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48-552: The municipality comprises three islands: Rapu-rapu Island , Batan Island , and Guinanayan Island. Rapu-Rapu and Batan Islands were historically part of Prieto Diaz in Sorsogon . Before it became a municipality on 1901, it was a bario of Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon. The Visita (Chapel) here and the spiritual and pastoral needs of the people were taken care of by the Parish Priest of Prieto Diaz. Records show that Rev. Fr. Santiago Nepomuceno

96-619: A boom from the late 1800s until the American period. Fishing is the main livelihood along both shores of the province. Tourism, especially related to Mayon Volcano, also creates income for Albay. For the year 2013, Albay had a total of 339,445 foreign tourist arrivals. In the December, 2023 Pili Fiesta, Director Marita A. Carlos of DOST-PCAARRD introduced technologies on pili (C. ovatum tree) production in Albay, Bicol Region . She aimed to promote pili as

144-458: A flagship industry. Albay has three congressional districts encompassing its 18 municipalities and 3 component cities. Albay has 383.22 kilometers (238.12 mi) of national roads, mostly paved with asphalt, with 5.25 kilometers (3.26 mi) remaining unpaved. Maharlika Highway (N1/AH26) serves as the principal road connection between other provinces. Most of the province is served by secondary national roads , assigned route numbers in

192-525: A member of the expedition led by Maestro de Campo Mateo de Saz and Captain Martin de Goiti , led a group that crossed from Burias and Ticao islands and landed on a coastal settlement called Ibalon in what is now the province of Sorsogon . From this point, another expedition was sent to explore the interior and founded the town of Camalig . In 1573, Juan de Salcedo penetrated the Bicol Peninsula from

240-406: A pubescent boy with uncommon comeliness that made savage beast and the vicious mermaids (Magindara) tame. He has deep affection towards Magindang, but plays with him by running away so that Magindang would never catch him. The reason for this is because he is shy to the man that he loves. If Magindang manages to catch Bulan, Haliya always comes to free him from Magindang's grip; Magindang , the god of

288-432: A separate province with Sorsogon as the capital. In the 17th century, Moro slave raiders from the southern Philippines ravaged the northeastern coastal areas of the province of Albay. By the end of the 1700s, Albay had 12,339 native families and 146 Spanish Filipino families . Mayon Volcano , in one of its most violent eruptions, destroyed the five towns surrounding its base on February 1, 1814. This eruption forced

336-439: Is 2,848 mm (112.1 in). The driest month is April with 132 mm (5.2 in). Most precipitation falls in December, with an average of 476 mm (18.7 in). The warmest month of the year is June with an average temperature of 28.3 °C (82.9 °F). In February, the average temperature is 25.7 °C (78.3 °F). It is the lowest average temperature of the whole year. The difference in precipitation between

384-575: Is an island in the Philippines comprising the municipality of Rapu-rapu in the province of Albay . The island is situated in Lagonoy Gulf . This article about a location in Bicol Region is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an island is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Albay Albay (IPA: [ɐlˈbaɪ] ), officially

432-574: Is generally mountainous with scattered fertile plains and valleys. On the eastern part of the province is a line of volcanic mountains starting with the northernmost Malinao in Tiwi, followed by Mount Masaraga and the free-standing Mayon Volcano . Separated by the Poliqui Bay is the Pocdol Mountains in the town of Manito . The stratovolcano of Mayon standing at around 2,462 metres (8,077 ft),

480-410: Is located. In the 2020 census, Rapu-Rapu had a population of 36,151. The population density was 230 inhabitants per square kilometre (600/sq mi). The following were the elected officials of Rapu-Rapu for the term 2013–2016. Rapu-Rapu has 36 elementary schools and 7 secondary schools directly supervised by Department of Education -Division of Albay. Rapu-rapu Island Rapu-rapu Island

528-526: Is not used or which the origin is not from Albay. The languages in the province are very diverse which includes the languages of Albay Bikol group which comprises the languages of West Miraya , East Miraya, Libon and Buhinon . Of the four Albay Bikol languages , Buhinon is the only one not used in Albay but rather in Buhi, Camarines Sur . Rinconada Bikol is a minority language in the province and used by people in barangays of Libon and Polangui that are near

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576-527: Is often considered as the cause of eclipses, the devourer of the Sun and the Moon, and an adversary of Haliya as Bakunawa's main aim is to swallow Bulan, who Haliya swore to protect for all of eternity. Catholicism is the predominant religion in the province, affiliated by 96.1% of the men and 95.7% of the women of Albay. Each town has its own fiesta for their patrons and patronesses. Other religious denominations are

624-486: Is politically subdivided into 34 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . Rapu-Rapu has a tropical climate. There is significant rainfall throughout the year in Rapu-Rapu. Even the driest month still has a lot of rainfall. According to Köppen and Geiger , the climate is classified as Af . The average annual temperature in Rapu-Rapu is 27.1 °C (80.8 °F). The average annual rainfall

672-684: Is served by the Bicol International Airport in the municipality of Daraga , adjacent municipality of Legazpi City. The airport is the province's gateway from Manila and Cebu City in the Visayas. The province was formerly served by the now defunct Legazpi Airport . Albay is served by the mainline of the Philippine National Railways (PNR), and has commuter service between Naga in Camarines Sur . Trains to Manila (Tutuban),

720-580: Is spoken in Legazpi , Tabaco and neighboring municipalities on the east side of Albay, and some parts of northern Sorsogon (especially in Sorsogon City ). The majority of the inhabitants also understand English and Filipino as second languages. Poverty incidence of Albay Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Agriculture is the main industry in Albay, which produces crops like coconut , rice , sugar and abacá . Handicrafts are

768-420: Is the highest point of the province. It is the most famous landform in Albay and in the whole Bicol Region . This active volcano falls under the jurisdiction of eight municipalities and cities of Albay: Camalig , Daraga , Guinobatan , Legazpi City , Ligao City , Malilipot , Santo Domingo , and Tabaco City . The western coast of the province is mountainous but not as prominent as the eastern range with

816-904: The Filipino Army in the province. Following the Spanish–American War , the new colonial power the United States did not recognize the country's independence, which had been declared in June 1898, and the Americans subsequently acquired direct control of the country as a de facto colony, under the terms of the Treaty of Paris (1898) , over which the Filipinos had no say. During the Philippine–American War , Brigadier General William August Kobbé headed

864-631: The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) has 2 percent of the province, other Protestant churches such as the Baptist Church , Methodist , other Evangelical Christians , Seventh-day Adventists , Mormons , Jehovah's Witnesses as well as Islam . Albay is home to several languages and host to different native languages of Bicol Region. Out of seven Bikol languages (excluding the Bisakol languages , which are Bisayan languages ), only Pandan Bikol of northern Catanduanes

912-491: The Philippine Statistics Authority , the municipality has a land area of 155.30 square kilometres (59.96 sq mi)   constituting 6.03% of the 2,575.77-square-kilometre- (994.51 sq mi) total area of Albay. Rapu-Rapu is 374 km (232 mi) southeast of Manila and 36 km (22 mi) east of Legazpi City , the provincial capital. The small island of Rapu-Rapu and Batan lie to

960-529: The Province of Albay ( Central Bikol : Probinsya kan Albay ; Tagalog : Lalawigan ng Albay ; ᜎᜎᜏᜒᜄᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜌ᜔ ), is a province in the Bicol Region of the Philippines , mostly on the southeastern part of the island of Luzon . Its capital (and largest city) is the city of Legazpi , the regional center of the whole Bicol Region , which is located in the southern foothill of Mayon Volcano . The province

1008-408: The 2007 census, there were 208,640 households in the province with an average size of 5.22 persons, significantly higher than the national average of 4.99. Prior to colonization, the region had a complex religious system that involved various deities. These deities include: Gugurang, the supreme god who dwells inside of Mount Mayon where he guards and protects the sacred fire that his brother Aswang

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1056-520: The Iraya Zone, which was made up of the towns from Daraga to Libon . Each town was organized into sections of fifty men under the command of a lieutenant. During the Philippine Revolution on September 22, 1898, the provisional revolutionary government of Albay was formed with Anacieto Solano as provisional president. Major General Vito Belarmino , the appointed military commander, reorganized

1104-505: The Marcos dictatorship. Albay has a total land area of 2,575.77 square kilometres (994.51 sq mi), which makes it the 53rd biggest province. The province is bordered by the provinces of Camarines Sur to the north and Sorsogon to the south. To the northeast lies Lagonoy Gulf , which separates the province from Catanduanes . To the southwest of the province is the Burias Pass with

1152-533: The Matnog Ferry Terminal. On August 25, 2020, San Miguel Corporation announced that they will invest the project which will reduce travel time from Lucena to Matnog from 9 hours to 5.5 hours. Albay is the region's principal trans-shipment point with its ports: Tabaco International Port, Legazpi National Port, Pio Duran Provincial Port, and the Pantao Regional Port. Traveling to the province by air

1200-429: The boundary of Bato and Iriga in Camarines Sur . Another primary language used in the province is Central Bikol which is the native tongue of the population on the eastern coast of the Bicol Peninsula . Both Albay Bikol languages and Rinconada Bikol are members of Inland Bikol group of languages while Central Bikol is a language member of Coastal Bikol . The Tabaco - Legazpi - Sorsogon dialect of Central Bikol

1248-724: The capture of Belarmino in 1901. Ola was later captured with about six hundred of his men. Following the December 12, 1941, Japanese invasion of Legazpi during the Second World War , the Kimura Detachment of the Imperial Japanese Army occupied Albay Province. The region was defended only by the Philippine Constabulary unit under the command of Major Francisco Sandico. During the Japanese Occupation,

1296-406: The dictatorship's governance. A killer shot him three times in front of his house in the early evening of August 21, 1985, and the government did not investigate his murder. He was later honored by having his name inscribed on the wall of remembrance at the Philippines' Bantayog ng mga Bayani (lit. Monument of Heroes), which honors the martyrs and heroes who fought to restore democracy in the wake of

1344-534: The driest month and the wettest month is 344 mm. The average temperatures vary during the year by 2.6 °C. Typhoons are an especially frequent and destructive menace in the Bicol region. The months of September, October and November experience the more destructive of these violent tropical storms. Forty percent of the storms carrying high-velocity winds in the Philippine pass through Southeastern Luzon where Rapu-Rapu

1392-414: The east of Luzon and together with the islands of San Miguel and Cagraray, form the northern rim of Albay Gulf . These islands represents a low monoclinal continuation of the eastern structural arch into the waters of Lagonoy Gulf . Most of the land surface of Rapu-Rapu has exposed basement-complex rocks in its interior consisting mainly of serpentines. Rapu-Rapu have deposits of coal and copper. Rapu-Rapu

1440-510: The expedition that landed at the ports of Sorsogon, Bulan and Donsol . From there, the Americans marched to Legazpi and captured it. Although a civil government was established in Albay on April 26, 1901, Colonel Harry Hill Bandholtz , Commanding Officer of the Constabulary in the Bicol Region, said that General Simeon Ola , with a thousand men, continued to defy American authority after

1488-573: The growing population in both islands, Governor Arlington Betts, Civil Governor for the Province of Albay, created the municipality of Rapu - Rapu in 1901. A plebiscite was held. The people were made to choose, if they would want to belong to the province of Sorsogon or to the province of Albay. Majority of the people chose Albay for their province and their will pass respected. Rapu-Rapu is located at 13°11′N 124°08′E  /  13.18°N 124.13°E  / 13.18; 124.13 . According to

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1536-581: The highest elevation at around 490 metres (1,610 ft). Among these mountains are Mount Catburawan in Ligao and Mount Pantao in Oas . Albay comprises 15 municipalities/towns and three component cities ( Legazpi , Ligao and Tabaco ). The population of Albay in the 2020 census was 1,374,768 people, , making it the 20th most populous province in the country. It had a density of 530 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,400 inhabitants per square mile. Based on

1584-488: The island of Burias of Masbate province located about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) offshore. In 2016, an area of 250,000 hectares (620,000 acres) was declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve . The Albay Biosphere Reserve is home to 182 terrestrial plant species, of which 46 are endemic to the Philippines. Its marine waters and coastal area also provide habitat to five of the world's seven marine turtle species, as well as mangrove, seagrass and seaweed ecosystems. The province

1632-400: The major source of rural income and comprises a fairly large share in the small-scale industries of the province. Forestry, cement production and paper-making are other sources of livelihood. The manufacture of abacá products such as Manila hemp , hats, bags, mats, furniture, home decors, and slippers is one of the main sources of income in the rural areas. Production of abaca fiber experienced

1680-520: The military general headquarters of the Commonwealth Army of the Philippines remained active from January 3, 1942, to June 30, 1946, and the 5th Constabulary Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary was established from October 28, 1944, to June 30, 1946, and stationed in Albay. Then came the clearing operations and anti-Japanese insurgency in the Bicol Peninsula , helped by the local Bicolano resistance. Some Bicolano guerrilla groups invaded around

1728-427: The municipal sanitation inspector of Ligao who was later also assigned to Oas. Known for his effectiveness, he had been awarded the 1983 Best Sanitary Inspector for Albay. However, this led the dictatorship's local administrators suspecting him of being a rebel sympathizer, because his close relationship with locals in far-flung barangays allowed him to move around fearlessly, and because he expressed disagreements with

1776-510: The name of Dumaraog went to the Lakanate of Lawan (present-day Laoang , Northern Samar ) to ask for the hands of Bingi bringing with him 100 ships. Datu Hadi Iberein came from the Lakanate of Lawan. He was described by Scott as a “Samar datu by the name of Iberein was rowed out to a Spanish vessel anchored in his harbor in 1543 by oarsmen collared in gold; while wearing on his own person earrings and chains.” In July 1569, Luis Enriquez de Guzman ,

1824-446: The north as far south as Libon , establishing the settlement of Santiago de Libon. Jose Maria Peñaranda, a military engineer, was made “ corregidor ” of the province on May 14, 1834. He constructed public buildings and built roads and bridges. The entire Bicol peninsula was organized as one province with two divisions, Camarines in the northwest and Ibalon in the southeast. In 1636, the two partido s were separated, and Ibalon became

1872-411: The people to suffer misfortunes and commit sins. Enemy of Gugurang and a friend of Bulan the god of the Moon; Haliya, the masked goddess of the moonlight and the archenemy of Bakunawa and protector of Bulan. Her cult is composed primarily of women. There is also a ritual dance named after her as it is performed to be a countermeasure against Bakunawa.; Bulan , the god of the pale moon, he is depicted as

1920-518: The province before liberation in 1945 by Allied forces. Oas , Albay, was one of the localities particularly harmed by the Dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos ; in the waning days of the dictatorship, Oas was hit by a series of political killings targeting those who dared to speak out against the abuses of the Military and against Ferdinand Marcos. The most prominent of the victims was Clemente Ragragio,

1968-656: The province of Albay during the Japanese Insurgencies between 1942 and 1944 and were supported by local Filipino troops under the Philippine Commonwealth Army and pre-war Philippine Constabulary 5th Infantry Regiments attacking the enemy soldiers of the Japanese Imperial Army. In the aftermath of three years of siege and conflicts, many Bicolano guerrillas were forced to retreat by the Japanese around

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2016-583: The province. With a headquarters in the mountain of Guinobatan town, he joined the revolutionary government of Albay as a lieutenant in the infantry. A unit of the Philippine Militia was then organized by the Spanish military authorities. Mariano Riosa was appointed major of the Tabaco Zone, which comprised all the towns along the seacoast from Albay to Tiwi while Anacieto Solano was appointed major for

2064-472: The sea and all its creatures. He has deep affection to the lunar god Bulan and pursues him despite never catching him. Due to this, the Bicolanos reasoned that it is to why the waves rise to reach the Moon when seen from the distant horizon. Whenever he does catch up to Bulan, Haliya comes to rescue Bulan and free him immediately; Okot , god of forest and hunting; and Bakunawa , a gigantic sea serpent deity who

2112-590: The series, namely Bicol-630 and Bicol-640 . Almost all of the cities and municipalities are connected by national roads, except for Rapu-Rapu . In order to spur development in the province, the Toll Regulatory Board declared Toll Road 5 the extension of South Luzon Expressway . A 420-kilometer, four lane expressway starting from the terminal point of the now under construction SLEX Toll Road 4 at Barangay Mayao, Lucena City in Quezon to Matnog , Sorsogon, near

2160-433: The town of Cagsawa to relocate to its present site, Legazpi . A decree was issued by Governor-General Narciso Claveria in 1846 separating Masbate , Ticao , and Burias from Albay to form the comandancia of Masbate. Albay was then divided into four districts: Iraya , Cordillera or Tabaco , Sorsogon, and Catanduanes . Glicerio Delgado, a condemned insurecto (insurgent), started revolutionary activities in

2208-652: Was added to the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves in March 2016. Long before the Spaniards arrived, Albay had a thriving civilization. Formerly called Ibat , and then Libog , Albay was once ruled by Gat Ibal, an old chief who also founded the old barangay of Sawangan, now part of the City of Legazpi . Historian William Henry Scott wrote that in the local epic called siday entitled "Bingi of Lawan", an Albay datu by

2256-491: Was in charge here in the early part of 1891, then Rev. Fr. Juan Brusola took over. It was during his term that the Parish of Sta. Florentina was founded. Sometime after the year 1891, Rapu-Rapu and Batan Islands became part of the municipality of Bacon, Sorsogon mainly due to their geographical location, nearer to Bacon than to Prieto Diaz. This move was more favorable to the people transportation - wise and business - wise. Because of

2304-460: Was trying to steal. Whenever people disobey his orders, wishes and commit numerous sins, he would cause Mount Mayon to burst lava as a sign of warning for people to mend their crooked ways. Ancient Bikolanos had a rite performed for him called Atang. Asuang, the evil god who always tries to steal the sacred fire of Mount Mayon from his brother, Gugurang. Addressed sometimes as Aswang, he dwells mainly inside Mount Malinao. As an evil god, he would cause

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