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The Marble-Rich Province of Romblon

ROMBLON

By Eugene Alvin Villar (seav) – English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=770323

Romblon is well situated at the center of the Philippine archipelago and surrounded by deep waters. Some parts of it is mountainous, some parts rough to rugged and other parts have rolling to rough terrain.

Romblon has no definite wet and dry seasons, but the coldest month is February reaching as low as 20 °C (68 °F) and the warmest month is May, reaching up to 35 °C (95 °F)

Photo from: http://www.wowromblon.com/features/products/pinoy-pride-romblons-marble-product/

Marble is an abundant mineral deposit in Romblon. It was estimated to have about 150 million metric tons of marble deposit, estimated to last up to three centuries more. This is why marble quarrying and processing are the main activities in Romblon, and Romblon is famous for marble novelty items, furniture and construction materials.

Being surrounded by water, fishing is also a major activity in the province.

Photo from: http://www.the-three-p.com

Most of Romblon’s natural attractions have not yet been explored, due to its being located in the middle part of the country. It is surrounded with equally beautiful natural attractions from other provinces and competition is stiff. Its white sand beaches and share of the Philippines marine wealth and other amazing natural sites are thus not completely explored yet.

Romblon 2 Photo from: http://geostride.com/going-to-places-faraway/

Being in the center of the Philippines, Romblon is strategically located and this gives them an advantage in transporting passengers and cargo to and from the surrounding regions.