Mimaropa
region of the Philippines
MIMAROPA, also known as Southern Tagalog Islands,[1] is a region of the Philippines.[2] It was also called Region IV-B. The provinces of the region are Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan.[3] The capital is Calapan.
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Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park and El Nido Marine Reserve Park are in the region.
History
changeThe MIMAROPA region was created by Executive Order No. 103 in 2002.[3]
References
change- ↑ Philippine Environmental Management Bureau "EMB Central and Regional Offices" Archived 2013-05-12 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2013-4-23.
- ↑ MIMAROPA is an acronym. It stands for Occidental MIndoro and Oriental MIndoro, MArinduque, ,ROmblon and PAlawan.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Executive Order No. 103, Dividing Region IV into Region IV-A and Region IV-B, Transferring the Province of Aurora to Region III and for Other Purposes" Archived 2016-05-18 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2013-4-23.