There is also a smattering of Spanish. In fact, the local dialect has a liberal sprinkling of Spanish words and at times, colloquially corrupted. Sorsogon is rich in natural, but many of them remain undeveloped. The major crops are abaca and copra. The province boasts of producing the best hemp in the Bicol Region.
Fishing industry ranks next.
Fresh water and offshore fishing resources are not yet fully developed. There are plenty of raw materials for cottage industries. The province has untouched deposits of sulphur, kaolin limestones and coal. The town of Sorsogon, centrally located and almost along the rim of the calm waters of Sorsogon Bay, is the capital and the seat of the provincial government. Magdalena, Matnog and Bulan.