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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) tapped the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday, May 30, to expedite the search and rescue (SAR) operation for the seven fishermen who went missing after their boat collided with a cargo vessel in Agutaya, Palawan.

A female diver was rescued after losing consciousness in a scuba diving accident at Tubbataha Reef in Palawan, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported Wednesday, May 25.

The coconut tree is called “the tree of life” because every part of it can be put to use. However, the coconut as a crop has a complicated history in the Philippines, with coconut being a high value crop while its farmers remain some of the poorest and most marginalized in the industry. 

Legend has it that a giant octopus, the ‘panlalabyut,’ guards the waters at the heart of the island. Hence, we were forbidden to go beyond a certain point in the Kayangan Lake.

General Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), visited one of the country’s farthest detachments in Balabac, Palawan on Thursday, May 19, to raise the morale of the soldiers and strengthen the security operations in the area that has been habitually encroached by foreign vessels.

Is she trying to outdo Julie Anne San Jose in the curves department?

A total of 15 foreign tourists who visited Palawan to explore Tubbataha Reef tested positive for Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Tuesday, May 3.

Residents of Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao may continue to experience partly cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms in the next 24 hours due to the low pressure area and intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), the state weather bureau said on Thursday, April 28.

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PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—As the second highest official in the country, presidential bet and Vice President Leni Robredo was briefed here on the situation in Palawan province and the disputed West Philippine Sea (WPS) by the Western Command (Wescom).

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—Vice-presidential candidate Senator Francis ‘Kiko; Pangilinan promised that he and running mate Vice President Leni Robredo will focus on boosting eco-tourism and sustainable development in Palawan province if they win in the May 2022 polls.

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—Before thousands of Palaweños here, Vice President Leni Robredo made a pact on Wednesday, April 6: if she wins, she will protect the environment that has made the island “the last ecological frontier in the Philippines” and the best island in the world.

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Eight priority high-value individuals were arrested in a renewed and region wide crackdown on criminals in Marinduque and Palawan, the police regional office announced over the weekend.

Free medical and dental care supplies were provided by American soldiers to more than 500 individuals affected by typhoon Odette in Palawan.

A total of 300 families residing in Barangay Tagburos, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan have benefited from the Disaster Resilience Caravan of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) on Tuesday, March 15.

The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP), as part of its goal to equip and help the urban poor, will implement a Disaster Resilience Caravan in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, it said on Monday, March 14.

A generally fair weather with a slight chance of isolated rain showers is expected in most of Luzon. Meanwhile, the low pressure area (LPA) may bring scattered rain showers and thunderstorms in Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao, the State weather bureau said on Thursday, March 10.

Dutch reality show “Million Dollar Island” which was filmed on location in northern Palawan is set to air on television in the Netherlands on Sunday (Dutch time), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.