Palawan, officially the Province of Palawan, is an archipelagic province of the Philippines that is located in the region of Mimaropa.
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15 Facts About Palawan
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Palawan is known as the Philippines' Last Frontier and as the Philippines' Best Island.
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Early history of Palawan was determined by a team of researchers led by Robert Bradford Fox.
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Palawan's coastlines were settled by later groups that are now collectively known as "Palawenos".
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Palawan was mentioned as "Pulaoan" or "Polaoan" by Antonio Pigafetta in 1521 during Magellan's expedition.
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In 2005, Palawan was briefly made politically part of Western Visayas or Region VI through Executive Order 429 signed by then-President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on May 23 as a political move to control the province and a response to getting more loans from China.
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In 2001, the residents of Palawan voted in a plebiscite to reject inclusion into an expanded Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
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Several Baptist and other Protestant denominations have a strong presence in Palawan as do the Church of the Foursquare Gospel in the Philippines, and the Seventh-day Adventists.
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Special pioneers from the Witnesses have been preaching to prisoners at the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm in Palawan, and were permitted to build a small Kingdom Hall right on the premises.
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Palawan has one of the richest fishing grounds in the country.
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Unlike most of the Philippines, Palawan is biogeographically part of Sundaland, with a fauna and florarelated to that found in Borneo.
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Dugong numbers have fallen seriously, although Palawan still has a larger population than any other part of the country, and organizations such as Community Centred Conservation are working to end the unsustainable use of marine resources in Palawan and in Philippines.
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The Culion Sanitarium and General Hospital, Ospital ng Palawan, managed and administered by the Department of Health, MMG-PPC Cooperative Hospital, and the Palawan Adventist Hospital are located in Puerto Princesa.
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Port of Puerto Princesa is the main port on Palawan, serving both cargo and passenger traffic to the island.
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Palawan earned the third spot in the annual Conde Nast Traveler readers' choice awards for top islands to visit in 2021.
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