Bicol Region (Region V) occupies the southern stretch of Luzon. It is composed of six provinces - Albay, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Catanduanes, Masbate, Sorsogon.
Province
Albay - Legazpi City
Camarines Norte - Daet
Camarines Sur - Town Capital - Pili ; City Capital - Naga City (chartered city)
Catanduanes - Town Capital - Virac
Masbate - Masbate City
Sorsogon - Sorsogon City
In terms of urbanization, Legazpi City, Naga City, and Sorsogon City are the leading cities in the region.
Bicol is very accessible to Manila and the rest of the places in Luzon and also to Visayas provinces by land, air, rail and sea. It has national ports, several municipal ports and national airports.
There are a lot of beautiful natural scenery in Bicol region like mountains, caves, volcanoes, lakes, hot springs, rivers, waterfalls ,white sand beaches and diving and surfing spots.