A SUMMER GETAWAY Banwa Private Island is located in the Sulu Sea, just northeast of Puerto Princesa Banwa Private Island has been honored with the prestigious award as “The Philippines’ Best Beach, Island or Upcountry Resort” in the inaugural Travel + Leisure Luxury Awards Asia Pacific 2023....
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (PNA) – An engineer from Rodriguez (formerly Montalban), Rizal, lost his life on Thursday afternoon, June 22, in a collision between a top-down tricycle and an oncoming bus in San Vicente municipality, northern Palawan. The victim was identified by police...
ILOILO CITY – A community has launched an online petition against jet skiers from Iloilo for allegedly intruding into a marine protected area in a highly popular tourist destination in Palawan. MEMBERS of the Iloilo Watercraft Association (IWA) and their jet skis in El Nido, Palawan. (Vincent...
The United States government has completed the construction of a P17 million worth of multipurpose hall in Palawan to serve as a relief shelter for residents during disasters. Completed by the US Naval Engineers of Seabees, the structure will also be used as a community center for the elderly and...
Traveling isn’t easy when you’re with family, especially with children or senior citizens in tow. More often than not, parents end up saying that they “need a vacation from their vacation.” Sounds familiar, right? No matter how bad we all need a vacation from the kids, we prefer to bring...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed Monday, May 8, that it has shifted its operations from rescue to retrieval of the four missing passengers of the sunken dive yacht M/Y Dream Keeper. (M/Y Dream Keeper / Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) In a statement, the PCG said that the Coast Guard...
The state weather bureau on Saturday morning, May 6, said scattered rain showers and thunderstorms may persist in Palawan due to a low pressure area (LPA). (MB Visual Content Group) Spotted 115 kilometers west of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical...
A P5-million reward was offered to anyone who could provide any information on the whereabouts of a Chinese passenger who went missing when dive yacht M/Y Dream Keeper sank off Tubbataha, Palawan earlier this week. (M/Y Dream Keeper / Courtesy of PCG) In a letter sent to the Manila Bulletin, a...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said that dive yacht M/Y Dream Keeper sank off Tubbataha, Palawan over the weekend due to a squall. (M/V Dream Keeper / File photo via PCG) A squall is a sudden violent gust of wind or a localized storm which usually lasts for a few seconds. But it was enough to...
A dream trip turned into a nightmare when a dive yacht carrying 32 passengers and crew capsized off Tubbataha, Palawan on Sunday morning, April 30, as search and rescue (SAR) operation was conducted to find four individuals who went missing. (M/Y Dream Keeper / Courtesy of PCG) The Philippine...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Sunday, April 16, that three floating assets from the Philippine Navy (PN) and the United States Navy (USN) were utilized to perform field training exercises (FTEs) in the waters of Palawan as part of the ongoing Exercise Balikatan. (Photo: Western...
Rumored couple James Reid and Issa Pressman were sighted in Palawan over the weekend. Photos of them taken at Port Barton in San Vicente, Palwan have since gone viral on social media. Note the two seemingly made an effort to keep it a secret. They didn't post anything from the trip on their...
