Region IV-B, also known as MIMAROPA, is composed of the provinces of Mindoro, Marinduque, Kombion, and Palawan. This region is home to various indigenous groups like the Hanunuo-Mangyan tribe, known for its hand loom called harablon made from cotton trees, and ramit fabric used for skirts and infant blankets designed with purple or indigo dye patterns. Basketry and woven crafts like bay-ong bags from palm leaves are common from MIMAROPA, while Moriones masks used in festivals depicting the story of Longinus are carved and painted wood.

2. Region IV-B, also known as MIMAROPA, is
composed of the provinces of Mindoro,
Marinduque, Kombion, and Palawan. This
region is also a part of Luzon and serves as
home for various indigenous and cultural
groups.

6. The Hanunuo-Mangyan tribe is known for its
hand loom called harablon, which is made from
the raw materials of cultivated cotton trees.
The people also have the ramit fabric, which is
used in making skirts and blankets for carrying
infants. It is designed with purple or indigo dye
and possesses an intricate set of geometric
designs.

8. A. Basketry and Woven Crafts
Basket and bag weaving are common crafts
from MIMAROPA. Mindoro is famous for its bay-
ong, a bag usually made of buri (palm leaf) and
nito (black fern), and buon-buon, a small
container made from buri and nito strips
woven together.

10. B. Moriones Masks
The masks are made of wood, on which an
imagined face of a Roman or Syrian soldier is
carved. These masks are then painted with
bright-colored paints. These masks bring life to
the festival, which depicts the story of
Longinus, a Roman soldier converted to
Christianity.

12. C. Manunggul Jar
It was said that this jar was an ancient burial jar
that dated back to the Neolithic period. The
Manunggul jar is made of clay, with two seated
figures on a boat at the top cover.

13. The front figure, which has its arms crossed
above its chest, symbolizes the deceased
person; while the second figure holding a
steering paddle signifies the boatman that
takes the soul of the dead to the afterlife. The
wave-like pattern around the upper portion up
to its cover represents the body of water
where the boat is travelling.

15. D. Hanunuo-Mangyan Writing Script
The Hanunuo-Mangyan writing system is
composed of forty-eight (48) symbols, each
representing a certain syllable. It is commonly
used to write love songs and poems called
ambahan. The Hanunuo people inscribe the
scripts on bamboos, using knives.

17. C. Manunggul Jar
It was said that this jar was an ancient burial jar
that dated back to the Neolithic period. The
Manunggul jar is made of clay, with two seated
figures on a boat at the top cover.

19. The Hanunuo people wear on their
waists the hagkos, a woven rattan belt
with pockets. They also adorn
themselves with bracelets and
necklaces made of beads.

20. The Tagbanua tribe uses ornamental plugs
called bantilinaw, which is designed with
mother-of-pearls arranged in geometrical
patterns. The women wear beaded
necklaces, wooden bracelets, and copper
and brass wire anklets. Like the tribes of
highland Luzon, they also blacken their
teeth.

21. Long hair is observed among men and
women of the tribes of MIMAROPA. In
the Hanunuo tribe, men tie their hair
with pany or cloth hair-bands at the
back of their heads; while women use
beaded hair-bands to tie their hair.

23. The Tagbanua tribe of Palawan carves
sculptures of animals as a part of their
ritual offerings. Some examples of these
sculptures are the mammanuk
(rooster), kiruman (turtle), kararaga
(native bird), dugyan

24. (small grounc animal), lizards, and wild
pigs. The Tagbanua people believe that
these sculptures help attract the deities
and spirit-relatives in the pagdiwata
rituals.

27. The common Tagbanua hut, for
example, has the same design of the
huts of the Ifugao tribe. It is rectangular
in shape, without windows and
partitions, and is slightly elevated from
the ground.