Occidental Mindoro Province

Occidental Mindoro
Country	Philippines
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Occidental Mindoro, officially the Province of Occidental Mindoro (Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Kanlurang Mindoro or Lalawigan ng Occidental Mindoro) is a province in the Philippines located in the Mimaropa region. The province occupies the western half of the island of Mindoro.

Description

The flag has a 1:2 proportion with a plain white background and the provincial seal on the center of the flag.

Symbolism

The present seal first approved by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan in 1993 and adopted for use in 1994 has the description:

• Tamaraw: The tamaraw head is placed in the seal as a reminder to the province's inhabitant to protect the tamaraw, an endangered animal endemic to the island of Mindoro. The tamaraw is associated with the inhabitants of the island.
• Mountains and Ricefield: The chief is occupied by ricefields and two mountains, The two mountains at represents mainland Mindoro and Lubang island group. The ricefields are colored fresh green to represent the abundance of palay and other agricultural products of the province.
• Tuna: A wading tuna is placed at the blue lower left portion of the shield. This represents the aquatic resources of the province. The three wavelike lines at the background represents the national government, provincial government and non-government agencies, which has responsibilities in conserving this resources.
• Tree: a huge living tree is present on the right portion of the shield standing on top of an orange rounded figure with a hollow center. The eternal conservation of the province is symbolized by this. The three heavy lines on the background represents the three entities symbolized by the three wavelike lines at the left portion of the shield, which also has responsibilities in conserving the province's forests.

These elements placed on the shield depicts the commitment of the province's inhabitants in conserving the province's natural resources.

Symbolism: Continued

• Two palay stalks: The full-grained stalks with two leaves each serves as supporters of the shield depicts the major agricultural product of the province - rice. The National Historical Institute is responsible for the curvy lines of the stalks which enhanced the elements aesthetically.
• Roundels: the eleven roundels symbolizes the eleven municipalities of the province, with the roundel at the center symbolizing the provincial capital (currently, Mamburao). The roundels are gold in color to represent their "continued growth and development".
• Inscriptions: "1950" is inscribed at the bottom of the shield to signify the provinces establishment year. The words OFFICIAL SEAL and PROVINCE OF OCCIDENTAL MINDORO were placed in a green background to symbolize the province's forest. The inscriptions were originally stylized in a rope like form to symbolize the inhabitants cohesiveness and unity but was change in a bold black sans-serif typeface for small-scale production of the seal.