|
|
YOU ARE HERE > >Historical Background |
 |
| Oriental Mindoro is the eastern half of the island
of Mindoro. It is directly south of Manila 140 kilometers away
and only 45-minute ferry ride from the international port of
Batangas. The island can also be reached via air in 30 minutes
from NAIA Domestic Airport. |
Governor
-
Hon. Alfonzo V. Umali Jr.
Vice-Governor - Hon.
Humerlito A. Dolor
Congressmen - Hon.
Rodolfo G. Valencia (North District)
-Hon.
Reynaldo V. Umali, (South District) |
| Has
no distinct wet or dry seasons but is open to southwest monsoons
and typhoons. The province experiences maximum rainfall during
the month of June to October. Relative humidity is registered
at 81%. |
| Known
to have deposits of gold, silver, nickel, iron, copper, chromites,
gypsum, barite and its high-grade marble. Its marble is said
to be one of the most exquisite in the world that compares with
the Carera marble of Italy. Deposits of coal found in Bulalacao
are potential energy source |
| The
provincial land is considered classified and unclassified. The
total agricultural which covers the SAFDZ areas (BSWM. 2000)
is 142,111 hectares. The non-SAFDZ areas which includes
agro-forestry zone (32,221 has.), watershed-forestry zone (249,982
has.), the built-up areas (5,508) and the remaining land that
can be developed as agricultural land (6,650 has.) |
| c.
Boundaries and Topography |
It
occupies the eastern half of the island of Mindoro; Occidental
Mindoro is at the western half. On the east of the province lies
the Sibuyan Sea and Romblon. To the north is Batangas across
the Verde Island Passage. The Semirara Islands of Antique are
to the south.
Dominated
by rugged mountain ranges on the west and fertile valleys towards
the eastern coast. The Halcon mountain range runs from north
to south and serves as the province´s natural boundary
with Occidental Mindoro. Mt. Halcon is the fourth highest peak
in the Philippines. |
|
Soil type ranges from San Manuel Loam, silt loam, clay loam,
sandy loam; Quingua clay loam, silt loam; Bolinao clay; Calumpang
silty clay loam, clay loam; Mogpog clay loam; Mugney loamy sand;
San Manuel Loamy sand; Tagaytay sandy loam; San Fabian clay loam;
Beach sand; Maranlig clay, loam, gravelling sandy clay loam;
Luisiana clay loam; Bulacan clay loam; Lugo clay; Alaminos clay
loam; Banto-Malalag complex; Rough mountainous land; Hydrosol;
to River wash. |
| The
total land area of the province is approximately 436,472 hectares. |
| f. Size
and Distribution by province |
| No.
of Districts: Two
(2) |
| Capital
(component city): Calapan
City |
| No.
of Municipalities/Cities: 14
muncipalities and one (1) city |
First
(North) District Second
(South) District
Puerto Galera Pinamalayan
San Teodoro Gloria
Baco Bansud
Calapan City Bongabong
Naujan Roxas
Victoria Mansalay
Soccoro Bulalacao
Pola
No.
of Barangays: 426 |
| II. Agricultural and market Information |
| A. Principal
Market Centers |
| Municipality |
Market Day |
| Bansud |
Sunday |
| Baco |
Wednesday |
| Bongagong |
Thursday |
| Bulalacao |
Sunday &
Tuesday |
| Gloria |
Saturday
& Sunday |
| Naujan |
Tuesday |
| Calapan |
Sunday, Thursday
& Friday |
| Pinamalayan |
Wednesday
& Saturday |
| Socorro |
Sunday |
| Pola |
Saturday |
| Roxas |
Wednesday
& Sunday |
| San Teodoro |
Saturday |
| Mandalay |
Sunday |
| Pto. Galera |
Sunday |
| Victoria |
Thursday
& Sunday |
|
1)
Victoria Trading
Post
Sta.
Isabel, Victoria, Or. Mindoro
P500,000.00 |
Roads
are constructed using a combination of concrete, asphalt, gravel
and earth.
Several bridges (small and big) span various creeks and rivers
built mostly of concrete and steel on the national road and barangays. |
Roads
As to system
classification |
As to surface
type |
| 2,089.75 km |
1,137.50 km |
|
Bridges
As to system
classification |
As to bridge type |
| 6,122.33
LM |
5,967.74 LM |
|
|
| The
use of computers through Internet, Telefax, cellular phones (powered
by Globe, SMART and Sun) and sometimes, two-way radios are popular
not only in the households but also among students and schools
and businesses with operations in the interior of the provinces;
local telecommunication is being serviced by Calapan Telephone
System, Inc. (CATSI). Mail handling or postal /courier services
are provided by RCPI and LBC aside from the post offices located
in each municipality. |
* Postal
Services
- no. of postal offices 21 |
*
Telegraph Services
-
no. of radio station (11 Icom and 2 Vitron 13
- no. of telegraphic transfer office 4
- no. of office handling social telegraph 10 |
| * Telephone
/ Internet Services |
| 1. Landline
Telephone Services |
|
- Calapan Telephone System, Inc. (CATSI) Coverage: |
Calapan
City, Roxas, Bongabong, Victoria, Pinamalayan, Socorro,
Bansud,
Gloria, and Pto. Galera |
| - Globe Telecom Coverage: |
Calapan
City, Socorro, Bongabong, Naujan, Puerto Galera,
Victoria,
Pinamalayan, Roxas |
| 2. Cellular
Telephone Services |
-
Smart Telecommunications, Inc
Cellsites
at Calapan City and Pto. Galera, Naujan, Pinamalayan, Roxas &
Bongabong |
-
Globe Telecom
Cell
sites at Calapan, Pto. Galera and Roxas |
| Private/commercial
aircraft and government including military craft landed in Calapan
airport. Pinamalayan airport which opened just a few years ago
is now non-operational. Private airport is being operated in
the municipality Naujan Sea. |
| Calapan
port in Calapan City and Dangay port in Roxas are the two national
ports of entry in the province servicing 20 cargo Vessels
and 20 fastcrafts by 7 shipping companies) |
| Daily Departure/Arrival
of Vessels in Calapan City - Vice Versa |
STARLITE SHIPPING
LINES
| 1:00 AM |
Atlantic |
| 3:00 AM |
Navigator |
| 5:00
AM |
Annapolis |
| 7:00 AM |
Polaris |
| 7:00
AM |
Nautica |
| 11:00 AM |
Navigator |
| 1:00 PM |
Annapolis |
| 3:00 PM |
Polaris |
| 5:00 PM |
Atlantic |
| 7:00
PM |
Nautica |
| 9:00
PM |
Annapolis |
| 11:00
PM |
Polaris |
|
MONTENEGRO
SHIPPING LINES
| 12: AM |
Helena |
| 2:00
AM |
Natasha |
| 4:00
AM |
Feliza |
| 6:00
AM |
Lolita |
| 8:00
AM |
Teresa |
| 10:00AM |
Natasha |
| 12:00
noon |
Helena |
| 2:00
PM |
Zenaida |
| 4::00
PM |
Feliza |
| 6.00
PM |
Lolita |
| 8:00
PM |
Teresa |
| 10:00
PM |
Natasha |
|
BALENO SHIPPING LINES
| 9:30 AM |
Baleno 5 |
| 11:30
AM |
Baleno
8 |
| 3:30 PM |
Baleno
5 |
| 1:30 PM |
Baleno 8 |
|
SUPER CAT
| Calapan |
Batangas |
| 5:00
AM |
6:30 AM |
| 8:00 PM |
9:30 AM |
| 11:00AM |
12:30 PM |
| 2:00
PM |
3:00 PM |
| 5:00
PM |
6:30
PM |
|
|
| Dangay Port
via Caticlan and Romblon |
|
STARLITE SHIPPING LINES |
MONTENEGRO
SHIPPING LINES |
MV MITCHELLE |
MV
MAHARLIKA |
|
7:30 AM Voyager |
10:30 AM Oliva |
Going to
Romblon |
7:30
PM |
| |
6:30 PM Rebecca |
twice a week |
|
|
|
Municipal seaports
Calapan
City - 1
Puerto
Galera - 2
Pinamalayan
- 1
Mansalay
- 1
Bulalacao
-
1
Bansud
- 1
Bongabong
- 1
Pola
- 1
|
| Land
transport within the province is facilitated by public utility
vehicles (jeepneys, buses, minibuses) and L-300 vans. A number
of vans offer door-to-door direct transport and cargo services
from some of the municipalities to Metro Manila. PUVs and tricycles
serve passengers within short distance trips or just within the
town proper. |
| Travel
to-and-from the southern Philippine islands was made easier with
the opening of Strong Republic Nautical Highway in 2003 - one
remarkable project proudly conceptualized and proposed by the
Mindorenos. This even offered convenience and shorter access
primarily to the world-famous Boracay, where guests may take
the "Isang Sakay na Lang" via Manila-Calapan-Roxas
route. And with the SRNH in full operation, Oriental Mindoro
is regarded as the "ultimate bridge" that connects
mainland Luzon with the Visayas-Mindanao group. |
| d. Educational/Research
Institutions |
|
d.1. Primary and Secondary Levels |
PUBLIC
|
Elementary and
Annexes included |
Secondary |
|
459 |
86 |
|
PRIVATE
|
Pure Elementary |
Two-level |
Three-level |
|
4 |
33 |
40 |
|
|
Abada
College, Pinamalayan
ACMCL
College, Victoria
Clarence
College, Roxas
CLCC
Institute of Computer, Calapan City
Divine Word College of Calapan, Calapan City
EMITS,
Pinamalayan
Eastern
Mindoro College, Bongabong
Grace Mission College
John
Paul College, Roxas
Luna Goco Colleges, Calapan City
Mina de Oro Inst. Of Science & Technology, Victoria
Prince of Peace College, Pinamalayan
Roxas College, Roxas
St. Augustine Seminary, Calapan City
IATEC Computer College, Pinamalayan
St. Anthony College of Science &. Technology, Calapan
City
Innovative
College of Science & Technology, Bongabong
Mindoro State College (Victoria - Main Campus; Bongabong
Branch; Calapan City branch) |
Provincial
Office, Department of Science & Technology
Provincial
Office, Department of Agriculture
Or.
Mindoro Experiment Station (ORMAES), Victoria
Agricultural
Development Center (ADC), Naujan |
|
e. Banking/Credit Institution |
|
City/Municipality |
Commercial Banks |
Rural Banks |
|
Baco |
- |
1 |
|
Bansud |
- |
2 |
|
Bongabong |
1 |
1 |
|
Bulalacao |
- |
- |
|
Calapan
City |
9 |
4 |
|
Gloria |
- |
4 |
|
Mansalay |
- |
1 |
|
Naujan |
1 |
1 |
|
Pinamalayan |
2 |
2 |
|
Pola |
- |
6 |
|
Puerto Galera |
1 |
1 |
|
Roxas |
2 |
1 |
|
San Teodoro |
- |
2 |
|
Socorro |
- |
3 |
|
Victoria |
1 |
2 |
|
| Commercial
banking institutions being operated within the province are the
branch offices of Land Bank of the Philippines, Philippine National
Bank, UCPB, DBP, Metrobank, BPI and PCI-Equitable Bank.
Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) are also available at the said
banks. Western Union provides money transfer services. Various
large and small credit institutions are also being operated in
all municipalities. |
| One
of the emerging major players in the economic development of
MIMAROPA is the province of Occidental Mindoro. A 40-minute plane
travel from Manila or a 2-hour boat ride from Batangas International
Port will take you to this enormous province. |
| Alternate
wet and dry season, wet season extends from June to October while
dry season extends from November to May. The province lies within
the typhoon belt. |
| b. Boundaries
and Topography |
Mindoro
Island, the seventh largest in the Philippines, is contained
in the quadrangle bounded by 1209' and 13054' north latitude
and 12001' east longitude. Occidental Mindoro is one of the two
provinces comprising Mindoro Island. It is located 45 km. South
of Batangas and north of Visayas. The entire eastern portion
of the province is bounded by Oriental Mindoro and the western
portion by the Apo East Passage. On the north, it bounded by
the Calavite and Verde Island Passage and on the south by Mindoro
Strait. The southernmost tip of Occidental Mindoro lies in the
area of Sibuyan Sea. Like most of the province in the Philippines,
the lack of technical description defining the boundaries of
the province will cause territorial dispute with in neighboring
province Oriental Mindoro.
The
terrain of the province is characterized by mountain ranges,
intermittent valleys and elongated plateaus with rolling prairie
lands along the coastal regions. The entire coast of the province
has two principal rivers, namely, Busuanga and Lumitao. |
| c. Slope
and Soil: Maranlis
sandy; San Miguel Silt; loam |
| d. Land
Area and Land Resources*: |
Total land
Agricultural |
Residential
Land Area |
Land AreaArea |
Forest Land
Area |
Barren/
Idle Land |
Quarrying
Area |
Other Use |
|
670,125.87 |
5,485.19 |
196,883.97 |
382,985.62 |
16,473.64 |
574.25 |
67,723.20 |
*Bas as 2006 |
| e. Size and Distribution
by Province |
Capital
- Mamburao
Key Towns
- San Jose, Sablayan, and Mamburao
No. of municipalities - 11
No. of barangays -
162 |
First District
Second
District
Abra de Ilog Magsaysay
Looc *
Calintaan
Lubang* Rizal
Mamburao San
Jose
Paluan
Sta. Cruz
Sablayan
* island municipalities
|
Political
Subdivision:
Governor
: Hon.
Josephine Ramirez-Sato
Vice
Governor : Hon. Mario Gene J. Mendiola
Congresswoman
: Hon. Ma. Amelita C. Villarosa |
| II. Agricultural
and Market Information |
| a. Principal
Market Centers |
|
Municipality |
Market
Day |
|
Abra de
Ilog |
Everyday |
|
Calitaan |
Sunday |
|
Looc |
Everyday |
|
Magsaysay |
Everyday |
|
Mamburao |
Everyday |
|
Paluan |
Everyday |
|
Rizal |
Everyday |
|
Sablayan |
Wednesday |
|
San Jose |
Everyday |
|
Sta. Cruz |
Everyday |
|
Lubang |
Sunday,
Wednesday |
|
a. Infrastructures
Occidental
Mindoro is the western half of the island of Mindoro. Some 25
kilometers south of Batangas, its potential lies in its proximity
to Batangas and Manila. Road arteries within the province total
some 1,633 kilometers concentrated along the coastal areas. Roads
are constructed using a combination of concrete, asphalt, gravel
and earth. About 200 bridges span various creeks and rivers built
mostly of concrete and steel.
Electric
power is supplied by the National Power Corporation and the Island
Power Corporation (IPC) through the Occidental Mindoro Electric
Cooperative (OMECO) while the island municipalities of Lubang
and Looc are supplied by the Lubang Electric Cooperative (LUBELCO).
The power plant is still inadequate. Plans are underway to increase
supply through private capital |
| In
key municipalities, the direct dial telephone systems are in
place, providing easy access to other provinces and countries.
The use of cellular phone and two-way radios is popular among
business with operations in the interior of the province. Smart
Communications Inc., GLOBE Communications, Bayantel, PT&T
and DIGITEL offer cellular, landlines, internet and email access
and fax services. The provincial government has also installed
radio systems in the nine towns of the province's mainland. Currently,
the provincial government is now on-line via Digitel's DSL services. |
|
c. Transport
- Land: Land transport within the
province is facilitated by 3,500 public utility vehicles (buses,
cargo trucks, jeepneys, air-conditioned FXs & vans and tricycles).
A number of jeepneys offer door-to-door direct transport and
cargo services from the different municipalities to Manila and
neighboring provinces.
- Air: Air link is provided by
three airports in San Jose, which could accommodate B737-300
jets, and the Sablayan airport that can accommodate small chartered
planes and the Mamburao and Lubang airports suited for military
aircraft, commercial planes and Fokker 50s.
- Sea: The province has four (4)
ports of entry. The port of Abra de Ilog could accommodate medium-sized
Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro-Ro) passenger cargo ships. It is two hours
away by ship from Batangas and 31.4 km from the capital town
of Mamburao. Other ports are located in Mamburao, Sablayan and
the busy town of San Jose. It now has a fastcraft vessels operating
at the speed of 1 hour and 15 minutes from Abra de Ilog to Batangas,
vice-versa.
|
|
VESSEL NAME |
FREQUENCY |
PORTS OF CALL |
| MV
Ma. Sophia |
2
trips daily |
Batangas
- Abra de Ilog |
| MV
Ma. Erlinda |
M - W -
F |
Batangas
- San Jose |
| MV
Ma. Gloria |
2 trips
daily |
Batangas
- Abra de Ilog |
| MB
Don Francisco |
2 trips/week |
Batangas
- Abra de Ilog |
| MV
Guadalupe |
2 trips
daily |
Batangas
- San Jose |
| MV
Maria Queen |
Wed. &
Sat. |
Batangas
- San Jose |
| MV
Sta. Maria |
Tues., Fri.,
& Sat. |
Batangas
- San Jose |
| Sea
Rider 3 |
No fixed
schedule |
Bauan
- Abra de Ilog |
| San
Pedro II |
No fixed
schedule |
PPC
- Bauan - San Jose |
| Gaming |
No fixed
schedule |
Iligan
- Bauan - Lubang |
| Julienne
Ruby 2 |
No fixed
schedule |
San
Jose - Bauan -San Jose - Bauan - Palawan |
| San
Vicente |
No fixed
schedule |
Bauan
- Mamburao - Masbate |
| NSDR |
No fixed
schedule |
Bauan
- Samar - Mamburao |
| San
Agustin, Agnes R, Socorro 2 |
No fixed
schedule |
San
Jose - Palawan |
| Aida
1&2, Socorro1, B. Liner4, Ma. Isabel |
No fixed
schedule |
San
Jose - Semirara |
| Ma.
Carmela, Peñafrancia8, Sta. Maria |
No fixed
schedule |
San
Jose - Batangas |
| Masikap |
No fixed
schedule |
Batangas-
San Jose - Batangas |
| Nikki |
No fixed
schedule |
Manila
- San Jose |
|
| d. Educational/Research
Institution: |
| A
total of 381 schools operate in Occidental Mindoro for the school
year of 2006 - 2007, 342 of which were government-owned or public
schools and 39 were private-owned. |
|
PUBLIC
SCHOOLS |
PRIVATE
SCHOOLS |
Elementary
(annexes included) |
Secondary |
Pure Elementary |
Two-level
(primary & elem.) |
Three-level
(primary - sec.) |
|
293 |
49 |
9 |
18 |
12 |
*DepEd data |
| Collegio
de San Sebastian in Sablayan, Divine Word College of San Jose
and the Occidental Mindoro National College, a state college
in San Jose offers tertiary education. |
- Land Bank of the Philippines
- San Jose Branch
- Sablayan Branch
- Mamburao Branch
- Philippine National Bank
- San Jose Branch
- Mamburao Branch
- Development Bank of the
Philippines
- United Coconut Planters
Bank
- San Jose Branch
- Sablayan Branch
- First Allied Bank
- Rural Bank
|
Back
to Mimaropa Profile |
|
|
