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Oriental Mindoro

Oriental Mindoro is a province in the MIMAROPA region of Luzon, Philippines. Its population was 919,504 in the 2024 census, and it has 1 city and 14 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 8, 2026
A white-sand beach with a lifeguard stand along clear turquoise water, a green headland at its end and blue mountains across the sea under a bright sky.
White Beach, in San Isidro, Puerto Galera.Photo: “White Beach in San Isidro near Puerto Galera” by TheFrirish, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons; cropped and resized by Scene.

  • PeopleSources

    919,504

    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 17% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    2nd

    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 28 of every 100 people in MIMAROPA lived in Oriental Mindoro in 2024 (28.33%)

  • Inside itSources

    15

    cities and municipalities

    426 barangays

  • LandSources

    4,407.03 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: Oriental Mindoro's land would fill a square about 66.4 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: 209 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 2 people 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

    235,504

    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

    24.7%

    About 25 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
1705200000[4]Formerly 175200000

People

Oriental Mindoro had 919,504 people in the 2024 census, up 17% 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.

Oriental Mindoro had the 2nd 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 Oriental Mindoro in 2024[1]
Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 29 of every 100 are children under 15 (28.8%)
  • About 65 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (64.5%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.8%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 573,96238,56235,400
5 - 989,89846,59343,305
10 - 14100,13951,84048,299
15 - 1993,75248,24945,503
20 - 2479,12240,49538,627
25 - 2969,19534,90934,286
30 - 3467,71134,19933,512
35 - 3959,93030,50629,424
40 - 4455,31028,34126,969
45 - 4950,41826,02724,391
50 - 5445,41223,29322,119
55 - 5937,82018,89718,923
60 - 6433,11916,31216,807
65 - 6925,46511,83213,633
70 - 7416,9907,3849,606
75 - 7910,1923,7766,416
80 - 845,4841,7793,705
85 and over3,9339752,958

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
919,504[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
235,504[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
28.33%[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
24.7% (227,234 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
463,969 men, 453,883 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024919,504[1, 2]0.29% a year235,5043.9
2020as of May 1, 2020908,339[1]1.56% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015844,059[1]1.38% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010785,602[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then735,769[41]1.06% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders681,818[41, 42]2.46% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then608,616[41]1.91% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then550,049[41]2.10% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then446,938[41]2.83% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then388,744[41]3.44% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then328,364[41]3.59% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then228,998[41]———

Cities and municipalities

Oriental Mindoro is made up of 14 municipalities and 1 city, with 426 barangays in all.
Colour byColours the map of Oriental Mindoro by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Occidental MindoroBaco: 40,159 people, 128 per km², 0.21% a yearBansud: 44,396 people, 134 per km², 0.95% a yearBongabong: 77,540 people, 191 per km², 0.18% a yearBulalacao: 46,439 people, 129 per km², 1.10% a yearCalapan City: 148,558 people, 834 per km², 0.45% a yearGloria: 52,296 people, 202 per km², 0.84% a yearMansalay: 60,597 people, 109 per km², 0.60% a yearNaujan: 109,122 people, 216 per km², −0.10% a yearPinamalayan: 90,420 people, 354 per km², 0.01% a yearPola: 35,771 people, 216 per km², 0.21% a yearPuerto Galera: 42,301 people, 174 per km², 0.19% a yearRoxas: 58,428 people, 811 per km², −0.17% a yearSan Teodoro: 19,650 people, 64 per km², 0.66% a yearSocorro: 41,612 people, 209 per km², 0.02% a yearVictoria: 52,215 people, 205 per km², 0.02% 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 Oriental Mindoro. Each column heading sorts the table.
Kind[1, 7]Share (2024)
BacoMunicipality40,1594.37%0.21% a year313.10 km²
BansudMunicipality44,3964.83%0.95% a year331.78 km²
BongabongMunicipality77,5408.43%0.18% a year406.38 km²
BulalacaoMunicipality46,4395.05%1.10% a year359.26 km²
Calapan CityComponent city148,55816.16%0.45% a year178.06 km²
GloriaMunicipality52,2965.69%0.84% a year258.55 km²
MansalayMunicipality60,5976.59%0.60% a year556.54 km²
NaujanMunicipality109,12211.87%−0.10% a year505.70 km²
PinamalayanMunicipality90,4209.83%0.01% a year255.75 km²
PolaMunicipality35,7713.89%0.21% a year165.93 km²
Puerto GaleraMunicipality42,3014.6%0.19% a year242.61 km²
RoxasMunicipality58,4286.35%−0.17% a year72.08 km²
San TeodoroMunicipality19,6502.14%0.66% a year307.72 km²
SocorroMunicipality41,6124.53%0.02% a year198.63 km²
VictoriaMunicipality52,2155.68%0.02% a year254.94 km²

Land & Environment

Oriental Mindoro covers 4,407.03 km² of land, 209 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,716 m above the sea and it has 392 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
4,407.03 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
209 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
13.26263° N, 121.21218° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[37]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
161 m
Highest
1,716 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

392.0 km of coastline[38]

Rivers[38]

  1. Bongabong River53.0 of 70.5 km
  2. Mag-asawang Tubig River49.2 km
  3. Ilog ng Pola46.0 of 46.1 km
  4. Malaylay River44.1 of 44.2 km
  5. Subaan River33.0 km
  6. Macatoc River32.7 km
  7. Balite River31.3 of 31.4 km
  8. Bansud30.8 km

The longest inside it: 63 in all.

Lakes[38]

  1. Naujan Lake83.4 km²

Peaks[38]

  1. Mount Halcon2,616 m
  2. Mount Malasimbovolcano1,210 m
  3. Mount Talipanan1,122 m
  4. Mount Na-apug924 m
  5. Mount Alinyaban912 m
  6. Mount Yagaw842 m

The highest: 32 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 III[39]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Covers about 85 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 Calapan, the nearest PAGASA station, 17 km away[40]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,408 mm of rain on 156 days a year; 27.5 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Calapan, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January113 mm1425.9 °C29.6 °C22.2 °C
February70 mm926.3 °C30.3 °C22.4 °C
March83 mm827.2 °C31.4 °C23.1 °C
April101 mm828.4 °C32.8 °C24.1 °C
May193 mm1028.8 °C33.3 °C24.3 °C
June277 mm1428.3 °C32.7 °C23.9 °C
July280 mm1627.8 °C31.9 °C23.6 °C
August201 mm1327.9 °C32.0 °C23.7 °C
September212 mm1327.9 °C32.0 °C23.7 °C
October307 mm1527.6 °C31.6 °C23.5 °C
November297 mm1727.2 °C31.0 °C23.4 °C
December275 mm1926.3 °C29.9 °C22.8 °C
The year2,408 mm15627.5 °C31.5 °C23.4 °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 41 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Oriental Mindoro's economy made ₱147.4 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱157,902 for each person. About 21 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
₱147.4 billion[24]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱126.5 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
4.5%[25]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱157,902[26]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
20.6% of people[27]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 21 of every 100 people in Oriental Mindoro lived below the poverty line in 2023 (20.6%)[27]

The PSA's survey puts it between 15.9% and 25.2%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱31,191 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

  • 255government offices
  • 100hospitals and health centres
  • 595schools
  • 100places of worship
  • 24markets
  • 25stations and terminals
  • 13parks
  • 17beaches
  • 1monument or memorial

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 “Oriental Mindoro” in their name, then one in each of its most populous cities and municipalities.

Stations and terminals25

19 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 15 cities and municipalities of Oriental Mindoro

Parks13

7 more parks are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 15 cities and municipalities of Oriental Mindoro

Beaches17

11 more beaches are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 15 cities and municipalities of Oriental Mindoro

Monuments and memorials1

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

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Oriental 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.[21, 22]

Capital
Calapan City[4]

2 legislative districtsLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary[23]

Each district elects one member of the House of Representatives. These are the districts as the laws drew them for the 2025 elections.

1st district

2nd district

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
    Humerlito Atienza Dolor[28]
    Vice governor
    Antonio Santos Perez Jr.[28]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Humerlito Atienza Dolor[29]
    Vice governor
    Ejay Lasap Falcon[29]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Humerlito Atienza Dolor[30]
    Vice governor
    Antonio Santos Perez Jr.[30]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Alfonso Villar Umali Jr.[31]
    Vice governor
    Humerlito Atienza Dolor[31]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    Alfonso Villar Umali Jr.[32]
    Vice governor
    Humerlito Atienza Dolor[32]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    Alfonso Villar Umali Jr.[33]
    Vice governor
    Humerlito Atienza Dolor[33]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Arnan Capulong Panaligan[34]
    Vice governor
    Ma. Estela Felipa Manahan Aceron[34]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Bartolome Laya Marasigan Sr.[35]
    Vice governor
    Arnan Capulong Panaligan[35]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Bartolome L. Marasigan Sr.[36]
    Vice governor
    Thaddeus E. Venturanza[36]
Governors and vice governors of Oriental Mindoro, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Humerlito Atienza Dolor[28]Antonio Santos Perez Jr.[28]
2022–2025Humerlito Atienza Dolor[29]Ejay Lasap Falcon[29]
2019–2022Humerlito Atienza Dolor[30]Antonio Santos Perez Jr.[30]
2016–2019Alfonso Villar Umali Jr.[31]Humerlito Atienza Dolor[31]
2013–2016Alfonso Villar Umali Jr.[32]Humerlito Atienza Dolor[32]
2010–2013Alfonso Villar Umali Jr.[33]Humerlito Atienza Dolor[33]
2007–2010Arnan Capulong Panaligan[34]Ma. Estela Felipa Manahan Aceron[34]
2004–2007Bartolome Laya Marasigan Sr.[35]Arnan Capulong Panaligan[35]
2001–2004Bartolome L. Marasigan Sr.[36]Thaddeus E. Venturanza[36]

History & Identity

Oriental Mindoro's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Oriental 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 traditionLegend tells of great wealth hidden on the island, and the Spaniards, believing it held rich deposits of gold, named it Mina de Oro, mine of gold.[12, 13]

When Republic Act No. 505 divided Mindoro in 1950, its eastern towns, Calapan among them, became Oriental Mindoro.[9]

Its story

Martín de Goiti and Juan de Salcedo anchored off Mindoro on 8 May 1570 and explored its west, where Salcedo found Chinese ships trading silk and porcelain for the islanders' gold. Legazpi came in 1571 and brought its people under Spanish rule; the Augustinians began converting them in 1572, and the Franciscans took over in 1578.[11, 13]

Once part of the Province of Bonbon, today's Batangas, Mindoro became a province of its own early in the 17th century. Its capital moved from Minolo, now Puerto Galera, to Baco and then to Calapan, founded in 1679.[13]

Under American rule the island was joined to Marinduque in June 1902, made a province of its own on 10 November 1902 with Puerto Galera as its capital, and made a regularly organized province from 1 July 1921.[13, 14, 15, 16]

Republic Act No. 505, approved on 13 June 1950, divided Mindoro in two, with Calapan as the capital of Oriental Mindoro. A proclamation put it into effect on 15 November 1950, the day the province keeps as its founding anniversary; the 73rd fell in 2023.[9, 10, 17]

On the founding anniversary in 1994 a strong earthquake shook the province, after a year of destructive typhoons. A 1998 law provided for Calapan to become a city once ratified in a plebiscite; when Region IV was divided in 2002, the province and Calapan City joined Region IV-B, MIMAROPA, and in 2007 Calapan City was made the region's centre.[13, 18, 19, 20]

Timeline

  1. 8 May 1570

    Martín de Goiti and Juan de Salcedo anchor off Mindoro.[11]

  2. 1571

    Legazpi brings the island under Spanish rule.[11]

  3. 1679

    Calapan is founded and later becomes the capital.[13]

  4. 23 June 1902

    Act No. 423 joins Mindoro to the Province of Marinduque.[14]

  5. 10 November 1902

    Act No. 500 makes Mindoro a province, with Puerto Galera as its capital.[15]

  6. 1 July 1921

    Act No. 2964 makes Mindoro a regularly organized province.[16]

  7. 13 June 1950

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

  8. 15 November 1950

    Oriental Mindoro comes into being, with Calapan as its capital.[9, 10]

  9. 15 November 1994

    A strong earthquake shakes the province on its founding anniversary.[13]

  10. 2 February 1998

    Republic Act No. 8475 makes Calapan a city.[18]

  11. 17 May 2002

    Executive Order No. 103 places the province in Region IV-B, MIMAROPA.[19]

Nearby

Oriental Mindoro shares a border with Occidental Mindoro.

How it compares

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

Oriental Mindoro beside MIMAROPA
FigureOriental 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 glossary919,504[1, 2]3,245,4462nd 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 glossary0.29% a year[1, 2]faster0.13% a year2nd 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 glossary209[7]more crowded1123rd 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 glossary4,407.03 km²[7]29,063.47 km²3rd 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 glossary24.7%[6]lower36%not ranked

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  9. 9.Congress of the Philippines (text from the Supreme Court E-Library). Republic Act No. 505: 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
  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
  11. 11.Provincial Government of Oriental Mindoro. History. Published October 17, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  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.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
  15. 15.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
  16. 16.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
  17. 17.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 373, s. 2023: Declaring Wednesday, 15 November 2023, a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Province of Oriental Mindoro. Published October 18, 2023. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  18. 18.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 8475: An Act Converting the Municipality of Calapan in the Province of Oriental Mindoro into a Component City to Be Known as the City of Calapan. Published February 2, 1998. 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. Executive Order No. 103: Dividing Region IV into Region IV-A and Region IV-B, Transferring the Province of Aurora to Region III and for Other Purposes. Published May 17, 2002. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  20. 20.Office of the President of the Philippines. Executive Order No. 682: Designating Calapan City as the Regional Center of Region IV-B Otherwise Referred to as the Mimaropa Region (Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo). Published November 22, 2007. 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. 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
  22. 22.1986 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
  23. 23.1986 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
  24. 24.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
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  26. 26.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
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  28. 28.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
  29. 29.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
  30. 30.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
  31. 31.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
  32. 32.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
  33. 33.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
  34. 34.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
  35. 35.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
  36. 36.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
  37. 37.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
  38. 38.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
  39. 39.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
  40. 40.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
  41. 41.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
  42. 42.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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