|
|
|
Major Hubs 5 Major Destinations
Manila and Its Spokes
|
Cebu and its Spokes
Laoag / Baguio and its Spokes
|
Davao and its Spokes
Clark/Subic and its Spokes |
Others and its Spokes
Marinduque
THE PROVINCE AT A GLANCE
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Marinduque is the smallest of the Southern Tagalog
provinces. The heart-shaped island of Marinduque rests on
the Sibuyan Sea and is located south of Manila between the
Bondoc Peninsula at the southeastern portion of Luzon and
Mindoro Island. It has six municipalities with Boac as the
capital and the seat of business and commerce. Mogpog and
Gasan are cultural centers. Marinduque is known for its
Moriones Festival. It is a unique and animated Lenten
tradition featuring masked men called "morions", dressed in
colorful costumes to the likeness of Roman soldiers and
parading down the street under the heat of the summer sun.
This week-long observance starts on Holy Monday and
culminates on Easter Sunday when the story of Longinus is
reenacted in pantomime. Marinduque has two pronounced
seasons, dry from December to May, and wet from June to
October. Its average monthly rainfall is highest in October
and lowest in April.
BRIEF HISTORY
The first inhabitants of the island of Marinduque were
the Malays and Mangyans. They were believed to be under the
able and firm leadership of the Bonbon settlement in
Batangas which was founded by the Bornean datus Dumagsil and
Balkasusa. Legend has it that the original name was
Malandik. When the Spaniards came, they found it hard to
pronounce Malandik so the called the island Marinduc. By
common usage, Marinduc became Marinduque.
LANGUAGE/DIALECT
Despite a tendency among Philippine island inhabitants
towards insular individualism, the people of Marinduque did
not develop their own dialect. Tagalog, the mother tongue of
its neighboring provinces to the north is spoken by 99% of
its inhabitants. Only 45% can speak English and 3% can speak
Spanish.
MAJOR INDUSTRIES
Marinduque is agricultural, having no well-organized
manufacturing or processing of island products. Palay is the
major product of Marinduque's subsistence agriculture. The
limited arable land and the prevalence of hills and
mountains in the province limit extensive production of this
staple crop. Coconut is a top revenue earner. This is a
province bestowed with vast fishing grounds. It also has
substantial mineral deposits, such as gold, silver and
copper
|
|
|
|
