Inventory of Tourists by Country of Origin

Republic Act 9593, better known as the Tourism Act of 2009 and embodied
in the DOT-JICA Project, Development of Tourism Statistics System for local
government units, there is a need to establish an efficient and effective
way of getting tourist arrival by country of origin.
Coming to Puerto Galera, tourist has many entry points. From Calapan
City, by land, and from Batangas City, by boat.
Currently, the EUF System (Environmental Users Fee per Municipal
Ordinance 06-03) is being utilized as a gauge in determining tourist
arrival.
Table 46. Tourist Arrival Based on EUF Collection

Year

Total

2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016 (as of June)

205,108
150,968
145,715
122,480
136,192
140,131
233,226
241,724
176,017

(Source: Municipal Accounting Office, 2011)

Socio-cultural Setting
The present day Mangyans are divided into two major groups based on
linguistic similitude: the northern and the southern groups. Each speaking
related languages. The Iraya tribe of Puerto Galera, the Alangan, and the
Tadyawan contribute the northern group, while the Honunoo, the Buhid,
and the Batangan constitute the southern groups. The Batagnon, though
deemed Mangyan, are omitted from the grouping since they are not really
indigenous to Mindoro as they speak Cayonon, a Visayan dialect used in
Cuyo, Semirara as well as in Palawan.
The Iraya tribe the largest in terms of population and occupied territory
stretching from Baco, San Teodoro, Puerto Galera, Abra de Ilog, up the
west coast of Mindoro as far as Mamburao are considered to be in closer
affinity with the Toalas on the island of Sulawesi and the Sakai of the
Malay peninsula. All are remnants on the Veddoid population, once found
in a wide area extending from India across Indonesia. Though the Irayas
are the product of the inter-marriage between the pioneer hill tribe and
the once Malay lowland dwellers of Mindoro, they are still the best
representatives of the short, curly-haired, dark skinned Veddoids. Owing
to their close proximity with the Tagalog lowlanders, the Puerto Galera
Irayas are slowly assimilating themselves with the Tagalog mainstream
culture, quite unlike the other Mangyans of the municipalities. The
Mangyan Iraya of Puerto Galera can point out the good and bad aspects of
this inevitable assimilation.
Table 51. Number of Mangyan Households per Barangay

Municipality of Puerto Galera

Barangay
Aninuan
Balatero
Dulangan
Sabang
Tabinay
Villaflor
Baclayan
Total

Count
285
18
63
48
318
841
492
2065

Source: CBMS Survey 2008

As per CBMS survey in 2008, the total Mangyan population in the

municipality is 2065, of which 1092 are male and 973 are female. Villaflor
inhabited with most number of Mangyans with 841 while Balatero has the
least number with only 18.

LUGO SERIES: Soils are moderately deep, well drained and under
the fine clayey family. Located at 2,650 meters N 65degrees E of
Puerto Galera and about 350 meters north of Barangay Sinandigan,
465 hectares in extent, more or less.
1. Lugo Clay: 2.0 to 7.0% slopes. Mapped adjacent to the narrow
beaches in the northeastern portion of Puerto Galera,
approximately 25 hectares in extent.
2. Lugo Clay: 7.0 to 15% slopes. Mapped at the tip of Mindoro
Island in hilly portions towering the sea, 65 hectares in extent.
3. Lugo Clay: 15 to 25% slopes. 375 hectares in extent. Occurs in
hilly to mountainous or elevated lands. Located at the
northeastern portion of the town proper of Puerto Galera.

Soil
Mapping
Unit Name

Area

Percentage

Recommended Land Use, Soil

(Ha.)

Management Or Conservation Measures

Suited to wide variety of crops. Measures to

Lugo clay

prevent erosion are contour flowing, green

2.0 to 7.0%

25

0.17

slope

maturing, crop rotation with legumes as one

of the crops every 3-4 years, contour planting,
fertilization and the like.
Suitable to crops like corn, upland rice,
sorghum

Lugo clay

and

others,

provided

contour

plowing, terracing, strip cropping, cover

7.0 to
15.0% slope

65

0.54

slightly

cropping, crop rotation, fertilization and

buffer strip cropping are employed. Best
suited to permanent crops like coffee, banana,
mango, coconut and other locally adopted
fruit trees, and for pasture purposes.
Suited to coconut, banana, coffee, cashew,
abaca, mango, rubber and other locally

Lugo clay

adopted fruit trees. Cover crops, fertilization,

15.0 to

contour planting are also recommended to

25.0% slope

375

2.72

minimize erosion. Can still be grown to raw

slightly

crops like corn, upland rice, sorghum and

eroded

others provided erosion control measures like

terracing, strip cropping and buffering are
employed.

Rainfall

No. of

Temperature C

Relative

Wind

Month

Amount
(mm)

Rainy
Days

Mean

Minimum

Maximum

Humidity
(%)

Dir

Spd
(mps)

JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
TOTAL

93.0
56.0
70.4
114.8
156.4
219.5
241.8
189.6
218.9
325.5
244.5
211.3
2,141.5

16
10
9
10
12
15
17
15
16
18
19
20
177

28.9
29.7
30.8
32.0
32.8
32.4
31.9
31.8
31.8
31.2
30.4
29.2
31.1

22.2
22.4
23.1
24.0
24.2
23.9
23.6
23.6
23.6
23.6
23.4
22.7
23.4

25.5
26.0
27.0
28.0
28.5
28.1
27.7
27.7
27.7
27.4
26.9
25.9
27.2

84
82
80
79
81
83
84
84
85
86
86
86
83

NE
NE
E
E
E
NE
NW
NW
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

Physical Soil Qualities

Relief
Rolling to hilly
Water retention
Moderate
Drainage
Good
Permeability
Rapid
Workability/tilth Hard to moderate
Stoniness
None
Root depth
Moderate (0.5m)
Erosion
Severe
Flooding
None
LANDSCAPE
LANDFORM
PARENT
MATERIAL
SOIL SERIES
/TAXONOMIC
NAME
SOIL MAPPING
UNIT SYMBOL
SOIL MAPPING
DESCRIPTION

Alluvial