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	Topics Southern Tagalog Topic Home Southern Tagalog, or Region IV, was a regionRegions of the Philippines A region is an administrative subdivision in the Philippines.... of the PhilippinesPhilippines The Philippines , officially the Republic of the Philippines , is an island nation located in the Malay archipelago in... that is now composed of Region IV-A (CALABARZON)CALABARZON CALABARZON is one of the regions of the Philippines.... and Region IV-B (MIMAROPA). Region IV was split into the two regions on May 17, 2002. Before the split, Southern Tagalog was the largest region in terms of both population and area. History Creation the Split Southern Tagalog comprises the provinces of Aurora, BatangasBatangas Batangas is a province of the Philippines located on the southwestern part of Luzon in the CALABARZON region.... , CaviteCavite CAVITE is a province of the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manila Bay in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just... , Laguna, MarinduqueMarinduque Marinduque is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in Luzon.... , Oriental MindoroOriental Mindoro Oriental Mindoro is a province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in Luzon.... , Occidental MindoroOccidental Mindoro Occidental Mindoro is a province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in Luzon.... , QuezonQuezon Quezon is a province of the Philippines located in the CALABARZON region in Luzon.... , RizalRizal Overview Rizal is a province of the Philippines located in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 20 kilometers east of Manila.... , RomblonRomblon Romblon is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in Luzon.... , and PalawanPalawan Palawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the Southern Tagalog region.... . Quezon CityQuezon City Quezon City P is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines.... was the designated regional center of Southern Tagalog. Southern Tagalog covers the area where many TagalogTagalog language Tagalog is one of the major languages of the Republic of the Philippines.... native speakers reside. The new capital region also known as NCR of Metro ManilaMetro Manila Metropolitan Manila or the National Capital Region is the capital of the Philippines and among the world's thirty most... and Central LuzonCentral Luzon Central Luzon region contains the largest plain of the Philippines and produces most of the country's rice supply.... are the other regions of native Tagalog speakers. In this respect, Central Luzon can be considered as the Northern Tagalog region. By virtue Executive Order No. 103, dated May 17, 2002, Region IV was divided into Region IV-A and Region IV-B. Transfer of Palawan Palawan was transferred to Region VI 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 Visayas Consequently, 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.