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GALERA, MINDORO :
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The natives of Puerto Galera primarily
lived by fishing, crude farming, and hunting. They raised animals
and planted rice, corn, sweet potatoes and other root crops,
using the slash-and-burn method until the Spaniards introduced
to them the use of plow.
Today, however, most of the locals
are engaged in various sorts of tourism-related livelihood. The
others are either into farming, livestock raising, fishing, or
minimg.
The major produce of the town
includes rice, banana, corn, vegetables, root crops, mango, and
coconut. Livestock production consists of chicken, cattle, pig
and goat.
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Source of Information:
Department of Tourism, Philippines
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PUERTO
GALERA, MINDORO : Today, however, most of the locals are engaged in various sorts of tourism-related livelihood. The others are either into farming, livestock raising, fishing, or minimg. The major produce of the town includes rice, banana, corn, vegetables, root crops, mango, and coconut. Livestock production consists of chicken, cattle, pig and goat. |
Source of Information: Department of Tourism, Philippines |
While land quarrying and mining
yield non-metallic minerals like marble, sand gravel and boulders
for construction. The marble mine in Barangay San Isidro, which
boasts of 17 shades of marble and which has become a major tourist
attraction, is estimated to last for centuries of mining operation.
Based on the survey conducted
by the Municipal Planning and Development Office in 1997, Puerto
Galera has a total population of 20,439 - an increase of 4.88%
from the 1995 census. This rapid growth in population is partly
attributed to the influx of migrants due to the booming tourism
industry.
The population is relatively
young with 13,621 people (69.91%) belonging to the age bracket
of 25 years and younger.
A tribe of the Mangyan ethnic
group, the Irayas, also form part of the local population.
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While land quarrying and mining yield non-metallic minerals like marble, sand gravel and boulders for construction. The marble mine in Barangay San Isidro, which boasts of 17 shades of marble and which has become a major tourist attraction, is estimated to last for centuries of mining operation. Based on the survey conducted by the Municipal Planning and Development Office in 1997, Puerto Galera has a total population of 20,439 - an increase of 4.88% from the 1995 census. This rapid growth in population is partly attributed to the influx of migrants due to the booming tourism industry. The population is relatively young with 13,621 people (69.91%) belonging to the age bracket of 25 years and younger. A tribe of the Mangyan ethnic group, the Irayas, also form part of the local population. |