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Occidental Mindoro

Occidental Mindoro is a province in the MIMAROPA region of Luzon, Philippines. Its population was 511,417 in the 2024 census, and it has 11 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 8, 2026
A broad, bare-sloped mountain glowing in low sun above folded brown ridges, with dry golden grass in the foreground under a clear sky.
Mount Iglit, in the Mounts Iglit–Baco Natural Park.Photo: “Mount Iglit (Mounts Iglit - Baco National Park, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines) - panoramio (1)” by Allan Siquioco, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene.

  • PeopleSources

    511,417

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 12.9% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    3rd

    of the 5 provinces of MIMAROPA by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 16 of every 100 people in MIMAROPA lived in Occidental Mindoro in 2024 (15.76%)

  • Inside itSources

    11

    cities and municipalities

    164 barangays

  • LandSources

    6,859.72 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Occidental Mindoro's land would fill a square about 82.8 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 75 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 1 person per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    131,118

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.9 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    50.3%

    About 50 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
1705100000[4]Formerly 175100000

People

Occidental Mindoro had 511,417 people in the 2024 census, up 12.9% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Occidental Mindoro had the 3rd most people of the 5 provinces of MIMAROPA in 2024[1]
  1. 1Palawan968,795
  2. 2Oriental Mindoro919,504
  3. 3Occidental Mindoro511,417
  4. 4Romblon302,824
  5. 5Marinduque226,522
All 5 provinces of MIMAROPA
Of every 100 people in Occidental Mindoro in 2024[1]
Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 32 of every 100 are children under 15 (31.6%)
  • About 63 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (62.6%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.9%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 548,23324,95523,278
5 - 954,99828,49226,506
10 - 1456,76629,53727,229
15 - 1952,51427,33825,176
20 - 2445,27223,23822,034
25 - 2938,29119,73518,556
30 - 3436,00918,47817,531
35 - 3931,40616,17715,229
40 - 4429,23015,30613,924
45 - 4925,82513,47412,351
50 - 5423,26512,14011,125
55 - 5919,1039,7219,382
60 - 6416,2458,2857,960
65 - 6912,1225,8036,319
70 - 748,0463,6594,387
75 - 795,0572,0463,011
80 - 842,5779411,636
85 and over1,8625291,333

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
511,417[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
131,118[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.9 on average[1, 2]
Share of MIMAROPA, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
15.76%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
50.3% (257,079 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
259,854 men, 246,967 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024511,417[1, 2]−0.64% a year131,1183.9
2020as of May 1, 2020525,354[1]1.59% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015487,414[1]1.40% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010452,971[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then421,952[44]1.44% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders380,250[44, 45]2.45% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then339,605[44]3.50% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then282,593[44]2.42% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then222,431[44]3.66% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then185,787[44]5.23% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then144,032[44]5.38% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then84,316[44]———

Cities and municipalities

Occidental Mindoro is made up of 11 municipalities, with 164 barangays in all.
Colour byColours the map of Occidental Mindoro by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Oriental MindoroAbra De Ilog: 31,910 people, 46 per km², −2.31% a yearCalintaan: 31,088 people, 52 per km², 0.71% a yearLooc: 9,426 people, 74 per km², 4.64% a yearLubang: 18,761 people, 149 per km², 1.77% a yearMagsaysay: 40,987 people, 148 per km², 0.73% a yearMamburao: 44,554 people, 178 per km², −1.63% a yearPaluan: 19,461 people, 35 per km², 1.14% a yearRizal: 40,319 people, 147 per km², −0.07% a yearSablayan: 91,406 people, 35 per km², −0.31% a yearSan Jose: 143,495 people, 237 per km², −1.57% a yearSanta Cruz: 40,010 people, 57 per km², −1.39% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 20,000
  • 20,000 to 31,000
  • 31,000 to 45,000
  • 45,000 to 76,000
  • 76,000 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 140
  • 140 to 250
  • 250 to 390
  • 390 to 750
  • 750 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap
Cities and municipalities of Occidental Mindoro. Each column heading sorts the table.
[1, 7]Share (2024)
Abra De Ilog31,9106.24%−2.31% a year700.90 km²
Calintaan31,0886.08%0.71% a year594.94 km²
Looc9,4261.84%4.64% a year127.76 km²
Lubang18,7613.67%1.77% a year125.69 km²
Magsaysay40,9878.01%0.73% a year276.54 km²
Mamburao44,5548.71%−1.63% a year249.91 km²
Paluan19,4613.81%1.14% a year557.53 km²
Rizal40,3197.88%−0.07% a year274.95 km²
Sablayan91,40617.87%−0.31% a year2,640.39 km²
San Jose143,49528.06%−1.57% a year606.61 km²
Santa Cruz40,0107.82%−1.39% a year704.50 km²

Land & Environment

Occidental Mindoro covers 6,859.72 km² of land, 75 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 2,322 m above the sea and it has 615 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
6,859.72 km²[7]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
75 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
12.88456° N, 121.01383° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[40]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
428 m
Highest
2,322 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

615.0 km of coastline[41]

Rivers[41]

  1. Patrick River43.6 of 44.9 km
  2. Bugsanga River40.1 km
  3. Lumintao39.4 km
  4. Mamburao River39.0 km
  5. Lumintao River37.1 km
  6. Labangan River36.3 km
  7. Caguray River29.5 of 29.7 km
  8. Amnay River29.2 of 29.4 km

The longest inside it: 73 in all.

Peaks[41]

  1. Mount Baco2,488 m
  2. Mount Wood2,005 m
  3. Mount Talafo1,710 m
  4. Mount Patrick1,656 m
  5. Mount Indie1,645 m
  6. Mount Calavite1,510 m

The highest: 59 in all.

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type I[42]

Two seasons: dry from November to April, wet for the rest of the year, with the heaviest rain from June to September.

Covers about 90 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At San Jose, the nearest PAGASA station, 58 km away[43]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,389 mm of rain on 117 days a year; 28.1 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at San Jose, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January13 mm327.2 °C32.5 °C21.9 °C
February12 mm227.9 °C33.0 °C22.9 °C
March12 mm228.9 °C34.0 °C23.8 °C
April32 mm329.6 °C34.9 °C24.3 °C
May166 mm929.4 °C34.1 °C24.6 °C
June326 mm1528.4 °C32.5 °C24.4 °C
July507 mm2027.5 °C31.0 °C23.9 °C
August469 mm2027.5 °C31.0 °C23.9 °C
September436 mm1827.3 °C30.9 °C23.8 °C
October244 mm1327.7 °C31.7 °C23.6 °C
November97 mm728.2 °C32.8 °C23.7 °C
December75 mm528.1 °C32.6 °C23.6 °C
The year2,389 mm11728.1 °C32.6 °C23.7 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 3 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Occidental Mindoro's economy made ₱70.5 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱130,464 for each person. About 28 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱70.5 billion[27]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱61.9 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
11.2%[28]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱130,464[29]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
28.1% of people[30]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 28 of every 100 people in Occidental Mindoro lived below the poverty line in 2023 (28.1%)[30]

The PSA's survey puts it between 21.2% and 35.0%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱29,253 a person for the year.

The PSA notes: Those with CVs higher than 10% in 2023 poverty incidence among population should be used with caution.

Public places

  • 202government offices
  • 35hospitals and health centres
  • 355schools
  • 82places of worship
  • 7markets
  • 19stations and terminals
  • 6parks
  • 9beaches
  • 2monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Each town's page lists its own; this page lists the stations, parks, beaches and monuments.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Occidental Mindoro” in their name, then one in each of its most populous cities and municipalities.

Stations and terminals19

13 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 11 cities and municipalities of Occidental Mindoro

Parks6

Beaches9

3 more beaches are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 11 cities and municipalities of Occidental Mindoro

Monuments and memorials2

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Occidental Mindoro. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (the provincial board), led by the vice governor. The governor, the vice governor and the board's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[24, 25]

Capital
Mamburao[4]
Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
Lone district of Occidental Mindoro[26]

Leaders

The governor and vice governor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Governor
    Eduardo Baltazar Gadiano[31]
    Vice governor
    Anecita Diana Apigo Tayag[31]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Eduardo Baltazar Gadiano[32]
    Vice governor
    Anecita Diana Apigo Tayag[32]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Eduardo Baltazar Gadiano[33]
    Vice governor
    Peter De Jesus Alfaro[33]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Mario Gene Jaro Mendiola[34]
    Vice governor
    Peter De Jesus Alfaro[34]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    Mario Gene Jaro Mendiola[35]
    Vice governor
    Peter De Jesus Alfaro[35]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    Josephine Ramirez Sato[36]
    Vice governor
    Mario Gene Jaro Mendiola[36]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Josephine Ramirez Sato[37]
    Vice governor
    Mario Gene Jaro Mendiola[37]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Josephine Ramirez Sato[38]
    Vice governor
    Mario Gene Jaro Mendiola[38]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Jose T. Villarosa[39]
    Vice governor
    Ramon M. Atienza[39]
Governors and vice governors of Occidental Mindoro, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Eduardo Baltazar Gadiano[31]Anecita Diana Apigo Tayag[31]
2022–2025Eduardo Baltazar Gadiano[32]Anecita Diana Apigo Tayag[32]
2019–2022Eduardo Baltazar Gadiano[33]Peter De Jesus Alfaro[33]
2016–2019Mario Gene Jaro Mendiola[34]Peter De Jesus Alfaro[34]
2013–2016Mario Gene Jaro Mendiola[35]Peter De Jesus Alfaro[35]
2010–2013Josephine Ramirez Sato[36]Mario Gene Jaro Mendiola[36]
2007–2010Josephine Ramirez Sato[37]Mario Gene Jaro Mendiola[37]
2004–2007Josephine Ramirez Sato[38]Mario Gene Jaro Mendiola[38]
2001–2004Jose T. Villarosa[39]Ramon M. Atienza[39]

History & Identity

Old photographs of Occidental Mindoro

Each with the archive that holds it, its date and its rights, on its own page.

In the Archive

Occidental Mindoro's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Occidental Mindoro in Now

Created
Created by Republic Act No. 505, approved 13 June 1950, which divided the Province of Mindoro; in effect from 15 November 1950 under Proclamation No. 186[9, 10]

How it got its name

Local traditionMindoro is said to come from Mina de Oro, mine of gold: the Spaniards, believing the island held rich deposits of gold, gave it that name.[12, 13]

When Republic Act No. 505 divided Mindoro in 1950, its eight western towns, among them Mamburao, Sablayan and San Jose, became Occidental Mindoro.[9]

Its story

In May 1570 Martín de Goiti and Juan de Salcedo explored the island's west, around Ilin, Mamburao and Lubang. North of Mamburao Salcedo came upon two Chinese ships whose silk, gold thread and porcelain were to be traded for the islanders' gold.[13]

Sablayan became a parish of the Augustinian Recollects in 1843. Its stone church and convent, built between 1861 and 1866, were damaged by a tsunami in 1877 and restored by 1879.[14]

Under American rule the island was joined to Marinduque in June 1902, made a province of its own that November, with Puerto Galera as its capital, and made a regularly organized province from 1 July 1921.[15, 16, 17]

On 15 December 1944 the former Visayan Attack Force, including the Mindoro Attack Group under Admiral Arthur D. Struble, landed on the beach at San Jose, and troops under General William C. Dunckel built airfields for the coming landing at Lingayen and the liberation of Luzon. The guerrilla groups of Ramon Ruffy, Sofronio Untalan and Lawrence Cooper were recognized as their partners in the fight against the Japanese on Mindoro.[18]

Republic Act No. 505, approved on 13 June 1950, divided Mindoro, and Occidental Mindoro came into being on 15 November 1950 with eight towns and an appointed governor, Damaso V. Abeleda. The councils of five towns chose Mamburao as its capital, and the President made the choice public on 27 March 1951.[9, 10, 11, 19]

Two laws mark its founding: one of 2001 made 13 June, the day the division law was approved, Occidental Mindoro Foundation Day, and one of 2018 made 15 November, the day the province came into being, a yearly holiday for its founding anniversary. The province keeps 15 November; the 74th fell in 2024.[10, 20, 21, 22, 23]

Timeline

  1. 8 May 1570

    Martín de Goiti and Juan de Salcedo anchor off Mindoro and explore its west coast.[13]

  2. 1843

    Sablayan becomes a parish of the Augustinian Recollects.[14]

  3. 1877

    A tsunami damages the stone church of Sablayan.[14]

  4. 23 June 1902

    Act No. 423 joins Mindoro to the Province of Marinduque.[15]

  5. 10 November 1902

    Act No. 500 makes Mindoro a province, with Puerto Galera as its capital.[16]

  6. 1 July 1921

    Act No. 2964 makes Mindoro a regularly organized province.[17]

  7. 15 December 1944

    The former Visayan Attack Force lands on the beach at San Jose.[18]

  8. 13 June 1950

    Republic Act No. 505 divides Mindoro into Oriental and Occidental Mindoro.[9]

  9. 15 November 1950

    Occidental Mindoro comes into being.[10, 19]

  10. 27 March 1951

    Proclamation No. 244 makes public the choice of Mamburao as the capital.[19]

  11. 13 November 1951

    At the province's first election Federico Castillo is elected governor.[11]

  12. 8 April 2001

    Republic Act No. 9071 makes 13 June Occidental Mindoro Foundation Day.[20]

  13. 30 October 2018

    Republic Act No. 11123 makes 15 November a yearly holiday for the founding anniversary.[21]

Nearby

Occidental Mindoro shares a border with Oriental Mindoro.

How it compares

Occidental Mindoro beside MIMAROPA, and where it stands among the provinces of MIMAROPA.

Occidental Mindoro beside MIMAROPA
FigureOccidental MindoroMIMAROPARank among the provinces of MIMAROPA
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary511,417[1, 2]3,245,4463rd of 5
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary−0.64% a year[1, 2]slower0.13% a year4th of 5
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary75[7]less crowded1124th of 5
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary6,859.72 km²[7]29,063.47 km²2nd of 5
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.9[1, 2]about the same3.9not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary50.3%[6]higher36%not ranked

Shares a border with[3]

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  10. 10.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 186, s. 1950: Fixing the Date of Effectivity of Republic Act No. 505 Entitled "An Act to Create the Provinces of Oriental Mindoro and Occidental Mindoro.". Published June 13, 1950. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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  12. 12.Provincial Government of Oriental Mindoro (Provincial Planning and Development Office). Oriental Mindoro Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan 2016-2025: Historical Background (pages 1-2). Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  13. 13.Provincial Government of Oriental Mindoro (Provincial Planning and Development Office). History of Oriental Mindoro. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  14. 14.National Historical Commission of the Philippines (National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures). Historical marker: Lumang Simbahan ng Sablayan (2018), Sablayan. Published 2018. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  15. 15.United States Philippine Commission. Act No. 423: An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and Its Amendments to the Island of Mindoro and Incorporating That Island with the Province of Marinduque. Published June 23, 1902. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  16. 16.Philippine Commission. Act No. 500: An Act Providing for the Organization of a Provincial Government in the Island of Mindoro, Defining the Limits of That Province, and Repealing Act Numbered Four Hundred and Twenty-Three, Entitled "An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and Its Amendments to the Island of Mindoro and Incorporating That Island with the Province of Marinduque.". Published November 10, 1902. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  17. 17.Philippine Legislature. Act No. 2964: An Act to Make the Province of Mindoro a Regularly Organized Province. Published February 20, 1921. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  18. 18.National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Panandang Pangkasaysayan 2007-2016. Published 2024. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  19. 19.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 244, s. 1951: Making Public the Designation of the Municipality of Mamburao as the Capital of Mindoro Occidental. Published March 27, 1951. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  20. 20.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 9071: An Act Declaring the 13th Day of June of Every Year as a Special Working Public Holiday in the Province of Occidental Mindoro to Be Known as the Occidental Mindoro Foundation Day or in the Local Vernacular as "Araw ng Kanlurang Mindoro". Published April 8, 2001. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  21. 21.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 11123: An Act Declaring November 15 of Every Year a Special Nonworking Holiday in the Province of Occidental Mindoro in Commemoration of its Founding Anniversary. Published October 30, 2018. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  22. 22.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 81, s. 1954: Declaring Monday, November 15, 1954, as a Special Public Holiday in the Province of Occidental Mindoro. Published October 23, 1954. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  23. 23.Provincial Government of Occidental Mindoro (Experience Occidental Mindoro, the provincial tourism site). Occidental Mindoro Marks 74th Founding Anniversary with a Vibrant Arawatan Festival 2024: Celebrating Culture, Agri-Tourism, and Community Spirit. Published November 19, 2024. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  24. 24.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  25. 25.1986 Constitutional Commission. The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines. Published February 2, 1987. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  26. 26.1986 Constitutional Commission (text from the Chan Robles Virtual Law Library). Ordinance appended to the 1987 Constitution, apportioning the seats of the House of Representatives. Published February 2, 1987. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  27. 27.Philippine Statistics Authority. Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC (OpenSTAT table 0012A5FPPA0). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  28. 28.Philippine Statistics Authority. Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC, Growth Rates (OpenSTAT table 0032A5FPPA2). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  29. 29.Philippine Statistics Authority. Per Capita Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC (OpenSTAT table 0092A5FPPA8). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  30. 30.Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Table 2a. Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold and Poverty Incidence Among Population with Measures of Precision, by Region, Province and Highly Urbanized Cities: 2018, 2021, and 2023 (OpenSTAT table 0041F3DF02A). Published August 15, 2024. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  31. 31.Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Directory of LGU Elective Officials for Term 2025-2028 as of February 2026 (its sheet: Consolidated List of Officials for Election Terms (2025-2028)), released through the FOI portal. Published February 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: RA 8293, Section 176 (no copyright subsists in it; exploiting it for profit needs the agency's prior approval). Open the source
  32. 32.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  33. 33.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 13, 2019 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  34. 34.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 9, 2016 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  35. 35.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  36. 36.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 10, 2010 National and Local Elections. Published January 10, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  37. 37.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 14, 2007 National and Local Elections. Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  38. 38.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 10, 2004 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  39. 39.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections (its pages are headed "LIST OF ELECTED MEMBER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"). Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  40. 40.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
  41. 41.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  42. 42.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  43. 43.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climatological Normals, 1991-2020, by synoptic station (one PDF each). Published January 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  44. 44.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015 Census of Population, Statistical Tables, Table 1: Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by City/Municipality, 1960-2015 (one workbook for each province, highly urbanized city and region). Published 2017. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  45. 45.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

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