Bicol Region

All about Bicol Region

1. REGION 5 Bicol Region 5 Jasmin Magbanua Nicolle Anne Saul

2. Identify Create Assess Objectives At the end of the chapter, students should be able to:

3. A lbay Legazpi City Sorsogon Sorsogon City Camarines Norte Daet Masbate Masbate City Camarines Sur Naga City Catanduanes Virac REGION 5 BICOL REGION

4. Number of Cities Number of 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) v ia Pan-Philippine Highway via Philippine-National Railway (Manila – Albay)

6. Albay Sorsogon Camarines Norte Masbate Camarines Sur Catanduanes Attractions and Activities

7. CAGSAWA RUINS History Tourism Historical Attraction Albay

8. Mythology MAYON VOLCANO Natural Attractions Albay

9. Tourism CALAGUAS GROUP OF ISLANDS Natural Attractions Camarines Norte

10. MUSEO BULAWAN About Built Attractions Camarines Norte

11. BASILICA MENORE DE NUESTRA SE Ñ ORA DE PE Ñ AFRANCIA History Historical Attraction Camarines Sur

12. CAMSUR WATERSPORTS COMPLEX Built Attractions Camarines Sur

13. OUR LADY OF SORROWS SHRINE About History Historical Attractions Catanduanes

14. About BINURONG POINT Natural Attractions Catanduanes

15. How to get there? CATANDAYAGAN FALLS Natural Attractions Masbate

16. CORAL CHURCH OF BARCELONA About Historical Attractions Sorsogon

17. BUDGET Mayon Backpackers Hostel MID-RANGE Hotel St. Ellis HIGH-END The Oriental Hotel RANGE OF ACCOMMODATIONS ALBAY

18. BUDGET Nathaniel Hotel MID-RANGE Pineapple Island Resort RANGE OF ACCOMMODATIONS CAMARINES NORTE

19. BUDGET CBD Hotel MID-RANGE Carmen Hotel HIGH-END Avenue Plaza Hotel RANGE OF ACCOMMODATIONS CAMARINES SUR

20. BUDGET Marem Pension House MID-RANGE ARDCI Corporate Inn RANGE OF ACCOMMODATIONS CATANDUANES

21. BUDGET Sampaguita Tourist Inn MID-RANGE Altamar Beach Resort RANGE OF ACCOMMODATIONS MASBATE

22. BUDGET Selvinas Hotel MID-RANGE Villa Isabel Hotel HIGH-END Siama Hotel RANGE OF ACCOMMODATIONS SORSOGON

23. Pili nuts 1 2 Sili Beer Recommended Pasalubong

24. Bottled Bicol Express 3 4 Bidibidi bags Honey 5

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.

29. FOOD AND DELICACIES REGION 5 BICOL REGION

30. ALBAY Pinangat is a coconut 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. CAMARINES NORTE Sinantolan , is a  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. CAMARINES SUR Kinalas is famous 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. CATANDUANES TINUMOK is gabi or 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. MASBATE PUTAN This dish is Masbate’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. SORSOGON KINUNOT NA PAGI is 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

36. FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENT BICOL REGION

37. ALBAY Magayon Festival is a yearly 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 a  festival  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 promoting the 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. CATANDUANES Padadyaw   is an old  Catandunganon   term which means to show one’s best with pride and dignity coupled with excitement.

41. MASBATE Dayaw  is an old 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. SORSOGON The festival is itself the foundation anniversary of Sorsogon. The festival’s name means “prosperity and happiness.” KASANGGAYAHAN FESTIVAL