cities 7 No. of Municipalities 107 No. of Barangays 3,471
Registered Voters (2009): 2,774,327
Population (as of Aug 1, 2007): 5,109,798

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REGION VI (Western Visayas)

Code: 060000000
No. of Provinces 6

  1. Aklan Province, Philippines
  2. Antique Province, Philippines
  3. Capiz Province, Philippines
  4. Iloilo Province, Philippines
  5. Negros Occidental Province, Philippines
  6. Guimaras Province, Philippines

No. of Cities 16 No. of Municipalities 117 No. of Barangays 4,051
Registered Voters (2009): 3,914,326
Population (as of Aug 1, 2007): 6,843,643

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REGION VII (Central Visayas)

Code: 070000000
No. of Provinces 4

  1. Bohol Province, Philippines
  2. Cebu Province, Philippines
  3. Negros Oriental Province, Philippines
  4. Siquijor Province, Philippines

No. of Cities 16 No. of Municipalities 116 No. of Barangays 3,003
Registered Voters (2009): 3,655,441
Population (as of Aug 1, 2007): 6,398,628

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REGION VIII (Eastern Visayas)

Code: 080000000
No. of Provinces 6

  1. Eastern Samar Province, Philippines
  2. Leyte Province, Philippines
  3. Northern Samar Province, Philippines
  4. Western Samar Province, Philippines
  5. Southern Leyte Province, Philippines
  6. Biliran Province, Philippines

No. of Cities 7 No. of Municipalities 136 No. of Barangays 4,390
Registered Voters (2009): 2,337,185
Population (as of Aug 1, 2007): 3,912,936

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REGION IX (Zamboanga Peninsula), Mindanao

Code: 090000000
No. of Provinces 3

  1. Zamboanga del Norte Province, Philippines
  2. Zamboanga Sibugay Province, Philippines
  3. Zamboanga del Sur Province, Philippines

Two Independent Cities:

  1. Isabela City, province of Basilan, Philippines
  2. Zamboanga City, Philippines

No. of Cities 5 No. of Municipalities 67 No. of Barangays 1,904
Registered Voters (2009): 1,804,278
Population (as of Aug 1, 2007): 3,230,094

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REGION X (Northern Mindanao)

Code: 100000000
No. of Provinces 5

  1. Bukidnon Province, Philippines: Cities within the province of Bukidnon
  2. Camiguin Province, Philippines
  3. Lanao del Norte Province, Philippines
  4. Misamis Occidental Province, Philippines
  5. Misamis Oriental Province, Philippines

No. of Cities 9 No. of Municipalities 84 No. of Barangays 2,022
Registered Voters (2009): 2,230,538
Population (as of Aug 1, 2007): 3,952,437

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REGION XI (Davao Region), Mindanao

Code: 110000000

No. of Provinces 4 and 1 independent city

  1. Compostela Valley Province, Philippines
  2. Davao del Norte Province, Philippines
  3. Davao Occidental, Philippines
  4. Davao Oriental Province, Philippines
  5. Davao del Sur Province, Philippines
  6. Davao_City,_Philippines

No. of Cities 6 No. of Municipalities 43 No. of Barangays 1,162
Registered Voters (2009): 2,433,932
Population (as of Aug 1, 2007): 4,156,653

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REGION XII (Soccsksargen), Mindanao

Code: 120000000

No. of Provinces 4 and 1 independent City

  1. Cotabato Province, Philippines
  2. South Cotabato Province, Philippines
  3. Sultan Kudarat Province, Philippines
  4. Sarangani Province, Philippines
  5. Cotabato City, Philippines

No. of Cities 5 No. of Municipalities 45 No. of Barangays 1,194
Registered Voters (2009): 1,896,772
Population (as of Aug 1, 2007): 3,829,081

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REGION XIII (CARAGA), Mindanao

Code: 160000000

No. of Provinces 5

  1. Agusan del Norte Province, Philippines
  2. Agusan del Sur Province, Philippines
  3. Surigao del Norte Province, Philippines
  4. Surigao del Sur Province, Philippines
  5. Dinagat Island Province, Philippines

No. of Cities 6 No. of Municipalities 67 No. of Barangays 1,310
Registered Voters (2009): 1,307,397
Population (as of Aug 1, 2007): 2,293,480

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(NCR) National Capital Region in Luzon

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REGION 14 Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) in Luzon

Code: 140000000
No. of Provinces 6

  1. Abra Province, Philippines
  2. Apayao Province, Philippines
  3. Benguet Province, Philippines
  4. Ifugao Province, Philippines
  5. Kalinga-Apayao Province, Philippines
  6. Mountain Province, Philippines

No. of Cities 2 No. of Municipalities 75 No. of Barangays 1,176
Registered Voters (2009): 840,145
Population (as of Aug 1, 2007): 1,520,743

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REGION XV Bangsamoro - Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)

Code: 150000000
No. of Provinces 5

  1. Basilan Province, Philippines - Included in 2001 except for the city of Isabela which is part of Region IX
    1. Lamitan City, Basilan, Philippines
  2. Lanao del Sur Province, Philippines
    1. Marawi City - included in 2001
  3. Maguindanao Province, Philippines
  4. Sulu Province, Philippines
  5. Tawi-Tawi Province, Philippines

No. of Cities 2 No. of Municipalities 113 No. of Barangays 2,470
Registered Voters (2009): 1,692,468
Population (as of Aug 1, 2007): 4,120,795

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Region XVIII - NIR - Negros Island Region, Visayas

NEWS UPDATE:


Code: 180000000 No. of Provinces 2

  1. Negros Occidental Province, Philippines -
    • 1st Class
    • 19 Municipalities, 13 Cities, 662 Barangays
      • Reg Voters: 1,478,260
      • Population as of 2010(census): 2,396,039
  2. Negros Oriental Province, Philippines
    • 1st Class
    • 19 Municipalities, 6 Cities, 557 Barangays)
      • Reg Voters: 606,634
      • Population as of 2010(census): 1,286,666