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1) The first mass in Luzon was celebrated in the small fishing village of Gibalong in what is now Magallanes, Sorsogon by Augustinian friar Fray Alonso Jimenez in 1565-1570. 2) The name Ibalong, used to refer to the Bicol region, originated from Gibalong where this first mass took place. 3) The name Sorsogon comes from the Bicol word "solsogon" meaning "to trace a river going upstream", referring to how Spanish explorers came upon a river and village after being directed by a native to trace the river u

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