The Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomed the inclusion of El Nido in Palawan in a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) list of the top beach escapes in the world, saying the recognition boosts its global appeal. DOT officer-in-charge (OIC) Secretary Verna Buensuceso said the distinction...
Malacañang disclosed that more than 100 Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) features will have Philippine names. The move, the Palace said on Tuesday, March 31, aims to strengthen administration and governance, as well as sovereignty, in Palawan and the West Philippine Sea (WPS). President Marcos ordered...
More than two decades since tragedy shadowed a quiet island in Palawan, actor Dominic Ochoa still moves through life with the hush of that fateful Holy Week lingering within him, remembering not only the sudden, irreparable loss of his closest friend, but also the long, restless echo of questions...
Three weeks before the official start of the Exercise Balikatan, the largest annual bilateral military drills between the Philippines and United States, Filipino and American troops swapped rifles for shovels to break ground for a two-classroom building in El Nido, Palawan on Friday, March 27. The...
A multi-role response vessel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) caught fire early morning on Monday, March 23, after a suspected electrical problem in its laundry room. The fire onboard BRP Cape Engaño (MRRV-4411) while it was docked under the Coast Guard District (CGD) Palawan in Puerto Princesa...
Amid escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East triggering a global oil crisis, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), through the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) and Palawan State University (PalSU), will...
Security forces went on high alert after a suspected Chinese rocket was observed over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) which crossed Palawan’s airspace on Friday, March 13. The Western Naval Command (WNC) confirmed the sighting of what is believed to be a People’s Republic of China (PRC) Long...
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Thursday, February 19 he supports calls to expunge from the records of the Commission on Appointments (CA) remarks made by Sen. Rodante Marcoleta suggesting the Philippines “give up” the Kalayaan Island Group to China. Lacson was...
An official of the Puerto Princesa International Airport in Palawan was gunned down on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18. The victim was identified as acting manager Joanna Jonson-Infante. Investigation said the victim was walking on Bayview Road in Barangay San Pedro, Puerto Princesa City at about 5:30 p.m....
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has reminded people that not all crabs are safe for human consumption after a content creator died from eating devil reef crab caught by her husband recently in Barangay Luzviminda, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. The victim was identified as Emma Amit....
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has intensified its monitoring patrols at the Malampaya gas field in Palawan to secure the country’s energy lifeline after the discovery of a new source of natural gas in the area. No less than General Romeo Brawner Jr., AFP Chief of Staff, personally led...
