The printing, sale, and distribution of the Gazette shall be effected by the Bureau of Printing.  [Comp. 2190, 2192.] Each Insular Bureau and each provincial and municipal government shall subscribe for at least one copy of the Official Gazette and pay for the same out of their respective funds. Such copies shall be filed and properly kept with the public records of the B ureau, province, or municipality for reference. SECTION  42 . Grand Divisions of Philippine Islands . — The Philippine Islands comprise the thirty-six provinces named in the next succeeding paragraph hereof, the seven provinces of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, and the territory of the city of Manila. The provinces, other than the provinces of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, are these: Albay, Ambos Camarines, Antique, Bataan, Batanes, Batangas, Bohol, Bulacan, Cagayan, Capiz, Cavite, Cebu, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Iloilo, Isabela, Laguna, La Union , Leyte, Mindoro, Misamis, Mountain Province, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Occidental Negros, Oriental Negros, Palawan, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Rizal, Samar, Sorsogon, Surigao, Tarlac, Tayabas, and Zambales. The provinces of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu are these: Agusan, Bukidnon, Cotabato, Davao, Lanao, Sulu, and Zamboanga.  STcEIC The city of Manila comprises a separate jurisdiction and is not included within the territory of any province; but, in the absence of special provision, the term "province" may be construed to include the city of Manila for the purpose of giving effect to  laws of general application. Any small island of the Philippine Archipelago not hereinafter specifically assigned to a definite province shall belong to the province to which it is in closest proximity. Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011 13 CHAPTER  2 ARTICLE  I [Comp. 2135  (d) .] Political Grand Divisions and Subdivisions Grand Divisions