The Regional State Prosecution Office: Regions.
Section 6
SECTION 6. The Regional State Prosecution Office: Regions.—There shall be an office, to be known as the Regional Prosecution Office in each of the following regions: Region I Center — San Fernando, La Union Area — Abra, Benguet, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Mt. Province, Pangasinan and the cities of Baguio, Dagupan, Laoag and San Carlos Region II Center — Tuguegarao, Cagayan Area — Batanes, Cagayan, Ifugao, Isabela, Kalinga-Apayao Nueva Viscaya and Quirino Region III Center — San Fernando, Pampanga Area — Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales and the cities of Angeles, Cabanatuan, Olongapo, Palayan and San Jose Region IV-A Center — Pasig, Metro Manila Area — Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Marinduque, Mindoro Oriental, Mindoro Occidental, Palawan, Quezon, Rizal, Romblon, Aurora Sub-Province and the cities of Batangas, Cavite, Lipa, Lucena, Puerto Princesa, San Pablo, Tagaytay and Trece Martires Region V Center — Legaspi City Area — Albay, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Catanduanes, Masbate, Sorsogon and the cities of Legaspi, Naga and Iriga Region VI Center — Iloilo City Area — Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo, Negros Occidental and the cities of Bacolod, Bago, Cadiz, Iloilo, La Carlota, Roxas, San Carlos and Silay Region VII Center — Cebu City Area — Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, Siquijor and the cities of Bais, Canlaon, Cebu, Danao, Dumaguete, Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue, Tagbilaran and Toledo Region VIII Center — Tacloban City Area — Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Southern Leyte, Western Samar, Biliran Sub-Province and the cities of Calbayog, Ormc and Tacloban Region IX-A Center — Jolo Area — Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi Region IX-B Center — Zamboanga City Area — Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur and the cities of Dapitan, Dipolog, Pagadian and Zamboanga Region X Center — Cagayan de Oro City Area — Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Bukidnon, Camiguin, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Surigao del Norte and the cities of Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Guingoog, Ozamis, Oroquieta, Surigao and Tangub Region XI Center — Davao City Area — Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, South Cotabato, Surigao del Sur and the cities of Davao and General Santos Region XII Center — Cotabato City Area — Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and the cities of Cotabato, Iligan and Marawi For purposes of this regionalization, Region IV comprising the cities of Manila, Quezon, Pasay and Caloocan, as well as all the municipalities comprised within the Metropolitan Manila Area under P. D. No. 824, shall be placed directly under the administrative supervision of the Chief State Prosecutor.