Region V
Bicol Region or Bicolandia it consists of six provinces, namely
Albay
Catanduanes
Camarines Sur
Camarines Norte
Masbate
Sorsogon
It has one independent component city, Naga City, and six component cities,
Iriga, Legazpi, Ligao, Masbate, Sorsogon, and Tabaco.
Legazpi City- the region’s political and administrative center
Naga City – the region’s cultural and religious center
The Bikol languages are the dominant languages of the region
Tagalog is also spoken in northern parts of Camarines Norte as well as in the municipality of Del Gallego, Camarines Sur.
Visayan languages, Sorsoganon and Masbateño,
are spoken in Masbate and Sorsogon; they are collectively referred to as Bisakol.