“Mindoro is the 7th largest island in the Philippines by land area with a total of 10,571 km2. It is located off the southwestern coast of Luzon and northeast of Palawan. Mindoro is divided into two provinces: Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro.”

“Indigenous groups of Mindoro are called Mangyans. The Spaniards called the place as Mina de Oro (meaning "gold mine") from where the island got its current name. The products that Mindoro traders exchanged with the Chinese included beeswax, cotton, true pearls, tortoiseshell, and medicinal betelnuts for Chinese porcelain, trade gold, iron pots, lead, copper, and iron needles.”

“Mindoro Mountain Range is the largest and longest mountain range in the island with a total length of 200 km north-south and 58 km width east-west. Mount Halcon is a 8,484 feet is the island highest point located in Oriental Mindoro. The High Rolling Mountains dominate the central portions of the island.”