Municipality of Pola, Province of Oriental Mindoro

                                                                                                                                                                                   

MUNICIPALITY OF POLA

PROVINCE OF ORIENTAL MINDORO

Year Approved: 2011

 

SYMBOLISM 

TWENTY THREE SUNRAYS – represent the 23 barangays that comprise the municipality.

SHIELD – derived from the provincial seal of Oriental Mindoro where the Municipality of Pola belongs.

1910 – the year when Pola regained its township from Pinamalayan under Executive Order No. 31.

SEA, ROCK FORMATION, AND WATERFALL – represent the tourist sites of the municipality, the Pola Central School and its museum, Bayanan Beach, irregular coastline along Pola Bay, Tong tong Point and Calima Falls.

FISH AND PRAWN – denote that the municipality is rich in aquatic resources.

TAMARAW HEAD SILHOUETTE – represents the rare wild animal found only in the island of Mindoro.

BANANA, COCONUT, CITRUS, AND RICE STALKS – reflective of the municipality which is basically an agricultural town.

COCONUT TREES, RICE PADDIES, AND HAYSTACK – represent the major agricultural land utilization.

MOUNTAIN RANGES, ROLLING HILLS, AND PLAINS – represent the topographical area of the municipality.