The region is dominated by

native speakers of CEBUANO.

CEBU CITY is its region center
Consist of 4 provinces BOHOL,
CEBU, NEGROS ORIENTAL, and
SIQUIJOR
EASTERN VISAYAS
Region VII
Composed of two main
Island SAMAR AND
LEYTE connected by
famous SAN JUANICO
bridge.
Biliran
Easter Samar
Leyte
Northern Samar
Samar
Southern Leyte
Is a peninsula and
administrative region in the
Philippines
PENINSULA- a piece of land
that is almost entirely
surrounded by water and is
Region IX
The region was previously
known as WESTERN
MINDANAO before the
enactment of Executive
Order No.36 on Sept. 19,
2001.
ZAMBOANGA
DEL NORTE
ZAMBOANGA
DEL SUR
ZAMBOANGA
SIBUGAY
Region X
CAGAYAN de Oro City is the
regional center
Lanao del norte was transferred
to Northern Mindanao from
Region XII by the virtue
Bukidnon
Lanao del
Norte
Misamis
Occidental
Misamis
Oriental
Davao Region/ Southern
Mindanao
Designated as Region XI
The region encloses the
Davao Gulf.
Regional center is Davao
City
DAVAO is the Hispanicized
pronunciation of daba-
daba, the Bagobo word for
“fire” (Kalayo)
Compostela
Valley
Davao del
Norte
Davao Oriental
Davao del Sur
Located in Central Mindanao
Designated as Region XII
The regional center is Koronadal
City located in the province of
South Cotabato.
SOuth Cotabato
Cotabato
Sultan Kudarat
Sarangani
General Santos
city
The northeastern portion of
the Island of Mindanao
Region XII
Was created through the R.A.
No. 7901 on February 23,
1995.
Agusan del Norte
Agusan del Sur
Surigao del
Norte
Surigao del Sur
Dinagat Island
Autonomous Region in
Muslim Mindanao
Only region in the
Philippines with its own
government.
Cotabato City is the region
Basilan
Lanao del Sur
Maguindanao
Sulu
Tawi-tawi
National Capital Region or
called as Metro Manila
11 th most populous in the
world as 2010 census
It had 11,855,975 population
Comprising 13 % of national
population
The region is the Political,
Economical, Social, Cultural,
and Educational center of the
Philippines.
As peoclaimed by
Presidential Decree No.
940, Metro Manila as a
whole is the Philippines’
seat of governmaent.
Manila City is the Capital.
Cordillera Administrative
Region
Baguio City as the regional
center
The region encompasses
most of the areas within the
Cordillera Central
mountains of Luzon.
It is the country’s land-lock
region.
Home for numerous
tribes collectively
called the Igorot.