Regions and Provinces in the Philippines

The Philippines is composed of 7,100 islands situated in the South - East Asian
part of the globe. The Philippine islands are clustered into three (3) island groups
called Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao which are further subdivided into seventeen
(17) regions.

The island group of Luzon is composed of Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley,

Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Cordillera
Administrative Region (CAR) and the National Capital Region (NCR) otherwise
known as Metro Manila.

The Visayas island group is composed of Western Visayas, Central Visayas and
Eastern Visayas.

South of the Philippines is the Mindanao island group composed of Zamboanga

Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, SOCCSKSARGEN, CARAGA
and the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

Showcasing a wide variety of world class products for the country are the
seventy-nine (79) provinces and the National Capital Region, respectively:

Region 1: Ilocos
   Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan

Region 2: Cagayan Valley

   Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Viscaya, Quirino

Region 3: Central Luzon

   Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales

Region 4A: CALABARZON

   Batangas, Cavite Laguna, Quezon and Rizal

Region 4B: MIMAROPA

   Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Palawan, Romblon

Region 5: Bicol
   Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate, Sorsogon

Region 6: Western Visayas

   Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo, Guimaras, Negros Occidental

Region 7: Central Visayas

   Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, Siquijor
Region 8: Eastern Visayas
   Biliran, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar, Southern Leyte

Region 9: Zamboanga Peninsula

   Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga
City*, Isabela City*

Region 10: Northern Mindanao

   Bukidnon, Camiguin, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte

Region 11: Davao

   Davao City*, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Compostela
Valley

Region 12: SOCCSKSARGEN

   North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato, Saranggani

Region 13: CARAGA

   Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur

Cordillera Administrative Region

   Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Apayao, Mountain Province

Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao

   Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-tawi, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao

National Capital Region

   Composed of the cities of Caloocan, Las Piñas, Quezon City, Makati, Manila,
Muntinlupa, Parañaque, Pasig, Pasay, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina and
Valenzuela and the municipalities of Navotas, Pateros, San Juan and Taguig.

The Philippines, a nation offering quality products and services and golden
business opportunities to the world.

*Aside from maintaining provincial offices in 79 provinces, DTI has offices in Isabela
City, Davao City and Zamboanga City.