Rio Tuba (Philippines)

Rio Tuba is one of the populated barangays in the Municipality of Bataraza in the Province of Palawan in the Philippines. It is about 236 kilometers from Puerto Princesa City, the provincial capital. The town of Bataraza can be reached by bus, jeepney, or shuttle van which departs daily from the city. Bataraza is about 6 hours drive from Puerto Princesa City. Name: The name "Rio" is a Spanish term which means river. History: The barangay was founded by Mr. Anselmo dela Chica in the early 1920's, also the community's first captain. Then in 1968, a small group of geologist and engineers came and found out the vast nickel deposit. Then a year or two followed the foundation of the RTNMC (Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corporation). Transportation: It is also in Rio Tuba where means of transport are available to reach most of the inner barangays of Bataraza either by public utility jeeps, tricycle, motorcycle or pumpboat. Education: There are 4 public schools, 1 private school, and 16 learning centers for the indigenous people Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License Source: Wikipedia