The Bicol Region, commonly shortened to Bicol and designated as Region V, is an administrative region of the Philippines. Also referred to as Bicolandia, it comprises six provinces, four on the Bicol Peninsula : Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and Sorsogon, and two off the shore: Catanduanes and Masbate.
Legazpi or Legaspi may refer to:
Legazpi, officially the City of Legazpi, is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 209,533. Legazpi is the regional center and largest city of the Bicol Region, in terms of population. It is the region's center of tourism, education, health services, commerce and transportation in the Bicol Region.
Polangui, officially the Municipality of Polangui, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 89,176 people.
Bicol University, also referred to by its acronym, is a regional state, research and coeducational higher education institution in Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines, with external campuses scattered throughout the provinces of Albay and Sorsogon. BU is an ISO 9001:2008 certified public university.
Saint Scholastica's College, also referred to by its acronym SSC or colloquially St. Scho is a private Catholic basic and higher education institution for women founded and managed by the Congregation of the Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing in a 3.66 hectares (36,600 m2) lot in Malate, Manila. It was established in 1906 initially offering elementary academic programs. It started admitting high school students in 1907 and opened its collegiate department in 1920. It pioneered in formal music education in the Philippines, opening a Conservatory of Music in 1907.
La Salle Academy is a private Catholic La Sallian basic education institution run by the Philippine District of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, Philippines. It was founded in 1958. It is the first of the third generation of La Salle schools founded by the De La Salle Brothers in the country, namely: La Salle Green Hills in Mandaluyong (1959), Saint Joseph School-La Salle in Bacolod (1960), and De La Salle Lipa in Lipa City (1962).
The Divine Word College of Calapan also referred to by its acronym DWCC is a private Catholic basic and higher education institution run by the Philippine Central Province of the Society of the Divine Word in Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. It was established by the Divine Word Missionaries in April 1946 and was then called Mindoro Junior College until January 1981. The academic programs offered on its first year of operation were normal education, liberal arts, pre-law, including short term courses in typing and stenography.
The Divine Word College of Laoag is a private Catholic, basic and higher education institution run by the Philippine Northern Province of the Society of the Divine Word in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. It was founded by Rev. Fr. Alphonse Mildner, SVD in 1946.
The Divine Word College of Legazpi (DWCL) is a private Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Philippine Central Province of the Society of the Divine Word in Legazpi, Albay, Philippines. It was founded by Rev. Fr. Juan Carullo, a retired Army Chaplain in 1947.
The Divine Word Academy of Dagupan (DWAD) is a private, Catholic, basic education institution run by the Philippine Northern Province of the Society of the Divine Word in Dagupan, Philippines. It was founded by the Divine Word Missionaries in 1957. It is one of the few schools in the Philippines that offer an education in Chinese culture in addition to the regular curricula required by the Department of Education (Philippines) and by private schools, in combination with the ideals of a Catholic education.
The Liceo del Verbo Divino, also referred to by its acronym LVD, is a private, Catholic, co-educational basic education institution run by the Philippine Southern Province of the Society of the Divine Word in Tacloban City, Philippines. It was founded by the Divine Word Missionaries in 1929.
The University of Santo Tomas–Legazpi, also referred to by its acronym UST–Legazpi or USTL, is a private, Catholic basic and higher education institution run and owned by the Philippine Dominican Province of the Order of Preachers (OP) in Legazpi City, Philippines. It was founded by Buenaventura de Erquiaga in 1948 and named Legazpi Junior Colleges.
St. Michael’s College is a Catholic institution of learning in Iligan, Philippines administered by the Religious of the Virgin Mary (RVM) Sisters offering four levels of education: elementary, secondary, tertiary and graduate school. It is distinguished as the oldest Catholic institution in the provinces of Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte.
St. Paul University Philippines, also referred to by its acronym SPUP or SPU Philippines is a private Roman Catholic research non-profit coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres in Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Philippines. It was founded by the Paulinian Sisters on May 10, 1907. It is one of 40 schools owned, managed, and operated by the Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres (SPC) in the Philippines. It offers basic, undergraduate, and graduate education.
San Beda College Alabang and is a private, Catholic basic and higher education institution run by the Benedictine monks in Cupang, Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines.
The Saint John the Baptist Parish Church, commonly known as Tabaco Church, is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Tabaco, Albay, Philippines under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Legazpi.
Christ the King College also referred to by its acronym CKC is a basic education institution run by the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines. Founded in 1931 by the ICM Sisters, it is one of the oldest Catholic institutions in La Union and the Ilocos Region. Like St. Theresa's College in Quezon City and four others, it is one of the six Immaculati Cordis Mariae (ICM) schools in the country founded by Mother Marie Louise De Meester and ran by Belgian Sisters.
The 2016 Palarong Pambansa was the 59th edition of the annual multi-sporting event for Filipino student-athletes. Athletic associations from the country's 18 regions were competed in different sporting events and discipline. The games were held at the Bicol University Sports Complex, in Albay Province, from April 10–16, 2016.
The Cathedral Parish of Saint Gregory the Great, also known as Legazpi Cathedral and locally as Albay Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Gregory the Great in the Old Albay District of the city of Legazpi, Albay, in the Bicol region of the Philippines. It is the seat of the Diocese of Legazpi. In 2018, a historical marker of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines was unveiled at the cathedral.
