EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 103, MAY 17, 2002 DIVIDING REGION IV INTO REGION IV-A AND REGION IV-B, TRANSFERRING THE PROVINCE OF AURORA TO REGION III AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES May 17, 2002

WHEREAS, the administrative regions were established to promote efficiency in the Government, accelerate social and economic development and improve public services;

WHEREAS, to further accelerate the social and economic development of the provinces and cities comprising Region IV and improve the delivery of public services, there is a need to divide Region IV and transfer the Province of Aurora to Region III.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

SECTION 1.  Region IV is hereby divided into Region IV-A and Region IV-B.

SECTION 2.  Region IV-A shall be known as CALABARZON and shall be composed of the following provinces and cities:

a.        Provinces

i.         Batangas

ii.         Cavite

iii.        Laguna

iv.        Quezon

v.        Rizal

b.        Cities

i.         AntipoloCity

ii.         BatangasCity

iii.        CalambaCity

iv.        Cavite City

v.        LipaCity

vi.        LucenaCity

vii.       San Pablo City

viii.      TagaytayCity

ix.        TanauanCity

x.        TreceMartiresCity

SECTION 3.  Region IV-B shall be known as MIMAROPA and shall be composed of the following provinces and cities:

a.        Provinces

i.         Marinduque

ii.         MindoroOccidental

iii.        MindoroOriental

iv.        Palawan

v.        Romblon

 b.        Cities

i.         CalapanCity

ii.         PuertoPrincesaCity

SECTION 4.  The Province of Aurora is hereby transferred to and shall form part of Region III.

SECTION 5.  The Department of the Interior and Local Government is hereby directed to supervise the division of Region IV into Region IV-A and Region IV-B and the transfer of the Province of Aurora to Region III.

SECTION 6.  All orders, rules, regulations and issuances, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Executive Order, are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 7.  This Executive Order shall take effect immediately upon approval.

Adopted: 17 May 2002

By the President:

(SGD.)ALBERTO G. ROMULO
Executive Secretary