July 17, 2019
We left Batangas Port around 8:00 AM and arrived at Calapan Port around 11:00 AM. It was raining due to storm Falcon (who’s already outside the PAR but is affecting the Habagat). From the Port of Calapan, we rode a tricycle to the town proper – around P100 fare. We ate lunch at Chowking Calapan before riding a jeep to the quiet town of Naujan. The jeepney terminal is just besides the public market.
The Provincial Capitol Building. Calapan City is also the capital of the Province of Oriental Mindoro
The next day, I went back to Calapan City and stopped by the City Library and the Sto Nino Church. I then rented a tricycle to bring me to the Capitol Building, the City Hall, and Rizal Monument (he’s sitting and writing something on a desk).
Here’s a quick information about Calapan City taken from their official website:
The Port City and Provincial Capital of Oriental Mindoro and one of the two cities in MIMAROPA region.
It has 62 barangays, mostly plain with a seacoast periphery.
Income Class: Third Class Component City
Land Area: 250.06 sq. km.
Total Population: 133,893 as of 2015 Census of Population
Growth Rate: 1.44%
Literacy Rate: 98%
Land Use: 85% Agricultural, 6% Commercial, 5% Residential, 4% Mangrove and Tourist Sites
Philippine Ports Authority, Port of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro
The jeepney terminal at the town proper of Calapan. From here, you could take a jeep to Puerto Galera, Naujan and Victoria, Oriental Mindoro.
Calapan City Public Market
Plenty of dried fish products
Calapan City Public Library. The style is Greek architecture with Corinthian columns
Sto Nino Parish Church, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro
Interior shot of the Sto Nino Parish Church, Calapan, Oriental Mindoro
Novo Hotel, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro
Citimart Island Mall, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro
Jollibee Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro
Rizal’s Monument in downtown Calapan
Calapan City Hall, Oriental Mindoro
Xentro Mall, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro
Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro
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