Masbate
Proper noun
Meaning
Masbate City, the capital city of Masbate province, Philippines.
An offshore province of Bicol Region, Philippines located on the southwest of Bicol Peninsula
the largest of the three islands of the province; the other two are Ticao island and Burias island.
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Naga City received P1.2 million, while Camarines Norte, Masbate, and Sorsogon received P600,000 each.
Casilihan refers to the January 6 recovery of a US Navy drone in Masbate that has enraged nationalistic Filipinos and intensified calls that PNoy’s regime uphold Philippine sovereignty and junk the unjust VFA.
Pastor said the provinces with fully organized BADACs are Albay; Camarines Norte; Catanduanes (91 percent); Camarines Sur (86 percent); Masbate (52 percent); and Sorsogon (38 percent).
Recently-crowned Miss Philippines Earth Jamie Herrell, who represented Cebu City, is a daughter of a Bicolana who hails from Placer, Masbate.
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) confirmed yesterday that the coastal waters of Milagros and Mandaon in Masbate, and Matnog and Sorsogon Bay in Sorsogon in Bicol are safe from toxic red tide.
Manila, Aug 18 : A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 shook Masbate province in the Philippines on Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs) said.