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Oriental Mindoro Heritage Museum is the official repository of the province’s rich cultural history.

01/05/2026

Happy Labor Day!!

In celebration of Labor Day our museum will be closed today May 1,2026. Regular operations will resume on May 2,2026.

08/04/2026

Araw ng Kagitingan 💚

We commemorate the 1942 surrender of 76,000 Filipino and American soldiers to Japanese forces during World War II. It honors the heroism of those who fought and endured the Bataan Death March.
This will remind us that even in our darkest hours, Filipino courage never falters.

In observance of Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) our museum will be closed today April 9,2026. Regular operations will resume on April 10,2026.

07/04/2026

Lt. Jose C. G***r
Local Hero
(April 8, 1918 – 1942)

On December 10, 1941, a Japanese bomber formation flying over Zablan field, Manila, was intercepted by the Philippine Army Air Corps flying obsolete Boeing P-26 (Peashooter) pursuit aircraft. During the attack, 3rd Lieutenant Jose P. G***r, United States Army Air Forces, and from Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, attempted to ram Japanese aircraft when his guns jammed. After a series of such maneuvers, it is reported that he forced the Japanese plane to fly away without further attacks on the air field. Lt. G***r was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his heroism. United States President Roosevelt ordered the decoration in reply to reports from the battlefields by General Douglas MacArthur. G***r died later in the war.

On October 26, 1955, the US Bureau of Posts honored Lt. G***r with the issue of a set of two airmail stamps engraved by Waterlow and Sons of England. (Source: Andrew J. Liptak)

On September 5, 2017, the Sangguniang Panglungod of Calapan City passed a resolution proclaiming Lt. Jose C. G***r as the City’s local hero in time with the commemoration of his centennial birth.

02/04/2026

𝙊𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙤 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙪𝙢 is open 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬, 𝟕:𝟑𝟎 𝐀𝐌 𝐭𝐨 𝟓:𝟒𝟓 𝐏𝐌.

Brgy. Ibaba East, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro
Come visit us and explore everything about the Province of Oriental Mindoro. From its rich history to its abundant culture.

𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙪𝙢:
• 𝙒𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠-𝙞𝙣𝙨
• 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙄.𝘿. 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙪𝙢 𝙜𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙝𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙖.
• 𝙋𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙝 𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙝𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙.
• 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙣𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨.

For groups of fifty (50) or more kindly coordinate with our office with contact details: 𝟬𝟵𝟲𝟴-𝟲𝟳𝟬-𝟬𝟳𝟱𝟰 | (𝟬𝟰𝟯) 𝟮𝟴𝟴-𝟲𝟯𝟱𝟬
or register on the link below:
https://forms.gle/wqKDysCeQhqUPaMt8

31/03/2026

Our Schedule this Holy Week!!!📣📣📣
Let this sacred time be one of reflection, peace, and renewal.⛪🙏🫶

24/03/2026

¡Hola!

¿Quieres conocer nuestra ciudad pero en ✨español✨? Únete a Paseo por la Ciudad de Calapan y sé guiado/a en un recorrido por la plaza, catedral, ayuntamiento viejo y museo provincial.

🗓 Fecha: viernes, el 27 de marzo de 2026
⏰ Hora: 09:00–10:30
🔗 Inscripción: https://forms.gle/pjBL39CnBuDfqeK27
También puedes escanear el código QR en el cartel para inscribirte.

¡Nos vemos el viernes! 🇪🇸

Colaboradores:
🤝 Calapan City Tourism, Culture and Arts
🤝 City Public Library of Calapan
🤝 Sto. Niño Cathedral, Calapan City
🤝 Oriental Mindoro Heritage Museum

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Hello!

Do you want to learn about our city, but in ✨Spanish✨? Join Paseo por la Ciudad de Calapan, and be guided on a tour around the city’s plaza complex: plaza, cathedral, old city hall, and provincial museum.

🗓 Date: Friday, 27 March 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00–10:30 AM
🔗 Registration: https://forms.gle/pjBL39CnBuDfqeK27
You may also scan the QR code on the poster to register.

See you on Friday! 🇪🇸

Our Partners:
🤝 Calapan City Tourism, Culture and Arts Office
🤝 Calapan City Public Library
🤝 Sto. Niño Cathedral, Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan
🤝 Oriental Mindoro Heritage Museum

18/03/2026

𝙊𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙤 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙪𝙢 is open 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬, 𝟕:𝟑𝟎 𝐀𝐌 𝐭𝐨 𝟓:𝟒𝟓 𝐏𝐌.

Brgy. Ibaba East, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro
Come visit us and explore everything about the Province of Oriental Mindoro. From its rich history to its abundant culture.

𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙪𝙢:
• 𝙒𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠-𝙞𝙣𝙨
• 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙄.𝘿. 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙪𝙢 𝙜𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙝𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙖.
• 𝙋𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙝 𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙝𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙.
• 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙣𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨.

For groups of fifty (50) or more kindly coordinate with our office with contact details: 𝟬𝟵𝟲𝟴-𝟲𝟳𝟬-𝟬𝟳𝟱𝟰 | (𝟬𝟰𝟯) 𝟮𝟴𝟴-𝟲𝟯𝟱𝟬

or register on the link below:
https://forms.gle/wqKDysCeQhqUPaMt8

16/03/2026

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC!!

Please be advised that the Oriental Mindoro Heritage Museum will be CLOSED on March 17,2026 due to necessary maintenance of the gallery .

Regular museum operations will resume on March 18, 2026

13/03/2026

𝙊𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙤 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙪𝙢 is open 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀, 𝟖:𝟎𝟎 𝐀𝐌 𝐭𝐨 𝟒:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌.

📍 Brgy. Ibaba East, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro
Come visit us and explore everything about the Province of Oriental Mindoro. From its rich history to its abundant culture.

𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙪𝙢:
• 𝙒𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠-𝙞𝙣𝙨 😁
• 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙄.𝘿. 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙪𝙢 𝙜𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙝𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙖.
• 𝙋𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙝 𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙝𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙.
• 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙣𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨.

For groups of fifty (50) or more kindly coordinate with our office with contact details: 𝟬𝟵𝟲𝟴-𝟲𝟳𝟬-𝟬𝟳𝟱𝟰 | (𝟬𝟰𝟯) 𝟮𝟴𝟴-𝟲𝟯𝟱𝟬
or register on the link below:
https://forms.gle/wqKDysCeQhqUPaMt8

10/03/2026

𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐆. 𝐀𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐨
𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐲
𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 10, 1869 - 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 19, 1919

A statesman, nationalist and a man of letters. He was elected as the first representative for Mindoro in the First Philippine Assembly in 1907 and rose to become Majority Floor Leader. He was one of the founding fathers of the Nacionalista Party with Quezon, Osmena, Rafael Palma, the Guerreros and other political luminaries of that time. As a lawyer he was known for his brilliance as an orator and writer both in Spanish and Filipino. His mastery of the language of Cervantes was not only recognized in this country but in Europe as well where he was admitted to the exclusive Royal Academy. It was during his term as Assemblymen that he sponsored the bill making Manila a Charter City. He was honored by having one of the streets in Malate named after him. He died on April 19, 1919 at the age of 50.

09/03/2026

ADVISORY | NEW OPERATING HOURS

In compliance with the Office of the President's Memorandum Circular No. 114 and Governor Bonz Dolor's Executive Order No. 04, Series of 2026, directing government agencies to implement energy conservation measures and adopt a temporary four-day workweek, the following new operating hours will take effect starting March 9, 2026:

📍 Provincial Tourism Office
Provincial Capitol Complex, Calapan City
Monday – Thursday
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

📍 Oriental Mindoro Heritage Museum
Calapan City
Tuesday – Sunday
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

📍 Plaza del Gobernador: Ang Liwasan ng Mamamayan
Nightly Fountain Show (Starting March 17)
Tuesday – Sunday
7:00 PM – 7:30 PM

📍 Oriental Mindoro Heritage and Cultural Center
Mansalay
Tuesday – Sunday
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

These adjustments support the government's efforts to reduce electricity and fuel consumption by 10–20% while maintaining public service efficiency.

We encourage everyone to plan their visits accordingly.

Address

Brgy. Ibaba East, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro
Calapan
5200

Telephone

+639686700754

Website

http://www.travelorientalmindoro.ph/

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