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COVER of \u201cSoul of the South,\u201d Almasor (Albay, Masbate and Sorsogon) coffee table book NI\u00d1O JESUS ORBETA<\/p><\/div>\n

LEGAZPI City\u2014To further promote Albay, Masbate and Sorsogon provinces\u00a0 in Bicol region, the Albay-Masbate-Sorsogon (Almasor) Tourism Alliance launched on Sept. 8 \u201cSoul of the South,\u201d a coffee table book showing photos of the three provinces\u2019 attractions.<\/p>\n\n

Almasor was formed in March 2012 as a tourism strategy of the three provincial governments for a stronger and cohesive tourism campaign.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cWe made this book so other people can see that there are more to see (in the Bicol provinces) especially the emerging destinations,\u201d said Dorothy Fernandez-Colle, head of the Albay Tourism office in an interview here Sept. 17.<\/p>\n\n

Albay Gov. Joey Salceda, Almasor convenor, said the book gives an \u201cecological foretaste\u201d that \u201cfar exceeds\u201d what any grouping of provinces in the Philippines could offer. He said Almasor is \u201cat par\u201d with the best the rest of the world has to offer.<\/p>\n\n

Almasor in Spanish means \u201cSoul Sister,\u201d but Salceda said that \u201cphonetically, Soul of the South will do … as they (the three provinces) once belonged to the territorial boundaries of Albay before and during the Spanish colonization period.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Made through the efforts of photographers, artists and writers, Soul of the South was launched during the last day of the three-day Philippine Travel Mart held from Sept. 6 to 8 at SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay City.<\/p>\n\n

Among the many photos shown in the 100-page book, which took four months to complete, were Mayon Volcano and Misibis Bay in Albay; Bulusan Lake and Subic Beach in Sorsogon; and Fazenda de Esperanza (Farm of Hope) and Catandayagan Falls in Masbate.<\/p>\n\n

Other photos seen in the book are beautiful caves, scenic beaches, waterfalls, islands and old churches.<\/p>\n\n

Salceda said that with this book, he hoped that \u201cour words and images may entice the reader to come to Almasor and have real fun in the best that our people and places and cultural heritage could offer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

The book is being given out for free. Copies are available upon request at the Albay Provincial Tourism Office in Legazpi City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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