Philippines has 3 Island groups LUZON, VISAYAS and MINDANAO from this 17 regions are geographically combined.
17 REGIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES
**LUZON**
(NCR) NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION -
- Caloocan City
- Las Piñas City
- Makati City
- Malabon City
- Mandaluyong City
- Manila
- Marikina City
- Muntinlupa City
- Navotas City
- Parañaque City
- Pasay City
- Pasig City
- Pateros City
- Quezon City
- San Juan City
- Taguig City
- Valenzuela City.
(CAR) CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION -
- Abra
- Apayao
- Benguet
- Ifugao,
- Kalinga
- Mountain Province
( Region I ) ILOCOS REGION
- Ilocos Norte
- Ilocos Sur
- La Union
- Pangasinan
( Region II ) CAGAYAN VALLEY
- Batanes
- Cagayan
- Isabela
- Nueva Viscaya
- Quirino
( Region III ) CENTRAL LUZON
- Aurora
- Bataan
- Bulacan
- Nueva Ecija
- Pampanga
- Tarlac
- Zambales
( Region IV-A ) CALABARZON
- Cavite
- Laguna
- Batangas
- Rizal
- Quezon
( Region IV-B ) MIMAROPA
- Marinduque
- Occidental Mindoro
- Oriental Mindoro
- Romblon
- Palawan
( Region V ) BICOL REGION
- Albay
- Camarines Norte
- Camarines Sur
- Catanduanes
- Masbate
- Sorsogon
**VISAYAS**
(Region VI ) WESTERN VISAYAS
- Aklan
- Antique
- Capiz
- Guimaras
- Iloilo
- Negros Occidental
(Region VII ) CENTRAL VISAYAS
- Bohol
- Cebu
- Negros Oriental
- Siquijor
(Region VIII ) EASTERN VISAYAS
- Biliran
- Eastern Samar
- Leyte
- Northern samar
- Samar
- Southern Leyte
**MINDANAO**
( Region IX ) ZAMBOANGAPENINZULA
- Zamboanga del Norte
- Zamboanga del Sur
- Zamboanga Sibugay
( Region X ) NORTHERN MINDANAO
- Bukidnon
- Camiguin
- Lanao del Norte
- Misamis Occidental
- Misamis Oriental
( Region XI ) DAVAO REGION
- Compostela Valley
- Davao del Norte
- Davao del sur
- Davao Oriental
( Region XII) SOCCSKSRGEN
- Cotabato
- Sarangani
- South Cotabato
- Sultan Kudarat
- General Santos City
( Region XIII) CARAGA
- Agusan del Norte
- Agusan del Sur
- Dinagat Islands
- Surigao del Norte
- Surigao del Sur
(ARMM) AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO
- Basilan
- Lanao del Sur
- Maguindanao
- Shariff Kabunsuan
- Sulu
- Tawi-tawi
