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July 7, 1975 – Region XII is created, and some regions of Mindanao are reorganized. [3] July 25, 1975 – Regions IX and XII are declared as Autonomous Regions in Western and Central Mindanao, respectively. [4] August 21, 1975 – Region IX is divided into Sub-Region IX-A and Sub-Region IX-B. Some regions in Mindanao are reorganized. [5]
There are 17 regions comprising the Philippines. Each region, with the exception of the National Capital Region, is further subdivided into component provinces. The National Capital Region is divided into four special districts. Most government offices establish regional offices in a city to serve the constituent provinces.
June 17, 1972 – Name of Davao del Norte changed to Davao through Republic Act No. 6430. September 11, 1973 – Tawi-Tawi separated from Sulu through Presidential Decree No. 302. November 22, 1973 – Cotabato divided into Maguindanao , North Cotabato , and Sultan Kudarat through Presidential Decree No. 341.
Currently for the Philippines, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for two levels of subdivisions: 17 regions; 82 provinces; Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is PH, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of the Philippines. The second part is either of the following: two digits: regions; three letters: provinces
Region Highest Point Highest elevation 1 XI-Davao Region: Mount Apo: 2,954 m 9,692 ft XII-SOCCSKSARGEN: 2 X-Northern Mindanao: Mount Dulang-dulang: 2,941 m 9,649 ft 3 II-Cagayan Valley: Mount Pulag: 2,922 m 9,587 ft Cordillera Administrative Region: 4 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao: Mount Ragang: 2,815 m 9,236 ft 5 IV-B ...
Of the 17 regions, only one—the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao—has an elected government to which the central government has devolved competencies. Provinces (Filipino: lalawigan or probinsya), independent cities (Filipino: malayang lungsod or siyudad), and one independent municipality
Pages in category "Regions of the Philippines" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
This is a list of regions and highly urbanized cities of the Philippines by GDP and GDP per capita ... Cordillera Administrative Region: 337,711 6,569 16,875 1.7 17 ...