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  2. Local government in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Municipal government in the Philippines is divided into three – independent cities, component cities, and municipalities (sometimes referred to as towns). Several cities across the country are "independent cities" which means that they are not governed by a province, even though like Iloilo City the provincial capitol might be in the city.

  3. Administrative divisions of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Philippines is broadly divided into three traditional island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippine flag's three stars are often taken to represent each of these geographical groupings. These island groups, however, have no specific administrative bodies, either elected or appointed, although many agencies and institutions ...

  4. Legislative districts of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Representation to the legislature traces its origin to the Spanish era, when the Philippines was granted very limited representation to the Spanish Cortes.During the American period, when the Philippine Bill of 1902 was enacted, the first Philippine Assembly was established as the lower house and the then-existing Philippine Commission as the upper house.

  5. Barangay - Wikipedia

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    The barangay [c] (/ b ɑːr ɑː ŋ ˈ ɡ aɪ /; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio, [d] is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines.Named after the precolonial polities of the same name, modern barangays are political subdivisions of cities and municipalities which are analogous to villages, districts, neighborhoods, suburbs, or boroughs. [6]

  6. League of Provinces of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Its creation and purpose is mandated by Section 502 of the Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, which states: . There shall be an organization of all provinces to be known as the League of Provinces for the primary purpose of ventilating, articulating and crystallizing issues affecting provincial and metropolitan political subdivision ...

  7. Category:Subdivisions of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Lists of subdivisions of the Philippines (5 C, 5 P) B. ... Political divisions established by Philippine executive order (179 P) Provinces of the Philippines ...

  8. Congressional districts of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Philippine congressional districts are contiguous and compact territories composed of adjacent local government units where practicable. They are single-member districts which return one member each to the lower chamber, elected to serve a maximum of three consecutive three-year terms through a first-past-the-post voting system. [ 1 ]

  9. Category:Political divisions established by Philippine ...

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    Pages in category "Political divisions established by Philippine executive order" The following 179 pages are in this category, out of 179 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .