− | '''MIMAROPA''', also known as '''Southern Tagalog Islands''',<ref>Philippine Environmental Management Bureau [http://emb.gov.ph/eia-adb/eiaorg.html "EMB Central and Regional Offices"]; retrieved 2013-4-23.</ref> is a [[region]] of the [[Philippines]].<ref>MIMAROPA is an [[acronym]]. It stands for Occidental '''MI'''ndoro and Oriental '''MI'''ndoro, '''MA'''rinduque, ,'''RO'''mblon and '''PA'''lawan.</ref> The provinces of the region are [[Occidental Mindoro]], [[Oriental Mindoro]], [[Marinduque]], [[Romblon]], and [[Palawan]].<ref name="order103">[http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/articles/intro_EO103.asp "Executive Order No. 103, Dividing Region IV into Region IV-A and Region IV-B, Transferring the Province of Aurora to Region III and for Other Purposes"]; retrieved 2013-4-23.</ref> The capital is [[Calapan]]. | + | '''MIMAROPA''', also known as '''Southern Tagalog Islands''',<ref>Philippine Environmental Management Bureau [http://emb.gov.ph/eia-adb/eiaorg.html "EMB Central and Regional Offices"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512181942/http://emb.gov.ph/eia-adb/eiaorg.html |date=2013-05-12 }}; retrieved 2013-4-23.</ref> is a [[region]] of the [[Philippines]].<ref>MIMAROPA is an [[acronym]]. It stands for Occidental '''MI'''ndoro and Oriental '''MI'''ndoro, '''MA'''rinduque, ,'''RO'''mblon and '''PA'''lawan.</ref> The provinces of the region are [[Occidental Mindoro]], [[Oriental Mindoro]], [[Marinduque]], [[Romblon]], and [[Palawan]].<ref name="order103">[http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/articles/intro_EO103.asp "Executive Order No. 103, Dividing Region IV into Region IV-A and Region IV-B, Transferring the Province of Aurora to Region III and for Other Purposes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518123918/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/articles/intro_EO103.asp |date=2016-05-18 }}; retrieved 2013-4-23.</ref> The capital is [[Calapan]]. |
| [[Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park]] and [[El Nido, Palawan#Protected Area status|El Nido Marine Reserve Park]] are in the region. | | [[Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park]] and [[El Nido, Palawan#Protected Area status|El Nido Marine Reserve Park]] are in the region. |