List of Miss Universe Philippines localities
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Miss Universe Philippines selects the country's representative to Miss Universe. This is a list of the localities that have sent delegates to compete in the national pageant. Since 2024, the accredited partners of the pageant have been the sole basis of candidate selection for the competition.[1][2]
Background
Ahead of the 2023 edition, Miss Universe Philippines introduced the accredited partners program, responsible for the selection of delegates for the annual competition through local pageants or appointments.[3] The program went into effect from the 2024 pageant onwards.[4][5]
Active Entrants
Province/Region
As of 2026, 26 province and regions are sending a delegate in the competition.
| Localities | Debut | Participations | Years competed | Placements | Best placement | Recent placement | Notes |
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| Albay | 2020 | 6 | 2020–2022 2024–present |
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| Bohol | 2020 | 6 | 2020 2022–present |
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| Camiguin | 2024 | 3 | 2024–present | 1 |
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| Cavite | 2020 | 6 | 2020–2021 2023–present |
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| Cebu | 2020 | 5 | 2020–2024 2026–present |
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| Cotabato | 2026 | 1 | 2026–present | 1 |
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| Ilocos Norte | 2026 | 1 | 2026–present | 1 |
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| Iloilo | 2020 | 4 | 2020 2022 2025–present |
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| La Union | 2020 | 2 | 2020 2026–present |
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| Laguna | 2020 | 6 | 2020–2022 2024–present |
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| Leyte | 2024 | 3 | 2024–present | 1 |
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| Mountain Province | 2026 | 1 | 2026–present | 1 |
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| Negros Occidental | 2025 | 2 | 2025–present | 1 |
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| Negros Oriental | 2021 | 4 | 2021–2023 2026–present |
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| Nueva Ecija | 2024 | 3 | 2024–present | 2 |
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| Nueva Vizcaya | 2022 | 2 | 2022 2026–present |
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| Occidental Mindoro | 2023 | 5 | 2023–present | 1 |
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| Palawan | 2020 | 5 | 2020 2022–2024 2026–present |
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| Pampanga | 2020 | 6 | 2020 2022–present |
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| Pangasinan | 2020 | 6 | 2020–2023 2024–present |
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| Quezon | 2020 | 6 | 2020 2022–present |
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| Rizal | 2020 | 2 | 2020 2026–present |
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| Samar Island | 2025 | 2 | 2025–present | 1 |
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| Sarangani | 2026 | 1 | 2026–present | 1 |
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| Southern Leyte | 2023 | 2 | 2023 2026–present |
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| Sultan Kudarat | 2025 | 2 | 2025–present | 2 |
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| Tarlac | 2025 | 2 | 2025–present | 2 |
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City/Municipality
As of 2026, there are currently 24 cities/municipalities that are currently active sending a delegate in the competition.
| Localities | Debut | Participations | Years competed | Placements | Recent placement | Best placement | Notes |
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| Bacolod City | 2023 | 4 | 2023–present | 1 |
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| Bacoor City | 2023 | 4 | 2023–present | 1 |
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| Baguio City | 2020 | 6 | 2020 2022–present |
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| Cabanatuan City | 2024 | 4 | 2024 2026–present |
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| Cebu City | 2020 | 6 | 2020–present | 5 |
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| Dasmariñas City | 2025 | 1 | 2026–present | 0 |
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| Iligan City | 2025 | 2 | 2025–present | 2 |
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| Iloilo City | 2020 | 7 | 2020–present | 4 |
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| Kalibo, Aklan | 2025 | 2 | 2025–present | 0 |
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| Las Piñas City | 2022 | 3 | 2022 2025–present |
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| Los Baños, Laguna | 2025 | 2 | 2025–present | 0 | |||
| Luisiana, Laguna | 2026 | 1 | 2026–present | 1 |
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| Manila City | 2020 | 5 | 2020–2021 2024–present |
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| Muntinlupa City | 2020 | 3 | 2020 2025–present |
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| Parañaque City | 2020 | 5 | 2020–2021 2023 2025–present |
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| Pateros City | 2026 | 1 | 2026–present | 0 |
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| San Carlos City | 2025 | 1 | 2026–present | 0 | |||
| San Jose, Negros Oriental | 2026 | 1 | 2026–present | 1 |
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| Santo Tomas, La Union | 2026 | 1 | 2026–present | 1 |
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| Taal, Batangas | 2026 | 1 | 2026–present | 0 | The delegate in 2026 concurrently represented the Filipino Society of Northern California, U.S. | ||
| Tacloban City | 2024 | 3 | 2024–present | 2 |
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| Taguig City | 2020 | 7 | 2020–present | 6 |
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| Tandag City | 2025 | 2 | 2025–present | 1 |
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| Tuguegarao City | 2024 | 3 | 2024–present | 0 | |||
Filipino Societies
Since 2025, all of the delegates coming from the Filipino Societies must represent their local locality in the Philippines.
| Filipino Society Localities | Represented Filipino Localities | Year | Delegate | Placements |
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| Alberta, Canada | Cabanatuan City | 2026 | Ryla Hernandez | Unplaced |
| Australia | None | 2024 | Kymberlee Street | Top 20 |
| Camarines Norte | 2025 | Karenza de Leon | Unplaced | |
| Quezon | 2026 | Patricia Evangelista | Top 15 | |
| Bellevue, Washington, U.S. | San Jose, Negros Oriental | 2026 | Jayka Munsayac | Top 30 |
| Eastern Canada | San Jose, Batangas | 2025 | Jessica Cianchino | Unplaced |
| England | Iloilo | 2025 | Angeline Kailani | Best in National Costume |
| Florida, U.S. | None | 2024 | Matea Smith | Unplaced |
| Leyte | 2025 | Victoria Johnson | Unplaced | |
| Las Piñas City | 2026 | Avegail Kultsar | Miss Congeniality | |
| Great Britain | Dumaguete City | 2025 | Shamara Krupa | Unplaced |
| Hawaii, U.S. | None | 2024 | Bianca Tapia | Top 20 |
| Davao Region | 2025 | Angeleyh Pasco | Top 24 | |
| Ilocos Norte | 2026 | Charieze Cacayorin | Top 30 | |
| Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Parañaque City | 2026 | Pauline Galvez | Unplaced |
| Melbourne, Australia | Nueva Ecija | 2025 | Chanel Thomas | Top 24 |
| Miami, Florida, U.S. | None | 2024 | Mary Yasol | Unplaced |
| New Jersey, U.S. | Liliw, Laguna | 2025 | Pauline del Mundo | Unplaced |
| New York, U.S. | Ifugao | 2025 | Valerie West | Top 24 & Best in National Costume |
| Northern California, U.S. | None | 2024 | Kayla Carter | Top 20 |
| Caloocan City | 2025 | Allyson Ee | Best in National Costume | |
| Taal, Batangas | 2026 | Juliana Aquino | Unplaced | |
| Pennsylvania, U.S. | Pasay City | 2025 | Amanda Russo | Top 12 |
| San Francisco, California, U.S. | Bago City | 2025 | Kayla Usison | Unplaced |
| Saudi Arabia | Sarangani | 2026 | Nicole Cruz | Top 30 |
| Seattle, Washington, U.S. | Santo Tomas, La Union | 2026 | Rachel-Hanna Gozum | Top 30 |
| Southern California, U.S. | None | 2024 | Janet Hammond | Best in National Costume |
| Malay, Aklan | 2025 | Taylor DeLuna | Top 24 | |
| Rizal | 2026 | Alicia Buendia | Top 30 | |
| Sydney, Australia | None | 2024 | Jenina Lui | Unplaced |
| Lucena City | 2025 | Bella Dela Cruz | Top 24 | |
| United Kingdom | None | 2024 | Christina Chalk | Top 20 |
| Nueva Ecija | 2026 | Michelle Burchell | Unplaced | |
| Virginia, U.S. | None | 2024 | Denise Nicole | Unplaced |
| Naga City | 2025 | Zoe Gabon | Unplaced | |
| Washington, U.S. | Ilocos Sur | 2025 | Jeanne Nicole Lipa | Unplaced |
| Nueva Vizcaya | 2026 | Jacqueline Aluning | Unplaced | |
| Western Canada | Las Piñas City | 2025 | Kristel David | Top 24 |
Inactive entrants
Province/Region
| Localities | Debut | Participations | Years competed | Placements | Recent placement | Best placement | Notes |
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| Agusan del Norte | 2023 | 1 | 2023 | 1 |
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| Aklan | 2020 | 4 | 2020–2023 | 3 |
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| Antique | 2020 | 2 | 2020–2021 | 0 | |||
| Apayao | 2023 | 1 | 2023 | 1 | |||
| Batanes | 2020 | 2 | 2020 2022 |
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| Batangas | 2020 | 5 | 2020 2023–2025 |
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| Benguet | 2022 | 2 | 2022 2025 |
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| Biliran | 2020 | 1 | 2020 | 1 |
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| Bukidnon | 2021 | 2 | 2022 2024 |
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| Bulacan | 2020 | 5 | 2020 2023–2025 |
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| Cagayan | 2020 | 1 | 2020 | 0 | |||
| Camarines Norte | 2025 | 1 | 2025 | 0 |
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| Camarines Sur | 2020 | 2 | 2020 2025 |
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| Capiz | 2023 | 1 | 2023 | 1 | |||
| Catanduanes | 2020 | 1 | 2020 | 0 | |||
| Davao del Norte | 2020 | 2 | 2020 2022 |
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| Davao del Sur | 2021 | 2 | 2021–2022 | 0 | |||
| Davao Occidental | 2021 | 1 | 2021 | 0 | |||
| Davao Oriental | 2023 | 1 | 2023 | 1 |
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| Davao Region | 2025 | 1 | 2025 | 1 | 2025
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| Eastern Samar | 2023 | 1 | 2023 | 1 |
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| Guimaras | 2023 | 1 | 2023 | 0 | |||
| Ilocos Sur | 2020 | 3 | 2020 2022 2025 |
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| Isabela | 2020 | 4 | 2020–2021 2023 2025 |
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| Ifugao | 2025 | 1 | 2025 | 1 | 2025
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| Kalinga | 2020 | 1 | 2020 | 0 | |||
| Marinduque | 2020 | 3 | 2020–2021 2023 |
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| Masbate | 2021 | 1 | 2021 | 1 |
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| Misamis Oriental | 2020 | 3 | 2020–2022 | 3 |
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| Northern Samar | 2023 | 1 | 2023 | 1 | |||
| Oriental Mindoro | 2020 | 2 | 2020 2025 |
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| Quirino | 2024 | 2 | 2024–2025 | 1 | 2025
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| Romblon | 2024 | 3 | 2020–2021 2025 |
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| Sorsogon | 2023 | 1 | 2023 | 1 |
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| Surigao del Norte | 2020 | 2 | 2020 2023 |
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| Zambales | 2023 | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2 |
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| Zamboanga del Sur | 2020 | 1 | 2020 | 0 | |||
City/Municipality
| Localities | Debut | Participations | Years competed | Placements | Recent placement | Best placement | Notes |
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| Angeles City | 2023 | 3 | 2020–2021 2025 |
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| Bago City | 2025 | 1 | 2025 | 0 |
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| Bantayan Island | 2024 | 1 | 2024 | 0 | |||
| Basey, Samar | 2025 | 1 | 2025 | 0 | |||
| Butuan City | 2025 | 1 | 2025 | 0 | |||
| Cagayan de Oro City | 2021 | 2 | 2021 2020 |
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| Cainta, Rizal | 2024 | 1 | 2024 | 1 |
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| Caloocan City | 2025 | 1 | 2025 | 0 |
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| Davao City | 2020 | 2 | 2020 2024 |
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| Dipolog City | 2025 | 1 | 2025 | 0 | |||
| Dumaguete City | 2025 | 1 | 2025 | 0 |
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| General Santos City | 2020 | 1 | 2020 | 1 | |||
| Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur | 2025 | 1 | 2025 | 0 | |||
| Kananga, Leyte | 2024 | 1 | 2024 | 0 | |||
| Lapu-Lapu City | 2022 | 3 | 2022–2023 2025 |
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| Liliw, Laguna | 2025 | 1 | 2025 | 0 |
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| Lucban, Quezon | 2024 | 1 | 2024 | 0 | |||
| Lucena City | 2022 | 2 | 2022 2025 |
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| Makati City | 2020 | 4 | 2020–2023 | 3 |
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| Malay, Aklan | 2025 | 1 | 2025 | 1 | 2025
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| Mandaluyong City | 2021 | 2 | 2021 2023 |
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| Mandaue City | 2020 | 3 | 2020 2022 2024 |
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| Mariveles, Bataan | 2024 | 1 | 2024 | 0 | |||
| Naga City | 2025 | 1 | 2025 | 0 |
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| Naic, Cavite | 2024 | 2 | 2024–2025 | 0 | |||
| Ozamiz City | 2025 | 1 | 2025 | 0 | |||
| Pasay City | 2020 | 3 | 2020 2022 2025 |
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| Pasig City | 2023 | 4 | 2020–2021 2023–2025 |
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| Quezon City | 2020 | 4 | 2020 2023–2025 |
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| Roxas City | 2022 | 1 | 2022 | 0 | |||
| San Fernando, Cebu | 2025 | 1 | 2025 | 0 | |||
| San Jose, Batangas | 2025 | 1 | 2025 | 0 |
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| San Juan City | 2021 | 2 | 2021–2022 | 1 |
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| San Pablo City | 2024 | 1 | 2024 | 0 | |||
| Siargao Island | 2021 | 3 | 2021 2024–2025 |
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| Siniloan, Laguna | 2025 | 1 | 2025 | 1 | 2025
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| Tiaong, Quezon | 2023 | 1 | 2023 | 1 |
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| Victorias City | 2022 | 1 | 2022 | 1 | |||
Unsuccessful attempts to participate
The list does not include withdrawals for personal reasons.
| Year | Country/Territory | Contestant | Reason |
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| 2020 | Aurora | Princess Marquez | Tested positive for COVID-19 |
| 2026 | Batangas | Kathleen Caseñas | Delegate dethroned by local accredited partner |
| 2022 | Benguet | Shawntel Cruz | Dengue fever |
| 2026 | Cristeta Longey | Resignation over transparency issues | |
| 2020 | Cagayan de Oro City | Vincy Vacalares | Tested positive for COVID-19 |
| 2020 | Capiz | Miriam Lara Hamid | Withdrew due to some issues with the province's accredited partner. |
| 2021 | Davao City | Ybonne Ortega | Tested positive for COVID-19 |
| 2024 | Minglanilla, Cebu | Nica Zoza Nabua | Withdrew after the press presentation saying that the candidate will focus first on her studies and will compete at the next edition. |
| 2020 | Negros Occidental | Angela Aninang | Withdrew after the press presentation saying that the candidate will focus first on her studies. |
| 2023 | Pangasinan | Evangeline Fuentes | Withdrew due to health concerns. |
| 2020 | Sorsogon | Isabella Galeria | Tested positive for COVID-19 |
| 2021 | Zambales | Joanna Rabe | Dengue fever |
Region group by number of wins
| Island Group | Titles | Years |
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| Metro Manila | 2 |
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| Luzon | 3 |
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| Visayas | 2 |
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| Mindanao | 0 |
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