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Topic: Rizal, Occidental Mindoro


  
  WOW Philippines :: Explore Philippines :: Description
Occidental Mindoro is situated along the western part of the island, located south of the province of Batangas in Southern Luzon.
On the north, it is bounded by Verde Island Passage, on the west and the south by Mindoro Strait, and on the east by Oriental Mindoro.
The topography of Occidental Mindoro is generally rugged, with narrow strips of coastal lowlands.
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  Rizal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rizal's capital is Antipolo City, although the provincial capitol is located in Pasig City in Metro Manila, which was the previous capital.
Rizal is bordered by Metro Manila to the east, the province of Bulacan to the north, Quezon to the east and Laguna to the south.
Rizal is a mountainous province perched on the western slopes of the southern portion of the Sierra Madre mountain range.
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 Rizal Information
Rizal's capital is Antipolo City, although the provincial capitol is located in Pasig City in Metro Manila, which was the previous capital.
Rizal is bordered by Metro Manila to the west, the province of Bulacan to the north, Quezon to the east and Laguna to the south.
Rizal is a mountainous province perched on the western slopes of the southern portion of the Sierra Madre mountain range.
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 The Provincial Profile of Occidental Mindoro
Occidental Mindoro is the western half of the fabled island.
The island of Mindoro, together with Lubang, was put under the jurisdiction of the province of Balayan, or Bombon in 1581.
Mindoro was annexed to the province of Marinduque in June 1902, but was made a special province in November of the same year.
www.geocities.com /lppsec/pp/occmindoro.htm   (916 words)

  
 mindoro occidental info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Occidental Mindoro is the western part of the island of Mindoro, south of Batangas.
It is bonded on the north by the Calavite PAssage, on the east by Oriental Mindoro, on the west by Apo East Pass, and on the south by the Mindoro Strait.
The plains of Occidental Mindoro are inhabited by the Tagalogs and the remote forested interior by the Mangyans.
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 Occidental Mindoro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Occidental Mindoro is a province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in Luzon.
Its capital is Mamburao and occupies the western half of the island of Mindoro; Oriental Mindoro is at the eastern half.
The South China Sea is to the west of the province and Palawan is located to the southwest, across Mindoro Strait.
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 San Jose, Occidental Mindoro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
San Jose is a 1st class municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines.
According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 111,009 people in 22,464 households.
The population growth experienced by San Jose is attributed to growing number of immigrants.
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 Laguna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Its capital is Santa Cruz and the province is located southeast of Metro Manila, south of the province of Rizal, west of Quezon, north of Batangas and east of Cavite.
Laguna is notable for being the birthplace of José Rizal, the country's national hero.
Laguna was one of the eight provinces to rise in revolt against the Spanish misrule led by Generals Paciano Rizal of Calamba, Severino Taino of Pagsanjan, Agueda Kahabagan (woman general) of Calauan, and Miguel Malvar of Batangas.
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 Mindorofacts: My entries
Jose Rizal established La Liga Filipina, a civic movement aimed at reuniting Filipinos to act together for reforms and autonomy from the unjust administration of the Spaniards..................................................
It is bounded on the north by Verde Island and the Verde Passage, on the east by Maestro de Campo Island and Tablas Strait, on the south by Semirara Island near Pandarodan bay, and on the west by the province of Occidental Mindoro.
Strains of the Mangyan dialect spoken are Arayan, Alagnan, Buhid, Hunuo, and Tadyawan.
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 Mindoro - Wikipedia
Mindoro gehört mit seinen Provinzen Occidental Mindoro und Oriental Mindoro und den Provinzen Aurora, Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Marinduque, Palawan, Quezon, Rizal und Romblon zur Region IV.
Mindoro ist in zwei Provinzen aufgeteilt: Occidental Mindoro und Oriental Mindoro.
Seit dem 13.Juni 1950 ist Occidental Mindoro unabhängig und seit dem 13.Juni 1959 ist Oriental Mindoro unabhängig.
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 STR Facts and Figures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Verde Island Passage bound the province on the north, Mindoro Strait on the south and west and Oriental Mindoro on the east.
Occidental Mindoro is gifted by nature with a highly fertile soil that it is a source of various crops like palay, coconut, fruits, root crops and vegetables.
The province of Oriental Mindoro is a tourist haven because of the astounding white beaches, coconut plantations and delightful scenery of Puerto Galera.
www.nscb.gov.ph /ru4/facts_figures/facts.htm   (1008 words)

  
 Official Website of the Provincial Government of Occidental Mindoro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Mindoro Island, the seventh largest island in the Philippines, is contained in the quadrangle bounded by 12°9' and 13°54' north latitude and 120°1' east longitude.
Occidental Mindoro is one of the two provinces comprising Mindoro Island.
The bulk of highland in Occidental Mindoro is uplifted with serpentinized perioditite.
www.occmindoro.gov.ph /sep.html   (750 words)

  
 MIMAROPA, Region IV-B, Philippines
East of the Province of Oriental Mindoro is the smaller province of Marinduque.
Occidental Mindoro has a population of 378,000 in eleven towns, of which Mamburao is the capital, on 5880 sq.km.
A different flag for Mindoro Occidental is shown by Znamierowski (1999), p, 231, captioned: "Province of Mindoro Occidental, Philippines".
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 MIMAROPA, Region IV-B, Philippines
East of the Province of Oriental Mindoro is the smaller province of Marinduque.
Occidental Mindoro has a population of 378,000 in eleven towns, of which Mamburao is the capital, on 5880 sq.km.
A different flag for Mindoro Occidental is shown by Znamierowski (1999), p, 231, captioned: "Province of Mindoro Occidental, Philippines".
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 CALABARZON, Region IV-A, Philippines
Rizal, by the way, was of partial Chinese descent (Chinese had been trading with, and settling in, this part of the Philippines centuries before the Spanish arrived), and was a native of Laguna Province.
Rizal Province extends eastward from the Manila area east of the Pasig River to Laguna de Bay, now, with the decline of Spanish and the ascendancy of English, often called Laguna Lake.
Rizal's population is some 1,689,000 by the 2000 census.
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 UN Chronicle: A new road in the Philippines spurs development
San Jose, with a population of 80,000, is the major commercial and market centre in Occidental Mindoro.
Occidental Mindoro has an area of about 600,000 hectares, some 1.5 million acres, most of it agricultural land.
Occidental Mindoro has become the breadbasket of the the southern Tagalog region,' Mr.
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 Rizal, Occidental Mindoro Information
Rizal is a 4th class municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines.
According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 29,785 people in 5,678 households.
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 About Bacolod City - Negros Occidental Province, Philippines
This fourth largest island in the Philippine archipelago was given the name "Negros" by the Spanish navigators when Esteban de Rodriguez discovered the island in April, 1565 and found its earliest occupants to be dark-skinned natives belonging to the Negrito ethnic group.
The province of Negros Occidental is reported by the Bureau of Mines to be rich in both metallic and non-metallic mineral resources, notably copper, gold, silver and molybdenum.
The socio-economic life of Negros Occidental from the 1950´s up to the 1980´s depended mainly on sugar, producing annually about 60% of the country´s sugar output.
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 Mangyan Heritage Center * Links
Mindoro is the seventh largest Island in the Philippines, with two Provinces, Oriental and Occidental, with a total population of one million.
The Alangan Mangyans are found within the municipalities of Naujan, Baco, San Teodoro, and Victoria in Oriental Mindoro, and in the municipality of Sablayan in Occidental Mindoro.
The language spoken by the Ratagnon is similar to the Cuyunon language, a Visayan language spoken by the inhabitants of Cuyo Island in Northern Palawan.
www.mangyan.org /tribal/index.html   (1618 words)

  
 CALABARZON, Region IV-A, Philippines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Rizal, by the way, was of partial Chinese descent (Chinese had been trading with, and settling in, this part of the Philippines centuries before the Spanish arrived), and was a native of Laguna Province.
Rizal Province extends eastward from the Manila area east of the Pasig River to Laguna de Bay, now, with the decline of Spanish and the ascendancy of English, often called Laguna Lake.
Rizal's population is some 1,689,000 by the 2000 census.
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 IV. Data and Surveys
It is the largest region in the country, consisting of 11 provinces: Aurora, Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Palawan, Quezon, Rizal, and Romblon.
It is bounded on the north by Rizal, on the east by the Sierra Madre Range, on the west by the provinces of Batangas and Cavite, and on the south by Quezon province.
Rizal's population stood at 1.7 million in 2000, with an annual growth rate of 5.8 percent.
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 >> Rizal Florists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
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Rizal Florists will also add an expression of thanks card free of charge which we will give you your confirmation of delivery without having to call back.
If you are a local retail florist in Rizal and would like to be a part of the Directory click here to join.
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 Three Luzon regions show biggest increase in voters - Apr. 26, 2004
The number of voters in the Southern Tagalog region, composed of the provinces of Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, Rizal, Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Palawan, and Romblon grew by 961,271 voters to 6,695,191 voters from 5,733,920 voters in 2002.
Region 6 (Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, and Negros Occidental provinces) increased by 461,575 voters to 3,573,886 and Region 7 (Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor provinces) increased by 444,778 to 3,297,900 registered voters.
Regions 10 (Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental), 11 (Davao Oriental, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Compostela Valley) and 12 (North Cotabato, South Cotabato, Sarangani, Sultan Kudarat, and Cotabato City) on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines posted increases of 304,747, 357,770, and 382,132 voters respectively.
www.inq7.net /brk/2004/apr/26/brkpol_5-1.htm   (428 words)

  
 YEHEY!Tabloids   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Meanwhile, combined military and police forces arrested Tuesday noon an alleged NPA member in Orani, Bataan while another team of soldiers apprehended two civilians in Rizal, Occidental Mindoro who were allegedly involved in a series of robbery in a construction firm in the area.
Troops from the 16th IB seized one unit of engine generator and a shotgun from two civilians in Hajin Construction in Barangay Central, Rizal, Occidental Mindoro.
They are being investigated at the headquarters of the 16th IB prior to their turnover to the Rizal police for filing of charges.
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 mindoro-tambayan - A Bravenet.com Hosted Site
Following the existing sea routes during the ancient time, the ships sailed to Mindoro's north and west coasts, which were then the densely populated urban centers.
Mindoro became part of Batangas Province when the latter was made a separate province known as Bonbon.
At the beginning of the 17th century, the island was separated from Batangas and organized into a "Corrigimento" with Puerto Galera as its capital and placed under the jurisdiction of Marinduque.
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 DENR, MINDORENOS JOIN HANDS TO SAVE TAMARAW FROM EXTINCTION
Once considered the "lord" of the Mindoro jungle plains numbering about 10,000 heads two decades ago, the tamaraws almost disappeared due to an outbreak of the rinderpest in the 30’s.
Such move was bolstered by field sightings indicating a rise in the tamaraw population in the wild, especially in the Occidental side of Mounts Iglit-Baco National Park where most of their linkages with communities are concentrated precisely to educate and mobilize the residents on the need to protect the tamaraw and its habitat.
She also bared that plans are underway that will expand their research and habitat protection activities in the northern side of Mindoro that support population of the tamaraw namely Mt. Calavite, Mt. Halcon, and Mt. Eagle Pass.
www.newsflash.org /2003/05/si/si001685.htm   (830 words)

  
 Regional Program on Technology Transfer and Commercialization   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Occidental Mindoro Polytechnic College in Murtha, San Jose is currently testing a different model.
CLP was initiated in 1998 in Occidental Mindoro and Palasan Elementary School in Laguna.
PSTC-Oriental Mindoro drew on the skills of several technical staff of DOST-ITDI, DOST-PCIERD, and the University of the Philippine Los Baños.
region4.dost.gov.ph /AR2000web/rpttc.htm   (1961 words)

  
 Southern Tagalog Region Quick Facts
Among the island provinces, Oriental Mindoro has the highest percentage at 33.5 percent followed by Occidental Mindoro at 33 percent and Palawan at 31 percent.
The biggest increase in urban population is posted in the province of Rizal which increased by 45 percent during the period 1970-1990.
The proximity of the Region IV to the country’s primate metropolitan center which is Metro Manila proved to have greatly influenced the region’s urban growth and settlements development.
www.laguna.net /makjourn/STRQFacts.htm   (955 words)

  
 TYPHOON  'UNDING'  LEAVES  24  DEAD,  61  MISSING   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Three municipalities in Mindoro Occidental, namely San Jose, Rizal, and Magsaysay also sustained heavy damage as fishing boats capsized in rough waters and houses and government facilities were destroyed by strong tornadoes.
Four fishing boats from Lucena went missing off the coast of San Francisco, Quezon, 11 were lost off the coast of Bansud, Mindoro Oriental, while 17 went missing in the rough waters of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, reports reaching the NDCC claimed.
Most of the 61 missing were crewmembers of 14 capsized fishing boats in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, San Francisco, Quezon; Romblon, and Busuanga in Palawan.
www.newsflash.org /2004/02/ht/ht004823.htm   (409 words)

  
 Feature: The Mindoro tamaraw is vanishing
Captive breeding in a 280-hectare gene pool farm in Aguas, Rizal, Mindoro Occidental had led to four births recorded in 1990, 1992, 1996 and 1997.
Iglit-Baco National Park and Mt. Aruyan in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro, where 260 heads were sighted and counted as of April 1998.
Six Bantay Tamaraw teams have been created by the project to monitor illegal activities which have caused the rapid decline of the species: hunting for food and tropy, shifting agriculture, logging, and cattle ranching, notably in the vicinities of Mts.
www.thepinoy.com /sites/archipelago/html/navarro_mindoro_tamaraw.html   (795 words)

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