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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.

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1,489 Municipalities in the Philippines
The philippines is divided into Regions, Provinces, Cities, Municipalities, and Barangays.

Below is a list of municipalities listed in Alphabetical Order.

To get the list of municipalities within each province, go to the Province page.

The Philippine Government defines a municipality as "a political corporate body which is endowed with the facilities of a municipal corporation, exercised by and through the municipal government in conformity with law. It is a subsidiary of the province which consists of a number of barangays within its territorial boundaries, one of which is the seat of government found at the town proper (poblacion)".

One very important factor to remember is that MUNICIPALITIES are not classified as CITIES. The list of cities in the Philippines will continue to increase as municipalities later become cities.

As municipalities become cities the number of municipalities will diminish. However, as municipalities can reduce in number they may also increase in number. The number of municipalities may increase as Municipalities or Provinces get subdivided.

A municipality must qualify to be classified as a city.

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Click on the first letter of the Municipality's name or Narrow it down to the first few letters of the Municipality's Name
Note: Since 1997 Zamboanga.com has been trying to convince all the municipalities, cities and provinces to mention the name of the barangay where the municipality hall, city hall and provincial capitol is located in. We even wrote letters to the president requesting that the Malacañang palace shows the name of the barangay where it is in.

Featured News of The Philippines

Updated: March 22, 2022

12 NorMin LGUs land in 2021 'competitive' index.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—Twelve local government units (LGUs) in Northern Mindanao (Region 10) have been awarded in the 2021 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) organized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). In a statement, DTI-10 said the awardees--consisting of eight municipalities, three cities, and one province--were recognized during the virtual 9th Regional Competitiveness Awarding Ceremony on Tuesday, March 22. Ruel Paclipan. DTI-10 assistant director, said the data collected for the recent CMCI were gathered in 2020, and became the basis for choosing the 2021 winners.
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Zambo City hits 95% Covid-19 recovery rate
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) has recorded a recovery rate of 95.51 percent or 27,594 individuals who have recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infection since the start of the health pandemic in March 2020. The CHO data showed the city recorded 28,890 cumulative cases of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic two years ago until March 21, 2022, with 27,594 recoveries, 89 active cases, and 1,207 deaths. Also, 96.62 percent or 86 of the active cases were acquired through community transmission; the remaining three were detainees.

Source: "PNA.GOV.PH"