MINDORO is the seventh largest island in the Philippines by land area with a total of 10,571 km² and with a total population of 1,331,473 as of 2015. It is located off the southwestern coast of Luzon and northeast of Palawan. Mindoro is divided into two provinces: Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro.Oriental Mindoro's rich and arable land is suitable for agriculture. It produces large quantities of rice, corn, coconut, vegetables and fruits like calamansi, banana, rambutan, marang or uloy, lanzones and durian. For that, Oriental Mindoro is also known as the Rice Granary and Fruit Basket of Southern Tagalog.
Mindoro Island was originally known to the ancients as Ma-i. It was formally called Mait, and known to the Chinese traders before the coming of the Spanish. Its existence was mentioned in the old Chinese chronicles in 775 A.D. and more elaborately in 1225.
VOCAL MUSIC OF MINDORO
1 AGONG
2 BURAYDIPAY
3 GITGIT
4 SUBING OR KINABAN
PALAWAN, officially the Province of Palawan, is an archipelagic province of the Philippines that is located in the region of Mimaropa. It is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction.Palawan consists of 1,780 islands of pristine white beaches, dramatic rock formations, secret coves, and underground mysteries. ... The island province has been declared a nature sanctuary of the world and for good reasonIn 1749, the Sultanate of Borneo ceded southern Palawan to Spain, which then established its authority over the entire province. At first, the territory of Palawan (or Paragua as its was called) was organized as a single province named Calamianes, with its capital in Taytay.Rich in teeming jungles, tousled mangrove, swamps, and vibrant coral reefs, Palawan is indeed endowed with species-rich, biologically diverse ecosystem. The island is home to 232 endemic species, one of the highest densities of the unique species in the world.
VOCAL MUSIC OF PALAWAN
1 BAGIT
2 KULIAL
3 TULTUL
4 ULIT
VISAYAS is one of the Philippines' 3 main island groups. In Central Visayas, Cebu City’s Spanish colonial architecture includes the triangular Fort San Pedro and the Basilica del Santo Niño. Bohol Island’s Chocolate Hills are a group of more than 1,000 conical, grass-covered mounds that turn brown in the dry season. In Corella, rare bug-eyed primates called tarsiers are protected at the Philippine Tarsier Sanctuary.While Visayas seems small compared to its neighboring island groups—namely Luzon and Mindanao—this island group should not be underestimated. One of its small, scattered islands witnessed an important historical event, and the Visayas Region is also home to a number of pristine, white sand beaches.The Visayas broadly share a maritime culture with strong Roman Catholic traditions merged with cultural elements through centuries of interaction and inter-migrations mainly across the seas of Visayas, Sibuyan, Camotes, Bohol and Sulu and in some secluded areas merged with ancient animistic-polytheistic influences.
VOCAL MUSIC OF VISAYAS
1 MATUD NILA
2 ROSAS PANDAN
3 CONDANSOY
4 ILO NGA BATA
5 DANDANSOY
6 ILI-ILI TULOG ANAY
