What is Regions of the Philippines?
{{Infobox subdivision type | name = Regions of the Philippines | alt_name = | map = Ph regions and provinces.svg | caption = Administrative map of the Philippines | category = [[Region]] | territory = Philippines | status = Administrative region<br />[[Autonomous regions of the Philippines|Autonomous region]] | start_date = | current_number = 18 | number_date = 2024 | population_range = '''Smallest:''' 1,791,121 ([[Cordillera Administrative Region|CAR]])<br />'''Largest:''' 16,139,770 ([[Calabarzon]]) | area_range = '''Smallest:''' {{Convert|636.00|sqkm|abbr=on}} ([[Metro Manila|NCR]])<br />'''Largest:''' {{Convert|29,620.90|sqkm|abbr=on}} ([[Mimaropa]]) | government = [[Regional development council]]<br />Metropolitan development authority<br />Autonomous regional government | subdivision = [[Provinces of the Philippines|Provinces]]<br />[[Cities of the Philippines|Independent cities]] }} In the [[Philippines]], '''regions''' ([[Filipino language|Filipino]]: ''rehiyon'') are [[administrative divisions]] that serve primarily to organize the [[provinces of the Philippines|provinces]] (Filipino: ''lalawigan, probinsiya'') of the country for administrative convenience. Most government offices are established by region instead of individual provincial offices, usually (but not always) in the city that is the regional center. The regions themselves do not possess a separate local government, with the exception of the [[Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao]], which has an elected regional [[:wikt:assembly|assembly]] and [[governor]]. ==List of regions== The Philippines has 17 administrative regions. Fourteen of these regions are designated with numbers corresponding to their geographic location in order from north to south. The [[Metro Manila|National Capital Region]], [[Cordillera Administrative Region]], and [[Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao]] do not have numerical designat