Albay Reference
Albay is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon
Legazpi City - capital of Albay province
Bikol is the primary language spoken in Albay
History :
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 Albay bay (which means “by the bay”) in 1616.
The town was first renamed Albay, then Legazpi, as Albay went on to refer to the province.
Economy :
Agriculture is the main industry in Albay, which produces such crops as coconut, rice, sugar, and abacá.
Handicrafts is the major source of rural income.
Bicol’s largest industrial sites are in Albay:
Tiwi and Manito boast geothermal energy plants,
Camalig has the Goodfound Cement Factory,
Daraga has its Isarog Pulp and Paper Company,
Legazpi City has Bicol Hair, and Legaspi Oil Company and two other large coconut oil milling plants,
making Albay top foreign currency earner this part of Luzon.
