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ORIENTAL MINDORO TRAVEL INFORMATION

Where to Stay in Oriental Mindoro | Description | History
Famous Places in Oriental Mindoro
Mindoro Islands Philippines

Oriental Mindoro - The Islands' Loveliest Harbor

Mindoro Island is an unspoiled island that's within easy reach from Manila, Puerto Galera in Oriental Mindoro is the famous tourist destination with many beach and entertainment facilities.

Oriental Mindoro is located 15 kilometers off the southwest coast of Luzon. It lies on the eastern portion of the island. It is bounded on the north by Verde Island and the Verde Passage, on the east by Maestro de Campo Island and Tablas Strait, on the south by Semirara Island near Pandarodan bay, and on the west by the province of Occidental Mindoro.

Where to Stay in Oriental Mindoro | Description | History
Famous Places in Oriental Mindoro
Mindoro Islands Philippines

Travel Quotes:

I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travels sake. The great affair is to move. Robert Louis Stevenson

No matter where Ive been overseas, the food stinks, except in Italy. Carmen Electra

Philippine Cuisine Island Philippines

Puchero (beef in bananas and tomato sauce), afritada (chicken and/or pork simmered in a peanut sauce with vegetables), kare-kare (oxtail and vegetables cooked in peanut sauce), pinakbet (kabocha squash, eggplant, beans, okra, and tomato stew flavored with shrimp paste) crispy pata (deep-fried pigs leg), hamonado (pork sweetened in pineapple sauce), sinigang (meat or seafood in sour broth), pancit (noodles), and lumpia (fresh or fried spring rolls). More details at Philippine Cuisine Island Philippines

Philippines: Language and Dialect

While there are over 100 regional languages in the Philippines, the national language is Filipino, with English as the most widely spoken second language. All business, governmental and legal transactions are conducted in English. Philippines: Useful Filipino Phrases