Philippine Provinces Circa 2008

Do you know the different Philippine Provinces? I suggest you familiarize yourself with all the different Philippine Provinces from now on before they cut us up and separate the Bangsamoro Juridical Entity from the Map of the Philippine Archipelago.

List of 80 Philippine Provinces

CAR – Cordillera Administrative Region

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

Region I (Ilocos Region)

1. Ilocos Norte
2. Ilocos Sur
3. La Union
4. Pangasinan

Region II (Cagayan Valley)

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

Region III (Central Luzon)

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

Region IV-A (Calabarzon)

1. Batangas
2. Cavite
3. Laguna
4. Quezon
5. Rizal

Region IV-B (MImaropa)

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

Region V (Bicol Region)

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

Region VI (Western Visayas)

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

Region VII (Central Visayas)

1. Bohol
2. Cebu
3. Negros Oriental
4. Siquijor

Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)

1. Biliran
2. Eastern Samar
3. Leyte
4. Northern Samar
5. Samar (Western Samar)
6. Southern Leyte

Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)

1. Zamboanga Del Norte
2. Zamboanga Del Sur
3. Zamboanga Sibugay

Reion X (Northern Minadanao)

1. Bukidnon
2. Camiguin
3. Lanao Del Norte
4. Misamis Occidental
5. Misamis Oriental

Region XI (Davao Region)

1. Compostela Valley
2. Davao Del Norte
3. Davao Del Sur
4. Davao Oriental

Region XII (Soccsksargen)

1. Cotabato (North Cotabato)
2. Sarangani
3. South Cotabato
4. Sultan Kudarat

Region XIII (Caraga)

1. Agusan Del Norte
2. Agusan Del Sur
3. Dinagat Islands
4. Surigao Del Norte
5. Surigao Del Sur

ARMM (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao)*

1. Basilan
2. Lanao Del Sur
3. Maguindanao
4. Sulu
5. Tawi-Tawi

*The creation of  Shariff Kabunsuan under ARMM as a province was ruled by Supreme Court as unconstitutional. Shariff Kabunsuan ceased to be a province by virtue of a Supreme Court decision issued on July 17, 2008

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