Claim: Higher education institutions from 17 regions in the Philippines have been granted autonomous status.
Evidence: Higher education institutions (HEIs) that have been granted autonomous status Region I – Ilocos Region II – Cagayan Valley Cordillera Administrative Region III – Central Luzon IV-A – Calabarzon Southwestern Tagalog Region – Mimaropa V – Bicol Region VI – Western Visayas VII – Central Visayas VIII – Eastern Visayas IX – Zamboanga Peninsula X – Northern Mindanao XI – Davao Region XII – Soccsksargen XIII – Caraga Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao National Capital Region