Marinduque is an island province in the Philippines located in Southwestern Tagalog Region or Mimaropa. Its capital is the municipality of Boac. Marinduque is a heart-shaped island which lies between the Bondoc Peninsula at the south- eastern part of Luzon and the island of Mindoro. The most accepted theory of the etymology of the province's name is a Hispanized corruption of either malindig or malindug, which means "stand tall" or "elegant", in reference to a potentially active volcano in the southern section of the island, the Mount Malindig. (Read more)
