It is now starting pilot projects in the central region of the Visayas and the southern region of Mindanao.

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The PacMan Gensan team of the Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association is based out of his hometown in General Santos City.

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Imelda's brother, Alfredo "Bejo" Romualdez has been elected mayor of Tacloban City in their home province of Leyte in the Visayas.

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The Philippines has three main geographical divisions: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

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Diaz's team of eight trains and shares tools and technology with others across Manila's slums as well as with locals from towns like Cebu and Visayas.

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The senator has filed a bill to set up appeals courts in key cities outside Manila: Baguio and Naga in Luzon island, Iloilo and Cebu in the Visayas, and Cagayan de Oro and Davao in Mindanao.

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