Sub-provinces of the Philippines

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Map of the Mountain Province showing its extent in 1918. The map shows borders of its the sub-provinces.

The Sub-provinces of the Philippines were a political and administrative divisions of the Philippines. The sub-provinces were a part of a larger "regular" province and residents of a sub-province participated in provincial elections of the parent province.

List of historical sub-provinces

Sub-province Parent province Established Disestablished Fate Ref.
Amburayan Mountain Province ? 1920 Territory integrated to Ilocos Sur and La Union [1]
Apayao Cagayan
(until 1908)
Mountain Province
(1908–1966)
Kalinga-Apayao
(1966–1995)		 ? February 14, 1995 Became a regular province. Parent province ceased to exist since the other component sub-province, Kalinga was also converted to a regular province. [1][2][3]
Benguet Mountain Province ? June 18, 1966 Became a regular province [1][3]
Biliran Leyte April 8, 1959 May 11, 1992 Became a regular province [4][5]
Bontoc Mountain Province ? June 18, 1966 Ceased to exist when all the other sub-provinces of Mountain Province either became independent (Benguet and Ifugao) or designated under another regular province (Apayao and Kalinga under Apayao-Kalinga). [1][3]
Camiguin Misamis Oriental 1966 Became a regular province [5]
Guimaras Iloilo June 18, 1966 May 11, 1992 Became a regular province [5][6]
Ifugao Mountain Province June 18, 1966 Became a regular province [1][3]
Kalinga Mountain Province
(until 1966)
Kalinga-Apayao
(1966–1995)		 February 14, 1995 Became a regular province. Parent province ceased to exist since the other component sub-province, Apayao was also converted to a regular province. [3]
Lepanto Mountain Province ? 1920 Territory integrated to the then-sub-province of Benguet and Bontoc and to Ilocos Sur. Remaining territory became the Bontoc-sub-province. [1]
Marinduque Tayabas 1920 Reestablished as a regular province. [5]
Mindoro Marinduque June 2, 1902 November 10, 1902 Became a regular province. Later separated into Occidental and Oriental Mindoro. [7]
Siquijor Negros Occidental 1971 Became a regular province [5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Area of Coverage". Agricultural Training Institute in the Cordilleras. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. ^ "Republic Act No. 4695 - An Act Creating the Provinces of Benguet, Mountain Province, Ifugao, and Kalinga-Apayao". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Republic Act No. 7878 - An Act Creating the Sub-Provinces of Kalinga and Apayao into Regular Provinces to be known as the Province of Kalinga and the Province of Apayao, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act. No 4695". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Republic Act No. 2141 - An Act Creating the Sub-Province of Biliran". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e "G.R. No. 180050". Supreme Court of the Philippines. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Republic Act No. 4667 - An Act Creating the Sub-Province of Guimaras in the Province of Iloilo". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Oriental Mindoro". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
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