Regions in the Philippines

There are three main (large) islands in the Philippines namely LUZON, VISAYAS, and MINDANAO. Within the 3 main islands are regions with their respective regional centers (enclosed in brackets) and component local government units (LGU) listed under with the asterisk sign.

LUZON:

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, Southern Tagalog) [Calamba City]

 * Batangas
 * Cavite
 * Laguna
 * Lucena City
 * Quezon
 * Rizal


MIMAROPA (Region IV-B, Southern Tagalog) [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



VISAYAS:


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 Samar
 * Leyte
 * Northern Samar
 * Ormoc City
 * Samar
 * Southern Leyte
 * Tacloban City



MINDANAO:


Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX, Western Mindanao) [Pagadian City]

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



Northern Mindanao (Region X) [Cagayan de Oro City]   

 * Bukidnon
 * Cagayan de Oro City
 * Camiguin
 * Iligan City
 * Lanao del Norte
 * Misamis Occidental
 * Misamis Oriental


Davao Region (Region XI, Southern Mindanao) [Davao City]

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


SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII, Central Mindanao) [Koronadal City]   

 * Cotabato
 * Cotabato City
 * General Santos City
 * Sarangani
 * South Cotabato
 * Sultan Kudarat


Caraga (Region XIII) [Butuan City]

 * Agusan del Norte
 * Agusan del Sur
 * Butuan City
 * Dinagat Islands
 * Surigao del Norte
 * Surigao del Sur


Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) [Cotabato City]

 * Basilan (Isabela City excluded)
 * Lanao del Sur
 * Maguindanao
 * Sulu
 * Tawi-Tawi