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Masbate

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Mas·ba·te  (mäs-bät, -t)
An island of the central Philippines south of Luzon. Its gold mines have been worked for centuries.
Masbate [mæsˈbɑːtɪ]
n
1. (Placename) an island in the central Philippines, between Negros and SE Luzon: agricultural, with resources of gold, copper, and manganese. Pop.: 599 355 (1990). Area: 4045 sq. km (1562 sq. miles)
2. (Placename) the capital of this island, a port in the northeast. Pop.: 52 944 (1980)
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The improvised explosive devices, made of bottles with gunpowder, blasting caps, shrapnel and wiring, were found hidden in a sack in the bathroom of the MV Blue Water Princess on Saturday just as it was about to depart the city of Lucena for the central island of Masbate.
Bombs found aboard Philippine ferry by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
Cervus alfredi are found only in the central Philippines and before the herds dwindled through heavy hunting and rapid habitat loss, they were present on the islands of Cebu, Guimaras, Leyte, Masbate, Negros, Panay and Samar.
Rare deer found on Philippine island: scientists by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Police officer Ruben Theordore Sindac of the Masbate police said 76 people were rescued after the ferry capsized around 1 p.
39 die in Philippine ferry accident by Asian Economic News
 
 
 
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