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  2. Puerto Galera - Wikipedia

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    Poverty incidence of Puerto Galera 10 20 30 40 50 2000 46.53 2003 25.64 2006 35.40 2009 23.88 2012 11.00 2015 7.89 2018 13.25 2021 16.21 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Port of Puerto Galera The traditional economy of the city used to be fishing and subsistence agriculture, but with the boom of tourism at the end of the 1970s, the service sector became more and more important and led ...

  3. List of city and municipality nicknames in the Philippines

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    Puerto Galera: Oriental Mindoro: Mimaropa: Poor Man's Boracay Comparison to the resort island of Boracay. Reportedly it cost less to visit Puerto Galera as a tourist. [72] Puerto Princesa: Palawan (geographically only) Mimaropa: Eco-Tourism Capital of the Philippines As per the Puerto Princesa Board. After the city's ecotourism industry. [73 ...

  4. Oriental Mindoro - Wikipedia

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    Puerto Galera features a natural harbor which also protects ships, yachts and bancas from strong typhoons sweeping in from the Pacific. Puerto Galera, known for white sand beaches and the accompanying honky tonk bar scene on some key beaches, is known for its dive sites with a biodiversity of marine life in and around the coral reefs.

  5. In Puerto Rico, once an abortion haven for American women ...

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    In 1963, the New York Daily News ran stories about an underground, word-of-mouth network of doctors in Puerto Rico who performed abortions on American women, from “suburban society matrons” to ...

  6. Verde Island Passage - Wikipedia

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    Verde Island, located right in the center of the strait, is a popular diving location in the Philippines due to its clear waters and renowned biodiverse marine life. Daily trips for scuba divers are made from Puerto Galera. The wreckage of a Spanish galleon that sunk in 1620 is located in the South of the passage. Most of the ship's cargo was ...

  7. Occidental Mindoro - Wikipedia

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    Poverty incidence of Occidental Mindoro 10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 21.74 2003 50.50 2006 43.17 2009 35.88 2012 38.10 2015 41.66 2018 21.75 2021 23.00 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Occidental Mindoro is an agricultural area devoted to the production of food. Its economic base is rice production (Oryza sativa culture), a Philippine staple crop. It is the leading activity and source of ...

  8. Puerto Ricans are pushing to make these unique slang words ...

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  9. San Teodoro, Oriental Mindoro - Wikipedia

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    The town of San Teodoro was called "Subaan" during the Spanish times however the town center and seat of government was located at what is now Lumangbayan. Officially, Subaan and its neighboring town Baco, were "visitas" of Calapan, the cabecera (capital) of Oriental Mindoro. In 1828, the visita was headed by Gobernadorcillo Ysidro Crisostomo ...