Bulalacao in Oriental Mindoro also has a port that offers RORO trip to Caticlan in Panay Island (Aklan Province to be exact). I went to Boracay last year via Bulalacao Port onboard the FastCraft.
There are no jeep plying to Bulalacao so I have to take a public van. I arrived late in the afternoon and after securing my ticket at the FastCat ticket office, I visited the main church of Bulalacao, the municipal hall and the market.
The Municipal Hall of Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro
The trip to Bulalacao from Roxas is very similar to my trip from Calapan to Puerto Galera – zigzag road but with a view of the sea. It was almost 6 o’clock when I reached the sleepy town of Bulalacao. The van took us straight to Bulalacao Port. It won’t accept ticket reservation until 7:00 PM so I rent a tricycle for P60 to take me to the town hall, church and market. They have no Rizal Monument at their plaza.
Bulalacao Port is constructed with the help of the Philippine Port Authority (PPA). The trip to Caticlan Port is roughly P460 with a P30 terminal fee. The RORO is new and is operated by FastCat. Our departure time is 10PM so I had some time to eat, take a bath and sleep at a nearby cafeteria.
Here’s more information about Bulalacao from PhilAtlas:
Bulalacao, formerly known as San Pedro, is a coastal municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro.
The municipality has a land area of 321.86 square kilometers or 124.27 square miles which constitutes 7.59% of Oriental Mindoro's total area. Its population as determined by the 2015 Census was 39,107. This represented 4.63% of the total population of Oriental Mindoro province, or 1.32% of the overall population of the MIMAROPA region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 122 inhabitants per square kilometer or 315 inhabitants per square mile.
The Port of Bulalacao is managed by the Philippine Ports Authority.
Bulalacao Church, Oriental Mindoro
Guillermo H. Salas Memorial Gymnasium, Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro
Bulalacao Public Market
Some fishing boats anchored at the Bulalacao Port
Seats at the Bulalacao Port Building
Bulalacao Port Holding area for passengers going to Caticlan, Malay, Aklan.
The FastCat RORO
The Bulalacao Port as seen from the FastCat.
The seating arrangement of the FastCat.
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