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Philippine Regions
Philippine Regions of Luzon Area
The Philippines consists of 17 regions. The following are in the northern part of the country:

Region
Regional center
Towns and Cities

National Capital Region
(NCR; Metro Manila)
Manila
Caloocan City
Las Piñas City
Makati City
Malabon City
Mandaluyong City
Manila
Marikina City
Muntinlupa City
Navotas City
Parañaque City
Pasay City
Pasig City
Pateros
Quezon City
San Juan City
Taguig City
Valenzuela City

Cordillera Administrative Region
(CAR)
Baguio City
Abra
Apayao
Baguio City
Benguet
Ifugao
Kalinga
Mountain Province

Ilocos Region
(Region I)
San Fernando City, La Union
Dagupan City
Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Sur
La Union
Pangasinan

Cagayan Valley
(Region II)
Tuguegarao City
Batanes
Cagayan
Isabela
Nueva Vizcaya
Quirino
Santiago City

Central Luzon
(Region III)
San Fernando City, Pampanga
Angeles City
Aurora
Bataan
Bulacan
Nueva Ecija
Olongapo City
Pampanga
Tarlac
Zambales

CALABARZON
(Region IV-A)
Calamba City
Batangas
Cavite
Laguna
Lucena City
Quezon
Rizal

MIMAROPA
(Region IV-B)
Calapan City
Marinduque
Occidental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro
Palawan
Puerto Princesa City
Romblon

Bicol Region
(Region V)
Legazpi City
Albay
Camarines Norte
Camarines Sur
Catanduanes
Masbate
Naga City
Sorsogon

MIMAROPA = MIndoro (for Mindoro Occidental and Mindoro Oriental), MArinduque, ROmblon and PAlawan

CALABARZON = CAvite, LAguna, BAtangas, Rizal and QueZON

Philippine Regions in the Visayas
The Philippines is divided into 17 regions. Three comprise the Visayan Islands.

Region
Regional center
Cities and Towns
Western Visayas
(Region VI)
Iloilo City
Aklan
Antique
Bacolod City
Capiz
Guimaras
Iloilo
Iloilo City
Negros Occidental
Central Visayas
(Region VII)
Cebu City
Bohol
Cebu
Cebu City
Lapu-Lapu City
Mandaue City
Negros Oriental
Siquijor
Eastern Visayas
(Region VIII)
Tacloban City
Biliran
Eastern
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