Region 5 (Bicol Region) : (Filipino: Kabikulan; Spanish: Bicolandia)

Located in the southernmost tip of Luzon Island, the largest island in the Philippines.


Masbate City, Islands Philippines

Masbate Philippines, Geography, Climate, Economy, Major Industries, History, Political System, Getting There, Topography
Slope, Infrastructure, Beaches and Resorts, Investment Guide, Investment Opportunities, Links and References

Tourist Attractions - Natural Attractions, Cultural Attractions, Man-Made Attractions Feasts and Festivals
Special Interest
Rodeo Filipino, Limestone Hills, Catandayangan Falls, Aroroy Beach, Bat-Ongan Caves, Underwater Caves



Masbate Investment Guide

Location Advantage
Located in the central part of the Philippine Archipelago, Masbate is the gateway of Luzon to Cebu and Panay Islands. By plane, it takes one-hour and twenty minutes ride to Manila, the administrative, trading and industrial center of the Philippines and twelve hour by ship to Cebu, the fastest booming economy in the country. Masbate is located within the fishing polygon of the country. Samar Sea, in the Northeast, Ticao Pass in the East, Burias Pass and Sibuyan Sea in the northwest Asia gulf in the West and Visayan Sea in the South. Likewise, the province is within the regular course of motor vessels regularly plying the Luzon-Visayas-Mindanao route.

Agriculture, Fishery and Mineral Resources
Covering about 200,000 hectares of agricultural land, Masbate is producing coconut and cattle. In 1992, copra production was estimated at 60,000 MT while the cattle population was 65,000 heads. Aquamarine production was 303,828.80 MT during the same period.

Large deposits of mineral, both metallic and non-metallic abound provincewide, These include gold, marble, rock phosphate, limestone and other minerals. Except for gold, the other minerals remain untapped.

Large and Trainable Labor Pool
Masbate has a populace of 653,852 (1995 Census) with an annual growth rate 1.83%. The Masbatenos are English-literate and educated hardworking and warm people. Yearly the province's private and public colleges in the field of arts and sciences, business, agriculture, education, computer courses and others produce more than 1,000 graduates. Graduates of trade and vocational schools also supplement the pool of craftsmen and technicians.

Infrastructure, Modernization of Telecommunication Facilities
The growing infrastructure and modernization of telecommunication facilities propel Masbate's developing economy. Local governments intensified efforts in expanding seaports and airport to promote commercial and trading transactions with the rests of the country. Land transportation facilities and services are made available round-the-clock to meet the needs of the people and industries. To date, there are about 40 air-con vans servicing the capital town and the rest of Mainland Masbate.

The two islands, Masbate and Ticao, are now serviced by their respective electric cooperatives. MASELCO provides 24-hour service to the electrical needs of Masbate Mainland while TISELCO twelve hours service during nighttime in Ticao Island.

National/International Distance Dialing are also available in communicating to the rests of the world. Five (5) courier services and two(2) cable television systems are also operating which made the people informed and aware on current news and issues.

Fiscal Incentives
Aside from the investment incentives offered by national government, the local government units particularly Municipality of Masbate also provides incentives and privileges to investors. These include full/partial exemptions from Mayor's Permit Fee, Building Permit Fee, Business Sales Tax and simplified business requirements.

 

Travel Quotes:

I still make sure to go, at least once every year, to a country where things cannot be taken for granted, and where there is either too much law and order or too little. Christopher Hitchens

“Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuses himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels. Henry Adams

Northern Philippine Cuisine

For festive occasions, people band together and prepare more sophisticated dishes. Tables are often laden with expensive and labor-intensive treats requiring hours of preparation. In Filipino celebrations, lechón (also spelled litson) serves as the centerpiece of the dinner table. It is usually a whole roasted pig, but suckling pigs (lechonillo, or lechon de leche) or cattle calves (lechong baka) can also be prepared in place of the popular adult pig.

More details at Northern Philippine Cuisine

 

MASBATE FAST FACTS

  LOCATION

:

  Central  Philippines
  REGION

:

  Region V - Bicol
  LAND AREA

:

  404,770 Has.
  MUNICIPALITY

:

  21
  BARANGAY

:

  550
  HOUSEHOLD :   128,860
  POPULATION :   653,852 (1995) Census
  POPULATION GROWTH

:

  9.16% (1990-1995)
  LITERACY RATE

:

  95.90%
  DIALECT :   Masbaneto, Cebuano, 
        Hiligaynon and Bicolano
  CLIMATE

:

  Type II and III
  MAJOR PRODUCTS

:

  Copra, Aquamarine,
        Cattle and Gold

Masbate Philippines, Masbate Geography, Masbate Climate, Economy, Masbate Major Industries, Masbate History, Masbate Political System, Masbate :Getting There, Masbate Topography, Masbate Slope, Masbate Infrastructure, Masbate Beaches and Resorts, Masbate Investment Guide, Masbate Investment Opportunities, Masbate Links and References

Masbate Tourist Attractions - Masbate Natural Attractions, Masbate Cultural Attractions, Masbate Man-Made Attractions Masbate Feasts and Festivals
Special Interest
Masbate Rodeo Filipino, Limestone Hills, Masbate Catandayangan Falls, Masbate Aroroy Beach, Masbate Bat-Ongan Caves, Masbate Underwater Caves

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