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Ibalon, or Ibalong, is the ancient name of the Bicol Region in the Philippines. The center of settlement is believed to be either beside the Bicol River at present-day Libmanan, Camarines Sur [ 1 ] (as based on the Ibalong Epic ) or in Magallanes, Sorsogon , Philippines , renowned as one of the first Spanish settlements in the island of Luzon .
The Ibalon Monument which shows the four (4) heroes of the epic: Tambaloslos, Baltog, Handyong and Bantong in Legazpi City. The Ibálong, also known as Handiong or Handyong, is a 60-stanza fragment of a Bicolano full-length folk epic of the Bicol region of the Philippines, based on the Indian Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Poverty incidence of Bicol Region 10 20 30 40 50 2006 44.23 2009 44.21 2012 41.06 2015 39.85 2018 26.99 2021 21.90 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Pili nuts (shelled and roasted) Bicol Region has a large amount of rich flatland, and agriculture is the largest component of the economy, followed by commercial fishing. Coconuts, abaca, banana, coffee and jackfruit are the top five ...
The Ibalong Festival is also known as the Ibalon Waterfalls. However, according to renowned historians and anthropologists such as Domingo Abella, Luis Camara Dery, Merito Espinas, F. Mallari, Norman Owen, Mariano Goyena del Prado, et al., the present location of the ancient settlement of Ibalong is in Magallanes, Sorsogon .
Poverty incidence of Legazpi 10 20 30 40 2006 26.20 2009 30.68 2012 17.32 2015 17.98 2018 13.78 2021 17.62 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Legazpi is a major economic hub in the Bicol Region. Economic activities in the city include agriculture, wholesale and retail trade, services, manufacturing and mining. Major sources of income include rice, root crops, and coconut. The city exports ...
The Partido is a district in Camarines Sur, a province of the Philippines, that was formerly known as the Partido de Ibalon. The Spanish divided the Bicol Region into two distinct areas at the present province of Camarines Sur , the southern part becoming known as the Partido.
Poverty incidence of Magallanes 10 20 30 40 50 60 2006 53.40 2009 44.56 2012 44.12 2015 45.04 2018 35.89 2021 33.51 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Magallanes Processed Products Magallanes is primary considered a coastal town as 24 of its 34 barangays are situated along the seashore and with the abundant marine resource, the natives take to the sea daily for their food and livelihood ...
The word Bikol, which replaced Ibalon, was originally bikod (meaning "meandering"), a word which supposedly described the principal river of that area. Archaeological diggings, dating back to as early as the Neolithic, and accidental findings resulting from the mining industry, road-building and railway projects in the region, reveal that the ...