Philippines Region Codes

When dealing with addresses or locations in the Philippines, our API uses the following region codes. These codes are based on the ISO 3166-2:PH standard and administrative regions of the Philippines.

Code	Region	Category
PH-00	National Capital Region	Special Region
PH-15	Cordillera Administrative Region	Administrative Region
PH-01	Ilocos Region	Administrative Region
PH-02	Cagayan Valley	Administrative Region
PH-03	Central Luzon	Administrative Region
PH-40	CALABARZON	Administrative Region
PH-41	MIMAROPA	Administrative Region
PH-05	Bicol Region	Administrative Region
PH-06	Western Visayas	Administrative Region
PH-07	Central Visayas	Administrative Region
PH-08	Eastern Visayas	Administrative Region
PH-09	Zamboanga Peninsula	Administrative Region
PH-10	Northern Mindanao	Administrative Region
PH-11	Davao Region	Administrative Region
PH-12	SOCCSKSARGEN	Administrative Region
PH-13	Caraga	Administrative Region
PH-14	Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao	Autonomous Region

Usage Notes

The Philippines is divided into 17 regions:
- 1 National Capital Region (NCR)
- 1 Autonomous Region (BARMM)
- 15 Administrative Regions
All codes follow the format 'PH-' followed by a two-digit number
Special Regions:
- National Capital Region (PH-00)
  - Also known as Metro Manila
  - Special administrative region containing the capital
- Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PH-14)
  - Has special autonomous status
  - Replaced the former ARMM
Region Names and Acronyms:
- CALABARZON = Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon
- MIMAROPA = Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan
- SOCCSKSARGEN = South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos
Geographic Divisions:
- Luzon: Regions PH-00 to PH-05, PH-15, PH-40, PH-41
- Visayas: Regions PH-06 to PH-08
- Mindanao: Regions PH-09 to PH-14
When specifying locations in the Philippines in your API requests, please use these exact codes for the region