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Provinces of the Philippines

January 11, 2023

In the Philippines, provinces (Filipino: lalawigan) are one of its primary political and administrative divisions. There are 82 provinces at present, which are further subdivided into component cities and municipalities. The local government units in the National Capital Region, as well as independent cities, are independent of any provincial government. Each province is governed by an elected legislature called the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and an elected governor.

Provinces of the Philippines
CategoryProvince
LocationPhilippines
Found inAdministrative and autonomous regions
Number82 (as of 2022)
Populations17,246–4,632,359
Areas219.01–17,030.75 km2 (84.56–6,575.61 sq mi)
Government
Subdivisions

The provinces are grouped into seventeen regions based on geographical, cultural, and ethnological characteristics. Thirteen of these regions are numerically designated from north to south, while the National Capital Region, the Cordillera Administrative Region, the Southwestern Tagalog Region, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao are only designated by acronyms.

Each province is a member of the League of Provinces of the Philippines, an organization which aims to address issues affecting provincial and metropolitan government administrations.[1]

Government

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 Supreme Court of the Philippines. Each province has at least one branch of a Regional Trial Court.

Executive

Main article: List of current Philippine provincial governors

The provincial governor is chief executive and head of each province. Elected to a term of three years and limited to three consecutive terms, he or she appoints the directors of each provincial department which include the office of administration, engineering office, information office, legal office, and treasury office.

Legislative

Main article: Sangguniang Panlalawigan

The vice governor acts as the president for each Sangguniang Panlalawigan (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 Cavite with 16 regularly elected SP members, and Cebu, Negros Occidental and Pangasinan which have twelve each.

Every SP has designated seats for ex officio members, given to the respective local presidents of the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC), Philippine Councilors' League (PCL), and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK; "Youth Council").

The vice governor and regular members of an SP are elected by the voters within the province. Ex officio members are elected by members of their respective organizations.

Relation to other levels of government

National government

National intrusion into the affairs of each provincial government is limited by the Philippine Constitution. The President of the Philippines however coordinates with provincial administrators through the Department of the Interior and Local Government. For purposes of national representation, each province is guaranteed its own congressional district. One congressional representative represents each district in the House of Representatives. Senatorial representation is elected at an at-large basis and not apportioned through territory-based districts.

Cities and municipalities

Main articles: Cities of the Philippines and Municipalities of the Philippines

Those classified as either "highly urbanized" or "independent component" cities are independent from the province, as provided for in Section 29 of the Local Government Code of 1991.[2] 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 Zamboanga City, the province it last formed part the congressional representation of.

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 Sangguniang Panlalawigan to review legislation by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council) or Sangguniang Bayan (Municipal Council), of all component cities and municipalities under the province's jurisdiction.[2]

Barangays

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.[2]

Classification

 
Provinces based on income classification.

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:[3][needs update]

Class Average annual income
First ₱450 million or more
Second ₱360 million or more but less than ₱450 million
Third ₱270 million or more but less than ₱360 million
Fourth ₱180 million or more but less than ₱270 million
Fifth ₱90 million or more but less than ₱180 million
Sixth below ₱90 million

A province's income class determines the size of the membership of its Sangguniang Panlalawigan, and also how much it can spend on certain items, or procure through certain means.[2]

List

For a list of provinces with independent cities presented separately, see List of primary local government units of the Philippines.


ISO[4] Province Capital Population[5] Area[6] Density Founded[A] Island group Region Total LGUs
% (2020) Mun. City Brgy.
PH-ABR Abra Bangued 0.23% 250,985 4,165.25 km2
(1,608.21 sq mi) 		60/km2 (156/sq mi) 1846 Luzon CAR 27 — 303
PH-AGN Agusan del Norte[i] Cabadbaran[ii][7] 0.70% 760,413 3,546.86 km2
(1,369.45 sq mi) 		214/km2 (555/sq mi) 20 Sep 1907 Mindanao XIII 10 2 253
PH-AGS Agusan del Sur Prosperidad 0.68% 739,367 9,989.52 km2
(3,856.98 sq mi) 		74/km2 (192/sq mi) 1 Jan 1970
[8]		 Mindanao XIII 13 1 314
PH-AKL Aklan Kalibo 0.56% 615,475 1,821.42 km2
(703.25 sq mi) 		338/km2 (875/sq mi) 8 Nov 1956
[9]		 Visayas VI 17 — 327
PH-ALB Albay Legazpi 1.26% 1,374,768 2,575.77 km2
(994.51 sq mi) 		534/km2 (1,382/sq mi) 3 Apr 1574
[10]		 Luzon V 15 3 720
PH-ANT Antique San Jose de Buenavista 0.56% 612,974 2,729.17 km2
(1,053.74 sq mi) 		225/km2 (582/sq mi) 10 Mar 1917 Visayas VI 18 — 590
PH-APA Apayao Kabugao[iii] 0.11% 124,366 4,413.35 km2
(1,704.00 sq mi) 		28/km2 (73/sq mi) 14 Feb 1995 Luzon CAR 7 — 133
PH-AUR Aurora Baler 0.22% 235,750 3,147.32 km2
(1,215.19 sq mi) 		75/km2 (194/sq mi) 13 Aug 1979 Luzon III 8 — 151
PH-BAS Basilan[iv] Lamitan[12] 0.51% 556,586 1,327.23 km2
(512.45 sq mi)[13]		 419/km2 (1,086/sq mi) 27 Dec 1973 Mindanao BARMM[v] 11 2 255
PH-BAN Bataan Balanga 0.78% 853,373 1,372.98 km2
(530.11 sq mi) 		622/km2 (1,610/sq mi) 1754 Luzon III 11 1 237
PH-BTN Batanes Basco 0.02% 18,831 219.01 km2
(84.56 sq mi) 		86/km2 (223/sq mi) 26 Jun 1783
[14]		 Luzon II 6 — 29
PH-BTG Batangas Batangas City 2.67% 2,908,494 3,119.72 km2
(1,204.53 sq mi) 		932/km2 (2,415/sq mi) 8 Dec 1581 Luzon IV-A 29 5 1,078
PH-BEN Benguet[vi] La Trinidad 0.76% 827,041 2,826.59 km2
(1,091.35 sq mi) 		293/km2 (758/sq mi) 16 Jun 1966 Luzon CAR 13 1 269
PH-BIL Biliran Naval 0.16% 179,312 536.01 km2
(206.95 sq mi) 		335/km2 (866/sq mi) 11 May 1992 Visayas VIII 8 — 132
PH-BOH Bohol Tagbilaran 1.28% 1,394,329 4,820.95 km2
(1,861.38 sq mi) 		289/km2 (749/sq mi) 22 Jul 1854
[15]		 Visayas VII 47 1 1,109
PH-BUK Bukidnon Malaybalay 1.41% 1,541,308 10,498.59 km2
(4,053.53 sq mi) 		147/km2 (380/sq mi) 10 Mar 1917 Mindanao X 20 2 464
PH-BUL Bulacan Malolos 3.40% 3,708,890 2,796.10 km2
(1,079.58 sq mi) 		1,326/km2 (3,435/sq mi) 15 Aug 1578 Luzon III 21 3 569
PH-CAG Cagayan Tuguegarao 1.16% 1,268,603 9,295.75 km2
(3,589.11 sq mi) 		136/km2 (353/sq mi) 29 Jun 1583
[16]		 Luzon II 28 1 820
PH-CAN Camarines Norte Daet 0.58% 629,699 2,320.07 km2
(895.78 sq mi) 		271/km2 (703/sq mi) 15 Apr 1920
[17]		 Luzon V 12 — 282
PH-CAS Camarines Sur[vii] Pili 1.90% 2,068,244 5,497.03 km2
(2,122.42 sq mi) 		376/km2 (974/sq mi) 27 May 1579
[18]		 Luzon V 35 2 1,063
PH-CAM Camiguin Mambajao 0.09% 92,808 237.95 km2
(91.87 sq mi) 		390/km2 (1,010/sq mi) 18 Jun 1966 Mindanao X 5 — 58
PH-CAP Capiz Roxas 0.74% 804,952 2,594.64 km2
(1,001.80 sq mi) 		310/km2 (804/sq mi) 10 Mar 1917 Visayas VI 16 1 473
PH-CAT Catanduanes Virac 0.25% 271,879 1,492.16 km2
(576.13 sq mi) 		182/km2 (472/sq mi) 26 Sep 1945 Luzon V 11 — 315
PH-CAV Cavite Imus[19] 3.98% 4,344,829 1,574.17 km2
(607.79 sq mi) 		2,760/km2 (7,149/sq mi) 10 Mar 1614
[20]		 Luzon IV-A 16 7 829
PH-CEB Cebu[viii] Cebu City[21] 4.72% 5,151,274 5,342.00 km2
(2,062.56 sq mi) 		964/km2 (2,498/sq mi) 27 Apr 1565 Visayas VII 44 9 1,203
PH-NCO Cotabato Kidapawan 1.17% 1,275,185 9,008.90 km2
(3,478.36 sq mi) 		142/km2 (367/sq mi) 1 Sep 1914
[22]		 Mindanao XII 17 1 543
PH-COM Davao de Oro Nabunturan 0.70% 767,547 4,479.77 km2
(1,729.65 sq mi) 		171/km2 (444/sq mi) 31 Jan 1998 Mindanao XI 11 — 237
PH-DAV Davao del Norte Tagum 1.03% 1,125,057 3,426.97 km2
(1,323.16 sq mi) 		328/km2 (850/sq mi) 8 May 1967 Mindanao XI 8 3 223
PH-DAS Davao del Sur[ix] Digos 2.25% 2,457,430 4,607.59 km2
(1,779.00 sq mi) 		533/km2 (1,381/sq mi) 1 Sep 1914 Mindanao XI 9 2 414
PH-DVO Davao Occidental Malita 0.29% 317,159 2,163.45 km2
(835.31 sq mi) 		147/km2 (380/sq mi) 28 Oct 2013 Mindanao XI 5 — 105
PH-DAO Davao Oriental Mati 0.53% 576,343 5,679.64 km2
(2,192.92 sq mi) 		101/km2 (263/sq mi) 8 May 1967 Mindanao XI 10 1 183
PH-DIN Dinagat Islands San Jose 0.12% 128,117 1,036.34 km2
(400.13 sq mi) 		124/km2 (320/sq mi) 2 Dec 2006 Mindanao XIII 7 — 100
PH-EAS Eastern Samar Borongan 0.44% 477,168 4,660.47 km2
(1,799.42 sq mi) 		102/km2 (265/sq mi) 19 Jun 1965 Visayas VIII 22 1 597
PH-GUI Guimaras Jordan 0.17% 187,842 604.57 km2
(233.43 sq mi) 		311/km2 (805/sq mi) 22 May 1992 Visayas VI 5 — 98
PH-IFU Ifugao Lagawe 0.19% 207,498 2,628.21 km2
(1,014.76 sq mi) 		79/km2 (204/sq mi) 18 Jun 1966 Luzon CAR 11 — 176
PH-ILN Ilocos Norte Laoag 0.56% 609,588 3,467.89 km2
(1,338.96 sq mi) 		176/km2 (455/sq mi) 2 Feb 1818 Luzon I 21 2 559
PH-ILS Ilocos Sur Vigan 0.65% 706,009 2,596.00 km2
(1,002.32 sq mi) 		272/km2 (704/sq mi) 1572 Luzon I 32 2 768
PH-ILI Iloilo[x] Iloilo City[21] 2.30% 2,509,525 5,079.17 km2
(1,961.08 sq mi) 		494/km2 (1,280/sq mi) 1566 Visayas VI 42 2 1,901
PH-ISA Isabela[xi] Ilagan 1.56% 1,697,050 12,414.93 km2
(4,793.43 sq mi) 		137/km2 (354/sq mi) 1 May 1856 Luzon II 34 3 1,055
PH-KAL Kalinga Tabuk 0.21% 229,570 3,231.25 km2
(1,247.59 sq mi) 		71/km2 (184/sq mi) 18 Jun 1966 Luzon CAR 7 1 153
PH-LUN La Union San Fernando 0.75% 822,352 1,497.70 km2
(578.27 sq mi) 		549/km2 (1,422/sq mi) 2 Mar 1850 Luzon I 19 1 576
PH-LAG Laguna Santa Cruz 3.10% 3,382,193 1,917.85 km2
(740.49 sq mi) 		1,764/km2 (4,568/sq mi) 28 Jul 1571 Luzon IV-A 24 6 674
PH-LAN Lanao del Norte[xii] Tubod 1.00% 1,086,017 4,159.94 km2
(1,606.16 sq mi) 		261/km2 (676/sq mi) 4 Jul 1959 Mindanao X 22 1 506
PH-LAS Lanao del Sur Marawi 1.10% 1,195,518 3,872.89 km2
(1,495.33 sq mi)[23]		 309/km2 (800/sq mi) 1 Sep 1914 Mindanao BARMM 39 1 1,159
PH-LEY Leyte[xiii] Tacloban[21] 1.86% 2,028,728 6,515.05 km2
(2,515.47 sq mi) 		311/km2 (806/sq mi) 1735 Visayas VIII 40 3 1,641
PH-MDN Maguindanao del Norte[xiv] Datu Odin Sinsuat 0.87% 943,500 4,752.47 km2
(1,834.94 sq mi) 		199/km2 (514/sq mi) 17 Sep 2022 Mindanao BARMM 12 1 189
PH-MDS Maguindanao del Sur Buluan 0.66% 723,758 1,217.96 km2
(470.26 sq mi) 		594/km2 (1,539/sq mi) 22 Nov 1973 Mindanao BARMM 24 — 167
PH-MAD Marinduque Boac 0.22% 239,207 952.58 km2
(367.79 sq mi) 		251/km2 (650/sq mi) 21 Feb 1920 Luzon Mimaropa 6 — 218
PH-MAS Masbate Masbate City 0.83% 908,920 4,151.78 km2
(1,603.01 sq mi) 		219/km2 (567/sq mi) 18 Mar 1901
[24]		 Luzon V 20 1 550
PH-MSC Misamis Occidental Oroquieta 0.57% 617,333 2,055.22 km2
(793.52 sq mi) 		300/km2 (778/sq mi) 8 Nov 1929 Mindanao X 14 3 490
PH-MSR Misamis Oriental[xv] Cagayan de Oro[21] 1.55% 1,685,302 3,544.32 km2
(1,368.47 sq mi) 		475/km2 (1,232/sq mi) 15 May 1901 Mindanao X 23 3 504
PH-MOU Mountain Province Bontoc 0.15% 158,200 2,157.38 km2
(832.97 sq mi) 		73/km2 (190/sq mi) 1846 Luzon CAR 10 — 144
PH-NEC Negros Occidental[xvi] Bacolod[21] 2.96% 3,223,955 7,965.21 km2
(3,075.38 sq mi) 		405/km2 (1,048/sq mi) 1 Jan 1890
[25]		 Visayas VI 19 13 662
PH-NER Negros Oriental Dumaguete 1.31% 1,432,990 5,385.53 km2
(2,079.36 sq mi) 		266/km2 (689/sq mi) 1 Jan 1890
[26]		 Visayas VII 20 6 557
PH-NSA Northern Samar Catarman 0.59% 639,186 3,692.93 km2
(1,425.85 sq mi) 		173/km2 (448/sq mi) 19 Jun 1965 Visayas VIII 24 — 569
PH-NUE Nueva Ecija Palayan[xvii] 2.12% 2,310,134 5,751.33 km2
(2,220.60 sq mi) 		402/km2 (1,040/sq mi) 25 Apr 1801
[27]		 Luzon III 27 5 849
PH-NUV Nueva Vizcaya Bayombong 0.46% 497,432 3,975.67 km2
(1,535.01 sq mi) 		125/km2 (324/sq mi) 24 May 1839
[28]		 Luzon II 15 — 275
PH-MDC Occidental Mindoro Mamburao 0.48% 525,354 5,865.71 km2
(2,264.76 sq mi) 		90/km2 (232/sq mi) 15 Nov 1950
[29]		 Luzon Mimaropa 11 — 162
PH-MDR Oriental Mindoro Calapan 0.83% 908,339 4,238.38 km2
(1,636.45 sq mi) 		214/km2 (555/sq mi) 1663 Luzon Mimaropa 14 1 426
PH-PLW Palawan[xviii] Puerto Princesa[21] 1.14% 1,246,673 17,030.75 km2
(6,575.61 sq mi) 		73/km2 (190/sq mi) 23 Jan 1902 Luzon Mimaropa 23 1 433
PH-PAM Pampanga[xix] San Fernando 2.66% 2,900,637 2,062.47 km2
(796.32 sq mi) 		1,406/km2 (3,643/sq mi) 11 Dec 1571 Luzon III 19 3 538
PH-PAN Pangasinan[xx] Lingayen 2.90% 3,163,190 5,451.01 km2
(2,104.65 sq mi) 		580/km2 (1,503/sq mi) 5 Apr 1580
[30]		 Luzon I 44 4 1,364
PH-QUE Quezon[xxi] Lucena[21] 2.04% 2,229,383 9,069.60 km2
(3,501.79 sq mi) 		246/km2 (637/sq mi) 2 Mar 1901 Luzon IV-A 39 2 1,242
PH-QUI Quirino Cabarroguis 0.19% 203,828 2,323.47 km2
(897.10 sq mi) 		88/km2 (227/sq mi) 18 Jun 1966 Luzon II 6 — 132
PH-RIZ Rizal Antipolo 3.05% 3,330,143 1,191.94 km2
(460.21 sq mi) 		2,794/km2 (7,236/sq mi) 23 Feb 1853 Luzon IV-A 13 1 189
PH-ROM Romblon Romblon 0.28% 308,985 1,533.45 km2
(592.07 sq mi) 		201/km2 (522/sq mi) 16 Mar 1901
[31]		 Luzon Mimaropa 17 — 219
PH-WSA Samar Catbalogan 0.73% 793,183 6,048.03 km2
(2,335.16 sq mi) 		131/km2 (340/sq mi) 1768 Visayas VIII 24 2 951
PH-SAR Sarangani Alabel 0.51% 558,946 3,601.25 km2
(1,390.45 sq mi) 		155/km2 (402/sq mi) 16 Mar 1992 Mindanao XII 7 — 141
PH-SIG Siquijor Siquijor 0.09% 103,395 337.49 km2
(130.31 sq mi) 		306/km2 (793/sq mi) 17 Sep 1971 Visayas VII 6 — 134
PH-SOR Sorsogon Sorsogon City 0.76% 828,655 2,119.01 km2
(818.15 sq mi) 		391/km2 (1,013/sq mi) 17 Oct 1894 Luzon V 14 1 541
PH-SCO South Cotabato[xxii] Koronadal 1.53% 1,672,791 4,428.81 km2
(1,709.97 sq mi) 		378/km2 (978/sq mi) 18 Jun 1966 Mindanao XII 10 2 225
PH-SLE Southern Leyte Maasin 0.39% 429,573 1,798.61 km2
(694.45 sq mi) 		239/km2 (619/sq mi) 22 May 1959 Visayas VIII 18 1 500
PH-SUK Sultan Kudarat Isulan 0.78% 854,052 5,298.34 km2
(2,045.70 sq mi) 		161/km2 (417/sq mi) 22 Nov 1973 Mindanao XII 11 1 249
PH-SLU Sulu Jolo 0.92% 1,000,108 1,600.40 km2
(617.92 sq mi)[32]		 625/km2 (1,619/sq mi) 10 Mar 1917 Mindanao BARMM 19 — 410
PH-SUN Surigao del Norte Surigao City 0.49% 534,636 1,972.93 km2
(761.75 sq mi) 		271/km2 (702/sq mi) 15 May 1901 Mindanao XIII 20 1 335
PH-SUR Surigao del Sur Tandag 0.59% 642,255 4,932.70 km2
(1,904.53 sq mi) 		130/km2 (337/sq mi) 16 Jun 1960 Mindanao XIII 17 2 309
PH-TAR Tarlac Tarlac City 1.38% 1,503,456 3,053.60 km2
(1,179.00 sq mi) 		492/km2 (1,275/sq mi) 28 Mar 1873
[33][34]		 Luzon III 17 1 511
PH-TAW Tawi-Tawi Bongao[35] 0.40% 440,276 1,087.40 km2
(419.85 sq mi)[36]		 405/km2 (1,049/sq mi) 11 Sep 1973 Mindanao BARMM 11 — 203
PH-ZMB Zambales[xxiii] Iba 0.83% 909,932 3,830.83 km2
(1,479.09 sq mi) 		238/km2 (615/sq mi) 1578 Luzon III 13 1 247
PH-ZAN Zamboanga del Norte Dipolog 0.96% 1,047,455 7,301.00 km2
(2,818.93 sq mi) 		143/km2 (372/sq mi) 6 Jun 1952 Mindanao IX 25 2 691
PH-ZAS Zamboanga del Sur[xxiv] Pagadian 1.86% 2,027,902 5,914.16 km2
(2,283.47 sq mi) 		343/km2 (888/sq mi) 1 Sep 1914 Mindanao IX 26 2 779
PH-ZSI Zamboanga Sibugay Ipil 0.61% 669,840 3,607.75 km2
(1,392.96 sq mi) 		186/km2 (481/sq mi) 22 Feb 2001 Mindanao IX 16 — 389
PH-00 Metro Manila Manila † 12.37% 13,484,462 638.55 km2
(246.55 sq mi) 		21,117/km2 (54,694/sq mi) — Luzon NCR[B] 1 16 1,706
  1. ^ Dates could refer to provincehood as established during the Spanish period, American period, or through Republic Acts.
  2. ^ Metro Manila is included for comparison although it is not a province but an administrative region.

Table notes

  1. ^ Figures include the independent city of Butuan.
  2. ^ 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 Butuan, where the provincial government still holds office.
  3. ^ The province maintains another government center in Luna, where many national and provincial agencies now hold office.[11]
  4. ^ Figures include the city of Isabela.
  5. ^ The city of Isabela is regionally served by the offices of Region IX.
  6. ^ Figures include the independent city of Baguio.
  7. ^ Figures include the independent city of Naga.
  8. ^ Figures include the independent cities of Cebu, Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue.
  9. ^ Figures include the independent city of Davao.
  10. ^ Figures include the independent city of Iloilo.
  11. ^ Figures include the independent city of Santiago.
  12. ^ Figures include the independent city of Iligan.
  13. ^ Figures include the independent cities of Ormoc and Tacloban.
  14. ^ Figures include the independent city of Cotabato.
  15. ^ Figures include the independent city of Cagayan de Oro.
  16. ^ Figures include the independent city of Bacolod.
  17. ^ The provincial government still uses and maintains facilities in the former capital, Cabanatuan.
  18. ^ Figures include the independent city of Puerto Princesa.
  19. ^ Figures include the independent city of Angeles.
  20. ^ Figures include the independent city of Dagupan.
  21. ^ Figures include the independent city of Lucena.
  22. ^ Figures include the independent city of General Santos.
  23. ^ Figures include the independent city of Olongapo.
  24. ^ Figures include the independent city of Zamboanga.

Former provinces

  • Manila (until 1901) – Incorporated into Rizal; portions around Manila later consolidated to form present-day NCR.
  • Lepanto-Bontoc (1902–1908) – Incorporated into Mountain Province.
  • Moro Province (1903–1913) – Converted to the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, composed of seven provinces. Now part of several regions in Mindanao.
  • Ambos Camarines (1901–1908) – Divided into Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur, 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 Nueva Caceres.
  • Misamis (1901–1939) – Partitioned into Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental. Misamis Oriental retained the provincial capital of Cagayan.
  • Mindoro (1902–1950) – Divided into Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro. Oriental Mindoro retained the provincial capital of Calapan.
  • Zamboanga (1914–1952) – Partitioned into Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur. The de jure provincial capital of Molave was placed under the jurisdiction of Zamboanga del Sur which had its capital in Pagadian. Zamboanga Sibugay later created from Zamboanga del Sur.
  • Lanao (1914–1959) – Divided into Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur. Lanao del Sur retained the provincial capital of Dansalan (now Marawi).
  • Surigao (1901–1967) – Partitioned into Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur. Surigao del Norte retained the provincial capital of Surigao City and the provincial seal. The province of Dinagat Islands was later created from Surigao del Norte.
  • Davao (1914–1967; 1972–1998) – Divided into Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental. Davao del Norte was officially known as Davao from 1972 to 1998, when Compostela Valley (now Davao de Oro) was later created from Davao province. Davao Occidental later created from Davao del Sur.
  • Agusan (1907–1967) – Partitioned into Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur. Agusan del Norte retained the former provincial capital of Butuan. 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.[37]
  • Negros del Norte (1985–1986) – Batas Pambansa Blg. 885,[38] which created a new province out of the northern part of Negros Occidental, 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 Cadiz (which was to serve as the capital), Escalante, Sagay, San Carlos, Silay and Victorias, as well as the municipalities of Calatrava, Enrique B. Magalona, Manapla, Salvador Benedicto and Toboso. Despite voters ratifying Batas Pambansa Blg. 885, on July 11, 1986, the Supreme Court 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.[39]
  • Kalinga-Apayao (1966–1995) – Divided into Apayao and Kalinga. Kalinga retained the provincial capital of Tabuk.
  • Shariff Kabunsuan (2006–2008) – Republic Act No. 9054 conferred to the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao expanded powers, especially the capacity to create provinces (Article VI, Section 19).[40] Based on this, the ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly enacted Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 201 on August 28, 2006. The Act created a new province, comprising all the municipalities in the first congressional district of Maguindanao (except Cotabato City), with its capital at Datu Odin Sinsuat. The province's creation was approved on October 28, 2006, by a majority vote in a plebiscite. Responding to requests for clarification as to which congressional districts form Shariff Kabunsuan for the 2007 elections (specifically whether Cotabato City was part of the representation of the new province), COMELEC issued Resolution No. 7845, which initially held Cotabato City to be the sole remaining LGU 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 case 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 Congress 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.[41]
  • Maguindanao (1973–2022) – Republic Act No. 11550[42] 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 Datu Odin Sinsuat while the capital of Maguindanao del Sur is Buluan.

Etymologies

For a more comprehensive list, see List of provincial name etymologies of the Philippines.

History

Timeline

When the United States acquired the Philippines from Spain in 1898, the islands were divided into four gobiernos (governments), which were further subdivided into provinces and districts. The American administration initially inherited the Spanish divisions and placed them under military government. As insurgencies were pacified, civil government was gradually organized.

1900–1901
  • November 23, 1900 – Civil government of the province of Benguet established through Act No. 49. Capital moved to Baguio.[43]
  • February 6, 1901 – Act No. 83, or the Provincial Government Act, enacted by the Philippine Commission.[44]
  • February 13 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Pampanga through Act No. 85.[45]
  • February 16 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Pangasinan through Act No. 86. Towns of Balungao, Rosales, San Quintin and Umingan annexed from Nueva Ecija.[46]
  • February 18 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Tarlac through Act No. 87.[47]
  • February 27 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Bulacan through Act No. 88. Capital moved to Malolos.[48]
  • March 2 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Bataan through Act No. 92.[49]
  • March 12 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Tayabas through Act No. 103. Capital moved to Lucena.[50]
  • March 16 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Romblon, elevated from Spanish-era status of District, through Act No. 104.[51]
  • March 18 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Masbate, elevated from Spanish-era status of District, through Act No. 105.[52]
  • April 11 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Iloilo, formed through the merging of the Spanish-era Province of Iloilo with the Comandancia of Concepcion, through Act No. 113.[53]
  • April 13 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Antique through Act No. 114.[54]
  • April 15 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Capiz through Act No. 115.[55]
  • April 18 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Cebu through Act No. 116.[56]
  • April 20 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Bohol through Act No. 117.[57]
  • April 22 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Leyte through Act No. 121.[58]
  • April 26 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Albay through Act No. 122.[59]
  • April 27 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Ambos Camarines through Act No. 123.[60]
  • April 30 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Sorsogon through Act No. 124.[61]
  • May 1:
    • Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Occidental Negros and Oriental Negros through Acts No. 119[62] and 120,[63] respectively, enacted on April 20, 1901.
    • Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to newly created Marinduque through Act No. 125.[64]
  • May 2 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Batangas through Act No. 126.[65]
  • May 15:
    • Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Surigao, elevated from Spanish-era status of District, through Act No. 127.[66]
    • Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Misamis through Act No. 128.[67]
  • June 11:
    • Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to newly created Rizal, formed through the merging of the Politico-Military District of Morong with the entire province of Manila except the territory of the city of Manila, through Act No. 137.[68]
    • Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Cavite through Act No. 138. Annexed Lubang and adjacent islands to the province. Provincial government provided an option to move capital from the town of Cavite.[69]
    • Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Nueva Ecija through Act No. 139. Provincial government provided an option to move capital from the town of San Isidro.[70]
  • July 16 – Catanduanes annexed to Albay through Act No. 169.[71]
  • July 17 – Batangas, Bohol and Cebu placed under the control of military governors through Act No. 173.[72]
  • August 15 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to La Union through Act No. 203.[73]
  • August 16 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to Ilocos Sur through Act No. 205.[74]
  • August 19 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to Abra, excluding its territory east of the crest of the Cordillera Central, through Act No. 206.[75]
  • August 20 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to Ilocos Norte through Act No. 207.[76]
  • August 22 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to Cagayan through Act No. 209. The Babuyan Islands and the Spanish-era province of Batanes annexed to the province.[77]
  • August 24 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to Isabela through Act No. 210.[78]
  • August 28 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to Zambales through Act No. 211.[79]
1902
  • January 1 – Civil government of the Province of Cebu restored through Act No. 322 enacted on December 20, 1901.[80]
  • January 28 – Civil government of the Province of Nueva Vizcaya established through Act No. 337.[81]
  • April 1 – Civil government of the Province of Bohol restored through Act No. 365 enacted on March 3, 1902.[82]
  • May 28 – Spanish-era comandancias of Amburayan, Bontoc and Lepanto organized into sub-provinces under the new province of Lepanto-Bontoc through Act No. 410. Areas between Abra and Cagayan not yet placed under the jurisdiction of any province annexed as part of the sub-province of Bontoc.[83]
  • June 12 – Spanish-era districts of El Principe and Infanta, including the Polillo Islands, annexed to Tayabas through Act No. 417.[84]
  • June 17 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to Samar through Act No. 419.[85]
  • June 23:
  • July 1 – Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to La Laguna through Act No. 424.[88]
  • November 10:
1903
1905
  • April 1 – Abra annexed to Ilocos Sur as sub-province through Act No. 1306 enacted on February 27, 1905.[94]
  • April 19 – Catanduanes established as sub-province of Albay through Act No. 1331.[95]
  • June 28 – Name of Paragua changed to Palawan through Act No. 1363.[96]
1906–1907
1908–1919
1920
1923–1939
  • March 27, 1923 – Leyte divided into Occidental Leyte and Oriental Leyte through Act No. 3117, but never proclaimed by the governor-general.[113]
  • November 28, 1930 – Division of Misamis into Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental implemented by virtue of Act No. 3777,[114] the law that amended Act No. 3537 (enacted on November 2, 1929), which first sought the division.[115]
  • June 8, 1940 – Provincial government of Romblon abolished, municipal governments reorganized into four "special municipalities" through Commonwealth Act No. 581.[116]
1942
1945–1956
1959
1960–1969
1971–1998
  • October 4, 1971 – Maranaw province created from Lanao del Sur through Republic Act No. 6406, remained unorganized due to the disruption caused by the declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines.
  • November 11, 1971 – Plebiscites approve the establishment of Quirino and Siquijor 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 Nueva Vizcaya and Negros Oriental, respectively.
  • June 17, 1972 – Name of Davao del Norte changed to Davao through Republic Act No. 6430.
  • September 11, 1973 – Tawi-Tawi separated from Sulu through Presidential Decree No. 302.
  • November 22, 1973 – Cotabato divided into Maguindanao, North Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat through Presidential Decree No. 341.
  • December 27, 1973 – Basilan 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 Isabela City, then finally abolished by Presidential Decree No. 840 in 1975.
  • November 7, 1975 – Metro Manila established through Presidential Decree No. 824, composed of the four chartered cities of Manila, Caloocan, Pasay and Quezon City, and several municipalities of Rizal and Bulacan, all of which effectively became independent from provincial supervision.
  • August 13, 1979 – Aurora proclaimed a regular province, separated from Quezon through Batas Pambansa Blg. 7 enacted on November 21, 1978. Plebiscite held on May 20, 1979, approves provincehood.
  • March 7, 1984 – Name of North Cotabato province changed to Cotabato through Batas Pambansa Blg. 660.
  • January 3, 1986 – Plebiscite approves the separation of Negros del Norte from Negros Occidental by virtue of Batas Pambansa Blg. 885 enacted on December 3, 1985.
  • August 18, 1986 – BP No. 885 found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, Negros del Norte reverts as part of Negros Occidental.
  • May 11, 1992 – Plebiscites affirm the establishment of Biliran and Guimaras as regular provinces, separating them from Leyte and Iloilo, respectively, by virtue of Section 462 of Republic Act No. 7160 (Local Government Code of 1991) approved on October 10, 1991.
  • November 28, 1992 – Plebiscite approves the separation of Sarangani from South Cotabato by virtue of Republic Act No. 7228 approved on March 16, 1992.
  • May 8, 1995 – Plebiscite approves the division of Kalinga-Apayao into Apayao and Kalinga by virtue of Republic Act No. 7878 approved on February 14, 1995.
  • March 7, 1998 – Plebiscite approves the separation of Compostela Valley from Davao by virtue of Republic Act No. 8470 approved on January 30, 1998. Name of Davao changed back to Davao del Norte.
2001–present

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Formally proposed/renamed provinces

Proposed provinces with enacted law

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.
 
Map of the Philippines showing the proposed provinces
  • Occidental Leyte and Oriental Leyte (1923) – Leyte was divided into two new provinces by Act No. 3117 on March 27, 1923.[147] The division never took place, however, as no proclamation was issued by the Governor-General.
    • 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).
    • 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."
  • Samal (1969) – The sub-province of Samal was created by Republic Act No. 5999[148] and covered the area of the present-day Island Garden City of Samal. However, the sub-province was never inaugurated.
  • Maranaw (1971) – Republic Act No. 6406,[149] which sought to create a new province out of eastern Lanao del Sur (now corresponding to the province's first congressional district), was approved on October 4, 1971. The province was to consist of the municipalities of Bubong, Ditsaan-Ramain (including what is now Buadiposo-Buntong), Kapai, Lumba-Bayabao (including what is now Maguing), Marantao, Masiu, Mulondo, Saguiaran, Piagapo, Poona Bayabao, Tamparan, Taraka and Wao (including what is now Bumbaran), with the chartered city of Marawi serving as the new province's capital. Lanao del Sur was to retain the remaining municipalities, with Malabang 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 declaration of martial law in the Philippines on September 21, 1972, which disrupted the scheduled general elections for 1973 and paved the way for the adoption of a new Constitution and the establishment of the Fourth Philippine Republic. A legacy of this unimplemented division is the existence of two ZIP code 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).

Rejected in a plebiscite

  • Isabela del Norte and Isabela del Sur (1995) – On February 20, 1995, Republic Act No. 7891,[150] which sought to divide the province of Isabela, was approved. Isabela del Norte was to comprise municipalities belonging to the province's first and second congressional districts with Ilagan serving as capital. Isabela del Sur was to consist of the third and fourth congressional districts (excluding the independent component city of Santiago), with Cauayan as the capital. The proposed division was rejected in a plebiscite held on June 20, 1995.
  • Quezon del Norte and Quezon del Sur (2007) – The act dividing the province of Quezon into two, Republic Act No. 9495,[151] lapsed into law without the President's signature on September 7, 2007. Quezon del Norte (which would be renamed from Quezon) was to be composed of the first and second congressional districts of the province, with Lucena as its capital. Quezon del Sur, with its capital at Gumaca, would have been composed of the third and fourth congressional districts. The COMELEC held the plebiscite on December 13, 2008, and the majority of the votes rejected the division.
  • Palawan del Norte, Palawan Oriental, and Palawan del Sur (2021) – On April 5, 2019, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11259 that proposed the division the province of Palawan, with the exception of the independent city of Puerto Princesa, into three separate provinces. A plebiscite was originally scheduled for the second Monday of May 2020[152] but was postponed to March 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[153] Palawan del Norte would have been composed of Taytay and municipalities north of it. Palawan del Sur would have been composed of the municipalities west and south of Puerto Princesa, including Kalayaan (which administers the country's claims in the Spratly Islands), while the rest were proposed to form Palawan Oriental. The proposed provincial capitals would be Taytay (Palawan del Norte), Brooke's Point (Palawan del Sur), and Roxas (Palawan Oriental).[154] The COMELEC held the plebiscite on March 13, 2021, and the majority of the votes rejected the division.

Other proposed provinces

  • Surigao Oriental (2022): House Bill No. 2336 seeks to carve a province out of the six southernmost local government units of Surigao del Sur province. Bislig City and the municipalities of Barobo, Hinatuan, Lingig, and Tagbina all comprise the district of the bill's author, Surigao del Sur 2nd District Representative Johnny T. Pimentel; the bill also seeks to transfer Lianga, currently part of the First District, to the proposed province. Bislig City would be the designated capital. The bill is pending with the Committee on Local Government since August 2, 2022.[155]
  • Northwestern Samar (2019)  – House Bill No. 8824 was introduced in the House of Representatives on January 22, 2019, by Representative Edgar Mary Sarmiento to establish a new province called Northwestern Samar, consisting of 9 municipalities of which Calbayog would be the designated capital.[156]
  • Zamboanga Hermosa (2017) – On February 21, 2017, House Bill No. 5040 was introduced in the House of Representatives that seeks to carve out a new province from Zamboanga del Norte, consisting of the 12 municipalities and 2 legislative districts that make up the 3rd legislative district of Zamboanga del Norte.[157][158]

Proposed renaming

  • Southern Leyte to Leyte del Sur (2017) – House Bill No. 6408 proposed to change the name of the province to Leyte del Sur. Representative Roger Mercado authored the bill to enhance the identity of the province as it is geographically part of the island of Leyte with a distinct personality of its own. The bill did not prosper as it was left pending in the Committee on Local Government since September 20, 2017, until the end of the 17th Congress.[159]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Provisions of this order only apply for the duration of the Japanese occupation; revoked after the restoration of the Commonwealth in 1945.

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  61. ^ "Act No. 124 – An Act Providing for the Establishment of a Civil Government for the Province of Sorsogon". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. April 27, 1901. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  62. ^ "Act No. 119 – An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and the Municipal Code to the Province of Occidental Negros". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. April 20, 1901. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  63. ^ "Act No. 120 – An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and the Municipal Code to the Province of Oriental Negros". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. April 20, 1901. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  64. ^ "Act No. 125 – An Act Providing for the Establishment of a Civil Government for the Province of Marinduque". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. May 1, 1901. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  65. ^ "Act No. 126 – An Act Providing for the Establishment of a Civil Government for the Province of Batangas". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. May 2, 1901. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  66. ^ "Act No. 127 – An Act Providing for the Establishment of a Civil Government for the Province of Surigao". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. May 15, 1901. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  67. ^ "Act No. 128 – An Act Providing for the Establishment of a Civil Government for the Province of Misamis". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. May 15, 1901. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  68. ^ "Act No. 137 – An Act Providing for the Establishment of a Civil Government for the Province of Rizal". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. June 11, 1901. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  69. ^ "Act No. 138 – An Act Providing for the Establishment of a Civil Government for the Province of Cavite". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. June 11, 1901. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  70. ^ "Act No. 139 – An Act Providing for the Establishment of a Civil Government for the Province of Nueva Ecija". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. June 11, 1901. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  71. ^ "Act No. 169 – An Act Annexing the Island of Catanduanes to the Province of Albay". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. July 16, 1901. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  72. ^ "Act No. 173 – An Act Restoring the Provinces of Batangas, Cebu, and Bohol to the Executive Control of the Military Governor". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. July 17, 1901. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  73. ^ "Act No. 203 – An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and Its Amendments to the Province of La Union". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. August 15, 1901. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  74. ^ "Act No. 205 – An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and Its Amendments to the Province of Ilocos Sur". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. August 16, 1901. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  75. ^ "Act No. 206 – An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and Its Amendments to the Province of Abra". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. August 19, 1901. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  76. ^ "Act No. 207 – An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and Its Amendments to the Province of Ilocos Norte". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. August 20, 1901. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  77. ^ "Act No. 209 – An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and Its Amendments to the Province of Cagayan". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. August 22, 1901. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  78. ^ "Act No. 210 – An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and Its Amendments to the Province of Isabela". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. August 24, 1901. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  79. ^ "Act No. 211 – An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and Its Amendments to the Province of Zambales". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. August 28, 1901. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  80. ^ "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". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. December 20, 1901. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  81. ^ "Act No. 337 – An Act Providing for the Organization of a Provincial Government in the Province of Nueva Viscaya [sic]". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. January 28, 1902. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  82. ^ "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". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. March 3, 1902. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  83. ^ "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". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. May 28, 1902. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  84. ^ "Act No. 417 – An Act Annexing the Districts of Infanta and Principe and the Island of Polillo to the Province of Tayabas". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. June 12, 1902. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  85. ^ "Act No. 419 – An Act Providing for the Organization of a Provincial Government in the Province of Samar". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. June 17, 1902. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  86. ^ "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". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. June 23, 1902. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  87. ^ "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". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. June 23, 1902. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  88. ^ "Act No. 424 – An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and Its Amendments to the Province of La Laguna". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. July 1, 1902. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  89. ^ "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". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. November 10, 1902. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  90. ^ "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"". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. November 10, 1902. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  91. ^ "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". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. May 14, 1903. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  92. ^ "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". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. May 26, 1903. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  93. ^ "Act No. 787 – An Act Providing for the Organization and Government of the Moro Province". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. June 1, 1903. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  94. ^ "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". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. February 28, 1905. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  95. ^ "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". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. April 19, 1905. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  96. ^ "Act No. 1363 – An Act Changing the Name of the Province and Island of Paragua to That of Palawan". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. June 28, 1905. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  97. ^ "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". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. November 23, 1905. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  98. ^ "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". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. May 9, 1907. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  99. ^ "Act No. 1665 – An Act to Annex the Province of Romblon to the Province of Capiz". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. July 2, 1907. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
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  101. ^ "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". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. August 20, 1907. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  102. ^ "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". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. October 8, 1907. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  103. ^ "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". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. August 18, 1908. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  104. ^ "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". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Legislature. May 20, 1909. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  105. ^ "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". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. December 20, 1913. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  106. ^ "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". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. July 23, 1914. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
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  113. ^ "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". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Legislature. March 27, 1923. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
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  119. ^ SEC. 2. Subprovinces abolished.—The subprovinces and their governments are hereby abolished and their territories annexed to the provinces to which they belong."[118]
  120. ^ "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—
    1. The Province of Batanes is abolished and the comprising the same as well as the territory thereof shall be annexed to the Province Cagayan.
    2. 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.
    3. The municipality of Infanta, Province of Tayabas, and the territory thereof are segregated from province and shall be annexed to the Province of Laguna.
    4. The Province of Marinduque is abolished and municipalities comprising the same as well as territory thereof shall be annexed to the Province of Tayabas.
    5. The Province of Romblon is abolished and the municipalities comprising the same as well the territory thereof shall be annexed to the of Capiz."[118]
  121. ^ "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—
    1. The Polillo islands are segregated from the Province of Tayabas and shall be annexed to the Province of Laguna."[118]
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  125. ^ "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". Supreme Court E-Library. Congress of the Philippines. October 1, 1946. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  126. ^ "Republic Act No. 505 – An Act to Create the Provinces of Oriental Mindoro and Occidental Mindoro". Supreme Court E-Library. Congress of the Philippines. June 13, 1950. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  127. ^ "Republic Act No. 648 – An Act Creating the Subprovince of Aurora, Which Shall Comprise the Municipalities of Baler, Casiguran, Dipaculao and Maria Aurora, Province of Quezon". Supreme Court E-Library. Congress of the Philippines. June 14, 1951. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  128. ^ "Republic Act No. 711 – An Act to Create the Provinces of Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur". Supreme Court E-Library. Congress of the Philippines. June 6, 1952. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  129. ^ "Republic Act No. 1414 – An Act to Create the Province of Aklan". Supreme Court E-Library. Congress of the Philippines. April 25, 1956. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  130. ^ "Republic Act No. 2021 – An Act Creating the Subprovince of Camiguin in the Province of Misamis Oriental". Supreme Court E-Library. Congress of the Philippines. June 22, 1957. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  131. ^ "Republic Act No. 2141 – An Act Creating the Sub-province of Biliran". Supreme Court E-Library. Congress of the Philippines. April 8, 1959. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  132. ^ "Republic Act No. 2228 – An Act to Create the Provinces of Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur". Supreme Court E-Library. Congress of the Philippines. May 22, 1959. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  133. ^ "Republic Act No. 2227 – An Act Creating the Province of Southern Leyte". Supreme Court E-Library. Congress of the Philippines. May 22, 1959. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
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  137. ^ "Republic Act No. 4667 – An Act Creating the Subprovince of Guimaras in the Province of Iloilo". Supreme Court E-Library. Congress of the Philippines. June 18, 1966. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
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provinces, philippines, philippines, provinces, filipino, lalawigan, primary, political, administrative, divisions, there, provinces, present, which, further, subdivided, into, component, cities, municipalities, local, government, units, national, capital, reg. In the Philippines provinces Filipino lalawigan are one of its primary political and administrative divisions There are 82 provinces at present which are further subdivided into component cities and municipalities The local government units in the National Capital Region as well as independent cities are independent of any provincial government Each province is governed by an elected legislature called the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and an elected governor Provinces of the PhilippinesCategoryProvinceLocationPhilippinesFound inAdministrative and autonomous regionsNumber82 as of 2022 Populations17 246 4 632 359Areas219 01 17 030 75 km2 84 56 6 575 61 sq mi GovernmentProvincial governmentSubdivisionsMunicipalities and component citiesThe provinces are grouped into seventeen regions based on geographical cultural and ethnological characteristics Thirteen of these regions are numerically designated from north to south while the National Capital Region the Cordillera Administrative Region the Southwestern Tagalog Region and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao are only designated by acronyms Each province is a member of the League of Provinces of the Philippines an organization which aims to address issues affecting provincial and metropolitan government administrations 1 Contents 1 Government 1 1 Executive 1 2 Legislative 1 3 Relation to other levels of government 1 3 1 National government 1 3 2 Cities and municipalities 1 4 Barangays 1 5 Classification 2 List 2 1 Table notes 2 2 Former provinces 3 Etymologies 4 History 4 1 Timeline 4 2 Gallery 5 Formally proposed renamed provinces 5 1 Proposed provinces with enacted law 5 1 1 Rejected in a plebiscite 5 2 Other proposed provinces 5 3 Proposed renaming 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksGovernment EditA 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 Supreme Court of the Philippines Each province has at least one branch of a Regional Trial Court Executive Edit Main article List of current Philippine provincial governors The provincial governor is chief executive and head of each province Elected to a term of three years and limited to three consecutive terms he or she appoints the directors of each provincial department which include the office of administration engineering office information office legal office and treasury office Legislative Edit Main article Sangguniang Panlalawigan The vice governor acts as the president for each Sangguniang Panlalawigan 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 Cavite with 16 regularly elected SP members and Cebu Negros Occidental and Pangasinan which have twelve each Every SP has designated seats for ex officio members given to the respective local presidents of the Association of Barangay Captains ABC Philippine Councilors League PCL and Sangguniang Kabataan SK Youth Council The vice governor and regular members of an SP are elected by the voters within the province Ex officio members are elected by members of their respective organizations Relation to other levels of government Edit National government Edit National intrusion into the affairs of each provincial government is limited by the Philippine Constitution The President of the Philippines however coordinates with provincial administrators through the Department of the Interior and Local Government For purposes of national representation each province is guaranteed its own congressional district One congressional representative represents each district in the House of Representatives Senatorial representation is elected at an at large basis and not apportioned through territory based districts Cities and municipalities Edit Main articles Cities of the Philippines and Municipalities of the Philippines Those classified as either highly urbanized or independent component cities are independent from the province as provided for in Section 29 of the Local Government Code of 1991 2 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 Zamboanga City the province it last formed part the congressional representation of 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 Sangguniang Panlalawigan to review legislation by the Sangguniang Panlungsod City Council or Sangguniang Bayan Municipal Council of all component cities and municipalities under the province s jurisdiction 2 Barangays Edit 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 2 Classification Edit Provinces based on income classification 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 3 needs update Class Average annual incomeFirst 450 million or moreSecond 360 million or more but less than 450 millionThird 270 million or more but less than 360 millionFourth 180 million or more but less than 270 millionFifth 90 million or more but less than 180 millionSixth below 90 millionA province s income class determines the size of the membership of its Sangguniang Panlalawigan and also how much it can spend on certain items or procure through certain means 2 List EditFor a list of provinces with independent cities presented separately see List of primary local government units of the Philippines ISO 4 Province Capital Population 5 Area 6 Density Founded A Island group Region Total LGUs 2020 Mun City Brgy PH ABR Abra Bangued 0 23 250 985 4 165 25 km2 1 608 21 sq mi 60 km2 156 sq mi 1846 Luzon CAR 27 303PH AGN Agusan del Norte i Cabadbaran ii 7 0 70 760 413 3 546 86 km2 1 369 45 sq mi 214 km2 555 sq mi 20 Sep 1907 Mindanao XIII 10 2 253PH AGS Agusan del Sur Prosperidad 0 68 739 367 9 989 52 km2 3 856 98 sq mi 74 km2 192 sq mi 1 Jan 1970 8 Mindanao XIII 13 1 314PH AKL Aklan Kalibo 0 56 615 475 1 821 42 km2 703 25 sq mi 338 km2 875 sq mi 8 Nov 1956 9 Visayas VI 17 327PH ALB Albay Legazpi 1 26 1 374 768 2 575 77 km2 994 51 sq mi 534 km2 1 382 sq mi 3 Apr 1574 10 Luzon V 15 3 720PH ANT Antique San Jose de Buenavista 0 56 612 974 2 729 17 km2 1 053 74 sq mi 225 km2 582 sq mi 10 Mar 1917 Visayas VI 18 590PH APA Apayao Kabugao iii 0 11 124 366 4 413 35 km2 1 704 00 sq mi 28 km2 73 sq mi 14 Feb 1995 Luzon CAR 7 133PH AUR Aurora Baler 0 22 235 750 3 147 32 km2 1 215 19 sq mi 75 km2 194 sq mi 13 Aug 1979 Luzon III 8 151PH BAS Basilan iv Lamitan 12 0 51 556 586 1 327 23 km2 512 45 sq mi 13 419 km2 1 086 sq mi 27 Dec 1973 Mindanao BARMM v 11 2 255PH BAN Bataan Balanga 0 78 853 373 1 372 98 km2 530 11 sq mi 622 km2 1 610 sq mi 1754 Luzon III 11 1 237PH BTN Batanes Basco 0 02 18 831 219 01 km2 84 56 sq mi 86 km2 223 sq mi 26 Jun 1783 14 Luzon II 6 29PH BTG Batangas Batangas City 2 67 2 908 494 3 119 72 km2 1 204 53 sq mi 932 km2 2 415 sq mi 8 Dec 1581 Luzon IV A 29 5 1 078PH BEN Benguet vi La Trinidad 0 76 827 041 2 826 59 km2 1 091 35 sq mi 293 km2 758 sq mi 16 Jun 1966 Luzon CAR 13 1 269PH BIL Biliran Naval 0 16 179 312 536 01 km2 206 95 sq mi 335 km2 866 sq mi 11 May 1992 Visayas VIII 8 132PH BOH Bohol Tagbilaran 1 28 1 394 329 4 820 95 km2 1 861 38 sq mi 289 km2 749 sq mi 22 Jul 1854 15 Visayas VII 47 1 1 109PH BUK Bukidnon Malaybalay 1 41 1 541 308 10 498 59 km2 4 053 53 sq mi 147 km2 380 sq mi 10 Mar 1917 Mindanao X 20 2 464PH BUL Bulacan Malolos 3 40 3 708 890 2 796 10 km2 1 079 58 sq mi 1 326 km2 3 435 sq mi 15 Aug 1578 Luzon III 21 3 569PH CAG Cagayan Tuguegarao 1 16 1 268 603 9 295 75 km2 3 589 11 sq mi 136 km2 353 sq mi 29 Jun 1583 16 Luzon II 28 1 820PH CAN Camarines Norte Daet 0 58 629 699 2 320 07 km2 895 78 sq mi 271 km2 703 sq mi 15 Apr 1920 17 Luzon V 12 282PH CAS Camarines Sur vii Pili 1 90 2 068 244 5 497 03 km2 2 122 42 sq mi 376 km2 974 sq mi 27 May 1579 18 Luzon V 35 2 1 063PH CAM Camiguin Mambajao 0 09 92 808 237 95 km2 91 87 sq mi 390 km2 1 010 sq mi 18 Jun 1966 Mindanao X 5 58PH CAP Capiz Roxas 0 74 804 952 2 594 64 km2 1 001 80 sq mi 310 km2 804 sq mi 10 Mar 1917 Visayas VI 16 1 473PH CAT Catanduanes Virac 0 25 271 879 1 492 16 km2 576 13 sq mi 182 km2 472 sq mi 26 Sep 1945 Luzon V 11 315PH CAV Cavite Imus 19 3 98 4 344 829 1 574 17 km2 607 79 sq mi 2 760 km2 7 149 sq mi 10 Mar 1614 20 Luzon IV A 16 7 829PH CEB Cebu viii Cebu City 21 4 72 5 151 274 5 342 00 km2 2 062 56 sq mi 964 km2 2 498 sq mi 27 Apr 1565 Visayas VII 44 9 1 203PH NCO Cotabato Kidapawan 1 17 1 275 185 9 008 90 km2 3 478 36 sq mi 142 km2 367 sq mi 1 Sep 1914 22 Mindanao XII 17 1 543PH COM Davao de Oro Nabunturan 0 70 767 547 4 479 77 km2 1 729 65 sq mi 171 km2 444 sq mi 31 Jan 1998 Mindanao XI 11 237PH DAV Davao del Norte Tagum 1 03 1 125 057 3 426 97 km2 1 323 16 sq mi 328 km2 850 sq mi 8 May 1967 Mindanao XI 8 3 223PH DAS Davao del Sur ix Digos 2 25 2 457 430 4 607 59 km2 1 779 00 sq mi 533 km2 1 381 sq mi 1 Sep 1914 Mindanao XI 9 2 414PH DVO Davao Occidental Malita 0 29 317 159 2 163 45 km2 835 31 sq mi 147 km2 380 sq mi 28 Oct 2013 Mindanao XI 5 105PH DAO Davao Oriental Mati 0 53 576 343 5 679 64 km2 2 192 92 sq mi 101 km2 263 sq mi 8 May 1967 Mindanao XI 10 1 183PH DIN Dinagat Islands San Jose 0 12 128 117 1 036 34 km2 400 13 sq mi 124 km2 320 sq mi 2 Dec 2006 Mindanao XIII 7 100PH EAS Eastern Samar Borongan 0 44 477 168 4 660 47 km2 1 799 42 sq mi 102 km2 265 sq mi 19 Jun 1965 Visayas VIII 22 1 597PH GUI Guimaras Jordan 0 17 187 842 604 57 km2 233 43 sq mi 311 km2 805 sq mi 22 May 1992 Visayas VI 5 98PH IFU Ifugao Lagawe 0 19 207 498 2 628 21 km2 1 014 76 sq mi 79 km2 204 sq mi 18 Jun 1966 Luzon CAR 11 176PH ILN Ilocos Norte Laoag 0 56 609 588 3 467 89 km2 1 338 96 sq mi 176 km2 455 sq mi 2 Feb 1818 Luzon I 21 2 559PH ILS Ilocos Sur Vigan 0 65 706 009 2 596 00 km2 1 002 32 sq mi 272 km2 704 sq mi 1572 Luzon I 32 2 768PH ILI Iloilo x Iloilo City 21 2 30 2 509 525 5 079 17 km2 1 961 08 sq mi 494 km2 1 280 sq mi 1566 Visayas VI 42 2 1 901PH ISA Isabela xi Ilagan 1 56 1 697 050 12 414 93 km2 4 793 43 sq mi 137 km2 354 sq mi 1 May 1856 Luzon II 34 3 1 055PH KAL Kalinga Tabuk 0 21 229 570 3 231 25 km2 1 247 59 sq mi 71 km2 184 sq mi 18 Jun 1966 Luzon CAR 7 1 153PH LUN La Union San Fernando 0 75 822 352 1 497 70 km2 578 27 sq mi 549 km2 1 422 sq mi 2 Mar 1850 Luzon I 19 1 576PH LAG Laguna Santa Cruz 3 10 3 382 193 1 917 85 km2 740 49 sq mi 1 764 km2 4 568 sq mi 28 Jul 1571 Luzon IV A 24 6 674PH LAN Lanao del Norte xii Tubod 1 00 1 086 017 4 159 94 km2 1 606 16 sq mi 261 km2 676 sq mi 4 Jul 1959 Mindanao X 22 1 506PH LAS Lanao del Sur Marawi 1 10 1 195 518 3 872 89 km2 1 495 33 sq mi 23 309 km2 800 sq mi 1 Sep 1914 Mindanao BARMM 39 1 1 159PH LEY Leyte xiii Tacloban 21 1 86 2 028 728 6 515 05 km2 2 515 47 sq mi 311 km2 806 sq mi 1735 Visayas VIII 40 3 1 641PH MDN Maguindanao del Norte xiv Datu Odin Sinsuat 0 87 943 500 4 752 47 km2 1 834 94 sq mi 199 km2 514 sq mi 17 Sep 2022 Mindanao BARMM 12 1 189PH MDS Maguindanao del Sur Buluan 0 66 723 758 1 217 96 km2 470 26 sq mi 594 km2 1 539 sq mi 22 Nov 1973 Mindanao BARMM 24 167PH MAD Marinduque Boac 0 22 239 207 952 58 km2 367 79 sq mi 251 km2 650 sq mi 21 Feb 1920 Luzon Mimaropa 6 218PH MAS Masbate Masbate City 0 83 908 920 4 151 78 km2 1 603 01 sq mi 219 km2 567 sq mi 18 Mar 1901 24 Luzon V 20 1 550PH MSC Misamis Occidental Oroquieta 0 57 617 333 2 055 22 km2 793 52 sq mi 300 km2 778 sq mi 8 Nov 1929 Mindanao X 14 3 490PH MSR Misamis Oriental xv Cagayan de Oro 21 1 55 1 685 302 3 544 32 km2 1 368 47 sq mi 475 km2 1 232 sq mi 15 May 1901 Mindanao X 23 3 504PH MOU Mountain Province Bontoc 0 15 158 200 2 157 38 km2 832 97 sq mi 73 km2 190 sq mi 1846 Luzon CAR 10 144PH NEC Negros Occidental xvi Bacolod 21 2 96 3 223 955 7 965 21 km2 3 075 38 sq mi 405 km2 1 048 sq mi 1 Jan 1890 25 Visayas VI 19 13 662PH NER Negros Oriental Dumaguete 1 31 1 432 990 5 385 53 km2 2 079 36 sq mi 266 km2 689 sq mi 1 Jan 1890 26 Visayas VII 20 6 557PH NSA Northern Samar Catarman 0 59 639 186 3 692 93 km2 1 425 85 sq mi 173 km2 448 sq mi 19 Jun 1965 Visayas VIII 24 569PH NUE Nueva Ecija Palayan xvii 2 12 2 310 134 5 751 33 km2 2 220 60 sq mi 402 km2 1 040 sq mi 25 Apr 1801 27 Luzon III 27 5 849PH NUV Nueva Vizcaya Bayombong 0 46 497 432 3 975 67 km2 1 535 01 sq mi 125 km2 324 sq mi 24 May 1839 28 Luzon II 15 275PH MDC Occidental Mindoro Mamburao 0 48 525 354 5 865 71 km2 2 264 76 sq mi 90 km2 232 sq mi 15 Nov 1950 29 Luzon Mimaropa 11 162PH MDR Oriental Mindoro Calapan 0 83 908 339 4 238 38 km2 1 636 45 sq mi 214 km2 555 sq mi 1663 Luzon Mimaropa 14 1 426PH PLW Palawan xviii Puerto Princesa 21 1 14 1 246 673 17 030 75 km2 6 575 61 sq mi 73 km2 190 sq mi 23 Jan 1902 Luzon Mimaropa 23 1 433PH PAM Pampanga xix San Fernando 2 66 2 900 637 2 062 47 km2 796 32 sq mi 1 406 km2 3 643 sq mi 11 Dec 1571 Luzon III 19 3 538PH PAN Pangasinan xx Lingayen 2 90 3 163 190 5 451 01 km2 2 104 65 sq mi 580 km2 1 503 sq mi 5 Apr 1580 30 Luzon I 44 4 1 364PH QUE Quezon xxi Lucena 21 2 04 2 229 383 9 069 60 km2 3 501 79 sq mi 246 km2 637 sq mi 2 Mar 1901 Luzon IV A 39 2 1 242PH QUI Quirino Cabarroguis 0 19 203 828 2 323 47 km2 897 10 sq mi 88 km2 227 sq mi 18 Jun 1966 Luzon II 6 132PH RIZ Rizal Antipolo 3 05 3 330 143 1 191 94 km2 460 21 sq mi 2 794 km2 7 236 sq mi 23 Feb 1853 Luzon IV A 13 1 189PH ROM Romblon Romblon 0 28 308 985 1 533 45 km2 592 07 sq mi 201 km2 522 sq mi 16 Mar 1901 31 Luzon Mimaropa 17 219PH WSA Samar Catbalogan 0 73 793 183 6 048 03 km2 2 335 16 sq mi 131 km2 340 sq mi 1768 Visayas VIII 24 2 951PH SAR Sarangani Alabel 0 51 558 946 3 601 25 km2 1 390 45 sq mi 155 km2 402 sq mi 16 Mar 1992 Mindanao XII 7 141PH SIG Siquijor Siquijor 0 09 103 395 337 49 km2 130 31 sq mi 306 km2 793 sq mi 17 Sep 1971 Visayas VII 6 134PH SOR Sorsogon Sorsogon City 0 76 828 655 2 119 01 km2 818 15 sq mi 391 km2 1 013 sq mi 17 Oct 1894 Luzon V 14 1 541PH SCO South Cotabato xxii Koronadal 1 53 1 672 791 4 428 81 km2 1 709 97 sq mi 378 km2 978 sq mi 18 Jun 1966 Mindanao XII 10 2 225PH SLE Southern Leyte Maasin 0 39 429 573 1 798 61 km2 694 45 sq mi 239 km2 619 sq mi 22 May 1959 Visayas VIII 18 1 500PH SUK Sultan Kudarat Isulan 0 78 854 052 5 298 34 km2 2 045 70 sq mi 161 km2 417 sq mi 22 Nov 1973 Mindanao XII 11 1 249PH SLU Sulu Jolo 0 92 1 000 108 1 600 40 km2 617 92 sq mi 32 625 km2 1 619 sq mi 10 Mar 1917 Mindanao BARMM 19 410PH SUN Surigao del Norte Surigao City 0 49 534 636 1 972 93 km2 761 75 sq mi 271 km2 702 sq mi 15 May 1901 Mindanao XIII 20 1 335PH SUR Surigao del Sur Tandag 0 59 642 255 4 932 70 km2 1 904 53 sq mi 130 km2 337 sq mi 16 Jun 1960 Mindanao XIII 17 2 309PH TAR Tarlac Tarlac City 1 38 1 503 456 3 053 60 km2 1 179 00 sq mi 492 km2 1 275 sq mi 28 Mar 1873 33 34 Luzon III 17 1 511PH TAW Tawi Tawi Bongao 35 0 40 440 276 1 087 40 km2 419 85 sq mi 36 405 km2 1 049 sq mi 11 Sep 1973 Mindanao BARMM 11 203PH ZMB Zambales xxiii Iba 0 83 909 932 3 830 83 km2 1 479 09 sq mi 238 km2 615 sq mi 1578 Luzon III 13 1 247PH ZAN Zamboanga del Norte Dipolog 0 96 1 047 455 7 301 00 km2 2 818 93 sq mi 143 km2 372 sq mi 6 Jun 1952 Mindanao IX 25 2 691PH ZAS Zamboanga del Sur xxiv Pagadian 1 86 2 027 902 5 914 16 km2 2 283 47 sq mi 343 km2 888 sq mi 1 Sep 1914 Mindanao IX 26 2 779PH ZSI Zamboanga Sibugay Ipil 0 61 669 840 3 607 75 km2 1 392 96 sq mi 186 km2 481 sq mi 22 Feb 2001 Mindanao IX 16 389PH 00 Metro Manila Manila 12 37 13 484 462 638 55 km2 246 55 sq mi 21 117 km2 54 694 sq mi Luzon NCR B 1 16 1 706 Dates could refer to provincehood as established during the Spanish period American period or through Republic Acts Metro Manila is included for comparison although it is not a province but an administrative region Table notes Edit Figures include the independent city of Butuan 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 Butuan where the provincial government still holds office The province maintains another government center in Luna where many national and provincial agencies now hold office 11 Figures include the city of Isabela The city of Isabela is regionally served by the offices of Region IX Figures include the independent city of Baguio Figures include the independent city of Naga Figures include the independent cities of Cebu Lapu Lapu and Mandaue Figures include the independent city of Davao Figures include the independent city of Iloilo Figures include the independent city of Santiago Figures include the independent city of Iligan Figures include the independent cities of Ormoc and Tacloban Figures include the independent city of Cotabato Figures include the independent city of Cagayan de Oro Figures include the independent city of Bacolod The provincial government still uses and maintains facilities in the former capital Cabanatuan Figures include the independent city of Puerto Princesa Figures include the independent city of Angeles Figures include the independent city of Dagupan Figures include the independent city of Lucena Figures include the independent city of General Santos Figures include the independent city of Olongapo Figures include the independent city of Zamboanga Former provinces Edit Manila until 1901 Incorporated into Rizal portions around Manila later consolidated to form present day NCR Lepanto Bontoc 1902 1908 Incorporated into Mountain Province Moro Province 1903 1913 Converted to the Department of Mindanao and Sulu composed of seven provinces Now part of several regions in Mindanao Ambos Camarines 1901 1908 Divided into Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur 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 Nueva Caceres Misamis 1901 1939 Partitioned into Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental Misamis Oriental retained the provincial capital of Cagayan Mindoro 1902 1950 Divided into Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro Oriental Mindoro retained the provincial capital of Calapan Zamboanga 1914 1952 Partitioned into Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur The de jure provincial capital of Molave was placed under the jurisdiction of Zamboanga del Sur which had its capital in Pagadian Zamboanga Sibugay later created from Zamboanga del Sur Lanao 1914 1959 Divided into Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur Lanao del Sur retained the provincial capital of Dansalan now Marawi Surigao 1901 1967 Partitioned into Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur Surigao del Norte retained the provincial capital of Surigao City and the provincial seal The province of Dinagat Islands was later created from Surigao del Norte Davao 1914 1967 1972 1998 Divided into Davao del Norte Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental Davao del Norte was officially known as Davao from 1972 to 1998 when Compostela Valley now Davao de Oro was later created from Davao province Davao Occidental later created from Davao del Sur Agusan 1907 1967 Partitioned into Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur Agusan del Norte retained the former provincial capital of Butuan 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 37 Negros del Norte 1985 1986 Batas Pambansa Blg 885 38 which created a new province out of the northern part of Negros Occidental 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 Cadiz which was to serve as the capital Escalante Sagay San Carlos Silay and Victorias as well as the municipalities of Calatrava Enrique B Magalona Manapla Salvador Benedicto and Toboso Despite voters ratifying Batas Pambansa Blg 885 on July 11 1986 the Supreme Court 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 39 Kalinga Apayao 1966 1995 Divided into Apayao and Kalinga Kalinga retained the provincial capital of Tabuk Shariff Kabunsuan 2006 2008 Republic Act No 9054 conferred to the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao expanded powers especially the capacity to create provinces Article VI Section 19 40 Based on this the ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly enacted Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No 201 on August 28 2006 The Act created a new province comprising all the municipalities in the first congressional district of Maguindanao except Cotabato City with its capital at Datu Odin Sinsuat The province s creation was approved on October 28 2006 by a majority vote in a plebiscite Responding to requests for clarification as to which congressional districts form Shariff Kabunsuan for the 2007 elections specifically whether Cotabato City was part of the representation of the new province COMELEC issued Resolution No 7845 which initially held Cotabato City to be the sole remaining LGU 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 case 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 Congress 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 41 Maguindanao 1973 2022 Republic Act No 11550 42 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 Datu Odin Sinsuat while the capital of Maguindanao del Sur is Buluan Etymologies EditFor a more comprehensive list see List of provincial name etymologies of the Philippines History EditThis section contains embedded lists that may be poorly defined unverified or indiscriminate Please help to clean it up to meet Wikipedia s quality standards Where appropriate incorporate items into the main body of the article August 2013 This section provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject Please help improve the article by providing more context for the reader August 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Timeline Edit When the United States acquired the Philippines from Spain in 1898 the islands were divided into four gobiernos governments which were further subdivided into provinces and districts The American administration initially inherited the Spanish divisions and placed them under military government As insurgencies were pacified civil government was gradually organized 1900 1901November 23 1900 Civil government of the province of Benguet established through Act No 49 Capital moved to Baguio 43 February 6 1901 Act No 83 or the Provincial Government Act enacted by the Philippine Commission 44 February 13 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Pampanga through Act No 85 45 February 16 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Pangasinan through Act No 86 Towns of Balungao Rosales San Quintin and Umingan annexed from Nueva Ecija 46 February 18 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Tarlac through Act No 87 47 February 27 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Bulacan through Act No 88 Capital moved to Malolos 48 March 2 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Bataan through Act No 92 49 March 12 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Tayabas through Act No 103 Capital moved to Lucena 50 March 16 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Romblon elevated from Spanish era status of District through Act No 104 51 March 18 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Masbate elevated from Spanish era status of District through Act No 105 52 April 11 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Iloilo formed through the merging of the Spanish era Province of Iloilo with the Comandancia of Concepcion through Act No 113 53 April 13 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Antique through Act No 114 54 April 15 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Capiz through Act No 115 55 April 18 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Cebu through Act No 116 56 April 20 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Bohol through Act No 117 57 April 22 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Leyte through Act No 121 58 April 26 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Albay through Act No 122 59 April 27 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Ambos Camarines through Act No 123 60 April 30 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Sorsogon through Act No 124 61 May 1 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Occidental Negros and Oriental Negros through Acts No 119 62 and 120 63 respectively enacted on April 20 1901 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to newly created Marinduque through Act No 125 64 May 2 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Batangas through Act No 126 65 May 15 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Surigao elevated from Spanish era status of District through Act No 127 66 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Misamis through Act No 128 67 June 11 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to newly created Rizal formed through the merging of the Politico Military District of Morong with the entire province of Manila except the territory of the city of Manila through Act No 137 68 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Cavite through Act No 138 Annexed Lubang and adjacent islands to the province Provincial government provided an option to move capital from the town of Cavite 69 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act extended to Nueva Ecija through Act No 139 Provincial government provided an option to move capital from the town of San Isidro 70 July 16 Catanduanes annexed to Albay through Act No 169 71 July 17 Batangas Bohol and Cebu placed under the control of military governors through Act No 173 72 August 15 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to La Union through Act No 203 73 August 16 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to Ilocos Sur through Act No 205 74 August 19 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to Abra excluding its territory east of the crest of the Cordillera Central through Act No 206 75 August 20 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to Ilocos Norte through Act No 207 76 August 22 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to Cagayan through Act No 209 The Babuyan Islands and the Spanish era province of Batanes annexed to the province 77 August 24 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to Isabela through Act No 210 78 August 28 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to Zambales through Act No 211 79 1902January 1 Civil government of the Province of Cebu restored through Act No 322 enacted on December 20 1901 80 January 28 Civil government of the Province of Nueva Vizcaya established through Act No 337 81 April 1 Civil government of the Province of Bohol restored through Act No 365 enacted on March 3 1902 82 May 28 Spanish era comandancias of Amburayan Bontoc and Lepanto organized into sub provinces under the new province of Lepanto Bontoc through Act No 410 Areas between Abra and Cagayan not yet placed under the jurisdiction of any province annexed as part of the sub province of Bontoc 83 June 12 Spanish era districts of El Principe and Infanta including the Polillo Islands annexed to Tayabas through Act No 417 84 June 17 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to Samar through Act No 419 85 June 23 Civil government of the Province of Paragua established through Act No 422 86 Mindoro Lubang and surrounding small islands annexed to Marinduque through Act No 423 87 July 1 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to La Laguna through Act No 424 88 November 10 Marinduque annexed to Tayabas through Act No 499 89 Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and its amendments extended to newly created Mindoro separated from Marinduque through Act No 500 90 1903May 14 Cagayancillo Balabac and the rest of Palawan Island south of Tapul and Ulugan rivers annexed to Paragua through Act No 747 Provincial government provided the option to choose capital between Cuyo or Puerto Princesa 91 May 26 Spanish era Comandancia of Kayapa annexed to Benguet through Act No 768 92 July 15 Moro Province formed composed of the districts of Cotabato Davao Lanao Sulu and Zamboanga through Act No 787 enacted on June 1 1903 93 1905April 1 Abra annexed to Ilocos Sur as sub province through Act No 1306 enacted on February 27 1905 94 April 19 Catanduanes established as sub province of Albay through Act No 1331 95 June 28 Name of Paragua changed to Palawan through Act No 1363 96 1906 1907January 1 1906 Masbate annexed to Sorsogon as sub province through Act No 1413 enacted on November 23 1905 97 May 9 1907 Apayao and Kalinga established as sub provinces of Cagayan and Lepanto Bontoc respectively through Act No 1642 98 July 15 Romblon except the island of Maestro de Campo annexed to Mindoro annexed to Capiz as sub province through Act No 1665 enacted on July 2 1907 99 August 10 Marinduque declared a sub province of Tayabas through Act No 1649 enacted on May 17 1907 100 August 20 Act No 1693 creates Agusan composed of the sub provinces of Butuan and Bukidnon and establishes Batanes as a sub province of Cagayan 101 October 8 Siquijor established as sub province of Negros Oriental through Act No 1753 102 1908 1919August 18 1908 Mountain Province with seven sub provinces formed by merging territories of the entire province of Lepanto Bontoc with Amburayan Bontoc Kalinga and Lepanto sub provinces the district in the province of Nueva Vizcaya that formerly the comprised the Spanish era Comandancia of Quiangan annexed as Ifugao sub province the entire province of Benguet except Baguio annexed as Benguet sub province and Apayao sub province in Cagayan through Act No 1876 103 May 20 1909 Batanes re established as province separated from Cagayan through Act No 1952 104 December 20 1913 Act No 2309 renames Moro Province to Department of Mindanao and Sulu and annexes Agusan with Bukidnon sub province to the Department Department of Mindanao and Sulu formally organized on January 1 1914 105 September 1 1914 Department of Mindanao and Sulu provided with autonomous government through Act No 2408 enacted on July 23 1914 Bukidnon sub province and the former Moro Province districts of Cotabato Davao Lanao Sulu and Zamboanga converted to provinces 106 March 9 1917 Abra re established as regular province separated from Ilocos Sur through Act No 2683 107 December 7 1917 Romblon re established as regular province separated from Capiz through Act No 2724 108 March 3 1919 Ambos Camarines divided into Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur through Act No 2809 109 1920February 4 Act No 2877 abolishes Amburayan sub province in Mountain Province by annexing its municipal entities to Ilocos Sur and La Union 110 Lepanto sub province reduced in size by annexing some of its municipal entities to Ilocos Sur and Benguet 110 February 22 Marinduque re established as regular province separated from Tayabas through Act No 2880 111 December 15 Masbate re established as regular province separated from Sorsogon through Act No 2934 112 1923 1939March 27 1923 Leyte divided into Occidental Leyte and Oriental Leyte through Act No 3117 but never proclaimed by the governor general 113 November 28 1930 Division of Misamis into Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental implemented by virtue of Act No 3777 114 the law that amended Act No 3537 enacted on November 2 1929 which first sought the division 115 June 8 1940 Provincial government of Romblon abolished municipal governments reorganized into four special municipalities through Commonwealth Act No 581 116 1942January 1 Executive Order No 400 issued by Manuel L Quezon creates the City of Greater Manila composed of the chartered cities of Manila and Quezon City with the following municipalities from the province of Rizal Caloocan Makati Mandaluyong Paranaque Pasay and San Juan 117 May 18 Executive Order No 42 issued by Jorge Vargas of the Japanese era Philippine Executive Commission abolishes sub provinces annexing their municipalities to their respective provinces a 119 August 31 Executive Order No 84 issued by Jorge Vargas abolishes the province of Batanes and annexes its municipalities to Cagayan annexes the municipalities of Baler and Casiguran corresponding to the entire present day territory of Aurora from Tayabas to Nueva Ecija annexes the municipality of Infanta including the present day municipalities of General Nakar and Real from Tayabas to Laguna abolishes the province of Marinduque and annexes its municipalities to Tayabas and abolishes the province of Romblon and annexes its special municipalities to Capiz a 120 November 1 Executive Order No 103 issued by Jorge Vargas annexes the Polillo Islands from Tayabas to Laguna a 121 1945 1956August 1 1945 Executive Order No 58 issued by Sergio Osmena reduces the territory of the City of Greater Manila to only Manila and Quezon City restoring Caloocan Makati Mandaluyong Paranaque Pasay and San Juan to Rizal 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 122 October 26 1945 Catanduanes established as regular province separated from Albay through Commonwealth Act No 687 enacted on September 26 1945 123 September 7 1946 Name of Tayabas changed to Quezon through Republic Act No 14 124 October 1 1946 CA 581 repealed and Romblon s provincial and municipal governments restored through Republic Act No 38 125 June 13 1950 Mindoro divided into Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro through Republic Act No 505 126 June 14 1951 Aurora established as sub province of Quezon through Republic Act No 648 127 June 6 1952 Zamboanga divided into Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur through Republic Act No 711 128 April 25 1956 Aklan separated from Capiz through Republic Act No 1414 129 June 22 1957 Camiguin established as sub province of Misamis Oriental through Republic Act No 2021 130 1959April 8 Biliran established as sub province of Leyte through Republic Act No 2141 131 May 22 Lanao province divided into Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur through Republic Act No 2228 132 July 1 Southern Leyte separated from Leyte through Republic Act No 2227 approved on May 22 1959 133 1960 1969June 19 1960 Surigao divided into Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur through Republic Act No 2786 134 November 9 1965 Plebiscite approves the division of Samar into Eastern Samar Northern Samar and Western Samar by virtue of Republic Act No 4221 enacted on June 19 1965 135 136 June 18 1966 Guimaras established as sub province of Iloilo through Republic Act No 4667 137 Camiguin established as regular province separated from Misamis Oriental through Republic Act No 4669 138 Benguet re established and Ifugao and Kalinga Apayao created from Mountain Province through Republic Act No 4695 139 Quirino established as sub province of Nueva Vizcaya through Republic Act No 4734 140 South Cotabato separated from Cotabato through Republic Act No 4849 141 May 8 1967 Davao province divided into Davao del Norte Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental through Republic Act No 4867 142 November 14 1967 Plebiscite approves the division of Agusan into Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur by virtue of Republic Act No 4979 enacted on June 17 1967 143 June 21 1969 Name of Western Samar province changed to Samar through Republic Act No 5650 144 August 4 1969 Samal sub province created from Davao del Norte through Republic Act No 5999 but never inaugurated 145 1971 1998October 4 1971 Maranaw province created from Lanao del Sur through Republic Act No 6406 remained unorganized due to the disruption caused by the declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines November 11 1971 Plebiscites approve the establishment of Quirino and Siquijor 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 Nueva Vizcaya and Negros Oriental respectively June 17 1972 Name of Davao del Norte changed to Davao through Republic Act No 6430 September 11 1973 Tawi Tawi separated from Sulu through Presidential Decree No 302 November 22 1973 Cotabato divided into Maguindanao North Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat through Presidential Decree No 341 December 27 1973 Basilan 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 Isabela City then finally abolished by Presidential Decree No 840 in 1975 November 7 1975 Metro Manila established through Presidential Decree No 824 composed of the four chartered cities of Manila Caloocan Pasay and Quezon City and several municipalities of Rizal and Bulacan all of which effectively became independent from provincial supervision August 13 1979 Aurora proclaimed a regular province separated from Quezon through Batas Pambansa Blg 7 enacted on November 21 1978 Plebiscite held on May 20 1979 approves provincehood March 7 1984 Name of North Cotabato province changed to Cotabato through Batas Pambansa Blg 660 January 3 1986 Plebiscite approves the separation of Negros del Norte from Negros Occidental by virtue of Batas Pambansa Blg 885 enacted on December 3 1985 August 18 1986 BP No 885 found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court Negros del Norte reverts as part of Negros Occidental May 11 1992 Plebiscites affirm the establishment of Biliran and Guimaras as regular provinces separating them from Leyte and Iloilo respectively by virtue of Section 462 of Republic Act No 7160 Local Government Code of 1991 approved on October 10 1991 November 28 1992 Plebiscite approves the separation of Sarangani from South Cotabato by virtue of Republic Act No 7228 approved on March 16 1992 May 8 1995 Plebiscite approves the division of Kalinga Apayao into Apayao and Kalinga by virtue of Republic Act No 7878 approved on February 14 1995 March 7 1998 Plebiscite approves the separation of Compostela Valley from Davao by virtue of Republic Act No 8470 approved on January 30 1998 Name of Davao changed back to Davao del Norte 2001 presentFebruary 22 2001 Plebiscite approves the separation of Zamboanga Sibugay from Zamboanga del Sur by virtue of Republic Act No 8973 approved on November 7 2000 October 28 2006 Plebiscite approves the separation of Shariff Kabunsuan from Maguindanao by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No 201 enacted on August 28 2006 December 2 2006 Plebiscite approves the separation of Dinagat Islands from Surigao del Norte by virtue of Republic Act No 9355 approved on October 2 2006 November 18 2008 MMA Act No 201 declared void by the Supreme Court Shariff Kabunsuan reverts as part of Maguindanao February 11 2010 RA No 9355 found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court Dinagat Islands reverts as part of Surigao del Norte March 30 2011 Supreme Court reverses its decision on Dinagat Islands and became a province once again October 28 2013 Plebiscite approves the separation of Davao Occidental from Davao del Sur by virtue of Republic Act No 10360 approved on January 21 2013 December 8 2019 Name of Compostela Valley changed to Davao de Oro through Republic Act 11297 approved on April 17 2019 September 18 2022 Plebiscite approves the division of Maguindanao into Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur by virtue of Republic Act No 11550 approved on May 27 2021 146 Gallery Edit 1880 1899 1907 1918 1935 1942 1945 1986 1992 2022Formally proposed renamed provinces EditProposed provinces with enacted law Edit 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 Map of the Philippines showing the proposed provinces Occidental Leyte and Oriental Leyte 1923 Leyte was divided into two new provinces by Act No 3117 on March 27 1923 147 The division never took place however as no proclamation was issued by the Governor General 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 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 Merida 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 Samal 1969 The sub province of Samal was created by Republic Act No 5999 148 and covered the area of the present day Island Garden City of Samal However the sub province was never inaugurated Maranaw 1971 Republic Act No 6406 149 which sought to create a new province out of eastern Lanao del Sur now corresponding to the province s first congressional district was approved on October 4 1971 The province was to consist of the municipalities of Bubong Ditsaan Ramain including what is now Buadiposo Buntong Kapai Lumba Bayabao including what is now Maguing Marantao Masiu Mulondo Saguiaran Piagapo Poona Bayabao Tamparan Taraka and Wao including what is now Bumbaran with the chartered city of Marawi serving as the new province s capital Lanao del Sur was to retain the remaining municipalities with Malabang 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 declaration of martial law in the Philippines on September 21 1972 which disrupted the scheduled general elections for 1973 and paved the way for the adoption of a new Constitution and the establishment of the Fourth Philippine Republic A legacy of this unimplemented division is the existence of two ZIP code 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 Rejected in a plebiscite Edit Isabela del Norte and Isabela del Sur 1995 On February 20 1995 Republic Act No 7891 150 which sought to divide the province of Isabela was approved Isabela del Norte was to comprise municipalities belonging to the province s first and second congressional districts with Ilagan serving as capital Isabela del Sur was to consist of the third and fourth congressional districts excluding the independent component city of Santiago with Cauayan as the capital The proposed division was rejected in a plebiscite held on June 20 1995 Quezon del Norte and Quezon del Sur 2007 The act dividing the province of Quezon into two Republic Act No 9495 151 lapsed into law without the President s signature on September 7 2007 Quezon del Norte which would be renamed from Quezon was to be composed of the first and second congressional districts of the province with Lucena as its capital Quezon del Sur with its capital at Gumaca would have been composed of the third and fourth congressional districts The COMELEC held the plebiscite on December 13 2008 and the majority of the votes rejected the division Palawan del Norte Palawan Oriental and Palawan del Sur 2021 On April 5 2019 President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act No 11259 that proposed the division the province of Palawan with the exception of the independent city of Puerto Princesa into three separate provinces A plebiscite was originally scheduled for the second Monday of May 2020 152 but was postponed to March 2021 due to the COVID 19 pandemic 153 Palawan del Norte would have been composed of Taytay and municipalities north of it Palawan del Sur would have been composed of the municipalities west and south of Puerto Princesa including Kalayaan which administers the country s claims in the Spratly Islands while the rest were proposed to form Palawan Oriental The proposed provincial capitals would be Taytay Palawan del Norte Brooke s Point Palawan del Sur and Roxas Palawan Oriental 154 The COMELEC held the plebiscite on March 13 2021 and the majority of the votes rejected the division Other proposed provinces Edit Surigao Oriental 2022 House Bill No 2336 seeks to carve a province out of the six southernmost local government units of Surigao del Sur province Bislig City and the municipalities of Barobo Hinatuan Lingig and Tagbina all comprise the district of the bill s author Surigao del Sur 2nd District Representative Johnny T Pimentel the bill also seeks to transfer Lianga currently part of the First District to the proposed province Bislig City would be the designated capital The bill is pending with the Committee on Local Government since August 2 2022 155 Northwestern Samar 2019 House Bill No 8824 was introduced in the House of Representatives on January 22 2019 by Representative Edgar Mary Sarmiento to establish a new province called Northwestern Samar consisting of 9 municipalities of which Calbayog would be the designated capital 156 Zamboanga Hermosa 2017 On February 21 2017 House Bill No 5040 was introduced in the House of Representatives that seeks to carve out a new province from Zamboanga del Norte consisting of the 12 municipalities and 2 legislative districts that make up the 3rd legislative district of Zamboanga del Norte 157 158 Proposed renaming Edit Southern Leyte to Leyte del Sur 2017 House Bill No 6408 proposed to change the name of the province to Leyte del Sur Representative Roger Mercado authored the bill to enhance the identity of the province as it is geographically part of the island of Leyte with a distinct personality of its own The bill did not prosper as it was left pending in the Committee on Local Government since September 20 2017 until the end of the 17th Congress 159 See also EditList of Philippine provinces by population List of Philippine provincial etymologies List of Philippine provinces by Human Development Index List of demonyms for Philippine provinces ISO 3166 2 PH Sub provinces of the Philippines a defunct group of administrative divisions in the PhilippinesNotes Edit a b c Provisions of this order only apply for the duration of the Japanese occupation revoked after the restoration of the Commonwealth in 1945 References Edit About the League of Provinces League of Provinces of the Philippines Archived from the original on March 5 2009 Retrieved January 12 2008 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help a b c d R A 7160 lawphil net Archived from the original on May 3 2016 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on March 4 2016 Retrieved September 29 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template 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An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and Its Amendments to the Province of Cagayan Supreme Court E Library Philippine Commission August 22 1901 Retrieved February 18 2022 Act No 210 An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and Its Amendments to the Province of Isabela Supreme Court E Library Philippine Commission August 24 1901 Retrieved February 18 2022 Act No 211 An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and Its Amendments to the Province of Zambales Supreme Court E Library Philippine Commission August 28 1901 Retrieved February 18 2022 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 Supreme Court E Library Philippine Commission December 20 1901 Retrieved February 18 2022 Act No 337 An Act Providing for the Organization of a Provincial Government in the Province of 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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 Supreme Court E Library Philippine Legislature May 20 1909 Retrieved February 18 2022 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 Supreme Court E Library Philippine Commission December 20 1913 Retrieved February 18 2022 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 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Mountain Province and the Provinces of Ilocos Sur and La Union Supreme Court E Library Philippine Legislature February 4 1920 Retrieved February 21 2022 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 Supreme Court E Library Philippine Legislature January 21 1920 Retrieved February 21 2022 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 Supreme Court E Library Philippine Legislature December 15 1920 Retrieved February 21 2022 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 Supreme Court E Library Philippine Legislature March 27 1923 Retrieved February 21 2022 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 Supreme Court E Library Philippine Legislature November 28 1930 Retrieved February 21 2022 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 Supreme Court E Library Philippine Legislature November 2 1929 Retrieved February 21 2022 Commonwealth Act No 581 An Act Abolishing the Existing Municipal Governments and the Provincial Government of Romblon and Cheating Instead Four Special Municipalities Supreme Court E Library National Assembly of the Philippines June 8 1940 Retrieved February 21 2022 Executive Order No 400 Creating the City of Greater Manila Supreme Court E Library President of the Philippines January 1 1942 Retrieved February 21 2022 a b c Official Gazette Official Gazette Republic of the Philippines Manila Philippines Philippine Executive Commission 1 428 430 447 448 and 753 1942 ISSN 0115 0421 Retrieved February 21 2022 SEC 2 Subprovinces abolished The subprovinces and their governments are hereby abolished and their territories annexed to the provinces to which they belong 118 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 The Province of Batanes is abolished and the comprising the same as well as the territory thereof shall be annexed to the Province Cagayan 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 The municipality of Infanta Province of Tayabas and the territory thereof are segregated from province and shall be annexed to the Province of Laguna The Province of Marinduque is abolished and municipalities comprising the same as well as territory thereof shall be annexed to the Province of Tayabas The Province of Romblon is abolished and the municipalities comprising the same as well the territory thereof shall be annexed to the of Capiz 118 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 The Polillo islands are segregated from the Province of Tayabas and shall be annexed to the Province of Laguna 118 Executive Order No 58 Reducing the Territory of the City of Greater Manila Supreme Court E Library President of the Philippines July 26 1945 Retrieved February 21 2022 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 Supreme Court E Library Congress of the Philippines September 26 1945 Retrieved February 21 2022 Republic Act No 14 An Act to Change the Name of the Province of Tayabas to Quezon Supreme Court E Library Congress of the Philippines September 7 1946 Retrieved February 21 2022 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 Supreme Court E Library Congress of the Philippines October 1 1946 Retrieved February 21 2022 Republic Act No 505 An Act to Create the Provinces of Oriental Mindoro and Occidental Mindoro Supreme Court E Library Congress of the Philippines June 13 1950 Retrieved March 22 2022 Republic Act No 648 An Act Creating the Subprovince of Aurora Which Shall Comprise the Municipalities of Baler Casiguran Dipaculao and Maria Aurora Province of Quezon Supreme Court E Library Congress of the Philippines June 14 1951 Retrieved March 22 2022 Republic Act No 711 An Act to Create the Provinces of Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur Supreme Court E Library Congress of the Philippines June 6 1952 Retrieved March 22 2022 Republic Act No 1414 An Act to Create the Province of Aklan Supreme Court E Library Congress of the Philippines April 25 1956 Retrieved March 22 2022 Republic Act No 2021 An Act Creating the Subprovince of Camiguin in the Province of Misamis Oriental Supreme Court E Library Congress of the Philippines June 22 1957 Retrieved March 22 2022 Republic Act No 2141 An Act Creating the Sub province of Biliran Supreme Court E Library Congress of the Philippines April 8 1959 Retrieved March 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Republic Act No 4669 An Act Separating the Subprovince of Camiguin From the Province of Misamis Oriental and Establishing It as an Independent Province Supreme Court E Library Congress of the Philippines June 18 1966 Retrieved March 22 2022 Republic Act No 4695 An Act Creating the Provinces of Benguet Mountain Province Ifugao and Kalinga Apayao Supreme Court E Library Congress of the Philippines June 18 1966 Retrieved March 22 2022 Republic Act No 4734 An Act Creating the Subprovince of Quirino in the Province of Nueva Vizcaya Supreme Court E Library Congress of the Philippines June 18 1966 Retrieved March 22 2022 Republic Act No 4849 An Act Creating the Province of South Cotabato Supreme Court E Library Congress of the Philippines July 18 1966 Retrieved March 22 2022 Republic Act No 4867 An Act Creating the Provinces of Davao del Norte Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental Supreme Court E Library Congress of the Philippines May 8 1967 Retrieved March 22 2022 Republic Act No 4979 An Act Creating the Provinces of Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur Supreme Court E Library Congress of the Philippines June 17 1967 Retrieved March 22 2022 Republic Act No 5650 An Act Changing the Name of the Province of Western Samar to Samar Supreme Court E Library Congress of the Philippines June 21 1969 Retrieved March 22 2022 Republic Act No 5999 An Act Creating the Sub province of Samal in the Province of Davao Supreme Court E Library Congress of the Philippines August 4 1969 Retrieved March 22 2022 Yes vote wins in Maguindanao plebiscite Rappler September 18 2022 Retrieved September 18 2022 Philippines Archipelago Region VIII Eastern Visayas Specific information on the division of Leyte provided by David A Short webmaster of Philippines Archipelago which was updated accordingly after indirectly obtaining a copy of the text of Act No 3117 from the Legislative Library House of Representatives Retrieved May 17 2008 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite 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