Surigao del Norte (Filipino:Hilagang Surihaw) is a province of the Philippines located

in the Caraga region in Mindanao. Its capital is Surigao City. The province consists of
three major islands—Siargao Island, Dinagat Islands, and Bucas Grande Island—in
the Philippine Sea, and a small region at the northernmost tip of the island of
Mindanao. This mainland portion borders Agusan Del Norte and Surigao Del Sur to
the south.
Surigao Del Sur is a province in the Philippines located in the Caraga region in
Mindanao. Its capital is Tandag City. Surigao Del Sur is situated at the eastern
coast of Mindanao and faces the Philippine Sea to the east.

Compostela Valley, or ComVal, is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao

Region in Mindanao. The province, called ComVal for short, used to be part of
Davao del Norte until it was made independent in 1998.

Davao Oriental (Cebuano: Sidlakang Dabaw) is a province in the Philippines located in

the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is Mati, and it borders the province
of Compostela Valley to the west, and Agusan Del Sur and Surigao Del Sur to the
north.
Davao Oriental is the easternmost province of the country with Pusan Point in the
municipality of Caraga as the easternmost location. The Philippine Sea, part of
the Pacific Ocean, faces Davao Oriental to the east. Part of the province lies on an
unnamed peninsula that encloses the Davao Gulf to the west.

Agusan del Norte (Cebuano: Amihanang Agusan; Butuanon: Probinsya hong Agusan del Norte)
is a province in the Philippines located in the Caraga region of Mindanao. Its capital is the
city of Cabadbaran and it is bordered on the northeast by Surigao del Norte; mid-east
by Surigao del Sur; southeast by Agusan del Sur, and southwest by Misamis Oriental. It
faces Butuan Bay, part of the Bohol Sea, to the northwest.

Agusan del Sur (Cebuano: Habagatang Agusan; Butuanon: Probinsya hong Agusan del
Sur) is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in
the Caraga region in Mindanao. Its capital is Prosperidad and borders, from the north
clockwise, Agusan del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Compostela
Valley, Davao del Norte and Bukidnon.

Camiguin (Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Camiguin) is an island province in the Philippines located in

the Bohol Sea, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) off the northern coast of Mindanao. It is
geographically part of Region X, the Northern Mindanao Region of the country and
formerly a part of Misamis Oriental province.
Camiguin is the second-smallest province in the country in both population and land area
after Batanes. The provincial capital is Mambajao, which is also the province's largest
municipality in both area and population.
Bukidnon (officially the Province of Bukidnon, Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Bukidnon; Bukid: Probinsya ta
Bukidnon) is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its
capital is the city of Malaybalay. The province borders, clockwise starting from the north, Misamis
Oriental, Agusan del Sur, Davao del Norte, Cotabato, Lanao del Sur, and Lanao del Norte. According
to the 2015 census, the province is inhabited by 1,415,226 residents.It is the third largest province in
the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction behind Palawan and Isabela respectively.

The name "Misamis" comes from the word "kuyamis," a local variety of sweet coconut. The province's
original inhabitants were the Bukidnons and the Manobos but they were driven into the interior when
Visayas settlers arrive. Misamis used to be a part of the diocese of Cebu. In 1818, it became a
corregimento comprised of four divisions: Misamis, including Iligan, Dapitan, Cagayan, and Catarman, on the
island of Camiguin. In 1850, it included Bukidnon and the northern part of Cotabato.

Sarangani (Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Sarangani) is a province in the Philippines located in

the Soccsksargen region. Its capital is Alabel. With a 230-kilometre (140 mi) coastline along the Sarangani
Bay and Celebes Sea, the province is at the southernmost tip of Mindanao island, and borders South
Cotabato and Davao del Sur to the north, Davao Occidental to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south.
Sarangani is part of the South Cotabato-Cotabato-Sultan Kudarat-Sarangani-General Santos City
(SOCCSKSARGEN) development cluster, and is linked by paved roads to the international airport and
harbor of General Santos City.

Davao City, officially the City of Davao (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Dabaw), is a highly urbanized city in the island
of Mindanao, Philippines. The city has a total land area of 2,443.61 km2 (943.48 sq mi), making it the largest
city in the Philippines in terms of land area. It is the third-most populous city in the Philippines after
Quezon City and Manila, the most populous city in the country outside Metro Manila, and the most populous
in Mindanao.[4] As of the 2015 census, the city has a population of 1,632,991.
It is geographically situated in the province of Davao Del Sur and grouped under the province by
the Philippine Statistics Authority, but the city is governed and administered independently from it. The
city is divided into three congressional districts, which are subdivided into 11 administrative districts with a
total of 182 barangays.

Tubod, officially the Municipality of Tubod, (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tubod; Maranao: Inged a
Tubod; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tubod), is a 2nd class municipality and capital of the province of Lanao del
Norte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 47,165 people.
It is strategically located along the Southeastern shores of Panguil Bay and is about 60 kilometers South
West of Iligan City, 10 kilometers South of Ozamiz City and about 2 kilometers West of Tangub City.

Lanao del Sur (Maranao and Iranun: Pagabagatan Ranao), officially the Province of Lanao del Sur, is
a province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao (BARMM). The capital is the city of Marawi, and it borders Lanao del Norte to the
north, Bukidnon to the east, and Maguindanao and Cotabato to the south. To the southwest lies Illana
Bay, an arm of the Moro Gulf.
The Province of (North) Cotabato lies on the eastern part of Region XII and is strategically located in
the central part of Mindanao. It is bounded on the North by the Province of Bukidnon, on the
northwest by Lanao del Sur, on the East by Davao City, on the Southeast by Davao del Sur, on the
West by Maguindanao Province and on the southwest by Sultan Kudarat Province. Mountains to the
east peak at Mount Apo, a volcanic cone that is the highest mountain in the Philippines. In the west,
the Piapungan Range separates it from Lanao del Sur. The fertile Pulangi River basin runs in the middle
of these two highlands and spreads towards the southwest to the flood plains of
Maguindanao.Typhoons do not pass through (North) Cotabato and rainfall is evenly distributed
throughout the year.

South Cotabato, officially the Province of South Cotabato (Hiligaynon: Bagatnan

Cotabato; Cebuano: Habagatang Cotabato; Maguindanaon: Pagabagatan
Kutawatu; Kapampangan: Mauling Cotabato), is a province in the Philippines located in
the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao. Its capital is Koronadal City, and it borders Sultan
Kudarat to the north and west, Saranganito the south and northeast, and Davao del Sur to the far
northeast. To the southeast lies Sarangani Bay.
General Santos, located on the shores of Sarangani Bay, is the most populous city in the region, but
is governed independently from the province. The province of Sarangani used to be part of South
Cotabato until it was made an independent province in 1992.

Maguindanao (Maguindanaon: Prubinsya nu Magindanaw; Iranun: Perobinsia a Magindanao) is a province in

the Philippineslocated in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Since 2014
the provincial capital is Buluan[5] but the legislative branch of the provincial government, the Sangguniang
Panlalawigan, convenes in the old provincial capitol in the town of Sultan Kudarat.[6] It borders Lanao Del
Sur to the north, Cotabato to the east, Sultan Kudarat to the south, and the Illana Bay to the west.

Sultan Kudarat (Hiligaynon: Kapuoran sang Sultan Kudarat; Maguindanaon: Prubinsiya nu Sultan
Kudarat; Kinaray-a: Kapuoran kang Sultan Kudarat) is a province in the Philippines located in
the Soccsksargen region in Mindanao. Its capital is Isulan and the commercial center is Tacurong City.

Zamboanga del Norte (Cebuano: Amihanang Zamboanga; Subanon: Utara Sembwangan) is a province in
the Philippinessituated within the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is Dipolog City and
the province borders Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay to the south, Misamis Occidental to
the east, and the Sulu Sea to the west.
Zamboanga Del Norte is the largest province of the Zamboanga Peninsula region by land area covering
7,301.00 square kilometres (2,818.93 sq mi). Zamboanga Del Norte is the 26th populous province in the
Philippines.

Misamis Occidental (Cebuano: Kasadpang Misamis; Subanen: Sindepan Mis'samis) is a province located in
the region of Northern Mindanao in the Philippines. Its capital is the city of Oroquieta. The province
borders Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur to the west and is separated from Lanao del
Norte by Panguil Bay to the south and Iligan Bay to the east. The province of Misamis was originally inhabited
by Subanens who were an easy target by the sea pirates from Lanao.
 Zamboanga del Sur (Cebuano: Habagatang Zamboanga; Subanen: S'helatan
Sembwangan/Sembwangan dapit Shelatan) is a province in the Philippines located in
the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is the city of Pagadian. Incorrectly
grouped with Zamboanga Del Sur is the highly urbanized city of Zamboanga, which is a
chartered city and governed independently from the province.

Zamboanga Sibugay (Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Zamboanga Sibugay; Chavacano: Provincia de Zamboanga

Sibugay) is a provincein the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its
capital is Ipil and it borders Zamboanga del Norte to the north, Zamboanga del Sur to the east
and Zamboanga City to the southwest. To the south lies Sibuguey Bay in the Moro Gulf.
Zamboanga Sibugay is the 79th province created in the Philippines, when its territories were
carved out from the third district of Zamboanga del Sur in 2001. Hence it the fourth newest
province, being before now-defunct Shariff Kabunsuan (October 2006), Dinagat Islands (December
2006) and Davao Occidental (2013).

Sulu (Tausūg: Wilāya sin Lupa' Sūg) is a province of the Philippines in the Sulu Archipelago and part of
the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
Its capital is Jolo on the island of the same name. Maimbung, the royal capital of the Sultanate of Sulu, is
also located in the province. Sulu is along the southern border of the Sulu Sea and the northern boundary
of the Celebes Sea.

Palawan (pron. /pəˈlɑːwɑːn/), officially the Province of Palawan (Cuyonon: Probinsya i'ang Palawan /
Paragua; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Palawan) is an archipelagic province of the Philippines that is located in
the region of MIMAROPA. It is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction.
Its capital is the city of Puerto Princesa, but the city is governed independently from the province as a
highly urbanized city.

Tawi-Tawi (Tausug: Wilaya' sin Tawi-Tawi) is an island province in the Philippines located in
the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The capital of Tawi-Tawi is Bongao,
per Batas Pambansa Blg. 24 enacted on April 4, 1979.
It is the southernmost province of the country, sharing sea borders with the Malaysian state
of Sabah and the Indonesian North Kalimantan province, both on the island of Borneo to the west. To
the northeast lies the province of Sulu. Tawi-Tawi also covers some islands in the Sulu Sea to the
northwest, the Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi Island and the Turtle Islands, just 20 kilometres (12 mi) away
from Sabah.

The Province of Basilan (Chavacano: Provincia de Basilan; Tausug: Wilaya' sin Basilan; Yakan: Wilayah
Basilanin) is an island province of the Philippines in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region. Basilan Island is
the largest and northernmost of the major islands of the Sulu Archipelago. It is just off the southern
coast of the geographic Zamboanga Peninsula.[4][1]
Isabela City, the former capital, is a component city under the provincial government of Basilan but is
administered as part of the Zamboanga Peninsula Region and is listed statistically independent. Its capital
has been transferred to Lamitan City.