- Southern Tagalog
Southern Tagalog, or Region IV, was a region of the
Philippines that is now composed of Region IV-A (CALABARZON) and Region IV-B (MIMAROPA). Region IV was split into the two regions onMay 17 ,2002 . Before the split, Southern Tagalog was the largest region in terms of both population and area.History
The Split
Southern Tagalog comprises the provinces of Aurora,
Batangas ,Cavite , Laguna,Marinduque ,Oriental Mindoro ,Occidental Mindoro ,Quezon ,Rizal ,Romblon , andPalawan .Quezon City was the designated regional center of Southern Tagalog. Southern Tagalog covers the area where many Tagalog native speakers reside. The new capital region also known as NCR ofMetro Manila andCentral Luzon are the other regions of native Tagalog speakers.By virtue Executive Order No. 103, dated May 17, 2002, Region IV was divided into Region IV-A (
CALABARZON ) and Region IV-B (MIMAROPA ).Transfer of Palawan
Palawan was transferred to Region VI (
Western Visayas ) on May 23, 2005 by virtue of Executive Order 429. However, Palaweños criticized the move, citing a lack of consultation, with most residents in Puerto Princesa City and all municipalities but one preferring to stay with Region IV-B. It is still considered part of Luzon and definitely not back in VisayasConsequently, Administrative Order No. 129 was issued on August 19, 2005 to address this backlash. This Order directed the abeyance of Executive Order 429 pending the approval of an implementation plan for the orderly transfer of Palawan from MIMAROPA to Region VI. At present, Palawan is still considered part of MIMAROPA.
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