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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 ...
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.
C. Cagayan Valley (5 C, 5 P) Calabarzon (6 C, 5 P) Caraga (5 C, 3 P) Central Luzon (5 C, 6 P) Central Visayas (6 C, 4 P) Cordillera Administrative Region (6 C, 8 P)
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.
The Philippines, [f] officially the Republic of the Philippines, [g] is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. In the western Pacific Ocean , it consists of 7,641 islands , with a total area of 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon , Visayas , and Mindanao .
Visayas region is located in central Philippines, with a total land area of 71,503 km 2 (27,607 sq mi). It consists of several islands, including Samar , Negros , Panay , Leyte , Cebu , Bohol , Guimaras , Biliran , Siquijor , Panaon and Bantayan .