What are the 15 regions of the Philippines?

Actually the Philippines has 17 regions in all. These are:

1. National Capital Region

2. Cordillera Administrative Region

3. Ilocos Region

4. Cagayan Valley

5. Central Luzon

6. CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon)

7. MIMAROPA (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan)

8. Bicol Region

9. Western Visayas

10. Central Visayas

11. Eastern Visayas

12. Zamboanga Peninsula

13. Northern Mindanao

14. Davao Region

15. SOCCSKSARGEN

16. Caraga Region

17. Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao