The Department of Trade and Industry-Palawan has imposed a 60-day price freeze on basic necessities in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan after a state of calamity was declared due to severe effects of heavy rain and flood caused by the shear line. The DTI reminded business establishments to comply with...
More than 1,800 families or 6,500 individuals have fled flooding and heavy rain from the shear line in Palawan. THE Sun shines on Feb. 12 but a part of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan remains flooded following heavy rain from the shear line. (Palawan Island Network FB) The evacuees were from...
Puerto Princesa City in Palawan was placed under a state of calamity on Tuesday, Feb. 11, due to massive flooding caused by the shear line. The city council approved the resolution declaring the state of calamity filed by the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council during its regular...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel evacuate residents affected by flooding due to the effects of shear line in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Feb. 10, 2025. (Photo: PCG) Moderate to heavy rainfall due to shear line caused floodings in Palawan and Occidental Mindoro which already affected more...
The Philippine Coast Guard deployed assets to rescue residents as flooding due to continuous rain from the shear line swamped Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Sunday, Feb. 9. COAST Guard personnel rescue residents stranded by flooding in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. (PCG FB) ...
Authorities recently rescued 37 fishermen stranded in Balabac, Palawan while on their way to the West Philippine Sea. The fishermen onboard F/V Andrei Sarah left San Jose, Occidental Mindoro on Jan. 18. BRP Datu Pagbuaya of the BFAR. They encountered rough seas and engine failure and the boat...
Cebu Pacific, the country’s leading budget carrier, is scaling up operations at its Clark International Airport hub with the upcoming launch of direct flights to Palawan’s El Nido and Coron. In a press briefing on Tuesday, Jan. 28, the company said it will launch daily service to the new...
A metal debris bearing Chinese markings is found by a fisherman in the open sea water of Morong, Bataan on June 5, 2024. (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) cautioned Palawan and Basilan after China’s planned rocket launch on Saturday, Jan. 25, as debris...
(Courtesy of Philippine Navy / Naval Forces West) The Philippine Navy (PN) said Friday, Jan. 17, that it was investigating three of its personnel who were involved in a fistfight outside a bar in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. A video of the brawl went viral on social media on Jan. 16 showing...
The Palawan Peacock-Pheasant is one of the many birds that call Palawan home. The females have brown-shaded feathers, while the males stand out with their bold blue plumage and eye-like patterns. These birds are among the endemic species found in the region. While they are regarded as natural...
A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel uses a telescope to locate M/V Sta. Monica during extensive aerial searches to the east of Taytay, Palawan and from San Jose town to Paluan town in Occidental Mindoro on Nov. 4, 2024. (Photo: PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) still could not find a cargo...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)personnel rescue two passengers of motorboat "Jerrylyn" after it was struck by an unidentified vessel while stationary off Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Oct. 16. (Photo: PCG) A motorboat was dangerously hit by an unidentified vessel in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan,...
