ABSTRACT
Administratively, the Philippines are divided into 12 important regions, including Ilocos; Cagayan Valley; Central Luzon; Southern Tagalog; Bicol; Central, Western and Eastern Visayas; and Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern Mindanao; and one metropolitan area, Manila. The Philippines are further subdivided into 75 provinces, 1,433 municipalities and municipal districts, and 33,776 barrios (villages).
