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Romblomanon Language
Romblomanon or Bisaya/Binisaya nga Romblomanon is an Austronesian regional language spoken, along with Asi and Onhan, in the province of Romblon in the Philippines. The language is also called ''Ini'', ''Tiyad Ini'', ''Basi'', ''Niromblon'', and ''Sibuyanon''. It is a part of the Bisayan language family and is closely related to other Philippine languages. Geographic distribution Specifically, Romblomanon is spoken in the following islands on Romblon: *Romblon: the sole municipality of Romblon. *Sibuyan: all its municipalities, Cajidiocan variant, Magdiwang variant, and San Fernando variant. * Tablas: the municipality of San Agustin. *Oriental Mindoro: migrant Romblomanon speakers from Carmen in Tablas brought the language particularly to the municipality of Bansud and also migrant Romblomanon speakers from Tablas, Romblon and Sibuyan islands to the municipalities of Mansalay, Bulalacao and parts of Bongabong and Roxas respectively. Phonology Consonants Romb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in Island groups of the Philippines, three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. With a population of over 110 million, it is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, twelfth-most-populous country. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south. It shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest. It has Ethnic groups in the Philippines, diverse ethnicities and Culture o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onhan Language
Onhan is a regional language, regional Bisayan languages, Western Bisayan language spoken, along with the Romblomanon language, Romblomanon and Asi languages, in the province of Romblon, Philippines. The language is also known as ''Inunhan'' and ''Loocnon''. * The Onhan language has three variants – those spoken in the municipalities of Santa Maria and Alcantara use instead of . Example: is , and other speakers change or to as in or to . Specifically, Onhan is spoken on the following islands within Romblon: *Tablas Island, Tablas: the municipalities of the Philippines, municipalities of San Andres, Romblon, San Andres, Santa Maria, Romblon, Santa Maria, Alcantara, Romblon, Alcantara, Ferrol, Romblon, Ferrol, Looc, Romblon, Looc, and Santa Fe, Romblon, Santa Fe and some upland sitios in Odiongan, Romblon, Odiongan,. *Carabao Island, Romblon, Carabao: the sole municipality of San Jose, Romblon, San Jose. As a variant of the Kinaray-a, Kinaray-a language, some speakers a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bongabong
Bongabong, officially the Municipality of Bongabong (), is a municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 76,973 people. The town is home to Kuta Bongabong (Fuerza de Bongabong), one of the oldest Spanish colonial fortifications in the Philippines. The fort is in dire need of proper conservation. The only agency with the proper capabilities to restore the fort is the National Museum of the Philippines. Geography Bongabong is from Calapan, the provincial capital. Barangays Bongabong is politically subdivided into 36 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own bar .... * Anilao * Aplaya * Bagong Bayan I * Bagong Bayan II * Batangan * Camantigue * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulalacao
Bulalacao, officially the Municipality of Bulalacao (, Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Bulalacao''), is a municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,366 people. It is formerly known as San Pedro.Republic Act No. 5646 , PhilippineLaw.info, retrieved 2012 History Precolonial period was a medieval state first recorded in Chinese documents, such as the History of Song and the Zhu Fan Zhi (1225) by Zhao Rukuo. Ma ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansalay
Mansalay, officially the Municipality of Mansalay (), is a municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 59,114 people. This town is notable for its indigenous Mangyan population. The municipal hall is located on the upper land of Mansalay Town proper, in front of a Medical Care Hospital. Nearby is the church and the only Catholic School, Mansalay Catholic High School. Santa Catalina is the town's patron saint. The town also has a wide ammonite formation area discovered in the 1940s. Since then, thousands of ammonite fossils have been discovered. Due to the complexity and vastness of the collection found in the area, the town has been called the ''Ammonite Capital of the Philippines''. Various local and international scientific institutions have conducted research on the ammonite formations of Mansalay. Scholars have argued that due to the natural significance of the area to Southeast Asian pre-history, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bansud
Bansud, officially the Municipality of Bansud (), is a municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,671 people. Etymology The name of the town is said to be derived from a legend. The legend says that long ago the Mangyans, the aborigines of the Mindoro settled in the lands near the mouth of Bansud River, which they called “Basud” which means Delta. The delta provided fertile soil for the people; hence they lived there peacefully and productively until the time that settlers from the province of Marinduque and Visayan Islands moved in. In many years that followed, the word “Basud” was eventually changed to Bansud. And the founder of Bansud is Reverend Leon Mampusti. Geography Bansud is from Calapan and from Pinamalayan. Barangays Bansud is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "site") in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oriental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro (), officially the Province of Oriental Mindoro (), is a province in the Philippines located on the island of Mindoro under Mimaropa region in Luzon, about southwest of Manila. The province is bordered by the Verde Island Passage and the rest of Batangas to the north, by Marinduque, Maestre de Campo (or known as ''Sibale'' but official name is ''Concepcion'') Island, Tablas Strait and the rest of Romblon to the east, by Semirara and the rest of Caluya Islands, Antique to the south, and by Occidental Mindoro to the west. Its provincial capital Calapan, the only city in the island, is the most-populous in the province, and Mimaropa's regional center. Oriental Mindoro is touted as the country's emerging eco-tourism destination. In 2005, the Philippines was found to be the center of marine fish biodiversity and the home of the most diverse marine ecosystem in the world, by American biologists Kent Carpenter and Victor Springer. Most of the endemic species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Agustin, Romblon
San Agustín, officially the Municipality of San Agustín, (formerly Guintigui-an and Badajoz), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Romblon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,115 people. Etymology On 20 June 1957, by virtue of Republic Act No. 1660, Badajoz Town was changed to San Agustin, after the town's Saint Augustine, patron saint. History San Agustín was known during Spanish times as ''Guintigui-an'' because of the abundance of a fish called ''"tigue"'' in the area. Negrito and Mangyan tribes from Panay and Mindoro were the first inhabitants, as well as migrants from island of Romblon, Romblon, Romblon, and southern Tablas Island, Tablas.Profile: San Agustin Romblon Travel Guide. Retrieved on 2012-04-16. In the early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Fernando, Romblon
San Fernando, officially the Municipality of San Fernando, is a municipality in the province of Romblon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,171 people. Etymology It was formerly known as Pueblo de Cauit. In 1882, the town was renamed to Fernando, in honor of Ferdinand Magellan. History Early history The town of San Fernando was established in 1636 as ''Visita de Cauit'' in what is today Barangay Azagra. It is one of two visitas in Sibuyan Island, the other being Cajidiocan. In 1744, Cajiodiocan was turned into a ''pueblo'' (town) which included Visita de Cauit. The first villages or barrios of Visita de Cauit were Pag-alad, Cangumba, Mabolo or San Roque, Canjalon, España or Canago, Agtiwa, Cangumon and Otod. After Romblon was made a separate district in 1853, and the local government reorganization of 1855, 17 new pueblos were created including Visita de Cauit. On 3 February 1868, Pueblo de Cauit was renamed Pueblo de Azagra. One of Azagra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magdiwang, Romblon
Magdiwang, officially the Municipality of Magdiwang, is a municipality in the province of Romblon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,385 people. Formerly known as Naylog and Magallanes, it is one of three municipalities in Sibuyan Island, which has been dubbed as the "Galapagos of Asia" due to its pristine natural environment and high endemism rate for flora and fauna. Etymology The place got its name from ''Magdiwang'', in honor of the Magdiwang in 1933. History Early history Based on civil and church records from 1820, Magdiwang was founded as Fundacion de Naylog, a settlement established in the northern coast of Sibuyan Island by religious missionaries led by Don Valentin Ayala. It was placed under the jurisdiction of ''Pueblo de Sibuyan'', whose seat was located in Cajidiocan town. In 1855, the settlement was one of 17 new pueblos (towns) added to the four already existing in the province and was renamed Magallanes, in honor of Spanish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cajidiocan, Romblon
Cajidiocan, officially the Municipality of Cajidiocan, is a municipality in the province of Romblon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,259 people. The municipality is located on Sibuyan Island, which has been dubbed as the "Galapagos of Asia" due to its pristine natural environment and high endemism rate for flora and fauna. History Early history According to Miguel de Loarca's ''Relacion de Las Islas Filipinas'', the Spaniards led by conquistador Martin de Goiti arrived on Sibuyan Island on 10 May 1570 from Panay. Hence, Cajidiocan, as well as the rest of Romblon, became part of the province of Panay. It was administered as a ''visita'' (barrio) of ''pueblo'' de Romblon, together with Visita de Azagra. In 1744, Pueblo de Sibuyan was founded by the Spaniards with Visita de Cajidiocan as its seat. It was one of the early pueblos established and administered as part of Capiz province, the others being Cabolutan, San Agustin (established in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romblon, Romblon
Romblon, officially the Municipality of Romblon, is a municipality and capital of the province of Romblon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,554 people. The archipelagic municipality is the capital of the province of Romblon and the seat of its provincial government. It includes Romblon Island as well as the nearby islands of ''Alad'', ''Cobrador, and'' ''Logbon.'' Romblon island is one of the three major islands of the province, aside from Sibuyan Island and Tablas Island. As the capital of the province, its natives mostly speak Romblomanon or ''Ini'' language. Romblon is known for its local marble industry and is the second biggest producer of the mineral in the country. It is also a tourist destination because of its unspoiled beaches and Spanish-era twin forts. History Early history The first inhabitants of Romblon were the Negritos tribes of Panay and the Mindoro-Mangyan tribes. The discovery of hanging coffins and artistic ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
