Region-V: Bicol Known As Bicolandia Best Of Mayon

The Bicol region or Region V (known as Bicolandia) is one of the 17 regions of the Philippines. Bicol (known as Bikolano) comprises four provinces on the Bicol Peninsula. On the southeastern tip of Luzon Island, and two island provinces next to the peninsula. Its regional center is the city of Legazpi in the province of Albay.

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The area comprises six provinces, Albay, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Sorsogon, and two island provinces of Catanduanes and Masbate.

The following cities are available in the area:

The city was named Legazpi to commemorate Adelantado Don Miguel López de Legazpi. This is an agreement between the indigenous inhabitants of the area and the Spaniards during the first period of autonomy. They spent 21 years seeking the help and support of the Spaniards, and then they lived in the city. As a sign of gratitude, for people to accept this name, the Spaniards proposed that they complete their efforts.

Population / Language / Region

As of 2010, the total population of the city of Legazpi is 182,201. With a total area of ​​153.70 square kilometers (59.34 square miles). The city has a tropical rainforest climate throughout the year with plenty of rainfall. There’s a period of drier and drier weather in the year. The driest month is April.

Product and Service

The city, including the entire Bicol region, is known for its native Bicol fast food. This is a stew made of long peppers. (Mahabang Sili in Filipino, Lada Panjang in Malay/Indonesian), coconut milk, shrimp paste, onions, pork, and garlic.

For its natural landscape and the famous Mount Mayon, the city is known as the “City of Entertainment and Journey”. The city has a rich landscape that allows visitors and visitors to take countless photos and postcards.

Region-V: Bicol Known As Bicolandia Best Of Mayon

City Corner Hotel, Legazpi, Philippines

• Boulevard Legazpi: the second longest boulevard in the country, next to the Roxas Boulevard in Metro Manila.
• Ligñon Hill Nature Park: The best place to see the entire city of Legazpi and Mayon Volcano. The 143-meter-high volcanic hill is at the highest point in the city center, higher than the adjacent Legazpi airport. It includes nature trails and zip lines.
• The Embarcadero: an important coastal development in Legazpi, opposite the main port of Legazpi, and with the Mayon volcano. It includes commercial spaces, restaurants, markets, important municipal spaces, and iconic lighthouses.
• The Japanese tunnel was an L-shaped tunnel. Used by the Japanese Imperial Army as an armory during the Second World War. It is 40 meters (130 feet) long and about 7 feet (2.1 meters) from the ground. The tunnel is in Brgy. EM’s southern neighbor is in the Albay district.
• Ruins of Cagsawa Church: ruins of a 17th-century church destroyed by Mayon volcano during the volcanic eruption of 1814.

LIGAO CITY – HISTORY

Ligao was once a small settlement known as “Kavasi” in the 16th century. It continues to grow and progress as it attracts locals in nearby settlements. The conflict between leaders seeking power and possession led to differences between the agreements.

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Five divisions were created, directed by the maginoos (chief): Maaban, Pagkilatan, Makabongay, Sampongan, and Hokoman. When the Chief of Pagkilatan was appointed as the top leader of the entire agreement. Approval of separate chiefs was over the conflict.

The city was founded in 1606 as the Polangui neighborhood. Which was ceded to Oas in 1665 and became an independent municipality in 1666. On March 24, 2001, after the referendum on the city’s status, with an overwhelming number of votes. The city gained city status. With Yes, 17,754 versus 1,387 no votes.

Population / Language / Region

The city has a total population of 104,914 people (2010 census). Albay province of the Philippines, 500 kilometers southeast of Manila.

It has a total capacity of ​​24,640 hectares. Of these, 23.05% is fertile land suitable for high-value crops. A 76.95% mountainous terrain with agricultural potential and secondary rivers. The third river originated in the mountains. Mt. Masaraga and Mayon’s volcanoes are in the south and east of the city. Lehigh’s soil is fertile and provides great flexibility for many crops. Six common soil types in the city: the Ligao loam, Mauraro gravelly sandy loam, Guinobatan sandy loam, Libon silt, Sevilla clay, and Tigaon clay.

There’s a different dialect in Ligao, more different in spelling, pronunciation, and meaning than the local Bicol dialect. The Kinaray-a of Antique.

Products and Services

70% of the city’s economy comes from the agricultural region. Most people depend on agriculture and related industries. Their lands were grown and cultivated by local tenants and farmers. The majority of products are coconut and rice; they follow the roots and vegetables of the crop. Many agricultural industries, pigs and poultry, and concrete products. Crafts, noodle making, and food processing are major domestic industries. They export coconut products, pigs and poultry, and organic fertilizers.

The city offers many tourist attractions to cater to different tourists, from adventurers to nature lovers. These are several of them:

• Malison Lake – In Barangays Pandan and Bonga. A large place to swim, where you can see the scenery of Mayon Volcano. Besides swimming, the lake is suitable for fishing and boating. To entertain guests and visitors, they have 16 cabins, 4 rooms, a large event room, and video services.
• The mountain’s twin peaks, Mayon and Mount Masaraga, make for a great journey for climbers.
• The underground caves of Tula – Tula Pequeño and Barangays Allang.

CITY OF TABACO – HISTORY

According to the recorded statistics from the History of Geography written by Father De Huerta. The oldest history of Tabaco dates back to 1587. Everything began with the missionary work of the first Franciscan godfather. This effort aimed to transform the people of Cagsawa City into Catholicism. People live along the beach and fish and cultivate in their way of life. But, for the attack by Moro attackers, people moved to San Vicente and San Carlos. In 1703, the first population began. The fishermen continued to fish while living on the shores of Lo Wu Bay. They call this Barangay Cormidal.

Over the years, Tabaco has become the largest and most strategic settlement. In the mid-17th century, Albay was divided into two. The first is the Tobacco Party, which includes the current city of Albay District 1, Legazpi, Daraga, and Catanduanes. The other department is the Iraya Party. Which includes the cities that form the third district and some cities in Camarines Sur.

Tabaco knows that as a city full of charm and intelligence, no stranger to natural disasters. In 1811, a powerful typhoon caused unimaginable damage in Tabaco. Because the storm robbed the town, nicknamed Bagiong Oguis (white typhoon).

But the tragedy did not stop there. In 1814, the Mayon volcano erupted, and the lava that inundated the village exploded. Plenty of influences during this volcanic eruption, including the lives of people without numbers and the livelihoods of most people. Over the years, rice fields have become unproductive due to volcanic eruptions.

The city of Tabaco continues to develop throughout the year, although it is sometimes interrupted by war and colonists.

Population / Language / Region

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Tabaco is on the east coast of Albay, with a range of ​​117.14 square kilometers (45.23 square miles). Its southern border is the village of Malilipot. The vast Malinao rice fields capture you in the northeast. The southwest limit of the city reached the peak of Mayon at 2,462 meters (8,07 feet).

The city of Tabaco belongs to the Category II climate of the Philippines. It is characterized by no obvious dry season, but rainfall from November to January is very obvious.

The region has significant warmth and humidity throughout the year. With an average temperature of 26.0°C (78.8°F) and a humidity range of up to 80%. February is the coldest month with the lowest temperature of 21.0°C (69.8 °F). Its highest temperature in May is an average temperature of 27.0 °C (80.6 °F).

The total population as of 2010 was 125,083. Its main dialect spoken by people is Bicol-Naga. But most people still speak Tagalog and English. Other languages ​​include Bicolano Viejo, Spanish, and Chinese.

Product and Service

Its economy continues to rely on agriculture. The main crops include rice, corn, cocoa, pili, roots, vegetables, coconut, and abaca. Others have poultry, livestock, aquaculture, and fisheries as their main businesses. Other living materials include woodwork, rattan crafts, metal crafts, knit hats, ceramics, and mats. Boat repair and construction, truck, bus, and AUV manufacturing.

Another trademark for tobacco is a vibrant label or bolus. Other foods in the city include rice cake, pili, ibos, and latik.

Hotel Fina, Tabaco, Philippines

Planetarium and Ma Rong Science Park: Tabaco’s most popular tourist destination. Behind the Mayon volcano and at least 2,500 feet above sea level. The Planetarium offers visitors an impressive view of mainland tobacco and its two islands, Natunawan and San Miguel. The height provides an ideal choice for this place with Baguio and picnics, and nature observations. Other attractions include horse riding and guided hikes in the park.

Marine protected areas and fishery protected areas: 2.25 square kilometers. A protected zone near the coast of Barangay Sagurong. In 2002, an environmental organization named Phil Reefs named it the second largest coral reef in the Philippines.

Padyak Race: As Padyak’s proud capital in the Philippines, Tabaco City launched this unique competition. Which uses the city’s most common means of transportation? Other holiday games the competitions for entertainment.

IRIGA CITY, CAMARINES SUR – HISTORY

The Franciscan monks sitting on the Bicol Peninsula saw a good foundation for evangelism on the new land. Soon they called it “Iraga”, which means there’s land.

The size and richness of Ilaga have increased. Soon after, it announced the foundation’s work as a visit to Nabua. Plenty of Nabua individuals came to settle in this place.

In 1682, with a population of 8,909, I-raga became a Pueblo in the province of Amboise. Later, the Spanish authorities changed the name of I-raga to Iriga. In 1710, Don Bonifacio de Los Angeles organized the first four blocks of Iriga. San Isidro, San Agustín, San Nicolás, and San Antonio Abad.

In 1901, under American colonial rule, the first public school in Iriga, the central school of Iriga. In 1913, it established the Manila Railway Company Station and the public market at the current site. Set up a railway station and the public market. Iriga has developed and become the trading and commercial center of the Rinconada section.

When the Second World War broke out in 1942, the American colonial period ended. The Japanese Imperial Army established a garrison on the Kalbaryo Hill overlooking the city. The Iriga Central School became a concentration camp; it took those who could not have been accommodated to the Temple of Ateneo de Naga.

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In many other places, after the official American colonial resistance movement ended, the Korando guerrillas appeared in Iriga. Mount Iriga became the basis of resistance, not only attracting recruits from Iriga but also recruiting recruits from Albay. With the help of Agtas, who are familiar with the terrain, the Japanese army could penetrate the interior of the mountain.

The end of the Japanese occupation on May 15, 1945, Central Iriga reopened and recovered. In 1948, as the first university in the city of Iriga, Atty founded the Martigny Memorial Academy. Félix O. Alfelor. A year later, Artie. Ortega established the San Antonio School.

Set up these higher education centers, including the La Consolación Academy. Promoted the city’s development and development as it attracted students from across the region.

In the 1960s, Iriga showed great commercial and communal growth. On July 8, 1968, the capital was transferred to a city through Act No. 5261 of the Republic. On September 3 of the same year, the then-president, Fernando Marcos, organized the city. Became the third-largest city in the Bicol region.

Population / Language / Region

The city of Iriga is in the southern part of the Province of Camarines Sur in the Bicol region. It is located in the city, 400 km southeast of Manila, 37 km south of Nagano, and 61 km north of Legazpi. The north goes east with Ocampo and Sagnay, east to Buhi, south to Libon, Albay, and west to Baao, and Nabua. You can travel from the land to the city of Iriga via the national road, then fly to Legazpi Airport.

The city covers a range of ​​137.4 square kilometers and is subdivided into 36 townships in rural areas.

Languages

The population of Iriga is 105,919 (OSN survey 2010) with an annual growth rate of 2.6%. There are 17,061 houses in the city, with an average of 5.21 people per household.

The city’s population is Bicolanos, Tagalogs, Visayans, Pampangos, Ilocanos, gain Muslims, and foreigners, the main dialect is Rinconada.

The people of Irigueños or Iriga speak the Riŋkonāda Bikol language. Irigueños of the South Island lineage using the  Iriga variant. While the primitive and aboriginal groups of Agta / Itom (Negrito) are adopting the Agata variation of the expression. Filipino/Tagalog and English are understood and used.

The tourist attractions in Iriga include:

Iriga Plaza Hotel, Iriga City, Philippines

Mount Iriga, known as Mount Asog, is one of the active volcanoes in the Province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. Known for diving explosions (water). A layered volcano one kilometer from Buhi Lake. It rises 1,196 meters (3,924 feet) and has a base diameter of 10 kilometers.

Lake Buhi: The average section is 18 square kilometers, and the average depth is 8 meters. Lake in a valley made up of two ancient volcanoes. They found Asog and Mt. Malonao in 1641 when an earthquake caused one side of the mountain. Asog has collapsed. The resulting collapse formed a natural dam that blocked the flow of nearby streams. The lagoon is remarkable because of one of the few water bodies that contain Sinarapan (Mistichthys luzonensis), the smallest accumulated fish.

Tinagba Science Park: The main feature and core of the park is the planetarium and telescope exhibition. See the starlight of the National Museum of Manila. It showcases a mini zoo, a foot spa where small fish meet the toes. A children’s action center and a miracle wall/scientific exhibition where students from local schools showcase their science projects.

NAGA CITY – HISTORY

Before the Spanish conquistadors, Naga was a bustling town on the banks of the Naga River. This is an important village with sophisticated weapons and an advanced culture.

In 1575, Captain Pedro de Chávez, the garrison commander left by Salcedo, established a Spanish city in the current commercial center. (through the original Naga River), which he called the city of Cáceres, to commemorate Francisco de Sande. Governor, and Spain. People in the city of Caceres. It is still named after this; it was identified in the Pope Bulls on August 14, 1595. It established Caceres with the people of Cebu and Nueva Segovia and made it under the Archdiocese of Manila. The site of the new bishop.

Over time, Spanish cities and indigenous peoples merged into one community. Known as Nueva Cáceres to distinguish them from their names in Spain. He has a municipal government under Spanish law and has his own town hall and city hall. In the early seventeenth century, there were only five other cities in the Philippines. Nueva Cáceres is still the provincial capital of Ambos Camarines. Thereafter, the province of Camarines Sur. Until the autonomous city of Naga, the Republic of the Philippines, was established.

Population / Language / Region

The total capacity of ​​the city of Naga is 8,448 hectares. As of 2010, the total population was 174,931.

From March to May, the city’s climate is hot and dry. With temperatures between 22 and 28 °C (72 to 82 °F), June to October is the typhoon season, with rain. From November to February, the climate is cooler and temperatures range from 22 to 28 °C (72 to 82 °F). The annual average humidity is 77%.

Products and Services

Local products include rice, corn, coconut, sugar cane, vegetables, abaca, fruit or citrus trees, beans, and roots.

Villa Caceres Hotel, Naga City, Philippines

The Malabsay Falls: A 40-foot waterfall on the mountainside. Isarog in Panicuason. The Malabsay Ecological Park has a swimming section under the waterfall. Concrete winding ropes, pedestrian bridges and trails, cabins, plant nurseries, and camping areas.

Nueva Cáceres University Museum: The UNC Museum in the Nueva Cáceres University. It is one of the oldest museums outside Manila and is recognized by the International Museum Association. It houses historical artifacts of Old Bicol and its people and culture.

Our Lady Peñafrancia Museum: On the banks of the River Naga, just a few steps from the Sanctuary of Peñafrancia. This museum is a tribute to the magical lady. Keeping in touch with Bicol’s historical religious traditions is one thing. At its core is Diorama, a three-dimensional display of faith and dedication from San Martíndel Castañar, Spain. They declared the museum a National Historical Monument on September 9, 1988. From an inconspicuous 18th-century holiday home, it became the center and source of church education in the Bicol region.

Cultures

Conciliar de Nueva Cáceres Theological Seminary Museum in the central pavilion of the Old Rosary Theological Seminary. The material is represented in four exhibition areas: Gallery Eclesiásticas Bicolano, showing Bicolano’s prominent bishop. The ancient school’s record is in the directory of Bicol’s clergy. The book Bishop Jorge Bärlin Hotel owns and shows exists in the archives of the Memorabilia Church’s bilingual education.

The church’s heritage and container room, a mix of ceremonial materials, books, candlesticks, and other works, recalls the past devout. The Marianne pavilion with its normative paintings collected in the 1924 virgins of Peñafrancia in Kasei. The different parishes of the Archdiocese of Reis adored the water paintings of the different Marianne pictures; and the Archaeological Hall, which collected pre-Christian artifacts, including the Neolithic stone techniques unearthed in the Bicol region.

Catanduanes

Description
Catanduanes is an island province in the Bicol region of Luzon, Philippines. It is the twelfth largest island in the Philippines. Its capital is Virac, the province located east of Camarines Sur across the Maqueda canal. In the 2015 census, its population was 260,964.

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THE HISTORY OF MASBATE, MASBATE

In 1569, Captain Luis Enríquez de Guzmán explored the islands of Masbate, Ticao, and Burias. They were explored by Captain Andrés de Ibarra. Ibalon (Albay) has jurisdiction over the Masbate Islands, and they name Masbate the city’s capital village; for security reasons, the government’s location must move again and again. First, he moved to Mobo and then moved to Guion. They transferred later to Palanog near the mouth of the Lumbang River. The Bicol continent and Burias, and Ticao islands make it easier to access. Government records were kept in the inland of Cagay.

The city’s political history dates back to the 1950s. When the Spaniards established the government under the leadership of the Spanish Governor. At the start of 1898, the blockade of the Spanish Masbateños ended with the liberal movement carried out by General Emilio Aguinaldo.

Population / Language / Region

As of 2010, the total population of Masbate was 85,227. Many people claim that Minasbate is the main language of the city. Other people could say Cebuano and Hiligaynon. It divides people’s sources of life into different parts depending on where they live.

Product and Service

The city of Masbate is the center of commercial Interest in the province. They export local products such as rice, coconut, dried fish, copra, crab, fish, Bangus, shrimp, and cattle to Manila. Cebu, Tacloban, Ormoc, Iligan, Roxas, Iloilo, Legaspi, Naga, Daet, and Sorsogon. They sent aquamarine products to Metro Manila, Batangas, Cebu, and Lucena. Shrimp and crab were sent to Japan; mud crabs to Taiwan; headless squid to the United States and Japan; crab meat to the United States and scallops to Europe.

Masbate

The city imports products from Manila, Lucena, Legaspi, and Cebu. These are rice roasting, materials, vehicles, transportation equipment, agricultural inputs, building materials, and basic products. They are sold by the city to other cities across the province.

Ticao Island Resort, Masbate, Philippines

• Buntod Sand Bar and Marine Reserve: The city’s first marine protected zone. With hard corals and soft corals covering underwater scenes.
• Bugsayon ​​Marine Sanctuary: A 50-hectare marine sanctuary where travelers can see live corals and their various marine animals.
• Tatoo Island: known as the island of Minalayo. It has a series of openings of different sizes that lead to underground lagoons of submarine snakes and bats.

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Celebrations and Festivals

• Dance Festival Lapay Bantigue: Bicol Celebrates the city’s anniversary on September 30th each year. This event highlights the traditional folk dances created by “Lola Felisa” many years ago. When it mimicked the elegant movement of the seagull (known as Lapay). The dance has developed and is now considered by the Philippine Cultural Center as one official dances of the country. They recognized this dance during the Spanish colonial period.
• Rodeo Masbateño: Asia’s only rodeo. It celebrates every April and shows 10 competitive rodeos. Highlighting this event is a tough “eight-shaped” game in which cowboys crisscross around a set of barrels. Women compete in activities to stop the fight for the heart, such as calf wrestling, calf lassoing, and carambola.

CITY OF SORSOGON – HISTORY

The Sorsogon City under the Republic Act 8806, which was enacted on August 16, 2000. Approved in the referendum on December 16, 2000, RA 8806, known as the French Cityhood. The merger required to building of a constituent city of the Sorsogon Province. The Sorsogon and Bacon municipal authorities.

The joint city of Bacon and Sorsogon in Bicol is more or less the same model as Bacon. Their current settlement originated from the efforts of Spanish missionaries in the seventeenth century. Both began with becoming a parish and declared themselves to be civilian political units. When the Spanish missionaries arrived in the 17th century, both places were established. The range of prehistoric artifacts that point to human habitation. Found to include the 3000-year-old remains in Bacon Caves and the ancient cemetery excavated upstream of the Sorsogon River.

Population / Language / Region

Sorsogon is in the northeastern part of Sorsogon Province, on the southern tip of Luzon Island, and 600 km from Manila. The city center is along the coast of Sorsogon, where the harbor is found. The northern part of the city is bounded by the provinces of Albay and Albay Bay. Nearby cities include Prieto Diaz in the east, and Gubat in the southeast. Castile in the west and Manito in the northern Albay province. Most of the city’s 338 square kilometers of land are rural, whether forest or agricultural. The northern part of the city is mountainous, while the south is flat.

Products and Services

Major agricultural products include rice, coconut, abaca, nuts, roots, and vegetables. Its marine industry produces fish, shrimp, and seaweed (algae).

Business

Sorsogon is the province’s main economic industry. It has a few residents. For this, the city has enough potential to attract investment. It has the raw materials needed in different industries. The businesses that can open in the city are coconut oil and its derivatives. Chocolate products, dairy products, furniture, and accessories. Household products, sanitary products, other ceramic products, and seaweed processing.

Fernandos Hotel, Sorsogon, Philippines

• PNOC-Eco-park: A range of 25,100 hectares of forest reserves between the Sorsogon-Albay border areas. This ECO park offers many food and ecotourism adventures.
• Pagurian Island: The island itself is very picturesque, with a lagoon in the center. The ground and steep rock walls surround it, protruding upwards similar to a crater.