Camarines Norte, officially the Province of Camarines Norte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Daet. The province borders Quezon to the west, Camarines Sur to the south, and the Philippine Sea to the north. It has historically been a Bikol speaking region. However, there has been a language shift in recent years to Tagalog, which is more commonly used nowadays.
Daet, officially the Municipality of Daet, is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 111,700 people.
Jose Panganiban, officially the Municipality of Jose Panganiban, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 63,662 people.
Mercedes, officially the Municipality of Mercedes, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 55,334 people.
Talisay, officially the Municipality of Talisay, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,244 people.
Ambos Camarines, officially the Province of Ambos Camarines, was a historical province in the Philippines found on the northern end of the Bicol Peninsula. It now exists as two separate provinces: Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur.
The legislative districts of Ambos Camarines were the representations of the historical province of Ambos Camarines in the various national legislatures of the Philippines until 1919.
La Consolacion University Philippines is a private Catholic co-educational basic and higher education institution administered by the Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation (ASOLC) in Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines. It was established by the Augustinian Sisters in 1937, originally named Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Carmen. It was later renamed Regina Carmeli College in 1967.
The La Consolacion College Daet is a private Catholic school run by the Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation (ASOLC) in Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines. It was founded in 1948 and named Daet Parochial School by Monsignor Antonino O. Reganit, the then parish priest of St. John the Baptist Parish.
Philtranco Service Enterprises, Inc. is a bus company in the Philippines, servicing routes to Bicol, Eastern Visayas, Caraga, Davao Region, and Northern Mindanao. It is the oldest bus operator in the Philippines and in Asia. It is also the only bus carrier with a nationwide public transport franchise. Philtranco currently has more than 250 buses for its operations.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Daet is a diocese located in the capital town of Daet in the province of Camarines Norte in the Philippines.
The University of Camarines Norte or UCN, formerly known as Camarines Norte State College, is a state university in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. It is mandated to provide higher technological and professional instruction and training in the fields of economics, agriculture, health, engineering, education, management, finance, accounting, forest research and conservation, business and public administration as well as short-term technical and vocational courses. It is also mandated to provide and promote research and extension services, advanced studies and progressive leadership in all areas of discipline and responsibilities. Its main campus is located in Daet, Camarines Norte.
The Rizal Monument in Daet, Camarines Norte was the first monument built to honor José Rizal, and is the oldest surviving such monument in the Philippines. It was designed by Lt. Colonel Antonio Sanz with the help of Ildefonso Alegre of the Philippine Revolutionary Army and through the financial contributions of the locals of Camarines Norte. The three-tiered stone pylon with its square base supporting a triangle in two stages was the first monument and memorial marker in memory of the Philippines' National Hero.
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 4,225 hectares 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 5,201 hectares 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.
DWYD, broadcasting as 102.9 Brigada News FM, is a radio station owned and operated by Brigada Mass Media Corporation. The station is located at the Kenboy Bldg., Central Plaza Complex, Brgy. Lag-on, Daet.
The National Route 622 (N622) forms part of the Philippine highway network. It is one of the national secondary roads with two non-contiguous sections, one which runs through the municipalities of Kawit and Noveleta in Cavite, while the other road runs through the municipality of Daet in Camarines Norte; both of these roads are located in Luzon island.
95.3 Love Radio is an FM station in the Philippines owned and operated by Manila Broadcasting Company. Its studios and transmitter are located at 3rd Floor, Lacson Bldg. Governor Panotes, Ave., Daet, Camarines Norte.
DZMD was a radio station owned and operated by PBN Broadcasting Network. Its studios and transmitter were located at #2450 Vinsons Ave., Daet.
The Most Reverend Rex Andrew Clement Alarcon, D.D.,, is a Prelate of the Catholic church in the Philippines. He is the Bishop of Daet, with its seat at Daet, Camarines Norte. He succeeded Most Rev. Gilbert A. Garcera, DD, who was appointed Archbishop of Lipa in 2017.
The Daet massacre, which took place on June 14, 1981, in Daet, Camarines Norte, resulted in four people dying on the spot, with at least 50 others injured when forces of Ferdinand Marcos' administration opened fire on protesters marching to demand an increase in copra prices, and to denounce "fake elections" and the Coco Levy Fund scam. The Daet massacre is particularly noted for happening shortly after Proclamation No. 2045 was issued in January 1981, supposedly lifting Martial Law on the Philippines.
