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Bicol Medical Center
Bikol or Bicol usually refers to: *Bicol Region, the administrative region in the Philippines Bikol or Bicol may also refer to: Languages and people *Bikol languages, the languages spoken in the Bicol region in the Philippines **Albay Bikol language, a language of Bicol **Central Bikol language, a language of Bicol **Pandan Bikol language, a language of Bicol **Rinconada Bikol language, a language of Bicol *Bicolano people, the ethnic group Political parties *Ako Bicol, a political party in the Philippines Food *Bicol Express, a popular Filipino dish Hubs of transportation *Bicol International Airport, an airport in Albay province *Bicol Isarog Transport System, a Philippine bus company Water bodies *Bicol River, the eighth largest river in the Philippines Newspaper *Bicol Standard, a newspaper in Bicol Region Educational institution *Central Bicol State University of Agriculture, the regional center for higher learning in agriculture in the Bicol Region *Bicol University, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bicol Region
Bicol, known formally as the Bicol Region or colloquially as Bicolandia ( bcl, Rehiyon kan Bikol; Rinconada Bikol: ''Rehiyon ka Bikol''; Waray Sorsogon, Masbateño: ''Rehiyon san Bikol''; tl, Rehiyon ng Bikol), is an administrative region of the Philippines, designated as Region V. Bicol comprises six provinces, four on the Bicol Peninsula mainland (the southeastern end of Luzon) – Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and Sorsogon – and the offshore island provinces of Catanduanes and Masbate. The regional center is Legazpi City and has one Independent Component City, the pilgrim city of Naga. The region is bounded by the Lamon Bay to the north, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Sibuyan Sea and Ragay Gulf to the west. The northernmost provinces, Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur, are bordered to the west by the province of Quezon. Geography The Bicol Region comprises the southern part of Luzon, the largest island in the Philippine archipelago. The total land a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bicol Isarog Transport System
Bicol Isarog Transport System, Inc. (BITSI, also known as simply Bicol Isarog) is a Philippine bus company based in Quezon City. Bicol Isarog, along with 6 sister bus lines, operates routes that primarily serves the Bicol Region, as well as Samar Province and Leyte Province. Overview Bicol Isarog Transport System Inc. was formally incorporated in the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2011. The company has then been operating the Penafrancia, RSL bus transport and Isarog Lines to include several more bus routes which makes BITSI the leading bus company in the south of Luzon. With the recent partnership with VSPintados, the company now even expands its services bringing people safer in the Eastern Visayas region particularly in Calbayog, Catbalogan, Tacloban, Ormoc and Maasin. Fleet *Daewoo BV115 Jetliner *Daewoo BH117H Jetliner *Higer KLQ6123 *Higer KLQ6125B *Hino RM2PS Grandecho II *F.S.B.B. ZK6120H *Kinglong XMQ6126Y *DMMW DM10 Sleeper Hyundai Aerospace *DMMW ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bicol Natural Park
The Bicol Natural Park is a protected area of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region of southern Luzon. It straddles the mountainous border between the provinces of Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur in the northern interior of the Bicol Peninsula. First declared as a national park covering on 13 February 1934 through Proclamation No. 657 of Governor General Frank Murphy, the Bicol National Park was later extended to its present area of through amendments made in Proclamation No. 655 signed by President Manuel Luis Quezon on 23 December 1940. The area was reclassified as a natural park on 29 December 2000 by virtue of Proclamation No. 43 by President Joseph Estrada. Geography The Bicol Natural Park spreads across the Camarines Norte municipalities of Basud and Mercedes, and the Camarines Sur municipalities of Sipocot and Lupi. It is situated at an elevation of above sea level bordered by the Tuaca River to the north, the agricultural lands of Sipocot and Lupi to the sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bicol Volcanoes
The Pilipinas Super League (PSL) is a professional basketball league in the Philippines. History The Pilipinas Super League (PSL) was founded in December 2021 by former officials of another league; the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup. It was established by former VisMin Cup CEO Rocky Chan and former COO Chelito Caro. Chan assumed the post of PSL President and Caro as the league commissioner. Former professional basketballer Marc Pingris was appointed as commissioner in January 2022 succeeding Caro. The PSL aims to garner at least 10 teams for its inaugural season. The league is aimed primarily for players in Mindanao and Visayas like the VisMin Cup. It will have three conferences, one which will allow foreign players or imports. There is also a plan for a under-21 division. Teams Most teams are based in Luzon in the northern part of the Philippines and in Mindanao and Visayas regions of southern Philippines. Former teams U-21 teams (2022) Champions U-21 champions See a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polytechnic State University Of Bicol
The Polytechnic State University of Bicol, also referred to by its acronym PSUB, is a state university in the Bicol Region, Philippines. It is mandated primarily to provide higher technological, professional and vocational instruction and training in fisheries, trade, technology, arts and sciences, as well as short term technical and vocational courses, as the Board of Trustees may deem necessary, and shall promote research in the exploration and conservation of natural resources in the province. Its main campus is located in Nabua, Camarines Sur. History Conception Polytechnic State University of Bicol was born out of the Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges, popularly known as CSPC. CSPC was the brainchild of some prominent Nabueños who have long dreamt of having a community college in Nabua. Its establishment came into reality as a result of the feasibility study initiated by the defunct Bicol River Basin Development Program (BRBDP). Said undertaking is an inter-agency commi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bicol University
Bicol University (Central Bikol language, Bikol: ''Unibersidad nin Bikol'', Tagalog language, Tagalog: ''Pamantasan ng Bikol''), also referred to by its acronym (BU or Bicol U), is a regional state, research and coeducational higher education institution in Legazpi, Albay, Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines with associate campuses scattered throughout the provinces of Albay and Sorsogon. BU is an International Organization for Standardization, ISO 9001:2008 certified public university. The university is partly subsidized by the Philippine government. Students of the university and its graduates are referred to as “''Mga Iskolar ng Bayan''” (“Scholars of the Nation”) but they are commonly called as Bueños. Students who wish to study in the university must pass the Bicol University College Entrance Test (BUCET). History The Bicol University was founded on June 21, 1969, by virtue of Republic Act 5521 and was formally organised on September 22, 1970. It evolved out of si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Bicol State University Of Agriculture
The Central Bicol State University of Agriculture, or simply referred to by its acronym CBSUA, is a state university in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines, and is the regional center for higher learning in agriculture in the Bicol Region. Founded in 1918, the university is now SUC level IV and ISO 9001:2015 accredited. Its main campus is in the capital town of Pili, Camarines Sur, Pili, while its other campuses are located in Pasacao, Sipocot, and Calabanga. History 1918-1946 CBSUA was founded in 1918 as farm school under Director Francis B. Harrison and Superintendent George C. Kindley. It was an intermediate school offering agricultural courses for boys and was known as Camarines Agricultural School (CAS). In 1923, Victor Oblifis became the Superintendent. CAS changed into a national secondary under the name Camarines Agricultural High School (CAHS). In 1928, William Pickell became Superintendent, serving for two years. During this period, CAHS was changed to a pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bicol Standard
''Bicol Standard'' is a weekly newspaper in the Bicol Region. It covers news from the provinces of Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Albay, Sorsogon and Masbate Masbate, officially the Province of Masbate ( Masbateño: ''Probinsya san Masbate''; tl, Lalawigan ng Masbate), is an island province in the Philippines located near the midsection of the nation's archipelago. Its provincial capital is Masbate C .... History Newspaper ''Bicol Standard'' was established in 1992 by longtime journalist Gil Basmayor, Jr. References External links * Weekly newspapers published in the Philippines Newspapers published in Luzon ex-Manila Newspapers established in 1992 Mass media in Albay Mass media in Camarines Norte Mass media in Camarines Sur Mass media in Catanduanes Mass media in Masbate Mass media in Sorsogon {{Philippines-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bicol River
The Bicol River is the eighth largest river in the Philippines in terms of drainage basin size with an estimated catchment area of . The river drains a large part of southwestern Bicol Peninsula of the island of Luzon and passes through Camarines Sur province. The river starts from Lake Bato, above sea level, and flows downstream to its estuarine mouth at San Miguel Bay. It passes through Naga City, the alluvial and coastal plains of the vast Bicol Valley, an elongated, northwesterly trending depression in the Bicol Region, which contains alluvial plains to the coastal plain. Average slope within the river's drainage basin is 0.006%. The basin has an influence area of including its drainage basin. It lies between 13°0 to 14°N and 123°0 and 124°0 E. It is extensively a coastal flood plain. Geology and geomorphology The Bicol River is bounded on the northeast by the Bicol Cordillera, which consists of a chain of volcanic mountains including Mount Iriga, Mount Malinao, Mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bicol International Airport
Bicol International Airport (Filipino: ''Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Bikol''; Bikol: ''Pankinàban na Palayogan kan Bikol''; ), also referred by some sources as Southern Luzon International Airport (Filipino: ''Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Katimugang Luzon''), is an airport serving the vicinity of Legazpi, the capital city of Albay and the regional center of Bicol Region, in the Philippines. Dubbed as the Philippines' "Most Scenic Gateway", the airport is located in Daraga, an adjacent municipality of Legazpi. The project is on a plateau from Mayon Volcano. It replaced the old Legazpi Airport, which is only from the BIA. First planned in 1996 with initial construction beginning in 2008, the construction was repeatedly delayed until the airport was inaugurated on October 7, 2021. It is expected to handle an estimated 2.2 million passengers every year. While the airport is billed as an international airport, it is classified as Class 1 principal domestic airport by the Civil Aviati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bikol Languages
The Bikol languages or Bicolano languages are a group of Central Philippine languages spoken mostly in the Bicol Peninsula in the island of Luzon, the neighboring island province of Catanduanes and the island of Burias in Masbate Masbate, officially the Province of Masbate ( Masbateño: ''Probinsya san Masbate''; tl, Lalawigan ng Masbate), is an island province in the Philippines located near the midsection of the nation's archipelago. Its provincial capital is Masbate C .... Internal classification Ethnologue ''Ethnologue'' groups the languages of Bikol as follows: *Coastal Bikol (Northern) **Inagta Partido language, Isarog Agta language **Mount Iraya Agta language **Central Bikol language ***Canaman, Camarines Sur, Canaman dialect (standard) ***Naga, Camarines Sur, Naga City dialect ***Partido dialect ***Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon (TLS) dialect ***Daet dialect **Southern Catanduanes Bikol language *Inland Bikol (Southern) **Mount Iriga Agta language **Albay Bikol lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bicol Express
Bicol Express, known natively in Bikol as ''sinilihan'' (), is a popular Filipino dish which was popularized in the district of Malate, Manila but made in traditional Bicolano style. It is a stew made from long chili peppers (''siling haba'' in Tagalog'')'' or small chili peppers (''siling labuyo'' in Tagalog), coconut milk/coconut cream (''kakang gata'' in Tagalog), shrimp paste (''bagoong alamang'' in Tagalog) or stockfish, onion, pork, ginger and garlic. The dish was termed by Laguna resident, Cely Kalaw, during a cooking competition in the 1970s in Malate, Manila. The name of the dish was inspired by the Bicol Express railway train (Philippine National Railways) that operated from Tutuban, Manila to Legazpi, Albay (regional center of the Bicol region). The widely-known name for this dish in the Bicol Region of the Philippines was identified as gulay na may lada, which is currently one of the vegetarian variants of the Bicol Express dish. As time progressed, variant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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