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The ___MASK35___ , officially the Republic of the ___MASK35___ , is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean . It consists of about 7 , 641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south : Luzon , Visayas , and Mindanao . The capital city of the ___MASK35___ is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City , both part of Metro Manila . Bounded by the South China Sea on the west , the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest , the ___MASK35___ shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north , Vietnam to the west , Palau to the east and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south . Sorsogon ( Bikol : " Probinsya kan Sorsogon "), is a province in the ___MASK35___ located in the Bicol Region . It is the southernmost province in Luzon and is subdivided into fourteen municipalities ( towns ) and one city . Its capital is Sorsogon City ( formerly the towns of " Sorsogon " and " Bacon ") and borders the province of Albay to the north . The Filipino Channel ( officially abbreviated as TFC ) is a global subscription television channel based in Daly City , ___MASK99___ with major offices in ___MASK54___ , ___MASK2___ , Europe ( ___MASK10___ and ___MASK78___ ), Japan , Middle East , and Manila . It is owned and operated by the Philippine media conglomerate ABS - CBN . TFC is available globally on direct - to - home satellite , cable , IPTV , online streaming , video on demand and on other over - the - top content platforms . TFC is targeted to Filipino expatriates and their families . TFC was launched on September 24 , 1994 becoming the world ' s first trans - Pacific Asian broadcaster . TV Patrol Bicol is the local news program of the ABS - CBN Regional Network Group in the Bicol Region . The newscast is done in a tabloid - style format . The program delivers news headlines about the current events in the Bicol Region using the Central Bikol language as a medium of delivery . It is aired live daily from ABS - CBN Newscenter Naga at 5 : 15 PM , from Monday to Friday , simulcast over ABS - CBN TV - 4 Legazpi ( another local commercial television station ) , TV - 10 Daet and Masbate , TV - 7 Sorsogon and Virac , and on radio via MOR 93 . 5 Naga and MOR 93 . 9 Legazpi . Albay is a province located in the Bicol Region in southeastern Luzon of the ___MASK35___ . Its capital is the city of Legazpi , the regional administrative center of the whole Bicol Region , which is located in the southern foothill of Mayon Volcano , the symbol most associated with the province . This perfectly symmetrical active stratovolcano forms a magnificent , scenic backdrop to the city of Legazpi and is visible throughout the municipalities and cities of Albay including the surrounding provinces . Camarines Sur is a province located in the Bicol Region in Luzon of the ___MASK35___ . Its capital is Pili and the province borders Camarines Norte and Quezon to the northwest , and Albay to the south . To the east lies the island province of Catanduanes across the Maqueda Channel . Masbate , officially the Province of Masbate ( Masbateño : " Probinsya san Masbate " ) is an island province in the ___MASK35___ located near the middle of the nation ' s archipelago . Its capital is Masbate City and consists of three major islands : Masbate , Ticao and Burias . Masbate is at the crossroads of two island groups : Luzon and Visayas . Being administratively assigned to the Bicol Region , it is politically part of the Luzon island group . However , from a biogeographic and sociolinguistic perspective , Masbate has a stronger affiliation with Visayas . The Bicol Region , also known simply as Bicol , ( Rinconada Bicol : " Rehiyon ka Bikol "; ) is a region of the ___MASK35___ , designated as Region V . Bicol comprises six provinces , four on the Bicol Peninsula mainland ( the southeastern end of Luzon )  Albay , Camarines Norte , Camarines Sur , and Sorsogon  and the offshore island provinces of Catanduanes and Masbate . Filipino (" Pilipino " or " Wikang Filipino "), in this usage , refers to the national language of the ___MASK35___ . Filipino is also designated , along with English , as an official language of the country . It is the standard register of the Tagalog language , an Austronesian , regional language that is widely spoken in the ___MASK35___ . As of 2007 , Tagalog is the first language of 28 million people , or about one - third of the Philippine population , while 45 million speak Filipino as their second language . Filipino is among the 185 languages of the ___MASK35___ identified in the " Ethnologue ". Officially , Filipino is defined by the Commission on the Filipino Language (" Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino " in Filipino or simply KWF ) as " the native language , spoken and written , in Metro Manila , the National Capital Region , and in other urban centers of the archipelago ." TV Patrol is the flagship national network news broadcast of ABS - CBN in the ___MASK35___ . It can be heard simultaneously on radio through DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 and its cable channel counterpart DZMM TeleRadyo and its provincial AM radio stations , with several MOR stations nationwide . It is also broadcast overseas via ABS - CBN ' s international brand , The Filipino Channel . It is the longest - running Filipino language evening newscast since its inception on March 2 , 1987 . Luzon is the largest and most populous island in the ___MASK35___ and the 15th largest in the world . Located in the northern region of the archipelago , it is the economic and political center of the nation , being home to the country ' s capital city , Manila , as well as Quezon City , the country ' s most populous . With a population of 52 . 99 million , it is the fourth most populous island in the world ( after Java , Honshu , and Great Britain ), containing about 53 % of the country ' s total population . The Bicol Peninsula is a peninsula of located on Luzon Island in the ___MASK35___ . Part of the Bicol Region , the provinces on the peninsula are Albay , Camarines Norte , Camarines Sur , and Sorsogon , while the provinces of Catanduanes and Masbate are on offshore islands . Camarines Norte is a province located in the Bicol region in Luzon of the ___MASK35___ . Its capital is Daet . The province borders Quezon to the west , Camarines Sur to the south , and the Philippine Sea to the north . Catanduanes is an island province located in the Bicol Region of Luzon in the ___MASK35___ . It is the 12th - largest Island in the ___MASK35___ . Its capital is Virac and the province lies to the east of Camarines Sur across Maqueda Channel . It had a population of people as registered in the . DZMM TeleRadyo (" TeleRadyo " is a stylised portmanteau of the Filipino words for " television " and " radio ") is a 24 - hour Filipino language cable and digital TV channel that broadcasts ABS - CBN ' s flagship AM radio station DZMM 630 . The channel is owned by the ABS - CBN Corporation under the ABS - CBN News and Current Affairs brand , and is available on cable providers throughout the ___MASK35___ . DZMM Teleradyo is also included as an exclusive ( freemium ) digital subchannel on digital terrestrial television via the ABS - CBN TVplus service . DZMM TeleRadyo is also simulcast via The Filipino Channel