Mindoro is the seventh largest and eighth-most populous island in the Philippines. With a total land area of 10,571 km2 and has a population of 1,408,454 as of 2020 census. It is located off the southwestern coast of Luzon and northeast of Palawan. Mindoro is divided into two provinces:Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro. San Jose is the largest settlement on the island with a total population of 143,430 inhabitants as of 2015. The southern coast of Mindoro forms the northeastern extremum of the Sulu Sea. Mount Halcon is the highest point on the island,standing at 8,484 feet (2,586 m) above sea level located in Oriental Mindoro. Mount Baco is the island's second highest mountain with an elevation of 8,163 feet (2,488 m),located in the province of Occidental Mindoro.
Calintaan,officially the Municipality of Calintaan,is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 30,190 people.
Lubang,officially the Municipality of Lubang,is a 4th class municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 17,437 people.
Mamburao,officially the Municipality of Mamburao,is a 2nd class municipality and capital of the province of Occidental Mindoro,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 47,705 people.
Sablayan,officially the Municipality of Sablayan,is a 1st class municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 92,598 people.
The New Society Movement,formerly named the New Society Movement of United Nationalists,Liberals,et cetera,is a right-wing political party in the Philippines. It was first formed in 1978 as an umbrella coalition of parties supporting then-President Ferdinand E. Marcos for the Interim Batasang Pambansa and was his political vehicle during his 20-year regime. It was reorganized as a political party in 1986,and is the furthest to the right of the political spectrum among active parties after Marcos' ouster.
Apo Reef is a coral reef system in the Philippines situated in the western waters of Occidental Mindoro province in the Mindoro Strait. Encompassing 34 square kilometres (13 sq mi),it is considered the world's second-largest contiguous coral reef system,and is the largest in the country. The reef and its surrounding waters are protected areas administered as the Apo Reef Natural Park (ARNP). It is one of the best known and most popular diving regions in the country,and is in the tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Alexis Collera Castro,better known as Alex Castro,is a Filipino model,singer,actor and politician currently serving as the Vice Governor of Bulacan since 2022. He is previously a member of the Bulacan Provincial Board from the 4th district from 2016 to 2022. He also served as a municipal councilor of Marilao from 2007 to 2013 and chairman of Sangguniang Kabataan in Barangay Lias,Marilao from 2002 to 2007. As a talent,he signed with GMA Network,yet later transferred to its rival network ABS-CBN,then returned to GMA after eleven years.
Benjamin "Benhur" de Castro Abalos Jr. is a Filipino lawyer and politician serving as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government since 2022. Before his appointment as DILG secretary,he last served as the Chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) under the Duterte administration from 2021 to 2022. Previously,he served as the city mayor of Mandaluyong,Metro Manila,for five terms,as congressman and as councilor of the same city. He is the son of Benjamin Abalos,a former Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and MMDA chairman. In January 2021,Abalos was appointed to the same position in the MMDA as his father following the death of Danilo Lim who died from complications of COVID-19.
Polytechnic University of the Philippines,Sablayan Campus or PUP Sablayan is the 21st PUP campus located in Sitio Macambang,Brgy. Buenavista,municipality of Sablayan,Occidental Mindoro,Philippines. Tt is an LGU-funded campus.
1989 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1989.
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas is a national political party in the Philippines. It is chaired by Bongbong Marcos,president of the Philippines who won by a landslide in the 2022 election. During the run-up to the 2022 general election,the UniTeam Alliance was formed by the PFP,Lakas–CMD,HNP,and PMP,with guest candidates from other parties.
Menardo "Boy" Ilasco Guevarra is a Filipino lawyer and public servant who is the incumbent Solicitor General of the Philippines under the Marcos administration since 2022. He previously served as the Secretary of Justice and deputy executive secretary under the Duterte and Aquino administrations. Prior to his government stint,he was involved in private litigation practice as a founding partner of the Medialdea Ata Bello Guevarra &Suarez law firm since 1990. He was also an active faculty member at his alma mater Ateneo de Manila University,where he graduated in 1974. Guevarra's appointment to the Justice portfolio was confirmed by the Commission on Appointments on May 30,2018.
Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan is a national political party in the Philippines accredited by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) on October 30,2018. It was founded by Presidential Anti-Corruption (PACC) Chairman Greco Belgica. He says that the members are the original followers of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte in the 2016 presidential election. The main thrust of the party is for federalism to be applied to the Philippines. The party sought accreditation from the Commission on Elections so that it can run candidates for the 2019 midterm election.
Local elections were held in Occidental Mindoro on May 9,2022,as part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions:a town mayor,vice mayor,and town councilors,as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,a vice-governor,a governor,and a representative for the province's lone congressional district in the Philippine House of Representatives.
2023 in the Philippines details notable events that have occurred,or are scheduled to take place,in the Philippines in 2023.
Jose Tapales Villarosa was a Filipino politician who was governor of Occidental Mindoro and a representative of the province in the House of Representatives.
Maria Amelita "Girlie" A. Calimbas-Villarosa was a Filipino politician who was a representative of Occidental Mindoro in the House of Representatives.
Mario Gene J. Mendiola was a Filipino politician who was governor of Occidental Mindoro and a representative of the province in the House of Representatives.
