Politics & Governance
PPCWD, PPWRLC, City Government ink deal for septage services payment collection
The Puerto Princesa City Water District (PPCWD) has entered into a tripartite agreement for septage fee collection services with Puerto Princesa Water Reclamation and...
Travel & Tourism
Editorial
EDITORIAL: Probing PALECO
Palawan's congressional representatives are calling for a probe on the Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO) and the power situation in the province, in light of...
EDITORIAL: Raising reproductive health awareness among Palawan youth
A recent study conducted among Palawan youth shows that their level of awareness about reproductive health still leaves much to be desired. It noted...
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Opinion
Regional & National Stories
Environment
Bamboo industy seen to boost economy, environmental protection
The Department of Agriculture-Palawan Research Experiment Station (DA-PRES) MIMAROPA spearheaded a ceremonial bamboo planting for Germplasm Collection Project at the Palawan Agricultural Center in...
Trafficking for traditional medicine threatens the Philippine porcupine
Endemic to the islands of Palawan province, Philippine porcupines are threatened by habitat loss and, increasingly, by black-market demand for bezoars: stony aggregations of...
Domesticated blue-naped parrot turned over to authorities
A Puerto Princesa City resident has turned over to the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) a domesticated blue-naped parrot (Tanygnathus lucionensis) that...
Philippines’ rich bird life is more threatened than we thought, study says
The Philippines supports extraordinary avian diversity: 86 new endemic bird species have been described in the country in just the last decade.Nevertheless, the country’s...
New species of Vaccinium plant discovered on Mt. Victoria in Narra municipality
A new species of Vaccinium has been discovered on top of Mt. Victoria, the second highest peak in Palawan, situated in Narra town. The Philippine...
Business & Agriculture
Education
Health
Group blasts sale of unauthorized baby feeding bottles
Unauthorized baby feeding bottles in 2021. Civil society groups Arugaan and the EcoWaste Coalition scored the sale of plastic baby...
AHP launches new health-oriented program
On July 22, 2021, the Adventist Hospital Palawan (AHP) held a simple yet meaningful ceremony celebrating “A Healthy Palawenyo’s”...
Nonprofit groups launch reproductive health toolkit
Two nonprofit groups launched on Friday a resource book on reproductive health aimed at helping women and the youth...
U.S. donates HIV prevention drugs, joins revitalized fight
The Philippine Department of Health received 20,000 bottles of HIV preventive medications, often known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), from...
