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ScrollFifteen towns on the eastern half of Mindoro. A ridge that makes its own weather, a lake that holds the sky, reefs on one of the richest marine corridors on Earth — and a festival in every single town.
The province in four syllables
MA for the Mangyan. HAL for Mt. Halcon. TA for the Tamaraw. NA for Naujan Lake. Four icons — one name Oriental Mindoro gives itself.
The indigenous peoples of Mindoro — Iraya, Alangan, Tadyawan, Tau-buid, Bangon, Buhid, Hanunuo and Ratagnon. Their weaving, basketry and Surat Mangyan, a pre-colonial script, are still practised today.
Mangyan Villages, Mansalay · Talipanan Mangyan Village, Puerto Galera
2,586 metres. The highest point on Mindoro, and a climb the country's mountaineers speak of with respect. The trail country starts in Baco.
Mt. Halcon · Baco
A wild dwarf buffalo found on Mindoro and nowhere else on Earth — the province's emblem of the forests, rivers and wildlife worth protecting.
Tamaraw Falls, Puerto Galera · Walang Langit Waterfalls, Gloria
The fifth-largest lake in the Philippines and a Ramsar wetland of international importance — where migratory birds come to winter and the boardwalk runs out over the water.
Naujan Lake · Naujan
Mahal Tana.
This is Oriental Mindoro.
Explore by feeling
Featured by the Provincial Tourism Office
Four places the province is pointing at this season. Hundreds more behind them.
247 of our 698 listed places are in Puerto Galera. The other 451 are everywhere else.
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Puerto Galera · Verde Island Passage
Puerto Galera sits on the Verde Island Passage, which marine scientists have called the centre of the centre of shore-fish diversity on the planet. Walls, wrecks, sanctuaries — most of it a short boat ride from Sabang.
Calapan City + 14 municipalities
A festival for every town
Harvest thanksgivings, patron-saint processions, Mangyan celebrations. Pick a month — or follow the next one on the calendar.
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Every 25 October · in 20 days
Puerto Galera
Iraya tribal dances, Indigenous games, Traditional songs, Folktales, Cultural heritage showcase
Festival pageThe provincial celebrations
The Fiesta MAHALTANA: Festival Showcase is an annual competition of the official festivals of all 14 municipalities and 1 city of the Province of Oriental Mindoro to showcase how religion, c…
Festival page
Naujan Lake, 5:52 pm
Pandang Gitab Oriental Mindoro, the Festival of Lights is the official festival of the Province of Oriental Mindoro.
Festival page
The Salong Dagitab, which means 'flickering lights' pertains to the annual night festivity in the province highlighting the splendid display of Christmas decors and flickering lights partici…
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