Victoria, officially the Municipality of Victoria (, ), is a municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
It is known as the fruit basket of the province. The town celebrates its annual Kapakyanan Festival every October 15 as graces and thanksgiving for the bountiful blessings that every Victoreños received from God.
History
Victoria was once part of the municipality of Naujan until its creation on October 15, 1953, and was originally known as Barbocolon, meaning “a big river”.
The municipality was named after Victoria Quirino, daughter of President Elpidio Quirino, who served as First Lady.
Geography It is from Calapan.
Barangays Victoria is politically subdivided into 32 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Currently, there are 6 barangays which classified as urban (highlighted in bold).
Alcate Antonino (Mainao) Babangonan Bagong Buhay Bagong Silang Bambanin Bethel Canaan Concepcion Duongan Leido Loyal Mabini Macatoc Malabo Merit Ordovilla Pakyas Poblacion I Poblacion II Poblacion III Poblacion IV Sampaguita San Antonio San Cristobal San Gabriel San Gelacio San Isidro San Juan San Narciso Urdaneta Villa Cerveza
Climate
Demographics
Out of the 32 barangays of Victoria, eight are perceived to be Ilokano dominated communities. In fact, several Punong Barangays (Barangay Captains) and kagawads are Ilokanos. One barangay is even a namesake of the place where they came from: Urdaneta.
Economy
Education The Victoria Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.
Primary and elementary schools
ACMCL College Alcate Elementary School Ali-aly Roldan Memorial Elementary School Antonino Elementary School Bagong Buhay Elementary School Bethel Elementary School Duongan Elementary School Good Shepherd Academy Jesus Is Lord Christian School Jose P. Viola Villarica Memorial Elementary School Loyal Elementary School Macatoc Elementary School Minas Elementary School Pakyas Elementary School San Antonio Elementary School Simon Gayutin Memorial Elementary School Victoria Central School Villa Cerveza Elementary School
Secondary schools
ACMCL College Alcate National High School Aurelio Arago Memorial National High School Bethel High School Fortunato G. Perez High School Good Shepherd Academy Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Academy Lakeside Institute Macatoc National High School Oriental Mindoro Academy Victoria High School
Higher educational institutions ACMCL College Mina de Oro Institute of Science and Technology Mindoro State University
Notable personalities
Rachel Anne M. Bustamante, a.k.a. Shey Bustamante - Miss Oriental Mindoro 2009, runner-up in Binibining Pilipinas 2010 Contestant and a Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash 2010 Housemate. She is one of the Artist and Talent of Star Magic of ABS-CBN Corporation.
References
External links Victoria Profile at PhilAtlas.com [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code] Philippine Census Information Local Governance Performance Management System