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Historian William Henry Scott in 1984 wrote that "there [was] no reason to doubt that Ma-i or "Ma-yit" is Mindoro, for Mait was the old name of the island when the Spaniards arrived, and that name is still known to its hill tribes and fishermen", referring mainly to fishermen from Aklan. Scott places the location of Ma-i specifically around the ...
The history of Mindoro dates back before the Spanish time. Records have it that Chinese traders were known to be trading with Mindoro merchants. Trade relations with China where Mindoro was known as Mai started when certain traders from "Mai" brought valuable merchandise to Canton in 892 A.D. The geographic proximity of the island to China Sea ...
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1950: Darah dan Doa: Usmar Ismail: 1951: Akibat: Awaludin: Enam Djam Di Djogdja: Usmar Ismail: Selamat Berdjuang, Masku! H Asby
Poverty incidence of Occidental Mindoro 10 20 30 40 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 seasonal employment in the ...
Poverty incidence of Bulalacao 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2006 71.30 2009 51.48 2012 39.97 2015 40.97 2018 23.93 2021 31.75 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Transportation Bulalacao has a port that serves as a gateway from Mindoro to Caticlan in Malay, Aklan. FastCat operates in the port. See also List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines List of political families in ...
Mindoro is the seventh largest and eighth-most populous island in the Philippines. With a total land area of 10,571 km 2 ( 4,082 sq.mi ), it has a population of 1,408,454, as of the 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.
During 1926, there were two movie theatres, the Oriental and the Elita, in Bandung. [9] [10] The first movie theatre in Jakarta was the Alhamra Theatre, which opened in 1931. [11] Indonesian cinema began dominating most movie theaters in big cities in the 1980s and started to compete in international film festivals.
For the invasion of Luzon, U.S. forces needed air bases that were closer to the northern island than Leyte Island.Mindoro was the logical choice. Located not too far south of Luzon, and being about one-half the size of New Jersey, Mindoro is mostly covered by hills and mountains, with a few narrow plains along its seacoasts.