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Bicol Region
This document provides information about Region 5 or the Bicol Region of the Philippines. It includes: - An overview of the 6 provinces that make up the region - Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate, and Sorsogon. - Details about cities, attractions, airports/ports, accommodations, and famous foods for each province. - A SWOT analysis of the region's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. - Descriptions of popular festivals held in the different provinces, such as the Magayon Festival in Albay and Dayaw Dalan Festival in Masbate.
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- 2. Identify Create Assess Objectives Atthe end of the chapter, students should be able to:
- 3. Albay Legazpi City Sorsogon Sorsogon City Camarines Norte Daet Masbate MasbateCity Camarines Sur Naga City Catanduanes Virac REGION 5 BICOL REGION
- 4. Number of Cities Numberof Towns and Municipalities FAST FACTS BICOL REGION Camarines Norte Number of Cities: 0 Number of Towns and Municipalities: 12 Catanduanes Number of Cities: 0 Number of Towns and Municipalities: 11 Sorsogon Number of Cities: 1 Number of Towns and Municipalities: 14 Albay Number of Cities: 3 Number of Towns and Municipalities: 15 Camarines Sur Number of Cities: 2 Number of Towns and Municipalities: 35 Masbate Number of Cities: 1 Number of Towns and Municipalities: 20
- 5. Airport Port Highway/ Railway Legazpi Airport Pili Airport Virac Airport Masbate Airport Matnog, Pilar, Bulan Ports (Sorsogon) Masbate Port (Masbate) Virac Port (Catanduanes) Tabaco Port (Albay) via Pan-Philippine Highway via Philippine-National Railway (Manila – Albay)
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- 11. BASILICA MENORE DE NUESTRASEÑORA DE PEÑAFRANCIA History Historical Attraction Camarines Sur
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- 13. OUR LADY OF SORROWSSHRINE About History Historical Attractions Catanduanes
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- 15. How to getthere? CATANDAYAGAN FALLS Natural Attractions Masbate
- 16. CORAL CHURCH OF BARCELONA About HistoricalAttractions Sorsogon
- 17. BUDGET Mayon Backpackers Hostel MID-RANGE HotelSt. Ellis HIGH-END The Oriental Hotel RANGE OF ACCOMMODATIONS ALBAY
- 18. BUDGET Nathaniel Hotel MID-RANGE Pineapple IslandResort RANGE OF ACCOMMODATIONS CAMARINES NORTE
- 19. BUDGET CBD Hotel MID-RANGE Carmen Hotel HIGH-END AvenuePlaza Hotel RANGE OF ACCOMMODATIONS CAMARINES SUR
- 20. BUDGET Marem Pension House MID-RANGE ARDCICorporate Inn RANGE OF ACCOMMODATIONS CATANDUANES
- 21. BUDGET Sampaguita Tourist Inn MID-RANGE AltamarBeach Resort RANGE OF ACCOMMODATIONS MASBATE
- 22. BUDGET Selvinas Hotel MID-RANGE Villa IsabelHotel HIGH-END Siama Hotel RANGE OF ACCOMMODATIONS SORSOGON
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- 25. S.W.O.T. SWOT ANALYSIS Region V- Bicol Strength Has numerous historical attraction. Weakness Many roads and highways are in poor condition. Opportunity The Camsur Watersports Complex Threats The presence of a number of active volcanoes.
- 26. S.W.O.T. SWOT ANALYSIS Region V- Bicol Strength Has numerous historical attractions. Weakness Many roads and highways are in poor condition. Opportunity The Camsur Watersports Complex Threats The presence of a number of active volcanoes.
- 27. S.W.O.T. SWOT ANALYSIS Region V- Bicol Strength Has numerous historical attractions. Weakness Many roads and highways are in poor condition. Opportunity The Camsur Watersports Complex Threats The presence of a number of active volcanoes.
- 28. S.W.O.T. SWOT ANALYSIS Region V- Bicol Strength Has numerous historical attractions. Weakness Many roads and highways are in poor condition. Opportunity The Camsur Watersports Complex. Threats The presence of a number of active volcanoes.
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- 30. ALBAY Pinangat is acoconut milk- based dish using taro leaves, meat, and chili. Bicol Express is pure comfort food! With pork cubes cooked in coconut milk and chili peppers, it’s rich, creamy, spicy and delicious! Sinarapan It is believed to be the world’s smallest commercially harvested fish (though not the smallest fish known). The fish has an average length of 12.5 millimeters sili ice cream, whose major ingredients include “siling labuyo” and coconut milk has used the local symbol of Bicol, the chilli, and created a unique ice cream flavour.
- 31. CAMARINE S NORTE Sinantolan, isa Filipino dish made with grated santol fruit rinds, siling haba, shrimp paste (bagoong alamang), onion, garlic, and coconut cream. Meat or seafood are also commonly added, and a spicy version adds labuyo chilis Kinunot is a Filipino dish from the Bicol province made with flaked stingray, moringa leaves and chillies cooked in a spiced coconut cream sauce. Ginataang Bilo- bilo with Langka is a Filipino snack dish. It is composed of glutinous rice balls (locally known as bilo-bilo), coconut cream, sugar, sago pearls, and ripe jackfruit.
- 32. CAMARINE S SUR Kinalas isfamous noodle dish in Naga city. It is very similar to beef mami and the only thing you will notice on their difference is the addition of thick brown sauce on top of the noodles similar to a gravy. TOASTED SIOPAO These white steamed buns with meat filling called siopao has evolved into a more creative kind of siopao. toasted siopao is baked directly in the oven without steaming. So when it is cooked, the texture is similar to bread with meat fillings.
- 33. CATANDUAN ES TINUMOK is gabior taro root leaves filled with mixture of shrimps, flakes fish, buko meat, onion, shrimp paste and boiled in coconut milk. This recipe is very similar to ginataang laing Sinalpungan is one of the iconic dishes from the island province of Catanduanes. It is often eaten alongside drinking alcohol. Carabao tripe is fried with a lot of onions. The tripe is comparable in taste to isaw sinalpungan is tougher and coarses and has the strong flavor of large animal innards. Suman sa Latik
- 34. MASBAT E PUTAN This dish isMasbate’s version of Bicol’s famous laing. While the usual laing consists of taro leaves, coconut milk, pork, and chili, ‘Putan’ adds langka and dilis to their own version! SUTUKIL Masbate is a haven for fresh seafood such as scallops, prawns, crabs, squid, and a variety of fishes. The best place to have a taste of these is at Sutukil, an acronym for Sugba, Tula, Kilaw
- 35. SORSOGO N KINUNOT NA PAGIis a Bicolano dish of flaked stingray fish or pagi cooked in a creamy coconut sauce. The term Kinunot is a Bicolano term for flaking or hinimay in Tagalog. The Gubat delicacy “timitim” is a mixture of grated cassava, brown sugar, eggs, milk and coconut milk, cooked the slow and old way using firewood. HINAGOM The roasted rice flour is cooked in coconut milk with melted sugar cane sugar and cinnamon
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- 37. ALBAY Magayon Festival is ayearly celebration derived from the legend of the Mayon Volcano to honor the province’s bounty and beauty. The festival is held in Legazpi City of the Albay province on Bicol island. MAGAYON FESTIVAL Unlike many of the festivals in the Philippines, the Ibalong Festival doesn’t take off religion or harvest. The festival is based on the Ibalong Epic, which tells of the story Ibalon who was joined by three legendary heroes, Batlog, Handyong, and Bantong reside. The three heroes rid the town of monsters, saved the people from a great flood, and laid the laws of the land. IBALONG FESTIVAL
- 38. CAMARINES NORTE Pabirik Festival is afestival that recognizes the gold mining in the territory of Camarines Norte. PABIRIK FESTIVAL Higlighted by a street dancing and agro industrial fair, this festival expresses the gratitude of local folks' for abundance signified by the rooster. It is also held in celebration of their Black Nazarene's Feast Day on May 13. PALONG FESTIVAL
- 39. CAMARINES SUR A celebration promotingthe rich aquatic resources of Lake Bato. Derived from local dialect “ranow” meaning lake, participants are clad in fish-like costumes depicting the different indigenous fish of Bato Lake while gracefully dancing to creatively choreographed movements in their gaily colored unique outfits fashioned from indigenous materials. KARANOWAN FISH TIVAL The Kaogma Festival marks the foundation day (May 27, 1569) of Camarines Sur in the Philippines KAOGMA FESTIVAL
- 40. CATANDUAN ES Padadyaw is an oldCatandunganon term which means to show one’s best with pride and dignity coupled with excitement.
- 41. MASBAT E Dayaw is anold Tigaonon term which means �to show off, parade or display�. In its strictest meaning, dayaw is to present with pride what is distinctly and essentially inherent in a person. Dalan on the other hand, means in olden times, a mountain trail which now includes path, street and highway. Dayaw Dalan Festival symbolizes the best of what the municipality of San Jacinto have as a town and as a people. The festival is held in honor of its patron saint, Santo Cristo de Burgos. DAYAW DALAN FESTIVAL
- 42. SORSOGO N The festival isitself the foundation anniversary of Sorsogon. The festival’s name means “prosperity and happiness.” KASANGGAYAHAN FESTIVAL