Tag: Region 9

The Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX) consists of three provinces: Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay and Zamboanga del Sur. It was previously known as Western Mindanao before the signing of Executive Order No. 36 of 2001. Sometimes referred to as the Diadem of the Philippine South, it comprises 958 islands and islets. Mindanao’s smallest region lies between the Moro Gulf (part of the Celebes Sea) and the Sulu Sea.