Albay Province, Philippines

List of Municipalities in the Albay Province within Region V(Bicol) in the Republic of The Philippines
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Cities in the province of Albay: Legazpi City (Capital) | City Of Ligao | City Of Tabaco

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Seal of the Province of Albay

Interactive Google Satellite Map of the Province of Albay

Location of Albay within the Philippines

Provincial Capitol Building of Albay, in Legazpi City

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The Province of Albay, Philippines

• Albay has a total of 720 barangays, 15 municipalites, and 3 cities - Every barangay in the province of Albay has an Interactive Webpage of its own.
• Registered Voters of Albay as of (2010) = 606,617
• Population of Albay (as of Aug 1, 2007) = 1,190,823
• Land Area of Albay (as of 2007, in hectares) = 257,577
• Land Area: 2,552.6 sq. km
• Albay is a 1st class province.
• The province of Albay is within Region V in the island of Luzon - Bicol Region.
• The capital city of Albay is Legazpi City

Geography of Albay, Philippines

Albay has a land area of 2,552.6 square kilometers, politically subdivided into 15 municipalities, three cities and 720 barangays.

Location of Albay, Philippines

The Province of Albay is situated in the Southern Luzon land mass between the provinces of Camarines Sur on the north and Sorsogon on the south. It is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the northeast by the Lagonoy Gulf, and on the west and southwest by the Burias Pass. North of the province’ s mainland are the islands of Rapu-rapu, Batan, Cagraray and San Miguel, all falling under its jurisdiction. Source: www.nscb.gov.ph

History of Albay, Philippines

Article below was taken verbatim from: www.census.gov.ph

Albay and its surrounding areas were known as Ibalon when Juan de Salcedo and 120 soldiers explored it in 1573. Sawangan, a small settlement by a mangrove swamp, became a town called Albaybay (meaning "by the bay") in 1616. The town was first renamed Albay, then LEgaspi, as Albay went on to refer to the province.

In 1846, Masbate , Ticao and Burias were seperated from albay to form the comandancia of Masabate. Albay was then divided into four districts: Iraya, Cordillera or Tobaco, Sorsogon and Catduanes. In 1894, Sorosogon became a seperate province and Catanduanes followed suit in 1945. The province of Albay itself was created on March 10, 1917 .

Its colorful history includes both natural and man-made disasters. In 1649, the natives rebelled against their recruuitmenst to Cavite to build galleons. In 1814, Mayon Volcano erupted, killing 1200 people and burying the town of Cagsawa . During the early 19th century, hemp for shipping rope became an international source of wealth. Albay prospered greatly until the demand for hemp fell sharply.

People of Albay, Philippines

The Bicol dialect spoken in Legaspi is the common tongue used, but there are variations in tone and meanings of words as one goes farther away from the city. However, the people also speak Tagalog fluently.

A number of tribal communities can be found in the towns of Tiwi and Rapu-Rapu.

Elected Government Officials of Albay, Philippines

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Elected Governor, Vice-Governor, Board Members , and House of Representatives of Albay Province for the term of 2010-2013

• Provincial Governor: Jose Ma Clemente Sarte Salceda
• Provincial Vice-Governor: Harold Ong Imperial
• Provincial Board Members:
  1. Richard Venancio Velasco Ziga
  2. Baby Glenda Ong Bongao
  3. Niño Batiancela Imperial
  4. Ralph Alvarado Andes
  5. Neil Luna Montallana
  6. Arnold Sarte Embestro
  7. Herbert Serrano Borja
  8. Irineo Tiuseco Sales Jr.
  9. Ramon Samson Alsua

• House of Representatives:
  • 1st District: Edcel Castelar Lagman
  • 2nd District: Al Francis Del Castillo Bichara
  • 3rd District: Fernando Vallejo Gonzalez

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Elected Governor, Vice-Governor, Board Members , and House of Representatives of Albay Province for the term of 2007-2010

• Governor of Albay for the term of 2007-2010
• Provincial Vice-Governor: Brando Mella Sael
• Provincial Board Members:
  • 1st District:
    1. Baby Glenda Ong Bongao
    2. Raul Roi Bequio Borejon
    3. Celso Bertumen Aytona
  • 2nd District:
    1. Neil Luna Montallana
    2. Carlwyn Go Baldo
    3. Ostiano Belen Calleja
  • 3nd District:
    1. Harold Ong Imperial
    2. Ramon Samson Alsua
    3. Herbert Serrano Borja
    4. Irineo Tiuseco Sales Jr.

• House of Representatives:
  • 1st District: Edcel Castelar Lagman
  • 2nd District: Al Francis Del Castillo Bichara
  • 3rd District: Reno Gutlay Lim

Elected Barangay Officials of Albay Province

• Elected Barangay Officials of Albay Province for the term of 2010-2013

Businesses in Albay, Philippines

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Real Estate or Properties for Sale or lease in Albay, Philippines

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Albay, Philippines supports Philippine Cycling

Philippine Cycling is about cycling in the Philippnes. Philippine Cycling helps promote bike races, cycling clubs, bicycle tours, and the development of bicycle trails. Activities are coordinated with bike shops and cycling clubs throughout the Philippines to promote the fun of riding bikes. Philippine Cycling will be coordinating events with tour of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Road biking and mountain bikings will be promoted by Philippine Cycling.
Cycling Activity to Participate In

Your cycling activity can be posted here and it will be shown in all the Provincial, City, Municipal and Barangay pages. Your 2015 Cycling Race or Activity can be Posted here.

• ILOILO CITY, April 27-May 2, 2015 (PNA) – Some 5,000 bikers are expected to join the second Iloilo Bike Festival slated April 27-May 2, 2015 as the city continues to aspire to become a bike-able walkable metropolis. The activity that supported by the John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University (JBLFMU) and Megaworld Iloilo aims to promote Iloilo as a safe and bike friendly city, promote the share-a-road movement encourage Ilonggos to commute via biking and raise Ilonggos awareness on the benefits of biking on health, safety and environment concerns. Read More....
• CYCLING Le Tour de Filipinas 2015 set as country celebrates 60 years of top-caliber cycling Feb 1 to Feb 4 2015 - View the result of the race: A four stage race. Stage 1 starts in Balanga and back to Balanga for a 126K race Feb 1, 2015 (Sunday); stage 2 starts in Balanga, Bataan to Iba, Zambales for a 154.7 K race Feb 2, 2015 (Monday); stage 3 starts in Iba, Zambales to Lingayen, Pangasinan for a 150.1K race Feb 3, 2015 (Tuesday); stage 4 starts in Lingayen, Pangasinan to Baguio City, Benguet for a 101.7K race Feb 4, 2015 (Wednesday). For a total distance of 532.5 Kms. Read More >>>
• Ronda Pilipinas: Feb 8 - 27 2015:>> Discovering young riders for the national team will be the main objective of the LBC Ronda Pilipinas 2015 when the country’s premiere cycling race hits the road on Feb. 8 in Butuan City. Ronda Pilipinas executive project director Moe Chulani said the international multistage bikathon, which ends on Feb. 27, will have two qualifying legs of four stages each in Mindanao and the Visayas where the top riders will advance to face a tough foreign challenge in the six-stage Luzon finale. Read More>>>

Churches, Mosques, or Places of Worship in Albay, Philippines

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• List the Methodist churches in Albay here.
• List the Iglesia Ni Cristo churches in Albay here.
• List the Seventh-day Adventist churches in Albay here.
• List the Church of Jesus Christ Latter day Saints (Mormons) churches in Albay here.
• List the Presbyterian churches in Albay here.
• List the Baptist churches in Albay here.

Schools in Albay, Philippines

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Due to Covid19: Pursuant to the instructions of President Roa Duterte, and as recommended by the DepEd, classes for the year 2021-2022 will be opened but will be monitored.

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PUBLIC NOTICE: Why pretend that the National language of the Philippines is Tagalog? It should be English. To be a Teacher, doctor, lawyer, engineer, architect, nurse, computer technician; what books do you learn from? English books of course. All your tests are in English. The constitution of the Philippines is written in English. All the laws and new laws introduced by congress are in English. For that matter, you can't be a teacher in a school system unless you know English. The "Licensure Exam for Teachers" is in ENGLISH! Who are these people forcing Tagalog down our throats? Tagalog is simply one of the many dialects of the Philippines. Keep your dialects but learn and be fluent and proficient in ENGLISH.

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The name of your school in Albay can be listed here. You can list it like this:

• Name of School. Private or Public. It can be an elementary school, high school, college.
  • Address of your school
  • Telephone Number
  • Principal of the school

You can also create a webpage for your school. We can help you.

Economy of Albay, Philippines

"The province’s economy is basically agricultural with coconut, hemp, rice, vegetables, sugarcane and pineapple as the major products. Vast grazing lands are also available for pasturing cattle, carabao, horses, goats and sheep. Its forests are sources of timber, rattan, pili nuts and other minor forest products." Source Verbatim: www.nscb.gov.ph

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Jobs in Albay Philippines

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Natural Resources of Albay, Philippines

Protect the environment

• Sewer Systems of the Philippines

It is sad but true that as of the year 2012 the rivers of the Philippines continue to be the #1 Sewer Systems of the Philippines.

Protect & Save the Rivers. Do not let your sewer drain into the river. Your community can be the first to initiate this project.
Build your riverbank protection with a built-in gutter system. Reforest within Ten Years - Guaranteed!

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• Plant More Trees

Let us plant more trees in every barangay in the entire Philippines. It does not make any difference if the barangay is urban, partially urban or rural; we need more trees. Trees will prevent erosion, provide oxygen, prevent green house effect, and even a place of business for the shade tree mechanic.

The Philippines is a tropical country and practically anything will grow. The DENR has the planting trees project that goes on every year. Lots of picture taking for the media. Planting trees one by one is the "human" way of doing it. This individual planting of trees is good if done to "line" the roads and highways with trees or along fences or property divisions, or if you have a plantation.

To reforest the nation of the Philippines we have to plant trees the "mother nature" way. Sow the seeds during the rainy season. Go deep into "bald" forests and plant trees by sowing seeds. If there's not enough volunteers to do this, use the military helicopters to fly over the designated areas and sow the seeds.

Guaranteed within a few years, The Philippines will be lush again. >>Read More

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• Save The Rivers in the Philippines. They are Dying.

We are using our rivers as our sewer system. If you ask a Filipino, "Are the Filipinos a clean people?" The answer is an automatic, "Yes!". However, the Filipinos are suffering from the same disease or attitude as most people do, and that is the "NIMBY" disease or "NIMBY" attitude. (NIMBY) Not In My Back Yard. So it is OK to dump my garbage and sewer there. Not mine! Someone else will take care of it.

This attitude is killing our rivers. Your great-grandparents, grandparents or parents were once proud to tell the stories of how they enjoyed swimming in the river behind your house or nearby. However, you can't say the same or tell the same stories to your kids or grand kids. Why? Because your generation is killing the river.

Contact:

• Secretary Roy Cimatu - since May 8, 2017
• Department of Environment and Natural Resources
• Visayas Avenue, Diliman, 1100 Quezon City, Philippines
• +63-2-929-6626
• osec@denr.gov.ph

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• Potable Water

We have so much water in the Philippines and yet very little to drink.

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• Renewable and Sustainable Energy

Instead of relying too much on Diesel fuel and Coal to generate the majority of Philippine's Electrical energy Supply, we can concentrate more on renewable and sustainable source of energy such as: Hydro Power, Solar Power, and Wind Power and thermal energy conversion. We have too many black outs.

Tourists Attractions of Albay, Philippines

• "The landscape of the province is dominated by the world famous Mayon Volcano rising over 7500 feet above sea level. The volcano has erupted 47 times since 1616 with the catastrophe of February 1, 1814 as the most destructive, burying the church and houses in Cagsawa. Mounts Masaraga and Malinao in the northeast and Mount Catburauan in the west borders the expanse of Albay’s land area." Source verbatim: www.nscb.gov.ph
• Help us add some of the tourist attractions of Albay in Z-wiki. This will help boost the local economy of Albay. Anything that is unique or anything that stands out in your community may be a tourist attraction.
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Festivals, Fiestas and Traditions of Albay, Philippines

Every city or municipality has some sort of a festival or tradition that is celebrated every year. In the Philippines almost all barangays that are predominantly populated by Christians celebrate fiesta. Tell us about the festivals, fiestas and traditions of Albay.

Philippine News

Updated: February 5, 2024

Unity and Progress: Philippine City Mayors Advocate for Collective Advancement

In a compelling call to action, the head of the Philippines’ 149-member city mayor’s association emphasized the critical need for unity to foster continued national progress, peace, and prosperity. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama, serving as the national president of the League of Cities of the Philippines, voiced the association’s support for the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s vision of a harmonious country, one that maintains its trajectory of achievements in vital societal areas.

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Sports News: updated 11/10/21

Kaya Iloilo sweeps Group B in Copa '21

MANILA – Kaya Iloilo pipped Mendiola with a 6-0 beating on Wednesday night to complete a sweep of Group B action in the Copa Paulino Alcantara at the PFF National Training Centre in Carmona.

A Jovin Bedic brace in the first half set the tone for the inaugural tournament champ even as the club netted three goals in each of the two halves to seal the top seed in its group ahead of the semifinals next week.

Bedic capitalized on an erroneous Mendiola attempt to keep the ball out of his reach and quickly raced inside the penalty box to open the scoring for Kaya Iloilo in the 11th minute.
PNA

Albay News

Legarda pulls out from DA P29-M Bicol projects

• Source: http://businessmirror.com.ph/index.php/news/regions/4490-legarda-pulls-out-from-da-p29-m-bicol-projects
• By: Manly M. Ugalde
• Monday, December 03, 2012

LEGAZPI CITY—Sen. Loren Legarda has pulled out from the Department of Agriculture (DA) her two farm-to-market road projects in Bicol, with an urgent order to have them transferred instead to the concerned local government units (LGUs) for implementation.

But local contractors who already complied with the procurement requirements cried foul, assailing the DA for suspending the scheduled bidding last Nov. 28. The contractors claimed they had already spent much time and money; and that the suspension order was without any legal basis.

Department of Agriculture Region V chief legal officer lawyer Florante B. Nakor confirmed the sudden transfer of the two projects to LGUs in Bacacay, Albay costing P14 million, and in Baras, Catanduanes for the P15 million. The contracts had a work duration of 120 days.

Nakor said his office was merely following the letter of Legarda to transfer the funds. Contractors quoted Nakor as saying “we do not want to offend or antagonize the senator, citing the contents of the letter.”

 Nakor who is at the same time the OIC-Chief of the administrative division and vice chairman of the Bids and Awards Committee issued Bid Bulletin no. 1 dated Nov. 26 stating his committee was under urgent instruction from his DA regional executive director directing the suspension of procurement proceedings for the two farm-to- market roads upon the urgent manifestation from the office of Senator Legarda in a letter dated Nov. 20.

 It was not clear why Legarda decided to hastily withdraw her pork barrel funds from DA and entrust it to the LGUs for implementation.

 Angry contractors claimed they were informed of the suspension order only on Nov. 28, the day the dropping of bid documents and bidding was supposed to take place for the P14 million Bacacay road opening project.

 According to documents obtained, the road opening project in Bacacay town had Nov 28 as the schedule for the submission of bids and Dec. 3 as the deadline of submission of bids for the Baras (Catanduanes) road-opening contract.

 Speaking on condition his name be withheld, a source said they were all 16 contractors who were qualified and surprised of the last minute suspension orderby Legarda. He said even DA officials claimed they were surprised and apologetic to the angry contractors who were expecting for the bidding to take place.

The source said he had accumulated no less than P60,000 in complying with the procurement requirements to participate in the bidding.

 The documents showed publication for the bidding of said projects was made on Nov. 11 with the Pre-Bid conference with contractors already held on Nov 16.  The submission of bids and actual bidding was dated on Nov. 28.

 Sources said that following receipt of the suspension notice from the DA, they had already received calls from contractors claiming to have the blessing to implement the projects. Among them came from DSB Construction said to be the Infrastructure coordinator of Rep. Edcel Lagman (Albay, First District). DSB owner Rose Bombales, however, denied having a say in the project saying it’s the Alro Construction of Legazpi City that allegedly had the blessing.

The source claimed that many contractors had taken the interest to join in the bidding for the two  projects saying they were juicy contracts, and highly bloated in project cost that can be completed in 14 days at the actual cost of only P2 million.

Albay Zip Codes

Source: Philippine Postal Corporation

• This table is Sortable by Municipality/City or by ZipCode

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4500	Legaspi City	Albay
4501	Daraga (Locsin)	Albay
4502	Camalig	Albay
4503	Guinobatan	Albay
4504	Ligao	Albay
4505	Oas	Albay
4506	Polangui	Albay
4507	Libon	Albay
4508	Sto. Domingo	Albay
4509	Bacacay	Albay
4510	Malilipot	Albay
4511	Tabaco	Albay
4512	Malinao	Albay
4513	Tiwi	Albay
4514	Manito	Albay
4515	Jovellar	Albay
4516	Pio Duran	Albay
4517	Rapu-rapu	Albay

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