PHILIPPINE TOURISM, GEOGRAPHY,

AND CULTURE
CHAPTER 6
MIMAROPA REGION 4B
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 LESSON OBJECTIVES
o to identify the different major attractions, activities,
accommodations and cultural highlights in the
provinces within the MIMAROPA Region.

o to create different tour packages that carry different

types of tourism activities within the region.

o to assess the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities

and threats of the region in terms of the 4As of
tourism.

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 REGION 4B: MIMAROPA

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 INTRODUCTION
The MIMAROPA Region includes
the provinces of:
 
• Marinduque
• Occidental Mindoro
• Oriental Mindoro
• Palawan
• Romblon

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 FAST FACTS
NO. OF TOWNS
LAND AREA NO. OF
  CAPITAL MAJOR INDUSTRIES AND
(IN HECTARES) CITIES
MUNICIPALITIES

Agriculture, Fishing,
MARINDUQUE Boac 95, 258 - 6
Handicraft, Trade

OCCIDENTAL Agriculture, Livestock, Trade,

San Jose 586, 571 - 11
MINDORO Tourism

ORIENTAL Agriculture, Tourism, Trade

Calapan City 423, 838 1 14
MINDORO and Commerce

Puerto Agriculture, Fishing, Logging,

PALAWAN 1, 703, 075 1 23
Princesa City Trade, Tourism

Agriculture, Livestock and

ROMBLON Romblon 153, 345 Poultry, Fishing, Mining - 17
(Marble)

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 PORTS OF ACCESS

Puerto Princesa International Airport

El Nido Airport
San Jose Airport

Calapan and Puerto Galera (Or. Mindoro)

San Jose and Abra de Ilog (Occ. Mindoro)
Romblon
Boac and Mogpog (Marinduque)
Puerto Princesa (Palawan)

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 ATTRACTIONS AND ACTIVITIES

  HISTORICAL, NATURAL ATTRACTIONS BUILT

CULTURAL AND ATTRACTIONS
HERITAGE
ATTRACTIONS
• Boac Cathedral • Poctoy Beach  
• Mt. Malindig  
• Balanacan Bay
• Tres Reyes Islands
Marinduque • Malbog Sulfur Spring

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 ATTRACTIONS AND ACTIVITIES

  HISTORICAL, NATURAL ATTRACTIONS BUILT

CULTURAL AND ATTRACTIONS
HERITAGE
ATTRACTIONS
• Parola Park • Apo Reef National • Sablayan
Park Zipline
• Ambulong Island Adventure
• Ambil Island • Mamburao
Occidental • Pandan Grande Island Beach
Mindoro • Siburan Forest Resort
• Mt. Iglit
• White Island

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 ATTRACTIONS AND ACTIVITIES

  HISTORICAL, NATURAL ATTRACTIONS BUILT

CULTURAL AND ATTRACTIONS
HERITAGE
ATTRACTIONS

• Simbahang Bato • Puerto Galera Beaches  

• Mangyan Hanunuo • Tamaraw Falls
Tribe Settlement • Mt. Halcon
• Kuta • Naujan Lake National
• The Cross At Park
Oriental
Muelle • Bulalacao Group Of
Mindoro
• Baluarte Islands

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 ATTRACTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
  HISTORICAL, CULTURAL NATURAL ATTRACTIONS BUILT
AND HERITAGE ATTRACTIONS
ATTRACTIONS

• Puerto De Sta. Isabel • Puerto Princesa • Palawan

• Cuyo Port Subterranean River Crocodile Farm
• Agutaya Fort National Park • Iwahig Prison And
• Melville Lighthouse • El Nido Marine Reserve Penal Farm
Park • Calauit Safari
• Honda Bay Park
Palawan • Coron Island
• Tabon Cave
• Tubbataha Reef Marine
Park
• Ugong Rock
• San Vicente
• Maquinit Hot Spring

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 ATTRACTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
  HISTORICAL, CULTURAL NATURAL BUILT ATTRACTIONS
AND HERITAGE ATTRACTIONS
ATTRACTIONS

• Fort San Andres • Crest De Gallo Islet • Marble Shopping

And Santiago • Looc Bay Marine Center
• Romblon Cathedral Sanctuary
• Bonbon Beach
• Catingas River
Romblon

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 RANGE OF ACCOMMODATION

Budget Mid-Range High ENd

(less than Php 1,500 (Php 1,500 to Php (at least Php 3,000 per
 
per night) 3,000 per night) night)

 Beach Club  Boac Hotel  Bellarocca Island

Cagpo  Residencia de Resort and Spa
 Tahanan sa Palo Maria
Isok
 Abby’s Place
Marinduque  A & A Beach
Resort
 Lucky Seven
Pension House
 Three Brothers

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 RANGE OF ACCOMMODATION

Budget Mid-Range High ENd

  (less than Php 1,500 (Php 1,500 to Php 3,000 per (at least Php 3,000
per night) night) per night)
Villa Ocampo  Apo Reef Club Resort  
La Sofia Apartelle  Villa Paulina Beach
Adventure Camp Resort and Spa
Sikatuna Beach  El Mora Boutique
Occidenta Hotel Hotel
l Mindoro  Mindoro Plaza  Sikatuna Beach Hotel
Hotel  Pandan Island Resort
 Mindoro Grand  Paradise Beach Resort
Hotel  La Gensol Plaza
Hotel

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 RANGE OF ACCOMMODATION

Budget Mid-Range High ENd

  (less than Php 1,500 (Php 1,500 to Php (at least Php 3,000 per
per night) 3,000 per night) night)
 Sabang Oasis  La Laguna Villas  Buri Resort & Spa
Resort  The Manor at  Coco Beach Island
 Palangan Bayview Puerto Galera Resort
Beach Resort  Tropicana Castle  Verde View Villas
 Montani Beach Dive Resort  Sunset at Aninuan
Oriental Resort  La Laguna Beach Beach Resort
Mindoro  Mountain Beach Club and Dive  Utopia Resort &
Resort Center Spa
 Bellevue Cottages  Bali Beach Resort Infinity Resort
 Casa Mia Resort  Sunny Beach Resort
   Tribal Hills
  Mountain Resort

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 RANGE OF ACCOMMODATION
Budget
(less than Php 1,500 per
night)
 Fanta Lodge
 Leonides Budget Hotel
 Villa Travelista Travel
Lodge
 Dormitels PH El Nido
 Tapik Beach Park Guest
House
Palawan  Jims Castle Inn
 Coron Reed Pension
 Eden Travelers Lodge
 Gracia’s Budget Inn
 Hanbees Garden Pension
House
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Mid-Range
(Php 1,500 to Php 3,000 per
night)
 Coron Gateway Hotel and
Suites
 Ala Amid B&B
 Coral Bay Beach and Dive
Resort
 Fersal Hotel
 Aziza Paradise Hotel
 Microtel by Wyndham
Puerto Princesa
 Coron Underwater Garden
Resort
 Cooper’s Beach Resort
 La Natura Resort
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High ENd
(at least Php 3,000 per
night)
 Princesa Garden Island
Resort
 Busuanga Bay Lodge
 Huma Island Resort
 Cauayan Island Resort
 Astoria Palawan Resort
 Matinloc Resort
 Sheridan Beach Resort
 Dos Palmas Island Resort
 Corto del Mar Hotel
 Club Paradise Resort
 RANGE OF ACCOMMODATION
Budget Mid-Range High ENd
(less than Php 1,500 per (Php 1,500 to Php 3,000 (at least Php 3,000 per
 
night) per night) night)

 Lanas Beach Resort  Binucot Beach  By The Sea Resort

 Aglicay Beach Resort  Tabias Point Resort
Resort  Marlin Bar  Turtle Cove Island
 Caesar’s Lodging Restaurant and Resort
Inns Accommodation
 White Beach Dive
Romblon and Kite Resort –
Carabao
 Morel’s Private
Island Resort

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 FOOD AND DELICACIES

Occidental Oriental
Marinduque
Mindoro Mindoro Palawan Romblon
• Dinuguan • Adobong • Suman sa • Tamilok • Boknoy Siopao
• Uraro cookies Pugita Lihiya • Crocodile Sisig • Orange Roughy
• Bibingkang • Crispy Hipon • Adobo • Danggit Kinilaw
Lalaki • Native Tinola • Semi-dried fish Lamayo
• Fresh Lumpia • Banana Chips • Lechon Kawali
• Ginataang • Kare-kare
Puso ng Saging

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 RECOMMENDED PASALUBONG

Uraro cookies Fresh water pearls

Lanzones Shirts
Rambutan Handicrafts (keychains,
Banana chips baskets, bags, wallets,
Dried Fish etc.)
Cashew Nuts Wood carving products

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 FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS
Marinduque

o Moriones Festival – (Holy week)

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 FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS
Occidental Mindoro

o Dugoy Festival – (January 18)

o Saknungan Festival – (4th week of April)

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 FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS
Oriental Mindoro

o MIMAROPA Festival – (November 9-15)

o Bahaghari Festival – (April 25)

o Malasimbo Festival – (March 10-12)

o Banana Festival – (January 25)

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 FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS
Palawan
o Baragatan sa Palawan – (3rd week of June)

o Kulambo Festival – (March 15-18)

o Anihan Festival – (last week of October)

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 FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS
Romblon
o Biniray Festival – (January 9)

o Kanidugan Festival – (April 5)

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 MAJOR CULTURAL GROUPS

o Mangyan
o Tagbanwa (Tagbanua)
o Tagalog

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 MAJOR INDUSTRIES

Agriculture and fishing is the major industry in

the region.

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 LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS SPOKEN

1. Filipino
2. English
3. Kamangyan
4. Ilonggo
5. Tausug
6. Batak
7. Tagbanua
8. Palawanun
9. Cuyunon

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 PROCESSING QUESTIONS
1.) What are the major activities that can be done by tourists within the
MIMAROPA Region?

2.) What rare attractions, activities, flora and fauna exists in the
MIMAROPA Region?

3.) If you are to design a package tour for the region, what kind of tours
will you have and what sites and attractions will you include?

4.) Prepare a SWOT analysis for the region by filling out the following
table in terms of attractions, accessibility, accommodations and amenities

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 PROCESSING QUESTIONS
  Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats
Attractions        
 
 

Access        
 
 

Accommodations        
 
 

Amenities        
 
 

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 ACTIVITY
Ask your relatives and friends if anyone has travelled to
the MIMAROPA Region. Interview them about their
personal travel experience of their trip. Ask them
about what they remember most, where they stayed,
what distinct cuisine they ate while they were in the
province. Share their story during the next class.

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 ACTIVITY
Geography Check:
Identify the provinces included
in the MIMAROPA Region.

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 ACTIVITY
Regional and Provincial Slogans:
Search the Internet for the current regional and provincial tourism slogans used by the different
provinces within the region. What does each slogan highlight? Knowing the attractions of each
province, is it the most appropriate tagline to use? If not, do you have another suggestion on
the slogan/tagline to be used?

Region/Province Current Slogan Used

Marinduque  

Occidental Mindoro  

Oriental Mindoro  

Palawan  

Romblon  

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