Sorsogon

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This article is about the province. For the city, see Sorsogon City.

Sorsogon is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Sorsogon City and borders the province of Albay to the north. Sorsogon is at the tip of the Bicol Peninsula and faces the island of Samar to the southeast across the San Bernardino Strait.

People and culture

Festivals

Most of the inhabitants of the province belong to the ethnolinguistic Bicolano group. Sorsogueños are very religious and funloving. Being mostly Roman Catholics, they are active in every festivity celebrated throughout the year. For instance, like any other Filipino ethnolinguistic groups, they celebrate the fiesta of the Patron Saints Peter and Paul in Sorsogon city on every month of June. Alongside, by the last week of October, the Kasangayahan festival is celebrated in the whole province. At the midst of the latter festivity, myriads of botanical shows, and painting are conducted. Most of the people will hang out in carnivals and concerts. Another occasion is the Pili festival, which includes street dancing by locals donning Pili nut costumes, cooking competitions, fireworks displays, and even a nutcracking session along the road by the locals. Every barangay has its own fiesta and Patron saint which are highlighted by yearly buffet feast in every Sorsogueño home.

During the Holy Week season (celebrated as early as week of March or 1st week of April), people flock to the Saints Peter and Paul cathedral and start the procession with carts bearing statues of Jesus Christ on his way to crucifixion.

Minorities

Minorities in the province include Muslim immigrants from Mindanao, who ingage in street vending and small shop businesses. Their mosque is situated inside Sitio Bolangan on the outskirts of the city. There is also a significant small Chinese population who are mostly owners of hardware stores and commodity shops (some of whom have intermarried with the natives) dwell in the business center. Indian (called "Bumbay") communities are also present. They engagein money lending businesses--coloquially called "five-six".

Education and language

Education is highly valued as an investment for the future, attested by state and private school colleges which dot the province. Almost all people understand Filipino and Bicol. The Bicol form spoken by Sorsogueños vary from district to municipalities. To illusrate, the Bicol spoken in Barcelona, Gubat, Irosin, Sta. Magdalena, Matnog and Bulusan slightly differ from the form spoken in the municipalities of Castilla, Pilar, Donsol, Magallanes and Bacon (merged with Sorsogon city; see History). The former municipalities mentioned use words and intonations from Visayan dialects such as Waray, Cebuano and Ilonggo. The latter is similar to that spoken by Darageños and Legaspiños in Albay province. English is also understood by everyone, with the exception of illiterates. It is used in all government documents, schools, and businesses. This language has also become increasingly important as businesses such as call centers, and medical transcription demands prospective applicants knowledgeable in this language.

Economy

Geography

Political

Sorsogon is subdivided into 14 municipalities and 1 city.

City

• Sorsogon City

Municipalities

Barcelona Bulan Bulusan Casiguran Castilla Donsol Gubat

Irosin Juban Magallanes Matnog Pilar Prieto Diaz Santa Magdalena

Physical

History

In 2000, the municipalities of Bacon and Sorsogon was merged to create Sorsogon City.[NSCB - 2001 Factsheet - 12 New Cities Created], July-December 2000.

References

External links

Cities and Municipalities of Sorsogon
Cities:	Sorsogon City
Municipalities:	Barcelona | Bulan | Bulusan | Casiguran | Castilla | Donsol | Gubat | Irosin | Juban | Magallanes | Matnog | Pilar | Prieto Diaz | Santa Magdalena

Regions and Provinces of Luzon
Ilocos Region:	Ilocos Norte | Ilocos Sur | La Union | Pangasinan
Cagayan Valley:	Batanes | Cagayan | Isabela | Nueva Vizcaya | Quirino
Central Luzon:	Aurora | Bataan | Bulacan | Nueva Ecija | Pampanga | Tarlac | Zambales
CALABARZON:	Batangas | Cavite | Laguna | Quezon | Rizal
MIMARO:	Marinduque | Occidental Mindoro | Oriental Mindoro | Romblon
Bicol Region:	Albay | Camarines Norte | Camarines Sur | Catanduanes | Masbate | Sorsogon
Cordillera Adm. Region:	Abra | Apayao | Benguet | Ifugao | Kalinga | Mountain Province | Baguio City
National Capital Region:	Metro Manila (not actually a province)

 

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