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[6] January 23, 1976 – Metro Manila is separated from Southern Tagalog to become Region IV; Southern Tagalog becomes Region IV-A. [7] June 2, 1978 – Metro Manila is declared the National Capital Region. [8] June 11, 1978 – The regional center of Region IX is transferred from Jolo, Sulu to Zamboanga City. [9]
English: Map showing first-level political divisions of the Philippines, and the regions they are assigned to Tagalog: Mapang nagpapakita ng mga pangunahing dibisyong pulitikal ng Pilipinas, at ang mga rehiyon na kanilang kinabibilangan
English: Map of the Philippines showing the location of all the regions and provinces. Notes: The map does not depict cities that are independent of any province. It also does not depict the status of Sabah, the Spratly Islands, and Scarborough Shoal as disputed Philippine territories.
An enlargeable basic map of the Philippines. Pronunciation: / ˈ f ɪ l ə p iː n z / ⓘ Abbreviations: PH or PHL; Common English country name: Philippines, the Philippines; Official English country name: Republic of the Philippines; Common endonyms: Philippines, Pilipinas, Pinas (informal) Official endonym: Republic of the Philippines ...
The United Nations geoscheme is a system which divides 248 countries and territories in the world into six continental regions, 22 geographical subregions, and two intermediary regions. [1] It was devised by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) based on the M49 coding classification . [ 2 ]
The Philippines is highly exposed to climate change and is among the world's ten countries that are most vulnerable to climate change risks. [59] Building construction is undertaken with natural disasters in mind. Most rural housing has consisted of nipa huts that are easily damaged but are inexpensive and easy to replace.
ISO 3166-2:PH is the entry for the Philippines in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
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