Bikol or Bicol usually refers to:
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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 administrative region in the Philippines
Bikol or Bicol may also refer to:
Languages and people
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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.
Inter ...
, the languages spoken in the Bicol region in the Philippines
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Albay Bikol language
Albay Bikol, or simply Albayanon is a group of languages and one of the three languages that compose Inland Bikol. It is spoken in the southwestern coast of Albay, (Pio Duran, Jovellar) and northwestern Sorsogon.
The region is bordered by the C ...
, a language of Bicol
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Central Bikol language
Central Bikol commonly called Bikol Naga, also known simply as Bikol, is an Austronesian language spoken by the Bicolanos, primarily in the Bicol Region of southern Luzon, Philippines. It is spoken in the northern and western part of Camarines ...
, a language of Bicol
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Pandan Bikol language
Pandan Bikol, or Northern Catanduanes Bicolano, is one of the three groups of the Bikol languages. It is spoken in Pandan and northeastern portion of Catanduanes.
Examples
Wh-questions
*What? – ,
*Who? – ,
*Where? – ,
*When? –
*Wh ...
, a language of Bicol
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Rinconada Bikol language
Rinconada Bikol or simply Rinconada, spoken in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines, is one of several languages that compose the Inland Bikol (or Southern Bicol) group of the Bikol macrolanguage. It belongs to the Austronesian language ...
, a language of Bicol
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Bicolano people
The Bicolano people or the Bikolanos ( Bikol: ''Mga Bikolnon'') are the fourth-largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group. Males are usually referred to as ''Bicolano'', and ''Bicolana'' is used for females. Their native region is commonly referred ...
, the ethnic group
Political parties
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Ako Bicol
Ako Bicol Political Party (AKB) is a political party in the Philippines participating in the party-list elections in the Philippines. It represents the Bicol Region and the Bicolano people. In the 2016 elections, AKB was the top partylist with 1, ...
, a political party in the Philippines
Food
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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 ha ...
, a popular Filipino dish
Hubs of transportation
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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 Lu ...
, an airport in Albay province
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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 Sama ...
, a Philippine bus company
Water bodies
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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 S ...
, the eighth largest river in the Philippines
Newspaper
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Bicol Standard, a newspaper in Bicol Region
Educational institution
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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 ...
, the regional center for higher learning in agriculture in the Bicol Region
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Bicol University
Bicol University ( Bikol: ''Unibersidad nin Bikol'', 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 City, Albay, Phili ...
, a regional state and research university in Bicol Region, the Philippines
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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 trainin ...
, a state college in the Philippines
Sports
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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 esta ...
, a basketball team
Park
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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 Peni ...
, a protected area of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region
See also
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