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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Velasco holds meeting with Marelco heads

Marelco GM Gaudencio Sol with Cong Lord Allan Velasco discuss possible remedies to address power problems in Marinduque.
Marinduque Congresman Lord Allan Velasco holds a meeting with Vice Governor Romulo Bacorro and Sangguniang Panlalawigan Board Members, together with Marinduque Electric Cooperative (Marelco) department heads and General Manager Gaudencio Sol to discuss electricity issues in Marinduque.

Low voltage, fluctuating power, intermittent brownouts in Marinduque are pressing concerns.

Sangguniang Panlalawigan Board Members led by Vice Governor Romulo Bacorro

Photos screen grabbed from Atty. Jocelia Bighani Sipin 

Monday, June 5, 2017

Monday, June 05, 2017

Marinduque Resolutions and Ordinances


Collection of resolutions, ordinances and memorandum and executive order related to the island province of Marinduque.
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  • Provincial Ordinances
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  • Municipal Ordinances
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    • Santa Cruz
    • Torrijos
  • Marinduque General Publications
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  • Marcopper Relatd Documents
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  • Philippine Information Agency-Mimaropa Memo
Downloadable copies are for reference purposes only and are not considered official records. These copies can't be used for official transactions. You may acquire official copies from the Sangguniang Panlalawigan or Municipal Secretariat for your official and legal transactions.

Last updated on June 22, 2021
Monday, June 05, 2017

About the Island Province of Marinduque

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Marinduque is an island province in the Philippines located in Southwestern Tagalog Region or MIMAROPA, formerly designated as Region IV-B. Its capital is the municipality of Boac. Marinduque lies between Tayabas Bay to the north and Sibuyan Sea to the south. It is west of the Bondoc Peninsula of Quezon province; east of Mindoro Island; and north of the island province of Romblon.

The province of Marinduque was ranked number 1 by the Philippine National Police and Philippine Security Forces as the 2013 Most Peaceful Province of the country due to its low crime rate statistics alternately ranking with the province of Batanes yearly. Furthermore, for almost 200 years, the province is home to one of the oldest religious festivals of the country, the Moriones celebrated annually every Holy Week.

Last updated on June 5, 2016
Monday, June 05, 2017

Municipalities in Marinduque


The province of Marinduque is comprises of 6 municipalities namely Boac, Buenavista, Gasan, Mogpog, Santa Cruz and Torrijos. Further, it is subdivided into 218 barangays with single legislative district encompasses all towns. Click each bullet for more information.
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Last updated on June 5, 2017
Monday, June 05, 2017

DOH-Mimaropa expands Telemedicine Services in Marinduque


The Department of Health (DOH) – MIMAROPA (Oriental/Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) together with the local government of the Province of Marinduque recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement with two government medical centers namely Batangas Medical Center and East Avenue Medical Center to provide expanded health care delivery system through telemedicine and establishing a Toxico Disease Surveillance System for the province.

“With this collaboration, we can now properly address the medical needs of the affected individuals in communities that are exposed to the dangers of marcopper mining site in the municipalities of Mogpog, Boac and Sta. Cruz,” Regional Director Eduardo C. Janairo stated during the launching and MOA signing held at the Dr. Damian J. Reyes Memorial Hospital in Boac, Marinduque on May 30, 2017.

“The two medical centers are known for their specialization on poison and toxicology, as well as quality medication, treatment, diagnosis and management of patients. They will serve as referral hospitals for patients from Marinduque,” he added.

Research and assessment conducted by the health department during 1980s and 1990s discovered that high level of heavy metal poisoning coming from the mining site is still prevalent from the abandoned mining sites.

“We have responded to the needs of these exposed communities by conducting physical examination on the residents through the use of Telemedicine which virtually evaluate them through video conference,” Janairo emphasized.

Medical expenses of patients referred to the two hospitals, such as hospitalization, treatment and laboratory examinations will be charged to the Medical Assistance Program (MAP) of the regional office, including expenses incurred in transporting specimen for laboratory examination.

The telemedicine system is the first health interactive system was established at the Dr. Damian Reyes Memorial Hospital in Boac, Marinduque on November 26 and have been used for remotely diagnosing and treating patients requiring immediate treatment and care from the province.

Marinduque is one of the five island provinces of MIMAROPA with six municipalities accessible through Lucena City, Quezon via a 3-hour RoRo boat ride or through a commercial plane with twice scheduled flights from Manila. It costs a patient about Php6,000 - 8,000 thousand pesos to travel to a hospital of choice or a tertiary hospital for referral.