Regions

The Philippines is divided into three geographical areas: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. It has 17 regions, 81 provinces, 117 cities, 1,501 municipalities and 41,982 barangays.

The 17 regions of the Philippines and their component provinces are listed below, with the capital of the provinces shown in brackets after their name.

National Capital Region (NCR; Metro Manila)

Government Centre: Manila

Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)

Government Centre: Baguio City

• Abra (Bangued)
• Apayao (Kabugao)
• Benguet (La Trinidad)
• Ifugao (Lagawe)
• Kalinga (Tabuk)
• Mountain Province (Bontoc)

Ilocos Region (Region I)

Government Centre: San Fernando City, La Union

• Ilocos Norte (Laoag City)
• Ilocos Sur (Vigan City)
• La Union (San Fernando City)
• Pangasinan (Lingayen)

Cagayan Valley (Region II)

Government Centre: Tuguegarao City

• Batanes (Basco)
• Cagayan (Tuguegarao City)
• Isabela (Ilagan)
• Nueva Vizcaya (Bayombong)
• Quirino (Cabarroguis)

Central Luzon (Region III)

Government Centre: City of San Fernando, Pampanga

• Aurora (Baler)
• Bataan (Balanga City)
• Bulacan (Malolos)
• Olongapo City
• Nueva Ecija (Palayan City)
• Pampanga (San Fernando City)
• Tarlac (Tarlac City)
• Zambales (Iba)

CALABARZON* (Region IV-A)

Government Centre: Calamba City

• Batangas (Batangas City)
• Cavite (Trece Martires City)
• Laguna (Santa Cruz)
• Quezon (Lucena City)
• Rizal (Antipolo City)

MIMARO* (Region IV-B)

Government Centre: Calapan City

• Marinduque (Boac)
• Occidental Mindoro (Mamburao)
• Oriental Mindoro (Calapan City)
• Romblon (Romblon)

Bicol Region (Region V)

Government Centre: Legaspi City

• Albay (Legazpi City)
• Camarines Norte (Daet)
• Camarines Sur (Pili)
• Catanduanes (Virac)
• Masbate (Masbate City)
• Sorsogon (Sorsogon City)

Western Visayas (Region VI)

Government Centre: Iloilo City

• Aklan (Kalibo)
• Antique (San Jose)
• Capiz (Roxas City)
• Guimaras (Jordan)
• Iloilo (Iloilo City)
• Negros Occidental (Bacolod City)
• Palawan (Puerto Princesa City)

Central Visayas (Region VII)

Government Centre: Cebu City

• Bohol (Tagbilaran City)
• Cebu (Cebu City)
• Negros Oriental (Dumaguete City)
• Siquijor (Siquijor)

Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)

Government Centre: Tacloban City

• Biliran (Naval)
• Eastern Samar (Borongan)
• Leyte (Tacloban City)
• Northern Samar (Catarman)
• Samar (Catbalogan)
• Southern Leyte (Maasin City)

Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)

Government Centre: Pagadian City

• Zamboanga del Norte (Dipolog City)
• Zamboanga del Sur (Pagadian City)
• Zamboanga Sibugay (Ipil)

Northern Mindanao (Region X)

Government Centre: Cagayan de Oro

• Bukidnon (Malaybalay City)
• Camiguin (Mambajao)
• Lanao del Norte (Tubod)
• Misamis Occidental (Oroquieta City)
• Misamis Oriental (Cagayan de Oro City)

Davao Region (Region XI)

Government Centre: Davao City

• Compostela Valley (Nabunturan)
• Davao del Norte (Tagum City)
• Davao del Sur (Digos City)
• Davao Oriental (Mati)

SOCCSKSARGEN* (Region XII)

Government Centre: Koronadal City

• Cotabato (Kidapawan City)
• Sarangani (Alabel)
• South Cotabato (Koronadal City)
• Sultan Kudarat (Isulan)
• General Santos City

Caraga (Region XIII)

Government Centre: Butuan City

• Agusan del Norte (Cabadbaran)
• Agusan del Sur (Prosperidad)
• Dinagat Islands (San Jose)
• Surigao del Norte (Surigao City)
• Surigao del Sur (Tandag)

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)

Government Centre: Cotabato City

• Basilan (Isabela City)
• Lanao del Sur (Marawi City)
• Maguindanao (Shariff Aguak)
• Shariff Kabunsuan (Datu Odin Sinsuat)
• Sulu (Jolo)
• Tawi-Tawi (Panglima Sugala)

* Names are capitalised because they are acronyms, containing the names of the constituent provinces or cities.

On July 24, 2006, the State of the Nation Address of President Arroyo announced the proposal to create five economic super regions to concentrate on the economic strengths in a specific area.