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• MIMAROPA is also known as the southwestern Tagalog region
• MIMAROPA means : Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan
• Mindoro is the seventh largest island in the Philippines
• Mindoro is made out of 2 provinces: Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro
• Mindoro is home to eight indigenous groups collectively known as the Mangyan
• The Mangyan are said to be the first inhabitants of Mindoro
• Iraya is a Mangyan group known for beautiful woven products
• Iraya people were once coastal dwellers
• There is an Iraya Mangyan village at the foot of Mt. Malasimbo in Puerto Galera
• nito: is long, meticulous, and painstaking process
• Hanunoo baskets are distinguishable
• Marinduque is the subject of the Moriones Festival
• Moriones Festival is held during the Lenten season to reenact the story of Saint Longinus
• Romblon is known as the marble country of the Philippines
• Romblon has 150 shades of marble
• Romblon was not discovered until the 1900s
• Palawan: The Tagbanua or Tagnabwa of Palawan is the oldest ethnic group
• Tingkop are harvest baskets
• Bayong Bayong are soft rice baskets