Navarro, Christine - Marinduque (Autosaved)

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WELCOME
to the
HEART OF THE PHILIPPINES
by: Christine L. Navarro (MA-1B)
Marinduque
MARINDU
QUE
Vision
Marinduque, the heart of the Philippines, is a first
class province and one of the tourism hubs in the
country, a God-centered, empowered, healthy
citizenry, proud of their heritage and identity as
globally competitive Marinduqueños, living
peacefully in a safe environment and habitation, a
self-sustaining tourism-oriented community with
vibrant local economy under a responsive,
transparent and accountable government.
Mission
To develop competent, accountable and proactive
civil servants committed to support and involve
the community pursuing sustainable
development that harnesses the natural, human,
and fiscal resources and ensuring a well-
coordinated delivery of efficient and effective
basic social services sensitive of people’s
culture and heritage.
01
INTRODUCTIO
N
History of Marinduque
MARINDUQUE MAP
• Its capital is the
municipality of Boac.
• ranked number 1 by the
Philippine National
Police and Philippine
Security Forces as the
2 0 1 3 “Most Peaceful
Province of the Country”
MARINDUQUE MAP
LOCATI
ON
the smallest province in the
Southern Tagalog region
NORTH: Tayabas Bay EAST:
Mindoro
SOUTH: Sibuyan Sea WEST:
Quezon • Marinduque has
the shape of a
human heart
floating on a clear
blue sea.
MARINDUQUE
AREA POPULATION
01 Total: 9 5 2 . 5 8 k m 2 02 Total: 2 3 4 , 5 2 1
Densi t y: 2 5 0 / k m 2
(367.79 sq mi) ( 6 4 0 / s q mi)
 According to a legend, the island of Marinduque
was formed as a consequence of a tragic love affair
between two people: Mariin and Gatduke
The etymology of the province's name

is a Hispanized corruption of either
malindig or malindug, which means
"stand tall" or "elegant"
NICKNAMES
The Heart of the Butterfly Haven of the
Philippines Philippines
Geodetic Center of the Smack Center of the
Philippines Philippine Archipelago
Lenten Mecca of the Jerusalem of the
South Philippines
Little Gem of the Peace Paradise of the
Southern Tagalog Philippines
Region
CLIMATE
MARINDUQUE
has two
pronounced
seasons:
dry form December to May, and VENUS
wet from June to October. The Venus has a beautiful name
average monthly rainfall is and is the second planet from
highest in October, and lowest in the Sun
April.
LANGUAGE
The version of Tagalog spoken in

Marinduque, known as the
Marinduque Tagalog, has been
described as "the root from which
modern national forms of speech
have sprung,"
02 MUNICIPALIT
IES
MUNICIPALITIES IN MARIMDUQUE
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Lists like this one:
● They’re simple
● You can organize your ideas clearly
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And the most important thing: the audience won’t miss the
point of your presentation
03 GOVERNME
NT
LIST OF GOVERNORS IN MARINDUE
LIST OF GOVERNORS IN MARINDUE
LIST OF MAYORS IN MARINDUE
ROBERTO MADLA
Present Mayor of Boac
AUGUSTO LEO LIVELO
Present Mayor of Mogpog
Marisa Red-Marinez
Present Mayor of Sta. Cruz
LIST OF MAYORS IN MARINDUQUE
Lorna Velasco
 Present Mayor of Torrijos
Russel Madrigal
 Present Mayor of Buenavista
Rolando Tolentino
> Present Mayor of Gasan
LIST OF TERTIARY SCHOOLS IN
•
MARINDUE
Buyabod School of Arts and Trades (BSAT) — Buyabod, Santa Cruz
• Educational Systems Technological Institute (ESTI) — Murallon, Boac
• Lighthouse Maritime Schools, Inc. (LMSI) — Boac
• Malindig Institute (MI) — Lapu-Lapu, Santa Cruz
• Marinduque Midwest College (MMC) — Dili, Gasan
• Marinduque State College (MSC) — College of Agriculture in Poctoy, Torrijos
• Marinduque State College (MSC) — College of Fisheries in Banuyo, Gasan
• Marinduque State College (MSC) — Main College Campus in Tanza, Boac
• Marinduque State College (MSC) — Marinduque Community College in Matalaba, Santa
Cruz
• Marinduque State College (MSC) — Santa Cruz Annex, Santa Cruz
• Marinduque Victorian College (MVC) — Buenavista
• Saint Mary's College of Boac (SMCB) — Isok, Boac
• Santa Cruz Institute (SCI) — Banahaw, Santa Cruz
• Torrijos Poblacion School of Arts and Trades (TPSAT) — Poctoy, Torrijos
04 ECONOMY
Economy
FESTIVALS
05 AND
CELEBRATION
S
Moriones Festival
The Moriones
Festival is a folk-
religious event held
annually during
Holy Week on the
island of
Marinduque.
Kalesayahan Festival
Kalesayahan is a contraction of
two Tagalog words, “kalesa”, a
local horse-drawn vehicle and
“kasayahan”, festivity. A festival
celebrating kalesas in Gasan town
during the past decade to generate
interest in this form of local
transportation and to preserve the
few existing ones, has been
successfully undertaken in the
month of August of every year.
This is timed with the town’s
celebration of its founding
anniversary.
Kalutang Festival
A pair of percussion bars which are
struck against each other at specific
angles to produce a pitch. These
sticks are a part of an entire
ensemble of kalutang which when
playing together produce melodies.
The instrument is cut from
the kwatingan tree which grows in
Marinduque. This specimen was
taken from the kalutang band of
Tirso who is a well-
known kalutang player.
05 TOURIST
SPOTs
Let’s look at those best place in Marinduque…
TOURIST SPOTs

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Do you know what helps you make your point clear?

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