MIMAROPA Region with all its basic know-whats, historical places, tourist attractions, scenic spots and captivating festivals.

1. REGION IV-B
(MIMAROPA Region)

3. The borders of
Southern Tagalog
Region (Region IV)
before former President
Gloria Macapagal-
Arroyo signed Executive
Order No. 103, s. 2002
that transfers Aurora to
Region III and then
dividing further into two
(CALABARZON and
MIMAROPA regions).

4. Region III and Region IV
after Gloria Macapagal-
Arroyo signed Executive
Order No. 103, s.
2002.

5. Provinces under Region IV-B
(MIMAROPA Region):
1. Occidental MIndoro
2. Oriental MIndoro
3. MArinduque
4. ROmblon
5. PAlawan

6. OCCIDENTAL MINDORO
“Maritime Wonderland of Luzon”
“Home of the Indigenous Mangyans”

7. OCCIDENTAL MINDORO (Location)

8. OCCIDENTAL MINDORO (History)
MINDORO island during….
…Pre-Spanish time
MA-I
…Spanish time
MINA DE ORO
…1950, it was divided into:
OCCIDENTAL and
ORIENTAL MINDORO

9. OCCIDENTAL MINDORO (Products)

10. OCCIDENTAL
MINDORO’s
HISTORICAL PLACES
SCENIC SPOTS
and
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

11. LUBANG ISLAND
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO (Historical Places)

12. PAROLA PARK
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO (Historical Places)

13. AMBULONG ISLAND
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO (Scenic Spots)

14. APO REEF NATIONAL PARK
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO (Scenic Spots)

15. MT. IGLIT-BACO NATIONAL PARK
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO (Scenic Spots)

16. WHITE ISLAND
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO (Scenic Spots)

17. CABRA ISLAND
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO (Tourist Attractions)

18. CALAWAGAN MOUNTAIN
RESORT
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO (Tourist Attractions)

19. CALAWAGAN RIVER RESORT
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO (Tourist Attractions)

20. MINA DE ORO BEACH RESORT
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO (Tourist Attractions)

21. PARADISE BEACH RESORT
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO (Tourist Attractions)

22. OCCIDENTAL
MINDORO’s
FESTIVALS

23. ARAWATAN FESTIVAL
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO (Festivals)

24. SAKNUNGAN FESTIVAL
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO (Festivals)

25. OCCIDENTAL
MINDORO’s
IMPORTANT/FAMOUS
PERSONALITY

26. CARLOS LOYZAGA
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO (Imp’t/Famous Personality)

27. ORIENTAL MINDORO
“Home of the Indigenous Mangyans”

28. ORIENTAL MINDORO (Location)

29. ORIENTAL MINDORO (Products)

30. ORIENTAL MINDORO’s
HISTORICAL PLACES
SCENIC SPOTS
and
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

31. BALUARTE
ORIENTAL MINDORO (Historical Places)

32. CROSS AT MUELLE
ORIENTAL MINDORO (Historical Places)

33. KUTA SHRINE
ORIENTAL MINDORO (Historical Places)

34. ALIBATAN ISLANDS
ORIENTAL MINDORO (Scenic Spots)

35. MT. HALCON
ORIENTAL MINDORO (Scenic Spots)

36. TAMARAW FALLS
ORIENTAL MINDORO (Scenic Spots)

37. ARIGOY RIVER KAYAKING
ORIENTAL MINDORO (Tourist Attractions)

38. PUERTO GALERA
ORIENTAL MINDORO (Tourist Attractions)

39. TUKURAN FALLS
ORIENTAL MINDORO (Tourist Attractions)

40. ORIENTAL MINDORO’s
FESTIVALS

41. BAHAGHARI FESTIVAL
ORIENTAL MINDORO (Festivals)

42. BANANA FESTIVAL
ORIENTAL MINDORO (Festivals)

43. SULYOG FESTIVAL
ORIENTAL MINDORO (Festivals)

44. ORIENTAL MINDORO’s
IMPORTANT/FAMOUS
PERSONALITIES

45. CHARO SANTOS-CONCIO
ORIENTAL MINDORO (Imp’t/Famous Personalities)

46. EJAY FALCON
ORIENTAL MINDORO (Imp’t/Famous Personalities)

47. LITO CAMO
ORIENTAL MINDORO (Imp’t/Famous Personalities)

48. NOLI DE CASTRO
ORIENTAL MINDORO (Imp’t/Famous Personalities)

49. MARINDUQUE
“The Heart of the Philippines”

50. MARINDUQUE (Location)

51. MARINDUQUE (History)
MARINDUQUE may got its name from...
… the legend of the tragic love between Marina
and Garduke, or…
… the mountain found in the province, Mt.
Malindig, or…
… the Spanish found it hard to pronounce
Malindig, so they coined “Marinduc” then it was
changed into Marinduque, finally.

52. MARINDUQUE (Products)

53. MARINDUQUE’s
HISTORICAL PLACES
SCENIC SPOTS
and
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

54. BATTLE OF PULANG LUPA
MARKER
MARINDUQUE (Historical Places)

55. BATTLE OF PAYE MARKER
MARINDUQUE (Historical Places)

56. BOAC CHURCH
MARINDUQUE (Historical Places)

57. BATHALA CAVES
MARINDUQUE (Scenic Spots)

58. PAADJAO FALLS
MARINDUQUE (Scenic Spots)

59. TRES REYES ISLANDS
MARINDUQUE (Scenic Spots)

60. BLESSED BIGLANG-AWA
MIRACULOUS SHRINE
MARINDUQUE (Tourist Attractions)

61. MALBOG SULFUR SPRING
MARINDUQUE (Tourist Attractions)

62. MARINDUQUE’s
FESTIVALS

63. BULATING FESTIVAL
MARINDUQUE (Festivals)

64. BILA-BILA FESTIVAL
MARINDUQUE (Festivals)

65. MORIONES FESTIVAL
MARINDUQUE (Festivals)

66. MARINDUQUE’s
IMPORTANT/FAMOUS
PERSONALITIES

67. RICARDO J. VIDAL
MARINDUQUE (Imp’t Personalities)

68. ZAIJAN JARANILLA
MARINDUQUE (Imp’t Personalities)

69. ROMBLON
“Marble Capital of the Philippines”

70. ROMBLON (Location)

71. ROMBLON (History)
ROMBLON’s name came from hens…
The province of Romblon was formerly called
Lomlon (an act of a hen nesting to warm her
eggs). Then it was Domblon before it finally
became Romblon.

72. ROMBLON (Products)

73. ROMBLON’s
HISTORICAL PLACES
SCENIC SPOTS
and
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

74. BATTLE OF SIBUYAN SEA
MARKER
ROMBLON (Historical Places)

75. FORT SAN ANDRES
ROMBLON (Historical Places)

76. ST. JOSEPH CATHEDRAL AND
BELFRY
ROMBLON (Historical Places)

77. BISHOP’S PALACE
ROMBLON (Historical Places)

78. MAINIT FALLS
ROMBLON (Scenic Spots)

79. MT. GUITING GUITING
ROMBLON (Scenic Spots)

80. TINAGONG DAGAT
ROMBLON (Scenic Spots)

81. BONBON BEACH
ROMBLON (Tourist Attractions)

82. GUYANGAN CAVES
ROMBLON (Tourist Attractions)

83. TIAMBAN BEACH
ROMBLON (Tourist Attractions)

84. ROMBLON’s
FESTIVALS

85. BINIRAY FESTIVAL
ROMBLON (Festival)

86. KANIDUGAN FESTIVAL
ROMBLON (Festival)

87. ROMBLON’s
IMPORTANT/FAMOUS
PERSONALITIES

88. RODNE GALICHA
ROMBLON (Imp’t/Famous Personalities)

89. RODNE GALICHA’s 8Rs
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
Repair
Refuse
Rethink
Rainforest
Recollect
ROMBLON (Imp’t/Famous Personalities)

90. NENE TAMAYO
ROMBLON (Famous Personality)

91. PALAWAN
“Philippines’s Last Frontier”

92. PALAWAN (Location)

93. PALAWAN (History)
PALAWAN’s name and its many processes…
- Chinese, “Pa-Lao-Yu” (Beautiful harbors)
- Indians, “Palawans” (Territory)
- Natives, “Palwa” (plant)
- Americans, “Paragua” (closed umbrella)

94. PALAWAN (Products)

95. PALAWAN’s
HISTORICAL PLACES
SCENIC SPOTS
and
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

96. CUYO FORT
PALAWAN (Historical Places)

97. PLAZA CUARTEL
PALAWAN (Historical Places)

98. TABON CAVES
PALAWAN (Historical Places)

99. EL NIDO MARINE RESERVE
PALAWAN (Scenic Spots)

100. PUERTO PRINCESA
SUBTERRANEAN NATIONAL
PARK
PALAWAN (Scenic Spots)

101. TUBBATAHA REEF
PALAWAN (Scenic Spots)

102. CALAUIT GAME PRESERVE AND
WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
PALAWAN (Tourist Attractions)

103. MAQUINIT HOT SPRINGS
PALAWAN (Tourist Attractions)

104. PALAWAN BUTTERFLY GARDEN
PALAWAN (Tourist Attractions)

105. PALAWAN WILDLIFE RESCUE
AND CONSERVATION CENTER
PALAWAN (Tourist Attractions)

106. VIETVILLE RESTAURANT
(Sta. Lourdes, Puerto Princesa City)
PALAWAN (Tourist Attractions)

107. IHAWIG FIREFLY WATCHING
PALAWAN (Tourist Attractions)

108. IHAWIG PRISON AND PENAL
FARM
PALAWAN (Tourist Attractions)

109. PALAWAN’s
FESTIVALS

110. BARAGATAN FESTIVAL
PALAWAN (Festivals)

111. PISTA Y ANG KAGUEBAN
FESTIVAL
PALAWAN (Festivals)

112. LIGHT A TREE
PALAWAN (Festivals)

113. PALAWAN’s
IMPORTANT/FAMOUS
PERSONALITIES

114. EDWARD HAGEDORN
PALAWAN (Important/Famous Personalities)

115. KATRINA HALILI
PALAWAN (Important/Famous Personalities)

116. PALAWAN:
Still with MIMARO or
Moving with Panay?