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vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#History"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 4 History </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-History-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle History subsection </button> <ul id="toc-History-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Timeline" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Timeline"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 4.1 Timeline </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Timeline-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Gallery" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gallery"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 4.2 Gallery </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gallery-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Formally_proposed/renamed_provinces" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Formally_proposed/renamed_provinces"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5 Formally proposed/renamed provinces </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Formally_proposed/renamed_provinces-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Formally proposed/renamed provinces subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Formally_proposed/renamed_provinces-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Proposed_provinces_with_enacted_law" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Proposed_provinces_with_enacted_law"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5.1 Proposed provinces with enacted law </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Proposed_provinces_with_enacted_law-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Rejected_in_a_plebiscite" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rejected_in_a_plebiscite"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5.1.1 Rejected in a plebiscite </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rejected_in_a_plebiscite-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Currently_proposed_provinces_in_the_19th_Congress" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Currently_proposed_provinces_in_the_19th_Congress"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5.2 Currently proposed provinces in the 19th Congress </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Currently_proposed_provinces_in_the_19th_Congress-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_proposed_provinces" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_proposed_provinces"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5.3 Other proposed provinces </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_proposed_provinces-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Proposed_renaming" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Proposed_renaming"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5.4 Proposed renaming </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Proposed_renaming-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6 See also </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 7 Notes </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 8 References </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> 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data-title="Hui-li̍p-pin ê séng" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target">閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probinsya_kan_Filipinas" title="Probinsya kan Filipinas – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Probinsya kan Filipinas" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bikol Central</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinzn_vo_de_Philippinen" title="Provinzn vo de Philippinen – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Provinzn vo de Philippinen" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Boarisch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prov%C3%ADncies_de_les_Filipines" title="Províncies de les Filipines – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Províncies de les Filipines" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Català</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalawigan_(Pilipinas)" title="Lalawigan (Pilipinas) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Lalawigan (Pilipinas)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target">Cebuano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinzen_der_Philippinen" title="Provinzen der Philippinen – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Provinzen der Philippinen" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Provincias_de_Filipinas" title="Anexo:Provincias de Filipinas – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Anexo:Provincias de Filipinas" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincoj_de_la_Filipinoj" title="Provincoj de la Filipinoj – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Provincoj de la Filipinoj" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target">Esperanto</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%86" title="استان‌های فیلیپین – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="استان‌های فیلیپین" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_des_Philippines" title="Provinces des Philippines – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Provinces des Philippines" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%95%84%EB%A6%AC%ED%95%80%EC%9D%98_%EC%A3%BC" title="필리핀의 주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="필리핀의 주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BC_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4" title="फ़िलिपीन्ज़ के प्रान्त – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="फ़िलिपीन्ज़ के प्रान्त" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target">हिन्दी</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipinske_provincije" title="Filipinske provincije – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Filipinske provincije" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Hrvatski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagiti_probinsia_ti_Filipinas" title="Dagiti probinsia ti Filipinas – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Dagiti probinsia ti Filipinas" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ilokano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinsi_di_Filipina" title="Provinsi di Filipina – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Provinsi di Filipina" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_delle_Filippine" title="Province delle Filippine – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Province delle Filippine" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Italiano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ding_lalaw%C3%ADgan_ning_Filip%C3%ADnas" title="Ding lalawígan ning Filipínas – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Ding lalawígan ning Filipínas" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kapampangan</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A4%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%9E%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%9E%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%95%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%AA%E1%83%98%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%98" title="ფილიპინების პროვინციები – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ფილიპინების პროვინციები" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target">ქართული</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filip%C4%ABnu_provinces" title="Filipīnu provinces – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Filipīnu provinces" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latviešu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A4%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5" title="Покраини на Филипините – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Покраини на Филипините" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Македонски</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilayah_di_Filipina" title="Wilayah di Filipina – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Wilayah di Filipina" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Melayu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipijnse_provincie" title="Filipijnse provincie – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Filipijnse provincie" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nederlands</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%94%E3%83%B3%E3%81%AE%E5%B7%9E" title="フィリピンの州 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="フィリピンの州" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">日本語</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filippinenes_provinser" title="Filippinenes provinser – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Filippinenes provinser" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk bokmål</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filippin_provinsiyalari" title="Filippin provinsiyalari – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Filippin provinsiyalari" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%84%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%86_%D8%AF%DB%92_%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A8%DB%92" title="فلپائن دے صوبے – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="فلپائن دے صوبے" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target">پنجابی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prowincje_Filipin" title="Prowincje Filipin – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Prowincje Filipin" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Polski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prov%C3%ADncias_das_Filipinas" title="Províncias das Filipinas – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Províncias das Filipinas" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Português</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_of_the_Philippines" title="Provinces of the Philippines – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Provinces of the Philippines" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target">Simple English</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filippiinien_provinssit" title="Filippiinien provinssit – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Filippiinien provinssit" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Suomi</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mga_lalawigan_ng_Pilipinas" title="Mga lalawigan ng Pilipinas – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Mga lalawigan ng Pilipinas" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target">Tagalog</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipinler%27in_illeri" title="Filipinler'in illeri – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Filipinler'in illeri" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Türkçe</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a 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</tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Executive_departments_of_the_Philippines" title="Executive departments of the Philippines">Executive</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center; line-height:18px;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Philippines" title="President of the Philippines">President of the Philippines</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bongbong_Marcos" title="Bongbong Marcos">Bongbong Marcos</a> (<a href="/wiki/Partido_Federal_ng_Pilipinas" title="Partido Federal ng Pilipinas">PFP</a>)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_Philippines" title="Vice President of the Philippines">Vice President of the Philippines</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sara_Duterte" title="Sara Duterte">Sara Duterte</a> (<a 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Congress_of_the_Philippines" title="Congress of the Philippines">Congress of the Philippines</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/19th_Congress_of_the_Philippines" title="19th Congress of the Philippines">19th Congress</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Senate_of_the_Philippines" title="Senate of the Philippines">Senate</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Senate_of_the_Philippines" title="President of the Senate of the Philippines">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Francis_Escudero" title="Francis Escudero">Francis Escudero</a> (<a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a>)</li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" title="House of Representatives of the Philippines">House of Representatives</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" title="Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines">Speaker</a> <a href="/wiki/Martin_Romualdez" title="Martin Romualdez">Martin Romualdez</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lakas%E2%80%93CMD" title="Lakas–CMD">Lakas</a>)</li></ul> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Congressional_districts_of_the_Philippines" title="Congressional districts of the Philippines">Districts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Party-list_representation_in_the_House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" title="Party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines">Party-list representation</a></li></ul> </div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bangsamoro_Parliament" title="Bangsamoro Parliament">Bangsamoro Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sangguniang_Panlalawigan" title="Sangguniang Panlalawigan">Provincial boards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sangguniang_Panlungsod" title="Sangguniang Panlungsod">City councils</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sangguniang_Bayan" title="Sangguniang Bayan">Municipal councils</a></li> <li><a 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Service_Commission_(Philippines)" title="Civil Service Commission (Philippines)">Civil Service Commission</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Chairperson <a href="/wiki/Marilyn_Barua-Yap" title="Marilyn Barua-Yap">Marilyn Barua-Yap</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commission_on_Audit_(Philippines)" class="mw-redirect" title="Commission on Audit (Philippines)">Commission on Audit</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Chairperson <a href="/wiki/Gamaliel_Cordoba" title="Gamaliel Cordoba">Gamaliel Cordoba</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commission_on_Elections_(Philippines)" title="Commission on Elections (Philippines)">Commission on Elections</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Chairperson <a href="/wiki/George_Garcia" title="George Garcia">George Garcia</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; background:lavender;;color: 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title="Philippines">Philippines</a>, provinces (<a href="/wiki/Filipino_language" title="Filipino language">Filipino</a>: lalawigan or probinsiya) are one of its primary political and <a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_the_Philippines" title="Administrative divisions of the Philippines">administrative divisions</a>. 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The provinces are grouped into <a href="/wiki/Regions_of_the_Philippines" title="Regions of the Philippines">eighteen regions</a> based on geographical, cultural, and ethnological characteristics. Thirteen of these regions are numerically designated from north to south, while the National Capital Region, the <a href="/wiki/Cordillera_Administrative_Region" title="Cordillera Administrative Region">Cordillera Administrative Region</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Southwestern_Tagalog_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Southwestern Tagalog Region">Southwestern Tagalog Region</a> (Mimaropa), the <a href="/wiki/Negros_Island_Region" title="Negros Island Region">Negros Island Region</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Bangsamoro" title="Bangsamoro">Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao</a> are only designated by acronyms. Each province is a member of the <a href="/wiki/League_of_Provinces_of_the_Philippines" title="League of Provinces of the Philippines">League of Provinces of the Philippines</a>, an organization that aims to address issues affecting provincial and metropolitan government administrations.<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-2"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Government">edit</a>]</div> A provincial government is autonomous of other provinces within the republic. Each province is governed by two main elected branches of the government: executive and legislative. Judicial affairs are separated from provincial governance and are administered by the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_Philippines" title="Supreme Court of the Philippines">Supreme Court of the Philippines</a>. Each province has at least one branch of a <a href="/wiki/Regional_Trial_Court" title="Regional Trial Court">Regional Trial Court</a>. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Executive">Executive</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Executive">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_current_Philippine_provincial_governors" title="List of current Philippine provincial governors">List of current Philippine provincial governors</a></div> The provincial governor is chief executive and head of each province. Provincial governors are elected to a term of three years and limited to three consecutive terms and appoint the directors of each provincial department which include the office of administration, engineering office, information office, legal office, and treasury office. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Legislative">Legislative</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Legislative">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sangguniang_Panlalawigan" title="Sangguniang Panlalawigan">Sangguniang Panlalawigan</a></div> The vice governor acts as the president for each <a href="/wiki/Sangguniang_Panlalawigan" title="Sangguniang Panlalawigan">Sangguniang Panlalawigan</a> (SP; "Provincial Board"), the province's legislative body. Every SP is composed of regularly elected members from provincial districts, as well as ex officio members. The number of regularly elected SP members allotted to each province is determined by its income class. First- and second-class provinces are provided ten regular SP members; third- and fourth-class provinces have eight, while fifth- and sixth-class provinces have six. Exceptions are provinces with more than five congressional districts, such as <a href="/wiki/Cavite" title="Cavite">Cavite</a> with 16 regularly elected SP members, and <a href="/wiki/Cebu" title="Cebu">Cebu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Negros_Occidental" title="Negros Occidental">Negros Occidental</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pangasinan" title="Pangasinan">Pangasinan</a> which have twelve each. Every SP has designated seats for ex officio members, given to the respective local presidents of the Association of <a href="/wiki/Barangay" title="Barangay">Barangay</a> Captains (ABC), Philippine Councilors' League (PCL), and <a href="/wiki/Sangguniang_Kabataan" title="Sangguniang Kabataan">Sangguniang Kabataan</a> (SK; "Youth Council"). The vice governor and regular members of an SP are elected by the voters within the province. <a href="/wiki/Ex_officio" class="mw-redirect" title="Ex officio">Ex officio</a> members are elected by members of their respective organizations. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Relation_to_other_levels_of_government">Relation to other levels of government</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Relation to other levels of government">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="National_government">National government</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: National government">edit</a>]</div> National intrusion into the affairs of each provincial government is limited by the Philippine Constitution. The <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Philippines" title="President of the Philippines">President of the Philippines</a> however coordinates with provincial administrators through the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Interior_and_Local_Government" title="Department of the Interior and Local Government">Department of the Interior and Local Government</a>. For purposes of national representation, each province is guaranteed its own <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" title="House of Representatives of the Philippines">congressional district</a>. One congressional representative represents each district in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" title="House of Representatives of the Philippines">House of Representatives</a>. <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_the_Philippines" title="Senate of the Philippines">Senatorial</a> representation is elected at an at-large basis and not apportioned through territory-based districts. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Cities_and_municipalities">Cities and municipalities</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Cities and municipalities">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines" title="Cities of the Philippines">Cities of the Philippines</a> and <a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_the_Philippines" title="Municipalities of the Philippines">Municipalities of the Philippines</a></div> Those classified as either "highly urbanized" or "independent component" cities are <a href="/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines#Independent_cities" title="Cities of the Philippines">independent</a> from the province, as provided for in Section 29 of the Local Government Code of 1991.<a href="#cite_note-LGC-2">[2]</a> Although such a city is a self-governing second-level entity, in many cases it is often presented as part of the province in which it is geographically located, or in the case of <a href="/wiki/Zamboanga_City" title="Zamboanga City">Zamboanga City</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Zamboanga_del_Sur" title="Zamboanga del Sur">province it last formed part the congressional representation of</a>. Local government units classified as "component" cities and municipalities are under the jurisdiction of the provincial government. In order to make sure that all component city or municipal governments act within the scope of their prescribed powers and functions, the Local Government Code mandates the provincial governor to review executive orders issued by mayors, and the <a href="/wiki/Sangguniang_Panlalawigan" title="Sangguniang Panlalawigan">Sangguniang Panlalawigan</a> to review legislation by the <a href="/wiki/Sangguniang_Panlungsod" title="Sangguniang Panlungsod">Sangguniang Panlungsod</a> (City Council) or <a href="/wiki/Sangguniang_Bayan" title="Sangguniang Bayan">Sangguniang Bayan</a> (Municipal Council), of all component cities and municipalities under the province's jurisdiction.<a href="#cite_note-LGC-2">[2]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Barangays">Barangays</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Barangays">edit</a>]</div> The provincial government does not have direct relations with individual barangays. Supervision over a barangay government is the mandate of the mayor and the Sanggunian of the component city or municipality of which the barangay in question is a part.<a href="#cite_note-LGC-2">[2]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Classification">Classification </h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Classification">edit</a>]</div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Philippine_provinces_by_income_classification.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Philippine_provinces_by_income_classification.svg/170px-Philippine_provinces_by_income_classification.svg.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="247" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Philippine_provinces_by_income_classification.svg/255px-Philippine_provinces_by_income_classification.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Philippine_provinces_by_income_classification.svg/340px-Philippine_provinces_by_income_classification.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="4200" data-file-height="6105" /></a><figcaption>Provinces based on income classification.</figcaption></figure> Provinces are classified according to average annual income based on the previous 4 calendar years. Effective July 29, 2008, the thresholds for the income classes for cities are:<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a>[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers">needs update</a>] <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Class </th> <th scope="col">Average annual income </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">First </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Philippine_peso" title="Philippine peso">₱</a>450 million or more </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Second </th> <td>₱360 million or more but less than ₱450 million </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Third </th> <td>₱270 million or more but less than ₱360 million </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Fourth </th> <td>₱180 million or more but less than ₱270 million </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Fifth </th> <td>₱90 million or more but less than ₱180 million </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Sixth </th> <td>below ₱90 million </td></tr></tbody></table> A province's income class determines the size of the membership of its <a href="/wiki/Sangguniang_Panlalawigan" title="Sangguniang Panlalawigan">Sangguniang Panlalawigan</a>, and also how much it can spend on certain items, or procure through certain means.<a href="#cite_note-LGC-2">[2]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List">List</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: List">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For a list of provinces with <a href="/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines#Independent_cities" title="Cities of the Philippines">independent cities</a> presented separately, see <a href="/wiki/List_of_primary_local_government_units_of_the_Philippines" title="List of primary local government units of the Philippines">List of primary local government units of the Philippines</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r978608244">.mw-parser-output .toptextcells tr{vertical-align:top}</style> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders toptextcells" style="table-layout:fixed;text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:1.50em;width=100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:PH" title="ISO 3166-2:PH">ISO</a><a href="#cite_note-ISO3166-2-4">[4]</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;width:13em;" class="unsortable">Province </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable">Capital </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" colspan="2"><abbr title="Population. Figures include cities independent from provinces.">Population</abbr><a href="#cite_note-NSO15-5">[5]</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Land area. Figures include cities independent from provinces.">Area</abbr><a href="#cite_note-nscb-6">[6]</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Population density. Figures include cities independent from provinces.">Density</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable">Founded<a href="#cite_note-7">[A]</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable"><a href="/wiki/Island_groups_of_the_Philippines" title="Island groups of the Philippines">Island group</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable"><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_the_Philippines" title="Regions of the Philippines">Region</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" colspan="3">Total <a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_the_Philippines" title="Local government in the Philippines">LGUs</a> </th></tr> <tr style="border-bottom:double gray;"> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:hidden hidden solid solid;" class="unsortable"><abbr title="National population share as of 2020">%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:hidden solid solid hidden;">(2020) </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:hidden hidden solid solid;" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Total number of municipalities. Also known as towns.">Mun.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:hidden hidden solid hidden;" data-sort-type="number">City </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:hidden solid solid hidden;" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Total number of barangays. Figures include cities independent from provinces.">Brgy.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-ABR </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Abra_(province)" title="Abra (province)">Abra</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bangued,_Abra" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangued, Abra">Bangued</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.23%</td> <td style="text-align:right">250,985 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,165.25 km2 (1,608.21 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">60/km2 (156/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1846 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="06.1"><a href="/wiki/Cordillera_Administrative_Region" title="Cordillera Administrative Region">CAR</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">27 </td> <td>— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_barangays_in_Abra" class="mw-redirect" title="List of barangays in Abra">303</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-AGN </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Agusan_del_Norte" title="Agusan del Norte">Agusan del Norte</a><a href="#cite_note-8">[i]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Cabadbaran" title="Cabadbaran">Cabadbaran</a><a href="#cite_note-9">[ii]</a><a href="#cite_note-RA8811-10">[7]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.70%</td> <td style="text-align:right">760,413 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,546.86 km2 (1,369.45 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">214/km2 (555/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">20 Sep 1907 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="14"><a href="/wiki/Caraga" title="Caraga">XIII</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">10 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>253 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-AGS </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Agusan_del_Sur" title="Agusan del Sur">Agusan del Sur</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Prosperidad,_Agusan_del_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur">Prosperidad</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.68%</td> <td style="text-align:right">739,367 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9,989.52 km2 (3,856.98 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">74/km2 (192/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 Jan 1970 <a href="#cite_note-Oocities-AgusandelSur-11">[8]</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="14"><a href="/wiki/Caraga" title="Caraga">XIII</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">13 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>314 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-AKL </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Aklan" title="Aklan">Aklan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kalibo,_Aklan" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalibo, Aklan">Kalibo</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.56%</td> <td style="text-align:right">615,475 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,821.42 km2 (703.25 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">338/km2 (875/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">25 Apr 1956 <a href="#cite_note-PD290-12">[9]</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Visayas" title="Visayas">Visayas</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="07"><a href="/wiki/Western_Visayas" title="Western Visayas">VI</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">17 </td> <td>— </td> <td>327 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-ALB </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Albay" title="Albay">Albay</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Legazpi,_Albay" title="Legazpi, Albay">Legazpi</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.26%</td> <td style="text-align:right">1,374,768 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,575.77 km2 (994.51 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">534/km2 (1,382/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3 Apr 1574 <a href="#cite_note-BalitaPH-Albay-13">[10]</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="06"><a href="/wiki/Bicol_Region" title="Bicol Region">V</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">15 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>720 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-ANT </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Antique_(province)" title="Antique (province)">Antique</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_de_Buenavista,_Antique" class="mw-redirect" title="San Jose de Buenavista, Antique">San Jose de Buenavista</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.56%</td> <td style="text-align:right">612,974 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,729.17 km2 (1,053.74 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">225/km2 (582/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">10 Mar 1917 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Visayas" title="Visayas">Visayas</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="07"><a href="/wiki/Western_Visayas" title="Western Visayas">VI</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">18 </td> <td>— </td> <td>590 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-APA </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Apayao" title="Apayao">Apayao</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kabugao,_Apayao" class="mw-redirect" title="Kabugao, Apayao">Kabugao</a><a href="#cite_note-15">[iii]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.11%</td> <td style="text-align:right">124,366 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,413.35 km2 (1,704.00 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">28/km2 (73/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14 Feb 1995 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="06.1"><a href="/wiki/Cordillera_Administrative_Region" title="Cordillera Administrative Region">CAR</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">7 </td> <td>— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_barangays_in_Apayao" title="List of barangays in Apayao">133</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-AUR </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Aurora_(province)" title="Aurora (province)">Aurora</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Baler,_Aurora" title="Baler, Aurora">Baler</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.22%</td> <td style="text-align:right">235,750 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,147.32 km2 (1,215.19 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">75/km2 (194/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13 Aug 1979 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="03"><a href="/wiki/Central_Luzon" title="Central Luzon">III</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">8 </td> <td>— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_barangays_in_Aurora" class="mw-redirect" title="List of barangays in Aurora">151</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-BAS </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Basilan" title="Basilan">Basilan</a><a href="#cite_note-16">[iv]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Lamitan" title="Lamitan">Lamitan</a><a href="#cite_note-17">[12]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.51%</td> <td style="text-align:right">556,586 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,327.23 km2 (512.45 sq mi)<a href="#cite_note-BasilanGovPH-LandArea-18">[13]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">419/km2 (1,086/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">27 Dec 1973 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="14.1"><a href="/wiki/Bangsamoro" title="Bangsamoro">BARMM</a><a href="#cite_note-19">[v]</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">11 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>255 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-BAN </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Bataan" title="Bataan">Bataan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Balanga,_Bataan" title="Balanga, Bataan">Balanga</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.78%</td> <td style="text-align:right">853,373 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,373.98 km2 (530.50 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">622/km2 (1,610/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11 Jan 1754 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="03"><a href="/wiki/Central_Luzon" title="Central Luzon">III</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">11 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>237 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-BTN </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Batanes" title="Batanes">Batanes</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Basco,_Batanes" title="Basco, Batanes">Basco</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.02%</td> <td style="text-align:right">18,831 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">219.01 km2 (84.56 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">86/km2 (223/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">26 Jun 1783 <a href="#cite_note-NCCAGovPH-Batanes-20">[14]</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="02"><a href="/wiki/Cagayan_Valley" title="Cagayan Valley">II</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">6 </td> <td>— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_barangays_in_Batanes" title="List of barangays in Batanes">29</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-BTG </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Batangas" title="Batangas">Batangas</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Batangas_City" title="Batangas City">Batangas City</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">2.67%</td> <td style="text-align:right">2,908,494 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,119.72 km2 (1,204.53 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">932/km2 (2,415/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8 Dec 1581 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="04"><a href="/wiki/Calabarzon" title="Calabarzon">IV-A</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">29 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>1,078 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-BEN </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Benguet" title="Benguet">Benguet</a><a href="#cite_note-21">[vi]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/La_Trinidad,_Benguet" title="La Trinidad, Benguet">La Trinidad</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.76%</td> <td style="text-align:right">827,041 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,826.59 km2 (1,091.35 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">293/km2 (758/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 Jun 1536 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="06.1"><a href="/wiki/Cordillera_Administrative_Region" title="Cordillera Administrative Region">CAR</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">13 </td> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_barangays_in_Benguet" title="List of barangays in Benguet">269</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-BIL </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Biliran" title="Biliran">Biliran</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Naval,_Biliran" title="Naval, Biliran">Naval</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.16%</td> <td style="text-align:right">179,312 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">536.01 km2 (206.95 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">335/km2 (866/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11 May 1992 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Visayas" title="Visayas">Visayas</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="09"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Visayas" title="Eastern Visayas">VIII</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">8 </td> <td>— </td> <td>132 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-BOH </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Bohol" title="Bohol">Bohol</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Tagbilaran" title="Tagbilaran">Tagbilaran</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.28%</td> <td style="text-align:right">1,394,329 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,820.95 km2 (1,861.38 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">289/km2 (749/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">22 Jul 1854 <a href="#cite_note-BoholStandard-22">[15]</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Visayas" title="Visayas">Visayas</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="08"><a href="/wiki/Central_Visayas" title="Central Visayas">VII</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">47 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1,109 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-BUK </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Bukidnon" title="Bukidnon">Bukidnon</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Malaybalay" title="Malaybalay">Malaybalay</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.41%</td> <td style="text-align:right">1,541,308 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">10,498.59 km2 (4,053.53 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">147/km2 (380/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">10 Mar 1917 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="11"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mindanao" title="Northern Mindanao">X</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">20 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>464 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-BUL </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Bulacan" title="Bulacan">Bulacan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Malolos" title="Malolos">Malolos</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">3.40%</td> <td style="text-align:right">3,708,890 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,796.10 km2 (1,079.58 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,326/km2 (3,435/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">15 Aug 1578 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="03"><a href="/wiki/Central_Luzon" title="Central Luzon">III</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">21 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>569 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-CAG </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Cagayan" title="Cagayan">Cagayan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Tuguegarao" title="Tuguegarao">Tuguegarao</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.16%</td> <td style="text-align:right">1,268,603 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9,295.75 km2 (3,589.11 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">136/km2 (353/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">29 Jun 1583 <a href="#cite_note-CagayanGovPH-23">[16]</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="02"><a href="/wiki/Cagayan_Valley" title="Cagayan Valley">II</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">28 </td> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_barangays_in_Cagayan" title="List of barangays in Cagayan">820</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-CAN </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Camarines_Norte" title="Camarines Norte">Camarines Norte</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Daet,_Camarines_Norte" class="mw-redirect" title="Daet, Camarines Norte">Daet</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.58%</td> <td style="text-align:right">629,699 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,320.07 km2 (895.78 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">271/km2 (703/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">15 Apr 1920 <a href="#cite_note-Inquirer-CamNorte-24">[17]</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="06"><a href="/wiki/Bicol_Region" title="Bicol Region">V</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">12 </td> <td>— </td> <td>282 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-CAS </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Camarines_Sur" title="Camarines Sur">Camarines Sur</a><a href="#cite_note-25">[vii]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Pili,_Camarines_Sur" title="Pili, Camarines Sur">Pili</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.90%</td> <td style="text-align:right">2,068,244 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,497.03 km2 (2,122.42 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">376/km2 (974/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">27 May 1579 <a href="#cite_note-PIAGovPH-CamSur-26">[18]</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="06"><a href="/wiki/Bicol_Region" title="Bicol Region">V</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">35 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1,063 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-CAM </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Camiguin" title="Camiguin">Camiguin</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Mambajao,_Camiguin" class="mw-redirect" title="Mambajao, Camiguin">Mambajao</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.09%</td> <td style="text-align:right">92,808 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">237.95 km2 (91.87 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">390/km2 (1,010/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18 Jun 1966 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="11"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mindanao" title="Northern Mindanao">X</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">5 </td> <td>— </td> <td>58 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-CAP </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Capiz" title="Capiz">Capiz</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Roxas,_Capiz" class="mw-redirect" title="Roxas, Capiz">Roxas</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.74%</td> <td style="text-align:right">804,952 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,594.64 km2 (1,001.80 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">310/km2 (804/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">10 Mar 1917 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Visayas" title="Visayas">Visayas</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="07"><a href="/wiki/Western_Visayas" title="Western Visayas">VI</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">16 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>473 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-CAT </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Catanduanes" title="Catanduanes">Catanduanes</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Virac,_Catanduanes" title="Virac, Catanduanes">Virac</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.25%</td> <td style="text-align:right">271,879 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,492.16 km2 (576.13 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">182/km2 (472/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">26 Sep 1945 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="06"><a href="/wiki/Bicol_Region" title="Bicol Region">V</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">11 </td> <td>— </td> <td>315 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-CAV </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Cavite" title="Cavite">Cavite</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Imus" title="Imus">Imus</a><a href="#cite_note-CaviteGovPH-27">[19]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">3.98%</td> <td style="text-align:right">4,344,829 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,574.17 km2 (607.79 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,760/km2 (7,149/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">10 Mar 1614 <a href="#cite_note-census-28">[20]</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="04"><a href="/wiki/Calabarzon" title="Calabarzon">IV-A</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">15 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>803 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-CEB </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Cebu" title="Cebu">Cebu</a><a href="#cite_note-29">[viii]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Cebu_City" title="Cebu City">Cebu City</a><a href="#cite_note-huc-30">[21]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">4.72%</td> <td style="text-align:right">5,151,274 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,342.00 km2 (2,062.56 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">964/km2 (2,498/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">27 Apr 1565 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Visayas" title="Visayas">Visayas</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="08"><a href="/wiki/Central_Visayas" title="Central Visayas">VII</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">44 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>1,203 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-NCO </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Cotabato" title="Cotabato">Cotabato</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kidapawan" title="Kidapawan">Kidapawan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.17%</td> <td style="text-align:right">1,275,185 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9,008.90 km2 (3,478.36 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">142/km2 (367/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 Sep 1914 <a href="#cite_note-PhilStar-Cotabato-31">[22]</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="13"><a href="/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen">XII</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">17 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>543 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-COM </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Davao_de_Oro" title="Davao de Oro">Davao de Oro</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Nabunturan" title="Nabunturan">Nabunturan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.70%</td> <td style="text-align:right">767,547 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,479.77 km2 (1,729.65 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">171/km2 (444/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">31 Jan 1998 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="12"><a href="/wiki/Davao_Region" title="Davao Region">XI</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">11 </td> <td>— </td> <td>237 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-DAV </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Davao_del_Norte" title="Davao del Norte">Davao del Norte</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Tagum" title="Tagum">Tagum</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.03%</td> <td style="text-align:right">1,125,057 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,426.97 km2 (1,323.16 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">328/km2 (850/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8 May 1967 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="12"><a href="/wiki/Davao_Region" title="Davao Region">XI</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">8 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>223 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-DAS </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Davao_del_Sur" title="Davao del Sur">Davao del Sur</a><a href="#cite_note-32">[ix]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Digos" title="Digos">Digos</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">2.25%</td> <td style="text-align:right">2,457,430 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,607.59 km2 (1,779.00 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">533/km2 (1,381/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 Sep 1904 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="12"><a href="/wiki/Davao_Region" title="Davao Region">XI</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">9 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>414 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-DVO </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Davao_Occidental" title="Davao Occidental">Davao Occidental</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Malita" title="Malita">Malita</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.29%</td> <td style="text-align:right">317,159 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,163.45 km2 (835.31 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">147/km2 (380/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">28 Oct 2013 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="12"><a href="/wiki/Davao_Region" title="Davao Region">XI</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">5 </td> <td>— </td> <td>105 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-DAO </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Davao_Oriental" title="Davao Oriental">Davao Oriental</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Mati,_Davao_Oriental" title="Mati, Davao Oriental">Mati</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.53%</td> <td style="text-align:right">576,343 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,679.64 km2 (2,192.92 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">101/km2 (263/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8 May 1967 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="12"><a href="/wiki/Davao_Region" title="Davao Region">XI</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">10 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>183 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-DIN </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Dinagat_Islands" title="Dinagat Islands">Dinagat Islands</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/San_Jose,_Dinagat_Islands" title="San Jose, Dinagat Islands">San Jose</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.12%</td> <td style="text-align:right">128,117 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,036.34 km2 (400.13 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">124/km2 (320/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 Dec 2006 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="14"><a href="/wiki/Caraga" title="Caraga">XIII</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">7 </td> <td>— </td> <td>100 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-EAS </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Samar" title="Eastern Samar">Eastern Samar</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Borongan" title="Borongan">Borongan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.44%</td> <td style="text-align:right">477,168 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,660.47 km2 (1,799.42 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">102/km2 (265/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">19 Jun 1965 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Visayas" title="Visayas">Visayas</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="09"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Visayas" title="Eastern Visayas">VIII</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">22 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>597 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-GUI </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Guimaras" title="Guimaras">Guimaras</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jordan,_Guimaras" title="Jordan, Guimaras">Jordan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.17%</td> <td style="text-align:right">187,842 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">604.57 km2 (233.43 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">311/km2 (805/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">22 May 1992 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Visayas" title="Visayas">Visayas</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="07"><a href="/wiki/Western_Visayas" title="Western Visayas">VI</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">5 </td> <td>— </td> <td>98 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-IFU </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ifugao" title="Ifugao">Ifugao</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Lagawe,_Ifugao" class="mw-redirect" title="Lagawe, Ifugao">Lagawe</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.19%</td> <td style="text-align:right">207,498 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,628.21 km2 (1,014.76 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">79/km2 (204/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18 Jun 1966 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="06.1"><a href="/wiki/Cordillera_Administrative_Region" title="Cordillera Administrative Region">CAR</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">11 </td> <td>— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_barangays_in_Ifugao" title="List of barangays in Ifugao">176</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-ILN </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ilocos_Norte" title="Ilocos Norte">Ilocos Norte</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Laoag" title="Laoag">Laoag</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.56%</td> <td style="text-align:right">609,588 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,467.89 km2 (1,338.96 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">176/km2 (455/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 Feb 1792 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="01"><a href="/wiki/Ilocos_Region" title="Ilocos Region">I</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">21 </td> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_barangays_in_Ilocos_Norte" title="List of barangays in Ilocos Norte">559</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-ILS </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ilocos_Sur" title="Ilocos Sur">Ilocos Sur</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Vigan" title="Vigan">Vigan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.65%</td> <td style="text-align:right">706,009 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,596.00 km2 (1,002.32 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">272/km2 (704/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1572 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="01"><a href="/wiki/Ilocos_Region" title="Ilocos Region">I</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">32 </td> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_barangays_in_Ilocos_Sur" title="List of barangays in Ilocos Sur">768</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-ILI </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Iloilo" title="Iloilo">Iloilo</a><a href="#cite_note-33">[x]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Iloilo_City" title="Iloilo City">Iloilo City</a><a href="#cite_note-huc-30">[21]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">2.30%</td> <td style="text-align:right">2,509,525 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,079.17 km2 (1,961.08 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">494/km2 (1,280/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1566 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Visayas" title="Visayas">Visayas</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="07"><a href="/wiki/Western_Visayas" title="Western Visayas">VI</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">42 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1,901 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-ISA </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Isabela_(province)" title="Isabela (province)">Isabela</a><a href="#cite_note-34">[xi]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Ilagan" title="Ilagan">Ilagan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.56%</td> <td style="text-align:right">1,697,050 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">12,414.93 km2 (4,793.43 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">137/km2 (354/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 May 1856 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="02"><a href="/wiki/Cagayan_Valley" title="Cagayan Valley">II</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">34 </td> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_barangays_in_Isabela" class="mw-redirect" title="List of barangays in Isabela">1,055</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-KAL </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kalinga_(province)" title="Kalinga (province)">Kalinga</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Tabuk,_Kalinga" title="Tabuk, Kalinga">Tabuk</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.21%</td> <td style="text-align:right">229,570 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,231.25 km2 (1,247.59 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">71/km2 (184/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18 Jun 1966 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="06.1"><a href="/wiki/Cordillera_Administrative_Region" title="Cordillera Administrative Region">CAR</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">7 </td> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_barangays_in_Kalinga" title="List of barangays in Kalinga">153</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-LUN </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/La_Union" title="La Union">La Union</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/San_Fernando,_La_Union" title="San Fernando, La Union">San Fernando</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.75%</td> <td style="text-align:right">822,352 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,497.70 km2 (578.27 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">549/km2 (1,422/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 Mar 1850 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="01"><a href="/wiki/Ilocos_Region" title="Ilocos Region">I</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">19 </td> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_barangays_in_La_Union" title="List of barangays in La Union">576</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-LAG </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Laguna_(province)" title="Laguna (province)">Laguna</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Santa_Cruz,_Laguna" title="Santa Cruz, Laguna">Santa Cruz</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">3.10%</td> <td style="text-align:right">3,382,193 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,917.85 km2 (740.49 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,764/km2 (4,568/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">28 Jul 1571 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="04"><a href="/wiki/Calabarzon" title="Calabarzon">IV-A</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">24 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>674 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-LAN </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Lanao_del_Norte" title="Lanao del Norte">Lanao del Norte</a><a href="#cite_note-35">[xii]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Tubod,_Lanao_del_Norte" title="Tubod, Lanao del Norte">Tubod</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.00%</td> <td style="text-align:right">1,086,017 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,159.94 km2 (1,606.16 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">261/km2 (676/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4 Jul 1959 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="11"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mindanao" title="Northern Mindanao">X</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">22 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>506 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-LAS </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Lanao_del_Sur" title="Lanao del Sur">Lanao del Sur</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Marawi" title="Marawi">Marawi</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.10%</td> <td style="text-align:right">1,195,518 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,872.89 km2 (1,495.33 sq mi)<a href="#cite_note-ARMMDAGovPH-LanaodelSur-36">[23]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">309/km2 (800/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 Sep 1914 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="14.1"><a href="/wiki/Bangsamoro" title="Bangsamoro">BARMM</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">39 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1,159 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-LEY </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Leyte_(province)" title="Leyte (province)">Leyte</a><a href="#cite_note-37">[xiii]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Tacloban" title="Tacloban">Tacloban</a><a href="#cite_note-huc-30">[21]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.86%</td> <td style="text-align:right">2,028,728 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6,515.05 km2 (2,515.47 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">311/km2 (806/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5 Apr 1712 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Visayas" title="Visayas">Visayas</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="09"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Visayas" title="Eastern Visayas">VIII</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">40 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1,641 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-MDN </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Maguindanao_del_Norte" title="Maguindanao del Norte">Maguindanao del Norte</a><a href="#cite_note-38">[xiv]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Datu_Odin_Sinsuat" title="Datu Odin Sinsuat">Datu Odin Sinsuat</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.85%</td> <td style="text-align:right">926,037 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,752.47 km2 (1,834.94 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">232/km2 (601/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">17 Sep 2022 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="14.1"><a href="/wiki/Bangsamoro" title="Bangsamoro">BARMM</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">12 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>189 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-MDS </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Maguindanao_del_Sur" title="Maguindanao del Sur">Maguindanao del Sur</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Buluan,_Maguindanao" class="mw-redirect" title="Buluan, Maguindanao">Buluan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.68%</td> <td style="text-align:right">741,221 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,973.48 km2 (1,920.27 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">149/km2 (386/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4 Nov 1802 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="14.1"><a href="/wiki/Bangsamoro" title="Bangsamoro">BARMM</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">24 </td> <td>— </td> <td>167 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-MAD </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Marinduque" title="Marinduque">Marinduque</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Boac,_Marinduque" title="Boac, Marinduque">Boac</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.22%</td> <td style="text-align:right">239,207 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">952.58 km2 (367.79 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">251/km2 (650/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">21 Feb 1920 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="05"><a href="/wiki/Mimaropa" title="Mimaropa">Mimaropa</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">6 </td> <td>— </td> <td>218 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-MAS </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate">Masbate</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Masbate_City" title="Masbate City">Masbate City</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.83%</td> <td style="text-align:right">908,920 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,151.78 km2 (1,603.01 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">219/km2 (567/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18 Mar 1901 <a href="#cite_note-PCOOGovPH-Masbate-39">[24]</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="06"><a href="/wiki/Bicol_Region" title="Bicol Region">V</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">20 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>550 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-MSC </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Misamis_Occidental" title="Misamis Occidental">Misamis Occidental</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Oroquieta" title="Oroquieta">Oroquieta</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.57%</td> <td style="text-align:right">617,333 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,055.22 km2 (793.52 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">300/km2 (778/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8 Nov 1929 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="11"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mindanao" title="Northern Mindanao">X</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">14 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>490 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-MSR </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Misamis_Oriental" title="Misamis Oriental">Misamis Oriental</a><a href="#cite_note-40">[xv]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Cagayan_de_Oro" title="Cagayan de Oro">Cagayan de Oro</a><a href="#cite_note-huc-30">[21]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.55%</td> <td style="text-align:right">1,685,302 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,544.32 km2 (1,368.47 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">475/km2 (1,232/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">15 May 1901 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="11"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mindanao" title="Northern Mindanao">X</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">23 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>504 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-MOU </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Province" title="Mountain Province">Mountain Province</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bontoc,_Mountain_Province" title="Bontoc, Mountain Province">Bontoc</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.15%</td> <td style="text-align:right">158,200 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,157.38 km2 (832.97 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">73/km2 (190/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1846 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="06.1"><a href="/wiki/Cordillera_Administrative_Region" title="Cordillera Administrative Region">CAR</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">10 </td> <td>— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_barangays_in_Mountain_Province" title="List of barangays in Mountain Province">144</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-NEC </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Negros_Occidental" title="Negros Occidental">Negros Occidental</a><a href="#cite_note-41">[xvi]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bacolod" title="Bacolod">Bacolod</a><a href="#cite_note-huc-30">[21]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">2.96%</td> <td style="text-align:right">3,223,955 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,965.21 km2 (3,075.38 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">405/km2 (1,048/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">15 Jul 1416 <a href="#cite_note-History_of_Negros_Occidental-42">[25]</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Visayas" title="Visayas">Visayas</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="07"><a href="/wiki/Negros_Island_Region" title="Negros Island Region">NIR</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">19 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>662 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-NER </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Negros_Oriental" title="Negros Oriental">Negros Oriental</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Dumaguete" title="Dumaguete">Dumaguete</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.31%</td> <td style="text-align:right">1,432,990 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,385.53 km2 (2,079.36 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">266/km2 (689/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 Jan 1890 <a href="#cite_note-History_of_Negros_Oriental-43">[26]</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Visayas" title="Visayas">Visayas</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="07"><a href="/wiki/Negros_Island_Region" title="Negros Island Region">NIR</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">20 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>557 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-NSA </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Samar" title="Northern Samar">Northern Samar</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Catarman,_Northern_Samar" title="Catarman, Northern Samar">Catarman</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.59%</td> <td style="text-align:right">639,186 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,692.93 km2 (1,425.85 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">173/km2 (448/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">19 Jun 1965 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Visayas" title="Visayas">Visayas</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="09"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Visayas" title="Eastern Visayas">VIII</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">24 </td> <td>— </td> <td>569 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-NUE </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Nueva_Ecija" title="Nueva Ecija">Nueva Ecija</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Palayan" title="Palayan">Palayan</a><a href="#cite_note-44">[xvii]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">2.12%</td> <td style="text-align:right">2,310,134 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,751.33 km2 (2,220.60 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">402/km2 (1,040/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">25 Apr 1801 <a href="#cite_note-45">[27]</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="03"><a href="/wiki/Central_Luzon" title="Central Luzon">III</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">27 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>849 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-NUV </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Nueva_Vizcaya" title="Nueva Vizcaya">Nueva Vizcaya</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bayombong,_Nueva_Vizcaya" class="mw-redirect" title="Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya">Bayombong</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.46%</td> <td style="text-align:right">497,432 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,975.67 km2 (1,535.01 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">125/km2 (324/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">24 May 1839 <a href="#cite_note-Inquirer-NuevaVizcaya-46">[28]</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="02"><a href="/wiki/Cagayan_Valley" title="Cagayan Valley">II</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">15 </td> <td>— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_barangays_in_Nueva_Vizcaya" title="List of barangays in Nueva Vizcaya">275</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-MDC </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Occidental_Mindoro" title="Occidental Mindoro">Occidental Mindoro</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Mamburao,_Occidental_Mindoro" class="mw-redirect" title="Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro">Mamburao</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.48%</td> <td style="text-align:right">525,354 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,865.71 km2 (2,264.76 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">90/km2 (232/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">15 Nov 1950 <a href="#cite_note-GovPH-OccMindoro-47">[29]</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="05"><a href="/wiki/Mimaropa" title="Mimaropa">Mimaropa</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">11 </td> <td>— </td> <td>162 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-MDR </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Oriental_Mindoro" title="Oriental Mindoro">Oriental Mindoro</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Calapan" title="Calapan">Calapan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.83%</td> <td style="text-align:right">908,339 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,238.38 km2 (1,636.45 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">214/km2 (555/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1663 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="05"><a href="/wiki/Mimaropa" title="Mimaropa">Mimaropa</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">14 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>426 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-PLW </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Palawan" title="Palawan">Palawan</a><a href="#cite_note-48">[xviii]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Princesa" title="Puerto Princesa">Puerto Princesa</a><a href="#cite_note-huc-30">[21]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.14%</td> <td style="text-align:right">1,246,673 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">17,030.75 km2 (6,575.61 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">73/km2 (190/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">23 Jan 1902 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="05"><a href="/wiki/Mimaropa" title="Mimaropa">Mimaropa</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">23 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>433 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-PAM </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Pampanga" title="Pampanga">Pampanga</a><a href="#cite_note-49">[xix]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/San_Fernando,_Pampanga" title="San Fernando, Pampanga">San Fernando</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">2.66%</td> <td style="text-align:right">2,900,637 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,062.47 km2 (796.32 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,406/km2 (3,643/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4 Sep 1408 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="03"><a href="/wiki/Central_Luzon" title="Central Luzon">III</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">19 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>538 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-PAN </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Pangasinan" title="Pangasinan">Pangasinan</a><a href="#cite_note-50">[xx]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Lingayen,_Pangasinan" class="mw-redirect" title="Lingayen, Pangasinan">Lingayen</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">2.90%</td> <td style="text-align:right">3,163,190 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,451.01 km2 (2,104.65 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">580/km2 (1,503/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5 Apr 1580 <a href="#cite_note-PhilStar-Pangasinan-51">[30]</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="01"><a href="/wiki/Ilocos_Region" title="Ilocos Region">I</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">44 </td> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_barangays_in_Pangasinan" title="List of barangays in Pangasinan">1,364</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-QUE </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Quezon" title="Quezon">Quezon</a><a href="#cite_note-52">[xxi]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Lucena,_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="Lucena, Philippines">Lucena</a><a href="#cite_note-huc-30">[21]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">2.04%</td> <td style="text-align:right">2,229,383 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9,069.60 km2 (3,501.79 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">246/km2 (637/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1591<a href="#cite_note-53">[31]</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="04"><a href="/wiki/Calabarzon" title="Calabarzon">IV-A</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">39 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1,242 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-QUI </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Quirino" title="Quirino">Quirino</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Cabarroguis,_Quirino" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabarroguis, Quirino">Cabarroguis</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.19%</td> <td style="text-align:right">203,828 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,323.47 km2 (897.10 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">88/km2 (227/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18 Jun 1966 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="02"><a href="/wiki/Cagayan_Valley" title="Cagayan Valley">II</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">6 </td> <td>— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_barangays_in_Quirino" title="List of barangays in Quirino">132</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-RIZ </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Rizal_(province)" title="Rizal (province)">Rizal</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Antipolo" title="Antipolo">Antipolo</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">3.05%</td> <td style="text-align:right">3,330,143 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,191.94 km2 (460.21 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,794/km2 (7,236/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">23 Feb 1853 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="04"><a href="/wiki/Calabarzon" title="Calabarzon">IV-A</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">13 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>189 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-ROM </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Romblon" title="Romblon">Romblon</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Romblon,_Romblon" title="Romblon, Romblon">Romblon</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.28%</td> <td style="text-align:right">308,985 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,533.45 km2 (592.07 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">201/km2 (522/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">16 Mar 1901 <a href="#cite_note-RomblomanonNet-History-54">[32]</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="05"><a href="/wiki/Mimaropa" title="Mimaropa">Mimaropa</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">17 </td> <td>— </td> <td>219 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-WSA </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Samar_(province)" title="Samar (province)">Samar</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Catbalogan" title="Catbalogan">Catbalogan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.73%</td> <td style="text-align:right">793,183 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6,048.03 km2 (2,335.16 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">131/km2 (340/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4 Feb 1792 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Visayas" title="Visayas">Visayas</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="09"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Visayas" title="Eastern Visayas">VIII</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">24 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>951 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-SAR </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sarangani" title="Sarangani">Sarangani</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Alabel,_Sarangani" class="mw-redirect" title="Alabel, Sarangani">Alabel</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.51%</td> <td style="text-align:right">558,946 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,601.25 km2 (1,390.45 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">155/km2 (402/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">16 Mar 1992 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="13"><a href="/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen">XII</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">7 </td> <td>— </td> <td>141 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-SIG </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Siquijor" title="Siquijor">Siquijor</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Siquijor,_Siquijor" title="Siquijor, Siquijor">Siquijor</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.09%</td> <td style="text-align:right">103,395 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">337.49 km2 (130.31 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">306/km2 (793/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">17 Sep 1971 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Visayas" title="Visayas">Visayas</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="07"><a href="/wiki/Negros_Island_Region" title="Negros Island Region">NIR</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">6 </td> <td>— </td> <td>134 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-SOR </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sorsogon" title="Sorsogon">Sorsogon</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Sorsogon_City" title="Sorsogon City">Sorsogon City</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.76%</td> <td style="text-align:right">828,655 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,119.01 km2 (818.15 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">391/km2 (1,013/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">17 Oct 1894 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="06"><a href="/wiki/Bicol_Region" title="Bicol Region">V</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">14 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>541 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-SCO </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/South_Cotabato" title="South Cotabato">South Cotabato</a><a href="#cite_note-55">[xxii]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Koronadal" title="Koronadal">Koronadal</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.53%</td> <td style="text-align:right">1,672,791 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,428.81 km2 (1,709.97 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">378/km2 (978/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18 Jun 1966 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="13"><a href="/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen">XII</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">10 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>225 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-SLE </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Leyte" title="Southern Leyte">Southern Leyte</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Maasin" title="Maasin">Maasin</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.39%</td> <td style="text-align:right">429,573 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,798.61 km2 (694.45 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">239/km2 (619/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">22 May 1959 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Visayas" title="Visayas">Visayas</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="09"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Visayas" title="Eastern Visayas">VIII</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">18 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>500 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-SUK </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sultan_Kudarat" title="Sultan Kudarat">Sultan Kudarat</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Isulan,_Sultan_Kudarat" class="mw-redirect" title="Isulan, Sultan Kudarat">Isulan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.78%</td> <td style="text-align:right">854,052 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,298.34 km2 (2,045.70 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">161/km2 (417/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">22 Nov 1973 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="13"><a href="/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen">XII</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">11 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>249 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-SLU </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sulu" title="Sulu">Sulu</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jolo,_Sulu" title="Jolo, Sulu">Jolo</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.92%</td> <td style="text-align:right">1,000,108 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,600.40 km2 (617.92 sq mi)<a href="#cite_note-SuluGovPH-56">[33]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">625/km2 (1,619/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">10 Mar 1917 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">19 </td> <td>— </td> <td>410 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-SUN </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Surigao_del_Norte" title="Surigao del Norte">Surigao del Norte</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Surigao_City" title="Surigao City">Surigao City</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.49%</td> <td style="text-align:right">534,636 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,972.93 km2 (761.75 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">271/km2 (702/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">15 May 1901 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="14"><a href="/wiki/Caraga" title="Caraga">XIII</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">20 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>335 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-SUR </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Surigao_del_Sur" title="Surigao del Sur">Surigao del Sur</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Tandag" title="Tandag">Tandag</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.59%</td> <td style="text-align:right">642,255 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,932.70 km2 (1,904.53 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">130/km2 (337/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">16 Jun 1960 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="14"><a href="/wiki/Caraga" title="Caraga">XIII</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">17 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>309 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-TAR </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Tarlac" title="Tarlac">Tarlac</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Tarlac_City" title="Tarlac City">Tarlac City</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.38%</td> <td style="text-align:right">1,503,456 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,053.60 km2 (1,179.00 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">492/km2 (1,275/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">28 Mar 1872 <a href="#cite_note-VisitTarlac-History-57">[34]</a><a href="#cite_note-Proc109-58">[35]</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="03"><a href="/wiki/Central_Luzon" title="Central Luzon">III</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">17 </td> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_barangays_in_Tarlac" title="List of barangays in Tarlac">511</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-TAW </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Tawi-Tawi" title="Tawi-Tawi">Tawi-Tawi</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bongao,_Tawi-Tawi" class="mw-redirect" title="Bongao, Tawi-Tawi">Bongao</a><a href="#cite_note-NSCBGovPH-TawiTawi-59">[36]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.40%</td> <td style="text-align:right">440,276 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,087.40 km2 (419.85 sq mi)<a href="#cite_note-ARMMDAGovPH-TawiTawi-60">[37]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">405/km2 (1,049/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11 Sep 1973 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="14.1"><a href="/wiki/Bangsamoro" title="Bangsamoro">BARMM</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">11 </td> <td>— </td> <td>203 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-ZMB </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Zambales" title="Zambales">Zambales</a><a href="#cite_note-61">[xxiii]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Iba,_Zambales" title="Iba, Zambales">Iba</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.83%</td> <td style="text-align:right">909,932 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,830.83 km2 (1,479.09 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">238/km2 (615/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1578 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="03"><a href="/wiki/Central_Luzon" title="Central Luzon">III</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">13 </td> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_barangays_in_Zambales" title="List of barangays in Zambales">247</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-ZAN </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Zamboanga_del_Norte" title="Zamboanga del Norte">Zamboanga del Norte</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Dipolog" title="Dipolog">Dipolog</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.96%</td> <td style="text-align:right">1,047,455 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,301.00 km2 (2,818.93 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">143/km2 (372/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6 Jun 1952 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="10"><a href="/wiki/Zamboanga_Peninsula" title="Zamboanga Peninsula">IX</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">25 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>691 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-ZAS </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Zamboanga_del_Sur" title="Zamboanga del Sur">Zamboanga del Sur</a><a href="#cite_note-62">[xxiv]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Pagadian" title="Pagadian">Pagadian</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.86%</td> <td style="text-align:right">2,027,902 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,914.16 km2 (2,283.47 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">343/km2 (888/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 Sep 1914 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="10"><a href="/wiki/Zamboanga_Peninsula" title="Zamboanga Peninsula">IX</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">26 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>779 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-ZSI </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Zamboanga_Sibugay" title="Zamboanga Sibugay">Zamboanga Sibugay</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Ipil,_Zamboanga_Sibugay" title="Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay">Ipil</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.61%</td> <td style="text-align:right">669,840 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,607.75 km2 (1,392.96 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">186/km2 (481/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">22 Feb 2001 </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="10"><a href="/wiki/Zamboanga_Peninsula" title="Zamboanga Peninsula">IX</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">16 </td> <td>— </td> <td>389 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#D0D0D0;"> <th scope="row" style="font-size:0.9em;">PH-00 </th> <td style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Metro_Manila" title="Metro Manila">Metro Manila</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Manila" title="Manila">Manila</a> <abbr title="regional center">†</abbr> </td> <td style="text-align:right">12.37%</td> <td style="text-align:right">13,484,462 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">638.55 km2 (246.55 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">21,117/km2 (54,694/sq mi) </td> <td>— </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="06.2"><a href="/wiki/Metro_Manila" title="Metro Manila">NCR</a><a href="#cite_note-63">[B]</a> </td> <td style="border-left-width:medium;">1 </td> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_barangays_of_Metro_Manila" title="List of barangays of Metro Manila">1,706</a> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="border-top:double gray;"> <td colspan="13" style="text-align:left;background-color:#F9F9F9;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-upper-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-7"><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a> Dates could refer to provincehood as established during the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Philippines_(1521%E2%80%931898)" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Philippines (1521–1898)">Spanish period</a>, <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Philippines_(1898%E2%80%931946)" title="History of the Philippines (1898–1946)">American period</a>, or through <a href="/wiki/Republic_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic Act">Republic Acts</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-63"><a href="#cite_ref-63">^</a> <a href="/wiki/Metro_Manila" title="Metro Manila">Metro Manila</a> is included for comparison, although it is not a province but an <a href="/wiki/Regions_of_the_Philippines" title="Regions of the Philippines">administrative region</a>. </li> </ol></div></div> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="border-top:double gray;"> <td colspan="13" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Table_notes">Table notes</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Table notes">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-lower-roman" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-8"><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a> Figures include the independent city of <a href="/wiki/Butuan" title="Butuan">Butuan</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a> Cabadbaran has been made the official capital of the province, as per Republic Act No. 8811. However, the seat of the provincial government is still in the process of being transferred from <a href="/wiki/Butuan" title="Butuan">Butuan</a>, where the provincial government still holds office. </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a> The province maintains another government center in <a href="/wiki/Luna,_Apayao" title="Luna, Apayao">Luna</a>, where many national and provincial agencies now hold office.<a href="#cite_note-PIAGovPH-Apayao-14">[11]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a> Figures include the city of <a href="/wiki/Isabela,_Basilan" title="Isabela, Basilan">Isabela</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a> The city of <a href="/wiki/Isabela,_Basilan" title="Isabela, Basilan">Isabela</a> is regionally served by the offices of <a href="/wiki/Zamboanga_Peninsula" title="Zamboanga Peninsula">Region IX</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a> Figures include the independent city of <a href="/wiki/Baguio" title="Baguio">Baguio</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a> Figures include the independent city of <a href="/wiki/Naga,_Camarines_Sur" title="Naga, Camarines Sur">Naga</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a> Figures include the independent cities of <a href="/wiki/Cebu_City" title="Cebu City">Cebu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lapu-Lapu,_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="Lapu-Lapu, Philippines">Lapu-Lapu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mandaue" title="Mandaue">Mandaue</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a> Figures include the independent city of <a href="/wiki/Davao_City" title="Davao City">Davao</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a> Figures include the independent city of <a href="/wiki/Iloilo_City" title="Iloilo City">Iloilo</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a> Figures include the independent city of <a href="/wiki/Santiago,_Isabela" title="Santiago, Isabela">Santiago</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a> Figures include the independent city of <a href="/wiki/Iligan" title="Iligan">Iligan</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a> Figures include the independent cities of <a href="/wiki/Ormoc" title="Ormoc">Ormoc</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tacloban" title="Tacloban">Tacloban</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a> Figures include the independent city of <a href="/wiki/Cotabato_City" title="Cotabato City">Cotabato</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><a href="#cite_ref-40">^</a> Figures include the independent city of <a href="/wiki/Cagayan_de_Oro" title="Cagayan de Oro">Cagayan de Oro</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a> Figures include the independent city of <a href="/wiki/Bacolod" title="Bacolod">Bacolod</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-44"><a href="#cite_ref-44">^</a> The provincial government still uses and maintains facilities in the former capital, <a href="/wiki/Cabanatuan" title="Cabanatuan">Cabanatuan</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a> Figures include the independent city of <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Princesa" title="Puerto Princesa">Puerto Princesa</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-49"><a href="#cite_ref-49">^</a> Figures include the independent city of <a href="/wiki/Angeles_City" title="Angeles City">Angeles</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><a href="#cite_ref-50">^</a> Figures include the independent city of <a href="/wiki/Dagupan" title="Dagupan">Dagupan</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-52"><a href="#cite_ref-52">^</a> Figures include the independent city of <a href="/wiki/Lucena,_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="Lucena, Philippines">Lucena</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-55"><a href="#cite_ref-55">^</a> Figures include the independent city of <a href="/wiki/General_Santos" title="General Santos">General Santos</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-61"><a href="#cite_ref-61">^</a> Figures include the independent city of <a href="/wiki/Olongapo" title="Olongapo">Olongapo</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-62"><a href="#cite_ref-62">^</a> Figures include the independent city of <a href="/wiki/Zamboanga_City" title="Zamboanga City">Zamboanga</a>. </li> </ol></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_provinces">Former provinces</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Former provinces">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Manila_(province)" title="Manila (province)">Manila</a> (until 1901) – Incorporated into <a href="/wiki/Rizal_(province)" title="Rizal (province)">Rizal</a>; portions around Manila later consolidated to form present-day <a href="/wiki/Metro_Manila" title="Metro Manila">NCR</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lepanto-Bontoc" title="Lepanto-Bontoc">Lepanto-Bontoc</a> (1902–1908) – Incorporated into <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Province" title="Mountain Province">Mountain Province</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moro_Province" title="Moro Province">Moro Province</a> (1903–1913) – Converted to the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Mindanao_and_Sulu" title="Department of Mindanao and Sulu">Department of Mindanao and Sulu</a>, composed of seven provinces. Now part of several regions in Mindanao.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambos_Camarines" title="Ambos Camarines">Ambos Camarines</a> (1901–1908) – Divided into <a href="/wiki/Camarines_Norte" title="Camarines Norte">Camarines Norte</a> and <a href="/wiki/Camarines_Sur" title="Camarines Sur">Camarines Sur</a>, although the wording of Act No. 2809 implies Camarines Norte was created from Ambos Camarines, the remainder of which was renamed Camarines Sur. Camarines Sur retained the provincial capital of <a href="/wiki/Naga,_Camarines_Sur" title="Naga, Camarines Sur">Nueva Caceres</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Misamis_(province)" title="Misamis (province)">Misamis</a> (1901–1939) – Partitioned into <a href="/wiki/Misamis_Occidental" title="Misamis Occidental">Misamis Occidental</a> and <a href="/wiki/Misamis_Oriental" title="Misamis Oriental">Misamis Oriental</a>. Misamis Oriental retained the provincial capital of <a href="/wiki/Cagayan_de_Oro" title="Cagayan de Oro">Cagayan</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mindoro_(province)" title="Mindoro (province)">Mindoro</a> (1902–1950) – Divided into <a href="/wiki/Occidental_Mindoro" title="Occidental Mindoro">Occidental Mindoro</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oriental_Mindoro" title="Oriental Mindoro">Oriental Mindoro</a>. Oriental Mindoro retained the provincial capital of <a href="/wiki/Calapan" title="Calapan">Calapan</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zamboanga_(province)" title="Zamboanga (province)">Zamboanga</a> (1914–1952) – Partitioned into <a href="/wiki/Zamboanga_del_Norte" title="Zamboanga del Norte">Zamboanga del Norte</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zamboanga_del_Sur" title="Zamboanga del Sur">Zamboanga del Sur</a>. The de jure provincial capital of <a href="/wiki/Molave,_Zamboanga_del_Sur" title="Molave, Zamboanga del Sur">Molave</a> was placed under the jurisdiction of Zamboanga del Sur which had its capital in <a href="/wiki/Pagadian" title="Pagadian">Pagadian</a>. <a href="/wiki/Zamboanga_Sibugay" title="Zamboanga Sibugay">Zamboanga Sibugay</a> later created from Zamboanga del Sur.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lanao_(province)" title="Lanao (province)">Lanao</a> (1914–1959) – Divided into <a href="/wiki/Lanao_del_Norte" title="Lanao del Norte">Lanao del Norte</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lanao_del_Sur" title="Lanao del Sur">Lanao del Sur</a>. Lanao del Sur retained the provincial capital of Dansalan (now <a href="/wiki/Marawi" title="Marawi">Marawi</a>).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surigao_(province)" title="Surigao (province)">Surigao</a> (1901–1967) – Partitioned into <a href="/wiki/Surigao_del_Norte" title="Surigao del Norte">Surigao del Norte</a> and <a href="/wiki/Surigao_del_Sur" title="Surigao del Sur">Surigao del Sur</a>. Surigao del Norte retained the provincial capital of <a href="/wiki/Surigao_City" title="Surigao City">Surigao City</a> and the provincial seal. The province of <a href="/wiki/Dinagat_Islands" title="Dinagat Islands">Dinagat Islands</a> was later created from Surigao del Norte.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davao_(province)" title="Davao (province)">Davao</a> (1914–1967; 1972–1998) – Divided into <a href="/wiki/Davao_del_Norte" title="Davao del Norte">Davao del Norte</a>, <a href="/wiki/Davao_del_Sur" title="Davao del Sur">Davao del Sur</a> and <a href="/wiki/Davao_Oriental" title="Davao Oriental">Davao Oriental</a>. Davao del Norte was officially known as Davao from 1972 to 1998, when Compostela Valley (now <a href="/wiki/Davao_de_Oro" title="Davao de Oro">Davao de Oro</a>) was later created from Davao province. Davao Occidental later created from Davao del Sur.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agusan_(province)" title="Agusan (province)">Agusan</a> (1907–1967) – Partitioned into <a href="/wiki/Agusan_del_Norte" title="Agusan del Norte">Agusan del Norte</a> and <a href="/wiki/Agusan_del_Sur" title="Agusan del Sur">Agusan del Sur</a>. Agusan del Norte retained the former provincial capital of <a href="/wiki/Butuan" title="Butuan">Butuan</a>. The provincial capital was officially transferred to Cabadbaran in 2000 but the provincial government services and functions are yet to be completely transferred to the new capital.<a href="#cite_note-64">[38]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Negros_del_Norte" title="Negros del Norte">Negros del Norte</a> (1985–1986) – Batas Pambansa Blg. 885,<a href="#cite_note-ndn-65">[39]</a> which created a new province out of the northern part of <a href="/wiki/Negros_Occidental" title="Negros Occidental">Negros Occidental</a>, took effect on December 23, 1985, with a plebiscite to ratify the law held on January 3, 1986. The province comprised the present-day cities of <a href="/wiki/Cadiz,_Negros_Occidental" title="Cadiz, Negros Occidental">Cadiz</a> (which was to serve as the capital), <a href="/wiki/Escalante,_Negros_Occidental" title="Escalante, Negros Occidental">Escalante</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sagay,_Negros_Occidental" title="Sagay, Negros Occidental">Sagay</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Carlos,_Negros_Occidental" title="San Carlos, Negros Occidental">San Carlos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Silay" title="Silay">Silay</a> and <a href="/wiki/Victorias,_Negros_Occidental" class="mw-redirect" title="Victorias, Negros Occidental">Victorias</a>, as well as the municipalities of <a href="/wiki/Calatrava,_Negros_Occidental" title="Calatrava, Negros Occidental">Calatrava</a>, <a href="/wiki/Don_Salvador_Benedicto" title="Don Salvador Benedicto">Don Salvador Benedicto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Enrique_B._Magalona,_Negros_Occidental" title="Enrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental">Enrique B. Magalona</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manapla,_Negros_Occidental" class="mw-redirect" title="Manapla, Negros Occidental">Manapla</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Toboso,_Negros_Occidental" title="Toboso, Negros Occidental">Toboso</a>. Despite voters ratifying Batas Pambansa Blg. 885, on July 11, 1986, the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_Philippines" title="Supreme Court of the Philippines">Supreme Court</a> declared the law and the proclamation of the province null and void. The ruling states the enabling law was unconstitutional for, among other things, not including the rest of Negros Occidental in the plebiscite, and the proposed province not meeting the 3,500 square kilometer land area requirement of the 1983 Local Government Code.<a href="#cite_note-ndn2-66">[40]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalinga-Apayao" title="Kalinga-Apayao">Kalinga-Apayao</a> (1966–1995) – Divided into <a href="/wiki/Apayao_(province)" class="mw-redirect" title="Apayao (province)">Apayao</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kalinga_(province)" title="Kalinga (province)">Kalinga</a>. Kalinga retained the provincial capital of <a href="/wiki/Tabuk,_Kalinga" title="Tabuk, Kalinga">Tabuk</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shariff_Kabunsuan" title="Shariff Kabunsuan">Shariff Kabunsuan</a> (2006–2008) – Republic Act No. 9054 conferred to the <a href="/wiki/Autonomous_Region_in_Muslim_Mindanao" title="Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao">Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao</a> expanded powers, especially the capacity to create provinces (Article VI, Section 19).<a href="#cite_note-67">[41]</a> Based on this, the <a href="/wiki/ARMM_Regional_Legislative_Assembly" title="ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly">ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly</a> enacted Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 201 on August 28, 2006. The Act created a new province, comprising all the municipalities in the <a href="/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_Maguindanao#1st_District" title="Legislative districts of Maguindanao">first congressional district of Maguindanao</a> (except <a href="/wiki/Cotabato_City" title="Cotabato City">Cotabato City</a>), with its capital at <a href="/wiki/Datu_Odin_Sinsuat,_Maguindanao" class="mw-redirect" title="Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao">Datu Odin Sinsuat</a>. The province's creation was approved on October 28, 2006, by a majority vote in a <a href="/wiki/2006_Shariff_Kabunsuan_creation_plebiscite" title="2006 Shariff Kabunsuan creation plebiscite">plebiscite</a>. Responding to requests for clarification as to which congressional districts form Shariff Kabunsuan for the <a href="/wiki/2007_Philippine_general_election" title="2007 Philippine general election">2007 elections</a> (specifically whether Cotabato City was part of the representation of the new province), <a href="/wiki/Commission_on_Elections_(Philippines)" title="Commission on Elections (Philippines)">COMELEC</a> issued Resolution No. 7845, which initially held Cotabato City to be the sole remaining <a href="/wiki/Local_government_unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Local government unit">LGU</a> in the First District of Maguindanao. COMELEC later amended this with Resolution No. 7902, which maintained the status quo before the province's creation. The COMELEC resolutions became the subject of <a href="/wiki/Sema_v._COMELEC_and_Dilangalen" title="Sema v. COMELEC and Dilangalen">a case</a> in which the Supreme Court opined that because "the power to create new a province or city inherently involves the power to create a legislative district"—a power that <a href="/wiki/Congress_of_the_Philippines" title="Congress of the Philippines">Congress</a> did not explicitly delegate to the ARMM Regional Assembly—the creation of a province by a lower legislative body (the ARMM Regional Assembly) will necessarily entail the creation of a legislative district for a higher legislative body (Congress). Therefore, on July 16, 2008, the Supreme Court declared Section 19, Article VI of RA No. 9054 unconstitutional, MMA Act No. 201 void, and COMELEC Resolution No. 7902 valid.<a href="#cite_note-svc-68">[42]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maguindanao" title="Maguindanao">Maguindanao</a> (1973–2022) – Republic Act No. 11550<a href="#cite_note-69">[43]</a> divided the province into Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur through a plebiscite. Maguindanao del Norte resembles the former province of Shariff Kabunsuan however adds the municipality of Sultan Sumagka into its territory. The capital of Maguindanao del Norte is <a href="/wiki/Datu_Odin_Sinsuat" title="Datu Odin Sinsuat">Datu Odin Sinsuat</a> while the capital of Maguindanao del Sur is <a href="/wiki/Buluan" title="Buluan">Buluan</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymologies">Etymologies</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Etymologies">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For a more comprehensive list, see <a href="/wiki/List_of_provincial_name_etymologies_of_the_Philippines" title="List of provincial name etymologies of the Philippines">List of provincial name etymologies of the Philippines</a>.</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: History">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Cleanup-list plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-style" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/40px-Edit-clear.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/60px-Edit-clear.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/80px-Edit-clear.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section may contain <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">unverified</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not#Wikipedia_is_not_an_indiscriminate_collection_of_information" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">indiscriminate</a> information in <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Embedded_lists" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Embedded lists">embedded lists</a>. 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The American administration initially inherited the Spanish divisions and placed them under military government. As insurgencies were pacified, civil government was gradually organized. <dl><dt>1900–1901</dt></dl> <ul><li>November 23, 1900 – Civil government of the province of <a href="/wiki/Benguet" title="Benguet">Benguet</a> established through Act No. 49. Capital moved to <a href="/wiki/Baguio" title="Baguio">Baguio</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Act-49-70">[44]</a></li> <li>February 6, 1901 – Act No. 83, or the Provincial Government Act, enacted by the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Commission" title="Philippine Commission">Philippine Commission</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Act-83-71">[45]</a></li> <li>February 13 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to <a href="/wiki/Pampanga" title="Pampanga">Pampanga</a> through Act No. 85.<a href="#cite_note-Act-85-72">[46]</a></li> <li>February 16 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to <a href="/wiki/Pangasinan" title="Pangasinan">Pangasinan</a> through Act No. 86. Towns of <a href="/wiki/Balungao" title="Balungao">Balungao</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rosales,_Pangasinan" title="Rosales, Pangasinan">Rosales</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Quintin,_Pangasinan" title="San Quintin, Pangasinan">San Quintin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Umingan" title="Umingan">Umingan</a> annexed from <a href="/wiki/Nueva_Ecija" title="Nueva Ecija">Nueva Ecija</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Act-86-73">[47]</a></li> <li>February 18 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to <a href="/wiki/Tarlac" title="Tarlac">Tarlac</a> through Act No. 87.<a href="#cite_note-Act-87-74">[48]</a></li> <li>February 27 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to <a href="/wiki/Bulacan" title="Bulacan">Bulacan</a> through Act No. 88. Capital moved to <a href="/wiki/Malolos" title="Malolos">Malolos</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Act-88-75">[49]</a></li> <li>March 2 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to <a href="/wiki/Bataan" title="Bataan">Bataan</a> through Act No. 92.<a href="#cite_note-Act-92-76">[50]</a></li> <li>March 12 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to <a href="/wiki/Quezon" title="Quezon">Tayabas</a> through Act No. 103. Capital moved to <a href="/wiki/Lucena,_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="Lucena, Philippines">Lucena</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Act-103-77">[51]</a></li> <li>March 16 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to <a href="/wiki/Romblon" title="Romblon">Romblon</a>, elevated from Spanish-era status of District, through Act No. 104.<a href="#cite_note-Act-104-78">[52]</a></li> <li>March 18 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to <a href="/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate">Masbate</a>, elevated from Spanish-era status of District, through Act No. 105.<a href="#cite_note-Act-105-79">[53]</a></li> <li>April 11 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to <a href="/wiki/Iloilo" title="Iloilo">Iloilo</a>, formed through the merging of the Spanish-era Province of Iloilo with the <a href="/wiki/Comandancia_of_Concepcion" class="mw-redirect" title="Comandancia of Concepcion">Comandancia of Concepcion</a>, through Act No. 113.<a href="#cite_note-Act-113-80">[54]</a></li> <li>April 13 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to <a href="/wiki/Antique_(province)" title="Antique (province)">Antique</a> through Act No. 114.<a href="#cite_note-Act-114-81">[55]</a></li> <li>April 15 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to <a href="/wiki/Capiz" title="Capiz">Capiz</a> through Act No. 115.<a href="#cite_note-Act-115-82">[56]</a></li> <li>April 18 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to <a href="/wiki/Cebu" title="Cebu">Cebu</a> through Act No. 116.<a href="#cite_note-Act-116-83">[57]</a></li> <li>April 20 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to <a href="/wiki/Bohol" title="Bohol">Bohol</a> through Act No. 117.<a href="#cite_note-Act-117-84">[58]</a></li> <li>April 22 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to <a href="/wiki/Leyte_(province)" title="Leyte (province)">Leyte</a> through Act No. 121.<a href="#cite_note-Act-121-85">[59]</a></li> <li>April 26 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to <a href="/wiki/Albay" title="Albay">Albay</a> through Act No. 122.<a href="#cite_note-Act-122-86">[60]</a></li> <li>April 27 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to <a href="/wiki/Ambos_Camarines" title="Ambos Camarines">Ambos Camarines</a> through Act No. 123.<a href="#cite_note-Act-123-87">[61]</a></li> <li>April 30 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to <a href="/wiki/Sorsogon" title="Sorsogon">Sorsogon</a> through Act No. 124.<a href="#cite_note-Act-124-88">[62]</a></li> <li>May 1: <ul><li>Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to <a href="/wiki/Occidental_Negros" class="mw-redirect" title="Occidental Negros">Occidental Negros</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oriental_Negros" class="mw-redirect" title="Oriental Negros">Oriental Negros</a> through Acts No. 119<a href="#cite_note-Act-119-89">[63]</a> and 120,<a href="#cite_note-Act-120-90">[64]</a> respectively, enacted on April 20, 1901.</li> <li>Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to newly created <a href="/wiki/Marinduque" title="Marinduque">Marinduque</a> through Act No. 125.<a href="#cite_note-Act-125-91">[65]</a></li></ul></li> <li>May 2 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to <a href="/wiki/Batangas" title="Batangas">Batangas</a> through Act No. 126.<a href="#cite_note-Act-126-92">[66]</a></li> <li>May 15: <ul><li>Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to <a href="/wiki/Surigao_(province)" title="Surigao (province)">Surigao</a>, elevated from Spanish-era status of District, through Act No. 127.<a href="#cite_note-Act-127-93">[67]</a></li> <li>Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to <a href="/wiki/Misamis_(province)" title="Misamis (province)">Misamis</a> through Act No. 128.<a href="#cite_note-Act-128-94">[68]</a></li></ul></li> <li>June 11: <ul><li>Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to newly created <a href="/wiki/Rizal_(province)" title="Rizal (province)">Rizal</a>, formed through the merging of the Politico-Military District of Morong with the entire <a href="/wiki/Manila_(province)" title="Manila (province)">province of Manila</a> except the territory of the <a href="/wiki/Manila" title="Manila">city of Manila</a>, through Act No. 137.<a href="#cite_note-Act-137-95">[69]</a></li> <li>Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to <a href="/wiki/Cavite" title="Cavite">Cavite</a> through Act No. 138. Annexed <a href="/wiki/Lubang_Island" title="Lubang Island">Lubang</a> and adjacent islands to the province. Provincial government provided an option to move capital from the town of <a href="/wiki/Cavite_City" title="Cavite City">Cavite</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Act-138-96">[70]</a></li> <li>Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to <a href="/wiki/Nueva_Ecija" title="Nueva Ecija">Nueva Ecija</a> through Act No. 139. Provincial government provided an option to move capital from the town of <a href="/wiki/San_Isidro,_Nueva_Ecija" title="San Isidro, Nueva Ecija">San Isidro</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Act-139-97">[71]</a></li></ul></li> <li>July 16 – <a href="/wiki/Catanduanes" title="Catanduanes">Catanduanes</a> annexed to <a href="/wiki/Albay" title="Albay">Albay</a> through Act No. 169.<a href="#cite_note-Act-169-98">[72]</a></li> <li>July 17 – <a href="/wiki/Batangas" title="Batangas">Batangas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bohol" title="Bohol">Bohol</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cebu" title="Cebu">Cebu</a> placed under the control of military governors through Act No. 173.<a href="#cite_note-Act-173-99">[73]</a></li> <li>August 15 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to <a href="/wiki/La_Union" title="La Union">La Union</a> through Act No. 203.<a href="#cite_note-Act-203-100">[74]</a></li> <li>August 16 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to <a href="/wiki/Ilocos_Sur" title="Ilocos Sur">Ilocos Sur</a> through Act No. 205.<a href="#cite_note-Act-205-101">[75]</a></li> <li>August 19 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to <a href="/wiki/Abra_(province)" title="Abra (province)">Abra</a>, excluding its territory east of the crest of the <a href="/wiki/Cordillera_Central_(Luzon)" title="Cordillera Central (Luzon)">Cordillera Central</a>, through Act No. 206.<a href="#cite_note-Act-206-102">[76]</a></li> <li>August 20 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to <a href="/wiki/Ilocos_Norte" title="Ilocos Norte">Ilocos Norte</a> through Act No. 207.<a href="#cite_note-Act-207-103">[77]</a></li> <li>August 22 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to <a href="/wiki/Cagayan" title="Cagayan">Cagayan</a> through Act No. 209. The <a href="/wiki/Babuyan_Islands" title="Babuyan Islands">Babuyan Islands</a> and the Spanish-era province of <a href="/wiki/Batanes" title="Batanes">Batanes</a> annexed to the province.<a href="#cite_note-Act-209-104">[78]</a></li> <li>August 24 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to <a href="/wiki/Isabela_(province)" title="Isabela (province)">Isabela</a> through Act No. 210.<a href="#cite_note-Act-210-105">[79]</a></li> <li>August 28 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to <a href="/wiki/Zambales" title="Zambales">Zambales</a> through Act No. 211.<a href="#cite_note-Act-211-106">[80]</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>1902</dt></dl> <ul><li>January 1 – Civil government of the Province of <a href="/wiki/Cebu" title="Cebu">Cebu</a> restored through Act No. 322 enacted on December 20, 1901.<a href="#cite_note-Act-322-107">[81]</a></li> <li>January 28 – Civil government of the Province of <a href="/wiki/Nueva_Vizcaya" title="Nueva Vizcaya">Nueva Vizcaya</a> established through Act No. 337.<a href="#cite_note-Act-337-108">[82]</a></li> <li>April 1 – Civil government of the Province of <a href="/wiki/Bohol" title="Bohol">Bohol</a> restored through Act No. 365 enacted on March 3, 1902.<a href="#cite_note-Act-365-109">[83]</a></li> <li>May 28 – Spanish-era comandancias of Amburayan, <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Province" title="Mountain Province">Bontoc</a> and Lepanto organized into sub-provinces under the new province of <a href="/wiki/Lepanto-Bontoc" title="Lepanto-Bontoc">Lepanto-Bontoc</a> through Act No. 410. Areas between <a href="/wiki/Abra_(province)" title="Abra (province)">Abra</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cagayan" title="Cagayan">Cagayan</a> not yet placed under the jurisdiction of any province annexed as part of the sub-province of <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Province" title="Mountain Province">Bontoc</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Act-410-110">[84]</a></li> <li>June 12 – Spanish-era districts of <a href="/wiki/Aurora_(province)" title="Aurora (province)">El Principe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Infanta,_Quezon" title="Infanta, Quezon">Infanta</a>, including the <a href="/wiki/Polillo_Islands" title="Polillo Islands">Polillo Islands</a>, annexed to <a href="/wiki/Quezon" title="Quezon">Tayabas</a> through Act No. 417.<a href="#cite_note-Act-417-111">[85]</a></li> <li>June 17 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to <a href="/wiki/Samar_Province_(1768-1965)" class="mw-redirect" title="Samar Province (1768-1965)">Samar</a> through Act No. 419.<a href="#cite_note-Act-419-112">[86]</a></li> <li>June 23: <ul><li>Civil government of the Province of <a href="/wiki/Palawan" title="Palawan">Paragua</a> established through Act No. 422.<a href="#cite_note-Act-422-113">[87]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mindoro_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Mindoro Island">Mindoro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lubang_Island" title="Lubang Island">Lubang</a> and surrounding small islands annexed to <a href="/wiki/Marinduque" title="Marinduque">Marinduque</a> through Act No. 423.<a href="#cite_note-Act-423-114">[88]</a></li></ul></li> <li>July 1 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to <a href="/wiki/Laguna_(province)" title="Laguna (province)">La Laguna</a> through Act No. 424.<a href="#cite_note-Act-424-115">[89]</a></li> <li>November 10: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marinduque" title="Marinduque">Marinduque</a> annexed to <a href="/wiki/Quezon" title="Quezon">Tayabas</a> through Act No. 499.<a href="#cite_note-Act-499-116">[90]</a></li> <li>Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to newly created <a href="/wiki/Mindoro_(province)" title="Mindoro (province)">Mindoro</a>, separated from <a href="/wiki/Marinduque" title="Marinduque">Marinduque</a> through Act No. 500.<a href="#cite_note-Act-500-117">[91]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <dl><dt>1903</dt></dl> <ul><li>May 14 – <a href="/wiki/Cagayancillo" title="Cagayancillo">Cagayancillo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Balabac" class="mw-redirect" title="Balabac">Balabac</a> and the rest of <a href="/wiki/Palawan_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Palawan Island">Palawan Island</a> (south of Tapul and Ulugan rivers) annexed to <a href="/wiki/Palawan" title="Palawan">Paragua</a> through Act No. 747. Provincial government provided the option to choose capital between <a href="/wiki/Cuyo,_Palawan" title="Cuyo, Palawan">Cuyo</a> or <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Princesa" title="Puerto Princesa">Puerto Princesa</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Act-747-118">[92]</a></li> <li>May 26 – Spanish-era Comandancia of <a href="/wiki/Kayapa" title="Kayapa">Kayapa</a> annexed to <a href="/wiki/Benguet" title="Benguet">Benguet</a> through Act No. 768.<a href="#cite_note-Act-768-119">[93]</a></li> <li>July 15 – <a href="/wiki/Moro_Province" title="Moro Province">Moro Province</a> formed, composed of the districts of Cotabato, Davao, Lanao, Sulu, and Zamboanga through Act No. 787 enacted on June 1, 1903.<a href="#cite_note-Act-787-120">[94]</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>1905</dt></dl> <ul><li>April 1 – <a href="/wiki/Abra_(province)" title="Abra (province)">Abra</a> annexed to <a href="/wiki/Ilocos_Sur" title="Ilocos Sur">Ilocos Sur</a> as sub-province through Act No. 1306 enacted on February 27, 1905.<a href="#cite_note-Act-1306-121">[95]</a></li> <li>April 19 – <a href="/wiki/Catanduanes" title="Catanduanes">Catanduanes</a> established as sub-province of <a href="/wiki/Albay" title="Albay">Albay</a> through Act No. 1331.<a href="#cite_note-Act-1331-122">[96]</a></li> <li>June 28 – Name of Paragua changed to <a href="/wiki/Palawan" title="Palawan">Palawan</a> through Act No. 1363.<a href="#cite_note-Act-1363-123">[97]</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>1906–1907</dt></dl> <ul><li>January 1, 1906 – <a href="/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate">Masbate</a> annexed to <a href="/wiki/Sorsogon" title="Sorsogon">Sorsogon</a> as sub-province through Act No. 1413 enacted on November 23, 1905.<a href="#cite_note-Act-1413-124">[98]</a></li> <li>May 9, 1907 – <a href="/wiki/Apayao" title="Apayao">Apayao</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kalinga_(province)" title="Kalinga (province)">Kalinga</a> established as sub-provinces of <a href="/wiki/Cagayan" title="Cagayan">Cagayan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lepanto-Bontoc" title="Lepanto-Bontoc">Lepanto-Bontoc</a>, respectively, through Act No. 1642.<a href="#cite_note-Act-1642-125">[99]</a></li> <li>July 15 – <a href="/wiki/Romblon" title="Romblon">Romblon</a> (except the island of <a href="/wiki/Concepcion,_Romblon" title="Concepcion, Romblon">Maestro de Campo</a>, annexed to <a href="/wiki/Mindoro_(province)" title="Mindoro (province)">Mindoro</a>) annexed to <a href="/wiki/Capiz" title="Capiz">Capiz</a> as sub-province through Act No. 1665 enacted on July 2, 1907.<a href="#cite_note-Act-1665-126">[100]</a></li> <li>August 10 – <a href="/wiki/Marinduque" title="Marinduque">Marinduque</a> declared a sub-province of <a href="/wiki/Quezon" title="Quezon">Tayabas</a> through Act No. 1649 enacted on May 17, 1907.<a href="#cite_note-Act-1649-127">[101]</a></li> <li>August 20 – Act No. 1693 creates <a href="/wiki/Agusan_(province)" title="Agusan (province)">Agusan</a> (composed of the sub-provinces of <a href="/wiki/Agusan_(province)" title="Agusan (province)">Butuan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bukidnon" title="Bukidnon">Bukidnon</a>), and establishes <a href="/wiki/Batanes" title="Batanes">Batanes</a> as a sub-province of <a href="/wiki/Cagayan" title="Cagayan">Cagayan</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Act-1693-128">[102]</a></li> <li>October 8 – <a href="/wiki/Siquijor" title="Siquijor">Siquijor</a> established as sub-province of <a href="/wiki/Negros_Oriental" title="Negros Oriental">Negros Oriental</a> through Act No. 1753.<a href="#cite_note-Act-1753-129">[103]</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>1908–1919</dt></dl> <ul><li>August 18, 1908 – <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Province" title="Mountain Province">Mountain Province</a>, with seven sub-provinces, formed by merging territories of the entire province of Lepanto-Bontoc (with <a href="/wiki/Amburayan" title="Amburayan">Amburayan</a>, Bontoc, <a href="/wiki/Kalinga_(province)" title="Kalinga (province)">Kalinga</a> and Lepanto sub-provinces); the district in the province of <a href="/wiki/Nueva_Vizcaya" title="Nueva Vizcaya">Nueva Vizcaya</a> that formerly comprised the Spanish-era Comandancia of Quiangan (annexed as <a href="/wiki/Ifugao_(province)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ifugao (province)">Ifugao</a> sub-province); the entire province of <a href="/wiki/Benguet" title="Benguet">Benguet</a> except <a href="/wiki/Baguio" title="Baguio">Baguio</a> (annexed as Benguet sub-province); and <a href="/wiki/Apayao_(province)" class="mw-redirect" title="Apayao (province)">Apayao</a> sub-province in <a href="/wiki/Cagayan" title="Cagayan">Cagayan</a>, through Act No. 1876.<a href="#cite_note-Act-1876-130">[104]</a></li> <li>May 20, 1909 – <a href="/wiki/Batanes" title="Batanes">Batanes</a> re-established as province, separated from <a href="/wiki/Cagayan" title="Cagayan">Cagayan</a> through Act No. 1952.<a href="#cite_note-Act-1952-131">[105]</a></li> <li>December 20, 1913 – Act No. 2309 renames <a href="/wiki/Moro_Province" title="Moro Province">Moro Province</a> to <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Mindanao_and_Sulu" title="Department of Mindanao and Sulu">Department of Mindanao and Sulu</a> and annexes <a href="/wiki/Agusan_(province)" title="Agusan (province)">Agusan</a> (with <a href="/wiki/Bukidnon" title="Bukidnon">Bukidnon</a> sub-province) to the Department. Department of Mindanao and Sulu formally organized on January 1, 1914.<a href="#cite_note-Act-2309-132">[106]</a></li> <li>September 1, 1914 – <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Mindanao_and_Sulu" title="Department of Mindanao and Sulu">Department of Mindanao and Sulu</a> provided with autonomous government through Act No. 2408 enacted on July 23, 1914. <a href="/wiki/Bukidnon" title="Bukidnon">Bukidnon</a> sub-province and the former Moro Province districts of <a href="/wiki/Cotabato_Province_(1914-1973)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cotabato Province (1914-1973)">Cotabato</a>, <a href="/wiki/Davao_Region" title="Davao Region">Davao</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lanao_(province)" title="Lanao (province)">Lanao</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sulu" title="Sulu">Sulu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zamboanga_(province)" title="Zamboanga (province)">Zamboanga</a> converted to provinces.<a href="#cite_note-Act-2408-133">[107]</a></li> <li>March 9, 1917 – <a href="/wiki/Abra_(province)" title="Abra (province)">Abra</a> re-established as regular province, separated from <a href="/wiki/Ilocos_Sur" title="Ilocos Sur">Ilocos Sur</a> through Act No. 2683.<a href="#cite_note-Act-2683-134">[108]</a></li> <li>December 7, 1917 – <a href="/wiki/Romblon" title="Romblon">Romblon</a> re-established as regular province, separated from <a href="/wiki/Capiz" title="Capiz">Capiz</a> through Act No. 2724.<a href="#cite_note-Act-2724-135">[109]</a></li> <li>March 3, 1919 – <a href="/wiki/Ambos_Camarines" title="Ambos Camarines">Ambos Camarines</a> divided into <a href="/wiki/Camarines_Norte" title="Camarines Norte">Camarines Norte</a> and <a href="/wiki/Camarines_Sur" title="Camarines Sur">Camarines Sur</a> through Act No. 2809.<a href="#cite_note-Act-2809-136">[110]</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>1920</dt></dl> <ul><li>February 4 <ul><li>Act No. 2877 abolishes Amburayan sub-province in <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Province" title="Mountain Province">Mountain Province</a> by annexing its municipal entities to <a href="/wiki/Ilocos_Sur" title="Ilocos Sur">Ilocos Sur</a> and <a href="/wiki/La_Union_(province)" class="mw-redirect" title="La Union (province)">La Union</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Act-2877-137">[111]</a></li> <li>Lepanto sub-province reduced in size by annexing some of its municipal entities to <a href="/wiki/Ilocos_Sur" title="Ilocos Sur">Ilocos Sur</a> and <a href="/wiki/Benguet" title="Benguet">Benguet</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Act-2877-137">[111]</a></li></ul></li> <li>February 22 – <a href="/wiki/Marinduque" title="Marinduque">Marinduque</a> re-established as regular province, separated from <a href="/wiki/Quezon" title="Quezon">Tayabas</a> through Act No. 2880.<a href="#cite_note-Act-2880-138">[112]</a></li> <li>December 15 – <a href="/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate">Masbate</a> re-established as regular province, separated from <a href="/wiki/Sorsogon_(province)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sorsogon (province)">Sorsogon</a> through Act No. 2934.<a href="#cite_note-Act-2934-139">[113]</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>1923–1939</dt></dl> <ul><li>March 27, 1923 – <a href="/wiki/Leyte" title="Leyte">Leyte</a> divided into Occidental Leyte and Oriental Leyte through Act No. 3117, but never proclaimed by the governor-general.<a href="#cite_note-Act-3117-140">[114]</a></li> <li>November 28, 1930 – Division of <a href="/wiki/Misamis_(province)" title="Misamis (province)">Misamis</a> into <a href="/wiki/Misamis_Occidental" title="Misamis Occidental">Misamis Occidental</a> and <a href="/wiki/Misamis_Oriental" title="Misamis Oriental">Misamis Oriental</a> implemented by virtue of Act No. 3777,<a href="#cite_note-Act-3777-141">[115]</a> the law that amended Act No. 3537 (enacted on November 2, 1929), which first sought the division.<a href="#cite_note-Act-3537-142">[116]</a></li> <li>June 8, 1940 – Provincial government of <a href="/wiki/Romblon" title="Romblon">Romblon</a> abolished, municipal governments reorganized into four "special municipalities" through Commonwealth Act No. 581.<a href="#cite_note-CA-581-143">[117]</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>1942</dt></dl> <ul><li>January 1 – Executive Order No. 400 issued by <a href="/wiki/Manuel_L._Quezon" title="Manuel L. Quezon">Manuel L. Quezon</a> creates the <a href="/wiki/City_of_Greater_Manila" title="City of Greater Manila">City of Greater Manila</a>, composed of the chartered cities of <a href="/wiki/Manila" title="Manila">Manila</a> and <a href="/wiki/Quezon_City" title="Quezon City">Quezon City</a> with the following municipalities from the province of <a href="/wiki/Rizal_(province)" title="Rizal (province)">Rizal</a>: <a href="/wiki/Caloocan" title="Caloocan">Caloocan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Makati" title="Makati">Makati</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mandaluyong" title="Mandaluyong">Mandaluyong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Para%C3%B1aque" title="Parañaque">Parañaque</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pasay" title="Pasay">Pasay</a> and <a href="/wiki/San_Juan,_Metro_Manila" title="San Juan, Metro Manila">San Juan</a>.<a href="#cite_note-EO-400-s-1942-144">[118]</a></li> <li>May 18 – Executive Order No. 42 issued by <a href="/wiki/Jorge_B._Vargas" title="Jorge B. Vargas">Jorge Vargas</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Japanese_occupation_of_the_Philippines" title="Japanese occupation of the Philippines">Japanese-era</a> <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Executive_Commission" title="Philippine Executive Commission">Philippine Executive Commission</a> abolishes sub-provinces, annexing their municipalities to their respective provinces.<a href="#cite_note-WWII-145">[a]</a><a href="#cite_note-147">[120]</a></li> <li>August 31 – Executive Order No. 84 issued by <a href="/wiki/Jorge_B._Vargas" title="Jorge B. Vargas">Jorge Vargas</a> abolishes the province of <a href="/wiki/Batanes" title="Batanes">Batanes</a> and annexes its municipalities to <a href="/wiki/Cagayan" title="Cagayan">Cagayan</a>; annexes the municipalities of <a href="/wiki/Baler,_Aurora" title="Baler, Aurora">Baler</a> and <a href="/wiki/Casiguran,_Aurora" title="Casiguran, Aurora">Casiguran</a> (corresponding to the entire present-day territory of <a href="/wiki/Aurora_(province)" title="Aurora (province)">Aurora</a>) from <a href="/wiki/Quezon_(province)" class="mw-redirect" title="Quezon (province)">Tayabas</a> to <a href="/wiki/Nueva_Ecija" title="Nueva Ecija">Nueva Ecija</a>; annexes the municipality of <a href="/wiki/Infanta,_Quezon" title="Infanta, Quezon">Infanta</a> (including the present-day municipalities of <a href="/wiki/General_Nakar,_Quezon" class="mw-redirect" title="General Nakar, Quezon">General Nakar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Real,_Quezon" title="Real, Quezon">Real</a>) from <a href="/wiki/Quezon" title="Quezon">Tayabas</a> to <a href="/wiki/Laguna_(province)" title="Laguna (province)">Laguna</a>; abolishes the province of <a href="/wiki/Marinduque" title="Marinduque">Marinduque</a> and annexes its municipalities to <a href="/wiki/Quezon" title="Quezon">Tayabas</a>; and abolishes the province of <a href="/wiki/Romblon" title="Romblon">Romblon</a> and annexes its special municipalities to <a href="/wiki/Capiz" title="Capiz">Capiz</a>.<a href="#cite_note-WWII-145">[a]</a><a href="#cite_note-148">[121]</a></li> <li>November 1 – Executive Order No. 103 issued by <a href="/wiki/Jorge_B._Vargas" title="Jorge B. Vargas">Jorge Vargas</a> annexes the <a href="/wiki/Polillo_Islands" title="Polillo Islands">Polillo Islands</a> from <a href="/wiki/Quezon" title="Quezon">Tayabas</a> to <a href="/wiki/Laguna_(province)" title="Laguna (province)">Laguna</a>.<a href="#cite_note-WWII-145">[a]</a><a href="#cite_note-149">[122]</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>1945–1956</dt></dl> <ul><li>August 1, 1945 – Executive Order No. 58 issued by <a href="/wiki/Sergio_Osme%C3%B1a" title="Sergio Osmeña">Sergio Osmeña</a> reduces the territory of the City of Greater Manila to only <a href="/wiki/Manila" title="Manila">Manila</a> and <a href="/wiki/Quezon_City" title="Quezon City">Quezon City</a>, restoring <a href="/wiki/Caloocan" title="Caloocan">Caloocan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Makati" title="Makati">Makati</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mandaluyong" title="Mandaluyong">Mandaluyong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Para%C3%B1aque" title="Parañaque">Parañaque</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pasay" title="Pasay">Pasay</a> and <a href="/wiki/San_Juan,_Metro_Manila" title="San Juan, Metro Manila">San Juan</a> to <a href="/wiki/Rizal_(province)" title="Rizal (province)">Rizal</a>. Republic Act No. 54 of October 10, 1946, later repealed Executive Order No. 400 (series 1942) and Executive Order No. 58 (series 1945), finally abolishing the City of Greater Manila and restoring the pre-war status of the chartered cities of Manila and Quezon City.<a href="#cite_note-EO-58-s-1945-150">[123]</a></li> <li>October 26, 1945 – <a href="/wiki/Catanduanes" title="Catanduanes">Catanduanes</a> established as regular province, separated from <a href="/wiki/Albay" title="Albay">Albay</a> through Commonwealth Act No. 687 enacted on September 26, 1945.<a href="#cite_note-CA-687-151">[124]</a></li> <li>September 7, 1946 – Name of Tayabas changed to <a href="/wiki/Quezon" title="Quezon">Quezon</a> through Republic Act No. 14.<a href="#cite_note-RA-14-152">[125]</a></li> <li>October 1, 1946 – CA 581 repealed and <a href="/wiki/Romblon" title="Romblon">Romblon</a>'s provincial and municipal governments restored through Republic Act No. 38.<a href="#cite_note-RA-38-153">[126]</a></li> <li>June 13, 1950 – <a href="/wiki/Mindoro_(province)" title="Mindoro (province)">Mindoro</a> divided into <a href="/wiki/Occidental_Mindoro" title="Occidental Mindoro">Occidental Mindoro</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oriental_Mindoro" title="Oriental Mindoro">Oriental Mindoro</a> through Republic Act No. 505.<a href="#cite_note-RA-505-154">[127]</a></li> <li>June 14, 1951 – <a href="/wiki/Aurora_(province)" title="Aurora (province)">Aurora</a> established as sub-province of <a href="/wiki/Quezon" title="Quezon">Quezon</a> through Republic Act No. 648.<a href="#cite_note-RA-648-155">[128]</a></li> <li>June 6, 1952 – <a href="/wiki/Zamboanga_(province)" title="Zamboanga (province)">Zamboanga</a> divided into <a href="/wiki/Zamboanga_del_Norte" title="Zamboanga del Norte">Zamboanga del Norte</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zamboanga_del_Sur" title="Zamboanga del Sur">Zamboanga del Sur</a> through Republic Act No. 711.<a href="#cite_note-RA-711-156">[129]</a></li> <li>April 25, 1956 – <a href="/wiki/Aklan" title="Aklan">Aklan</a> separated from <a href="/wiki/Capiz" title="Capiz">Capiz</a> through Republic Act No. 1414.<a href="#cite_note-RA-1414-157">[130]</a></li> <li>June 22, 1957 – <a href="/wiki/Camiguin" title="Camiguin">Camiguin</a> established as sub-province of <a href="/wiki/Misamis_Oriental" title="Misamis Oriental">Misamis Oriental</a> through Republic Act No. 2021.<a href="#cite_note-RA-2021-158">[131]</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>1959</dt></dl> <ul><li>April 8 – <a href="/wiki/Biliran" title="Biliran">Biliran</a> established as sub-province of <a href="/wiki/Leyte_(province)" title="Leyte (province)">Leyte</a> through Republic Act No. 2141.<a href="#cite_note-RA-2141-159">[132]</a></li> <li>May 22 – <a href="/wiki/Lanao_(province)" title="Lanao (province)">Lanao</a> province divided into <a href="/wiki/Lanao_del_Norte" title="Lanao del Norte">Lanao del Norte</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lanao_del_Sur" title="Lanao del Sur">Lanao del Sur</a> through Republic Act No. 2228.<a href="#cite_note-RA-2228-160">[133]</a></li> <li>July 1 – <a href="/wiki/Southern_Leyte" title="Southern Leyte">Southern Leyte</a> separated from <a href="/wiki/Leyte_(province)" title="Leyte (province)">Leyte</a> through Republic Act No. 2227 approved on May 22, 1959.<a href="#cite_note-RA-2227-161">[134]</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>1960–1969</dt></dl> <ul><li>June 19, 1960 – <a href="/wiki/Surigao_(province)" title="Surigao (province)">Surigao</a> divided into <a href="/wiki/Surigao_del_Norte" title="Surigao del Norte">Surigao del Norte</a> and <a href="/wiki/Surigao_del_Sur" title="Surigao del Sur">Surigao del Sur</a> through Republic Act No. 2786.<a href="#cite_note-RA-2786-162">[135]</a></li> <li>November 9, 1965 – Plebiscite approves the division of <a href="/wiki/Samar_Province_(1768-1965)" class="mw-redirect" title="Samar Province (1768-1965)">Samar</a> into <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Samar" title="Eastern Samar">Eastern Samar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_Samar" title="Northern Samar">Northern Samar</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Western_Samar" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Samar">Western Samar</a> by virtue of Republic Act No. 4221 enacted on June 19, 1965.<a href="#cite_note-163">[136]</a><a href="#cite_note-RA-4221-164">[137]</a></li> <li>June 18, 1966 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Guimaras" title="Guimaras">Guimaras</a> established as sub-province of <a href="/wiki/Iloilo" title="Iloilo">Iloilo</a> through Republic Act No. 4667.<a href="#cite_note-RA-4667-165">[138]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camiguin" title="Camiguin">Camiguin</a> established as regular province, separated from <a href="/wiki/Misamis_Oriental" title="Misamis Oriental">Misamis Oriental</a> through Republic Act No. 4669.<a href="#cite_note-RA-4669-166">[139]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benguet" title="Benguet">Benguet</a> re-established, and <a href="/wiki/Ifugao" title="Ifugao">Ifugao</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kalinga-Apayao" title="Kalinga-Apayao">Kalinga-Apayao</a> created, from <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Province" title="Mountain Province">Mountain Province</a> through Republic Act No. 4695.<a href="#cite_note-RA-4695-167">[140]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quirino" title="Quirino">Quirino</a> established as sub-province of <a href="/wiki/Nueva_Vizcaya" title="Nueva Vizcaya">Nueva Vizcaya</a> through Republic Act No. 4734.<a href="#cite_note-RA-4734-168">[141]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Cotabato" title="South Cotabato">South Cotabato</a> separated from <a href="/wiki/Cotabato_Province_(1914-1973)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cotabato Province (1914-1973)">Cotabato</a> through Republic Act No. 4849.<a href="#cite_note-RA-4849-169">[142]</a></li></ul></li> <li>May 8, 1967 – <a href="/wiki/Davao_Region" title="Davao Region">Davao</a> province divided into <a href="/wiki/Davao_del_Norte" title="Davao del Norte">Davao del Norte</a>, <a href="/wiki/Davao_del_Sur" title="Davao del Sur">Davao del Sur</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Davao_Oriental" title="Davao Oriental">Davao Oriental</a> through Republic Act No. 4867.<a href="#cite_note-RA-4867-170">[143]</a></li> <li>November 14, 1967 – Plebiscite approves the division of <a href="/wiki/Agusan_(province)" title="Agusan (province)">Agusan</a> into <a href="/wiki/Agusan_del_Norte" title="Agusan del Norte">Agusan del Norte</a> and <a href="/wiki/Agusan_del_Sur" title="Agusan del Sur">Agusan del Sur</a> by virtue of Republic Act No. 4979 enacted on June 17, 1967.<a href="#cite_note-RA-4979-171">[144]</a></li> <li>June 21, 1969 – Name of Western Samar province changed to <a href="/wiki/Samar_(province)" title="Samar (province)">Samar</a> through Republic Act No. 5650.<a href="#cite_note-RA-5650-172">[145]</a></li> <li>August 4, 1969 – <a href="/wiki/Samal,_Davao_del_Norte" title="Samal, Davao del Norte">Samal</a> sub-province created from <a href="/wiki/Davao_del_Norte" title="Davao del Norte">Davao del Norte</a> through Republic Act No. 5999, but never inaugurated.<a href="#cite_note-RA-5999-173">[146]</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>1971–1998</dt></dl> <ul><li>October 4, 1971 – Maranaw province created from <a href="/wiki/Lanao_del_Sur" title="Lanao del Sur">Lanao del Sur</a> through Republic Act No. 6406, remained unorganized due to the disruption caused by the declaration of <a href="/wiki/Martial_Law_in_the_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="Martial Law in the Philippines">Martial Law in the Philippines</a>.</li> <li>November 11, 1971 – Plebiscites approve the establishment of <a href="/wiki/Quirino" title="Quirino">Quirino</a> and <a href="/wiki/Siquijor" title="Siquijor">Siquijor</a> as regular provinces by virtue of Republic Act No. 6394 (approved on September 10, 1971) and Republic Act No. 6398 (approved on September 17, 1971), separating them from <a href="/wiki/Nueva_Vizcaya" title="Nueva Vizcaya">Nueva Vizcaya</a> and <a href="/wiki/Negros_Oriental" title="Negros Oriental">Negros Oriental</a>, respectively.</li> <li>June 17, 1972 – Name of <a href="/wiki/Davao_del_Norte" title="Davao del Norte">Davao del Norte</a> changed to Davao through Republic Act No. 6430.</li> <li>September 11, 1973 – <a href="/wiki/Tawi-Tawi" title="Tawi-Tawi">Tawi-Tawi</a> separated from <a href="/wiki/Sulu" title="Sulu">Sulu</a> through Presidential Decree No. 302.</li> <li>November 22, 1973 – <a href="/wiki/Cotabato_Province_(1914-1973)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cotabato Province (1914-1973)">Cotabato</a> divided into <a href="/wiki/Maguindanao" title="Maguindanao">Maguindanao</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Cotabato" class="mw-redirect" title="North Cotabato">North Cotabato</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sultan_Kudarat" title="Sultan Kudarat">Sultan Kudarat</a> through Presidential Decree No. 341.</li> <li>December 27, 1973 – <a href="/wiki/Basilan" title="Basilan">Basilan</a> province created through Presidential Decree No. 356 out of most of the territory of the City of Basilan, which itself was delimited to only the downtown area of what is now <a href="/wiki/Isabela,_Basilan" title="Isabela, Basilan">Isabela City</a>, then finally abolished by Presidential Decree No. 840 in 1975.</li> <li>November 7, 1975 – <a href="/wiki/Metro_Manila" title="Metro Manila">Metro Manila</a> established through Presidential Decree No. 824, composed of the four chartered cities of <a href="/wiki/Manila" title="Manila">Manila</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caloocan" title="Caloocan">Caloocan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pasay" title="Pasay">Pasay</a> and <a href="/wiki/Quezon_City" title="Quezon City">Quezon City</a>, and several municipalities of <a href="/wiki/Rizal_(province)" title="Rizal (province)">Rizal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bulacan" title="Bulacan">Bulacan</a>, all of which effectively became independent from provincial supervision.</li> <li>August 13, 1979 – <a href="/wiki/Aurora_(province)" title="Aurora (province)">Aurora</a> proclaimed a regular province, separated from <a href="/wiki/Quezon" title="Quezon">Quezon</a> through Batas Pambansa Blg. 7 enacted on November 21, 1978. Plebiscite held on May 20, 1979, approves provincehood.</li> <li>March 7, 1984 – Name of North Cotabato province changed to <a href="/wiki/Cotabato" title="Cotabato">Cotabato</a> through Batas Pambansa Blg. 660.<a href="#cite_note-174">[147]</a></li> <li>January 3, 1986 – Plebiscite approves the separation of <a href="/wiki/Negros_del_Norte" title="Negros del Norte">Negros del Norte</a> from <a href="/wiki/Negros_Occidental" title="Negros Occidental">Negros Occidental</a> by virtue of Batas Pambansa Blg. 885 enacted on December 3, 1985.</li> <li>August 18, 1986 – BP No. 885 found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, <a href="/wiki/Negros_del_Norte" title="Negros del Norte">Negros del Norte</a> reverts as part of <a href="/wiki/Negros_Occidental" title="Negros Occidental">Negros Occidental</a>.</li> <li>May 11, 1992 – Plebiscites affirm the establishment of <a href="/wiki/Biliran" title="Biliran">Biliran</a> and <a href="/wiki/Guimaras" title="Guimaras">Guimaras</a> as regular provinces, separating them from <a href="/wiki/Leyte_(province)" title="Leyte (province)">Leyte</a> and <a href="/wiki/Iloilo" title="Iloilo">Iloilo</a>, respectively, by virtue of Section 462 of Republic Act No. 7160 (Local Government Code of 1991) approved on October 10, 1991.</li> <li>November 28, 1992 – Plebiscite approves the separation of <a href="/wiki/Sarangani" title="Sarangani">Sarangani</a> from <a href="/wiki/South_Cotabato" title="South Cotabato">South Cotabato</a> by virtue of Republic Act No. 7228 approved on March 16, 1992.</li> <li>May 8, 1995 – Plebiscite approves the division of <a href="/wiki/Kalinga-Apayao" title="Kalinga-Apayao">Kalinga-Apayao</a> into <a href="/wiki/Apayao" title="Apayao">Apayao</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kalinga_(province)" title="Kalinga (province)">Kalinga</a> by virtue of Republic Act No. 7878 approved on February 14, 1995.</li> <li>March 7, 1998 – Plebiscite approves the separation of <a href="/wiki/Compostela_Valley" class="mw-redirect" title="Compostela Valley">Compostela Valley</a> from <a href="/wiki/Davao_del_Norte" title="Davao del Norte">Davao</a> by virtue of Republic Act No. 8470 approved on January 30, 1998. Name of Davao changed back to Davao del Norte.</li></ul> <dl><dt>2001–present</dt></dl> <ul><li>February 22, 2001 – Plebiscite approves the separation of <a href="/wiki/Zamboanga_Sibugay" title="Zamboanga Sibugay">Zamboanga Sibugay</a> from <a href="/wiki/Zamboanga_del_Sur" title="Zamboanga del Sur">Zamboanga del Sur</a> by virtue of Republic Act No. 8973 approved on November 7, 2000.</li> <li>October 28, 2006 – <a href="/wiki/2006_Shariff_Kabunsuan_creation_plebiscite" title="2006 Shariff Kabunsuan creation plebiscite">Plebiscite</a> approves the separation of <a href="/wiki/Shariff_Kabunsuan" title="Shariff Kabunsuan">Shariff Kabunsuan</a> from <a href="/wiki/Maguindanao" title="Maguindanao">Maguindanao</a> by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 201 enacted on August 28, 2006.</li> <li>December 2, 2006 – Plebiscite approves the separation of <a href="/wiki/Dinagat_Islands" title="Dinagat Islands">Dinagat Islands</a> from <a href="/wiki/Surigao_del_Norte" title="Surigao del Norte">Surigao del Norte</a> by virtue of Republic Act No. 9355 approved on October 2, 2006.</li> <li>November 18, 2008 – MMA Act No. 201 <a href="/wiki/Sema_v._COMELEC_and_Dilangalen" title="Sema v. COMELEC and Dilangalen">declared void</a> by the Supreme Court, <a href="/wiki/Shariff_Kabunsuan" title="Shariff Kabunsuan">Shariff Kabunsuan</a> reverts as part of <a href="/wiki/Maguindanao" title="Maguindanao">Maguindanao</a>.</li> <li>February 11, 2010 – RA No. 9355 found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, <a href="/wiki/Dinagat_Islands" title="Dinagat Islands">Dinagat Islands</a> reverts as part of <a href="/wiki/Surigao_del_Norte" title="Surigao del Norte">Surigao del Norte</a>.</li> <li>March 30, 2011 – Supreme Court reverses its decision on <a href="/wiki/Dinagat_Islands" title="Dinagat Islands">Dinagat Islands</a> and became a province once again.</li> <li>October 28, 2013 – Plebiscite approves the separation of <a href="/wiki/Davao_Occidental" title="Davao Occidental">Davao Occidental</a> from <a href="/wiki/Davao_del_Sur" title="Davao del Sur">Davao del Sur</a> by virtue of Republic Act No. 10360 approved on January 21, 2013.</li> <li>December 8, 2019 – Name of Compostela Valley changed to <a href="/wiki/Davao_de_Oro" title="Davao de Oro">Davao de Oro</a> through Republic Act 11297 approved on April 17, 2019.</li> <li>September 18, 2022 – Plebiscite approves the division of <a href="/wiki/Maguindanao" title="Maguindanao">Maguindanao</a> into <a href="/wiki/Maguindanao_del_Norte" title="Maguindanao del Norte">Maguindanao del Norte</a> and <a href="/wiki/Maguindanao_del_Sur" title="Maguindanao del Sur">Maguindanao del Sur</a> by virtue of Republic Act No. 11550 approved on May 27, 2021.<a href="#cite_note-175">[148]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gallery">Gallery</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Gallery">edit</a>]</div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional" style="max-width: 729px;"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Administrative_Divisions_of_the_Philippines_(1880).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1880"><img alt="1880" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Administrative_Divisions_of_the_Philippines_%281880%29.svg/77px-Administrative_Divisions_of_the_Philippines_%281880%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="77" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Administrative_Divisions_of_the_Philippines_%281880%29.svg/116px-Administrative_Divisions_of_the_Philippines_%281880%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Administrative_Divisions_of_the_Philippines_%281880%29.svg/155px-Administrative_Divisions_of_the_Philippines_%281880%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="792" /></a></div> <div class="gallerytext">1880</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Administrative_Divisions_of_the_Philippines_(1899).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1899"><img alt="1899" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Administrative_Divisions_of_the_Philippines_%281899%29.svg/77px-Administrative_Divisions_of_the_Philippines_%281899%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="77" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Administrative_Divisions_of_the_Philippines_%281899%29.svg/116px-Administrative_Divisions_of_the_Philippines_%281899%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Administrative_Divisions_of_the_Philippines_%281899%29.svg/155px-Administrative_Divisions_of_the_Philippines_%281899%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="792" /></a></div> <div class="gallerytext">1899</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; 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height: 150px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Ph_administrative_map_blank_2.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="2022–"><img alt="2022–" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Ph_administrative_map_blank_2.svg/82px-Ph_administrative_map_blank_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="82" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Ph_administrative_map_blank_2.svg/124px-Ph_administrative_map_blank_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Ph_administrative_map_blank_2.svg/165px-Ph_administrative_map_blank_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="4200" data-file-height="6105" /></a></div> <div class="gallerytext">2022–</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Formally_proposed/renamed_provinces">Formally proposed/renamed provinces</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Formally proposed/renamed provinces">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Proposed_provinces_with_enacted_law">Proposed provinces with enacted law</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Proposed provinces with enacted law">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This section only lists the proposals that reached the stage where a legislation was enacted for the purpose of establishing a province or a sub-province but never achieved, or yet to achieve, corporate existence.</div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Proposed_Provinces_of_the_Philippines.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Proposed_Provinces_of_the_Philippines.svg/250px-Proposed_Provinces_of_the_Philippines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Proposed_Provinces_of_the_Philippines.svg/375px-Proposed_Provinces_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Proposed_Provinces_of_the_Philippines.svg/500px-Proposed_Provinces_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="675" /></a><figcaption>Map of the Philippines showing the proposed provinces</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>Occidental Leyte and Oriental Leyte (1923) – <a href="/wiki/Leyte" title="Leyte">Leyte</a> was divided into two new provinces by Act No. 3117 on March 27, 1923.<a href="#cite_note-176">[149]</a> The division never took place, however, as no proclamation was issued by the <a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_the_Philippines" title="Governor-General of the Philippines">Governor-General</a>. <ul><li>The province of Oriental Leyte would have covered the present-day territories of the entire province of Biliran, the municipalities of Abuyog, Alangalang, Babatngon, Barugo, Burauen, Calubian, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Dulag, Jaro, Javier, Julita, La Paz, Leyte, MacArthur, Mahaplag, Mayorga, Palo, Pastrana, San Isidro, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Tabango, Tabontabon, Tanauan, Tolosa, Tunga and Tacloban (which was designated as the provincial capital).</li> <li>The province of Occidental Leyte would have covered the present-day territories of the entire province of Southern Leyte, the municipalities of Albuera, Bato, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Isabel, Kananga, Matag-ob, Matalom, Mérida, Palompon, Villaba and the cities of Baybay and Ormoc. The province capital of Occidental Leyte "SEC. 2. ... shall be designated by the Governor-General, until determined by a plurality vote of the electors of the new province at the next general election."</li></ul></li> <li>Samal (1969) – The sub-province of Samal was created by Republic Act No. 5999<a href="#cite_note-samal-177">[150]</a> and covered the area of the present-day <a href="/wiki/Samal,_Davao_del_Norte" title="Samal, Davao del Norte">Island Garden City of Samal</a>. However, the sub-province was never inaugurated.</li> <li>Maranaw (1971) – Republic Act No. 6406,<a href="#cite_note-maranaw-178">[151]</a> which sought to create a new province out of eastern <a href="/wiki/Lanao_del_Sur" title="Lanao del Sur">Lanao del Sur</a> (now corresponding to the province's <a href="/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_Lanao_del_Sur#1st_District" title="Legislative districts of Lanao del Sur">first congressional district</a>), was approved on October 4, 1971. The province was to consist of the municipalities of <a href="/wiki/Bubong,_Lanao_del_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Bubong, Lanao del Sur">Bubong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ditsaan-Ramain,_Lanao_del_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Ditsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur">Ditsaan-Ramain</a> (including what is now <a href="/wiki/Buadiposo-Buntong,_Lanao_del_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Buadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur">Buadiposo-Buntong</a>), <a href="/wiki/Kapai,_Lanao_del_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Kapai, Lanao del Sur">Kapai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lumba-Bayabao,_Lanao_del_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Lumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur">Lumba-Bayabao</a> (including what is now <a href="/wiki/Maguing,_Lanao_del_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Maguing, Lanao del Sur">Maguing</a>), <a href="/wiki/Marantao,_Lanao_del_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Marantao, Lanao del Sur">Marantao</a>, <a href="/wiki/Masiu,_Lanao_del_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Masiu, Lanao del Sur">Masiu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mulondo,_Lanao_del_Sur" title="Mulondo, Lanao del Sur">Mulondo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saguiaran,_Lanao_del_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur">Saguiaran</a>, <a href="/wiki/Piagapo,_Lanao_del_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Piagapo, Lanao del Sur">Piagapo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poona_Bayabao,_Lanao_del_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Poona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur">Poona Bayabao</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamparan,_Lanao_del_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamparan, Lanao del Sur">Tamparan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taraka,_Lanao_del_Sur" title="Taraka, Lanao del Sur">Taraka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wao,_Lanao_del_Sur" title="Wao, Lanao del Sur">Wao</a> (including what is now <a href="/wiki/Bumbaran,_Lanao_del_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Bumbaran, Lanao del Sur">Bumbaran</a>), with the chartered city of <a href="/wiki/Marawi" title="Marawi">Marawi</a> serving as the new province's capital. Lanao del Sur was to retain the remaining municipalities, with <a href="/wiki/Malabang,_Lanao_del_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Malabang, Lanao del Sur">Malabang</a> serving as its new capital. Section 4 of RA 6406 provided that "The new provinces as provided in this Act shall come into existence upon the election and qualification of their first elective provincial officials, who shall be elected in a special election simultaneously with the general elections of November, nineteen hundred and seventy-three." The division never took place due to the <a href="/wiki/Proclamation_No._1081" title="Proclamation No. 1081">declaration</a> of <a href="/wiki/Martial_law_in_the_Philippines" title="Martial law in the Philippines">martial law in the Philippines</a> on September 21, 1972, which disrupted the scheduled general elections for 1973 and paved the way for the adoption of a new <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Philippines" title="Constitution of the Philippines">Constitution</a> and the establishment of the <a href="/wiki/Fourth_Philippine_Republic" title="Fourth Philippine Republic">Fourth Philippine Republic</a>. A legacy of this unimplemented division is the existence of two <a href="/wiki/ZIP_codes_in_the_Philippines" title="ZIP codes in the Philippines">ZIP code</a> series for Lanao del Sur: the 93- series was retained by what were to be the remaining towns of the province (with Malabang, the new capital, being reassigned the code 9300), while a new series (97-) was assigned to what was supposed to be the province of Maranaw (with Marawi getting the new code 9700).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Rejected_in_a_plebiscite">Rejected in a plebiscite</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Rejected in a plebiscite">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li>Isabela del Norte and Isabela del Sur (1995) – On February 20, 1995, Republic Act No. 7891,<a href="#cite_note-ids-179">[152]</a> which sought to divide the province of <a href="/wiki/Isabela_(province)" title="Isabela (province)">Isabela</a>, was approved. Isabela del Norte was to comprise municipalities belonging to the province's <a href="/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_Isabela#1st_District" title="Legislative districts of Isabela">first</a> and <a href="/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_Isabela#2nd_District" title="Legislative districts of Isabela">second congressional districts</a> with <a href="/wiki/Ilagan,_Isabela" class="mw-redirect" title="Ilagan, Isabela">Ilagan</a> serving as capital. Isabela del Sur was to consist of the <a href="/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_Isabela#3rd_District" title="Legislative districts of Isabela">third</a> and <a href="/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_Isabela#4th_District" title="Legislative districts of Isabela">fourth congressional districts</a> (excluding the independent component city of <a href="/wiki/Santiago,_Isabela" title="Santiago, Isabela">Santiago</a>), with <a href="/wiki/Cauayan,_Isabela" title="Cauayan, Isabela">Cauayan</a> as the capital. The proposed division was rejected in a plebiscite held on June 20, 1995.</li> <li>Quezon del Norte and Quezon del Sur (2007) – The act dividing the province of <a href="/wiki/Quezon" title="Quezon">Quezon</a> into two, Republic Act No. 9495,<a href="#cite_note-qds-180">[153]</a> lapsed into law without <a href="/wiki/Gloria_Macapagal_Arroyo" title="Gloria Macapagal Arroyo">the President</a>'s signature on September 7, 2007. Quezon del Norte (which would be renamed from Quezon) was to be composed of the <a href="/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_Quezon#1st_District" title="Legislative districts of Quezon">first</a> and <a href="/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_Quezon#2nd_District" title="Legislative districts of Quezon">second congressional districts</a> of the province, with <a href="/wiki/Lucena,_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="Lucena, Philippines">Lucena</a> as its capital. Quezon del Sur, with its capital at <a href="/wiki/Gumaca,_Quezon" class="mw-redirect" title="Gumaca, Quezon">Gumaca</a>, would have been composed of the <a href="/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_Quezon#3rd_District" title="Legislative districts of Quezon">third</a> and <a href="/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_Quezon#4th_District" title="Legislative districts of Quezon">fourth congressional districts</a>. The COMELEC held the <a href="/wiki/2008_Quezon_del_Sur_creation_plebiscite" title="2008 Quezon del Sur creation plebiscite">plebiscite</a> on December 13, 2008, and the majority of the votes rejected the division. Notwithstanding the voters' rejection, all the representatives of Quezon's four legislative districts—Wilfrido Mark Enverga, Irvin Alcala, <a href="/wiki/Danilo_Suarez" title="Danilo Suarez">Danilo Suarez</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Erin_Ta%C3%B1ada" title="Erin Tañada">Lorenzo Tañada III</a>—reintroduced the measure as House Bill No. 3839 on December 8, 2010. They explained that “the wisdom, logic and bare facts behind what is driving this bill to be filed again in this Congress remain,” citing the persistence of poverty in far-flung coastal municipalities and small islands. Yet, the bill did not make it out of the committee level this time.<a href="#cite_note-181">[154]</a><a href="#cite_note-182">[155]</a></li> <li>Palawan del Norte, Palawan Oriental, and Palawan del Sur (2021) – On April 5, 2019, President <a href="/wiki/Rodrigo_Duterte" title="Rodrigo Duterte">Rodrigo Duterte</a> signed Republic Act No. 11259 that proposed the division the province of Palawan, with the exception of the independent city of <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Princesa" title="Puerto Princesa">Puerto Princesa</a>, into three separate provinces. A <a href="/wiki/2021_Palawan_division_plebiscite" title="2021 Palawan division plebiscite">plebiscite</a> was originally scheduled for the second Monday of May 2020<a href="#cite_note-183">[156]</a> but was postponed to March 2021 due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_Philippines" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<a href="#cite_note-184">[157]</a> Palawan del Norte would have been composed of <a href="/wiki/Taytay,_Palawan" title="Taytay, Palawan">Taytay</a> and municipalities north of it. Palawan del Sur would have been composed of the municipalities west and south of Puerto Princesa, including <a href="/wiki/Kalayaan,_Palawan" title="Kalayaan, Palawan">Kalayaan</a> (which administers the country's claims in the <a href="/wiki/Spratly_Islands" title="Spratly Islands">Spratly Islands</a>), while the rest were proposed to form Palawan Oriental. The proposed provincial capitals would be <a href="/wiki/Taytay,_Palawan" title="Taytay, Palawan">Taytay</a> (Palawan del Norte), <a href="/wiki/Brooke%27s_Point" title="Brooke's Point">Brooke's Point</a> (Palawan del Sur), and <a href="/wiki/Roxas,_Palawan" title="Roxas, Palawan">Roxas</a> (Palawan Oriental).<a href="#cite_note-palawan-185">[158]</a> The COMELEC held the plebiscite on March 13, 2021, and the majority of the votes rejected the division.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Currently_proposed_provinces_in_the_19th_Congress">Currently proposed provinces in the 19th Congress</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Currently proposed provinces in the 19th Congress">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li>Kutawato (2024): Senate Bill No. 2875 of <a href="/wiki/Robin_Padilla" title="Robin Padilla">Robin Padilla</a> has proposed the conversion of the <a href="/wiki/Special_Geographic_Area" title="Special Geographic Area">Special Geographic Area</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Bangsamoro" title="Bangsamoro">Bangsamoro</a> autonomous region situated within <a href="/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen">Soccsksargen</a> region's <a href="/wiki/Cotabato" title="Cotabato">Cotabato</a> province in a separate province named 'Kutawato'.<a href="#cite_note-186">[159]</a>Separately, Bangsamoro regional government has been planning to convert the SGA towns into a new province. The <a href="/wiki/Moro_Islamic_Liberation_Front" title="Moro Islamic Liberation Front">Moro Islamic Liberation Front</a> which leads the regional government is already informally referring to the SGA as 'Ligawasan Province'.<a href="#cite_note-barmm-187">[160]</a></li> <li>Surigao Oriental (1992, 2015, 2022): House Bill No. 2336 seeks to carve a province out of the six southernmost local government units of <a href="/wiki/Surigao_del_Sur" title="Surigao del Sur">Surigao del Sur</a> province. The <a href="/wiki/Bislig" title="Bislig">City of Bislig</a> and the municipalities of <a href="/wiki/Barobo,_Surigao_del_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Barobo, Surigao del Sur">Barobo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hinatuan,_Surigao_del_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur">Hinatuan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lingig,_Surigao_del_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Lingig, Surigao del Sur">Lingig</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tagbina,_Surigao_del_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Tagbina, Surigao del Sur">Tagbina</a> all comprise the district of the bill's author, Surigao del Sur <a href="/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_Surigao_del_Sur#2nd_District" title="Legislative districts of Surigao del Sur">2nd District</a> Representative <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Pimentel" title="Johnny Pimentel">Johnny T. Pimentel</a>; the bill also seeks to transfer <a href="/wiki/Lianga,_Surigao_del_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Lianga, Surigao del Sur">Lianga</a>, currently part of the First District, to the proposed province. Bislig would be the designated capital. The bill is pending with the Committee on Local Government since August 2, 2022.<a href="#cite_note-188">[161]</a> A previous attempt to create the province of Surigao del Oriente, which would have covered the 2nd District municipalities but would have excluded Lianga, died in the committee level during the 16th Congress.<a href="#cite_note-189">[162]</a><a href="#cite_note-190">[163]</a> The proposal to create a province called Surigao Oriental was raised as early as 1992 by then-2nd District Representative Ernesto T. Estrella.<a href="#cite_note-191">[164]</a></li> <li>Zamboanga Occidental (2002, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2023) – On September 25, 2023, <a href="/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_Zamboanga_del_Norte#3rd_District" title="Legislative districts of Zamboanga del Norte">Zamboanga del Norte 3rd District</a> Representative Adrian Michael A. Amatong filed House Bill No. 9311 seeking to create a new province out of his constituency. The proposed province would consist of the 12 westernmost municipalities of Zamboanga del Norte—<a href="/wiki/Liloy,_Zamboanga_del_Norte" class="mw-redirect" title="Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte">Liloy</a> as the proposed capital, together with <a href="/wiki/Baliguian,_Zamboanga_del_Norte" class="mw-redirect" title="Baliguian, Zamboanga del Norte">Baliguian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Godod,_Zamboanga_del_Norte" class="mw-redirect" title="Godod, Zamboanga del Norte">Godod</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gutalac,_Zamboanga_del_Norte" class="mw-redirect" title="Gutalac, Zamboanga del Norte">Gutalac</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kalawit,_Zamboanga_del_Norte" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalawit, Zamboanga del Norte">Kalawit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leon_B._Postigo,_Zamboanga_del_Norte" class="mw-redirect" title="Leon B. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte">Leon B. Postigo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Salug,_Zamboanga_del_Norte" class="mw-redirect" title="Salug, Zamboanga del Norte">Salug</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sibuco,_Zamboanga_del_Norte" class="mw-redirect" title="Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte">Sibuco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Siocon,_Zamboanga_del_Norte" class="mw-redirect" title="Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte">Siocon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sirawai,_Zamboanga_del_Norte" class="mw-redirect" title="Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte">Sirawai</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tampilisan,_Zamboanga_del_Norte" class="mw-redirect" title="Tampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte">Tampilisan</a>.<a href="#cite_note-192">[165]</a> Previous attempts to turn the district into the province of Zamboanga Occidental, the province of Liloy, or the province of Zamboanga Hermosa—which began with the efforts of then-2nd District Representative Ernesto T. Estrella as early as 1992—failed to hurdle the 12th, the 14th, the 15th and the 17th Congress.<a href="#cite_note-193">[166]</a><a href="#cite_note-194">[167]</a><a href="#cite_note-195">[168]</a><a href="#cite_note-196">[169]</a><a href="#cite_note-197">[170]</a><a href="#cite_note-198">[171]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_proposed_provinces">Other proposed provinces</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Other proposed provinces">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li>Mindoro del Sur (1998): During the 11th Congress, <a href="/wiki/Oriental_Mindoro%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Oriental Mindoro's 1st congressional district">Oriental Mindoro 1st District</a> Rep. Renato Leviste filed House Bill No. 1476 proposing to turn the adjoining <a href="/wiki/Oriental_Mindoro%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Oriental Mindoro's 2nd congressional district">2nd District</a> into its own province called Mindoro del Sur. The proposed province would have consisted of the seven municipalities forming the southern half of <a href="/wiki/Oriental_Mindoro" title="Oriental Mindoro">Oriental Mindoro</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bansud" title="Bansud">Bansud</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bongabong" title="Bongabong">Bongabong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bulalacao" title="Bulalacao">Bulalacao</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gloria,_Oriental_Mindoro" title="Gloria, Oriental Mindoro">Gloria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mansalay" title="Mansalay">Mansalay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pinamalayan" title="Pinamalayan">Pinamalayan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Roxas,_Oriental_Mindoro" title="Roxas, Oriental Mindoro">Roxas</a>. However, the measure did not take off.<a href="#cite_note-199">[172]</a> The Sangguniang Panlalawigan in 2002 passed a resolution urging the province's two representatives, Charity Leviste and Alfonso Umali, Jr., to refile the bill in the 12th Congress, but to no avail.<a href="#cite_note-200">[173]</a></li> <li>Panguil Bay (1999): During the 11th Congress, <a href="/wiki/Lanao_del_Norte%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Lanao del Norte's 1st congressional district">Lanao del Norte 1st District</a> Rep. Alipio Cirilo Badelles filed House Bill No. 8049 to carve the province of Panguil Bay out of <a href="/wiki/Lanao_del_Norte" title="Lanao del Norte">Lanao del Norte</a>. The bill died in the committee level.<a href="#cite_note-201">[174]</a></li> <li>Bukidnon del Sur (2004): In November 2004, during the 13th Congress, <a href="/wiki/Bukidnon%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="Bukidnon's 3rd congressional district">Bukidnon 3rd District</a> Rep. <a href="/wiki/Migz_Zubiri" title="Migz Zubiri">Juan Miguel F. Zubiri</a> filed a bill seeking to carve the new province of Bukidnon del Sur out of the province of <a href="/wiki/Bukidnon" title="Bukidnon">Bukidnon</a>. <a href="#cite_note-202">[175]</a> The proposed province would have been composed of 10 southwestern and southern municipalities: <a href="/wiki/Damulog,_Bukidnon" class="mw-redirect" title="Damulog, Bukidnon">Damulog</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dangcagan,_Bukidnon" class="mw-redirect" title="Dangcagan, Bukidnon">Dangcagan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Don_Carlos,_Bukidnon" title="Don Carlos, Bukidnon">Don Carlos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kadingilan,_Bukidnon" class="mw-redirect" title="Kadingilan, Bukidnon">Kadingilan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kalilangan,_Bukidnon" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalilangan, Bukidnon">Kalilangan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kibawe,_Bukidnon" class="mw-redirect" title="Kibawe, Bukidnon">Kibawe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kitaotao,_Bukidnon" class="mw-redirect" title="Kitaotao, Bukidnon">Kitaotao</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maramag,_Bukidnon" class="mw-redirect" title="Maramag, Bukidnon">Maramag</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pangantucan,_Bukidnon" class="mw-redirect" title="Pangantucan, Bukidnon">Pangantucan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Quezon,_Bukidnon" title="Quezon, Bukidnon">Quezon</a>. The capital would have been determined by way of plebiscite had the bill passed into law.<a href="#cite_note-203">[176]</a> House Bill No. 4834 was unanimously approved on third reading by the House of Representatives on November 21, 2005, but it never moved past the committee level at the Senate. <a href="#cite_note-204">[177]</a></li> <li>Cebu del Norte, Cebu del Sur, and Occidental Cebu (2005): During the 13th Congress, the province of <a href="/wiki/Cebu" title="Cebu">Cebu</a> grappled with the so-called <a href="/wiki/Sugbuak" title="Sugbuak">Sugbuak</a> controversy. Three bills were filed in January and February 2005 by <a href="/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_Cebu#2nd_District" title="Legislative districts of Cebu">2nd District</a> Rep. Simeon L. Kintanar, <a href="/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_Cebu#3rd_District" title="Legislative districts of Cebu">3rd District</a> Rep. Antonio P. Yapha, Jr., and <a href="/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_Cebu#4th_District" title="Legislative districts of Cebu">4th District</a> Clavel A. Martinez, who sought to turn their respective constituencies into the new provinces of Cebu del Sur, Occidental Cebu, and Cebu del Norte, respectively. <a href="#cite_note-205">[178]</a> <a href="#cite_note-206">[179]</a> <a href="#cite_note-207">[180]</a> The consolidated substitute bill, House Bill No. 5721, was approved by the Committee on Local Government but was not acted upon by the Committee on Rules by the end of the 13th Congress amid strong opposition. <a href="#cite_note-208">[181]</a></li> <li>Misamis North and Misamis South (2005): During the 13th Congress, <a href="/wiki/Misamis_Oriental%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Misamis Oriental's 2nd congressional district">Misamis Oriental 2nd District</a> Rep. Augusto H. Baculio introduced two bills seeking to carve the provinces of Misamis North and Misamis South out of the province of <a href="/wiki/Misamis_Oriental" title="Misamis Oriental">Misamis Oriental</a>. The bills died in the committee level.<a href="#cite_note-209">[182]</a><a href="#cite_note-210">[183]</a></li> <li>Western Leyte (2005, 2010): During the 13th and the 15th Congress, <a href="/wiki/Leyte%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="Leyte's 5th congressional district">Leyte 5th District</a> Rep. Carmen L. Cari and her son and successor Rep. Jose Carlos L. Cari introduced bills seeking to carve the new province of Western Leyte out of the province of <a href="/wiki/Leyte_(province)" title="Leyte (province)">Leyte</a>. The Caris' constituency consisted of the <a href="/wiki/Baybay" title="Baybay">City of Baybay</a> and the eight southernmost municipalities of the province. The bills died in the committee level.<a href="#cite_note-211">[184]</a><a href="#cite_note-212">[185]</a> Previously, during the 9th Congress, <a href="/wiki/Leyte%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="Leyte's 4th congressional district">Leyte 4th District</a> Rep. Carmelo J. Locsin filed House Bill No. 6388 also to create the province of Western Leyte; his district consists of the City of <a href="/wiki/Ormoc" title="Ormoc">Ormoc</a> and the surrounding western municipalities of <a href="/wiki/Albuera,_Leyte" title="Albuera, Leyte">Albuera</a>, <a href="/wiki/Isabel,_Leyte" title="Isabel, Leyte">Isabel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kananga,_Leyte" title="Kananga, Leyte">Kananga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matag-ob" title="Matag-ob">Matag-ob</a>, <a href="/wiki/Merida,_Leyte" title="Merida, Leyte">Merida</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Palompon" title="Palompon">Palompon</a>.<a href="#cite_note-213">[186]</a></li> <li>Northwestern Samar (2008, 2010, 2019)  – Most recently during the 17th Congress, House Bill No. 8824 was introduced in the House of Representatives on January 22, 2019, by <a href="/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_Samar#1st_District" title="Legislative districts of Samar">1st District</a> Representative <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Mary_Sarmiento" title="Edgar Mary Sarmiento">Edgar Mary Sarmiento</a> to turn his constituency into a new province called Northwestern Samar.<a href="#cite_note-214">[187]</a> The proposed province would have consisted of the <a href="/wiki/Calbayog" title="Calbayog">City of Calbayog</a> as its capital, along with the nine municipalities of <a href="/wiki/Almagro,_Samar" title="Almagro, Samar">Almagro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gandara,_Samar" title="Gandara, Samar">Gandara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matuguinao,_Samar" class="mw-redirect" title="Matuguinao, Samar">Matuginao</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pagsanghan,_Samar" class="mw-redirect" title="Pagsanghan, Samar">Pagsanghan</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Jorge,_Samar" title="San Jorge, Samar">San Jorge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Santa_Margarita,_Samar" title="Santa Margarita, Samar">Santa Margarita</a>, <a href="/wiki/Santo_Ni%C3%B1o,_Samar" title="Santo Niño, Samar">Santo Niño</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tagapul-an,_Samar" class="mw-redirect" title="Tagapul-an, Samar">Tagapul-an</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tarangnan,_Samar" class="mw-redirect" title="Tarangnan, Samar">Tarangnan</a>.<a href="#cite_note-215">[188]</a> This proposal has repeatedly died in the committee level during the 14th, 15th and 17th Congress.<a href="#cite_note-216">[189]</a><a href="#cite_note-217">[190]</a><a href="#cite_note-218">[191]</a></li> <li>Nueva Camarines (2011)  – On May 24, 2011, during the 15th Congress, <a href="/wiki/Camarines_Sur%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="Camarines Sur's 4th congressional district">Camarines Sur Fourth District</a> Rep. <a href="/wiki/Arnulfo_Fuentebella" title="Arnulfo Fuentebella">Arnulfo Fuentebella</a> introduced House Bill 4728, which sought to create a new province out of the <a href="/wiki/Iriga" title="Iriga">City of Iriga</a> and 16 municipalities comprising the eastern half and the southern portion of Camarines Sur.<a href="#cite_note-219">[192]</a> This would have included all 10 municipalities of Fuentebella's Fourth District (<a href="/wiki/Caramoan" title="Caramoan">Caramoan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Garchitorena" title="Garchitorena">Garchitorena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Goa,_Camarines_Sur" title="Goa, Camarines Sur">Goa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lagonoy" title="Lagonoy">Lagonoy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Presentacion" title="Presentacion">Presentacion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sag%C3%B1ay" title="Sagñay">Sagñay</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Jose,_Camarines_Sur" title="San Jose, Camarines Sur">San Jose</a>, <a href="/wiki/Siruma" title="Siruma">Siruma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tigaon,_Camarines_Sur" title="Tigaon, Camarines Sur">Tigaon</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tinambac" title="Tinambac">Tinambac</a>) and all six municipalities of the adjacent <a href="/wiki/Camarines_Sur%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="Camarines Sur's 5th congressional district">Fifth District</a> (<a href="/wiki/Baao,_Camarines_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Baao, Camarines Sur">Baao</a>, <a href="/wiki/Balatan,_Camarines_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Balatan, Camarines Sur">Balatan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bato,_Camarines_Sur" title="Bato, Camarines Sur">Bato</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buhi,_Camarines_Sur" title="Buhi, Camarines Sur">Buhi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bula,_Camarines_Sur" title="Bula, Camarines Sur">Bula</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Nabua" title="Nabua">Nabua</a>). Tigaon would have been the capital of the proposed province.<a href="#cite_note-220">[193]</a> Just three months later, on August 3, 2011, the finalized measure numbered House Bill No. 4820 passed the House of Representatives of the Philippines with 229 votes in favor to one against.<a href="#cite_note-221">[194]</a><a href="#cite_note-222">[195]</a> However, it failed to gain the concurrence of the Senate, which did not take up the controversial bill by the end of 15th Congress, following the opposition of Senators <a href="/wiki/Joker_Arroyo" title="Joker Arroyo">Joker Arroyo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Antonio_Trillanes" title="Antonio Trillanes">Antonio Trillanes IV</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bongbong_Marcos" title="Bongbong Marcos">Bongbong Marcos</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manny_Villar" title="Manny Villar">Manny Villar</a>.<a href="#cite_note-223">[196]</a> In 2015, <a href="/wiki/Rappler" title="Rappler">Rappler</a> reported: “It is widely believed here that the Fuentebellas want a new province they can rule because they had failed to win the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Camarines_Sur" title="Governor of Camarines Sur">governorship of Camarines Sur</a> since former Governor <a href="/wiki/Luis_Villafuerte" title="Luis Villafuerte">Luis Villafuerte</a> held the position.”<a href="#cite_note-224">[197]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Proposed_renaming">Proposed renaming</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Proposed renaming">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Leyte" title="Southern Leyte">Southern Leyte</a> to Leyte del Sur (2007)  – <a href="/wiki/Southern_Leyte%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="Southern Leyte's at-large congressional district">Southern Leyte Lone District</a> Rep. Roger Mercado introduced bills to rename the province of <a href="/wiki/Southern_Leyte" title="Southern Leyte">Southern Leyte</a> to Leyte del Sur, citing a desire to “enhance the identity of [the province] as geographically a part of the <a href="/wiki/Leyte" title="Leyte">Leyte Island</a> with a distinct personality of its own” and to have the province alphabetically listed closer to the neighboring province of <a href="/wiki/Leyte_(province)" title="Leyte (province)">Leyte</a>, from which it was separated in 1959.<a href="#cite_note-225">[198]</a> Mercado first filed the bill in 2007,<a href="#cite_note-226">[199]</a> and this attempt gained traction during the 14th Congress, as House Bill No. 6650 was passed by the House of Representatives on September 8, 2009, with 170 votes in its favor and none against it. The Senate, however, did not act on the measure.<a href="#cite_note-227">[200]</a> Mercado's second attempt in 2017 did not prosper, as House Bill No. 1602 died in the committee level during the 17th Congress.<a href="#cite_note-228">[201]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Philippine_provinces_by_population" title="List of Philippine provinces by population">List of Philippine provinces by population</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Philippine_provincial_name_etymologies" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Philippine provincial name etymologies">List of Philippine provincial etymologies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Philippine_provinces_by_Human_Development_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Philippine provinces by Human Development Index">List of Philippine provinces by Human Development Index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Philippine_provinces_and_regions_by_poverty_rate" title="List of Philippine provinces and regions by poverty rate">List of Philippine provinces by poverty rate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_demonyms_for_Philippine_provinces" title="List of demonyms for Philippine provinces">List of demonyms for Philippine provinces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:PH" title="ISO 3166-2:PH">ISO 3166-2:PH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sub-provinces_of_the_Philippines" title="Sub-provinces of the Philippines">Sub-provinces of the Philippines</a>, a defunct group of administrative divisions in the Philippines</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Notes">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-WWII-145">^ <a href="#cite_ref-WWII_145-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-WWII_145-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-WWII_145-2">c</a> Provisions of this order only apply for the duration of the Japanese occupation; 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.negros-occ.gov.ph/about-negros-occidental/history-of-negros-occidental">the original</a> on October 20, 2018. 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Retrieved October 7, 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Philippine+Daily+Inquirer&rft.atitle=Nueva+Vizcaya+mounts+Ammungan+fest%2C+celebrates+diversity&rft.date=2014-07-14&rft.aulast=Babiera&rft.aufirst=Lester+G.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Flifestyle.inquirer.net%2F165843%2Fnueva-vizcaya-mounts-ammungan-fest-celebrates-diversity&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-GovPH-OccMindoro-47"><a href="#cite_ref-GovPH-OccMindoro_47-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2012/11/15/speech-of-president-aquino-during-his-visit-to-occidental-mindoro-november-15-2012/">"Speech of President Aquino during his visit to Occidental Mindoro, November 15, 2012"</a>. 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Retrieved October 7, 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Philippine+Star&rft.atitle=April+5+a+special+non-working+holiday+in+Pangasinan&rft.date=2011-03-27&rft.aulast=Ramirez&rft.aufirst=Cesar&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philstar.com%2Fnation%2F669740%2Fapril-5-special-non-working-holiday-pangasinan&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-53"><a href="#cite_ref-53">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_BZ8wAQAAIAAJ/page/267/mode/2up?view=theater">"Census of the Philippine Islands : Taken under the direction of the Philippine Legislature in the year 1918"</a>. April 13, 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Census+of+the+Philippine+Islands+%3A+Taken+under+the+direction+of+the+Philippine+Legislature+in+the+year+1918&rft.date=2024-04-13&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fbub_gb_BZ8wAQAAIAAJ%2Fpage%2F267%2Fmode%2F2up%3Fview%3Dtheater&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-RomblomanonNet-History-54"><a href="#cite_ref-RomblomanonNet-History_54-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://romblomanon.net/en/history-romblon">"History of Romblon"</a>. United Romblon Ministerial Fellowship. February 20, 2014. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160305021713/http://romblomanon.net/en/history-romblon">Archived</a> from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2016.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=History+of+Romblon&rft.pub=United+Romblon+Ministerial+Fellowship&rft.date=2014-02-20&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fromblomanon.net%2Fen%2Fhistory-romblon&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-SuluGovPH-56"><a href="#cite_ref-SuluGovPH_56-0">^</a> Province of Sulu: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sulu.gov.ph/Profile.asp">Brief Profile</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110226001309/http://www.sulu.gov.ph/Profile.asp">Archived</a> February 26, 2011, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (There seems to be major discrepancies among authoritative sources: 343,699 ha (NSCB 2007), 175,460 ha (NSCB 2000), 167,377 ha (NAMRIA)) </li> <li id="cite_note-VisitTarlac-History-57"><a href="#cite_ref-VisitTarlac-History_57-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151222115710/http://visit-tarlac.com/history-of-tarlac">"History of Tarlac"</a>. 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No. 177597 – Sema v. COMELEC and Dilangalen</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190307204336/http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2008/july2008/177597.htm">Archived</a> March 7, 2019, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Supreme Court of the Philippines. </li> <li id="cite_note-69"><a href="#cite_ref-69">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2021/ra_11550_2021.html">"Republic Act No. 11550"</a>. lawphil.net. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172150/https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2021/ra_11550_2021.html">Archived</a> from the original on September 20, 2022. 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April 22, 1901. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218075247/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/9366">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. 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April 26, 1901. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218075302/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/9367">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. 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April 27, 1901. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218075254/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/9368">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+123+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Providing+for+the+Establishment+of+a+Civil+Government+for+the+Province+of+Ambos+Camarines&rft.date=1901-04-27&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F9368&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-124-88"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-124_88-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/9370">"Act No. 124 – An Act Providing for the Establishment of a Civil Government for the Province of Sorsogon"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. April 27, 1901. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218075252/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/9370">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+124+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Providing+for+the+Establishment+of+a+Civil+Government+for+the+Province+of+Sorsogon&rft.date=1901-04-27&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F9370&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-119-89"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-119_89-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/9362">"Act No. 119 – An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and the Municipal Code to the Province of Occidental Negros"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. April 20, 1901. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218075252/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/9362">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. 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Philippine Commission. April 20, 1901. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218075250/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/9364">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+120+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Extending+the+Provisions+of+the+Provincial+Government+Act+and+the+Municipal+Code+to+the+Province+of+Oriental+Negros&rft.date=1901-04-20&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F9364&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-125-91"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-125_91-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/9371">"Act No. 125 – An Act Providing for the Establishment of a Civil Government for the Province of Marinduque"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. May 1, 1901. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218075258/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/9371">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. 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May 2, 1901. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218075245/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/9358">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. 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May 15, 1901. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218075305/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/9359">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+127+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Providing+for+the+Establishment+of+a+Civil+Government+for+the+Province+of+Surigao&rft.date=1901-05-15&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F9359&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-128-94"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-128_94-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/9360">"Act No. 128 – An Act Providing for the Establishment of a Civil Government for the Province of Misamis"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. May 15, 1901. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218075254/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/9360">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+128+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Providing+for+the+Establishment+of+a+Civil+Government+for+the+Province+of+Misamis&rft.date=1901-05-15&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F9360&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-137-95"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-137_95-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/9349">"Act No. 137 – An Act Providing for the Establishment of a Civil Government for the Province of Rizal"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. June 11, 1901. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130355/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/9349">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+137+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Providing+for+the+Establishment+of+a+Civil+Government+for+the+Province+of+Rizal&rft.date=1901-06-11&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F9349&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-138-96"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-138_96-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/9347">"Act No. 138 – An Act Providing for the Establishment of a Civil Government for the Province of Cavite"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. June 11, 1901. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240613140958/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/9347">Archived</a> from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+138+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Providing+for+the+Establishment+of+a+Civil+Government+for+the+Province+of+Cavite&rft.date=1901-06-11&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F9347&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-139-97"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-139_97-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/9342">"Act No. 139 – An Act Providing for the Establishment of a Civil Government for the Province of Nueva Ecija"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. June 11, 1901. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130357/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/9342">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+139+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Providing+for+the+Establishment+of+a+Civil+Government+for+the+Province+of+Nueva+Ecija&rft.date=1901-06-11&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F9342&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-169-98"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-169_98-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/35635">"Act No. 169 – An Act Annexing the Island of Catanduanes to the Province of Albay"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. July 16, 1901. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130442/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/35635">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+169+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Annexing+the+Island+of+Catanduanes+to+the+Province+of+Albay&rft.date=1901-07-16&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F35635&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-173-99"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-173_99-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/35639">"Act No. 173 – An Act Restoring the Provinces of Batangas, Cebu, and Bohol to the Executive Control of the Military Governor"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. July 17, 1901. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130418/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/35639">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. 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August 15, 1901. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130449/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/21768">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+203+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Extending+the+Provisions+of+the+Provincial+Government+Act+and+Its+Amendments+to+the+Province+of+La+Union&rft.date=1901-08-15&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F21768&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-205-101"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-205_101-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/35702">"Act No. 205 – An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and Its Amendments to the Province of Ilocos Sur"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. August 16, 1901. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130429/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/35702">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+205+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Extending+the+Provisions+of+the+Provincial+Government+Act+and+Its+Amendments+to+the+Province+of+Ilocos+Sur&rft.date=1901-08-16&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F35702&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-206-102"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-206_102-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/21771">"Act No. 206 – An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and Its Amendments to the Province of Abra"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. August 19, 1901. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130401/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/21771">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+206+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Extending+the+Provisions+of+the+Provincial+Government+Act+and+Its+Amendments+to+the+Province+of+Abra&rft.date=1901-08-19&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F21771&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-207-103"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-207_103-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/35703">"Act No. 207 – An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and Its Amendments to the Province of Ilocos Norte"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. August 20, 1901. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130404/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/35703">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+207+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Extending+the+Provisions+of+the+Provincial+Government+Act+and+Its+Amendments+to+the+Province+of+Ilocos+Norte&rft.date=1901-08-20&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F35703&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-209-104"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-209_104-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/21773">"Act No. 209 – An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and Its Amendments to the Province of Cagayan"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. August 22, 1901. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130406/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/21773">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+209+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Extending+the+Provisions+of+the+Provincial+Government+Act+and+Its+Amendments+to+the+Province+of+Cagayan&rft.date=1901-08-22&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F21773&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-210-105"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-210_105-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/35704">"Act No. 210 – An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and Its Amendments to the Province of Isabela"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. August 24, 1901. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130409/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/35704">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+210+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Extending+the+Provisions+of+the+Provincial+Government+Act+and+Its+Amendments+to+the+Province+of+Isabela&rft.date=1901-08-24&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F35704&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-211-106"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-211_106-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/21745">"Act No. 211 – An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and Its Amendments to the Province of Zambales"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. August 28, 1901. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130359/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/21745">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+211+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Extending+the+Provisions+of+the+Provincial+Government+Act+and+Its+Amendments+to+the+Province+of+Zambales&rft.date=1901-08-28&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F21745&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-322-107"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-322_107-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/36427">"Act No. 322 – An Act Repealing So Much of Act Numbered One Hundred and Seventy-three as Applies to the Province of Cebu, and Restoring That Province to the Executive Control of the Civil Governor"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. December 20, 1901. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130447/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/36427">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+322+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Repealing+So+Much+of+Act+Numbered+One+Hundred+and+Seventy-three+as+Applies+to+the+Province+of+Cebu%2C+and+Restoring+That+Province+to+the+Executive+Control+of+the+Civil+Governor&rft.date=1901-12-20&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F36427&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-337-108"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-337_108-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/24047">"Act No. 337 – An Act Providing for the Organization of a Provincial Government in the Province of Nueva Viscaya [sic]"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. January 28, 1902. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130405/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/24047">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+337+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Providing+for+the+Organization+of+a+Provincial+Government+in+the+Province+of+Nueva+Viscaya+%5Bsic%5D&rft.date=1902-01-28&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F24047&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-365-109"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-365_109-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/19569">"Act No. 365 – An Act Repealing So Much of Act Numbered One Hundred and Seventy-three as Applies to the Province of Bohol, and Restoring That Province to the Executive Control of the Civil Governor"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. March 3, 1902. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130451/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/19569">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+365+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Repealing+So+Much+of+Act+Numbered+One+Hundred+and+Seventy-three+as+Applies+to+the+Province+of+Bohol%2C+and+Restoring+That+Province+to+the+Executive+Control+of+the+Civil+Governor&rft.date=1902-03-03&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F19569&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-410-110"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-410_110-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/32059">"Act No. 410 – An Act Providing for the Organization of a Provincial Government in the Territory Comprised in the Comandancias of Lepanto, Bontoc, and Amburayan, and the Territory Lying Between Abra, Cagayan, and Bontoc Not Included Within the Limits of Any Province, and Providing for Justices of the Peace in This Territory and in the Province of Nueva Vizcaya"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. May 28, 1902. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130410/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/32059">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+410+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Providing+for+the+Organization+of+a+Provincial+Government+in+the+Territory+Comprised+in+the+Comandancias+of+Lepanto%2C+Bontoc%2C+and+Amburayan%2C+and+the+Territory+Lying+Between+Abra%2C+Cagayan%2C+and+Bontoc+Not+Included+Within+the+Limits+of+Any+Province%2C+and+Providing+for+Justices+of+the+Peace+in+This+Territory+and+in+the+Province+of+Nueva+Vizcaya&rft.date=1902-05-28&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F32059&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-417-111"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-417_111-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/32104">"Act No. 417 – An Act Annexing the Districts of Infanta and Principe and the Island of Polillo to the Province of Tayabas"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. June 12, 1902. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130420/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/32104">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+417+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Annexing+the+Districts+of+Infanta+and+Principe+and+the+Island+of+Polillo+to+the+Province+of+Tayabas&rft.date=1902-06-12&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F32104&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-419-112"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-419_112-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/32115">"Act No. 419 – An Act Providing for the Organization of a Provincial Government in the Province of Samar"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. June 17, 1902. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130445/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/32115">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+419+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Providing+for+the+Organization+of+a+Provincial+Government+in+the+Province+of+Samar&rft.date=1902-06-17&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F32115&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-422-113"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-422_113-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/14675">"Act No. 422 – An Act Providing for the Organization of a Provincial Government in the Province of Paragua, and Defining the Limits of That Province"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. June 23, 1902. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130444/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/14675">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+422+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Providing+for+the+Organization+of+a+Provincial+Government+in+the+Province+of+Paragua%2C+and+Defining+the+Limits+of+That+Province&rft.date=1902-06-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F14675&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-423-114"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-423_114-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/18716">"Act No. 423 – An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and Its Amendments to the Island of Mindoro and Incorporating That Island with the Province of Marinduque"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. June 23, 1902. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130408/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/18716">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+423+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Extending+the+Provisions+of+the+Provincial+Government+Act+and+Its+Amendments+to+the+Island+of+Mindoro+and+Incorporating+That+Island+with+the+Province+of+Marinduque&rft.date=1902-06-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F18716&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-424-115"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-424_115-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/18723">"Act No. 424 – An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and Its Amendments to the Province of La Laguna"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. July 1, 1902. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130403/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/18723">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+424+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Extending+the+Provisions+of+the+Provincial+Government+Act+and+Its+Amendments+to+the+Province+of+La+Laguna&rft.date=1902-07-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F18723&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-499-116"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-499_116-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/36997">"Act No. 499 – An Act Annexing the Province of Marinduque to the Province of Tayabas, Amending Act Numbered One Hundred and Three, Entitled "An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act to the Province of Tayabas," and Repealing Act Numbered One Hundred and Twenty-five and All Amendments Thereto"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. November 10, 1902. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130411/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/36997">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+499+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Annexing+the+Province+of+Marinduque+to+the+Province+of+Tayabas%2C+Amending+Act+Numbered+One+Hundred+and+Three%2C+Entitled+%22An+Act+Extending+the+Provisions+of+the+Provincial+Government+Act+to+the+Province+of+Tayabas%2C%22+and+Repealing+Act+Numbered+One+Hundred+and+Twenty-five+and+All+Amendments+Thereto&rft.date=1902-11-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F36997&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-500-117"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-500_117-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/37001">"Act No. 500 – An Act Providing for the Organization of a Provincial Government in the Island of Mindoro, Defining the Limits of That Province, and Repealing Act Numbered Four Hundred and Twenty-three, Entitled "An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and Its Amendments to the Island of Mindoro and Incorporating That Island with the Province of Marinduque""</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. November 10, 1902. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130422/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/37001">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+500+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Providing+for+the+Organization+of+a+Provincial+Government+in+the+Island+of+Mindoro%2C+Defining+the+Limits+of+That+Province%2C+and+Repealing+Act+Numbered+Four+Hundred+and+Twenty-three%2C+Entitled+%22An+Act+Extending+the+Provisions+of+the+Provincial+Government+Act+and+Its+Amendments+to+the+Island+of+Mindoro+and+Incorporating+That+Island+with+the+Province+of+Marinduque%22&rft.date=1902-11-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F37001&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-747-118"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-747_118-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/34489">"Act No. 747 – An Act to Amend Act Numbered Pour Hundred and Twenty-two, as Amended, by Defining New Limits for the Province of Paragua, and for Other Purposes"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. May 14, 1903. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130435/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/34489">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+747+%E2%80%93+An+Act+to+Amend+Act+Numbered+Pour+Hundred+and+Twenty-two%2C+as+Amended%2C+by+Defining+New+Limits+for+the+Province+of+Paragua%2C+and+for+Other+Purposes&rft.date=1903-05-14&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F34489&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-768-119"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-768_119-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/34584">"Act No. 768 – An Act Fixing the Boundary Line Between the Subprovinces of Amburayan and Lepanto and the Province of Benguet, and Adding the Territory Comprised in the Former Comandancia of Kayapa to the Latter Province"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. May 26, 1903. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130401/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/34584">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+768+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Fixing+the+Boundary+Line+Between+the+Subprovinces+of+Amburayan+and+Lepanto+and+the+Province+of+Benguet%2C+and+Adding+the+Territory+Comprised+in+the+Former+Comandancia+of+Kayapa+to+the+Latter+Province&rft.date=1903-05-26&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F34584&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-787-120"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-787_120-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/37265">"Act No. 787 – An Act Providing for the Organization and Government of the Moro Province"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. June 1, 1903. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130437/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/37265">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+787+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Providing+for+the+Organization+and+Government+of+the+Moro+Province&rft.date=1903-06-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F37265&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-1306-121"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-1306_121-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/17458">"Act No. 1306 – An Act Annexing the Province of Abra to the Province of Ilocos Sur, Making Appropriation for the Payment of Certain Outstanding Liabilities of the Province of Abra and Providing for the Establishment of Civil Governments in the Settlements of Non-Christian Tribes in the Province of Ilocos Sur"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. February 28, 1905. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130416/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/17458">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+1306+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Annexing+the+Province+of+Abra+to+the+Province+of+Ilocos+Sur%2C+Making+Appropriation+for+the+Payment+of+Certain+Outstanding+Liabilities+of+the+Province+of+Abra+and+Providing+for+the+Establishment+of+Civil+Governments+in+the+Settlements+of+Non-Christian+Tribes+in+the+Province+of+Ilocos+Sur&rft.date=1905-02-28&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F17458&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-1331-122"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-1331_122-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/17003">"Act No. 1331 – An Act to Amend Act Numbered One Hundred and Sixty-nine, Entitled "An Act Annexing the Island of Catanduanes to the Province of Albay," so as to Create the Subprovince of Catanduanes of the Province of Albay"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. April 19, 1905. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130424/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/17003">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+1331+%E2%80%93+An+Act+to+Amend+Act+Numbered+One+Hundred+and+Sixty-nine%2C+Entitled+%22An+Act+Annexing+the+Island+of+Catanduanes+to+the+Province+of+Albay%2C%22+so+as+to+Create+the+Subprovince+of+Catanduanes+of+the+Province+of+Albay&rft.date=1905-04-19&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F17003&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-1363-123"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-1363_123-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/16663">"Act No. 1363 – An Act Changing the Name of the Province and Island of Paragua to That of Palawan"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. June 28, 1905. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130414/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/16663">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+1363+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Changing+the+Name+of+the+Province+and+Island+of+Paragua+to+That+of+Palawan&rft.date=1905-06-28&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F16663&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-1413-124"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-1413_124-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/15946">"Act No. 1413 – An Act Annexing the Province of Masbate to the Province of Sorsogon, and Amending Act Numbered Seventy-four, as Amended by Making the Provinces of Albay and Sorsogon Separate School Divisions, and for Other Purposes"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. November 23, 1905. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130424/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/15946">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+1413+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Annexing+the+Province+of+Masbate+to+the+Province+of+Sorsogon%2C+and+Amending+Act+Numbered+Seventy-four%2C+as+Amended+by+Making+the+Provinces+of+Albay+and+Sorsogon+Separate+School+Divisions%2C+and+for+Other+Purposes&rft.date=1905-11-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F15946&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-1642-125"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-1642_125-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/19423">"Act No. 1642 – An Act Providing for the Establishment of Two Subprovinoes to Be Known as the Subprovince of Kalinga and the Subprovince of Apayao"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. May 9, 1907. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130419/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/19423">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+1642+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Providing+for+the+Establishment+of+Two+Subprovinoes+to+Be+Known+as+the+Subprovince+of+Kalinga+and+the+Subprovince+of+Apayao&rft.date=1907-05-09&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F19423&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-1665-126"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-1665_126-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/19046">"Act No. 1665 – An Act to Annex the Province of Romblon to the Province of Capiz"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. July 2, 1907. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130426/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/19046">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+1665+%E2%80%93+An+Act+to+Annex+the+Province+of+Romblon+to+the+Province+of+Capiz&rft.date=1907-07-02&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F19046&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-1649-127"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-1649_127-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/19423">"Act No. 1649 – An Act Declaring All of the Territory Comprised in the Island of Marinduque a Subprovince of Tayabas, and for Other Purposes"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. May 17, 1907. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130419/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/19423">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+1649+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Declaring+All+of+the+Territory+Comprised+in+the+Island+of+Marinduque+a+Subprovince+of+Tayabas%2C+and+for+Other+Purposes&rft.date=1907-05-17&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F19423&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-1693-128"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-1693_128-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/17416">"Act No. 1693 – An Act Creating the Province of Agusan and the Sub-provinces of Butuan, Bukidnon and Batanes, Empowering the Provincial Board of Cagayan to Apply the Provisions of "the Township Government Act" to the Municipalities and Settlements of the Babuyanes Islands, and Providing That the Salaries of the Lieutenant-Governor of the Sub-province of Apayao and of Any Duly Authorized Employees of Said Sub-province Shall Be Payable From Insular Funds"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. August 20, 1907. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130413/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/17416">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+1693+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Creating+the+Province+of+Agusan+and+the+Sub-provinces+of+Butuan%2C+Bukidnon+and+Batanes%2C+Empowering+the+Provincial+Board+of+Cagayan+to+Apply+the+Provisions+of+%22the+Township+Government+Act%22+to+the+Municipalities+and+Settlements+of+the+Babuyanes+Islands%2C+and+Providing+That+the+Salaries+of+the+Lieutenant-Governor+of+the+Sub-province+of+Apayao+and+of+Any+Duly+Authorized+Employees+of+Said+Sub-province+Shall+Be+Payable+From+Insular+Funds&rft.date=1907-08-20&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F17416&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-1753-129"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-1753_129-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/16057">"Act No. 1753 – An Act Declaring All of the Territory Comprised in the Island of Siquijor a Subprovince of Oriental Negros, and for Other Purposes"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. October 8, 1907. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130415/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/16057">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+1753+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Declaring+All+of+the+Territory+Comprised+in+the+Island+of+Siquijor+a+Subprovince+of+Oriental+Negros%2C+and+for+Other+Purposes&rft.date=1907-10-08&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F16057&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-1876-130"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-1876_130-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/13555">"Act No. 1876 – An Act Providing for the Establishment of a Province to Be Known as the Mountain Province, for the Establishment of a Prison at Bontoc for Non-Christian Criminals, Changing the Boundaries of the Province of Nueva Vizcaya, Amending Act Numbered Eight Hundred and Sixty-seven, as Amended, by Changing the Boundaries of the Mountain Judicial District and the Times and Places of Holding Courts of First Instance in the Said District, Providing for Participation by the Mountain Province in the Distribution of Internal-revenue Collections, and Repealing All Acts or Parts of Acts Inconsistent with This Act"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. August 18, 1908. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130453/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/13555">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+1876+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Providing+for+the+Establishment+of+a+Province+to+Be+Known+as+the+Mountain+Province%2C+for+the+Establishment+of+a+Prison+at+Bontoc+for+Non-Christian+Criminals%2C+Changing+the+Boundaries+of+the+Province+of+Nueva+Vizcaya%2C+Amending+Act+Numbered+Eight+Hundred+and+Sixty-seven%2C+as+Amended%2C+by+Changing+the+Boundaries+of+the+Mountain+Judicial+District+and+the+Times+and+Places+of+Holding+Courts+of+First+Instance+in+the+Said+District%2C+Providing+for+Participation+by+the+Mountain+Province+in+the+Distribution+of+Internal-revenue+Collections%2C+and+Repealing+All+Acts+or+Parts+of+Acts+Inconsistent+with+This+Act&rft.date=1908-08-18&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F13555&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-1952-131"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-1952_131-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/13145">"Act No. 1952 – An Act to Provide for the Establishment of the Province of Batanes; to Amend Paragraph Seven of Section Sixty-eight of Act Numbered Eleven Hundred and Eighty-nine in Certain Particulars; to Authorize the Provincial Board of the Province of Batanes, with the Approval of the Governor-General, to Extend the Time for the Payment Without Penalty of Taxes and Licenses; to Amend Section Five of Act Numbered Fifteen Hundred and Eighty-two, Entitled "the Election Law," by Increasing the Number of Delegates to the Philippine Assembly to Eighty-one, and for Other Purposes"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Legislature" title="Philippine Legislature">Philippine Legislature</a>. May 20, 1909. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130422/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/13145">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+1952+%E2%80%93+An+Act+to+Provide+for+the+Establishment+of+the+Province+of+Batanes%3B+to+Amend+Paragraph+Seven+of+Section+Sixty-eight+of+Act+Numbered+Eleven+Hundred+and+Eighty-nine+in+Certain+Particulars%3B+to+Authorize+the+Provincial+Board+of+the+Province+of+Batanes%2C+with+the+Approval+of+the+Governor-General%2C+to+Extend+the+Time+for+the+Payment+Without+Penalty+of+Taxes+and+Licenses%3B+to+Amend+Section+Five+of+Act+Numbered+Fifteen+Hundred+and+Eighty-two%2C+Entitled+%22the+Election+Law%2C%22+by+Increasing+the+Number+of+Delegates+to+the+Philippine+Assembly+to+Eighty-one%2C+and+for+Other+Purposes&rft.date=1909-05-20&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F13145&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-2309-132"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-2309_132-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/34530">"Act No. 2309 – An Act Changing the Name of the Moro Province to the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, Placing the Province of Agusan Under the Jurisdiction and Control of the Governor of the Said Department, and for Other Purposes"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. December 20, 1913. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130412/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/34530">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+2309+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Changing+the+Name+of+the+Moro+Province+to+the+Department+of+Mindanao+and+Sulu%2C+Placing+the+Province+of+Agusan+Under+the+Jurisdiction+and+Control+of+the+Governor+of+the+Said+Department%2C+and+for+Other+Purposes&rft.date=1913-12-20&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F34530&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-2408-133"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-2408_133-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/16926">"Act No. 2408 – An Act Providing a Temporary Form of Government for the Territory Known as the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, Making Applicable Thereto, with Certain Exceptions, the Provisions of General Laws Now in Force in the Philippine Islands, and for Other Purposes"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. July 23, 1914. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240613141038/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/16926">Archived</a> from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+2408+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Providing+a+Temporary+Form+of+Government+for+the+Territory+Known+as+the+Department+of+Mindanao+and+Sulu%2C+Making+Applicable+Thereto%2C+with+Certain+Exceptions%2C+the+Provisions+of+General+Laws+Now+in+Force+in+the+Philippine+Islands%2C+and+for+Other+Purposes&rft.date=1914-07-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F16926&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-2683-134"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-2683_134-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/33305">"Act No. 2683 – An Act to Authorize the Segregation of the Subprovince of Abra From the Province of Ilocos Sur and the Reestablishment of the Former Province of Abra, and for Other Purposes"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Legislature. March 9, 1917. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130431/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/33305">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+2683+%E2%80%93+An+Act+to+Authorize+the+Segregation+of+the+Subprovince+of+Abra+From+the+Province+of+Ilocos+Sur+and+the+Reestablishment+of+the+Former+Province+of+Abra%2C+and+for+Other+Purposes&rft.date=1917-03-09&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F33305&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-2724-135"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-2724_135-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/33662">"Act No. 2724 – An Act Authorizing the Separation of the Subprovince of Romblon From the Province of Capiz and the Reestablishment of the Former Province of Romblon, and for Other Purposes"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Legislature. December 7, 1917. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130420/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/33662">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+2724+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Authorizing+the+Separation+of+the+Subprovince+of+Romblon+From+the+Province+of+Capiz+and+the+Reestablishment+of+the+Former+Province+of+Romblon%2C+and+for+Other+Purposes&rft.date=1917-12-07&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F33662&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-2809-136"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-2809_136-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/34350">"Act No. 2809 – An Act to Authorize the Segregation of Camarines Norte From the Province of Ambos Camarines and Re-establishment of the Former Province of Camarines Norte, and for Other Purposes"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Legislature. March 3, 1919. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130440/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/34350">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+2809+%E2%80%93+An+Act+to+Authorize+the+Segregation+of+Camarines+Norte+From+the+Province+of+Ambos+Camarines+and+Re-establishment+of+the+Former+Province+of+Camarines+Norte%2C+and+for+Other+Purposes&rft.date=1919-03-03&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F34350&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-2877-137">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Act-2877_137-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Act-2877_137-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/36130">"Act No. 2877 – An Act to Modify and Establish the Boundary Line Between the Mountain Province and the Provinces of Ilocos Sur and La Union"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Legislature. February 4, 1920. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220221145128/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/36130">Archived</a> from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+2877+%E2%80%93+An+Act+to+Modify+and+Establish+the+Boundary+Line+Between+the+Mountain+Province+and+the+Provinces+of+Ilocos+Sur+and+La+Union&rft.date=1920-02-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F36130&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-2880-138"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-2880_138-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/36134">"Act No. 2880 – An Act Authorizing the Separation of the Subprovince of Marindnaque [sic] From the Province of Tayabas and the Reestablishment of the Former Province of Marinduque, and for Other Purposes"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Legislature. January 21, 1920. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220221145124/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/36134">Archived</a> from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+2880+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Authorizing+the+Separation+of+the+Subprovince+of+Marindnaque+%5Bsic%5D+From+the+Province+of+Tayabas+and+the+Reestablishment+of+the+Former+Province+of+Marinduque%2C+and+for+Other+Purposes&rft.date=1920-01-21&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F36134&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-2934-139"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-2934_139-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/36174">"Act No. 2934 – An Act Authorizing the Separation of the Subprovinee [sic] of Masbate From the Province of Sorsogon and the Reestablishment of the Former Province of Masbate, and for Other Purposes"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Legislature. December 15, 1920. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220221145124/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/36174">Archived</a> from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+2934+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Authorizing+the+Separation+of+the+Subprovinee+%5Bsic%5D+of+Masbate+From+the+Province+of+Sorsogon+and+the+Reestablishment+of+the+Former+Province+of+Masbate%2C+and+for+Other+Purposes&rft.date=1920-12-15&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F36174&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-3117-140"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-3117_140-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/20768">"Act No. 3117 – An Act to Provide for the Division of the Province of Leyte into Two Provinces Independent From Each Other, Fix the Boundaries of Each, and for Other Purposes"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Legislature. March 27, 1923. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220221145128/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/20768">Archived</a> from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+3117+%E2%80%93+An+Act+to+Provide+for+the+Division+of+the+Province+of+Leyte+into+Two+Provinces+Independent+From+Each+Other%2C+Fix+the+Boundaries+of+Each%2C+and+for+Other+Purposes&rft.date=1923-03-27&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F20768&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-3777-141"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-3777_141-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/21960">"Act No. 3777 – An Act to Amend the Second Paragraph of Section One of Act Numbered Thirty-five Hundred and Thirty-seven, Entitled "An Act to Create the Provinces of Oriental Misamis and Occidental Misamis, etc.""</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Legislature. November 28, 1930. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220221145126/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/21960">Archived</a> from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+3777+%E2%80%93+An+Act+to+Amend+the+Second+Paragraph+of+Section+One+of+Act+Numbered+Thirty-five+Hundred+and+Thirty-seven%2C+Entitled+%22An+Act+to+Create+the+Provinces+of+Oriental+Misamis+and+Occidental+Misamis%2C+etc.%22&rft.date=1930-11-28&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F21960&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act-3537-142"><a href="#cite_ref-Act-3537_142-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/54514">"Act No. 3537 – An Act to Create the Provinces of Oriental Misamis and Occidental Misamis; Establish the Boundaries Thereof; Assign One Representative to Each Province; and Repeal Act Numbered Thirty-three Hundred and Fifty-four, and for Other Purposes"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Legislature. November 2, 1929. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220417160032/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/54514/">Archived</a> from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Act+No.+3537+%E2%80%93+An+Act+to+Create+the+Provinces+of+Oriental+Misamis+and+Occidental+Misamis%3B+Establish+the+Boundaries+Thereof%3B+Assign+One+Representative+to+Each+Province%3B+and+Repeal+Act+Numbered+Thirty-three+Hundred+and+Fifty-four%2C+and+for+Other+Purposes&rft.date=1929-11-02&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F28%2F54514&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-CA-581-143"><a href="#cite_ref-CA-581_143-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/29/36613">"Commonwealth Act No. 581 – An Act Abolishing the Existing Municipal Governments and the Provincial Government of Romblon, and Cheating Instead Four Special Municipalities"</a>. Supreme Court E-Library. <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_the_Philippines" title="National Assembly of the Philippines">National Assembly of the Philippines</a>. June 8, 1940. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220221145134/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/29/36613">Archived</a> from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Commonwealth+Act+No.+581+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Abolishing+the+Existing+Municipal+Governments+and+the+Provincial+Government+of+Romblon%2C+and+Cheating+Instead+Four+Special+Municipalities&rft.date=1940-06-08&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F29%2F36613&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-EO-400-s-1942-144"><a href="#cite_ref-EO-400-s-1942_144-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/5/84503">"Executive Order No. 400 – Creating the City of Greater Manila"</a>. 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Retrieved February 21, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Executive+Order+No.+400+%E2%80%93+Creating+the+City+of+Greater+Manila&rft.date=1942-01-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F5%2F84503&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-OfficialGazetteVol1-146">^ <a href="#cite_ref-OfficialGazetteVol1_146-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-OfficialGazetteVol1_146-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-OfficialGazetteVol1_146-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Mf4qAQAAMAAJ">"Official Gazette"</a>. Official Gazette - Republic of the Philippines. 1. Manila, Philippines: <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Executive_Commission" title="Philippine Executive Commission">Philippine Executive Commission</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Mf4qAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA428">428–430</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Mf4qAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA447">447–448</a>, and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Mf4qAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA753">753</a>. 1942. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0115-0421">0115-0421</a>. Retrieved February 21, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Official+Gazette+-+Republic+of+the+Philippines&rft.atitle=Official+Gazette&rft.volume=1&rft.pages=428-430%2C+447-448%2C+and+753&rft.date=1942&rft.issn=0115-0421&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DMf4qAQAAMAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-147"><a href="#cite_ref-147">^</a> SEC. 2. Subprovinces abolished.—The subprovinces and their governments are hereby abolished and their territories annexed to the provinces to which they belong."<a href="#cite_note-OfficialGazetteVol1-146">[119]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-148"><a href="#cite_ref-148">^</a> "Pursuant to the authority conferred upon me as Head of the Central Administrative Organization by Order No. 1 in connection with Order No. 3 of the Commander in Chief of the Imperial Japanese Forces in the Philippines and upon the recommendation of the Executive Commission it is hereby ordered that— <ol><li>The Province of Batanes is abolished and the comprising the same as well as the territory thereof shall be annexed to the Province Cagayan.</li> <li>The municipalities of Baler and Casiguran, Province of Tayabas, and the territories thereof are segregated from said province and shall be annexed to the Province of Nueva Ecija.</li> <li>The municipality of Infanta, Province of Tayabas, and the territory thereof are segregated from province and shall be annexed to the Province of Laguna.</li> <li>The Province of Marinduque is abolished and municipalities comprising the same as well as territory thereof shall be annexed to the Province of Tayabas.</li> <li>The Province of Romblon is abolished and the municipalities comprising the same as well the territory thereof shall be annexed to the of Capiz."<a href="#cite_note-OfficialGazetteVol1-146">[119]</a></li></ol> </li> <li id="cite_note-149"><a href="#cite_ref-149">^</a> "Pursuant to the authority conferred upon me by Order No. 1 in connection with Order No. 3 of the Commander in Chief of the Imperial Japanese Forces in the Philippines and upon the recommendation of the Executive Commission it is hereby ordered that— <ol><li>The Polillo islands are segregated from the Province of Tayabas and shall be annexed to the Province of Laguna."<a href="#cite_note-OfficialGazetteVol1-146">[119]</a></li></ol> </li> <li id="cite_note-EO-58-s-1945-150"><a href="#cite_ref-EO-58-s-1945_150-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/5/76937">"Executive Order No. 58 – Reducing the Territory of the City of Greater Manila"</a>. 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Retrieved February 21, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Executive+Order+No.+58+%E2%80%93+Reducing+the+Territory+of+the+City+of+Greater+Manila&rft.date=1945-07-26&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F5%2F76937&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-CA-687-151"><a href="#cite_ref-CA-687_151-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/29/35350">"Commonwealth Act No. 687 – An Act Authorizing the Separation of the Subprovince of Catanduanes From the Province of Albay and Its Establishment as an Independent Province"</a>. 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Retrieved February 21, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Republic+Act+No.+14+%E2%80%93+An+Act+to+Change+the+Name+of+the+Province+of+Tayabas+to+Quezon&rft.date=1946-09-07&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F2%2F9463&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-RA-38-153"><a href="#cite_ref-RA-38_153-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/11421">"Republic Act No. 38 – An Act Repealing Commonwealth Act Numbered Five Hundred and Eighty-one, Entitled "An Act Abolishing the Existing Municipal Governments and the Provincial Government of Romblon, and Creating Instead Four Special Municipalities," Restoring the Regular Provincial Government and Municipalities of the Province of Romblon, and Creating the Municipality of Santa Fe"</a>. 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Retrieved February 21, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Supreme+Court+E-Library&rft.atitle=Republic+Act+No.+38+%E2%80%93+An+Act+Repealing+Commonwealth+Act+Numbered+Five+Hundred+and+Eighty-one%2C+Entitled+%22An+Act+Abolishing+the+Existing+Municipal+Governments+and+the+Provincial+Government+of+Romblon%2C+and+Creating+Instead+Four+Special+Municipalities%2C%22+Restoring+the+Regular+Provincial+Government+and+Municipalities+of+the+Province+of+Romblon%2C+and+Creating+the+Municipality+of+Santa+Fe&rft.date=1946-10-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Felibrary.judiciary.gov.ph%2Fthebookshelf%2Fshowdocs%2F2%2F11421&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProvinces+of+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-RA-505-154"><a href="#cite_ref-RA-505_154-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/12562">"Republic Act No. 505 – An Act to Create the Provinces of Oriental Mindoro and Occidental Mindoro"</a>. 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Congress of the Philippines. June 14, 1951. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220322110203/https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/14393">Archived</a> from the original on March 22, 2022. 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