North Philippines, officially the People's Socialist Republic of the Philippines is a country in South East Asia constituting the northern part of the Philippine Islands. In the south it is bordered by South Philippines with three Philippine Demilitarized Zones (PDMZs) which are similar to the Korean and Vietnamese DMZs. These are located in the Islands of Negros, Cebu, and Leyte along the Tenth parallel demarcation line. Unlike the south, the north is a Sisonist-Maoist state.