It consists of six provinces, namely, Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate, and Sorsogon. It has one independent component city, Naga City, and six component cities, Iriga, Legazpi, Ligao, Masbate, Sorsogon, and Tabaco. The regional centers are Legazpi City, the region's political and administrative center, Naga City, the region's cultural and religious center. Legazpi City, Naga City, and Sorsogon City are the leading cities in the region in terms of urbanization and also the hub of the region's economic activity.
One of the Bicol Region finest products are the Pili nut candy, the authentic abaca bags and the spicy bicol express.
This blog will give you information and it will somehow encourage you to start your own business with this product.
Pilinut Candy
The Albay
Central Pilinut Candy is the pioneer in the thriving pilinut candy industry of Bicol. For over 73 years, Albay Central Pilinut Candy has served high quality confections and pastries made from Bicol’s famous pili nuts to countless locals and visitors. It remains a family business, giving its products that distinct quality and taste that makes people coming back for more.The Albay Central Pili Nut Candy factory and store is very easy to find. It is located along Rizal St., Legazpi’s main thoroughfare, in the Old Albay District. Albay Central Pili Nut Candy is approximately 3 kilometers or 5 to ten minutes away from the Legazpi Airport, 5 kilometers or 10 to 15 minutes away from the central business district of Legazpi. The store is accessible via jeepneys that ply the Rizal St. route.
Abaca bags
Abaca ba
gs from the Philippines are very popular abroad because of their unique designs and eco-friendly raw materials. International models and famous celebrities abroad toting a native abaca bag from the Philippines is no longer a surprising sight; with the abaca bags’ increasing popularity in mainstream and high fashion; not to mention its occasional appearance in Hollywood movies.
Abaca bags can come in different styles, sizes, shapes and colors to make sure that women will have a variety of bags to choose from for whatever occasion – from casual chic to sophisticated elegance.
You may also choose to have an abaca bag personally designed for you so no one will have the same one as yours. There are literally hundreds upon thousands of abaca bag designs that you will find in the Philippines and you are assured that each one is made only from the finest abaca fibers the country is well-known for.
Bicol Express
Bicol Express (Bikol: Sinilihan) is a popular Filipino dish which was popularized in the district of Malate, Manila but made in traditional Bicolano style. It is a stew made from long chilies (siling mahaba in Tagalog, lada panjang in Malay/Indonesian), coconut milk, shrimp paste or stockfish, onion, pork, and garlic. It is said to have evolved from gulay na may lada, another Bicolano dish which is nowadays also presented as one of the many variants of Bicol Express.
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/
http://www.albaypilinutcandy.com/2009/09/10/the-story-behind-albay-pili-nut-candy/
http://abacabags.com/?tag=bicol-made-abaca-bags
