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The COVID-19 pandemic in the Bicol Region is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus reached the Bicol Region on March 27, 2020, when the first case of the disease was confirmed in Albay.
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The governor of Catanduanes is the local chief executive and head of the Provincial Government of Catanduanes in the Philippines. Along with the governors of Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Masbate, and Sorsogon, the province's chief executive is a member of the Regional Development Council of the Bicol Region.
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- ↑ Barcia, Rhadyz (15 January 2023). "Albay vice gov upholds women empowerment". Manila Times. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ↑ "Vice Governors of Bicol — Albay". Biklish. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ↑ Barcia, Rhadyz (17 May 2019). "Old names dominate Bicol polls". Rappler. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ↑ Jaucian, Michael (December 2, 2022). "Lagman is new Albay governor as Comelec affirms Rosal DQ". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 8 September 2023.