Albay

Etymology
From, as in , or in longer variant names, La Baye la baye ("The Bay of Baye" or Bay la Bay ("Bay of Bay") as in 's 1602 Map of La Baye la baye , where the first or  is an old variant spelling of 🇨🇬, but the second  or  refers to its previous derivation from , which itself came from  + , where finally, it was simplified or shortened to just its present form to do away with any confusion. The name originally referred to the coastal settlement of Sawangan, now the port district of . In April 3, 1574, the place used to also be called “Baybayon”, which became an encomienda assigned by Philippine Governor-General  to Juan Guerra. In time, the name was also later applied to the province over which the town of Albay (now Legazpi City) served as the capital.

Etymology
, as in, or in longer variant names, La Baye la baye ("The Bay of Baye" or Bay la Bay ("Bay of Bay") as in 's 1602 Map of La Baye la baye , where the first or  is an old variant spelling of 🇨🇬, but the second  or  refers to its previous derivation from , which itself came from  + , where finally, it was simplified or shortened to just its present form to do away with any confusion. The name originally referred to the coastal settlement of Sawangan, now the port district of . In April 3, 1574, the place used to also be called “Baybayon”, which became an encomienda assigned by Philippine Governor-General  to Juan Guerra. In time, the name was also later applied to the province over which the town of Albay (now Legazpi City) served as the capital.

Etymology
From, as in , or in longer variant names, La Baye la baye ("The Bay of Baye" or Bay la Bay ("Bay of Bay") as in 's 1602 Map of La Baye la baye , where the first or  is an old variant spelling of 🇨🇬, but the second  or  refers to its previous derivation from , which itself came from  + , where finally, it was simplified or shortened to just its present form to do away with any confusion. The name originally referred to the coastal settlement of Sawangan, now the port district of . In April 3, 1574, the place used to also be called “Baybayon”, which became an encomienda assigned by Philippine Governor-General  to Juan Guerra. In time, the name was also later applied to the province over which the town of Albay (now Legazpi City) served as the capital.

Etymology
, as in, or in longer variant names, La Baye la baye ("The Bay of Baye") or Bay la Bay ("Bay of Bay") as in 's 1602 Map of La Baye la baye , where the first or  is an old variant spelling of 🇨🇬, but the second  or  refers to its previous derivation from , which itself came from  + , where finally, it was simplified or shortened to just its present form to do away with any confusion. The name originally referred to the coastal settlement of Sawangan, now the port district of. In April 3, 1574, the place used to also be called “Baybayon”, which became an encomienda assigned by Philippine Governor-General to Juan Guerra. In time, the name was also later applied to the province over which the town of Albay (now Legazpi City) served as the capital.