Talk:Regions of the Philippines

message: In the article it says
November 7, 1975: Metropolitan Manila (National Capital Region) created
But actually only Metropolitan Manila was created. PD 824 has no mention of National Capital Region. In fact, when Metro Manila was created in 1975, it was part of Region 4. Its status is similar to a province, with Imelda Marcos as Governor. In 1987, Metro Manila was elevated to a region under Cory Aquino, and its name was changed to National Capital Region (NCR).  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.190.91.34 (talk) 14:38, 22 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  NCR 

message: Readers of this page: please note that Palawan was moved to Region VI as of June 5, 2005.  Essentially, Palawan is now in the Visayas and as such is no longer part of Region IV-B. -- Josh Lim 4 July 2005 13:53 (UTC)
Executive Order No. 429 dated May 23, 2005 transferred the province of Palawan from Region IV-B (MIMAROPA) to Region VI (Western Visayas). However, the transfer has not yet actually happened. Due to what I presume was some sort of back-lash, the transfer has been put on hold pending the submission of "implementation plan" as specified in Administrative Order No. 129 dated August 19, 2005. Given that the Department of the Interior and Local Government and the National Statistical Coordination Board currently group Palawan in Region IV-B (although they did both show it under Region VI briefly somewhere between EO 429 and AO 129 being issued), I think it is currently incorrect to show Palawan under Region VI rather than Region IV-B. There is also the issue of Region IV-B being renamed from MIMAROPA to MIMARO. As I can find no offical (i.e. government) reference to this name change and given that DILG and NSCB continue to use MIMAROPA, I feel this is also an error.
I suppose the current "legal status" is that Palawan is eventually going to be transferred to Region VI but hasn't yet officially.
Taiwai94 July 17, 2006, 18:07, UK time
Taken from the Palawan Page -- Meynardtengco
 Palawan was transferred to Region VI (Western Visayas) on May 23, 2005 by virtue of Executive Order 429. However, Palaweños criticized the move, citing a lack of consultation, with most residents in Puerto Princesa City and all municipalities but one preferring to stay with Region IV-B.
Consequently, Administrative Order No. 129 was issued on August 19, 2005 to address this backlash. This Order directed the abeyance of Executive Order 429 pending the approval of an implementation plan for the orderly transfer of Palawan from MIMAROPA to Region VI.
Hence, Palawan is currently still part of MIMAROPA.
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Storing overviews here. —seav 09:26 26 Jun 2003 (UTC)
What do you mean by overviews. This is the first time, I've visited this. Why did you not just paste them into individual pages. By the way, I copied your Central Luzon to complete the Regions. sorry. wayne manuel 01:25, 19 Aug 2003 (UTC)
thread_title:  Palawan - from Region IV-B to Region VI and back again 

message: ===National Capital Region (NCR)===
Manila, the capital of the country lies within a special administrative region commonly known as Metro Manila and officially as the National Capital Region (NCR). It consists of 13 cities and 4 municipalities, and is the only region in the country that has no provinces.
===Ilocos Region (Region I)===
Ilocos Region is located in the northwest portion of Luzon island. Most of its inhabitants speak Iloko and are of Ilocano descent. The provinces in the region are: Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan. Some of its cities are Vigan, Laoag, Dagupan, and San Fernando, which is the regional capital.
===Cagayan Valley (Region II)===
Cagayan Valley is located in the northeast portion of Luzon. Running through its center is the country's longest river, Cagayan River. Its provinces are: Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, and Quirino. The regional capital is Tuguegarao City.
===Central Luzon (Region III)===
Central Luzon contains the largest plain of the country and produces most of the country's rice supply. Its provinces are: Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales. San Fernando, in Pampanga, is the regional capital. Other major cities include Olongapo, Angeles, Malolos, and Tarlac City.
===CALABARZON (Region IV-A)===
CALABARZON, one of the newest regions of the country, was previously a part of Southern Tagalog (Region IV). It is one of the most populated areas of the country and the second most densely populated region after Metro Manila. The name of the region is actually an acronym that stands for its provinces, which are: Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, and Rizal. Some of the chief cities are Lucena, Batangas City, Tagaytay, and San Pablo. The regional capital is Quezon City, which is in Metro Manila.
===MIMAROPA (Region IV-B)===
MIMAROPA, also one of the newest regions of the country, was previously a part of Southern Tagalog (Region IV). It contains most of the islands in the Luzon group. The name of the region is an acronym that stands for its provinces, which are: Marinduque, Mindoro Occidental, Mindoro Oriental, Palawan, and Romblon.
===Bicol Region (Region V)===
Bicol Region occupies the Bicol Peninsula at the southeastern end of Luzon island. The inhabitant call themselves Bicolanos and speak the Bicolano language. The region is where Mayon Volcano can be found. The provinces in Bicol are: Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate, and Sorsogon. The major cities in this region are Naga City and Legazpi City. Legazpi City is the regional capital.
===External Link)===
*DILG Regional Office No. 5  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.213.136.98 (talk) 03:08, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Overview of the Regions

message: *DILG Regional Office No. 5  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.213.136.98 (talk) 03:08, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: External Link)

message: Why are the names of some regions in all capitals and others in mixed case? Gdr 6 July 2005 23:52 (UTC)
:The ones in all caps are acronyms, containing the names of their provinces or cities. TheCoffee 9 July 2005 07:11 (UTC)
I think this article needs a brief note explaining this. Otherwise it seems rather odd. Gdr 12:44:38, 2005-08-03 (UTC)
:Okie, fixed. Coffee 13:33, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Capitalization 

message: In what region is Palawan included? Is it on Region IV-B or VI? i think it should be in IV-B because it belong to MAMIROPA.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.54.96.2 (talk) 03:54, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Palawan 

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thread_title:  neds1OVERVIEWMAP 

message: I am suggesting to make correction in the information on autonomous region.
Following Regions have its own autonomy
*Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMN)
*Caraga
*Cordillera Administrative Region
Help me to get reference. I found in in a Elementary Book ( Grade 4) I wil look again the ISBN
Bonvallite (talk) 10:33, 3 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Autonomous Regions 

message: http://wikitravel.org/upload/shared//3/3f/Map_of_Philippines.png
Rajmaan (talk) 19:56, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Map 

message: This edit caught my eye. It looks to me as if some attention ought to be paid to the Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Text formatting guideline, regarding boldface, italics and emphasis. Wtmitchell  (talk) (earlier Boracay Bill) 21:53, 21 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Styling 

message: RA 10879 (lapsed into law on July 17, 2016) calls the region now as either Southwestern Tagalog Region or MIMAROPA Region (no more numerics, such as "IV-B"). Even the Philippine Statistics Authority removed the "IV-B" designation and news articles say the former "Region IV-B" has been replaced with "MIMAROPA Region" already. Xeltran (talk) 05:52, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Based on the Act, it seems to me that the official designation is in all-caps. Should Mimaropa be moved back to MIMAROPA and all references to it changed back to all-caps? -- P 1 9 9  ✉ 14:47, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
replies: text:   Indeed it is officially written in all-caps, same goes for CALABARZON and SOCCSKSARGEN, though I think there is some sort of MOS rule that was applied that's why these are styled in title case in Wikipedia. Xeltran (talk) 03:22, 5 January 2017 (UTC)
replies: text:   & : Thanks for the update! True, they have been moved following WP:OFFICIAL and WP:COMMONNAME, just like Metro Manila (National Capital Region), Caraga (CARAGA Region/Region XIII) and Negros (Negros Island Region/Region XVIII). And following the same WP rule, i believe we should keep Region IV-B as its alternative title alongside Southwestern Tagalog Region while leaving the article at its most common name of Mimaropa. IMO, Region IV-B may not be official anymore, but it still is a common designation for Mimaropa. For instance, cars in that region still carry "Region 4B" in their plates. Cheers!--RioHondo (talk) 04:27, 5 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  MIMAROPA as Southwestern Tagalog Region 

message: I think someone made a wrong edit recently. This person added numerous component cities which should not be there in the table. For example, Malolos City is added in Central Luzon, but this city is a component city, not a highly centralized or independently governed one. I think it could be a mistake. Trung geo (talk) 16:01, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Wrong edit

message: The number after caraga or "region XIII" is very confusing "XIII" means 13 but its labeled  "16", why is that? 120.28.219.20 (talk) 04:07, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  This is confusing