1876
August 18, 1908
| Mountain Province was established with Amburayan, Apayao, Benguet, Bontoc, Ifugao, Kalinga, and Lepanto as sub-provinces.
| 2711
Mar 10, 1917
| established most of the modern-day provinces of the Philippines.
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14
Sep 7, 1946
| changed the name of the province of Tayabas to Quezon.
| 333
Jul 17, 1948
| declared Quezon City the capital of the Philippines.
| 537
Jun 16, 1959
| extended the area of Quezon City.
| 2141
Apr 8, 1959
| made Biliran a sub-province of Leyte.
| 4695
June 18, 1966
| formed the provinces of Kalinga-Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, and Mountain Province from the earlier Mountain Province
| 6396
Sep 17, 1971
| made Siquijor an independent province.
| 6430
Jun 17, 1972
| changed the name of the province of Davao del Norte to Davao.
| 6734
Aug 1, 1989
| created the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), which was officially inaugurated on November 6, 1990 in Cotabato City.
| 6766
Oct 23, 1989
| provided for an Organic Act for the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). It mandates the creation of an autonomous government to be headed by a Regional Governor. It creates a Regional Assembly that will enact laws of regional application and a regional judiciary composed of a supreme court and lower courts.
| 7160
May 11, 1992
| made Biliran an independent province. Biliran was previously a sub-province of Leyte.
| 7878
Feb 14, 1995
| divided Kalinga-Apayao into Kalinga and Apayao provinces.
| 8223
Dec 8, 1996
| converted the municipality of Marikina, Metro Manila into a city.
| 8438
Dec 22, 1997
| created the Cordillera Autonomous Region. A plebiscite, held on March 9, 1998 to ratify the bill, was held and invalidated the act. See Cordillera Administrative Region.
| 8470
Jan 31, 1998
| split the province of Davao into two, creating the province of Compostela Valley.
| 8471
Jan 31, 1998
| created the Island Garden City of Samal in Davao province by combining the municipalities of Samal, Babak, and Kaputian.
| 8472
Jan 31, 1998
| converted the municipality of Tagum, the capital of Davao, into a city.
| 8473
Jan 31, 1998
| created the municipality of Braulio E. Dujali, Davao out of several barangays in Panabo and Carmen.
| 8491
Feby 12, 1998
| prescribed the code of the national flag, anthem, motto, coat-of-arms and other heraldic items and devices of the Philippines.
| 8535
Feb 23, 1998
| provided for the creation of the City of Novaliches comprising the 15 northernmost barangays of Quezon City. However, in the succeeding plebiscite on October 23, 1999, an overwhelming majority of Quezon City residents voted ÃÂnoÃÂ to the bill.
| 9015
Mar 5, 2001
| converted the municipality of Panabo, Davao into a city.
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