ISO 3166-2:PH is the entry for the Philippines in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Currently for the Philippines, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for two levels of subdivisions: 17 regions 82 provinces
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is , the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of the Philippines. The second part is either of the following: two digits: regions three letters: provinces
The codes for the regions correspond to the Roman numerals used to represent the regions, except the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, the Cordillera Administrative Region, Mimaropa, and the National Capital Region, which do not use Roman numerals for representation purposes.
The codes for the provinces of Cotabato () and Davao de Oro () are assigned based on their former names, North Cotabato and Compostela Valley respectively.
Current codes Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
ISO 639-1 codes are used to represent subdivision names in the following administrative languages: (en): English (tl): Tagalog
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Regions Code Subdivision name (en) Subdivision name (tl) Roman numeralor acronym Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Nagsasariling Rehiyon ng Muslim sa Mindanaw ARMM Bicol Rehiyon ng Bikol Cagayan Valley Rehiyon ng Lambak ng Kagayan Calabarzon Rehiyon ng Calabarzon Caraga Rehiyon ng Karaga Central Luzon Rehiyon ng Gitnang Luson Central Visayas Rehiyon ng Gitnang Bisaya Cordillera Administrative Region Rehiyon ng Administratibo ng Kordilyera CAR Davao Rehiyon ng Dabaw Eastern Visayas Rehiyon ng Silangang Bisaya Ilocos Rehiyon ng Iloko Mimaropa Rehiyon ng Mimaropa National Capital Region Pambansang Punong Rehiyon NCR Northern Mindanao Rehiyon ng Hilagang Mindanaw Soccsksargen Rehiyon ng Soccsksargen Western Visayas Rehiyon ng Kanlurang Bisaya Zamboanga Peninsula Rehiyon ng Tangway ng Sambuwangga Notes
Provinces Code Subdivision name (en) Subdivision name (tl) In region Abra Abra Agusan del Norte Hilagang Agusan Agusan del Sur Timog Agusan Aklan Aklan Albay Albay Antique Antike Apayao Apayaw Aurora Aurora Basilan Basilan Bataan Bataan Batanes Batanes Batangas Batangas Benguet Benget Biliran Biliran Bohol Bohol Bukidnon Bukidnon Bulacan Bulakan Cagayan Kagayan Camarines Norte Hilagang Kamarines Camarines Sur Timog Kamarines Camiguin Kamigin Capiz Kapis Catanduanes Katanduwanes Cavite Kabite Cebu Sebu Cotabato Kotabato Davao de Oro Davao del Norte Hilagang Dabaw Davao del Sur Timog Dabaw Davao Occidental Kanlurang Dabaw Davao Oriental Silangang Dabaw Dinagat Islands Pulo ng Dinagat Eastern Samar Silangang Samar Guimaras Gimaras Ifugao Ipugaw Ilocos Norte Hilagang Iloko Ilocos Sur Timog Iloko Iloilo Iloilo Isabela Isabela Kalinga Kalinga La Union La Unyon Laguna Laguna Lanao del Norte Hilagang Lanaw Lanao del Sur Timog Lanaw Leyte Leyte Marinduque Marinduke Masbate Masbate Mindoro Occidental Kanlurang Mindoro Mindoro Oriental Silangang Mindoro Maguindanao del Norte Hilagang Magindanaw Maguindanao del Sur Timog Magindanaw Misamis Occidental Kanlurang Misamis Misamis Oriental Silangang Misamis Mountain Province Lalawigang Bulubundukin Negros Occidental Kanlurang Negros Negros Oriental Silangang Negros Northern Samar Hilagang Samar Nueva Ecija Nuweva Esiha Nueva Vizcaya Nuweva Biskaya Palawan Palawan Pampanga Pampanga Pangasinan Pangasinan Quezon Keson Quirino Kirino Rizal Risal Romblon Romblon Samar (local variant: Western Samar) Samar Sarangani Sarangani Siquijor Sikihor Sorsogon Sorsogon South Cotabato Timog Kotabato Southern Leyte Katimogang Leyte Sultan Kudarat Sultan Kudarat Sulu Sulu Surigao del Norte Hilagang Surigaw Surigao del Sur Timog Surigaw Tarlac Tarlak Tawi-Tawi Tawi-Tawi Zambales Sambales Zamboanga del Norte Hilagang Sambuwangga Zamboanga del Sur Timog Sambuwangga Zamboanga Sibugay Sambuwangga Sibugay Notes
Changes The following changes to the entry have been announced by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998. ISO stopped issuing newsletters in 2013.
Newsletter Date issued Description of change in newsletter Code/Subdivision change Addition of one region and six provinces. New list source and code source. Precise specification of and minor corrections to the spelling of names Subdivisions added: Caraga Apayao Biliran Compostela Valley Guimaras Sarangani Zamboanga Sibugay Codes: Cordillera Administrative Region: → Addition of the country code prefix as the first code element, addition of names in administrative languages, update of the administrative structure and of the list source Subdivisions added: Calabarzon Mimaropa Dinagat Islands Subdivisions deleted: Southern Tagalog Online BrowsingPlatform (OBP) 2015-11-27 Addition of province PH-DVO Subdivisions added: Davao Occidental 2020-11-24 Change of subdivision name of PH-COM in eng; Deletion of subdivision name of PH-COM in tgl; Update List Source; Correction of the Code Source Subdivisions renamed: Compostela Valley → Davao de Oro 2023-11-23 Deletion of province PH-MAG; Addition of province PH-MGN, PH-MGS Subdivision deleted: MaguindanaoSubdivisions added: Maguindanao del Norte Maguindanao del Sur
See also Subdivisions of the Philippines FIPS region codes of the Philippines
Sources ISO Online Browsing Platform: PH Provinces of the Philippines (statoids.com)