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(Eagle News)–Palawan’s Puerto Princesa has confirmed its first COVID-19 case. Mayor Lucilo Bayron said in a Facebook message on Sunday, April 26, that the patient was admitted to the hospital on April 14. “Nakunan siya ng swab test bago siya pumanaw at naipadala ito sa Research Institute for Tropical Medicine ngunit hindi kaagad lumabas ang resulta at kagabi lang nalaman na siya ay positibo,” he said. The patient died on April 21. Another patient showing […]
(Eagle News)–A rainfall advisory has been hoisted over parts of Palawan due to a low pressure area off Negros Oriental. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said light to moderate with occasional heavy rains are affecting Sofronio Española in particular. PAGASA said these may continue for two to three hours and may affect nearby areas. “The public and the disaster risk reduction and management council concerned are advised to monitor the weather condition […]
By Agence France Presse A huge saltwater crocodile killed a Philippines fisherman after snatching him from his boat, local authorities said Thursday, the latest in a series of attacks terrorizing a remote southern island. The 20-year-old was taken by a 4.9-metre (16-foot) crocodile late Tuesday as he and a colleague sailed back to the island of Balabac after a day of fishing, regional police spokesman Socrates Faltado told AFP. The next day residents found […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine Coast Guard rescued 30 people aboard a motor boat which drifted in the vicinity of waters off the Royal Captain Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on Friday night. The Coast Guard said that the 30 passengers aboard the Motor Launch Hadzraima which was headed for Pagasa island made a distress call at 7:01p.m. that was received by the Coast Guard district of Palawan. The passengers were all residents […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has ruled Palawan was not entitled to a share in the proceeds derived from the Camago-Malampaya project. In granting the national government’s petition for a reversal of the December 16,2005 decision of the Palawan regional trial court, and in denying the petition for review filed by Catholic bishop Arigo Pedro Dulay the SC argued the reservoir, in the first place, was not within the territorial jurisdiction of the province. […]
(Eagle News) — Target ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources na tuluyan nang alisin ang anumang uri ng business establishments sa mga sikat na tourist spot gaya sa El Nido, Palawan. Ayon kay DENR MIMAROPA Regional Executive Director Henry Adornado, ipapatupad ito sa mga easement zones at forestland sa lugar alinsunod na rin sa ibinigay na direktiba ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Partikular na aayusin ng opisyal ang Bacuit Bay bago matapos ang taon. Bunsod […]
(Eagle News) — “Legitimate industry stakeholders” such as hotels and resorts, among others, will suffer the most from cancellation of bookings and reservations in El Nido and Coron, Palawan if they are closed for rehabilitation, thePhilippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said. In a statement, the PCCI said a closure, which the government undertook in Boracay, will “also affect a lot of local livelihoods and jobs.” According to PCCI, “tourist arrival in El Nido […]
(Eagle News)—–President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, Nov. 11, urged Palawan officials and residents to be wary of the number of tourists visiting the island, and to not allow hotels to be built near the easement. “Wag ninyong i-overload. Bantay kayo diyan,” he said. He also required hotels to put up their own water treatment facility to ensure that their waste does not go straight to the waters. “Do not allow ‘yung mga hotels near sa […]
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (Eagle News) – Arestado ang isang 36 anyos na lalaki makaraang mahulihan sa isang monitoring checkpoint sa Brgy. Sta. Lourdes na may mga kargang frozen wild animals sa minamaneho nitong truck. Ang naarestong suspek ay kinilalang si Joshue Arellano na mula umano sa Jolo Roxas, Palawan. Nakumpiska mula sa kaniya ang 21 frozen Philippine Pangolin o Balintong, dalawang sea turtles at apat na kilo ng kaliskis ng Balintong. Nakumpiska din […]
(Eagle News)—–A state of calamity has been declared in El Nido, Palawan due to flooding caused by heavy rains in the area these past few days. “Many families were evacuated due to floods,” the Philippine Information Authority-Mimaropa said in a post. According to PIA-Mimaropa, the barangays that were “badly affected” were Villa Libertad, Bucana, Masagana, New Ibajay, Aberawan. “Josie” and “Henry” enhanced the southwest monsoon in recent weeks, bringing heavy rains in several parts of the […]
(Eagle News) – Hindi tatanggapin ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang anumang panukala upang mapagbigyan ang hiling na makapagtayo ng isang underwater park sa Palawan. Ayon kay Environment Undersecretary Jonas Leones, malabong aprubahan ng gobyerno ang planong pagtatayo ng Coral World Underwater Park. Bukod dito, napakarami aniyang mga papeles ang kanilang aayusin upang tuluyan silang payagan na matuloy ang proyekto. Pinagdiinan ito ni Leones kasunod ng pinaigting na kampanya ng pamahalaan na […]
(Eagle News) — Nagbigay ng deadline ang mga opisyal ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) upang baklasin ang mga iligal na istruktura sa Coron, Palawan. Ayon sa DENR-MIMAROPA, itinakda nila hanggang sa katapusan ng buwan o Mayo 30 ang deadline sa pag-aalis ng mga istruktura na itinayo sa isla at malapit sa easement zones. Noong Abril, nagbigay na ng abiso ang DENR na bakantehin na ang isla sa Barangay Tagumpay, Poblacion 1, Poblacion […]
