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class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Roads and Bridges</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Roads_and_Bridges-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Economy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Economy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Economy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Economy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tourism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tourism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Tourism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tourism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Geology" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Geology"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span 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href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rehiyon_Bikol" title="Rehiyon Bikol – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Rehiyon Bikol" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regi%C3%B3_de_Bicol" title="Regió de Bicol – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Regió de Bicol" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikol" title="Bikol – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Bikol" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cbk-zam mw-list-item"><a href="https://cbk-zam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regi%C3%B3n_de_Bicol" title="Región de Bicol – Chavacano" lang="cbk" hreflang="cbk" data-title="Región de Bicol" data-language-autonym="Chavacano de Zamboanga" data-language-local-name="Chavacano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Chavacano de Zamboanga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicol-Region" title="Bicol-Region – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Bicol-Region" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicolandia" title="Bicolandia – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Bicolandia" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikola_Regiono" title="Bikola Regiono – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Bikola Regiono" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicolgo_eskualdea" title="Bicolgo eskualdea – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Bicolgo eskualdea" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B7%D9%82%D9%87_%D8%A8%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%84" title="منطقه بیکل – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="منطقه بیکل" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9gion_de_Bicol" title="Région de Bicol – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Région de Bicol" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B9%84%EC%BD%9C_%EC%A7%80%EB%B0%A9" title="비콜 지방 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="비콜 지방" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0" title="बिकोल क्षेत्र – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="बिकोल क्षेत्र" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicol" title="Bicol – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Bicol" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rehion_ti_Bicol" title="Rehion ti Bicol – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Rehion ti Bicol" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicol" title="Bicol – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Bicol" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labuad_Bicol" title="Labuad Bicol – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Labuad Bicol" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%98%E1%83%99%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%92%E1%83%98%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98" title="ბიკოლის რეგიონი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ბიკოლის რეგიონი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicol_Regio" title="Bicol Regio – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Bicol Regio" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikola" title="Bikola – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Bikola" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikolo_regionas" title="Bikolo regionas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Bikolo regionas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Бикол – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Бикол" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daerah_Bicol" title="Daerah Bicol – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Daerah Bicol" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicol_Region" title="Bicol Region – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Bicol Region" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AB%E5%9C%B0%E6%96%B9" title="ビコル地方 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ビコル地方" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicol_Region" title="Bicol Region – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Bicol Region" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pag mw-list-item"><a href="https://pag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicol_Region" title="Bicol Region – Pangasinan" lang="pag" hreflang="pag" data-title="Bicol Region" data-language-autonym="Pangasinan" data-language-local-name="Pangasinan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Pangasinan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicol_Region" title="Bicol Region – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Bicol Region" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regi%C3%A3o_de_Bicol" title="Região de Bicol – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Região de Bicol" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Бикольский регион – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Бикольский регион" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicol_Region" title="Bicol Region – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Bicol Region" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicolin_alue" title="Bicolin alue – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Bicolin alue" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikolregionen" title="Bikolregionen – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Bikolregionen" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicol" title="Bicol – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Bicol" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D" title="பிகோல் பிராந்தியம் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="பிகோல் பிராந்தியம்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A5" title="เขตบีโคล – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="เขตบีโคล" data-language-autonym="ไทย" 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class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bicol_Region_in_Philippines.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location in the Philippines"><img alt="Location in the Philippines" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Bicol_Region_in_Philippines.svg/250px-Bicol_Region_in_Philippines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Bicol_Region_in_Philippines.svg/375px-Bicol_Region_in_Philippines.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Bicol_Region_in_Philippines.svg/500px-Bicol_Region_in_Philippines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1871" data-file-height="2468" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location in the Philippines</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1214851843">.mw-parser-output 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href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bicol_Region&params=13.5_N_123.33_E_region:PH_type:city(6082165)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">13°30′N</span> <span class="longitude">123°20′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">13.5°N 123.33°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">13.5; 123.33</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Island_groups_of_the_Philippines" title="Island groups of the Philippines">Island group</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Regional center<br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">and largest city</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Legazpi,_Albay" title="Legazpi, Albay">Legazpi</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">18,155.82 km<sup>2</sup> (7,010.00 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"> (<a href="/wiki/Mayon_Volcano" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayon Volcano">Mayon Volcano</a>)</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,463 m (8,081 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2020 census)<sup id="cite_ref-PSA15–05_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSA15–05-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">6,082,165</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">330/km<sup>2</sup> (870/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B8" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+8">UTC+8</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philippine_Standard_Time" title="Philippine Standard Time">PST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">PH-05</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_the_Philippines" title="Provinces of the Philippines">Provinces</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div 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href="/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines" title="Cities of the Philippines">Independent city</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; font-weight:normal;background-color:WhiteSmoke"><div>1</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Naga,_Camarines_Sur" title="Naga, Camarines Sur">Naga</a> </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines" title="Cities of the Philippines">Component cities</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; font-weight:normal;background-color:WhiteSmoke"><div>6</div></div> <ul 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class="infobox-data">107</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Barangay" title="Barangay">Barangays</a></th><td class="infobox-data">3,471</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" title="House of Representatives of the Philippines">Cong. districts</a></th><td class="infobox-data">16</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Languages_of_the_Philippines" title="Languages of the Philippines">Languages</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bikol_languages" title="Bikol languages">Bikol languages</a> <style 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li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>(<a href="/wiki/Central_Bikol" title="Central Bikol">Central Bikol</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Bicolano_(Albay)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicolano (Albay)">Albayanon</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Bicolano_(Iriga)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicolano (Iriga)">Rinconada</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Pandan_Bikol" class="mw-redirect" title="Pandan Bikol">Northern Catanduanes</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Catanduanes_Bikol_language" title="Southern Catanduanes Bikol language">Southern Catanduanes</a>)</li></ul></div></li><li><a href="/wiki/Visayan_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Visayan languages">Visayan languages</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>(<a href="/wiki/Masbate%C3%B1o_language" title="Masbateño language">Masbateño</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Sorsogon_language" title="Northern Sorsogon language">Northern Sorsogon</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Sorsogon_language" title="Southern Sorsogon language">Waray Sorsogon</a>)</li></ul></div></li><li><a href="/wiki/Tagalog_language" title="Tagalog language">Tagalog</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_Philippines_by_GDP" title="List of regions of the Philippines by GDP">GDP</a> (2023)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Philippine_peso" title="Philippine peso">₱</a>701.72 billion<br /><a href="/wiki/USD" class="mw-redirect" title="USD">$</a>12.61 billion<sup id="cite_ref-grdp_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grdp-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Growth rate</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> (4.58%)<sup id="cite_ref-grdp_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grdp-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">HDI</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 0.687 (<span style="color:orange;">Medium</span>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">HDI rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Philippine_provinces_and_regions_by_Human_Development_Index" title="List of Philippine provinces and regions by Human Development Index">13th in the Philippines</a> (2019)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dilgbicol.org">dilgbicol<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Bicol Region</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> designated as <b>Region V</b>, is an administrative <a href="/wiki/Region_of_the_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="Region of the Philippines">region of the Philippines</a>. It comprises six <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_the_Philippines" title="Provinces of the Philippines">provinces</a>, four on the Bicol Peninsula (the <a href="/wiki/Luzon#Southeastern_Luzon" title="Luzon">southeastern end of Luzon</a>): <a href="/wiki/Albay" title="Albay">Albay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Camarines_Norte" title="Camarines Norte">Camarines Norte</a>, <a href="/wiki/Camarines_Sur" title="Camarines Sur">Camarines Sur</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sorsogon" title="Sorsogon">Sorsogon</a>, and two off the shore: <a href="/wiki/Catanduanes" title="Catanduanes">Catanduanes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate">Masbate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-DOA_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DOA-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The regional center is <a href="/wiki/Legazpi,_Albay" title="Legazpi, Albay">Legazpi</a>, the most populous city in the region and has one <a href="/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines" title="Cities of the Philippines">independent component city</a>, the pilgrim city of <a href="/wiki/Naga,_Camarines_Sur" title="Naga, Camarines Sur">Naga</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-DILG_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DILG-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DOA_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DOA-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The region is bounded by <a href="/wiki/Lamon_Bay" title="Lamon Bay">Lamon Bay</a> to the north, the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Sea" title="Philippine Sea">Philippine Sea</a> to the east, and the <a href="/wiki/Sibuyan_Sea" title="Sibuyan Sea">Sibuyan Sea</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ragay_Gulf" title="Ragay Gulf">Ragay Gulf</a> to the west. The northernmost provinces, <a href="/wiki/Camarines_Norte" title="Camarines Norte">Camarines Norte</a> and <a href="/wiki/Camarines_Sur" title="Camarines Sur">Camarines Sur</a>, are bordered to the west by the province of <a href="/wiki/Quezon" title="Quezon">Quezon</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Calabarzon" title="Calabarzon">Calabarzon</a> region. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bicol_Region&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Bicol Region comprises the southern part of <a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a>, the largest island in the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_archipelago" class="mw-redirect" title="Philippine archipelago">Philippine archipelago</a>. The total land area is 5.9% of the total land area of the country. Around 69.3% of the total land area is alienable and disposable while the remaining 30.7% is public forest areas.<sup id="cite_ref-DOA_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DOA-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bicol_Region&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Bicol region was known as <i><a href="/wiki/Ibalong" class="mw-redirect" title="Ibalong">Ibalong</a></i>, variously interpreted to derive from <i>ibalio</i>, "to bring to the other side"; ibalon, "people from the other side" or "people who are hospitable and give visitors gifts to bring home"; or as a corruption of <i>Gibal-ong</i>, a <a href="/wiki/Sitio" title="Sitio">sitio</a> of <a href="/wiki/Magallanes,_Sorsogon" title="Magallanes, Sorsogon">Magallanes, Sorsogon</a> where the Spaniards first landed in 1567. The <a href="/wiki/Bicol_River" title="Bicol River">Bicol River</a> was first mentioned in Spanish documents in 1572. The region was also called <i>Los Camarines</i> after the huts found by the Spaniards in <a href="/wiki/Camalig,_Albay" class="mw-redirect" title="Camalig, Albay">Camalig, Albay</a>. No prehistoric animal fossils have been discovered in Bicol and the peopling of the region remains obscure. The <a href="/wiki/Aeta_people" title="Aeta people">Aeta</a> from <a href="/wiki/Camarines_Sur" title="Camarines Sur">Camarines Sur</a> to <a href="/wiki/Sorsogon" title="Sorsogon">Sorsogon</a> strongly suggest that aborigines lived there long ago, but earliest evidence is of middle to late Neolithic life.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS"><span title="This claim needs references to better sources. (February 2022)">better source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>A <i><a href="/wiki/Barangay" title="Barangay">barangay</a></i> (village) system was in existence by 1569. Records show no sign of Islamic rule nor any authority surpassing the datu (chieftain). Precolonial leadership was based on strength, courage, and intelligence. The native seemed apolitical. Thus, the datu's influence mattered most during crises like wars. Otherwise, early Bicol society remained family centered, and the leader was the head of the family. </p><p>The Spanish influence in Bicol resulted mainly from the efforts of <a href="/wiki/Augustinians" title="Augustinians">Augustinian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Franciscan" class="mw-redirect" title="Franciscan">Franciscan</a> Spanish missionaries. The first churches in Bicol, the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Church_(Intramuros)" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco Church (Intramuros)">San Francisco Church</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Naga_Cathedral" title="Naga Cathedral">Naga Cathedral</a>, both in <a href="/wiki/Naga,_Camarines_Sur" title="Naga, Camarines Sur">Naga City</a>, along with the Holy Cross Parish in <a href="/wiki/Nabua,_Camarines_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Nabua, Camarines Sur">Nabua, Camarines Sur</a>, are instituted by the Holy Order of the Franciscans. One of the oldest <a href="/wiki/Diocese" title="Diocese">dioceses</a> in the Philippines, the <a href="/wiki/Archdiocese_of_Caceres" class="mw-redirect" title="Archdiocese of Caceres">Archdiocese of Caceres</a>, was also instituted in the Bicol Region. During this time, Bicol was dotted by many <i>astilleros</i> (shipyards) which were focused on constructing <a href="/wiki/Manila_Galleons" class="mw-redirect" title="Manila Galleons">Manila Galleons</a>, the heaviest ships in their time, from the local hardwood forests and these Manila Galleons were responsible for trade between Asia and the Americas.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bicol also has Latin-American settlements and cultural influence mostly from Mexico due to the abundance of <a href="/wiki/Chili_pepper" title="Chili pepper">chili pepper</a> plantations in the area, as it is Mexican in origin.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bicolano cuisine is noted for the propensity of being spicy.<sup id="cite_ref-Bicol_Native_Cuisine_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bicol_Native_Cuisine-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However regardless, the region throughout its history has been among the hardest to control by Spanish, American, and Japanese occupants due to heavy resistance among the populace.<sup id="cite_ref-Bicol_Native_Cuisine_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bicol_Native_Cuisine-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administrative_divisions">Administrative divisions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bicol_Region&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Administrative divisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Provinces">Provinces</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bicol_Region&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Provinces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ph_bicol.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Ph_bicol.png/300px-Ph_bicol.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="356" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Ph_bicol.png/450px-Ph_bicol.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Ph_bicol.png 2x" data-file-width="481" data-file-height="570" /></a><figcaption><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Provinces of Bicol</div></figcaption></figure> <p>The region comprises six provinces: <a href="/wiki/Albay" title="Albay">Albay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Camarines_Norte" title="Camarines Norte">Camarines Norte</a>, <a href="/wiki/Camarines_Sur" title="Camarines Sur">Camarines Sur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sorsogon" title="Sorsogon">Sorsogon</a> and the island-provinces of <a href="/wiki/Catanduanes" title="Catanduanes">Catanduanes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate">Masbate</a>, 107 Municipalities and 3,471 Barangays </p><p>As of 2020, <a href="/wiki/Camarines_Sur" title="Camarines Sur">Camarines Sur</a> is the region's largest province in area and population, occupying 5,481.6 km<sup>2</sup> (2,116.5 sq mi) or around 30.4% of the total land area with a population of 2,068,244. <a href="/wiki/Catanduanes" title="Catanduanes">Catanduanes</a> is the smallest in area as well as population with only 1,511.5 km<sup>2</sup> (583.6 sq mi) or 8.4% of the total regional area and a population of 271,879.<sup id="cite_ref-PSA20–05_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSA20–05-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="background-color:#FDFDFD;text-align:center;font-size:90%;border:1pt solid grey;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable">Province </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable">Capital </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;white-space:nowrap;" class="unsortable" colspan="2">Population <span style="font-size:85%;">(2020)</span><sup id="cite_ref-PSA20–05_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSA20–05-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" colspan="2">Area<sup id="cite_ref-PSA-NSCB-ProvinceList_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSA-NSCB-ProvinceList-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" colspan="2">Density </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable">Cities </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Municipalities">Muni.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Barangays">Barangay</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;" colspan="2"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:none none solid solid;">km<sup>2</sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:none solid solid none;white-space:nowrap;" class="unsortable">sq mi </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:none none solid solid;">/km<sup>2</sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:none solid solid none;white-space:nowrap;" class="unsortable">/sq mi </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Albay_Flag.png/23px-Albay_Flag.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Albay_Flag.png/35px-Albay_Flag.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Albay_Flag.png/46px-Albay_Flag.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Albay" title="Albay">Albay</a> </th> <td style=""><a href="/wiki/Legazpi,_Albay" title="Legazpi, Albay">Legazpi City</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7001226032670932143♠" style="display:none"></span>22.6%</td> <td style="text-align:right">1,374,768 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,574.91 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">994.18 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">530 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,400 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>15 </td> <td>720 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Flag_of_Camarines_Norte.svg/23px-Flag_of_Camarines_Norte.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Flag_of_Camarines_Norte.svg/35px-Flag_of_Camarines_Norte.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Flag_of_Camarines_Norte.svg/46px-Flag_of_Camarines_Norte.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Camarines_Norte" title="Camarines Norte">Camarines Norte</a> </th> <td style=""><a href="/wiki/Daet" title="Daet">Daet</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7001103532048209806♠" style="display:none"></span>10.4%</td> <td style="text-align:right">629,699 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,277.93 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">879.51 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">280 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">730 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>282 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/PH-CAS_Flag.png/23px-PH-CAS_Flag.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/PH-CAS_Flag.png/35px-PH-CAS_Flag.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/PH-CAS_Flag.png/46px-PH-CAS_Flag.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Camarines_Sur" title="Camarines Sur">Camarines Sur</a> </th> <td style=""><a href="/wiki/Pili,_Camarines_Sur" title="Pili, Camarines Sur">Pili</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7001340050623421100♠" style="display:none"></span>34.0%</td> <td style="text-align:right">2,068,244 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,511.90 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,128.16 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">380 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">980 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>35 </td> <td>1,063 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Vlag_Fil_Catanduanes.gif/23px-Vlag_Fil_Catanduanes.gif" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Vlag_Fil_Catanduanes.gif/35px-Vlag_Fil_Catanduanes.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Vlag_Fil_Catanduanes.gif/46px-Vlag_Fil_Catanduanes.gif 2x" data-file-width="432" data-file-height="216" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Catanduanes" title="Catanduanes">Catanduanes</a> </th> <td style=""><a href="/wiki/Virac,_Catanduanes" title="Virac, Catanduanes">Virac</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000447010234020287♠" style="display:none"></span>4.5%</td> <td style="text-align:right">271,879 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,492.16 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">576.13 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">180 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">470 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>315 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/PH-MAS_Flag.png/23px-PH-MAS_Flag.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/PH-MAS_Flag.png/35px-PH-MAS_Flag.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/PH-MAS_Flag.png/45px-PH-MAS_Flag.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate">Masbate</a> </th> <td style=""><a href="/wiki/Masbate_City" title="Masbate City">Masbate City</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7001149440207557670♠" style="display:none"></span>14.9%</td> <td style="text-align:right">908,920 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,138.56 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,597.91 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">220 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">570 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>21 </td> <td>550 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/PH-SOR_Flag_2.png/23px-PH-SOR_Flag_2.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/PH-SOR_Flag_2.png/35px-PH-SOR_Flag_2.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/PH-SOR_Flag_2.png/46px-PH-SOR_Flag_2.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sorsogon" title="Sorsogon">Sorsogon</a> </th> <td style=""><a href="/wiki/Sorsogon_City" title="Sorsogon City">Sorsogon City</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7001136243426477249♠" style="display:none"></span>13.6%</td> <td style="text-align:right">828,655 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,119.01 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">818.15 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">390 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,000 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>541 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th scope="row" colspan="3" style="">Total </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:right;">6,082,165 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:right;">18,114.47 </th> <th scope="col">6,994.04 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:right;">340 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:right;">880 </th> <th scope="col">7 </th> <th scope="col">107 </th> <th scope="col">3,471 </th></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:left;background-color:#F2F2F2;border-top:double grey;"> <td style="padding-left:1em;" colspan="13"> <p>• Figures for Camarines Sur include the <i>independent component city</i> of <a href="/wiki/Naga,_Camarines_Sur" title="Naga, Camarines Sur">Naga</a>. </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Governors_and_vice_governors">Governors and vice governors</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bicol_Region&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Governors and vice governors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="140">Province </th> <th width="150">Image </th> <th width="235">Governor </th> <th width="120" colspan="2">Political Party </th> <th width="150">Vice Governor </th></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Albay.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Seal_of_Albay.svg/75px-Seal_of_Albay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Seal_of_Albay.svg/113px-Seal_of_Albay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Seal_of_Albay.svg/150px-Seal_of_Albay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="474" data-file-height="474" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Albay" title="Albay">Albay</a></div> </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:EdcelGrecoLagman.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/EdcelGrecoLagman.jpg/92px-EdcelGrecoLagman.jpg" decoding="async" width="92" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/EdcelGrecoLagman.jpg/138px-EdcelGrecoLagman.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/EdcelGrecoLagman.jpg/184px-EdcelGrecoLagman.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3394" data-file-height="5091" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edcel_Greco_Lagman" title="Edcel Greco Lagman">Edcel Greco Alexander B. Lagman</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0D5F31;" data-sort-value="Partido Federal ng Pilipinas"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Partido_Federal_ng_Pilipinas" title="Partido Federal ng Pilipinas">PFP</a> </td> <td>Baby Glenda O. Bongao </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CamNor_Seal.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/CamNor_Seal.svg/75px-CamNor_Seal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/CamNor_Seal.svg/113px-CamNor_Seal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/CamNor_Seal.svg/150px-CamNor_Seal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1148" data-file-height="1148" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Camarines_Norte" title="Camarines Norte">Camarines Norte</a></div> </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gov_Padilla_(Camarines_Norte).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Gov_Padilla_%28Camarines_Norte%29.png/115px-Gov_Padilla_%28Camarines_Norte%29.png" decoding="async" width="115" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Gov_Padilla_%28Camarines_Norte%29.png/172px-Gov_Padilla_%28Camarines_Norte%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Gov_Padilla_%28Camarines_Norte%29.png/230px-Gov_Padilla_%28Camarines_Norte%29.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="450" /></a></span> </td> <td>Ricarte "Dong" Padilla </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #9683EC;" data-sort-value="Aksyon Demokratiko"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Aksyon_Demokratiko" title="Aksyon Demokratiko">Aksyon</a> </td> <td>Joseph Ascutia </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"></div><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Camarines_Sur" title="Camarines Sur">Camarines Sur</a></div> </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gov_Villafuerte.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Gov_Villafuerte.png/115px-Gov_Villafuerte.png" decoding="async" width="115" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Gov_Villafuerte.png/172px-Gov_Villafuerte.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Gov_Villafuerte.png/230px-Gov_Villafuerte.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="450" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luigi_Villafuerte" title="Luigi Villafuerte">Vincenzo Luigi Villafuerte</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #ffd700;" data-sort-value="Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Partido_Demokratiko_Pilipino-Lakas_ng_Bayan" class="mw-redirect" title="Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan">PDP–Laban</a> </td> <td>Salvio Patrick Fortuno Jr. </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_Seal_of_Catanduanes.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Official_Seal_of_Catanduanes.svg/75px-Official_Seal_of_Catanduanes.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Official_Seal_of_Catanduanes.svg/113px-Official_Seal_of_Catanduanes.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Official_Seal_of_Catanduanes.svg/150px-Official_Seal_of_Catanduanes.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="478" data-file-height="478" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Catanduanes" title="Catanduanes">Catanduanes</a></div> </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gov_Cua_(Catanduanes).png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Gov_Cua_%28Catanduanes%29.png/115px-Gov_Cua_%28Catanduanes%29.png" decoding="async" width="115" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Gov_Cua_%28Catanduanes%29.png/172px-Gov_Cua_%28Catanduanes%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Gov_Cua_%28Catanduanes%29.png/230px-Gov_Cua_%28Catanduanes%29.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="450" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Cua" title="Joseph Cua">Joseph Cua</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #4AA02C;" data-sort-value="Nationalist People's Coalition"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Nationalist_People%27s_Coalition" title="Nationalist People's Coalition">NPC</a> </td> <td>Peter Cua </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ph_seal_masbate.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Ph_seal_masbate.png/75px-Ph_seal_masbate.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Ph_seal_masbate.png/113px-Ph_seal_masbate.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Ph_seal_masbate.png 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="150" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate">Masbate</a></div> </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gov_Kho.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Gov_Kho.png/115px-Gov_Kho.png" decoding="async" width="115" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Gov_Kho.png/172px-Gov_Kho.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Gov_Kho.png/230px-Gov_Kho.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="450" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Kho" class="mw-redirect" title="Antonio Kho">Antonio Kho</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #ffd700;" data-sort-value="Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Partido_Demokratiko_Pilipino-Lakas_ng_Bayan" class="mw-redirect" title="Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan">PDP–Laban</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elisa_Olga_Kho" title="Elisa Olga Kho">Elisa Olga T. Kho</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sorsogon_Provincial_Seal.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Sorsogon_Provincial_Seal.png/75px-Sorsogon_Provincial_Seal.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Sorsogon_Provincial_Seal.png/113px-Sorsogon_Provincial_Seal.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Sorsogon_Provincial_Seal.png/150px-Sorsogon_Provincial_Seal.png 2x" data-file-width="894" data-file-height="887" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Sorsogon" title="Sorsogon">Sorsogon</a></div> </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gov_Hamor.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Gov_Hamor.png/115px-Gov_Hamor.png" decoding="async" width="115" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Gov_Hamor.png/172px-Gov_Hamor.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Gov_Hamor.png/230px-Gov_Hamor.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="450" /></a></span> </td> <td>Boboy Hamor </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #4AA02C;" data-sort-value="Nationalist People's Coalition"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Nationalist_People%27s_Coalition" title="Nationalist People's Coalition">NPC</a> </td> <td>Krunimar Antonio Escudero II </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cities">Cities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bicol_Region&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The region has one <a href="/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines" title="Cities of the Philippines">independent component city</a>, <a href="/wiki/Naga,_Camarines_Sur" title="Naga, Camarines Sur">Naga</a>, and six <a href="/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines" title="Cities of the Philippines">component cities</a> – <a href="/wiki/Iriga" title="Iriga">Iriga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Legazpi,_Albay" title="Legazpi, Albay">Legazpi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ligao" title="Ligao">Ligao</a>, <a href="/wiki/Masbate_City" title="Masbate City">Masbate City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sorsogon_City" title="Sorsogon City">Sorsogon City</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tabaco" title="Tabaco">Tabaco</a>. Masbate and Sorsogon are cities in their eponymous provinces. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#BFF5FF; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> † </span> <span style="font-size:90%;">Regional center</span></li></ul></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="background-color:#FDFDFD;text-align:center;font-size:90%;border:1pt solid grey;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none" class="unsortable">City </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none" class="unsortable">Population <span style="font-size:85%;">(2020)</span><sup id="cite_ref-PSA20–05_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSA20–05-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none" class="unsortable" colspan="2">Area<sup id="cite_ref-PSA-CitiesList_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSA-CitiesList-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none" class="unsortable" colspan="2">Density </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none" class="unsortable">City class </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none" class="unsortable">Income class </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none" class="unsortable">Province </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:hidden hidden solid solid;">km<sup>2</sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:hidden solid solid hidden;" class="unsortable"><span class="nowrap">sq mi</span> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:hidden hidden solid solid;">/km<sup>2</sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:hidden solid solid hidden;" class="unsortable"><span class="nowrap">/sq mi</span> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;"><a href="/wiki/Iriga" title="Iriga">Iriga City</a> </th> <td style="text-align:right;">114,457 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">137.35 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">53.03 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">830 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,100 </td> <td>Component </td> <td>4th </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camarines_Sur" title="Camarines Sur">Camarines Sur</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#BFF5FF;border-right:0;">† <a href="/wiki/Legazpi,_Albay" title="Legazpi, Albay">Legazpi City</a> </th> <td style="text-align:right;">209,533 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">153.70 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">59.34 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,400 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,600 </td> <td>Component </td> <td>1st </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albay" title="Albay">Albay</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;"><a href="/wiki/Ligao" title="Ligao">Ligao</a> </th> <td style="text-align:right;">118,096 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">246.75 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">95.27 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">480 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,200 </td> <td>Component </td> <td>4th </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albay" title="Albay">Albay</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;"><a href="/wiki/Masbate_City" title="Masbate City">Masbate City</a> </th> <td style="text-align:right;">104,522 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">188.00 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">72.59 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">560 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,500 </td> <td>Component </td> <td>4th </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate">Masbate</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;"><a href="/wiki/Naga,_Camarines_Sur" title="Naga, Camarines Sur">Naga</a> </th> <td style="text-align:right;">209,170 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">84.48 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">32.62 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,500 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6,500 </td> <td>Independent component </td> <td>1st </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camarines_Sur" title="Camarines Sur">Camarines Sur</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;"><a href="/wiki/Sorsogon_City" title="Sorsogon City">Sorsogon City</a> </th> <td style="text-align:right;">182,237 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">276.11 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">106.61 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">660 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,700 </td> <td>Component </td> <td>2nd </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sorsogon_(province)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sorsogon (province)">Sorsogon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;"><a href="/wiki/Tabaco_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Tabaco City">Tabaco City</a> </th> <td style="text-align:right;">140,961 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">117.14 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">45.23 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,200 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,100 </td> <td>Component </td> <td>4th </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albay" title="Albay">Albay</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bicol_Region&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:auto;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 0.5em;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Population census of Bicol Region</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Per annum growth rate. Executive Order 135 §6 states that for "census years" (years divisible by 10) the reference date would be May 1st, but for all other years, the reference date is to be the "middle of the year". This means that growth rates, although correct, are not necessarily simple year-on-year comparisons.">±% p.a.</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1903 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">643,901</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1918 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">840,004</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.79%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1939 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,346,620</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.27%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1948 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,666,459</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.40%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1960 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,362,707</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.95%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1970 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,966,881</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.30%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1975 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">3,193,721</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.49%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1980 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">3,476,982</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.71%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1990 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">3,910,001</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.18%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1995 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">4,325,307</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.91%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2000 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">4,686,669</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.73%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2007 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">5,106,160</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.19%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2010 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">5,420,411</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.20%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2015 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">5,796,989</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.29%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2020 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">6,082,165</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.95%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">Source: Philippine Statistics Authority<sup id="cite_ref-NSO_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSO-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PSA15–05_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSA15–05-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Philippines" title="Demographics of the Philippines">Demographics of the Philippines</a></div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Bicol_Region" title="Special:EditPage/Bicol Region">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2018</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The Bicol Region has a population of 6,082,165 as of 2020 census, growing at an average annual rate of 1.29 percent between 2010 and 2015. The region's population density increased to 320 persons per square kilometer in 2015. </p><p>In 1970, Camarines Sur was the only province with close to a million population. Albay, which was next in rank, reached the 1970 population level of Camarines Sur only 20 years later. Masbate and Sorsogon were in the same level every census year from 1970 to 1980. It is noteworthy that distribution and growth of the 1970 population were towards areas that were sparsely populated but agriculturally rich and/or endowed with fishery resources. The island province of Catanduanes and its municipalities have exhibited very low population growth from 1970 to 1980. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Legazpi_and_Mayon.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Legazpi_and_Mayon.jpg/220px-Legazpi_and_Mayon.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Legazpi_and_Mayon.jpg/330px-Legazpi_and_Mayon.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Legazpi_and_Mayon.jpg/440px-Legazpi_and_Mayon.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5080" data-file-height="3387" /></a><figcaption>A view of Legazpi City among Mt. Mayon</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1980, the pattern was towards urbanization. This was due to the pull of newly installed infrastructures, particularly roads, and the sporadic growth of trade in strategically situated municipalities that have better economic opportunities. The 1990 growth originated from the strong attraction of employment opportunities in established urban centers, which have become a source of growth of adjacent municipalities. This situation was highly evident in Naga and Legazpi areas, whose surrounding municipalities exhibited high growth rates. Unmistakably, the spill-over effects of development permeated those initial high growth areas. </p><p>Population spill-over happened in the Legazpi, Naga and Daet areas. Due to more population and more opportunities, Naga, Daet and Legazpi spilled their population to their neighboring and adjacent towns. </p><p>The Bicolanos are descended from the Austronesian-speaking immigrants who came from Southern China during the <a href="/wiki/Iron_Age" title="Iron Age">Iron Age</a>. Many of Bicolanos also have <a href="/wiki/Han_Chinese" title="Han Chinese">Chinese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arabs" title="Arabs">Arab</a>, and Spanish admixtures. Most of the townsfolk have Spanish Mixtures and their language is referred to as <a href="/wiki/Bikol_languages" title="Bikol languages">Bikol</a> or Bikolano. Bicolanos have a high percentage of Spanish introgression with a government sponsored study showing 2 out of 10 Bicolanos or 2/10ths of the population being of Spanish descent. Only the <a href="/wiki/Chavacano" title="Chavacano">Chavacanos</a> among the Philippine ethnic groups, have a higher Spanish percentage at 4/10ths of the population, compared to Bicolano's 2/10ths,<sup id="cite_ref-MaximilianLarena_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MaximilianLarena-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while the average percentage of Spanish descent among other Filipino Lowland Christian Ethnic groups are 6% out of 100%.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Bicolano language is very fragmented, and its dialects are mutually incomprehensible to speakers of other Bicolano dialects. The majority of the Bicolano people are devout Roman Catholics due to the Spanish conquering the country and converting them to their religion. Catholic Mass is celebrated daily in many churches in the Bicol Region. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Language">Language</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bicol_Region&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Language"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Bikol_languages" title="Bikol languages">Bikol languages</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Bicol_Region" title="Special:EditPage/Bicol Region">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2018</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:226px;max-width:226px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:224px;max-width:224px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rinconada_sticker.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Rinconada_sticker.jpg/222px-Rinconada_sticker.jpg" decoding="async" width="222" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Rinconada_sticker.jpg/333px-Rinconada_sticker.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Rinconada_sticker.jpg/444px-Rinconada_sticker.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="643" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">An election campaign sticker written in Rinconada Bikol.</div></div></div></div></div> <p>The people of the Bicol Region, called <a href="/wiki/Bicolano_people" title="Bicolano people">Bicolanos</a>, speak any of the several languages of the <a href="/wiki/Bikol_languages" title="Bikol languages">Bikol language subgroup</a>, called Bikol macrolanguages, <a href="/wiki/Austronesian_languages" title="Austronesian languages">Austronesian languages</a> closely grouped under the <a href="/wiki/Central_Philippine_languages" title="Central Philippine languages">Central Philippine languages</a> family such as the <a href="/wiki/Visayan_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Visayan languages">Visayan languages</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tagalog_language" title="Tagalog language">Tagalog</a>. The four major groups of language in Bikol are Coastal Bikol (with four sub-languages), Inland Bikol (with six sub-languages), Pandan Bikol (lone language) and Bisakol (with three sub-languages). The majority of Bicolanos understand and speak <a href="/wiki/Central_Bikol_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Bikol language">Central Bikol language</a> (a member of Coastal Bikol group of languages), since it is the language used in literature and mass media, but with varying degrees. A known misconception of many Bicolanos is that Central Bikol, used in the cities of Legazpi and Naga, is the standard Bikol. Central Bikol, though spoken by the majority and with speakers represented in all provinces in the region, is not a standard Bikol, since other forms of Bikol used in the region are separate languages and usually unintelligible. However, the standard form of Central Bikol language is the Canaman dialect. </p><p>Other Bikol languages are <a href="/wiki/Rinconada_Bikol_language" title="Rinconada Bikol language">Rinconada Bikol</a>, spoken in southern part of Camarines Sur province, <a href="/wiki/Pandan_Bikol_language" title="Pandan Bikol language">Pandan Bikol</a> spoken in northern part of Catanduanes island and the Albay Bikol group of languages that include Buhinon, Libon, West Miraya and East Miraya. Albay Bikol speakers can be found in Buhi, Camarines Sur, central and eastern parts of Albay and in Donsol, Sorsogon. The standard form of Rinconada Bikol both in pronunciation and writing is the Sinabukid (Highland) dialect of Iriga variant. On the other hand, Buhinon of <a href="/wiki/Buhi,_Camarines_Sur" title="Buhi, Camarines Sur">Buhi, Camarines Sur</a> and Libon of <a href="/wiki/Libon,_Albay" title="Libon, Albay">Libon, Albay</a> are the languages that are only used in their respective municipalities. Rinconada Bikol and Albay Bikol group of languages are members of Inland Bikol, while Pandan Bikol is the only language with no sub-languages or division. </p><p>The majority of the population in Masbate and Sorsogon speaks <a href="/wiki/Masbate%C3%B1o_language" title="Masbateño language">Masbateño</a>, <a href="/wiki/Southern_Sorsogon_language" title="Southern Sorsogon language">Waray Sorsoganon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northern_Sorsoganon_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Sorsoganon language">Northern Sorsoganon</a>. The three are Visayan languages but influenced by Bikol languages (especially the latter), thus tagged and collectively referred to as <a href="/wiki/Bisakol_languages" title="Bisakol languages"><b>Bisakol</b></a> (Being Visayan languages spoken in Bicol), a portmanteau of <b>Bisa</b>ya (Visayan) and Bi<b>kol</b> (Bicolano). </p><p>Aside from <a href="/wiki/Masbate%C3%B1o_language" title="Masbateño language">Masbateño</a>, three more Visayan languages are spoken in Masbate, including <a href="/wiki/Hiligaynon_language" title="Hiligaynon language">Hiligaynon/Ilonggo</a> are spoken in the southwestern tip, while <a href="/wiki/Cebuano_language" title="Cebuano language">Cebuano</a> and <a href="/wiki/Waray_language" title="Waray language">Waray-Waray</a> are spoken in the southern part of the island province respectively. <a href="/wiki/Tagalog_language" title="Tagalog language">Tagalog</a> is the dominant and native language of Bicolanos living in the municipalities in the northern half of <a href="/wiki/Camarines_Norte" title="Camarines Norte">Camarines Norte</a> and the town of <a href="/wiki/Del_Gallego,_Camarines_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Del Gallego, Camarines Sur">Del Gallego</a> in <a href="/wiki/Camarines_Sur" title="Camarines Sur">Camarines Sur</a>. </p><p>Bicolanos also speak and understand Filipino, the national language of the Philippines, aside from native Tagalog-speaking Bicolanos in northern half of Camarines Norte and Del Gallego. English is widely understood in businesses, schools and public places. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religion">Religion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bicol_Region&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The region retains <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholicism" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholicism">Roman Catholicism</a> as the overwhelming religion of the great majority. The Catholic religion has the highest number of followers than any other area in the Philippines. The Catholic church grew in the Bicol Region through the efforts of the bishops from <a href="/wiki/Nueva_Caceres" class="mw-redirect" title="Nueva Caceres">Nueva Caceres</a> (<a href="/wiki/Naga,_Camarines_Sur" title="Naga, Camarines Sur">Naga City</a>) from the 17th century until the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Revolution" title="Philippine Revolution">Philippine Revolution</a> in 1898. <a href="/wiki/Naga,_Camarines_Sur" title="Naga, Camarines Sur">Naga City</a> is the religious center of the Bicol Region and is the seat of one of the oldest dioceses in the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>, the ecclesiastical <a href="/wiki/Archdiocese_of_Caceres" class="mw-redirect" title="Archdiocese of Caceres">Archdiocese of Caceres</a>. Other dioceses include are the Dioceses of Legazpi, Sorsogon, Daet, Masbate, Libmanan and <a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Virac" class="mw-redirect" title="Diocese of Virac">Virac</a>. <a href="/wiki/Fiesta_patronal" class="mw-redirect" title="Fiesta patronal">Fiestas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Feast_day" class="mw-redirect" title="Feast day">Feast day</a> of saints) are annual celebrations of parishes, from a simple barrio fiesta honoring a patron associated for good harvest, to a town fiesta honoring a miraculous saint, a <a href="/wiki/Archdiocese_of_Caceres" class="mw-redirect" title="Archdiocese of Caceres">diocesan</a> fiesta like the feast of <a href="/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Salvation" title="Our Lady of Salvation">Our Lady of Salvation</a>, or a regional one such as the <a href="/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Pe%C3%B1afrancia" title="Our Lady of Peñafrancia">Our Lady of Peñafrancia</a> Fiesta, the largest Marian devotion in Asia, a week-long celebration to honor the <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Mary" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Mary">Virgin Mary</a>, dubbed as the "Patroness of Bicolandia". In Luzon, the Bicol Region holds the most men entering the <a href="/wiki/Seminary" title="Seminary">seminary</a> for <a href="/wiki/Priesthood_(Catholic_Church)" class="mw-redirect" title="Priesthood (Catholic Church)">Catholic priesthood</a>, or women entering the religious life to become <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Nuns_and_Sisters" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholic Nuns and Sisters">Catholic nuns</a>. This can be accredited to the <a href="/wiki/Holy_Rosary_Minor_Seminary" title="Holy Rosary Minor Seminary">Holy Rosary Minor Seminary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Salesian_Sisters_of_Don_Bosco" title="Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco">Daughters of Mary</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Daughters_of_Charity_of_Saint_Vincent_de_Paul" title="Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul">Daughters of Charity</a> Convents in <a href="/wiki/Naga,_Camarines_Sur" title="Naga, Camarines Sur">Naga City</a>. </p><p>The largest minority religion in the region is <a href="/wiki/Iglesia_ni_Cristo" title="Iglesia ni Cristo">Iglesia ni Cristo</a> (INC) known for its magnificent worship buildings, commonly called chapels or <i>kapilya</i>, with towering spires that dot the Bicol landscape. Each province represents one ecclesiastical district (E.D.) with the exception of Camarines Sur which is divided into two – Camarines Southwest E.D. in Naga, and Camarines Southeast E.D. in Iriga City. In total, INC has seven ecclesiastical districts in the Bicol region. The chapel of local congregation of Legazpi, Albay is the biggest. </p><p>Other religions are also well represented in Bicol such as Jehovah's Witnesses, Protestants denominations of Seventh-Day Adventist church, Baptist Church, Pentecostal, Islam, and indigenous religions. </p><p>Prior to colonization, the region had a complex religious system which involved various deities. Among these deities include: Gugurang, the supreme god who dwells inside of <a href="/wiki/Mount_Mayon" class="mw-redirect" title="Mount Mayon">Mount Mayon</a> where he guards and protects the sacred fire in which Aswang, his brother was trying to steal. Whenever people disobey his orders, wishes and commit numerous sins, he would cause Mount Mayon to burst lava as a sign of warning for people to mend their crooked ways. Ancient Bikolanos had a rite performed for him called Atang;<sup id="cite_ref-ourownvoice.com_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ourownvoice.com-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-youtube.com_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-youtube.com-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Asuang, the evil god who always try to steal the sacred fire of Mount Mayon from his brother, Gugurang. Addressed sometimes as Aswang, he dwells mainly inside Mount Malinao. As an evil god, he would cause the people to suffer misfortunes and commit sins.<sup id="cite_ref-ourownvoice.com_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ourownvoice.com-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-youtube.com_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-youtube.com-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Enemy of Gugurang and a friend of Bulan the god of the Moon; Haliya, the masked goddess of the moonlight and the archenemy of Bakunawa and protector of Bulan. Her cult is composed primarily of women. There is also a ritual dance named after her as it is performed to be a countermeasure against Bakunawa.;<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Bulan</i>, the god of the pale moon, he is depicted as a pubescent boy with uncommon comeliness that made savage beast and the vicious mermaids (Magindara) tame. He has deep affection towards Magindang, but plays with him by running away so that Magindang would never catch him. The reason for this is because he is shy to the man that he loves. If Magindang manages to catch Bulan, Haliya always comes to free him from Magindang's grip; <i>Magindang</i>, the god of the sea and all its creatures. He has deep affection to the lunar god Bulan and pursues him despite never catching him. Due to this, the Bicolanos reasoned that it is to why the waves rise to reach the Moon when seen from the distant horizon. Whenever he does catch up to Bulan, Haliya comes to rescue Bulan and free him immediately; <i>Okot</i>, god of forest and hunting; and <i><a href="/wiki/Bakunawa" title="Bakunawa">Bakunawa</a></i>, a gigantic sea serpent deity who is often considered as the cause of eclipses, the devourer of the sun and the moon, and an adversary of Haliya as Bakunawa's main aim is to swallow Bulan, who Haliya swore to protect for all of eternity.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Culture_and_traits">Culture and traits</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bicol_Region&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Culture and traits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bicol_Express.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Bicol_Express.jpg/220px-Bicol_Express.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Bicol_Express.jpg/330px-Bicol_Express.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Bicol_Express.jpg/440px-Bicol_Express.jpg 2x" data-file-width="551" data-file-height="413" /></a><figcaption>Bicol express</figcaption></figure> <p>The Bicolano cuisine is primarily noted for the prominent use of <a href="/wiki/Chili_peppers" class="mw-redirect" title="Chili peppers">chili peppers</a> and <i>gata</i> (<a href="/wiki/Coconut_milk" title="Coconut milk">coconut milk</a>) in its food. A classic example is the <a href="/wiki/Gulay_na_lada" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulay na lada">gulay na lada</a>, known outside the region as <a href="/wiki/Bicol_express" title="Bicol express">Bicol express</a>, a well-loved dish using <i><a href="/wiki/Siling_labuyo" title="Siling labuyo">siling labuyo</a></i> (native small chillies) and the aforementioned <i>gata</i>. </p><p>Like their other neighboring regions, Bicolanas are also expected to lend a hand in household work. They are even anticipated to offer assistance after being married. On the other hand, Bicolano men are expected to assume the role of becoming the primary source of income and financial support of his family. </p><p>Bicolanos are also known for being very religious, the place is known for Señora De Peñafrancia. Bicolanos are often sweet, regionalistic, friendly, adventurous, puts high importance on education and social status. Contrary to what is believed, not all Bicolanos are fond of chili. Men often know how to cook. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bicol_Region&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roads_and_Bridges">Roads and Bridges</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bicol_Region&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Roads and Bridges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Matnog – Santa Magdalena – Bulusan Road</b> – This project was a road improvement of Matnog – Santa Magdalena – Bulusan Road, linking the coastal barangays of Santa Magdalena – Bulusan – Matnog in the province of Sorsogon. This road also serves as an alternate route due to the traffic impairment along Daang Maharlika and also an access road leading to different tourist destination. The project was started on August 6, 2015, and was completed on July 20, 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bicol_Region&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1034237262">.mw-parser-output .stack{box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .stack>div{margin:1px;overflow:hidden}@media all and (min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .stack-clear-left{float:left;clear:left}.mw-parser-output .stack-clear-right{float:right;clear:right}.mw-parser-output .stack-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .stack-right{float:right}.mw-parser-output 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Region: 44.23"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:60.5px;top:25px;height:194px;min-width:36px;max-width:36px;background-color:#D4AF37;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #D4AF37;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Bicol Region: 44.21"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:113.5px;top:39px;height:180px;min-width:36px;max-width:36px;background-color:#D4AF37;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #D4AF37;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Bicol Region: 41.06"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:166.5px;top:45px;height:174px;min-width:36px;max-width:36px;background-color:#D4AF37;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #D4AF37;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Bicol Region: 39.85"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:219.5px;top:101px;height:118px;min-width:36px;max-width:36px;background-color:#D4AF37;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #D4AF37;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Bicol Region: 26.99"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:272.5px;top:124px;height:95px;min-width:36px;max-width:36px;background-color:#D4AF37;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #D4AF37;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Bicol Region: 21.9"></div> </div> <div style="position:absolute;height:220px;min-width:100px;max-width:100px;"> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:166px;padding:0 2px">10</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:176px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:122px;padding:0 2px">20</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:132px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:78px;padding:0 2px">30</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:88px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:34px;padding:0 2px">40</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:44px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:-10px;padding:0 2px">50</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:0px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> </div> <div style="position:absolute;top:220px;left:100px;width:320px;"> <div style="position:absolute;left:1px;top:10px;min-width:51px;max-width:51px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2006 <br /> 44.23</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:26.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:54px;top:10px;min-width:51px;max-width:51px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2009 <br /> 44.21</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:79.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:107px;top:10px;min-width:51px;max-width:51px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2012 <br /> 41.06</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:132.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:160px;top:10px;min-width:51px;max-width:51px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2015 <br /> 39.85</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:185.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:213px;top:10px;min-width:51px;max-width:51px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2018 <br /> 26.99</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:238.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:266px;top:10px;min-width:51px;max-width:51px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2021 <br /> 21.90</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:291.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> </div> </div> </div> <p style="margin-left: 20px;"> <b>Source:</b> <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Statistics_Authority" title="Philippine Statistics Authority">Philippine Statistics Authority</a><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bicol_Region_Pili_Nuts2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Bicol_Region_Pili_Nuts2.jpg/200px-Bicol_Region_Pili_Nuts2.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Bicol_Region_Pili_Nuts2.jpg/300px-Bicol_Region_Pili_Nuts2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Bicol_Region_Pili_Nuts2.jpg/400px-Bicol_Region_Pili_Nuts2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3748" data-file-height="3072" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Canarium_ovatum" title="Canarium ovatum">Pili nuts</a> (shelled and roasted)</figcaption></figure> <p>Bicol Region has a large amount of rich flatland, and agriculture is the largest component of the economy, followed by <a href="/wiki/Commercial_fishing" title="Commercial fishing">commercial fishing</a>. <a href="/wiki/Coconut" title="Coconut">Coconuts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Abaca" class="mw-redirect" title="Abaca">abaca</a>, banana, coffee and <a href="/wiki/Jackfruit" title="Jackfruit">jackfruit</a> are the top five permanent crops in the region. Rice and corn are among the chief seasonal crops. Coal mining is also one of the contributors to the region's economy. <a href="/wiki/Commercial_fishing" title="Commercial fishing">Commercial fishing</a> is also important with thirteen major fishing grounds supplying fish markets in places as far as <a href="/wiki/Metro_Manila" title="Metro Manila">Metro Manila</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Currently, Bicol Region has 13,435 farmers that cultivate 142,405 <a href="/wiki/Hectare" title="Hectare">hectares</a> of <a href="/wiki/Canarium_ovatum" title="Canarium ovatum">pili</a> plantation according the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Agriculture_(Philippines)" title="Department of Agriculture (Philippines)">Department of Agriculture</a>-Bicol's data. The DA further said that 90% of Philippines' pili production is from the Bicol Region and it began <a href="/wiki/Asexual_reproduction" title="Asexual reproduction">asexual reproduction</a> for the product's export. The <a href="/wiki/Ecological_resilience" title="Ecological resilience">resilient</a> tree's fruit is 7% kernel, 25% shell and 68% pulp. The Sorsogon Provincial Pili Development Board will petition for the Region's declaration as the "Pili Capital of the Philippines".<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2023, the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Trade_and_Industry_(Philippines)" title="Department of Trade and Industry (Philippines)">Department of Trade and Industry</a> launched "Orgullo kan Bikol" Trade and Travel Fair at <a href="/wiki/Shangri-La_Plaza" title="Shangri-La Plaza">Shangri-La Plaza</a>. The 103 exhibitors are <a href="/wiki/Small_and_medium-sized_enterprises" title="Small and medium-sized enterprises">MSMEs</a> which displayed 253 new products from Bikol's 6 provinces.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tourism">Tourism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bicol_Region&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Tourism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Bicol_Region" title="Special:EditPage/Bicol Region">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. 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Naga City has its colonial churches, and pilgrimages to Our Lady of Peñafrancia.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The municipality of <a href="/wiki/Daet" title="Daet">Daet</a> and Catanduanes province have long been destinations for surfers.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The opening of the <a href="/wiki/Bicol_International_Airport" title="Bicol International Airport">Bicol International Airport</a> in Legazpi City was hoped to further boost tourism in the region. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geology">Geology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bicol_Region&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Geology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bicol region is highly volcanic in origin and part of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ring_of_Fire" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Ring of Fire">Pacific Ring of Fire</a>. Known as the Bicol <a href="/wiki/Volcanic_Arc" class="mw-redirect" title="Volcanic Arc">Volcanic Arc</a> or Chain, the volcanoes are the results of the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Sea_Plate" class="mw-redirect" title="Philippine Sea Plate">Philippine Sea Plate</a> <a href="/wiki/Subduction" title="Subduction">subducting</a> under the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Mobile_Belt" title="Philippine Mobile Belt">Philippine Mobile Belt</a>, along the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Trench" title="Philippine Trench">Philippine Trench</a>. Volcanism is evident by the number of <a href="/wiki/Hot_springs" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot springs">hot springs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Volcanic_crater_lake" title="Volcanic crater lake">crater lakes</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Volcano" title="Volcano">volcanoes</a> that dot the region starting from <a href="/wiki/Mount_Labo" title="Mount Labo">Mount Labo</a> in Camarines Norte to the Gate Mountains in <a href="/wiki/Matnog,_Sorsogon" class="mw-redirect" title="Matnog, Sorsogon">Matnog, Sorsogon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Mayon_Volcano" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayon Volcano">Mayon Volcano</a> is the most prominent of the volcanoes in the region, famous for its perfect conical shape and for being the most active in the Philippines. Its eruptions have repeatedly inflicted disasters on the region, but during lulls in activity, it is a particularly magnificent peak. The southernmost tip of the peninsula is dominated by <a href="/wiki/Bulusan_Volcano" class="mw-redirect" title="Bulusan Volcano">Bulusan Volcano</a>, the other <a href="/wiki/Active_volcano" title="Active volcano">active volcano</a> in the region. <a href="/wiki/Tiwi,_Albay" title="Tiwi, Albay">Tiwi</a> in Albay and the <a href="/wiki/Bacon,_Sorsogon" class="mw-redirect" title="Bacon, Sorsogon">Bacon</a>-<a href="/wiki/Manito,_Albay" title="Manito, Albay">Manito</a> area between Sorsogon and Albay are the sites of two major <a href="/wiki/Geothermal_energy" title="Geothermal energy">geothermal fields</a> that contribute substantially to the Bicol Power Grid, which is the only independent power grid in the Philippines.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Volcanoes">Volcanoes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bicol_Region&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Volcanoes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>From North to South</b> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"">Picture </th> <th scope="col"">Name </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <th scope="row""><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:A_view_of_Mt._Isarog_03.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/A_view_of_Mt._Isarog_03.JPG/200px-A_view_of_Mt._Isarog_03.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/A_view_of_Mt._Isarog_03.JPG/300px-A_view_of_Mt._Isarog_03.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/A_view_of_Mt._Isarog_03.JPG/400px-A_view_of_Mt._Isarog_03.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Mount_Isarog" title="Mount Isarog">Mount Isarog</a></b> is a 1,966-metre (6,450 ft) <a href="/wiki/Fumarolic" class="mw-redirect" title="Fumarolic">fumarolic</a> volcano with a 2.5-kilometre (1.6 mi) wide crater breached to the east.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The mountain and vicinity covering 10,112 hectares (24,990 acres) is a <a href="/wiki/Protected_area" title="Protected area">protected area</a> in the Bicol Region under the name <i>Mount Isarog Natural Park</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-PAWB_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PAWB-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <th scope="row""><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mount_Iriga.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Mount_Iriga.jpg/200px-Mount_Iriga.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Mount_Iriga.jpg/300px-Mount_Iriga.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Mount_Iriga.jpg/400px-Mount_Iriga.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="424" /></a></span> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Mount_Iriga" title="Mount Iriga">Mount Iriga</a></b> is a 1,196-metre (3,924 ft) volcano with a large horseshoe-shaped collapsed crater located adjacent to <a href="/wiki/Lake_Buhi" title="Lake Buhi">Lake Buhi</a> (foreground).<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <th scope="row""><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mount_Malinao.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Mount_Malinao.jpg/200px-Mount_Malinao.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Mount_Malinao.jpg/300px-Mount_Malinao.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Mount_Malinao.jpg/400px-Mount_Malinao.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="416" /></a></span> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Mount_Malinao" class="mw-redirect" title="Mount Malinao">Mount Malinao</a></b> is a 1,548-metre (5,079 ft) volcano with a large crater about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) at its widest, which is breached to the east, The geothermal fields of Tiwi are located on its lower eastern slope.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <th scope="row""><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Masaraga.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Masaraga.jpg/200px-Masaraga.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Masaraga.jpg/300px-Masaraga.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Masaraga.jpg/400px-Masaraga.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="417" /></a></span> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Mount_Masaraga" title="Mount Masaraga">Mount Masaraga</a></b> is a sharp-topped 1,328-metre (4,357 ft) <a href="/wiki/Holocene" title="Holocene">Holocene</a> volcano NW of Mayon.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <th scope="row""><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mt.Mayon_tam3rd.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Mt.Mayon_tam3rd.jpg/200px-Mt.Mayon_tam3rd.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Mt.Mayon_tam3rd.jpg/300px-Mt.Mayon_tam3rd.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Mt.Mayon_tam3rd.jpg/400px-Mt.Mayon_tam3rd.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="765" /></a></span> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Mayon_Volcano" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayon Volcano">Mayon Volcano</a></b>, the highest point of the region at 2,463 metres (8,081 ft), is also the most popular in the region for its beautifully symmetrical cone. It is also the most active in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The volcano is one of the protected areas of Region V under the name <i>Mayon Volcano Natural Park</i> encompassing 5,776 hectares (14,270 acres).<sup id="cite_ref-PAWB_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PAWB-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <th scope="row""><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pocdolberge.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Pocdolberge.jpg/200px-Pocdolberge.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Pocdolberge.jpg/300px-Pocdolberge.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Pocdolberge.jpg/400px-Pocdolberge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="418" /></a></span> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Pocdol_Mountains" title="Pocdol Mountains">Pocdol Mountains</a></b> with its highest elevation at 1,102 metres (3,615 ft), is a fumarolic group of volcanoes situated between Albay and Sorsogon provinces. It is the location of the Bac-Man Geothermal Power Plant and the PNOC Eco-Park, a 25,100-hectare (62,000-acre) <a href="/wiki/Ecotourism" title="Ecotourism">ecotourism</a> park maintained and protected by the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_National_Oil_Company" title="Philippine National Oil Company">Philippine National Oil Company</a> (PNOC).<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <th scope="row""><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:A_dormant_Mt._Bulusan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/A_dormant_Mt._Bulusan.jpg/200px-A_dormant_Mt._Bulusan.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/A_dormant_Mt._Bulusan.jpg/300px-A_dormant_Mt._Bulusan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/A_dormant_Mt._Bulusan.jpg/400px-A_dormant_Mt._Bulusan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="588" /></a></span> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Bulusan_Volcano" class="mw-redirect" title="Bulusan Volcano">Bulusan Volcano</a></b>, the other active volcano of the region, has an altitude of 1,565 metres (5,135 ft). It is located on the remains of the 11-kilometre (6.8 mi) Irosin Caldera.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The volcano is a protected area and the centerpiece of the 3,672-hectare (9,070-acre) <i>Bulusan Volcano Natural Park</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-PAWB_41-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PAWB-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bicol_Region&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Education_in_the_Philippines" title="Education in the Philippines">Education in the Philippines</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WTNaga_BAHALANA_A2a.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/WTNaga_BAHALANA_A2a.JPG/220px-WTNaga_BAHALANA_A2a.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/WTNaga_BAHALANA_A2a.JPG/330px-WTNaga_BAHALANA_A2a.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/WTNaga_BAHALANA_A2a.JPG/440px-WTNaga_BAHALANA_A2a.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1072" data-file-height="712" /></a><figcaption>Ateneo de Naga University</figcaption></figure> <p>From 1945 until 2011, the basic education system was composed of six years of elementary education starting at the age of 6, and four years of <a href="/wiki/High_school" class="mw-redirect" title="High school">high school education</a> starting at the age of 12. Further education was provided by technical or vocational schools, or in higher education institutions such as universities. Although the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Philippines" title="Constitution of the Philippines">1987 Constitution</a> stated that elementary education was compulsory, this was never enforced.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2011, the country started to transition from its old 10-year basic educational system to a K–12 educational system, as mandated by the Department of Education.<sup id="cite_ref-K12_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-K12-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new 12-year system is now compulsory, along with the adoption of new curriculum for all schools (see <a href="/wiki/Education_in_the_Philippines#2010s_and_the_K–12_program" title="Education in the Philippines">2010s and the K–12 program</a>). The transition period will end with the 2017–2018 school year, which is the graduation date for the first group of students who entered the new educational system. </p><p>All public schools in the Philippines must start classes on the date mandated by the Department of Education (usually the first Monday for public, second Monday for private and third Monday for some colleges for the month of June) since the <a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Joseph_Estrada" title="Presidency of Joseph Estrada">presidency of Joseph Estrada</a> in 1999, and must end after each school completes the mandated 200-day school calendar organized by the Department of Education (usually around the third week of March to the second week of April). Private schools are not obliged to abide by a specific date but must open classes no later than the last week of August. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Acronym</th> <th>Province (Main campus)</th> <th>City/Municipality</th> <th>Established </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ateneo_de_Naga_University" title="Ateneo de Naga University">Ateneo de Naga University</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">AdNU</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camarines_Sur" title="Camarines Sur">Camarines Sur</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Naga_City,_Camarines_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Naga City, Camarines Sur">Naga City</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1940</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bicol_State_College_of_Applied_Sciences_and_Technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicol State College of Applied Sciences and Technology">Southeast Asian University of Technology</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">SEAUTech</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camarines_Sur" title="Camarines Sur">Camarines Sur</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Naga_City,_Camarines_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Naga City, Camarines Sur">Naga City</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1911</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bicol_University" title="Bicol University">Bicol University</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">BU</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albay" title="Albay">Albay</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Legazpi,_Albay" title="Legazpi, Albay">Legazpi City</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1969</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Catanduanes_State_University" title="Catanduanes State University">Catanduanes State University</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">CatSU</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Catanduanes" title="Catanduanes">Catanduanes</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virac,_Catanduanes" title="Virac, Catanduanes">Virac</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1961</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Central_Bicol_State_University_of_Agriculture" title="Central Bicol State University of Agriculture">Central Bicol State University of Agriculture</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">CBSUA</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camarines_Sur" title="Camarines Sur">Camarines Sur</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pili,_Camarines_Sur" title="Pili, Camarines Sur">Pili</a> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1918</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Divine_Word_College_of_Legazpi" title="Divine Word College of Legazpi">Divine Word College of Legazpi</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">DWCL</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albay" title="Albay">Albay</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Legazpi_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Legazpi City">Legazpi City</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1947</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dr._Emilio_B._Espinosa_Sr._Memorial_State_College_of_Agriculture_and_Technology" title="Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology">Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">DEBESMSCAT</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate">Masbate</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mandaon,_Masbate" class="mw-redirect" title="Mandaon, Masbate">Mandaon</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1952</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Naga College Foundation, Inc.</td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">NCF</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camarines_Sur" title="Camarines Sur">Camarines Sur</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Naga,_Camarines_Sur" title="Naga, Camarines Sur">Naga City</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1947</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mariners' Polytechnic Colleges, Inc.</td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">MPC</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camarines_Sur" title="Camarines Sur">Camarines Sur</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Naga,_Camarines_Sur" title="Naga, Camarines Sur">Naga City</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1974</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Partido_State_University" title="Partido State University">Partido State University</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">PSU</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camarines_Sur" title="Camarines Sur">Camarines Sur</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Goa,_Camarines_Sur" title="Goa, Camarines Sur">Goa</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">2001</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Camarines_Sur_Polytechnic_Colleges" class="mw-redirect" title="Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges">Polytechnic State University of Bicol</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">PSUB</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camarines_Sur" title="Camarines Sur">Camarines Sur</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nabua,_Camarines_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Nabua, Camarines Sur">Nabua</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1983</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sorsogon_State_University" title="Sorsogon State University">Sorsogon State University</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">SorSU</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sorsogon" title="Sorsogon">Sorsogon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sorsogon_City" title="Sorsogon City">Sorsogon City</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1907</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Universidad_de_Santa_Isabel" class="mw-redirect" title="Universidad de Santa Isabel">Universidad de Santa Isabel</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">USI</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camarines_Sur" title="Camarines Sur">Camarines Sur</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Naga_City,_Camarines_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Naga City, Camarines Sur">Naga City</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1868</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Camarines_Norte_State_College" title="Camarines Norte State College">University of Camarines Norte</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">CNSC</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camarines_Norte" title="Camarines Norte">Camarines Norte</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daet,_Camarines_Norte" class="mw-redirect" title="Daet, Camarines Norte">Daet</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1992</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Nueva_Caceres" title="University of Nueva Caceres">University of Nueva Caceres</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">UNC</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camarines_Sur" title="Camarines Sur">Camarines Sur</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Naga_City,_Camarines_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Naga City, Camarines Sur">Naga City</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1948</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Santo_Tomas%E2%80%93Legazpi" title="University of Santo Tomas–Legazpi">University of Santo Tomas–Legazpi</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">UST–Legazpi</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albay" title="Albay">Albay</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Legazpi_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Legazpi City">Legazpi City</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1948</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bicol University Gubat Campus</td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">BUGC</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sorsogon" title="Sorsogon">Sorsogon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gubat" title="Gubat">Gubat</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bicol_Region&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:95%;background-color:white;width:100%;"> <caption>Public service and governance </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Name </th> <th scope="col">Information </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Leni_Robredo" title="Leni Robredo">Leni Robredo</a> </th> <td>Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines (2016–2022), politician and lawyer. Served during the 16th Congress as Member of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" title="House of Representatives of the Philippines">Philippine House of Representatives</a> from <a href="/wiki/Legislative_district_of_Naga" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislative district of Naga">Camarines Sur's Third District</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CONGRESSGOVprofile_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CONGRESSGOVprofile-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The widow of then Interior Secretary <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Robredo" title="Jesse Robredo">Jesse Robredo</a>. Born in <a href="/wiki/Naga,_Camarines_Sur" title="Naga, Camarines Sur">Naga City</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Tecla_San_Andres_Ziga" title="Tecla San Andres Ziga">Tecla San Andres Ziga</a> </th> <td>Former senator, first female bar top-notcher. Born in <a href="/wiki/Nueva_Caceres" class="mw-redirect" title="Nueva Caceres">Nueva Caceres</a>, Ambos Camarines. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Raul_Roco" title="Raul Roco">Raul Roco</a> </th> <td>Born in <a href="/wiki/Naga,_Camarines_Sur" title="Naga, Camarines Sur">Naga City</a>, a Filipino statesman, prominent lawyer, congressman, senator, secretary of education) during the presidency of <a href="/wiki/Gloria_Macapagal_Arroyo" title="Gloria Macapagal Arroyo">Gloria Macapagal Arroyo</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Francis_Escudero" title="Francis Escudero">Francis "Chiz" Escudero</a> </th> <td>Incumbent senator, 2016 vice-presidential aspirant, former Sorsogon representative, and former Sorsogon governor. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Trillanes_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Antonio Trillanes IV">Antonio Trillanes IV</a> </th> <td>Former senator, vice-presidential aspirant (2016), and former military officer. Leader of the Magdalo group. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Gregorio_Honasan" title="Gregorio Honasan">Gregorio Honasan</a> </th> <td>Former senator, vice-presidential aspirant (2016), and former military officer. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Leila_de_Lima" title="Leila de Lima">Leila de Lima</a> </th> <td>Former senator, lawyer, human rights activist and politician. She was appointed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as chairperson of the Philippine Commission on Human Rights in May 2008 and she served in the commission until June 30, 2010, when she was appointed by President Benigno S. Aquino III as the Philippines' secretary of the Department of Justice. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Joker_Arroyo" title="Joker Arroyo">Ceferino "Joker" Arroyo Jr.</a> </th> <td>Former senator turned congressman, statesman and key figure in the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution which ousted strongman President Ferdinand Marcos. He was congressman for Makati from 1992 to 2001 and a senator from 2001 to 2013. Philippine Bar Association's Most Distinguished Award for Justice as a "man beholden to no one except to his country" and a Senate Resolution No. 100 enacted in the 8th Congress commending him for his invaluable services to the Filipino people. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Francisco_Tatad" title="Francisco Tatad">Francisco Tatad</a> </th> <td>A native from <a href="/wiki/Catanduanes" title="Catanduanes">Catanduanes</a>, former senator of the Philippines (1992–2001) </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Robredo" title="Jesse Robredo">Jesse Robredo</a> </th> <td>Secretary of the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Interior_and_Local_Government" title="Department of the Interior and Local Government">Interior and Local Government</a> and former <a href="/wiki/Naga,_Camarines_Sur" title="Naga, Camarines Sur">Naga City</a> mayor </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Irene_Cortes" title="Irene Cortes">Irene Cortes</a> </th> <td>She was a former associate justice of the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_Philippines" title="Supreme Court of the Philippines">Supreme Court of the Philippines</a> / First female dean of the <a href="/wiki/UP_College_of_Law" class="mw-redirect" title="UP College of Law">UP College of Law</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Shalani_Soledad" title="Shalani Soledad">Shalani Soledad-Romulo</a> </th> <td>Valenzuela representative and TV host </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Santiago" title="Joseph Santiago">Joseph Santiago</a> </th> <td>Congressman for two terms 2004 and 2007. He is a former executive of <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Long_Distance_Telephone_Company#Subsidiaries_and_affiliates" class="mw-redirect" title="Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company">Pilipino Telephone Corporation</a>. Serves as commissioner of the <a href="/wiki/National_Telecommunications_Commission_(Philippines)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Telecommunications Commission (Philippines)">National Telecommunications Commission</a>, and from 1997 to 1998, he served as team manager of the <a href="/wiki/Talk_%27N_Text_Phone_Pals" class="mw-redirect" title="Talk 'N Text Phone Pals">Mobiline Cellulars</a> professional basketball team in the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Basketball_Association" title="Philippine Basketball Association">Philippine Basketball Association</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leandro_Verceles_Sr.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leandro Verceles Sr. (page does not exist)">Leandro Verceles Sr.</a> </th> <td>Philippine ambassador, governor, Philippine immigration commissioner, initiator of the Catanduanes Circumferential Road, initiator of the ARDCI, a micro-lending strategy that eventually led to the nationally acclaimed Vision Bank. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leandro_Verceles_Jr.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leandro Verceles Jr. (page does not exist)">Leandro Verceles Jr.</a> </th> <td>Congressman (1992–2001), governor (2001–2006), principal author of the Philippine <a href="/wiki/E-commerce" title="E-commerce">E-Commerce Act</a> that paved the way for the burgeoning $20b <a href="/wiki/Business_process_outsourcing_in_the_Philippines" title="Business process outsourcing in the Philippines">BPO industry in the Philippines</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Arnulfo_Fuentebella" title="Arnulfo Fuentebella">Arnulfo Fuentebella</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" title="House of Representatives of the Philippines">House of Representatives of the Philippines</a> 11th Congress speaker of the House (2000 -2001) </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Gina_de_Venecia" title="Gina de Venecia">Gina Vera-Perez de Venecia</a> </th> <td>She is daughter of the famed star-builder of Sampaguita Pictures, then Doc Jose Perez and Azucena Vera-Perez. She is married to <a href="/wiki/Jose_de_Venecia,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Jose de Venecia, Jr.">Jose de Venecia, Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" title="Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines">Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines</a> from 1992 to 1998 and 2001 to 2008. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Panganiban" title="José María Panganiban">José María Panganiban</a> </th> <td>A Filipino propagandist, linguist, and essayist. He was one of the main writers and contributors for <i>La Solidaridad</i>, writing under the pen names "Jomapa" and "J.M.P." The municipality of Jose Panganiban in Camarines Norte—formerly known as Mambulao—is named after him. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Crispin_Beltran" title="Crispin Beltran">Crispin Beltran</a> </th> <td>A Filipino <a href="/wiki/Labor_Movement" class="mw-redirect" title="Labor Movement">labor</a> leader. Former member of <a href="/wiki/13th_Congress_of_the_Philippines" title="13th Congress of the Philippines">13th Congress of the Philippines</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Anakpawis" title="Anakpawis">Anakpawis</a> ("Toiling Masses") <a href="/wiki/Party-list_proportional_representation" title="Party-list proportional representation">party-list</a> and former chair of <a href="/wiki/Kilusang_Mayo_Uno" title="Kilusang Mayo Uno">Kilusang Mayo Uno</a> (KMU), a militant and progressive labor movement. </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Romulo_Espaldon" title="Romulo Espaldon">Romulo Espaldon</a> </th> <td>A former military officer, politician, civil servant and diplomat who was the first naval officer to attain the rank of <a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral" title="Rear admiral">Rear Admiral</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Navy" title="Philippine Navy">Philippine Navy</a>. As a civilian, he became ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt, Somalia and Sudan in different time periods. He held two political p <p>positions, such as being Tawi-Tawi's first governor (1973-1974) and a lone district representative of Tawi-Tawi (1990-1992). Born in <a href="/wiki/Donsol" title="Donsol">Donsol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sorsogon" title="Sorsogon">Sorsogon</a> to Christian Bicolano teachers but raised in Tawi-Tawi where his parents were sent to teach and he became exposed into Tausug and Sama cultures and converted to Islam at a yong age, which soon earned him a position as a first Commissioner (later Minister) of Muslim Affairs. </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:95%;background-color:white;width:100%;"> <caption>Arts and literature </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Name </th> <th scope="col">Information </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Merlinda_Bobis" title="Merlinda Bobis">Merlinda Carullo Bobis</a> </th> <td>Born in Legazpi City, she is a contemporary Filipino writer and academic in Australia </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:95%;background-color:white;width:100%;"> <caption>Sports </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Name </th> <th scope="col">Information </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Bernabe_Concepcion" title="Bernabe Concepcion">Bernabe Concepcion</a> </th> <td>A native of <a href="/wiki/Catanduanes" title="Catanduanes">Catanduanes</a> and Filipino <a href="/wiki/Featherweight" title="Featherweight">featherweight</a> boxer </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Don_Trollano" title="Don Trollano">Don Trollano</a> </th> <td>A native from <a href="/wiki/Gigmoto,_Catanduanes" class="mw-redirect" title="Gigmoto, Catanduanes">Gigmoto</a>. He is a Filipino professional basketball player for the <a href="/wiki/NLEX_Road_Warriors" title="NLEX Road Warriors">NLEX Road Warriors</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Basketball_Association" title="Philippine Basketball Association">Philippine Basketball Association</a> (PBA). </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Reil_Cervantes" title="Reil Cervantes">Reil Cervantes</a> </th> <td>From <a href="/wiki/Virac,_Catanduanes" title="Virac, Catanduanes">Virac</a>. Is a Filipino professional basketball player for <a href="/wiki/Blackwater_Elite" class="mw-redirect" title="Blackwater Elite">Blackwater Elite</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Basketball_Association" title="Philippine Basketball Association">Philippine Basketball Association</a> (PBA). He was drafted 9th by <a href="/wiki/Barangay_Ginebra_San_Miguel" title="Barangay Ginebra San Miguel">Barangay Ginebra Kings</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2011_PBA_draft" title="2011 PBA draft">2011 PBA draft</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2014, he was drafted 2nd overall by <a href="/wiki/Kia_Sorento_(PBA_team)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kia Sorento (PBA team)">Kia Sorento</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2014_PBA_Expansion_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 PBA Expansion Draft">2014 PBA Expansion Draft</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:95%;background-color:white;width:100%"> <caption>Entertainment industry </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Name </th> <th scope="col">Information </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/John_Arcilla" title="John Arcilla">John Arcilla</a> </th> <td>Is a multi-awarded <a href="/wiki/Filipino_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Filipino people">Filipino</a> movie actor<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and environmentalist.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Nora_Aunor" title="Nora Aunor">Nora Aunor</a> </th> <td>Multi-awarded Filipino actress, singer and producer. She is regarded as the "Superstar in Philippine Entertainment Industry". </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Janelle_Quintana" title="Janelle Quintana">Janelle Quintana Manahan</a> </th> <td>Teen actress/Best New Female Artist (19th <a href="/wiki/Aliw_Awards" title="Aliw Awards">Aliw Awards</a>) nominee </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Enchong_Dee" title="Enchong Dee">Enchong Dee</a> </th> <td>Born Ernest Lorenzo Dee, is an actor in <a href="/wiki/Naga,_Camarines_Sur" title="Naga, Camarines Sur">Naga City</a>, director and model, and an international competitive swimmer. He came to prominence after starring in <i><a href="/wiki/Katorse" title="Katorse">Katorse</a></i> (2009). </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/AJ_Dee" title="AJ Dee">AJ Dee</a> </th> <td>Born Angel James Dee III in <a href="/wiki/Naga,_Camarines_Sur" title="Naga, Camarines Sur">Naga City</a>, is an actor and an international competitive swimmer. He played the role of Tony Javier in the play <i>A Portrait of an Artist</i>. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Robin_Padilla" title="Robin Padilla">Robin Padilla</a> </th> <td>Film/TV Actor and model popularly known as the "Bad Boy of Philippine Movies". Also an incumbent senator after topping the 2022 senatorial polls. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Garcia" title="Eddie Garcia">Eddie Garcia</a> </th> <td>Born in <a href="/wiki/Juban,_Sorsogon" title="Juban, Sorsogon">Juban</a>. Popularly known as "Manoy", he was a Filipino film actor and film director. A former member of the Philippine Scouts in Okinawa during World War II. Also a member of the Philippine Military Academy Marangal Class of 1974, alongside <a href="/wiki/First_Spouse_of_the_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="First Spouse of the Philippines">First Gentleman</a> <a href="/wiki/Jose_Miguel_Arroyo" title="Jose Miguel Arroyo">Mike Arroyo</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Ilarde" title="Eddie Ilarde">Eddie Ilarde</a> </th> <td>Radio and television host. Born in <a href="/wiki/Iriga,_Camarines_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Iriga, Camarines Sur">Iriga</a>. Also served political positions such as becoming councilor of <a href="/wiki/Pasay_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Pasay City">Pasay</a>, congressman, and assemblyman. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Wally_Bayola" title="Wally Bayola">Wally Bayola</a> </th> <td>Is a Filipino comedian, singer and actor born and raised in <a href="/wiki/Naga,_Camarines_Sur" title="Naga, Camarines Sur">Naga City</a>. He is best known appearing alongside his co-tandem <a href="/wiki/Jose_Manalo" title="Jose Manalo">Jose Manalo</a> on the noon-time television variety show <a href="/wiki/E.A.T._(TV_program)" class="mw-redirect" title="E.A.T. (TV program)">E.A.T.</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Valenciano" title="Gary Valenciano">Gary V.</a> </th> <td>Is a Filipino musician. Also known as "Mr. Pure Energy", Valenciano has released 26 albums, and won the <a href="/wiki/Awit_Awards" title="Awit Awards">Awit Awards</a> for "Best Male Performer" eleven times. In 1998, he became <a href="/wiki/UNICEF_Philippines" title="UNICEF Philippines">UNICEF Philippines</a> first National Ambassador. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Imelda_Papin" title="Imelda Papin">Imelda Papin</a> </th> <td>Is a Filipino singer and one of the bigger names in the <a href="/wiki/Music_of_the_Philippines" title="Music of the Philippines">Philippine music industry</a>. Dubbed the "Sentimental Songstress", Imelda Papin is responsible for songs such as "Bakit (Kung liligaya ka sa piling ng iba)" and "Isang Linggong Pag-ibig". Born in <a href="/wiki/Presentacion" title="Presentacion">Presentacion</a>, she also served as vice governor of Camarines Sur from 2019 to 2022. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Kyla_(Filipino_singer)" title="Kyla (Filipino singer)">Kyla</a> </th> <td>Melanie Calumpad Alvarez in real name. Kyla is a <a href="/wiki/Filipino_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Filipino people">Filipino</a> <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a> singer-songwriter, producer, occasional actress and presenter dubbed as the Philippines' "Queen of R&B". </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Paolo_Gumabao" title="Paolo Gumabao">Paolo Gumabao</a> </th> <td>Born Paul Chen, is a Filipino actor and model. He is from <a href="/wiki/Virac,_Catanduanes" title="Virac, Catanduanes">Virac</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Carmen_Camacho" title="Carmen Camacho">Carmen Camacho</a> </th> <td>1960s Philippine Kundiman Diva </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Noel_Cabangon" title="Noel Cabangon">Noel Cabangon</a> </th> <td>Is a Filipino folk singer and composer, formerly of the band Buklod. He is known for composing socially-relevant songs such as Kanlungan and Tatsulok. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Jericho_Rosales" title="Jericho Rosales">Jericho Rosales</a> </th> <td>Is a Filipino cinema and television actor, model, singer, and songwriter. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;">Julian Alturas </th> <td>A former Filipino child actor and former Star Magic <i>Artist.</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Aga_Muhlach" title="Aga Muhlach">Aga Muhlach</a> </th> <td>Actor, model, host and former matinée idol of Philippine movies. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Beatriz_Saw" class="mw-redirect" title="Beatriz Saw">Beatriz Saw</a> </th> <td>Actress, TV host and <a href="/wiki/Pinoy_Big_Brother" title="Pinoy Big Brother">Pinoy Big Brother</a> Season 2 big winner </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bugoy_Drilon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bugoy Drilon (page does not exist)">Bugoy Drilon</a> </th> <td>Singer, actor and <a href="/wiki/Pinoy_Dream_Academy" title="Pinoy Dream Academy">Pinoy Dream Academy</a> Season 2 2nd Star Dreamer </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Barbie_Imperial" title="Barbie Imperial">Barbie Imperial</a> </th> <td>Actress and model </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Lino_Brocka" title="Lino Brocka">Lino Brocka</a> </th> <td>Multi-awarded film director. Co-founded the organization Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP) and the Free the Artist Movement. Born in Pilar, Sorsogon. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Allen_Ansay" title="Allen Ansay">Allen Ansay</a> </th> <td>Born in Sagñay, Camarines Sur, actor and was the first runner-up of <a href="/wiki/StarStruck_(season_7)" class="mw-redirect" title="StarStruck (season 7)">StarStruck (season 7)</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:95%;background-color:white;width:100%"> <caption>Modeling and fashion </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Name </th> <th scope="col">Information </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Precious_Lara_Quigaman" title="Precious Lara Quigaman">Lara Quigaman</a> </th> <td>Born in <a href="/wiki/Naga,_Camarines_Sur" title="Naga, Camarines Sur">Naga City</a>. Film/TV actress, model, host and <a href="/wiki/Miss_International_2005" class="mw-redirect" title="Miss International 2005">Miss International 2005</a> winner. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Venus_Raj" title="Venus Raj">Venus Raj</a> </th> <td>Beauty queen, TV personality, model, and actress. She was crowned <a href="/wiki/Binibining_Pilipinas_2010" title="Binibining Pilipinas 2010">Binibining Pilipinas-Universe 2010</a>. Fourth runner-up in 2010 Miss Universe pageant. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Miriam_Quiambao" title="Miriam Quiambao">Miriam Quiambao</a> </th> <td>Is a Filipina television personality, occasional actress and 1st runner up at the Miss Universe 1999 pageant. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Bea_Rose_Santiago" class="mw-redirect" title="Bea Rose Santiago">Bea Rose Santiago</a> </th> <td>Fords model and <a href="/wiki/Miss_International_2013" title="Miss International 2013">Miss International 2013</a> winner. She was born in <a href="/wiki/Cataingan" title="Cataingan">Cataingan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate">Masbate</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yvethe_Marie_Santiago&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yvethe Marie Santiago (page does not exist)">Yvethe Marie Santiago</a> </th> <td>Graduated in Bicol University College of Business Economics and Management <a href="/w/index.php?title=Binibining_Pilipinas_Supranational_2014&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Binibining Pilipinas Supranational 2014 (page does not exist)">Binibining Pilipinas Supranational 2014</a> winner. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Christi_McGarry" title="Christi McGarry">Christi McGarry</a> </th> <td>A Filipino-American model and beauty pageant titleholder crowned Miss Intercontinental 2015 First runner-up. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Peters" title="Rachel Peters">Rachel Peters</a> </th> <td>A Filipino-British model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned <a href="/wiki/Miss_Universe" title="Miss Universe">Miss Universe Philippines 2017</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Catriona_Gray" title="Catriona Gray">Catriona Gray</a> </th> <td>A Filipino-Australian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned <a href="/wiki/Miss_World" title="Miss World">Miss World Philippines 2016</a> and <a href="/wiki/Miss_Universe" title="Miss Universe">Miss Universe Philippines 2018</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:95%;background-color:white;width:100%;"> <caption>Religion </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Name </th> <th scope="col">Information </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Jose_Tomas_Sanchez" title="Jose Tomas Sanchez">Jose Tomas Sanchez</a> </th> <td>Born in <a href="/wiki/Naga,_Camarines_Sur" title="Naga, Camarines Sur">Naga City</a>. Roman Catholic Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy and Cardinal Priest from the Philippines </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Velarde" title="Mike Velarde">Mike Velarde</a> </th> <td>Tele-evangelist, founder and Servant-Leader of <a href="/wiki/El_Shaddai_(movement)" title="El Shaddai (movement)">El Shaddai DWXI-PPFI</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Jorge_Barlin" title="Jorge Barlin">Jorge Barlin</a> </th> <td>Born in <a href="/wiki/Baao,_Camarines_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Baao, Camarines Sur">Baao</a>. First native-born Filipino bishop. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bicol_Region&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Central_Bikol_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Bikol language">Central Bikol</a>: <i lang="bcl">Rehiyon kan Bikol</i>; <a href="/wiki/Rinconada_Bikol_language" title="Rinconada Bikol language">Rinconada Bikol</a>: <i>Rehiyon ka Bikol</i>; <a href="/wiki/Southern_Sorsogon_language" title="Southern Sorsogon language">Waray Sorsogon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Masbate%C3%B1o_language" title="Masbateño language">Masbateño</a>: <i>Rehiyon san Bikol</i>; <a href="/wiki/Tagalog_language" title="Tagalog language">Tagalog</a>: <i lang="tl">Rehiyon ng Bikol</i></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bicol_Region&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-PSA15–05-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-PSA15–05_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-PSA15–05_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFCensus_of_Population2015" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1">Census of Population (2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/phcd/2022-12/R05.xlsx">"Region V (Bicol Region)"</a>. <i>Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay</i>. <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Statistics_Authority" title="Philippine Statistics Authority">Philippine Statistics Authority</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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