Masbate

Masbate is an island province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region. Its capital is Masbate City and consists of three major islands: Masbate, Ticao and Burias.

The island of Masbate lies at the center of the Philippine archipelago between latitudes 11^o43’ north and 123^o09’ east and 124^o5’ east. It is bounded on the north by Burias and Ticao Pass, east by San Bernardino Strait, south by the Visayan Sea, and west by the Sibuyan Sea. Relative to mainland Bicol, the province faces the southwestern coasts of Camarines Sur, Albay, and Sorsogon.

- from Wikipedia

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I have been in Masbate when I was in high school, back in 1978. I stayed in my uncle's ranch for 2 months.