List of Regions, National Statistical Coordination Board.Some regions use acroyms in their names, examples include - CALABARZON - , which is derived from - CA - vite, - LA - guna, - BA - tangas, - R - izal, and Que - ZON - ; - MIMAROPA - , which is derived from - MI - ndoro (for Mindoro Occidental and Mindoro Oriental), - MA - rinduque, - RO - mblon, and - PA - lawan; and - SOCCSKSARGEN - , which is derived from - SO - uth - C - otabato, - C - otabato, - S - ultan - K - udarat, - SAR - angani, and - GEN - eral Santos. "Population and Annual Growth Rates for The Philippines and Its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on 1990, 2000, and 2010 Censuses". 2010 Census and Housing Population . National Statistics Office. Retrieved 12 October 2012.  highly urbanized city, independent from any province. independent component city, not under the jurisdiction of any provincial government. - A component city, part of the province of Basilan, but whose regional services are provided by the offices of Region IX.