Bicol Region · Region V
Budgets, officials, ordinances and public services for all 120 local government units in Bicol. Gathered from official records, linked back to the source, and free to use.
Region V at a glance
Every figure here is drawn as the thing it counts, so the picture cannot overclaim.
Provinces
6
One dot per province, largest first. Camarines Sur holds a third of Bicol.
Cities
7
One tick per city. The last is Naga, the only independent component city.
Municipalities
107
Too many to draw one by one, so this is a scale.
Provinces and cities
13
Six blue for the provinces, seven orange for the cities.
Start here
Every city and municipality sits under its province, the way the Local Government Code organises them. Pick a province to see its towns.
Home of Mayon Volcano and the regional centre of Bicol. Albay has three component cities and fifteen municipalities.
The northernmost Bicol province. Twelve municipalities, no cities.
The largest Bicol province by population. Its capital is Pili, not Naga, moved there by Republic Act 1336 in 1955.
An island province off the Bicol mainland. Eleven municipalities, no cities.
An island province and the cattle centre of the Philippines. One city and twenty municipalities.
The southern tip of Luzon, known for Donsol’s whale sharks and Bulusan Volcano. One city and fourteen municipalities.
Cities
Six component cities and one independent component city.
Public services
Requirements, fees and steps for the services local governments actually provide, written in plain language.
Birth, death and marriage certificates, CENOMAR, and how to request a certified copy or correct an entry.
Barangay clearance, mayor’s permit, renewals, closures, and the requirements for each.
Real property tax, business tax, amilyar deadlines, discounts for early payment, and tax clearance.
Free check-ups, vaccines and medicines, maternal and child care, and which hospital handles what.
Senior citizen, PWD and solo parent IDs, AICS financial aid, burial assistance, and 4Ps.
Local scholarships and how to apply, daycare and preschool enrolment, and student assistance.
Building and occupancy permits, road and drainage repair requests, water supply, and public facilities.
Seed and fertiliser support, veterinary services, fisherfolk registration, and training programmes.
Evacuation centres and routes, typhoon and Mayon alert levels, emergency hotlines, and fire safety.
Environmental clearance, tree cutting permits, coastal and watershed protection, clean-up drives.
Collection schedules, segregation rules, special and hazardous waste, and reporting illegal dumping.
Locational clearance, zoning, subdivision approval, and local housing programmes.
PESO job fairs, DOLE programmes, TESDA training, and the requirements for working abroad.
SSS, PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG offices across Bicol, membership, claims, and loan applications.
DFA passport appointments in Legazpi and Naga, NBI clearance, police clearance, and travel documents.
LTO licence and registration, LTFRB franchises, tricycle permits, and the district offices that handle each.
Government
Officials, departments, budgets, procurement and ordinances, per LGU, traced to the record that published them.
Local government departments, agencies and offices with their mandates, services and contact details.
Elected officials and department heads across Bicol’s provinces, cities and municipalities.
Annual budgets, statements of receipts and expenditures, procurement records and audit reports.
Local ordinances, resolutions and executive orders as published by each Sanggunian.
Population, land area, competitiveness scores and other official statistics by LGU.
Every source this portal draws from, with links, so any figure can be checked against the original.
What is here
This portal is being built in the open. Rather than hide the half-finished parts, here is every section with an honest status against it.
Building
866 projects · ₱49.61B
Every project in the region, per province and per municipality, contractor named.
Building
70 barangays
Services, officials, budget and barangay index for the regional capital.
Building
Mayor to barangay
Who holds office right now, with a confidence badge on every name.
Building
Free while we build
Bicol businesses by category and municipality. No charge to list.
Planned
Mayon, festivals, food
What to see, what to eat, and how to get around once you land.
Provenance
Nothing on this site is estimated and presented as fact. If a figure is here, it is because a government body published it, and the link goes back to them.
Latest
Briefs on Bicol governance and public money. Every one carries the records behind the story, not just the story. All briefs.
BetterBicol is open source and built by volunteers. Add your municipality, correct a figure, or take on a whole province. Bicolanos know Bicol best.