Victoria, Oriental Mindoro
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 or “a big river”.The municipality was named after Victoria Quirino, daughter of President Elpidio Quirino.
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.Alcate
- Antonino
- Babangonan
- Bagong Buhay
- Bagong Silang
- Bambanin
- Bethel
- Canaan
- Concepcion
- DuonganLeido
- Loyal
- MabiniMacatoc
- Malabo
- Merit
- Ordovilla
- PakyasPoblacion IPoblacion IIPoblacion III
- Poblacion IV
- Sampaguita
- San Antonio
- San Cristobal
- San Gabriel
- San Gelacio
- San Isidro
- San Juan
- San Narciso
- Urdaneta
- Villa Cerveza
Demographics
Out of the 32 barangays of Victoria, eight are perceived to be Ilokano dominated communities. In fact, several Punong Barangays and kagawads are Ilokanos. One barangay is even a namesake of the place where they came from: Urdaneta.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
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.