Bikol or Bicol usually refers to:
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Bicol Region
The Bicol Region, designated as Region V, is an administrative region of the Philippines. It comprises six Provinces of the Philippines, provinces, four on the Bicol Peninsula (the luzon#Southeastern Luzon, southeastern end of Luzon): Albay, Ca ...
, administrative region of the Philippines
Bikol or Bicol may also refer to:
Languages and people
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Bikol languages
The Bikol languages or Bicolano languages are a group of Central Philippine languages spoken mostly in the Bicol Peninsula in the southeastern part of Luzon, the neighboring island-province of Catanduanes, and the island of Burias in Masb ...
, the languages spoken in the Bicol region in the Philippines
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Albay Bikol language
Albay Bikol, or simply Albayanon is a group of languages and one of the three languages that compose Inland Bikol. It is spoken in the southwestern coast of Albay, ( Pio Duran, Jovellar) and northwestern Sorsogon.
The region is bordered by the ...
, a language of Bicol
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Central Bikol language
Central Bikol, commonly called Bikol Naga or simply Bikol, is an Austronesian language spoken by the Bicolanos, primarily in the Bicol Region of southern Luzon, Philippines. It is spoken in the northern and western part of Camarines Sur, the se ...
, a language of Bicol
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Pandan Bikol language
Pandan Bikol, or Northern Catanduanes Bicolano, is one of the three groups of the Bikol languages. It is spoken in Pandan and northeastern portion of Catanduanes.
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, a language of Bicol
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Rinconada Bikol language
Rinconada Bikol or simply Rinconada, spoken in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines, is one of several languages that compose the Inland Bikol (or Southern Bicol) group of the Bikol macrolanguage. It belongs to the Austronesian language ...
, a language of Bicol
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Bicolano people
The Bicolano people (Bikol languages, Bikol: ''Mga Bikolnon'') are the fourth-largest Ethnic groups in the Philippines, Filipino ethnolinguistic group. Their native region is commonly referred to as Bicol Region, Bicol, which comprises the entir ...
, the ethnic group
Political parties
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Ako Bicol
The Ako Bicol Political Party (AKB) is a political party in the Philippines participating in the party-list elections in the Philippines. It represents the Bicol Region and the Bicolano people. In the 2016 elections, AKB was the top partylist wit ...
, a political party in the Philippines
Food
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Bicol express
Bicol express, known natively in Bikol as ''sinilihan'' (), is a popular Filipino dish which was popularized in the district of Malate, Manila, but made in traditional Bicolano style. It is a stew made from long chili peppers ('' siling h ...
, a popular Filipino dish
Hubs of transportation
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Bicol International Airport
Bicol International Airport , also referred by some sources as Southern Luzon International Airport, is an airport serving the vicinity of Legazpi, the capital city of Albay and the regional center of Bicol Region, in the Philippines. Dubbed a ...
, an airport in Albay province
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Bicol Isarog Transport System
Bicol Isarog Transport System, Inc. (BITSI, also known as simply Bicol Isarog) is a Philippine bus company based in Quezon City. Bicol Isarog, along with 6 sister bus lines, operates routes that primarily serves the Bicol Region, as well as Samar ...
, a Philippine bus company
Water bodies
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Bicol River
The Bicol River is the eighth largest river in the Philippines in terms of drainage basin size with an estimated catchment area of . The river drains a large part of Bicol Peninsula of the southeastern part of the island of Luzon and passes throu ...
, the eighth largest river in the Philippines
Newspaper
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Bicol Standard
''Bicol Standard'' is a weekly newspaper in the Bicol Region. It covers news from the provinces of Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Albay, Sorsogon and Masbate
Masbate, officially the Province of Masbate (Masbateño language, Masbateño: ''Pro ...
, a newspaper in Bicol Region
Educational institutions
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Central Bicol State University of Agriculture
The Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (), or simply referred to by its acronym CBSUA, is a state university in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines, and is the regional center for higher learning in agriculture in the Bicol Reg ...
, the regional center for higher learning in agriculture in the Bicol Region
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Bicol University
Bicol University (), also referred to by its acronym (BU or Bicol U), is a regional state, research and coeducational higher education institution in Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines, with external campuses scattered throughout the provinces of ...
, a regional state and research university in Bicol Region, the Philippines
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Polytechnic State University of Bicol
The Polytechnic State University of Bicol (PSUB) is a state university in Nabua, Camarines Sur, Philippines. It is mandated primarily to provide higher technological, professional and vocational instruction and training in fisheries, trade, as wel ...
, a state university in the Philippines
Sports
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Bicol Volcanoes
The Bicol Volcanoes were a Filipino professional basketball team based in Legazpi, Albay. The team last competed in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) from 2019 to 2020 and again from 2023 to 2024. The team played its home games a ...
, a basketball team
Park
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Bicol Natural Park
The Bicol Natural Park is a List of protected areas of the Philippines, 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 S ...
, a protected area of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region
See also
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