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v. t. e. In the Philippines, regions ( Filipino: rehiyon; ISO 3166-2:PH) are administrative divisions that primarily serve to coordinate planning and organize national government services across multiple local government units (LGUs). Most national government offices provide services through their regional branches instead of having direct ...
The Philippines is divided into four levels of administrative divisions, with the lower three being defined in the Local Government Code of 1991 as local government units (LGUs). [1] They are, from the highest to the lowest: Regions ( Filipino: rehiyon) are mostly used to organize national services. Of the 17 regions, only one—the Bangsamoro ...
Geography of the Philippines. The Philippines is an archipelago that comprises 7,641 islands, [ 8] and with a total land area of 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 sq mi), it is the world's fifth largest island country. [ 2][ 3][ 9] The eleven largest islands contain 95% of the total land area. The largest of these islands is Luzon at about ...
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.
This is a list of regions and provinces of the Philippines by Human Development Index (HDI) as of 2019. The HDI is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, which is used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.
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 according to the data by the Philippine Statistics Authority. [1] [2] Data for 2023 estimates (international US$ using 2023 PPP conversion factor from the International Monetary Fund ). [3]
This is a complete list of cities and municipalities in the Philippines. The Philippines is administratively divided into 82 provinces ( Filipino : lalawigan ). These, together with the National Capital Region , are further subdivided into cities (Filipino: lungsod ) and municipalities (Filipino: bayan ).