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Gate of Plaza Cuartel, Puerto Princesa City with markers in both Filipino and English. This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Mimaropa (Region IV-B) is an annotated list of people, places, or events in the region that have been commemorated by cast-iron plaques issued by the said commission.
During the Spanish colonization in the late 1500s, Marinduque was part of the Batangas Province. Later on, it became part of the province of Mindoro. Marinduque only became a province of its own during the American colonization. Its first government was established in Boac, now known as the province’s capital town. [1]
Boac, a heritage town in its own right, is known as one of the main venues of the annual Moriones Festival and is the location of a number of historical sites in Marinduque including the Boac Cathedral fortress church, Casa Real and the Liwasan ng Kalayaan, Laylay Port, and the Battle of Paye site.
Poverty incidence of Marinduque 10 20 30 40 50 2000 16.02 2003 47.40 2006 40.51 2009 33.58 2012 32.91 2015 16.95 2018 14.72 2021 15.60 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Marinduque is an agricultural province, primarily growing rice and coconuts. Handicrafts from Marinduque are also exported to dıfferent parts of the world, and fishing is another important part of the economy. Mining was ...
Marinduque: Boac: Upload Photo: PH-41-0004 Kapitan Piroko House Marinduque: Boac: Upload Photo: PH-41-0005 Freedom Park Marinduque: Boac: Upload Photo: PH-41-0006 Boac Museum and Library Marinduque: Boac: PH-41-0007 Balanacan Station Marinduque: Mogpog: PH-41-0009 Calapan Church: Oriental Mindoro: Calapan: Bonifacio Drive
Region IV-B was designated as Mimaropa, which stands for the island provinces belonging to the Southern Tagalog region—Mindoro (Oriental and Occidental), Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan. Region IV-A was designated as Calabarzon. [5] Marinduque was a sub-province of Quezon, at that time known as Tayabas; it became independent province in 1920 ...
Poverty Incidence of Buenavista 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 61.04 2003 49.40 2006 50.30 2009 36.88 2012 22.13 2015 20.47 2018 19.65 2021 21.90 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Locally crafted products include: Kalamay-hati: A type of coconut jam made from coconut cream and sugar or molasses Maja blanca: A type of coconut pudding Suman: A dessert/snack made of sticky rice and coconut ...
Church NHC historical marker. A Franciscan missionary, Fray Estevan Ortiz, planted the first cross on Marinduque island in 1579. Monserrat de Marinduque, the first visita, (now Boac), was established with Fray Alonzo Banol as its minister a year later in 1580.