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Ilocos Norte
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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1580 | Laoag | parish founded by Agustinians | ||
1584 | San Nicolas | founded by Agustinians | ||
1587 | Batac | [1] | ||
1593 | Paoay | parish founded by Agustinians | ||
1714 | Badoc | [2] | ||
1724 | San Miguel | • 1586 — founded as visita of Laoag • 1724 — founded as independent parish |
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1770 | Piddig | established as a parish | ||
1784 | Pasuquin | founded as a parish | ||
1786 | Bangui | |||
1788 | Solsona | |||
1866 | Nagpartian | |||
Act 207 | 1901-08-20 | Ilocos Norte organized under Act 83 | ||
Act 946 | 1903-10-15 | Bangui, |
reduced 15 municialities to 10: • Nagpartian merged into Bangui • Vintar merged into Bacarra • San Nicolas merged into Laoag • Solsona merged into Dingras • Banna merged into Batac |
10 municipalities |
EO 35 (1908) | 1909-01-01 | Vintar | separated from Bacarra | 11 municipalities |
EO 101 (1908) | San Nicolas | separated from Laoag | 12 municipalities | |
EO 135 (1909) | 1910-01-01 | Solsona | separated from Dingras | 13 municipalities |
EO 87 (1912) | 1913-01-01 | Nagpartian | separated from Bangui | 14 municipalities |
EO 94 (1912) | Banna | separated from Batac | 15 municipalities | |
Act 2390 | 1914-02-28 | Burgos | renamed from Nagpartian | |
Sarrat | renamed from San Miguel | |||
EO 66 (1916) | 1916-07-01 | Township of Nueva Era | various settlements organized into township | |
EO 34 (1919) | 1919-03-05 | Nueva Era | converted from township | 16 municipalities |
EO 36 (1919) | Municipal districts of Adams, Dumalneg, Carasi | converted from settlements | 16 municipalities 3 municipal districts | |
EO 92 (1919) | 1920-01-01 | Pinili | separated from Badoc, Paoay, Batac | 17 municipalities 3 municipal districts |
EO 59 (1920) | 1921-01-01 | Currimao | separated from Paoay | 18 municipalities 3 municipal districts |
EO 13 (1954) | 1954-02-14 | Pagudpud | separated from Bangui | 19 municipalities 3 municipal districts |
RA 3753 | 1963-06-22 | Marcos | renamed from Dingras | 20 municipalities 3 municipal districts |
RA 3997 | 1964-06-18 | Espiritu | renamed from Banna | |
RA 4584 | 1965-06-19 | City of Laoag | converted from municipality | 1 city 19 municipalities 3 municipal districts |
EO 184 (1969) | 1968-07-01 | Dumalneg | converted from municipal district | 1 city 20 municipalities 2 municipal districts |
BP 337§136, Proc 2289 (1983) | 1983-05-16 | Adams, Dumalneg, Carasi | converted from municipal districts | 1 city 22 municipalities |
SP Res. 120-95 | 1996-03-16 | Banna | renamed from Espiritu | |
RA 9407 | 2007-06-23 | City of Batac | converted from municipality | 2 cities 21 municipalities |
La Union
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 203 | 1901-08-15 | La Union organized under Act 83 | ||
Act 662 | 1903-03-05 | rancheria of Galiano | annexed rancheria of Galiano | |
Act 935 | 1903-10-09 | Aringay, |
reduced 15 municipalities to 12: • Caba, Galiano merged into Aringay • Santo Tomas merged into Rosario |
12 municipalities |
Act 1003 | 1903-11-21 | amended Act 935 | ||
EO 41 (1907) | 1908-01-01 | Caba | separated from Aringay | 14 municipalities |
Rosario | separated from Santo Tomas | |||
Act 1543 | 1906-10-18 | Luna | renamed from Namacpacan | |
Act 3386, EO 72 (1947) | 1947-07-30 | municipalities of Sudipen, San Gabriel, Pugo | converted from municipal districts | 17 municipalities |
Act 3386, EO 214 (1949) | 1949-04-30 | municipality of Santol | converted from municipal district | 18 municipalities |
EO 42 (1963) | 1962-07-01 | municipality of Bagulin, Burgos | converted from municipal districts | 20 municipalities |
RA 8509 | 1998-03-20 | City of San Fernando | converted from municipality | 1 city 19 municipalities |
Pangasinan
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 86 | 1901-02-16 | Pangasinan organized under Act 83 | ||
Umingan, Rosales, San Quintin, Balungao | annexed from Nueva Ecija | |||
Act 252 | 1901-10-02 | merged into Bautista | ||
Act 332 | 1902-01-21 | Mapandan | separated from Mangaldan | |
Act 931 | 1903-10-08 | Sual, |
reduced the 37 municipalities to 25: • San Isidro merged into Sual • Aguilar merged into Salasa • Urbiztondo merged into Mangatarem • Mapandan merged into Mangaldan • San Jacinto merged into Manaoag • Alava merged into San Fabian • San Manuel merged into Asingan • Santa Barbara merged into Calasiao • Santo Tomas merged into Alcala • Balungao merged into Rosales • Santa Maria merged into Tayug • Natividad merged into San Nicolas |
25 municipalities |
Act 1004 | 1904-01-01 | Alaminos, Bolinao, San Isidro, Infanta | annexed from Zambales | 29 municipalities |
Act 1029 | Anda, Bani, Agno | 32 municipalities | ||
Act 1556 | 1906-10-31 | Aguilar | separated from Salasa | 41 municipalities |
Alava | separated from San Fabian | |||
Balungao | separated from Rosales | |||
Natividad | separated from San Nicolas | |||
Santa Barbara | separated from Calasiao | |||
Santa Maria | separated from Tayug | |||
San Manuel | separated from Asingan | |||
San Jacinto | separated from Manaoag | |||
Urbiztondo | separated from Mangatarem | |||
EO 6 (1908) | 1909-01-01 | San Isidro Labrador | • separated from Sual • renamed from San Isidro |
42 municipalities |
EO 10 (1908) | Mapandan | separated from Mangaldan | 43 municipalities | |
EO 12 (1908) | Santo Tomas | separated from Alcala | 45 municipalities | |
Balincaguin* | separated from San Isidro de Potot | |||
EO 84 (1910) | 1911-01-01 | Dasol* | separated from San Isidro de Potot | 46 municipalities |
EO 109 (1913) | 1914-01-01 | Townships of Esperanza, Labayug merged to form Township of Artacho | ||
Act 2390 | 1914-02-28 | Labrador | renamed from San Isidro Labrador | |
Burgos | renamed from San Isidro de Potot | |||
EO 12 (1918) | 1918-03-25 | merged into Sison | ||
Act 3127 | 1924-02-27 | Bugallon | renamed from Salasa | |
Act 3552 | 1929-11-23 | Mabini | renamed from Balincaguin | |
RA 170 | 1947-06-20 | City of Dagupan | converted from Mun of Dagupan | 1 city 45 municipalities |
EO 446 (1961), RA 4866 | 1961-09-17 | Basista | separated from San Carlos, Bayambang, Malasiqui | 1 city 46 municipalities |
RA 4487 | 1966-01-01 | City of San Carlos | converted from Mun of San Carlos | 2 cities 45 municipalities |
RA 6485 | 1980-03-05 | Laoac | separated from Manaoag | 2 cities 46 municipalities |
RA 8480 | 1998-03-20 | City of Urdaneta | converted from Mun of Urdaneta | 3 cities 45 municipalities |
RA 9025 | 2001-03-28 | City of Alaminos | converted from Mun of City of Alaminos | 4 cities 44 municipalities |
Zambales
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 211 | 1901-08-28 | Zambales organized under Act 83 | ||
Act 945 | 1903-10-15 | Alaminos, |
reduced 25 municipalities to 15: • Alos merged into Alaminos • Zaragoza merged into Bolinao • Balincaguin, Dasol merged into San Isidro • Candelaria merged ito Masinloc • Palauig merged into Iba • Cabangan merged into Botolan • Castillejos, San Antonio merged into San Marcelino • San Felipe merged into San Narciso |
15 municipalities |
Act 1004 | 1904-01-01 | annexed to Pangasinan | 11 municipalities | |
Act 1029 | 8 municipalities | |||
EO 51 (1907) | 1908-01-01 | Cabangan | separated from Botolan | 9 municipalities |
EO 1 (1908) | 1908-03-01 | San Felipe | separated from San Narciso | 10 municipalities |
EO 7 (1908) | 1909-01-01 | San Antonio | separated from San Marcelino | 11 municipalities |
EO 57 (1909) | 1910-01-01 | Castillejos | separated from San Marcelino | 14 municipalities |
Palauig | separated from Iba | |||
Candelaria | separated from Masinloc | |||
EO 11 (1912) | 1912-04-01 | merged into Subic | 13 municipalities | |
EO 366 (1959) | 1960-04-29 | Olongapo | created from acquired territory | 14 municipalities |
RA 4645 | 1966-06-01 | City of Olongapo | converted from Mun of Olongapo | 1 city 13 municipalities |
Tarlac
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 87 | 1901-02-18 | Tarlac organized under Act 83 | ||
Act 930 | 1903-10-08 | Tarlac, |
reduced 17 municipalities to 9: ● Murcia (1/3 part), Moriones, La Paz (1/2 part) merged into Tarlac ● La Paz (2/2 part), Murcia (2/3 part) merged into Concepcion ● O'Donnell, Murcia (3/3 part) merged into Capas ● Anao merged into Paniqui ● Santa Ignacia, San Clemente merged into Camiling ● Gerona merged into Pura | |
Act 1555, Act 1584 | 1906-10-30 | La Paz | separated from Tarlac, Concepcion | 10 municipalities |
Act 1623 | 1907-03-27 | Gerona | separated from Pura | 11 municipalities |
EO 25 (1908) | 1908-06-01 | Anao | separated from Paniqui | 13 municipalities |
San Manuel | separated from Moncada | |||
EO 105 (1913) | 1914-01-01 | Santa Ignacia | separated from Camiling | 14 municipalities |
EO 131 (1914) | 1915-01-01 | San Clemente | separated from Camiling | 15 municipalities |
EO 96 (1916) | 1917-01-01 | Mayantoc | separated from Camiling | 16 municipalities |
EO 60 (1920) | 1921-01-01 | Ramos | separated from Paniqui Seat of govt: Bo. Bani |
17 municipalities |
RA 6842 | 1990-04-21 | San Jose | separated from Tarlac | 18 municipalities |
RA 8593 | 1998-04-18 | City of Tarlac | converted from municipality | 1 city, 17 municipalities |
Nueva Ecija
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 86 | 1901-02-16 | annexed to Pangasinan | ||
Act 139 | 1901-06-11 | Nueva Ecija organized under Act 83, capital at San Isidro | ||
Act 933 | 1903-10-08 | Nampicuan, |
reduced 23 municipalites to 15 • Cuyapo merged into Nampicuan • Zaragoza merged into Aliaga • Jaen merged into San Antonio • Cabiao merged into San Isidro • San Leonardo merged into Peñaranda • Santa Rosa merged into Cabanatuan • Santo Domingo merged into Talavera • Lupao merged into San Jose |
15 municipalities |
Act 948 | 1903-10-19 | Nampicuan merged into Cuyapo | 15 municipalities | |
Act 1232 | 1904-09-12 | merged into San Jose | 14 municipalities | |
Act 1687 | 1907-08-17 | Santa Rosa | separated from Cabanatuan | 15 municipalities |
Act 1717 | 1907-09-20 | Nampicuan | separated from Cuyapo | 21 municipalities |
Zaragoza | separated from Aliaga | |||
Jaen | separated from San Antonio | |||
Cabiao | separated from San Isidro | |||
San Leonardo | separated from Peñaranda | |||
Santo Domingo | separated from Talavera | |||
Act 2390 | 1914-02-28 | Guimba | renamed from San Juan de Guimba | |
EO 57 (1912) | 1912-10-01 | Capital transferred from San Isidro to Cabanatuan | ||
EO 22 (1912) | 1913-01-01 | Lupao | separated from San Jose | 22 municipalities |
EO 25 (1912) | 1913-01-01 | Rizal | separated from Bongabon Seat of govt: n.a. |
23 municipalities |
EO 72 (1912) | 1913-01-01 | Muñoz | separated from San Juan de Guimba, Santo Domingo, Talavera Seat of govt: Bo. Muñoz |
24 municipalities |
EO 89 (1915) | 1916-01-01 | Quezon | separated from Aliaga Seat of govt: Bo. Santo Niño |
25 municipalities |
EO 98 (1916) | 1917-01-01 | Laur | separated from Bongabon Seat of govt: Bo. San Esteban |
26 municipalities |
EO 39 (1920) | 1921-01-01 | Papaya | separated from Peñaranda | 27 municipalities |
EO 113 (1947) | 1948-01-01 | Talugtug | separated from Guimba, Muñoz, Cuyapo, Lupao Seat of govt: Bo. San Isidro (Talugtug) |
28 municipalities |
RA 496 | 1950-06-12 | Bitulok | separated from Laur Seat of govt: Bo. Bitulok |
29 municipalities |
RA 526 | 1950-06-16 | City of Cabanatuan | converted from municipality | 1 city 28 municipalities |
RA 949 | 1953-06-20 | Sabani | renamed from Bitulok | |
RA 1221 | 1955-05-11 | Llanera | separated from San Jose, Talavera, Rizal Seat of govt: Bo. Bagumbayan |
1 city 29 municipalities |
RA 1318 | 1955-06-16 | Gabaldon | renamed from Sabani | |
RA 1665 | 1957-06-20 | General Tinio | renamed from Papaya | |
RA 1863 | 1957-06-22 | General Mamerto Natividad | separated from Cabanatuan City Seat of govt: Bo. Bapang Kawayan |
1 city 30 municipalities |
RA 4475 | 1965-12-05 | City of Palayan | • separated from (Laur, Bongabon) • capital transferred from Cabanatuan to City of Palayan |
2 cities 30 municipalities |
RA 6051 | 1969-08-10 | San Jose City | converted from municipality | 3 cities 29 municipalities |
RA 8977 | 2000-12-20 | Science City of Muñoz | 4 cities 28 municipalities | |
RA 9022 | 2001-08-25 | City of Gapan | 5 cities 27 municipalities |
Bulacan
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 88 | 1901-02-27 | Bulacan organized under Act 83 Capital: Malolos |
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Act 932 | 1903-10-08 | Malolos, |
reduced 25 municipalities to 13: • Barasoain, Santa Isabel merged into Malolos • Pulilan merged into Quingua • San Rafael, Bustos merged into Baliuag • San Ildefonso merged into San Miguel • Norzagaray merged into Angat • Obando merged into Polo • San Jose merged into Santa Maria • Marilao merged into Meycauayan • Bocaue merged into Bigaa • Guiguinto merged into Bulacan |
13 municipalities |
Act 1002 | 1903-11-20 | amended Act 932, restored Bocaue, merged Bigaa into Bocaue |
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Act 1588 | 1907-08-10 | Obando | separated from Polo | 14 municipalities |
Act 1619 | 1907-08-10 | San Rafael | separated from Baliuag | 15 municipalities |
EO 5 (1908) | 1908-06-01 | Norzagaray | separated from Angat | 16 municipalities |
EO 116 (1908) | 1909-01-01 | Pulilan | separated from Quingua | 18 municipalities |
San Ildefonso | separated from San Miguel | |||
EO 80 (1911) | 1912-01-01 | Bigaa | separated from Bocaue | 19 municipalities |
EO 116 (1914) | 1915-01-01 | Marilao | separated from Meycauayan | 20 municipalities |
EO 126 (1914) | Guiguinto | separated from Bulacan | 21 municipalities | |
EO 90 (1916) | 1917-01-01 | Bustos | separated from Baliuag | 22 municipalities |
EO 100 (1917) | 1918-01-01 | San Jose del Monte | separated from Santa Maria | 23 municipalities |
CA 26 | 1936-09-08 | Plaridel | renamed from Quingua | |
EO 106 (1946) | 1946-04-17 | Pandi | separated from Bigaa Seat of govt: Bo. Pandi |
24 municipalities |
EO 401 (1960) | 1960-07-28 | Valenzuela | separated from Polo Seat of govt: Bo. Karuhatan |
25 municipalities |
EO 46 (1963) | 1963-09-11 | merged into Valenzuela Seat of govt: Bo. Karuhatan |
24 municipalities | |
RA 4702 | 1966-06-18 | Balagtas | renamed from Bigaa | |
PD 824 | 1975-11-07 | annexed to Metropolitan Manila | 23 municipalities | |
PD 1196 | 1977-09-13 | Doña Remedios Trinidad | separated from Angat, Bulacan, San Miguel Seat of govt: Brgy. Pulong Sampaloc |
24 municipalities |
RA 8754 | 1999-12-18 | City of Malolos | converted from municipality | 1 city, 23 municipalities |
RA 8797 | 2000-09-10 | City of San Jose del Monte | 2 cities, 22 municipalities | |
RA 9356 | 2006-12-10 | City of Meycauayan | 3 cities, 21 municipalities | |
RA 11929 | 2023-01-14 | City of Baliwag | 4 cities, 20 municipalities |
Pampanga
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 85 | 1901-02-13 | Pampanga organized under Act 83 Capital: Bacolor |
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Act 943 | 1903-10-15 | Arayat, |
reduced 23 municipalities to 17: • Santa Ana merged into Arayat • Santa Rita merged into Bacolor • Betis merged into Guagua • San Miguel merged into Macabebe • Minalin merged into Santo Tomas • San Simon merged into San Luis |
17 municipalities |
Act 982 | 1903-11-06 | amended Act 943 • Sexmoan merged into Guagua |
16 municipalities | |
Act 1009 | 1903-11-25 | Santa Rita | amended Act 943, as amended • separated from Bacolor |
17 municipalities |
Act 1204 | 1904-08-15 | Capital transferred to San Fernando | ||
Act 1208 | 1904-07-26 | Santo Tomas merged into San Fernando | 16 municipalities | |
Act 1719 | 1907-09-20 | Masantol | separated from Macabebe, renamed from San Miguel | 18 municipalities |
San Simon | separated from San Luis | |||
EO 122 (1908) | 1909-01-01 | Sexmoan | separated from Guagua | 19 municipalities |
EO 7 (1909) | 1909-02-01 | Minalin | separated from San Fernando | 20 municipalities |
EO 17 (1912) | 1913-01-01 | Santa Ana | separated from Arayat | 21 municipalities |
EO 476 (1951) | 1951-10-12 | Santo Tomas | separated from San Fernando | 22 municipalities |
RA 3700 | 1964-01-01 | City of Angeles | converted from municipality | 1 city 21 municipalities |
RA 8990 | 2001-02-03 | City of San Fernando | converted from municipality | 2 cities 20 municipalities |
RA 10164 | 2012-07-21 | Mabalacat City | converted from municipality | 3 cities 19 municipalities |
Mun Ord 66 (2021) | Sto. Tomas | renamed from Santo Tomas |
Bataan
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 92 | 1901-03-02 | Bataan organized under Act 83 | ||
Act 957 | 1903-10-23 | Dinalupihan, |
reduced 12 municipalities to 8: • Hermosa merged into Dinalupihan • Samal merged into Orani • Mabatang merged into Abucay • Pilar merged into Balanga |
8 municipalities |
EO 9 (1908) | 1909-01-01 | Pilar | separated from Balanga | 9 municipalities |
EO 19 (1908) | 1909-01-01 | Samal | separated from Orani | 10 municipalities |
EO 124 (1908) | 1909-01-01 | Hermosa | separated from Dinalupihan | 11 municipalities |
EO 82 (1913) | 1914-01-01 | Dinalupihan, Hermosa merged into Bagumbayan | 10 municipalities | |
EO 93 (1916), EO 92 (1917) | 1917-01-01 | Limay | separated from Orion | 11 municipalities |
EO 1 (1918) | 1918-01-01 | Bagumbayan divided into Dinalupihan, Hermosa | 12 municipalities | |
RA 1249 | 1955-06-10 | Morong | renamed from Moron | |
RA 8984 | 2000-12-30 | City of Balanga | converted from muncipality | 1 city 12 municipalities |
Metro Manila/Greater Manila/Manila
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics | |
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Act 183 | 1901-07-31 | City of Manila | |||
City of Greater Manila | |||||
EO 400 (1942) | 1942-01-01 | Caloocan, Makati, Mandaluyong, Parañaque, Pasay | separated from Rizal to form City of Greater Manila | ||
EO 58 (1945) | 1942-08-01 | reverted to Rizal | |||
Metropolitan Manila | |||||
PD 824 | 1975-11-07 | Manila | 4 cities 13 municipalities | ||
Quezon City, Pasay City, City of Caloocan, Makati, Mandaluyong, San Juan, Las Piñas, Malabon, Navotas, Pasig, Pateros, Parañaque, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Taguig | separated from Rizal to form Metropolitan Manila | ||||
Valenzuela | separated from Bulacan to form Metropolitan Manila | ||||
RA 7675 | 1994-04-10 | City of Mandaluyong | converted from municipality | 5 cities 12 municipalities | |
RA 7829 | 1995-01-21 | City of Pasig | 6 cities 11 municipalities | ||
RA 7854 | 1995-02-04 | City of Makati | 7 cities 10 municipalities | ||
RA 7926 | 1995-05-08 | City of Muntinlupa | 8 cities 9 municipalities | ||
RA 7926 | 1996-12-07 | City of Marikina | 9 cities 8 municipalities | ||
RA 8251 | 1997-03-26 | City of Las Piñas | 10 cities 7 municipalities | ||
RA 8507 | 1998-03-22 | City of Parañaque | 11 cities 6 municipalities | ||
RA 8526 | 1998-12-30 | City of Valenzuela | 12 cities 5 municipalities | ||
RA 9019 | 2001-04-21 | City of Malabon | 13 cities 4 municipalities | ||
RA 8487 | 2004-12-08 | City of Taguig | 14 cities 3 municipalities | ||
RA 9387 | 2007-06-24 | City of Navotas | 15 cities 2 municipalities | ||
RA 9388 | 2007-06-16 | City of San Juan | 16 cities 1 municipality |
Rizal
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 137 | 1901-06-11 | Province of Manila, District of Morong merged to form province of Rizal under Act 83 | ||
Act 183 | 1901-07-31 | annexed to City of Manila | ||
Act 227 | 1901-09-06 | Pasay | renamed from Pineda | |
Act 341 | 1902-01-29 | annexed to City of Manila | ||
Act 942 | 1903-10-12 | Pasig, Marikina, San Mateo, |
Reduced 32 municipalities to 15: • Montalban merged into San Mateo • Taguig, Muntinlupa merged into Pateros • Malibay merged into Pasay • Las Piñas merged into Parañaque • Novaliches merged into Caloocan • Navotas merged into Malabon • San Juan del Monte merged into San Felipe Neri • Cainta, Angono merged into Taytay • Bosoboso, Teresa merged into Antipolo • Binangonan, Baras, Cardona merged into Morong • Quisao, Jalajala merged into Pililla |
15 municipalities |
Act 984 | 1903-11-06 | Binangonan | • separated from Morong • fmr mun of Angono transferred from Taytay to Binangonan |
16 municipalities |
Act 1008 | 1903-11-25 | fmr mun Muntinlupa transferred from Pateros to Biñan, La Laguna | ||
Act 1308 | 1905-03-22 | • fmr mun of Muntinlupa transfered from Biñan, La Laguna to Taguig • renamed from Pateros • fmr mun Pateros, Muntinlupa merged into Taguig |
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Act 1442 | 1906-01-17 | Navotas | • separated from Malabon • fmr mun Baras transferred from Morong to Tanay |
17 municipalities |
Act 1625 | 1907-08-10 | San Juan del Monte | separated from San Felipe Neri | 19 municipalities |
Las Piñas | separated from Parañaque | |||
Act 1720 | 1907-09-20 | Jalajala | separated from Pililla | 20 municipalities |
EO 20 (1908) | 1909-01-01 | Pateros | separated from Taguig | 22 municipalities |
Montalban | separated from San Mateo | |||
EO 107 (1913) | 1914-01-01 | Cainta | separated from Taytay | 23 municipalities |
EO 6 (1914) | 1914-02-01 | Cardona | separated from Morong | 24 municipalities |
Act 2390 | 1914-02-28 | Makati | renamed from San Pedro Macati | |
EO 108 (1917) | 1918-01-01 | Muntinlupa | separated from Taguig | 25 municipalities |
EO 57 (1918) | 1919-01-01 | Teresa | separated from Antipolo | 26 municipalities |
EO 57 (1920) | 1921-01-01 | Baras | separated from Tanay | 27 municipalities |
Act 3836 | 1931-11-06 | Mandaluyong | renamed from San Felipe Neri | |
EO 158 (1938) RA 6469 |
1939-01-01 1972-06-12 |
Angono | separated from Binangonan | 28 municipalities |
CA 502 | 1939-10-12 | Quezon City | (separated from Caloocan, San Juan, Marikina, Mandaluyong, Pasig) | 1 chartered city 28 municipalities |
EO 400 (1942) | 1942-01-01 | separated to form City of Greater Manila | ||
EO 58 (1945) | 1945-08-01 | Caloocan, Makati, Mandaluyong, Parañaque, Pasay | reverted from City of Greater Manila | |
RA 183 | 1947-06-21 | Rizal City | converted, renamed from municipality of Pasay | 2 chartered cities 27 municipalities |
RA 437 | 1950-06-07 | Pasay City | renamed from Rizal City | |
RA 3278 | 1962-02-16 | City of Caloocan | converted from municipality | 3 chartered cities 26 municipalities |
PD 824 | 1975-11-07 | separated to form Metropolitan Manila | 14 municipalities | |
BP 275 | 1982-11-12 | Rodriguez | renamed from Montalban | |
RA 8508 | 1998-04-04 | City of Antipolo | converted from municipality | 1 component city 13 municipalities |
RA 11812 | 2022- | Montalban | renamed from Rodriguez |
Cavite
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 138 | 1901-06-11 | Cavite organized under Act 83 | ||
Act 423 | 1902-06-23 | annexed to province of Marinduque | ||
Act 707 | 1903-03-28 | merged into Cavite | ||
Act 947 | 1903-10-15 | Cavite, |
Reduced 23 municipalities to 11 • San Roque, La Caridad merged into Cavite • Cavite Viejo, Rosario merged into Noveleta • Santa Cruz de Malabon merged into San Francisco de Malabon • Bacoor, Perez-Dasmariñas merged into Imus • Amadeo merged into Silang • Mendez-Nuñes, Bailen merged into Alfonso • Ternate merged into Alfonso • Magallanes merged into Maragondong |
11 municipalities |
Act 1551 | 1906-10-25 | Bacoor | separated from Imus | 12 municipalities |
Act 1718 | 1907-09-20 | Kawit | • separated from Noveleta • renamed from Cavite Viejo |
13 municipalities |
EO 120 (1919) | 1910-01-01 | Tanza | separated from San Francisco de Malabon | 14 municipalities |
EO 124 (1909) | 1910-01-01 | merged into Cavite | 13 municipalities | |
EO 92 (1910) | 1911-01-01 | Rosario | separated from Noveleta | 14 municipalities |
Act 2390 | 1914-02-28 | Malabon | renamed from San Francisco de Malabon | |
Tanza | renamed from Santa Cruz de Malabon | |||
EO 8 (1914) | 1915-01-01 | Amadeo | separated from Silang | 15 municipalities |
EO 115 (1914) | 1915-01-01 |
Bailen | separated from Alfonso | 16 municipalities |
EO 125 (1914) | 1915-01-01 | Mendez-Nuñez | separated from Alfonso | 17 municipalities |
EO 85 (1915) | 1916-01-01 | Magallanes | separated from Maragondon | 18 municipalities |
EO 90 (1915) | 1916-01-01 | Ternate | separated from Naic | 19 municipalities |
EO 101 (1916) | 1907-01-01 | Dasmariñas | separated from Imus | 20 municipalities |
Act 2889 | 1920-02-24 | General Trias | renamed from Malabon | |
CA 547 | 1940-05-26 | City of Cavite | converted from Mun of Cavite | 1 city 19 municipalities |
CA 338, CA 397, RA 1418 | 1938-06-21 | City of Tagaytay | separated from (Mendez, Silang, Amadeo) | 2 cities 19 municipalities |
EO 639 (1953) | 1953-11-05 | Amaya | separated from Tanza Seat of govt: Bo. Amaya |
2 cities 20 municipalities |
EO 6 (1954) | 1954-01-07 | merged into Tanza | 2 cities 19 municipalities | |
RA 981, RA 1912 | 1954-05-24 | City of Trece Martires | separated from (Tanza, Indang, General Trias) | 3 cities 19 municipalities |
RA 4346 | 1965-06-19 | General Emilio Aguinaldo | renamed from Bailen | |
BP 75 | 1981-01-10 | General Mariano Alvarez | separated from Carmona Seat of govt: Brgy. San Gabriel |
3 cities 20 municipalities |
RA 9723 | 2009-10-15 | City of Dasmariñas | convered from municipality | 4 cities 19 municipalities |
RA 10160 | 2012-04-10 | City of Bacoor | 5 cities 18 municipalities | |
RA 10161 | 2012-04-10 | City of Imus | 6 cities 17 municipalities | |
RA 10675 | 2015-08-19 | City of General Trias | 7 cities 16 municipalities |
Laguna
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 424 | 1902-07-01 | La Laguna organized under Act 83 | ||
Act 939 | 1903-10-12 | Mabitac, |
reduced 30 municipalities to 19: • Santa Maria merged into Mabitac • Famy, Pangil merged into Siniloan • Paquil, Longos, San Antonio merged into Paete • Cavinti merged into Luisiana • Rizal merged into Nagcarlan • Alaminos merged into San Pablo • Los Baños merged into Bay • San Pedro Tunasan merged into Biñan |
19 municipalities |
Act 1008 | 1903-11-03 | Pangil | amending Act 939: • separated Pangil from Siniloan • separated Paquil from Paete • merged Paquil into Pangil |
20 municipalities |
• reestablished Los Baños • merged Bay into Los Baños | ||||
fmr municipality of Muntinlupa, Rizal annexed to Biñan | ||||
Act 1308 | 1905-03-22 | fmr municipality of Muntinlupa annexed from Biñan to Taguig, Rizal | ||
Act 1553 | 1906-10-29 | San Pedro de Tunasan | separated from Biñan | 21 municipalities |
Act 1690 | 1907-09-15 | Alaminos | separated from San Pablo | 22 municipalities |
Act 1712 | 1907-09-12 | Cavinti | separated from Luisiana | 23 municipalities |
EO 42 (1908) | 1909-01-01 | Longos | • merged fmr municipalities of Longos, San Antonio • separated from Paete |
24 municipalities |
EO 50 (1908) | 1909-07-01 | Bay | separated from Los Baños | 25 municipalities |
EO 72 (1909) | 1910-01-01 | Famy | separated from Siniloan | 27 municipalities |
Santa Maria | separated from Mabitac | |||
Act 2390 | 1914-02-28 | San Pedro | renamed from San Pedro de Tunasan | |
EO 58 (1918) | 1919-01-01 | Rizal | separated from Nagcarlan | 28 municipalities |
EO 77 (1927) | 1927-10-01 | Pakil | separated from Pangil | 29 municipalities |
CA 520 | 1940-05-07 | City of San Pablo | converted from municipality | 1 city, 28 municipalities |
EO 282 (1949) | 1949-10-14 | Victoria | separated from Pila Seat of govt: Bo. Nanhaya & San Roque |
1 city, 29 municipalities |
Act 1417 | 1956-05-17 | Kalayaan | renamed from Longos | |
Mun Council Res 38-S-65 | 1965-06-11 | Liliw | renamed from Lilio | |
RA 9024 | 2001-04-21 | City of Calamba | converted from municipality | 2 cities, 28 municipalities |
RA 9264 | 2004-07-10 | City of Santa Rosa | 3 cities, 27 municipalities | |
RA 9740 | 2010-02-02 | City of Biñan | 4 cities, 26 municipalities | |
RA 10163 | 2012-08-04 | City of Cabuyao | 5 cities, 25 municipalities |
Batangas
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 126 | 1901-05-02 | Batangas organized under Act 83 | ||
Act 708 | 1903-03-28 | reduced 13 municipalities to 5: • Calatagan, Tuy, Calaca merged into Balayan • Lian merged into Nasugbu • Talisay merged into Tanauan • Lobo merged into Taysan • Lemery, San Luis merged into Taal |
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Act 958 | 1903-10-23 | Balayan, |
repealed Act 708, reduced 22 municipalities to 16: • Tuy, Calatagan merged into Balayan • Lemery, San Luis merged into Taal • Taysan merged into Rosario • Talisay merged into Tanauan |
16 municipalities |
Act 977 | 1903-11-03 | merged into Nasugbu | 15 municipalities | |
Act 1514 | 1906-07-23 | Talisay | separated from Tanauan | 16 municipalities |
Act 1549 | 1906-10-25 | Lemery | separated from Taal | 17 municipalities |
EO 43 (1909) | 1910-01-01 | Alitagtag | separated from Bauan | 18 municipalities |
EO 85 (1910) | 1911-01-01 | Tuy | separated from Balayan | 19 municipalities |
EO 78 (1911) | 1912-01-01 | Calatagan | separated from Balayan | 20 municipalities |
Act 2390 | 1914-02-28 | Bolbok | renamed from San Juan de Bocboc | |
EO 127 (1914) | 1915-01-01 | Lian | separated from Nasugbu | 21 municipalities |
EO 85 (1917) | 1918-01-01 | Mabini | separated from Bauan Seat of govt: Bo. Polong Niogan |
22 municipalities |
EO 4 (1918) | San Luis | separated from Taal | 23 municipalities | |
EO 43 (1918) | 1919-01-01 | Taysan | separated from Rosario | 24 municipalities |
EO 56 (1918) | Malvar | separated from Lipa Seat of govt: Bo. Luta |
25 municipalities | |
EO 308 (1931) | 1932-01-01 | Mataasnakahoy | separated from Lipa Seat of govt: n.a. |
26 municipalities |
Act 4082 | 1933-11-29 | San Juan | renamed from Bolbok | |
RA 162 | 1947-06-20 | City of Lipa | converted from municipality | 1 city, 25 municipalities |
EO 140 (1948) | 1948-07-01 | Pansipit | separated from Lemery Seat of govt: Bo. Guitna |
1 city, 26 municipalities |
EO 148 (1948) | 1948-07-02 | suspending EO 140 (1948) | ||
EO 212 (1949) | 1949-04-07 | Agoncillo | • lifted suspension under EO 148 (1948) • renamed from Pansipit |
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EO 279 (1949) | 1949-12-01 | Padre Garcia | separated from Rosario Seat of govt: Bo. Lumang Bayan |
1 city, 27 municipalities |
RA 1229 | 1955-08-09 | San Nicolas | separated from Taal Seat of govt: n.a. |
1 city, 28 municipalities |
RA 1344 | 1955-06-17 | Tingloy | separated from Bauan Seat of govt: Bo. Tingloy |
1 city, 29 municipalities |
EO 454 (1961) | 1961-12-28 | Santa Teresita | separated from Taal, San Nicolas, San Luis Seat of govt: Bo. Sambat |
1 city, 30 municipalities |
RA 5495 | 1969-07-23 | Batangas City | converted from municipality | 2 cities, 29 municipalities |
RA 5659 | 1969-06-21 | Balete | separated from Lipa Seat of govt: Bo. Balete |
2 cities, 30 municipalities |
RA 5689 | Laurel | separated from Talisay Seat of govt: Bo. Bayuyungan |
2 cities, 31 municipalities | |
RA 6116 | 1969-08-04 | San Pascual | separated from Bauan Seat of govt: Bo. San Pascual |
2 cities, 32 municipalities |
RA 9005 | 2001-03-10 | City of Tanauan | converted from municipality | 3 cities, 31 municipalities |
RA 11086 | 2019-09-07 | City of Sto. Tomas | 4 cities, 30 municipalities | |
RA 11544 | 2022-09-03 | City of Calaca | 5 cities, 29 municipalities |
Quezon (Tayabas)
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 103 | 1901-03-12 | province of Tayabas organized under Act 183 | ||
Act 402 | 1902-05-17 | consolidated municipalities • Dolores merged into Tiaong • Candelaria merged into Sariaya |
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Act 417 | 1902-06-12 | Baler, Casiguran | annexed District of Principe | |
Binangonan de Lampon, Polillo | annexed District of Infanta | |||
Act 499 | 1902-11-10 | Boac, Gasan, Mogpog, Santa Cruz, Torrijos | annexed province of Marinduque | |
Act 558 | 1902-12-16 | Infanta | renamed from Binangonan de Lampon | |
Act 956 | 1903-10-23 | Mulanay, |
reduced 31 municipalities to 27 • Bondoc, San Narciso merged into Mulanay • Macalelon, Unisan merged into Pitogo |
27 municipalities |
Act 1027 | 1903-12-18 | amended Act 956 | 26 municipalities | |
Act 1209 | 1904-07-26 | merged into Boac | 25 municipalities | |
Act 1550 | 1906-10-25 | merged into Baler | 24 municipalities | |
Act 1649 | 1907-05-17 | created, subprovince of Marinduque | ||
Act 1721 | 1907-09-20 | Candelaria | separated from Sariaya | 26 municipalities |
Casiguran | separated from Baler | |||
EO 85 (1908) | 1909-01-01 | Unisan | separated from Pitogo | 27 municipalities |
EO 129 (1909) | 1910-01-01 | Dolores | separated from Tiaong | 29 municipalities |
Mogpog | separated from Boac | |||
EO 84 (1911) | 1912-01-01 | Macalelon | separated from Pitogo | 30 municipalities |
EO 86 (1912) | 1913-01-01 | San Narciso | separated from Mulanay | 31 municipalities |
EO 101 (1913) | 1914-01-01 | Quezon | separated from Alabat | 32 municipalities |
EO 99 (1916) | 1917-01-01 | Laguimanoc | separted from Atimonan | 33 municipalities |
EO 40 (1918) | 1919-01-01 | Buenavista | separted from Gasan | 34 municipalities |
Act 2880 | 1920-01-21 | separated to form Marinduque | 28 municipalities | |
Act 3389 | 1927-12-03 | Padre Burgos | renamed from Laguimanoc | |
EO 207 (1929) | 1929-11-01 | General Luna | separated from Macalelon | 29 municipalities |
EO 208 (1929), EO 213 (1929) | 1929-11-01 | Perez | separated from Alabat | 30 municipalities |
EO 152 (1938) | 1938-07-01 | Bondo | separated from Mulanay | 31 municipalities |
EO 185 (1939) | 1939-04-01 | Agdangan | separated from Unisan | 32 municipalities |
CA 527 | 1940-04-11 | Aurora | renamed from Bondo | |
EO 316 (1940) | 1941-01-01 | Tagkawayan | separated from Guinayangan | 33 municipalities |
RA 14 | 1946-09-07 | province renamed from Tayabas to Quezon | ||
EO 246 (1949) | 1949-07-21 | Maria Aurora | separated from Baler | 35 municipalities |
General Nakar | separated from Infanta | |||
RA 250 | 1948-06-12 | Burdeos | separated from Polillo | 36 municipalities |
RA 495 | 1950-08-26 | Buenavista | separated from Guinayangan | 37 municipalities |
EO 375 (1950) | 1950-11-27 | Dipaculao | separated from Baler | 38 municipalities |
RA 648 | 1951-06-14 | separated to form part of subprovince of Aurora | 34 municipalities | |
EO 270 (1957) | 1957-10-04 | San Antonio | separated from Tiaong | 35 municipalities |
RA 2452 | 1959-06-21 | Municipal district of Panukulan | separated from Polillo | 35 municipalities 1 municipal district |
EO 353 (1959) | 1959-08-20 | Municipal district of San Andres | separated from San Narciso | 35 municipalities 2 municipal districts |
EO 410 (1960) | 1960-12-15 | Municipal district of Real | separated from Infanta | 35 municipalities 3 municipal districts |
RA 3271 | 1961-06-17 | City of Lucena | converted from municipality | 1 city 34 municipalities 3 municipal districts |
RA 3372 | 1961-06-18 | Municipal district of Jomalig | separated from Polillo | 1 city 34 municipalities 4 municipal districts |
RA 3373 | 1961-06-18 | Municipal district of Patnanungan | separated from Burdeos | 1 city 34 municipalities 5 municipal districts |
RA 3493 | 1962-06-16 | Plaridel | separated from Atimonan Seat of govt: Bo. Siain |
1 city 35 municipalities 5 municipal districts |
RA 3754 | 1963-06-22 | Real | converted from municipal district | 1 city 36 municipalities 4 municipal districts |
EO 174 (1965) | 1963-07-01 | San Andres | 1 city 37 municipalities 3 municipal districts | |
RA 4977 | 1967-06-17 | San Francisco | renamed from Aurora | |
EO 77 (1967) | 1967-07-18 | Panukulan | converted from municipal district | 1 city 38 municipalities 2 municipal districts |
EO 184 (1969) | 1968-07-01 | Jomalig | 1 city 40 municipalities | |
Patnanungan | ||||
RA 9398 | 2007-03-21 | City of Tayabas | converted from municipality | 2 cities 39 municipalities |
Aurora
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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RA 648 | 1951-06-14 | Baler, Casiguran, Maria Aurora, Dipaculao | subprovince created from Tayabas | 4 municipalities |
RA 1536 | 1956-06-16 | Municipal district of Dingalan | separated from Baler | 4 municipalities 1 municipal district |
RA 2452 | 1959-06-21 | Municipal district of Dilasag | separated from Casiguran | 4 municipalities 3 municipal districts |
Municipal district of San Luis | separated from Baler | |||
RA 3487 | 1962-06-16 | San Luis | converted from municipal district | 5 municipalities 2 municipal districts |
RA 3490 | 1962-06-16 | Dingalan | 6 municipalities 1 municipal district | |
RA 4757 | 1966-06-18 | Municipal district of Dinalungan | separated from Casiguran | 6 municipalities 2 municipal districts |
RA 4785 | 1966-06-18 | Dilasag | converted from municipal district | 7 municipalities 1 municipal district |
EO 184 (1969) | 1969-06-23 | Dinalungan | 8 municipalities | |
BP 7 | 1979-05-20 | Aurora converted to regular province |
Marinduque
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics | |
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Act 125 | 1901-05-01 | Marinduque created under Act 83 | |||
Act 423 | 1902-06-23 | annexed province of Mindoro | |||
Lubang, Looc | annexed from Cavite | ||||
Act 499 | 1902-11-10 | province abolished, annexed to Tayabas | |||
Part of Tayabas (1902-1920) | |||||
Act 1649 | 1907-05-17 | subprovince created from Tayabas | |||
Act 2880, EO 12 (1920) | 1920-02-22 | Boac, Buenavista, Gasan, Mogpog, Santa Cruz, Torrijos | converted to regular province | 6 municipalities |
Mindoro
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 423 | 1902-06-23 | annexed to province of Marinduque | ||
Act 500 | 1902-11-10 | Mindoro organized under Act 83, repealed Act 423 | ||
Act 1280 | 1905-01-04 | Lubang, |
reduced 15 municipalities to 8 • Looc merged into Lubang • Paluan, Abra de Ylog merged into Mamburao • Puerto Galera merged into Calapan • Pola merged into Pinamalayan • Mansalay, Mangarin merged into Bulalacao |
8 municipalities |
Act 1665 | 1907-07-02 | Concepcion | annexed from Romblon | 9 municipalities |
EO 83 (1909) | 1909-09-15 | Townships of Bulalacao, Calapan, Caluya, Lubang, Mamburao, Naujan, Pinamalayan, Sablayan | converted municipalities to townships | 1 municipality, 8 townships |
EO 88 (1909) | Townships of Bulalacao, Calapan, Caluya, Concepcion, Lubang, Mamburao, Naujan, Pinamalayan, Sablayan | amended EO 83 (1909) | 9 townships | |
EO 31 (1910) | 1910-05-01 | Township of Paluan | separated from Township of Mamburao | 12 townships |
Township of Abra de Ilog | ||||
Township of San Jose | separated from Township of Sablayan, Bulalacao | |||
EO 51 (1911) | 1912-01-01 | Township of Pola | separated from Township of Pinamalayan | 13 townships |
EO 85 (1916) | 1917-01-01 | Township of Looc | separated from Township of Lubang | 14 townships |
(Act 2711) | 1917-10-01 | (Administrative Code of 1917: annexed to Antique) |
13 townships | |
Act 2724, EO 5 (1918) | 1918-02-22 | annexed to Capiz | 12 townships | |
Act 2824 | 1919-03-05 | abolishing townships | 12 municipalities | |
EO 4 (1921) | 1921-02-05 | Municipal district of Baco | separated from Calapan | 12 municipalities, 1 municipal district |
Act 2964 | 1921-02-20 | province of Mindoro organized as a regular province | ||
Act 3415 | 1927-12-07 | Puerto Galera | separated from Calapan | 14 municipalities, 1 municipal district |
Bongabong | separated from Pinamalayan | |||
Act 3498 | 1928-12-08 | Mansalay | separated from Bulalacao | 17 municipalities |
Baco | converted from municipal district | |||
San Teodoro | separated from municipal district of Baco | |||
EO 181 (1948) | 1948-11-15 | Roxas | separated from Mansalay | 18 municipalities |
EO 210 (1949) | 1949-04-01 | Santa Cruz | separated from Mamburao | 19 municipalities |
RA 505 | 1950-11-15 | divided into Oriental Mindoro | ||
divided into Occidental Mindoro |
Oriental Mindoro
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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RA 505 | 1950-11-15 | Baco, Bongabong, Bulalacao, Calapan, Mansalay, Naujan, Pinamalayan, Pola, Puerto Galera, Roxas, San Teodoro | province separated from Mindoro | 11 municipalities |
EO 620 (1953) | 1953-09-18 | Victoria | separated from Naujan | 12 municipalities |
RA 2514 | 1959-06-21 | Bansud | separated from Bongabong | 13 municipalities |
RA 3609 | 1963-06-22 | Socorro | separated from Pola | 14 municipalities |
EO 117 (1964) | 1964-10-01 | Gloria | separated from Pinamalayan | 15 municipalities |
GR L-23825 | 1965-12-24 | creation voided, reverted to Pinamalayan | 14 municipalities | |
RA 4651 | 1966-06-09 | Gloria | separated from Pinamalayan | 15 municipalities |
RA 8475 | 1998-03-20 | City of Calapan | converted from Mun of Calapan | 1 city 14 municipalities |
Occidental Mindoro
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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RA 505 | 1950-11-15 | Abra de Ilog, Looc, Lubang, Mamburao, Paluan, Sablayan, San Jose, Santa Cruz | province separated from Mindoro | 8 municipalities |
RA 4732 | 1966-06-18 | Calintaan | separated from Sablayan | 9 municipalities |
RA 5459 | 1969-04-03 | Magsaysay | separated from San Jose | 10 municipalities |
RA 5460 | 1969-04-03 | Rizal | separated from San Jose | 11 municipalities |
Ambos Camarines
Camarines Norte
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 2809, EO 22 (1920) | 1920-04-15 | Daet, Indan, Capalonga, Labo, Mambulao, Paracale, San Vicente, Basud, Talisay | • separated Camarines Norte | 9 municipalities |
CA 690 | 1945-10-15 | Vinzons | renamed from Indan | |
RA 341 | 1948-07-26 | Mercedes | separated from Daet Seat of govt: Bo. Mercedes |
10 municipalities |
RA 5480 | 1969-06-21 | Santa Elena | separated from Capalonga Seat of govt: Bo. Santa Elena |
11 municipalities |
RA 6144 | 1970-11-09 | Imelda | separated from Daet, Basud Seat of govt: Bo. Matacong |
12 municipalities |
RA 6708 | 1989-02-10 | San Lorenzo Ruiz | renamed from Imelda |
Camarines Sur
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 2809, EO 22 (1920) | 1920-04-15 | Cabusao, Canaman, Calabanga, Camaligan, Gainza, Libmanan, Lupi, Magarao, Milaor, Minalabac, Naga, Pamplona, Pasacao, Ragay, San Fernando, Sipocot, Baao, Buhi, Bula, Bato, Caramoan, Goa, Iriga, Lagonoy, Nabua, Pili, Sagnay, San Jose, Siruma, Tigaon, Tinambac | Camarines Sur | 31 municipalities |
EO 56 (1936) | 1937-01-01 | (Del Gallego) | separated from Ragay Seat of govt: Bo. Danawin |
32 municipalities |
RA 305 | 1948-06-18 | City of Naga | converted from municipality | 1 city, 31 municipalities |
EO 205 (1949) | 1949-03-04 | Anderson | separated from Carmoan Seat of govt: Bo. San Miguel |
1 city, 32 municipalities |
EO 218 (1949) | 1949-05-28 | Garchitorena | renamed from Anderson | |
EO 243 (1949) | 1949-07-15 | Ocampo | separated from Pili Seat of govt: Bo. Mabatobato |
1 city, 33 municipalities |
EO 251 (1949) | 1949-07-27 | Bombon | separated from Magarao | 1 city, 34 municipalities |
EO 485 (1951) | 1951-12-03 | Balatan | separated from Nabua Seat of govt: Bo. Siramag |
1 city, 35 municipalities |
RA 1336 | 1955-06-16 | Capital transferred to Pili | ||
RA 3421 | 1963-11-12 | Parubcan | separated from Lagonoy, (San Jose) Seat of govt: Bo. Parubcan |
1 city, 36 municipalities |
RA 5261 | 1968-06-15 | City of Iriga | converted from municipality | 2 cities, 35 municipalities |
RA 5742 | 1969-06-21 | Presentacion | amended RA 3421 • renamed from Parubcan • barrios returned to Lagonoy, San Jose |
Albay
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 122 | 1901-04-26 | Albay organized under Act 83 Capital: Albay |
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Act 169 | 1901-07-16 | annexed island of Catanduanes | ||
Act 1557 | 1906-10-31 | Bato, |
reducing 27 municipalities to 23, by consolidating municipalities on Catanduanes: • Baras merged into Bato • Bato (part), merged into Virac • Payo, Bagamanoc merged into Viga • Caramoran merged into Pandan |
23 municipalities |
Act 1582 | 1907-01-09 | municipalities as of Election Law (1907): • 1st: Bacacay, Libog, Malilipot, Malinao, Tabaco, Tiwi • 2nd: Albay, Daraga, Bato*, Calolbon*, Legazpi, Manito, Pandan*, Rapu-Rapu, Viga*, Virac* • 3rd: Camalig, Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Polangui |
23 municipalities | |
Act 1731 | 1907-10-01 | Albay, |
Daraga, Legazpi merged into Albay | 21 municipalities |
EO 69 (1911) | 1912-01-01 | Baras | separated from Bato | 22 municipalities |
EO 51 (1920) | 1921-01-01 | Daraga | separated from Legazpi | 23 municipalities |
EO 55 (1920) | Panganiban | • fmr municipalities of Payo, Bagamanoc separated from Viga Seat of govt: Bo. Payo |
24 municipalities | |
Act 3253 | 1925-12-03 | Legazpi | renamed from Albay | |
CA 687 | 1945-10-26 | Sub-province of Catanduanes separated as Province of Catanduanes | 17 municipalities | |
RA 306 | 1948-12-15 | • Daraga merged into Legazpi • converted from municipality |
1 city, 15 municipalities | |
RA 993 | 1954-06-08 | repealed RA 306 | 17 municipalities | |
RA 2234 | 1959-06-12 | City of Legazpi | converted from municipality | 1 city, 16 municipalities |
RA 2505 | 1959-06-21 | Locsin | renamed from Daraga | |
RA 2520 | Santo Domingo | renamed from Libog | ||
RA 3817 | 1963-11-12 | Pio Duran | separated from Ligao, Guinobatan, Jovellar Seat of govt: Bo. Malacbalac |
1 city, 17 municipalities |
RA 4994 | 1967-06-17 | Daraga | renamed from Locsin | |
(PD 125) | (1973-02-05) | (Daraga merged into City of Legazpi) | ||
RA 9008 | 2001-03-24 | City of Ligao | converted from municipality | 2 cities, 16 municipalities |
RA 9020 | City of Tabaco | 3 cities, 15 municipalities |
Catanduanes
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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CA 687 | 1945-10-26 | Baras, Bato, Calolbon, Pandan, Panganiban, Viga, Virac | province of Catanduanes created from Albay | 7 municipalities |
RA 159, EO 159 (1948) | 1948-09-01 | Caramoran | separated from Pandan Seat of govt: Bo. Caramoran |
8 municipalities |
RA 491 | 1950-06-12 | Bagamanoc | separated from Panganiban Seat of govt: Bo. Bagamanoc |
9 municipalities |
RA 614 | 1951-05-15 | Gigmoto | separated from Viga, Baras | 10 municipalities |
EO 503 (1952) | 1952-05-27 | San Miguel | separated from Bato | 11 municipalities |
Act 3948 | 1964-06-18 | San Andres | renamed from Calolbon |
Sorsogon
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 124 | 1901-04-30 | Sorsogon organized under Act 83 | ||
Act 940 | 1903-10-12 | Prieto Diaz | separated from Bacon, Gubat | 16 municipalities |
Act 1413 | 1905-11-23 | Masbate, Milagros, Aroroy, San Pascual, Dimasalang, Mobo, Uson, Cataingan, Placer, Pulanduta, Mandaon, San Jacinto, San Fernando | annexed province of Masbate as subprovince | 29 municipalities |
EO 81 (1910) | 1911-01-01 | reduced 29 municipalities to 24: • Mandaon, Pulanduta merged into Milagros • Placer merged into Cataingan • Uson merged into Dimasalang • Mobo merged into Masbate |
24 municipalities | |
Act 2934, EO 3 (1921) | 1921-01-25 | separated to create Masbate | 16 municipalities | |
RA 8806 | 2000-12-16 | • Bacon merged into Sorsogon • converted from municipality |
1 city, 15 municipalities |
Masbate
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 105 | 1901-03-18 | District of Masbate organized as province under Act 83 | ||
Act 993 | 1903-11-17 | Masbate, |
reduced 17 municipalities to 13: • Magdalena merged into Masbate • Malbug merged into Milagros • San Agustin, Baleno merged to form Aroroy • Claveria merged into San Pascual • Palanas renamed to Dimasalang |
13 municipalities |
Act 1413 | 1905-11-23 | Masbate annexed to Sorsogon as subprovince | ||
Subprovince of Masbate (1905-1921) under the province of Sorsogon | ||||
Act 2934, EO 3 (1921) | 1921-01-25 | Masbate, Milagros, Aroroy, San Pascual, Dimasalang, Cataingan, San Jacinto, San Fernando | Masbate separated from Sorsogon | 8 municipalities |
EO 244 (1949) | 1949-07-18 | Uson | separated from Dimasalang, Masbate | 14 municipalities |
Mobo | separated from Masbate | |||
Balud | separated from Aroroy, Masbate (Bo. Magdalena) | |||
Baleno | separated from Milagros | |||
Cawayan | ||||
Mandaon | ||||
RA 292 | 1948-06-16 | Placer | separated from Cataingan | 15 municipalities |
RA 641 | 1951-06-11 | Limbuhan | separated from Cataingan | 16 municipalities |
RA 642 | Batuan | separated from San Fernando | 17 municipalities | |
RA 639 | Palanas | separated from Dimasalang | 18 municipalities | |
RA 1116 | 1954-06-15 | Pio V. Corpuz | renamed from Limbuhan | |
EO 238 (1957) | 1957-02-13 | Monreal | separated from San Jacinto Seat of govt: Bo. Ago |
19 municipalities |
RA 2187 | 1959-05-07 | Claveria | renamed from San Pascual | 20 municipalities |
EO 337 (1959) | 1959-05-07 | Esperanza | separated from Placer Seat of govt: n.a. |
21 municipalities |
RA 8807 | 2000-09-30 | City of Masbate | converted from municipality of Masbate | 1 city, 20 municipalities |
Visayas
Antique
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 114 | 1901-04-13 | Antique organized under Act 83 | ||
Act 961 | 1903-10-23 | Pandan, |
reducing • Sebaste (part) merged into Pandan • Sebaste (part) merged into Culasi • Barbaza, Guijisan merged into Laua-an • Carit-an, San Pedro (part) merged into Patnongon • Antique, San Pedro (part) merged into San Jose de Buenavista • Egaña merged into Sibalom • Anini-y merged into Dao |
11 municipalities |
Act 987 | 1903-11-07 | amended Act 961: • Guintas merged into San Jose de Buenavista | ||
EO 129 (1914) | 1915-01-01 | Barbaza | separated from Laua-an | 12 municipalities |
(Act 2711) | 1917-10-01 | (Administrative Code of 1917: annexed to Antique) |
13 municipalities | |
EO 253 (1949) | 1949-08-05 | Anini-y | separated from Dao Seat of govt: Bo. Anini-y |
15 municipalities |
Libertad | separated from Pandan Seat of govt: Bo. Libertad | |||
EO 3 (1954) | 1954-01-05 | Hamtic | separated from San Jose Seat of govt: Bo. Hamtic |
16 municipalities |
EO 421 (1961) | 1961-03-10 | Belison | separated from Patnongon Seat of govt: Bo. Belison |
17 municipalities |
EO 99 (1964) | 1964-09-26 | Sebaste | separated from Culasi, Pandan Seat of govt: Bo. Sebaste |
18 municipalities |
GR L-23825 | 1965-12-24 | creation voided, reverted to Culasi, Pandan | 17 municipalities | |
RA 4870 | 1967-05-08 | Sebaste | separated from Culasi, Pandan Seat of govt: Bo. Sebaste |
18 municipalities |
BP 10 | 1978-12-06 | Tobias Fornier | renamed from Dao |
Capiz
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 720 | 1903-04-03 | Capiz, |
reducing the 34 municipalities to 22: • Loctugan merged into Capiz • Cuartero merged into Dao • Jagnaya merged into Jamindan • Maayon merged with Pontevedra • Casanayan merged with Pilar • Banga, Lezo, Numancia merged into Calibo • Madalag merged into Libacao |
20 municipalities |
• Batan, Jimeno, Balete, Calibo (part) merged to form New Washington | 22 municipalities | |||
• Macato, Tangalan merged to form Taft | ||||
Act 1665 | 1907-07-02 | Romblon, Cajidiocan, Badajoz, Odiongan, Looc, San Fernando | annexed Romblon as subprovince | 28 municipalities |
EO 58 (1909) | 1910-01-01 | Lezo | fmr municipalities of Lezo, Numancia separated from Calibo | 29 municipalities |
EO 81 (1911) | 1912-01-01 | Banga | separated from Calivo | 30 municipalities |
Act 2684 | 1917-03-09 | Makato | renamed from Taft | |
EO 79 (1917) | 1918-01-01 | Jones | fmr municipalities of Banton, Corcuera separated from Romblon to form Jones | 31 municipalities |
EO 86 (1917) | 1918-01-01 | Altavas | • separated from New Washington • renamed from Jimeno |
32 municipalities |
Act 2724, EO 5 (1918) | 1918-02-22 | separated from Capiz to reestablish Romblon | 25 municipalities | |
EO 87 (1919) | 1920-01-01 | Balete | separated from New Washington | 33 (26) municipalities |
Act 3086 | 1923-03-16 | Numancia | renamed from Lezo | |
EO 288 (1930) | 1931-01-01 | Batan | separated from New Washington | 27 municipalities |
EO 159 (1938) | 1939-01-01 | Cuartero | separated from Dao | 28 municipalities |
EO 364 (1941) | 1942-01-01 | Lezo | separated from Numancia | 29 municipalities |
RA 285 | 1948-06-16 | Tangalan | separated from Makato | 30 municipalities |
RA 291 | 1948-06-17 | Madalag | separated from Libacao | 31 municipalities |
RA 374 | 1949-06-14 | President Roxas | separated from Pontevedra | 32 municipalities |
RA 381 | 1949-06-15 | Malay | separated from Buruanga | 33 municipalities |
RA 603 | 1951-04-11 | City of Roxas | • converted and renamed from municipality of Capiz | 1 city 32 municipalities |
RA 1203 | 1955-03-30 | Ma-ayon | separated from Pontevedra | 1 city 33 municipalities |
RA 1414 | 1956-04-25 | separated to form Aklan | 1 city 16 municipalities |
Aklan
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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RA 1414 | 1956-04-25 | Altavas, Balete, Batan, Banga, Buruanga, Ibajay, Kalibo, Lezo, Libacao, Madalag, Malay, Makato, Malinao, Nabas, New Washington, Numancia, Tangalan | Aklan created from Capiz | 17 municipalities |
Iloilo
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 113 | 1901-04-11 | • Iloilo organized under Act 83 • Commandancia of Concepcion merged into Iloilo |
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Act 433 | 1902-07-22 | Jordan | renamed from Nagaba | |
Act 719 | 1903-04-04 | Iloilo, |
reduced 51 municipalities to 17: • La Paz, Mandurriao, Molo, Jaro merged into Iloilo • Pavia, Leganes, Zarraga, Lucena merged into Santa Barbara • Mina, Dingle merged into Pototan • Maasin merged into Cabatuan • San Joaquin merged into Miagao • Lambunao merged into Janiuay • Dueñas, San Enrique, Calinog merged into Passi • Ajuy, Lemery, Concepcion, San Dionisio merged into Sara • San Miguel, Alimodian merged into Leon • Cordoba merged into Tigbauan • Igbaras, Tubungan merged into Guimbal • Barotac Viejo, Anilao merged into Banate • Barotac Nuevo merged into Dumangas • Nabalas, Nagaba, Nueva Valencia merged into Buenavista • Batad, Estancia, Carles merged into Balasan |
17 municipalities |
Act 1005 | 1903-11-21 | amended Act 719 • restored Barotac Nuevo • Dumangas merged into Barotac Nuevo | ||
Act 1333 | 1905-05-19 | amended Act 719 • fmr mun of Pavia merged into Iloilo |
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EO 64 (1907) | 1908-02-15 | Jaro | separated from Iloilo • fmr mun of Pavia merged into Jaro |
18 municipalities |
EO 108 (1908) | 1909-01-01 | Dingle | separated from Pototan | 19 municipalities |
EO 73 (1910) | 1911-01-01 | San Joaquin | separated from Miagao | 21 municipalities |
Dumangas | separated from Barotac Nuevo | |||
EO 76 (1911) | 1912-01-01 | Lambunao | separated from Janiuay | 22 municipalities |
EO 53 (1915) | 1916-01-01 | Dueñas | separated from Passi | 23 municipalities |
EO 55 (1915) | San Miguel | separated from Leon | 24 municipalities | |
EO 86 (1916) | 1917-01-01 | Ajuy | separated from Sara | 25 municipalities |
EO 40 (1917) | 1918-01-01 | Maasin | separated from Cabatuan | 26 municipalities |
EO 84 (1917) | Barotac Viejo | separated from Banate | 27 municipalities | |
EO 91 (1917) | Jordan | • separated from Buenavista • fmr mun of Nueva Valencia merged into Jordan |
28 municipalities | |
EO 44 (1918) | 1919-01-01 | Estancia | separated from Balasan | 29 municipalities |
EO 45 (1918) | Alimodian | separated from Leon | 30 municipalities | |
EO 64 (1918) | Igbaras | separated from Guimbal | 31 municipalities | |
EO 70 (1919) | 1920-01-01 | La Paz | separated from | 32 municipalities |
EO 80 (1919) | Carles | separated from Balasan | 33 municipalities | |
EO 52 (1920) | 1921-01-01 | San Dionisio | separated from Sara | 34 municipalities |
EO 53 (1920) | Calinog | separated from Passi | 35 municipalities | |
EO 54 (1920) | Concepcion | separated from Sara | 36 municipalities | |
EO 1 (1921) | Pavia | separated from Jaro | 37 municipalities | |
CA 158 | 1936-11-09 | City of Iloilo | converted from municipality | 1 city, 34 municipalities |
La Paz, Arevalo merged to form City of Iloilo | ||||
EO 143 (1938) | 1938-05-01 | Tubungan | separated from Guimbal | 1 city, 35 municipalities |
EO 220 (1939) | 1939-10-01 | Anilao | separated from Banate | 1 city, 36 municipalities |
EO 241 (1939) | 1940-01-01 | Leganes | separated from Jaro | 1 city, 37 municipalities |
EO 295 (1940) | 1941-01-01 | Zarraga | separated from Santa Barbara | 1 city, 38 municipalities |
EO 296 (1940) | Nueva Valencia | separated from Jordan Seat of govt: Bo. Santa Ana |
1 city, 39 municipalities | |
CA 604 | 1941-01-16 | merged into City of Iloilo | 1 city, 38 municipalities | |
RA 50 | 1946-10-04 | Lucena | separated from Santa Barbara | 1 city, 39 municipalities |
RA 197 | 1948-01-01 | Lemery | separated from Sara | 1 city, 40 municipalities |
EO 254 (1949) | 1949-08-05 | Batad | separated from Balasan | 1 city, 41 municipalities |
RA 1255 | 1955-06-10 | New Lucena | renamed from Lucena | |
EO 259 (1957) | 1957-07-12 | San Enrique | separated from Passi | 1 city, 42 municipalities |
EO 105 (1964) | 1964-09-28 | Badiangan | separated from Janiuay Seat of govt: Bo. Badiangan |
1 city, 43 municipalities |
EO 106 (1964) | 1964-10-01 | Mina | separated from Pototan | 1 city, 44 municipalities |
GR L-23825 | 1965-12-24 | creation declared null and void | 1 city, 42 municipalities | |
RA 4667 | 1966-06-18 | (Buenavista, Jordan, Nueva Valencia) | Subprovince of Guimaras created Seat of govt: Jordan |
(3 municipalities) |
RA 5006 | 1967-06-17 | Badiangan | separated from Janiuay Seat of govt: Bo. Badiangan |
1 city, 43 municipalities |
RA 5442 | 1968-09-09 | Mina | separated from Pototan | 1 city, 44 municipalities |
RA 5471 | 1969-06-21 | San Rafael | separated from Barotac Viejo Seat of govt: Bo. San Rafael |
1 city, 45 municipalities |
RA 5511 | Bingawan | separated from Calinog | 1 city, 46 municipalities | |
RA 7160 §462 | 1992-05-11 | subprovince Guimaras separated as province | 1 city, 43 municipalities | |
RA 8469 | 1998-03-14 | City of Passi | converted from municipality | 2 cities, 42 municipalities |
Guimaras
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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RA 7160 §462 | 1992-05-11 | Buenavista, Jordan, Nueva Valencia | • Guimaras converted from subprovince • separated from Iloilo |
3 municipalities |
RA 7896 | 1995-05-08 | Sibunag | separated from Jordan, Nueva Valencia | 5 municipalities |
RA 7897 | San Lorenzo | separated from Buenavista, Jordan |
Negros Occidental
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 119 | 1901-04-20 | Occidental Negros organized under Act 83 | ||
Act 716 | 1903-04-02 | reduced 34 municipalities to 21: • Guijulngan (1/2 part), Isiu merged into Cauayan • Guijulngan (2/2 part), Cavancalan merged into Ilog • Suay merged into Jimamailan • Soledad merged into Binalbagan • La Castellana merged into Pontevedra • San Enrique merged into La Carlota • Pulupandan (1/2 part) merged into Valladolid • Maao, Sumag (1/3 part), Pulupandan (2/2 part) merged into Bago • Sumag (2/3 part) merged into Murcia • Sumag (3/3 part), Granada merged into Bacolod • Guimbaloan, Eustaquio Lopez (1/2 part) merged into Silay • Eustaquio Lopez (2/2 part) merged into Saravia • Calatrava merged into San Carlos |
21 municipalities | |
Act 1612 | 1907-08-10 | Kabankalan | • separated from Ilog • renamed from Cavancalan |
22 municipalities |
EO 95 (1916) | 1917-01-01 | Pulupandan | separated from Valladolid, Bago | 23 municipalities |
EO 101 (1917) | 1918-01-01 | La Castellana | separated from Pontevedra | 24 municipalities |
EO 49 (1918) | 1919-01-01 | San Enrique | separated from La Carlota | 25 municipalities |
EO 28 (1923) | 1924-01-01 | Calatrava | separated from San Carlos | 26 municipalities |
CA 326 | 1938-06-18 | City of Bacolod | converted from municipality | 1 city, 25 municipalities |
EO 141 (1948) | 1948-07-01 | Toboso | separated from Escalante Seat of govt: Bo. Toboso |
1 city, 26 municipalities |
EO 185 (1948) | 1948-11-20 | Sipalay | separated from Cauayan Seat of govt: Bo. Sipalay |
1 city, 27 municipalities |
EO 186 (1948) | Asia | separated from Cauayan Seat of govt: Bo. Asia |
1 city, 28 municipalities | |
RA 631 | 1951-06-06 | Magallon | separated from Isabela Seat of govt: Bo. Magallon |
1 city, 29 municipalities |
RA 1621 | 1957-06-12 | City of Silay | converted from municipality | 2 cities, 28 municipalities |
RA 1630 | 1957-06-20 | Moises Padilla | renamed from Magallon | |
EO 314 (1958) | 1958-08-22 | Candoni | separated from Cauayan Seat of govt: (Bo. Candoni) |
2 cities, 29 municipalities |
RA 2154 | 1959-04-26 | Hinoba-an | renamed from Asia | |
RA 2643 | 1960-06-18 | City of San Carlos | converted from municipality | 3 cities, 28 municipalities |
RA 4382 | 1965-06-19 | City of Bago | 4 cities, 27 municipalities | |
RA 4585 | City of La Carlota | 5 cities, 26 municipalities | ||
RA 4984 | 1967-06-17 | City of Cadiz | 6 cities, 25 municipalities | |
RA 4896 | Enrique B. Magalona | renamed from Saravia | ||
BP 336 | 1983-02-09 | Salvador Benedicto | separated from Murcia, Calatrava, City of San Carlos Seat of govt: Brgy. Igmaya-an |
6 cities, 26 municipalities |
RA 8192 | 1996-06-11 | City of Sagay | converted from municipality | 7 cities, 25 municipalities |
RA 8297 | 1997-06-06 | City of Kabankalan | 8 cities, 24 municipalities | |
RA 8488 | 1998-02-11 | City of Victorias | 9 cities, 23 municipalities | |
RA 8489 | City of Talisay | 10 cities, 22 municipalities | ||
RA 9014 | 2001-02-28 | City of Escalante | 11 cities, 21 municipalities | |
RA 9027 | 2001-03-05 | City of Sipalay | 12 cities, 20 municipalities | |
RA 9028 | City of Himamaylan | 13 cities, 19 municipalities |
Negros Oriental
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 120 | 1901-04-20 | Oriental Negros organized under Act 83 | ||
Act 715 | 1903-04-02 | Dumaguete, |
reduced 24 municipalities to 14: • Sibulan merged into Dumaguete • Zamboanguita merged into Dauin • Bayawan merged into Tolong • Amlan merged into Ayuquitan • Manjuyod merged into Bais • Jimalalud, Libertad merged into Tayasan • Canoan merged into Larena • Maria merged into Lazi • San Juan merged into Siquijor |
14 municipalities |
Act 1330 | 1905-04-18 | Luzurriaga | renamed from Nueva Valencia | |
Act 1753 | 1907-10-08 | (Larena, Lazi, Siquijor) | Subprovince of Siquijor created as subprovince of Oriental Negros | |
EO 37 (1908) | 1909-01-01 | Manjuyod | separated from Bais | 16 municipalities |
Zamboanguita | separated form Dauin | |||
EO 123 (1909) | 1910-01-01 | Maria | separated from Lazi | 18 municipalities |
San Juan | separated from Siquijor | |||
EO 75 (1910) | 1911-01-01 | Sibulan | separated from Dumaguete | 19 municipalities |
EO 84 (1912) | 1913-01-01 | Vallehermoso | separated from Guihulngan | 20 municipalities |
EO 93 (1912) | Jimalalud | fmr municipalities of Jimalalud, Libertad from separated from Tayasan | 21 municipalities | |
EO 42 (1918) | 1919-01-01 | La Libertad | separated from Jimalalud | 22 municipalities |
EO 66 (1919) | 1919-03-05 | Municipal district of Tambo | separated from Tayasan | 22 municipalities, 1 municipal district |
EO 32 (1924) | Ayungon | separated from Tayasan | 23 municipalities, 1 municipal district | |
EO 53 (1924) | 1925-01-01 | Talingting | separated from Larena | 24 municipalities, 1 municipal district |
Act 3863 | 1931-11-13 | Enrique Villanueva | renamed from Talingting | |
EO 19 (1946) | 1946-12-18 | Canlaon | separated from Vallehermoso | 25 municipalities, 1 municipal district |
EO 111 (1947) | 1948-01-01 | Santa Catalina | separated from Tolong Seat of govt: Bo. Tolong Viejo |
26 municipalities, 1 municipal district |
RA 252 | 1948-06-14 | Valencia | renamed from Luzurriaga | |
RA 327 | 1948-11-24 | City of Dumaguete | converted from municipality | 1 city, 25 municipalities, 1 municipal district |
EO 228 (1949) | 1949-06-17 | Payabon | separated from Manjuyod | 1 city, 26 municipalities, 1 municipal district |
RA 435 | 1950-06-07 | Amlan | renamed from New Ayuquitan | |
RA 535 | 1950-06-16 | Pamplona | separated from Tanjay | 1 city, 27 municipalities, 1 municipal district |
RA 694 | 1952-05-09 | Bayawan | renamed from New Tolong | |
RA 1212 | 1955-05-09 | San Jose | separated from Amlan | 1 city, 28 municipalities, 1 municipal district |
EO 190 (1956) | 1956-06-18 | merged into Ayungon | 1 city, 28 municipalities | |
RA 2496 | 1959-06-21 | Mabinay | separated from Bais | 1 city, 29 municipalities |
RA 2526 | Bindoy | renamed from Payabon | ||
RA 3445 | 1961-06-18 | City of Canlaon | converted from municipality | 2 cities, 28 municipalities |
RA 5421 | 1968-06-15 | Basay | separated from Bayawan | 2 cities, 29 municipalities |
RA 5444 | 1968-09-01 | City of Bais | converted from municipality | 3 cities, 28 municipalities |
RA 6398 | 1971-11-08 | separated from Negros Oriental | 3 cities, 22 municipalities | |
RA 8983 | 2000-12-23 | City of Bayawan | converted from municipality | 4 cities, 21 municipalities |
RA 9026 | 2001-03-31 | City of Tanjay | 5 cities, 20 municipalities | |
RA 9409 | 2007-07-14 | City of Guihulngan | 6 cities, 19 municipalities |
Siquijor
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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RA 6398 | 1971-11-08 | Larena, Lazi, Maria, Siquijor, San Juan, Enrique Villanueva | • Subprovince of Siquijor converted into province • separated from Negros Oriental |
6 municipalities |
Cebu
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 116 | 1901-04-18 | Cebu organized under Act 83 | ||
San Nicolas merged into Cebu | ||||
Act 952 | 1903-10-22 | Cebu, |
reducing 57 municipalities to 41: • Talamban, El Pardo merged into Cebu • Consolacion merged into Mandaue • Compostela merged into Liloan • Sogod merged into Catmon • Alcoy merged into Dalaguete • Nueva Caceres, Santander merged into Oslob • San Sebastian merged into Samboan • Alcantara merged into Moalboal • Ronda merged into Dumanjug • Santa Fe, Madridejos merged into Bantayan • Santa Rosa, Cordova merged into Opon • Poro merged into Tudela |
41 municipalities |
EO 74 (1909) | 1910-01-01 | Santa Fe | separated from Bantayan | 42 municipalities |
EO 9 (1912) | 1913-01-01 | Ronda | separated from Dumanjug | 43 municipalities |
EO 73 (1912) | Poro | separated from Tudela | 44 municipalities | |
EO 96 (1912) | Cordova | separated form Opon | 45 municipalities | |
EO 111 (1913) | 1914-01-01 | Alcantara | separated from Moalboal | 46 municipalities |
EO 91 (1916) | 1917-01-01 | Alcoy | separated from Dalaguete | 47 municipalities |
EO 97 (1916) | Madridejos | separated from Bantayan | 48 municipalities | |
EO 2 (1918) | 1918-01-01 | Santander | separated from Oslob | 49 municipalities |
EO 5 (1919) | 1919-01-01 | Compostela | separated from Liloan | 50 municipalities |
EO 10 (1920) | 1920-01-01 | Consolacion | separated from Mandaue | 51 municipalities |
EO 43 (1920) | 1921-01-01 | Sogod | separated from Catmon | 52 municipalities |
CA 58 | 1936-10-20 | City of Cebu | converted from municipality | 1 city, 51 municipalities |
EO 621 (1953) | 1953-09-23 | Tabuelan | separated from Tuburan Seat of govt: Bo. Tabuelan |
1 city, 52 municipalities |
RA 2688 | 1960-06-18 | City of Toledo | converted from municipality | 2 cities, 51 municipalities |
RA 3028 | 1961-06-07 | Danao City | 3 cities, 50 municipalities | |
RA 3134 | 1961-06-17 | City of Lapu-Lapu | • renamed from Opon • converted from municipality |
4 cities, 49 municipalities |
RA 5519 | 1969-08-30 | City of Mandaue | converted from municipality | 5 cities, 48 municipalities |
RA 8979 | 2000-12-30 | City of Talisay | 6 cities, 47 municipalities | |
RA 9390 | 2007-06-16 | City of Bogo | 7 cities, 46 municipalities | |
RA 9436 | 2007-07-01 | City of Carcar | 8 cities, 45 municipalities | |
RA 9491 | 2007-09-02 | City of Naga | 9 cities, 44 municipalities |
Leyte
Legal basis | Effective Date | Local government unit | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 121 | 1901-04-22 | Leyte organized under Act 83 | ||
Act 954 | 1903-10-22 | Dagami, |
reduced 49 municipalities to 33: • Pastrana, Tabontabon merged into Dagami • Sogod Norte merged into Sogod Sur • Macrohon (part) merged into Malitbog • Macrohon (part) merged into Maasin • Cajagnaan merged into Matalom • Quiot merged into Merida • Villaba, Tabango, Naval (part) merged into San Isidro • Biliran merged into Naval • Culaba, Cabucgayan merged into Caibiran • Maripipi merged into Almeria • Capoocan merged into Carigara • Malibago merged into Babatngon • San Miguel merged into Alangalang |
33 municipalities |
Act 986 | 1903-11-07 | Hinunangan, |
amended Act 954: “reduced 51 municipalities to 34” • Hinundayan merged into Hinunangan |
34 municipalities |
Act 1477 | 1906-04-17 | Sogod | renamed from Sogod Sur | |
Act 1616 | 1907-03-19 | Kawayan | renamed from Almeria Seat of govt: Bo. Kawayan |
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Pintuyan | renamed from San Ricardo Seat of govt: Bo. Pintuyan | |||
EO 34 (1908) | 1908-06-01 | Macrohon | separated from Maasin, Malitbog | 35 municipalities |
EO 59 (1909) | 1910-01-01 | Villaba | separated from San Isidro | 37 municipalities |
Hinundayan | separated from Hinunangan | |||
EO 75 (1909), EO 85 (1909), EO 144 (1909) | 1910-01-01 | Biliran | separated from Naval | 38 municipalities |
EO 81 (1909) | San Miguel | separated from Alangalang | 39 municipalities | |
EO 85 (1911) | 1912-01-01 | Pastrana | separated from Dagami | 40 municipalities |
EO 12 (1912) | 1913-01-01 | Sogod Sur | separated from Sogod | 41 municipalities |
Sogod Norte | renamed from Sogod | |||
Act 2290 | 1913-11-04 | Sogod | renamed from Sogod Norte | |
Libagon | renamed from Sogod Sur | |||
EO 101 (1914) | 1915-01-01 | Maripipi | separated from Kawayan | 42 municipalities |
EO 87 (1917) | 1918-01-01 | Capoocan | separated from Carigara | 43 municipalities |
EO 90 (1917) | La Paz | separated from Burauen | 44 municipalities | |
EO 99 (1917) | 1918-01-01 | Albuera | separated from Ormoc | 45 municipalities |
EO 4 (1919) | 1919-01-01 | Calubian | separated from Leyte, San Isidro | |
EO 219 (1929) | 1930-12-31 | Delgado | separated from Hinundayan Seat of govt: Bo. Anahawan |
47 municipalities |
Act 3705 | 1931-01-01 | Anahawan | renamed from Delgado | |
RA 179 | 1947-10-20 | Ormoc City | converted from municipality | 1 city, 46 municipalities |
RA 191 | 1948-01-15 | Isabel | separated from Merida Seat of govt: Bo. Quiot |
1 city, 47 municipalities |
EO 162 (1948) | 1948-09-01 | Almeria | separated from Kawayan, Biliran, Naval | 1 city, 48 municipalities |
EO 266 (1949) | 1949-09-24 | Tunga | separated from Barugo Seat of govt: Bo. Tunga |
1 city, 49 municipalities |
EO 277 (1949) | 1949-10-10 | Santa Fe | separated from Palo Seat of govt: Bo. Santa Fe |
1 city, 50 municipalities |
EO 271 (1949) | 1949-11-15 | Cabucgayan | separated from Biliran, Caibiran | 1 city, 51 municipalities |
EO 278 (1949) | 1949-10-10 | Julita | separated from Burauen Seat of govt: Bo. Julita |
1 city, 52 municipalities |
EO 284 (1949) | 1949-10-15 | Tabango | separated from San Isidro, Leyte | 1 city, 53 municipalities |
EO 292 (1949) | 1949-11-01 | San Francisco | separated from Liloan Seat of govt: Bo. San Francisco |
1 city, 54 municipalities |
RA 522 | 1950-06-15 | Bontoc | separated from Sogod Seat of govt: Bo. Bontoc |
1 city, 55 municipalities |
RA 542 | 1950-06-17 | Kananga | separated from Ormoc City | 1 city, 56 municipalities |
EO 324 (1950) | MacArthur | separated from Abuyog Seat of govt: Bo. Tarragona |
1 city, 57 municipalities | |
RA 760 | 1952-06-20 | City of Tacloban | converted from municipality | 2 cities, 56 municipalities |
EO 326 (1950) | Silago | separated from Hinunganan Seat of govt: Bo. Silago |
2 cities, 57 municipalities | |
EO 630 (1953) | 1953-10-16 | Culaba | separated from Caibiran | 2 cities, 58 municipalities |
EO 631 (1953) | 1953-10-17 | Tabontabon | separated from Dagami | 2 cities, 59 municipalities |
EO 84 (1954) | 1954-12-09 | Saint Bernard | separated from Cabalian Seat of govt: Bo. Himatagon |
2 cities, 60 municipalities |
RA 1220 | 1955-05-11 | Mayorga | separated from Dulag | 2 cities, 61 municipalities |
RA 1614 | 1957-05-20 | Matag-ob | separated from Palompon | 2 cities, 62 municipalities |
EO 265 (1957) | 1957-08-29 | Padre Burgos | separated from Malitbog Seat of govt: Bo. Burgos |
2 cities, 63 municipalities |
EO 308 (1958) | 1958-07-21 | Mahaplag | separated from Abuyog Seat of govt: Bo. Mahaplag |
2 cities, 64 municipalities |
RA 2141 | 1959-04-08 | (Almeria, Biliran, Cabucgayan, Caibiran, Culaba, Kawayan, Maripipi, Naval) | Subprovince of Biliran created | |
RA 2227 | 1960-07-01 | separated to create Southern Leyte | 2 cities, 48 municipalities | |
RA 3422 | 1963-11-12 | Bugho | separated from Abuyog Seat of govt: Bo. Bugho |
2 cities, 49 municipalities |
RA 4365 | 1965-06-19 | Javier | renamed from Bugho | |
RA 7160 §462 | 1992-05-11 | • Subprovince of Biliran converted into province • separated from Leyte |
2 cities, 41 municipalities | |
RA 9389 | 2007-06-16 | City of Baybay | converted from municipality | 3 cities, 40 municipalities |
Southern Leyte
Legal basis | Effective Date | Local government unit | Actions | Statistics |
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RA 2227 | 1960-07-01 | Maasin, Macrohon, Padre Burgos, Malitbog, Bontoc, Sogod, Libagon, Liloan, Pintuyan, San Francisco, Saint Bernard, Cabalian, Anahawan, Hinundayan, Hinunangan, Silago | Southern Leyte created from Leyte | 16 municipalities |
RA 3088 | 1961-06-17 | San Juan | renamed from Cabalian | |
RA 5777 | 1969-06-21 | Tomas Oppus | separated from Malitbog Seat of govt: Bo. San Isidro |
17 municipalities |
RA 6360 | 1971-07-22 | San Ricardo | separated from Pintuyan Seat of govt: Bo. San Ricardo |
18 municipalities |
PD 1549 | 1978-06-11 | Limasawa | separated from Padre Burgos Seat of govt: Bo. Triana |
19 municipalities |
RA 8796 | 2000-08-10 | City of Maasin | converted from municipality | 1 city, 18 municipalities |
Biliran
Legal basis | Effective Date | Local government unit | Actions | Statistics |
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RA 7160 §462 | 1992-05-11 | Almeria, Biliran, Cabucgayan, Caibiran, Culaba, Kawayan, Maripipi, Naval | • converted from subprovince • separated from Leyte |
8 municipalities |
Samar
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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Act 419 | 1902-06-17 | province of Samar organized under Act 83 | ||
Act 960, Act 1068* | 1903-10-23 | reduced 43 municipalities to 25: • Jiabong, Tarangnan (1/2 part) merged into Catbalogan • Tarangnan (2/2 part) merged into Gandara • Paranas, Motiong, San Sebastian merged into Wright • Santa Margarita*, Weyler merged into Calbayog • San Antonio, La Granja merged into Allen • Bobon, Mondragon merged into Catarman • Paric, Sulat, San Julian, Tubig merged into Taft • Hernani, Lanang merged into Llorente • Mercedes, Salcedo merged into Guiuan • Quinapondan merged into Balangiga • Santa Rita (1/2 part) merged into Basey • Santa Rita (2/2 part)(part) merged into Villareal • Pinabacdao merged into Calbiga • Villareal (part) merged into Zumarraga |
25 municipalities | |
Act 1558 | 1906-10-31 | Tarangnan, San Antonio, Bobon, Dolores, Sulat, San Julian, Santa Rita | increased 25 municipalities to 32: • Tarangnan separated from Catbalogan, Samar • San Antonio separated from Allen • Bobon separated from Catarman • Paric, Sulat, San Julian separated from Taft • Santa Rita separated from Basey, Villareal • Paric renamed to Dolores |
32 municipalities |
EO 110 (1908) | 1909-01-01 | Santa Margarita | separated from Calbayog | 34 municipalities |
Salcedo | seprated from Guiuan | |||
EO 72 (1910) | 1911-01-01 | Tinambacan | • separated from Calbayog • renamed from Weyler |
35 municipalities |
EO 82 (1911) | 1912-01-01 | Mondragon | separated from Catarman | 36 municipalities |
EO 7 (1912) | 1913-01-01 | Hernani | separated from Llorente | 37 municipalities |
EO 36 (1919) | 1919-03-05 | Municipal districts of Matuguinao, San Jose de Buan, Concord, Hinabangan, Maslog, Jipapad, Tagaslian | converted from settlements | 37 municipalities, 7 municipal districts |
EO 146 (1928) | 1929-01-01 | merged into Borongan | 37 municipalities, 6 municipal districts | |
EO 2 (1946) | 1946-07-16 | Pinabacdao | separated from Calbiga | 38 municipalities, 6 municipal districts |
RA 61 | 1946-10-17 | Quinapondan | separated from Balangiga | 39 municipalities, 6 municipal districts |
RA 90 | 1946-10-17 | Gamay | separated from Palapag | 40 municipalities, 6 municipal districts |
RA 192 | 1947-06-22 | Talalora | separated from Villareal | 41 municipalities, 6 municipal districts |
RA 193 | 1947-06-22 | General MacArthur | separated from Palapag | 42 municipalities, 6 municipal districts |
RA 262 | 1948-06-15 | Mercedes | separated from Guiuan | 43 municipalities, 6 municipal districts |
RA 263 | 1948-10-15 | • converted from municipal district • Municipal district of Concord merged into Hinabangan |
44 municipalities, 4 municipal districts | |
RA 264 | 1948-07-04 | Can-avid | separated from Dolores | 45 municipalities, 4 municipal districts |
RA 269 | 1948-10-15 | Jiabong | separated from Catbalogan | 46 municipalities, 4 municipal districts |
RA 281 | 1948-06-16 | San Policarpo | separated from Oras | 47 municipalities, 4 municipal districts |
RA 290 | 1948-10-15 | Motiong | separated from Wright | 48 municipalities, 4 municipal districts |
RA 328 | 1948-10-16 | City of Calbayog | • Oquendo, Tinambacan merged into Calbayog • converted from municipality |
1 city, 41 municipalities, 4 municipal districts |
EO 238 (1949) | 1949-07-08 | Las Navas | separated from Catubig | 1 city, 42 municipalities, 4 municipal districts |
EO 247 (1949) | 1949-07-22 | Marabut | separated from Basey Seat of govt: Bo. Santo Niño |
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EO 248 (1949) | 1949-07-25 | San Jose | separated from Bobon | |
EO 255 (1949) | 1949-08-19 | Giporlos | separated from Balangiga Seat of govt: Bo. Giporlos |
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EO 262 (1949) | 1949-09-01 | Daram | separated from Zumarraga Seat of govt: Bo. Daram |
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RA 543 | 1950-09-30 | San Sebastian | separated from Wright | |
RA 607 | 1951-04-27 | Arteche | separated from Oras Seat of govt: Bo. San Ramon |
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RA 609 | 1951-05-01 | Maydolong | separated from Borongan Seat of govt: Bo. Maydolong |
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RA 1887 | 954-06-20 | San Isidro | separated from Allen | |
RA 1428 | 1956-06-14 | Lapinig | separated from Oras, Gamay, Municipal district of Jipapad Seat of govt: Bo. Lapinig |
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RA 2102 | 1959-03-28 | San Roque | separated from Pambujan Seat of govt: Bo. Lao-angan |
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RA 2181 | 1959-05-02 | Balangkayan | separated from Llorente Seat of govt: Bo. Balangkayan |
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RA 2185 | 1959-05-07 | Lawa-an | separated from Balangiga Seat of govt: Bo. Lawa-an</small |
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EO 157 (1965) | 1964-07-01 | Jipapad | converted from municipal district | |
RA 4221 | 1965-06-19 | Northern Samar | 17 municipalities | |
Eastern Samar | 23 municipalities | |||
Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Daram, Gandara, Santa Margarita, Hinabangan, Jiabong, Marabut, Motiong, Pinabacdao, Santa Rita, Talalora, Tarangnan, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga, Matuguinao, San Jose de Buan, San Sebastian, Almagro, Santo Niño | Western Samar | 22 municipalities |
Northern Samar
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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RA 4221 | 1965-06-19 | Allen, Bobon, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Gamay, Laoang, Lapinig, Las Navas, Lavezares, Mondragon, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Jose, San Roque | Northern Samar | 17 municipalities |
RA 4742 | 1966-06-18 | Mapanas | separated from Gamay Seat of govt: Bo. Mapanas |
18 municipalities |
RA 4761 | 1966-06-18 | San Vicente | separated from Capul Seat of govt: Bo. Mongolbongol |
19 municipalities |
RA 4978 | 1967-06-17 | Silvino Lobos | separated from Pambujan, Matuguinao Seat of govt: Bo. Suba |
20 municipalities |
RA 5193 | 1968-04-27 | Victoria | separated from Allen Seat of govt: Bo. Mawo |
21 municipalities |
RA 5500 | 1969-06-21 | Biri | separated from Bobon Seat of govt: Bo. Biri |
22 municipalities |
RA 5867 | Rosario | separated from San Jose Seat of govt: Bo. Rosario |
23 municipalities | |
BP 69 | 1980-05-01 | Lope de Vega | separated from Catarman Seat of govt: Bo. Lope de Vega |
24 municipalities |
Eastern Samar
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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RA 4221 | 1965-06-19 | Arteche, Balangiga, Balangkayan, Borongan, Can-avid, Dolores, General MacArthur, Giporlos, Guiuan, Hernani, Jipapad, Lawaan, Llorente, Maslog, Maydolong, Mercedes, Oras, Quinapondan, Salcedo, San Julian, San Policarpo, Sulat, Taft | Eastern Samar | 23 municipalities |
RA 9394 | 2007-06-20 | City of Borongan | converted from municipality | 1 city, 22 municipalities |
Western Samar
Legal Basis | Effective Date | Local government units | Actions | Statistics |
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RA 4221 | 1965-06-19 | Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Daram, Gandara, Santa Margarita, Hinabangan, Jiabong, Marabut, Motiong, Pinabacdao, Santa Rita, Talalora, Tarangnan, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga, Matuguinao, San Jose de Buan, San Sebastian, Almagro, Santo Niño, (Calbayog) | Western Samar | 1 city, 21 municipalities, 1 municipal district |
RA 5650 | 1969-06-21 | Western Samar renamed to Samar | ||
RA 5868 | San Jose de Buan | converted from municipal district | 1 city, 22 municipalities | |
RA 5970 | 1970-01-01 | Tagapul-an | separated from Almagro Seat of govt: Bo. Sogod |
1 city, 23 municipalities |
BP 11 | 1978-12-06 | San Jorge | separated from Gandara Seat of govt: Bo. San Jorge |
1 city, 24 municipalities |
BP 16 | 1979-02-09 | Pagsanghan | separated from Tarangnan Seat of govt: Bo. Pagsanghan |
1 city, 25 municipalities |
RA 6681 | 1988-11-04 | Paranas | renamed from Wright | |
RA 9391 | 2007-06-16 | City of Catbalogan | converted from municipality | 2 cities, 24 municipalities |