is masbate part of luzon or visayas?
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Masbate is at the crossroads of two island groups: Visayas and Luzon. It is politically part of Bicol Region in the latter.
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The name Luzon is thought to derive from the Tagalog word lusong, a large wooden mortar used in dehusking rice.
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Pasig is bordered on the west by Quezon City and Mandaluyong; to the north by Marikina; to the south by Makati, the municipality of Pateros, and Taguig; and to the east by the municipalities of Cainta and Taytay in the province of Rizal.
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The Pasig River (Filipino: Ilog Pasig and Spanish: Río Pásig) is a river in the Philippines that connects Laguna de Bay to Manila Bay. Stretching for 25 kilometres (15.5 mi), it bisects the Philippine capital of Manila and its surrounding urban area into northern and southern halves.
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The Aeta (Ayta /ˈaɪtə/ EYE-tə; Kapampangan: áitâ), or Agta, are an indigenous people who live in scattered, isolated mountainous parts of the island of Luzon, the Philippines. ... They are thought to be among the earliest inhabitants of the Philippines, preceding the Austronesian migrations.
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Pahiyas Festival is a colorful feast celebrated every 15th of May by the people of Lucban, Quezon, in honor of the patron saint of farmers, St. Isidore the Laborer. It is the farmers' thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest.
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Mount Pulag (Filipino: Bundok Pulag; Ilocano: Bantay Pulag) is Luzon's highest peak at 2,926 metres (9,600 ft) above sea level. It is also a dormant volcano.
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The Philippines is divided into three island groups of Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. Luzon and Mindanao are both named after the largest island in their respective groups, while the Visayas (also referred to as the Visayan Islands) is an archipelago.
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['Daraga, Albay, Philippines.', 'Vigan City, Ilocos Sur, Philippines.', 'Silay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines.', 'Alaminos, Pangasinan, Philippines.', 'Basco, Batanes, Philippines.']
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The Bicol region or simply Bicol refers to the 6 provinces in the southern part of Luzon comprised of Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon in the mainland and offshore are Catanduanes and Masbate. The province is also known by another name, Ibalon, although the origin is unclear.
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Negritos in Southeast Asia (including the Batak and Aeta of the Philippines, the Andamanese of the Andaman Islands, and the Semang of the Malay Peninsula) are sometimes called pygmies (especially in older literature).
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Philippines, island country of Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. It is an archipelago consisting of some 7,100 islands and islets lying about 500 miles (800 km) off the coast of Vietnam. Manila is the capital, but nearby Quezon City is the country's most-populous city.
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It was Ruy Lopez de Villalobos who named the islands of what are now Samar and Leyte Las Islas Filipinas, after King Phillip II of Spain, when he arrived in the Philippines in 1543. The name was extended to the entire archipelago in the 20th century.
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MSWD stands for Municipal Social Welfare Development (Philippines)
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Nueva Vizcaya comprises 15 municipalities, with Bayombong as the provincial capital and major educational center, Bambang (the agricultural hub) and Solano (the financial district) as the major commercial centers, and Kayapa as the summer capital and "vegetable bowl" of the province.
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Romblon, island and town of the Philippines in the Sibuyan Sea, part of the Visayan Islands archipelago. ... The town of Romblon is situated on the northwestern coast of Romblon Island.
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Mapúa University (MU, formerly known as Mapúa Institute of Technology) is a non-sectarian, research-oriented university located in Intramuros, Manila and in Makati. It was founded in 1925 by the first registered Filipino architect, Tomás Mapúa, a graduate of Cornell University.