Palawan News Team
BBM vouches Philippine Navy account on the Pag-asa rocket debris incident
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., has expressed concern over China’s outright denial of Palawan authorities’ narrative report on a recent incident off Pag-asa Island in...
U.S. gov’t scales up support to the Philippines’ territorial claims in...
US Vice President Kamala Harris wrapped up her visit to Puerto Princesa City on Tuesday iterating Washington’s support to the Philippine government in asserting...
Socrates turns back JTR challenge as admin ticket dominates local polls
(UPDATED) The Commission on Elections on Tuesday proclaimed current vice governor Victorino Dennis Socrates as the winning candidate for the Palawan governorship, capping a...
Palawan faces bleak Christmas while recovering from Odette
Christmas will not be a season for Noche Buena and gifts in seriously Odette-affected areas in Puerto Princesa City and Palawan province, but rather...
Palawan, PPC now a national priority in vaccine rollout
Puerto Princesa and the rest of Palawan will be designated by the National Inter-Agency Task Force (NIATF) as a priority in its ongoing vaccination...
Sinovac vaccines for Palawan frontliners arrive
A total of 5,260 anti-COVID vaccines arrived on Friday (March 5) at the Antonio Bautista Air Base (ABAB), a military airbase located in Barangay...
Two travelers to Palawan in trouble for faking RT-PCR test results
Two individuals were apprehended in El Nido town on Tuesday upon arrival for entering the town using tampered RT-PCR test results. They are facing possible...
Brooke’s Point records another COVID-19 case
Dr. Lovelyn Sotoza, the town's municipal health officer told Palawan News the patient is a 24-year old male who is a LSI whose result was released Monday morning.
DepEd Palawan insists Bayubay not officially suspended
After vacating her office in mid-December to go on official leave, Bayubay reported for work Tuesday afternoon. She was also reported to have issued several department memoranda before her return.
Suspended DepEd chief back at Palawan division office
Bayubay was seen in her office and held a meeting with department personnel the same day the Provincial Board passed a resolution calling for her permanent replacement.
Sharp hike in COVID-19 cases during the week of November 23-28
Total active cases in the province have risen from last week’s nine cases to 23, with 11 patients in Puerto Princesa City and 12 for the municipalities.
New COVID-19 patient in Cagayancillo violated quarantine protocols
The patient, identified only as a “prominent person” and a public official, was not reported by townspeople to have violated protocols, possibly out of fear.
