Marinduque
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| Country |  Philippines |
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| Region | MIMAROPA (Region IV-B) | ||
| Founded | February 21, 1920 | ||
| Capital | Boac | ||
| Government | |||
| - Governor | Jose Antonio N. Carrion (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) (outgoing) Carmencita Reyes (Bigkis Pinoy) (elect) |
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| - Vice Governor | Tomas N. Pizarro (Nacionalista)(outgoing) Antonio Uy Jr. (Liberal) (elect) |
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| - Representative | Carmencita Reyes (Bigkis Pinoy)(outgoing) Lord Allan Jay Velasco (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) (elect) Lone District |
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| Area | |||
| - Total | 952.6 km2 (367.8 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 75th out of 80 | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| - Total | 229,636 | ||
| - Rank | 68th out of 80 | ||
| - Density | 241.1/km2 (624.3/sq mi) | ||
| - Density rank | 32nd out of 80 | ||
| Divisions | |||
| - Independent cities | 0 | ||
| - Component cities | 0 | ||
| - Municipalities | 6 | ||
| - Barangays | 218 | ||
| - Districts | Lone district of Marinduque | ||
| Time zone | PHT (UTC+8) | ||
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| Spoken languages | Tagalog | ||
Marinduque (Filipino:Marinduke) is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in Luzon. Its capital is Boac. Marinduque lies between Tayabas Bay to the north and Sibuyan Sea to the south. It is located south and west of Quezon, east of Mindoro, and north of Romblon.
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History
Legend has it that the island of Marinduque was formed as a consequence of a tragic love affair between two people: Mariin and Gatduke. Mariin's father, a local chieftain, did not approve of this affair and ordered the beheading[?} of Gatduke. Before this could be done, the couple sailed out to sea and drowned themselves, forming the island now called Marinduque.
During the Spanish and early American occupations, Marinduque was part of the province of Balayan (now Batangas) in the 16th century, Mindoro in the 17th century, and had a brief period as an independent province in 1901, when the Americans arrived.
During the Philippine-American War, Marinduque was the first island to have American concentration camps.[1] Marinduque is the site of the Battle of Pulang Lupa, where 250 Filipino soldiers under Colonel Maximo Abad, defeated a smaller force of 54 American Infantrymen.
In 1902, the US-Philippine Commission annexed the islands of Mindoro (now two separate provinces) and Lubang (now part of Occidental Mindoro) to the province.
Four months later, the province became part of the province of Tayabas (now Quezon).
On February 21, 1920, Act 2280 was passed by the Philippine Congress, reestablishing Marinduque as a separate province.
In 1942, the Japanese Imperial forces landed in Marinduque.
In 1945, combined American and Philippine Commonwealth troops attacked from the Japanese Troops liberated to the Battle of Marinduque in the Second World War.
Archaeology
Archaeology in the Philippines began in Marinduque[high questionable]? Prior to 1900, only one important archaeological investigation had been carried out in the country: Alfred Marche’s exploration of Marinduque from April to July 1881. According to anthropologist Otley Beyer, while many other accidental finds have been recorded from time to time and a few burial caves and sites had been casually explored by European or local scientists, no systematic work had been done anywhere else prior to these explorations. After Marche, the next important archaeological work was undertaken by Dr. Carl Gunthe in the Central Visayan Islands in 1922.
"An abundant yield of Chinese urns, vases, gold ornaments, skulls and other ornaments of pre-Spanish origin,” was what the Marche finds represented. He brought back to France in 40 crates the Marinduque artifacts he uncovered. Part of it now said to be housed at the Musee de l’Homme in France. The finds also included a wooden image of the Marinduque anito called ‘Pastores’ by the natives.
One of these artifacts also found its way into the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.(Catalogue No. A127996-0, Department of Anthropology, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution.) These fragile jarlets traveled from China to the pre-colonial Philippines. Buried in a cave in Marinduque for centuries, they were excavated in the late 19th century, brought to Paris and eventually one ended up in a museum facility outside Washington, D.C. Part of Marinduque's history lies in museums abroad and it will take sometime to analyze these artifacts to piece together our pre-colonial past. [2]
Geography
Marinduque is a heart-shaped island between Tayabas Bay in the north and Sibuyan Sea to the south. It is separated from the Bondoc Peninsula in Quezon by the Mompog Pass. Some of the smaller islands to the northeast are Maniuayan Island, Santa Cruz Island, and Mompog Island. The highest peak in Marinduque is Mt. Malindig (formerly, Mt. Marlanga), a potentially active volcano with an elevation of 1157 meters.
The island has two major seasons—the dry season (November through February) and the rainy season (June through October), with a transitional period in between.[3]
Demography
Marinduqueños are said to be very hospitable in nature and are very welcoming. One such custom reflecting this is putong, which is a custom of welcoming and honoring friends and visitors. The honoree (or honorees) are seated and crowned with flowers while local women dance and sing for them. Other well-wishers throw coins and flower petals for long life. Marinduqueños are of Tagalog origin and speak Tagalog.
Language
The version of Tagalog spoken in Marinduque has been described as "the root from which modern national forms of speech have sprung," where remnants of archaic Tagalog could be found, spoken in a lilting manner by its inhabitants. If this linguistic theory is accurate, Marinduque's Tagalog has contributed significantly to the the development of the official Philippine national language. [4]
To this day, Marinduqueños speak an old variation of the Tagalog language that is very close to the way Tagalog was spoken before the Spanish colonization. According to language experts, the Tagalog dialects of Marinduque are the most divergent, especially the Eastern Marinduque dialect, perhaps due to the relative isolation from the Tagalogs of Luzon and also perhaps due to the influence of the Visayan and Bikol migrants. [5]
Linguist Rosa Soberano's 1980 The Dialects of Marinduque Tagalog goes into great depth concerning the dialects spoken there. The following is a verb chart which outlines the conjugation of the Eastern Marindique dialect of Tagalog:
| Infinitive | Contemplative
(future actions) |
Progressive
(past and present actions) |
Completed
(past actions) |
Imperative | |
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| Actor Focus 1 | -um-
(gumawa) (future actions) |
má-
(mágawâ) |
ná-
(nágawâ) |
-um-
(gumawa) |
0
(gawa) |
| Actor Focus 2 | mag-
(magbigay) |
(ma)ga-
([ma]gabigay) |
naga-
(nagabigay) |
nag-
(nagbigay) |
pag-
(pagbigay) |
| Object Focus 1 | -in
(kainin) |
a-
(akainin) |
ina-
(inakain) |
-in-
(kinain) |
-a
(kaina) |
| Object Focus 2 | i-
(isulat) |
a-
(asulat) |
ina-
(inasulat) |
i- -in-
(isinulat) |
-an
(sulatan) |
| Object Focus 3 | -an
(tawagan) (future actions) |
a-...-an
(atawagan) |
ina- ... -an
(inatawagan) |
-in- ... -an
(tinawagan) |
-i
(tawagi) |
Linguist Christopher Sundita observed that some of the affixes in Marinduque Tagalog, particularly "a-" and "ina-," are affixes used in Asi (Bantoanon), a Visaya language spoken in Romblon, just south of Marinduque. Marinduque Talagalo like the Tagalog spoken over two centuries ago had an additional verb category, the imperative which is used for commands and requests (i.e., Matulog ka na - Go to sleep). Even then, the imperative and the infinitive were used side by side in expressing commands, but apparently the infinitive became used exclusively in standard Tagalog. In certain dialects of Batangas Tagalog, it has been said that one says buksi mo instead of buksan mo for "open it." And in the Eastern Marinduque dialect, the imperative affixes are very much alive. [6]
Culture
The Moriones festival also plays a prominent role in Marinduque's culture. Marinduque is famous for this annual Moriones Festival. During the month of April, parades and celebrations can be seen on the streets. In Buenavista, Gasan, Boac, and Mogpog, a parade of people dressed as Moriones can be seen on the main road connecting the towns of the island. Boac and Sta. Cruz, the biggest town in the province, shows a reenactment in the evening of the actual event when Longinus, a blind soldier, punctures Jesus with his spear and blood droplets from the wound restores Longinus' sight.
Schools/Educational Institution
Tertiary
- Lighthouse Maritime Institute in Poblacion, Boac, Marinduque
- Marinduque Midwest College in Gasan, Marinduque
- Marinduque State College - Main Campus in Boac, Marinduque
- Marinduque State College - Fisheries in Gasan, Marinduque
- Marinduque State College - Sta. Cruz campus
- Marinduque State College - Torrijos campus
- St. Mary's College of Marinduque in Isok, Boac, Marinduque
Secondary
- Marinduque National High School, Boac, Marinduque
- Santa Cruz Institute in Banahaw, Santa Cruz, Marinduque
- Quezon-Roxas High School(private school)-[Dulong Bayan, Mogpog, Marinduque
- Malindig Institute-(Private School) since 1922 -(brangay lapu-lapu Sta.Cruz Marinduque
- Makapuyat National High School - (Public School) Since 1968 - Napo, Sta. Cruz, Marinduque
- Tambangan National High School-Since 1977- Tambagan Santa Cruz Marinduque
- Maranlig Brgy. High School (Public School) - Maranlig torrijos Marinduque
If you're looking for some other educational institutions, kindly proceed to designated counties/municipalities for the direct statements of the secondary and primary schools.
Economy
Marinduque is an agricultural province, primarily growing rice and coconuts. It is also a place for handicrafts that is now being exported to dıfferent parts of the world. Fishing is also an important part of the economy. Mining was once an important player in the economy until a mining accident (the Marcopper Mining Disaster) occurred, bringing the industry to a standstill on the island and causing countless amounts of damage to the people and the island. The provincial government has just recently sued Marcopper's parent company, Placer Dome, for $100 million in damages. Placer Dome was purchased in 2006 by Barrick Gold, who has now been joined in the lawsuit.
Tourism also plays a major role in the economy especially during the lenten season. Whilst not a major source of economy for the island, it has shown great growth.
Transport
By Air
Currently, Marinduque is served with a direct flight to and from Manila with Zest Airways (Formerly Asian Spirit), the aircraft lands at the Marinduque Airport in barangay Masiga, roughly in between Gasan and Boac.
By Water
Montenegro Lines- bounding from Lucena City to Marinduque through Balanacan Port in Mogpog, Buyabod Port in Sta. Cruz, and Cawit Port in Boac.
MV - Torrijos- bounding from Lucena City to Marinduque through Buyabod Port in Sta. Cruz, and Cawit Port in Boac.
Jac Liner also served a direct route from Manila to Marinduque through roll on-roll off along the way.
Political divisions
Marinduque is divided into 6 municipalities and 218 barangay's
Municipalities
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External links
- Provincial Government of Marinduque non-existent, why!
- Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay as of August 1, 2007
- Tourism website for Marinduque ( Unofficial )
Footnotes
- ↑ Birtle, p. 272
- ↑ http://marinduquegov.blogspot.com/
- ↑ Birtle, Andrew J. (April 1997). "The U.S. Army's Pacification of Marinduque, Philippine Islands, April 1900 – April 1901" (at JSTOR). The Journal of Military History (Society for Military History) 61 (2): 255–282. doi:10.2307/2953967. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2953967.
Jessup, Philip Caryl (1938). Elihu Root. Dodd, Mead, & Co./Reprint Services Corp. ISBN 0-7812-4908-2. - ↑ http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Marinduque/blog-462972.html
- ↑ http://salitablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/tagalog-verbs.html
- ↑ http://salitablog.blogspot.com
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