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Jurisdictions

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.

Region	Designation	Created	Provinces	Notes
Bangsamoro	BARMM	2018	Basilan Lanao del Sur Maguindanao Sulu Tawi-Tawi	Created as the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in 1989. Renamed Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
Bicol Region	Region V	1972	Albay Camarines Norte Camarines Sur Catanduanes Masbate Sorsogon
Cagayan Valley	Region II	1972	Batanes Cagayan Isabela Nueva Vizcaya Quirino
Calabarzon	Region IV-A	1972	Batangas Cavite Laguna Quezon Rizal	Southern Tagalog until 2002 when divided into IV-A and IV-B
Caraga	Region XIII	1995	Agusan del Norte Agusan del Sur Dinagat Islands Surigao del Norte Surigao del Sur
Central Luzon	Region III	1972	Aurora Bataan Bulacan Nueva Ecija Pampanga Tarlac Zambales
Central Visayas	Region VII	1972	Bohol Cebu Negros Oriental Siquijor
Cordillera	CAR	1987	Abra Apayao Benguet Ifugao Kalinga Mountain
Davao Region	Region XI	1972	Compostela Valley Davao del Norte Davao del Sur Davao Occidental Davao Oriental	Southern Mindanao until 2001
Eastern Visayas	Region VIII	1972	Biliran Eastern Samar Leyte Northern Samar Samar Southern Leyte
Ilocos	Region I	1972	Ilocos Norte Ilocos Sur La Union Pangasinan
National Capital Region	NCR	1978	Metropolitan Manila	Metropolitan Manila separated from Region IV in 1976
Negros Island		2015	Negros Occidental Negros Oriental	Abolished 2017
Northern Mindanao	Region X	1972	Bukidnon Camiguin Lanao del Norte Misamis Occidental Misamis Oriental
Soccsksargen	Region XII	1972	Cotabato Sarangani South Cotabato Sultan Kudarat	Central Minadano until 2001
Southwestern Tagalog Region	Mimaropa	2002	Marinduque Occidental Mindoro Oriental Mindoro Palawan Romblon	Designated Region IV-B until 2016
Western Visayas	Region VI	1972	Aklan Antique Capiz Guimaras Province Iloilo Negros Occidental
Zamboanga Peninsula	Region IX	1972	Zamboanga del Norte Zamboanga del Sur Zamboanga Sibugay	Western Mindanao until 2001