Philippine Center for Aerial Phenomenon Studies

UFO SIGHTING REPORTS IN RP

REPORTS FROM UNSPECIFIED REGIONAL AREAS

THE NCR :  THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION   Metropolitan Manila or the National Capital Region (NCR) is the metropolitan area of the city of Manila, the national capital of the Philippines.

COMPONENT CITY NO. OF REPORTS TYPE REMARKS CITY OF MANILA       CITY OF MARIKINA       CITY OF QUEZON

CAR :  THE CORDILLERA AUTONOMOUS REGION The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Philippines' only land-locked region, consists of the provinces of Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province and Apayao.  Baguio City is the regional center for this region which encompasses most of the areas within the Cordillera Central mountain range of Luzon- the largest range in the country. This region is home to numerous indigenous tribes collectively called the Igorot.

NAME OF PROVINCE NO. OF REPORTS TYPE REMARKS ABRA       BENGUET       IFUGAO       KALINGA       MOUNTAIN PROVINCE       APAYAO

REGION - 1 :  THE ILOCOS REGION   The Ilocos Region or Region I of the Philippines, is located in the northwestern region portion of Luzon. It is bounded by the Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley to the east, Central Luzon to the south and by the South China Sea to the west. The region is composed of four provinces, namely: Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan.

NAME OF PROVINCE NO. OF REPORTS TYPE REMARKS ILOCOS NORTE       ILOCOS SUR       LA UNION        PANGASINAN

REGION - 2 :  THE CAGAYAN VALLEY REGION Cagayan Valley is a region of the Philippinesdesignated as Region II.  It is composed of five provinces, namely: Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, and Quirino. Its regional center is Tuguegarao City.

NAME OF PROVINCE NO. OF REPORTS TYPE REMARKS BATANES       CAGAYAN       ISABELA       NUEVA VIZCAYA        QUIRINO

REGION - 3 :  THE CENTRAL PLAINS OF LUZON   Central Luzon, also known as Region III (or Region 3), is an administrative division or region of the  Philippines, primarily serve to organize the 7 provinces of the vast central plain of the island of Luzo (the largest island), for administrative convenience. The Region contains the largest plain in the country which produces most of the country's rice supply, and is composed of the provinces of: Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales.

NAME OF PROVINCE NO. OF REPORTS TYPE REMARKS AURORA       BATAAN       BULACAN       NUEVA ECIJA       PAMPANGA       TARLAC       ZAMBALES

REGION IVA & IVB:  THE CALABARZON & MIMAROPA REGIONS   CALABARZON and MIMAROPA were previously combined together as Southern Tagalog, until they were separated in 2002. CALABARZON is also designated as REGION IV-A and its regional capital is Calamba City in Laguna. The region is composed of five provinces, namely: Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon.   MIMAROPA is one of the two regions of the Philippines having no land border with another region (Eastern Visayas being the other), and is designated as REGION  IV-B. The name is an acronym that stands for its provinces which are: Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan.

REGION - 4A  :  CALABARZON REGION NAME OF PROVINCE NO. OF REPORTS TYPE REMARKS CAVITE       BATANGAS       RIZAL       QUEZON       REGION - 4B  :  THE MIMAROPA REGION NAME OF PROVINCE NO. OF REPORTS TYPE REMARKS OCC MINDORO       ORIENTAL MINDORO       MARINDUQUE       ROMBLON       PALAWAN

REGION - 5 :  THE BICOL REGION. Bicol Region or Bicolandia is one of the 17 regions of the Philippines which occupies the Bicol Peninsula at the southeastern end of Luzon and some other islands. It consists of six provinces, namely, Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate, and Sorsogon.

NAME OF PROVINCE NO. OF REPORTS TYPE REMARKS ALBAY       CAMARINES NORTE       CAMARINES SUR       CATANDUANES        MASBATE        SORSOGON

REGION - 6 :  THE WESTERN VISAYAS REGION   Western Visayas, also designated as Region VI, consists of six provinces; Aklan, Antique, Negros Occidental, Capiz, Guimaras and Iloilo and 17 cities making it the region with the highest number of cities. Iloilo City is the regional center.

NAME OF PROVINCE NO. OF REPORTS TYPE REMARKS AKLAN       ANTIQUE 1 Nocturnal Light Multiple witnesses / CAPIZ       GUIMARAS       ILOILO       NEGROS OCCIDENTAL 2           1     2         3       Daylight Disc               CE - 2 (?)     CE - 3 (?)         Nocturnal Lights Reported by an Air Traffic Controller/ INCONCLUSIVE Reported by Montevista Observatory/ INSUFFICIENT DATA Reported to local military / INSUFFICIENT DATA Report from a woman-farmer /INCONCLUSIVE Single Witness event / INCONCLUSIVE Multiple witnesses Multiple winesses of the SAME probable event /

REGION - 7 :  THE CENTRAL VISAYAS REGION   Central Visayas, also designated as Region VII, is part of the Visayas group of islands situated in Central Philippines.  It consists of four provinces, namely, Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor.

NAME OF PROVINCE NO. OF REPORTS TYPE REMARKS BOHOL       CEBU       ORIENTAL NEGROS       SIQUIJOR

REGION - 8 :  THE EASTERN VISAYAS REGION   Eastern Visayas is one of the two regions of the Philippines having no land border with another region, MIMAROPA being the other, and is designated as Region VIII.  This Region consists of six provinces, namely, Biliran, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar and Southern Leyte

NAME OF PROVINCE NO. OF REPORTS TYPE REMARKS BILIRAN       EASTERN SAMAR        LEYTE 1 Daylight Disc / CE-2 (?) Multiple witnesses / imprints reportedly found on field/ NORTHERN SAMAR  .     SAMAR        SOUTHERN LEYTE

REGION - 9 :  THE ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA REGION   Zamboanga Peninsula is both a peninsula and an administrative region in the Philippines. Designated as Region IX, the region consists of three provinces of Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, and Zamboanga Sibugay, and the chartered city of Zamboanga City at the south-eastern tip.

NAME OF PROVINCE NO. OF REPORTS TYPE REMARKS ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE       ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR        ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY       ZAMBOANGA CITY . . .

REGION - 10 :  THE NORTHERN MINDANAO REGION   Designated as Region-X of the Philippines, Northern Mindanao is composed of five Provinces of Bukindon; Lanao del Norte; Misamis Occidental; Misamis Oriental; all occupying the north-central part of Mindanao Island, and the island province of Camiguin.

NAME OF PROVINCE NO. OF REPORTS TYPE REMARKS BUKIDNON       LANAO DEL NORTE        MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL        MISAMS ORIENTAL        CAMIGUIN (ISLAND)

REGION - 11 :  THE DAVAO REGION   Davao Region, designated as Region XI, is one of the regions of the Philippines, located on the southeastern portion of Mindanao which consists of the four Provinces of: Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, and Davao del Sur.

NAME OF PROVINCE NO. OF REPORTS TYPE REMARKS COMPOSTELA VALLEY       DAVAO DEL NORTE       DAAVAO ORIENTAL        DAVAO DEL SUR

REGION - 12 :  THE SOCCSKSARGEN REGION   SoCCSKSarGen, located in central Mindanao, is officially designated as Region XII. The name is an acronym that stands for the region's four provinces and one of its cities: South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos City.

NAME OF PROVINCE NO. OF REPORTS TYPE REMARKS COTABATO       SARANGANI        SOUTH COTABATO       SULTAN KUDARAT

REGION - 13 :  THE CARAGA REGION   Caraga is an administrative region of the Philippines, on the northeastern portion of the island of Mindanao. It is the newest region in the Philippines, and is also called Region XIII. The Caraga Region is composed of five (5) provinces: Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur; three (3) cities:cabadbaran, bayugan, Butuan, Surigao and Bislig; seventy (70) municipalities and 1,346 barangays. Butuan City is the regional center.

NAME OF PROVINCE NO. OF REPORTS TYPE REMARKS AGUSAN DEL NORTE       AGUSAN DEL SUR        DINAGAT ISLANDS        SURIGAO DEL NORTE       SURIGAO DEL SUR

ARMM :  THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is the region of the Philippines that is composed of all the Philippines' predominantly Muslim provinces, namely: Basilan, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Shariff Kabunsuan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi, and the Philippines' only predominantly Muslim city, the Islamic City of Marawi. It is the only region that has its own government. The regional capital is at Cotabato City, although this city is outside of its jurisdiction.

NAME OF PROVINCE NO. OF REPORTS TYPE REMARKS BASILAN       LANAO DEL SUR       MAGUINDANAO        SHARIF KABUNSUAN       SULU       TAWI - TAWI