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	THE BICOL REGION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Occupying the southern stretch of Luzon, the Bicol Peninsula is surrounded by natural barrier.
		The underbelly of Bicol is composed of the provinces of Catanduanes and Masbate which stand guard on the northern and southern approaches.
		Bicol is accessible to Manila and the rest of Luzon through air, land, rail and sea.
	www.wowbicol.com /profile.htm (1171 words)

	PinoyOnBoard.com - American Soldiers Named the Bicol Region in 1900?
		The Bicol Region is the southern end of Luzon, the biggest island in the Philippine archipelago.
		The Bicol Peninsula (at least the southern portion from Albay Province to Sorsogon Province) was called “Ibalon” during the pre-Hispanic era.
		Bicol comes from the word ‘bico/biko,’ which was used to describe the river now known as the Bicol River.
	abc.eznettools.net /pob-usa/2004/0207_bicol.html (586 words)

	Bicolano
		The region, administratively known as Region V, is located on the southeastern end of Luzon; it is surrounded by the Visayan Sea in the south, the Pacific Ocean I the east, Lamon Bay in the north, and Sibugan Sea and Quezon province in the west.
		The Bicol region was known as Ibalon, variously interpreted to derive form ibalio, "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 Gibal-ong, a sitio of Magallanes, Sorsogon where the Spaniards first landed in 1567.
		Bicol is currently the largest producer of sweet potato, and the third largest producer of cassava and calamansi.
	litera1no4.tripod.com /bicolano_frame.html (1654 words)

	Need for New Churches in Bicol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Bicol region is one of the areas in greatest need of new church plants, according to this study.
		Catholicism is embraced by 95% of the population.
		Bicol is one of the highest regions in church to population ratio in the country (1:4,333).
	www.filipinomissions.org /vision_04.htm (394 words)

	Region 5: Bicol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Popularly known as the Bicol Region, Region 5 is situated at the southernmost tip of the Luzon land mass.
		The Bicol Region is composed of six provinces (Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate and Sorsogon).
		Bicol is home to the world famous Mount Mayon, whose name is derived from the local word "magayon" meaning beautiful.
	www.dti.gov.ph /contentment/9/60/64/498.jsp (138 words)

	dessertfirst: Riding on the Bicol Express
		Bicol is a Philippine province known for its spicy dishes, most of which are cooked using gata.
		Bicol Express is beat eaten with lots of white rice or laing, to temper the heat.
		Bicol Express is a dish all Bicolanos are proud of, and to say that it came from Laguna is deemed as a total disregard for the region's flair for amazing dishes.My dad is a Bicolano, and ever since we were kids, we eat spicy foods without batting an eyelash.
	dessertcomesfirst.blogspot.com /2005/09/riding-on-bicol-express.html (1066 words)

	Bicol region, Philippines
		Popularly known as the Bicol Region, Region 5 is situated at the southernmost tip of the Luzon land mass.
		The Bicol Region is composed of six provinces (Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate and Sorsogon).
		Bicol is home to the world famous Mount Mayon, whose name is derived from the local word "magayon" meaning beautiful.
	home.comcast.net /~maesteban/island_groups/luzon/region5/bicolregion.htm (210 words)

	Bicol Express - Market Manila
		What many people assume to be a dish native to Bicol due to its name and the abundance of sili na mahaba (long green chillies) is in fact a Manila invention.
		I am very willing to believe that Bicol had a dish similar to this but it is interesting how the name which was only coined in the late 1950’s at the Grove has stuck to all the modern versions.
		Since the trains have only been running to Bicol for 50-60 years and the “Express” less than that, the local gulay na lada as it was known just got a bit of an update.
	www.marketmanila.com /archives/bicol-express (1422 words)

	Bicol philippines online resource (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Bicol Regional Police Office in Legazpi City has alerted police units in the region to prepare an augmentation force for deployment in Metro Manila in...
		He said the Southern Luzon and Bicol regions were the "first priority" while the Samar provinces, Davao, and Caraga were the "second priority.".
		The storm is expected to induce strong winds in the Bicol region, Visayas and Mindanao due to the intertropical convergence zone.
	www.bakit.com /bicol.html (424 words)

	Bicol Region - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bicol Region or Bicolandia is one of the 16 regions of the Philippines occupying the Bicol Peninsula at the southeastern end of Luzon island and some other islands.
		The Bicol region is often seen as the epicenter of the counterculture and liberal politics in the Philippines.
		Bicol is composed of six provinces and 7 cities.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bicol_Region (277 words)

	BK Online: "Bicol National Park: another threatened forest reserve", 7/00 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Bicol National Park or BNP, which has a land area of 4,225 hectares (ha.) was established on February 13, 1934 by virtue of Proclamation No. 655.
		Studies revealed that Bicol National Park is the only existing lowland dipterocarp forest not only in the Philippines but in the whole of Asia as well.
		Bicol National Park is a nature reserve located 360 km south of Manila, and 57 km north-east of Naga.
	www.bwf.org /bk/2k/06/07_02.html (891 words)

	Bicol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bikol and Bicol are interchangeable in popular usage.
		For the administrative region in the Philippines, see Bicol Region.
		For the languages spoken in the Bicol region, see Bikol languages.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bicol (92 words)

	About Culture and Arts
		The Bicol peninsula comprises the southeastern most extension of the island of Luzon.
		Bicol Naga is the lingua franca in the general area.
		The most densely populated is the Bicol plains specifically the Legaspi-Albay agricultural areas which support nearly half of the population.
	www.ncca.gov.ph /about_cultarts/ebook_subcont.php?subcont_Id=12 (163 words)

	Bicol Region - Regional Profile
		The population of the Bicol Region reached 4,674,855 as of May 1, 2000, growing at an average annual rate of 1.68 percent between 1995 and 2000.
		Legazpi City, also in Albay and is called the Gateway City of Bicol, is the regional center.On the northernmost part of the region is the province of Camarines Norte whose capital, Daet, holds the distinction of being the town to erect the first monument of the country's national hero, Jose Rizal.
		The number of households in the Bicol region increased to 891,541.
	bicol.da.gov.ph /Statistics/regional_profile.html (898 words)

	Local Government Unit: Sorsogon
		The theory goes that when the Spaniards reached this unexplored portion of the Bicol Peninsula in the latter part of the 16th century, they reached a river and upon seeing a native, asked about the name of the place.
		What is known as "Naga Bicol" is used in written communications as generally understood as a spoken language.
		In Sorsogon town, Casiguran, Juban bicol dialect is slightly different for some of the terms are similar to Hiligaynon as spoken in Western Visayas.
	elgu2.ncc.gov.ph /ppdo-sor (1056 words)

	BICOL ASSOCIATION OF QUÉBEC
		It is known for its white sand beaches, its prosperous fishing community, and as the center of gold mining activity in southeast of Manila.
		For those who prefer mountains and forests to beaches and mines, there is the Bicol National Park that sits on the four towns including the next province, Camarines Sur.
		The last of the Bicol provinces is Masbate, also called the “Cattle Island of the Country”.
	www.bicol.ca /bicol.html (625 words)

	Preview
		The Bicol region of the Philippines is located to the south of Luzon island.
		When IIRR started field level development activities in Bicol region, the second poorest in the Philippines, Diwata watershed in the province of Masbate was chosen as site for initial activities.
		In addition to the bio-intensive gardens, IIRR has embarked on a program to train community health workers in the Diwata watershed so that they are able to teach the communities how to utilize the food from the gardens to control malnutrition and other health related problems.
	www.iirr.org /Asia/lcpbicol.htm (537 words)

	Bicol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Bicol Region, an administrative subdivision of the Philippines
		Bicol Peninsula, a landform where the Bicol Region is located
		Bikol, a language spoken by the inhabitants of Bicol Region.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/b/bi/bicol.html (97 words)

	WOW Philippines :: Explore Philippines :: Description (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		As a part of the gateway to the Visayas and Mindanao, the province is a melting pot of cultures and influences.
		The Bicol dialect is spoken in the province, being at the gateway between the Visayas and Luzon through the Bicol Region.
		Sorsogon’s brand of Bicol, however, is a unique mixture of the Visayas and Bicol dialects.
	www.wowphilippines.com.ph /explore_phil/place_details.asp?content=description&province=31 (409 words)

	Bicol » Pinoy.Travel.Blog - The Filipino Guide to Philippine Destinations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Our goal is to promote each and every travel destination of the Philippine's 7,107 islands, serve as a guide to tourists and travellers, and educate the reading public about the great wonders and richness of the Philippine archipelago -- all thru the power of blogging.
		Bicol’s oldest church built in 1874 by a Spanish friar from the Franciscan order.
		Our rush trip home to Bicol that day I was notified of the sad news was to my son Raine more of an exciting adventure.
	www.pinoytravelblog.com /category/travel-destinations/bicol (419 words)

	Police Regional Office V - Bicol Region (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In the absence of an organized police organization, the Bicol Brigade was tasked to maintain law and order as well as search for the remaining Japanese strugglers in the region.
		His leadership was characterized as having an analytical mind and awareness of the importance of civic actions for the populace and combat operations for the insurgence.
		Due to the increasing enemy strength in the Bicol region who retreated to the hills upon the declaration of Martial Law in 21 September 1972, the whole 52 nd PC Battalion was operationally attached to Task Force Isarog.
	www.pnp.gov.ph /about/content/offices/pros/pro5/content/pro5.html (3757 words)

	About BIOS - BiOS wiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Bicol Open Source Society (BiOS), a non-stock, non-profit organization of individuals, volunteers, and institutions sharing the same vision of adopting and promoting free and open source solutions in Bicol.
		BiOS is one of the identified projects in the Bicol ICT Plan and the Bicol's Medium-Term Regional Development Plan 2004-2010.
		The Bicol Open Source Society (BiOS) is one of the identified projects in the Bicol ICT Plan and Bicol’s MTRDP 2004-2010.
	www.bicolano.org /bios/index.php/About_BIOS (381 words)

	Bulatlat - The Philippines's alternative weekly magazine
		The Bicol Region, located at the southernmost part of Luzon, is one of the places where the battle between the government and communist revolutionaries for winning the hearts and minds of the people is particularly intense.
		The latter is known as one of the poorest regions in the Philippines.
		That Arroyo named Bicol as one of the critical areas in her government’s “all-out war” against the Left means that there will be a step-up in the deployment of troops in the region.
	www.bulatlat.com /news/6-27/6-27-bicol.htm (1399 words)

	Bicol University
		The Bicol University was created as a state university in the Bicol Region on June 21,1969 by Republic Act 5521 but it was formally organized only on September 22, 1970 by virtue of Resolution No. 1 of its Board of Regents.
		These public schools and colleges, which formed the nucleus of BU, were reputable institutions that developed the manpower of Bicol for more than half a century prior to their integration as component units of the Bicol University.
		Responding to the diversifying requirements of Bicol regional development, BU has progressively expanded its curricular offerings that now include 64 courses, broken down into: 7 doctoral.
	www.moorej.com /philippines/bicol_university.htm (347 words)

	Tinig.com - Ang Tinig ng Bagong Salinlahi
		Makikita sa mga kuwento ng mga rebolusyonaryo sa Bicol na hindi sa kulay ng balat nakikita ang kakampi sa rebolusyon para paalisin ang isang kolonisador.
		Sa Bicol nag-organisa ng mga yunit gerilya laban sa mga Amerikano.
		Alam ng mga Amerikano na ang inilagay na gobernador, na aktibong nagpasuko kay Ola, ay maaasahang pangangalagaan ang kanilang pampulitika at pang-ekonomiyang interes sa Bicol.
	www.tinig.com /v25/v25kalaban.html (1320 words)

	Palace aide in Bicol ... - Jan. 13, 2004
		Espinosa added that he has yet to talk to the Bicol regional police chief, although he had already talked with Albay police director Senior Superintendent Pedro Tango, who even came from Task Force Jericho of the Department of Interior and Local Government and must have knowledge on the issue.
		The recent emergence of jueteng in the Bicol region and in other areas of the country had been attributed by residents to the fund-raising scheme of politicians in preparation for the fast approaching campaign period.
		He said he would report this to the President to inform her that Bicol is not free from jueteng.
	www.inq7.net /reg/2004/jan/13/text/reg_2-1-p.htm (450 words)

	PinoyOnBoard.com - The Bicolano Wit and Humor
		The people of the Bicol Region are known for their humor.
		Bunao’s Bicol roots are probably what account for his almost-legendary wit and humor.
		The Bicol Region’s Sorsogon Province is the southern end of the Island of Luzon.
	www.pinoyonboard.com /2004/0330_bicolano.html (604 words)

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