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Guide to Philippines ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

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The Philippines is an island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean. It was formerly a colony of Spain. The United States acquired the Philippines as a result of the 1898 Spanish-American War. The Philippines gained independence on 4 July 1946. The official languages are Filipino and English.[1]

Philippines Map

The following map provides the locations of the many provinces in the Philippines, many of which have their own language:

BatanesCagayanApayaoIlocos NorteAbraIlocos SurKalingaMountainIsabelaIfugaoBenguetLa UnionNueva VizcayaQuirinoAuroraNueva EcijaTarlacPangasinanZambalesBataanBulacanMetropolitan ManilaMarinduqueRizalCaviteLagunaBatangasQuezonCamarines NorteCamarines SurCatanduanesAlbaySorsogonRomblonOccidental MindoroOccidental MindoroOriental MindoroMasbateNorthern SamarEastern SamarSamarLeyteSouthern LeyteDinagat IslandsBoholSiquijorCamiguinNegros OrientalGuimarasNegros OccidentalCapizAklanIloiloAntiqueCebuBiliranPalawanSurigao del NorteSurigao del SurAgusan del NorteAgusan del SurMisamis OrientalBukidnonCotabatoMaguindanaoMaguindanaoPampangaAuroraLanao del SurLanao del NorteMisamis OccidentalZamboanga SibugayZamboanga del SurZamboanga CityZamboanga del NorteDavao OccidentalDavao del SurSaranganiSouth CotabatoSultan KudaratDavao del NorteDavao del NorteCompostela ValleyDavao OrientalSuluBasilanTawi-TawiRepublic of the Philippines Provinces.png

Provinces

Civil registration records in the Philippines are recorded by the province. The Philippines is divided into the following provinces:

Regions

In 1972 the Republic of the Philippines was organized into four administrative divisions: 1, regions; 2, provinces; 3, cities and municipalities; and 4, barangays, formerly referred to as barrios. The original organization included 11 regions, with additional regions created since that time. As of 30 June, 2019, the Philippines was divided into 17 regions.[2]

Region Designation Created Provinces Notes
Bangsamoro BARMM 2018 Created as the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in 1989. Renamed Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
Bicol Region Region V 1972
Cagayan Valley Region II 1972
Calabarzon Region IV-A 1972 Southern Tagalog until 2002 when divided into IV-A and IV-B
Caraga Region XIII 1995
Central Luzon Region III 1972
Central Visayas Region VII 1972
Cordillera CAR 1987
Davao Region Region XI 1972 Southern Mindanao until 2001
Eastern Visayas Region VIII 1972
Ilocos Region I 1972
National Capital Region NCR 1978 Metropolitan Manila separated from Region IV in 1976
Negros Island 2015 Abolished 2017
Northern Mindanao Region X 1972
Soccsksargen Region XII 1972 Central Minadano until 2001
Southwestern Tagalog Region MIMAROPA 2002 Designated Region IV-B until 2016
Western Visayas Region VI 1972
Zamboanga Peninsula Region IX 1972 Western Mindanao until 2001

References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, Philippines, accessed 28 March 2016.
  2. ↑ PhilAtlas. Regions of the Philippines. Accessed 5 June 2024.
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