CITY OF CALAPAN—Two forest fires razed parts of the mountains of Occidental Mindoro in the last nine days, destroying at least 150 hectares of endemic pine trees and forcing the closure of a ...

Occidental Mindoro, are a small community of indigenous people (IP) who try to protect the forest that is their ancestral land. Near the community is the Pandurocan Falls where locals frequently ...

Far away in the dense, dark forests of Occidental Mindoro, where Mangyan people are scattered in remote, small settlements, tribal leaders now routinely contemplate their future in feverish ...

With its century-old mangrove forest surrounding the shallow lagoon ... A drone shot of Pandan Island Resort in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro. Photo courtesy of Atty. E-K Almero’s Facebook ...

Far away in the dense, dark forests of Occidental Mindoro, where Mangyan people are ... Over 40,000 hectares of land, including vast swathes of forest is claimed by Mangyan as their ancestral ...

CITY OF CALAPAN –– A forest fire that started in Barangay Tubili in Paluan town, Occidental MIndoro about 5 p.m.m on Thursday was put out after four and a half hours, a report said on Friday.

Inggo Escalante Occidental Mindoro is the home of the Apo Reef ... showcased Iraya Mangyan tribe’s handwoven baskets and bags, made from a forest vine called nito. Even as the festival ends ...

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO FROM WWF Mamburao, the capital of Occidental Mindoro, is home to coastal scenery and marine attractions. Along with these, the municipality comes naturally blessed with marine ...

THE United Nations Development Program (UNDP) recently named former Occidental Mindoro Rep ... the trees and the animals that thrive in the forest, as well as the rich marine wildlife in our ...