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1 week ago | 
palawan-news.com | Helen Mae Padrones
A Senate inquiry on Tuesday featuring the Commission on Elections revealed targeted cyberattacks via foreign disinformation campaigns interfering with the country’s election season, with some members pushing for more protection in the country’s digital space against foreign interference.
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1 week ago | 
palawan-news.com | Helen Mae Padrones
The Department of Social Welfare and Development broke ground on the Philippines’ first Agricultural Camp for Children in Conflict with the Law on May 7 at Inagawan Sub-Colony, the first rehabilitation center of its kind for troubled youths in the country. The Agricultural Camp (AgriCamp) for Children in Conflict with the Law (CICL) is a 10-hectare project to be built near Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm, estimated to finish this year.
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1 week ago | 
palawan-news.com | Helen Mae Padrones
The Palaweño youth needs to build up research and critical thinking skills, concluded several local educators who noted a gradual decay of skills relating to comprehension and literacy in their learners, even before the April 30 report given to the Commission on Education said that 18 million Filipino high school graduates could not understand what they read.
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1 week ago | 
palawan-news.com | Helen Mae Padrones
Western Philippines University engaged with a Malaysian university to install a reverse osmosis system in Roxas as part of a weeklong educational tour held from April 25 to 30, supporting a regional effort to aid community development through research and technology.
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2 weeks ago | 
palawan-news.com | Helen Mae Padrones
The district jail in Narra recently launched the “Gulayan ng Pag-asa”, a hydroponics-based farming project aimed at providing persons deprived of liberty with skills in sustainable agriculture. It is an initiative between the Narra District Jail (NDJ) and the Rotaract Club of Puerto Princesa City.
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2 weeks ago | 
palawan-news.com | Helen Mae Padrones
Palawan Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) chief Abigail Ablaña stated this Tuesday that the local shelter for children in conflict with the law (CICLs) has already surpassed its maximum capacity. Ablaña said that currently, Bahay Pag-asa has 58 CICLs under their care, exceeding the facility’s 32-person limit.
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2 weeks ago | 
palawan-news.com | Helen Mae Padrones
Mental health concerns among young people in Puerto Princesa have become a serious concern, with recent assessments showing that 8% of students screened are struggling with self-harm thoughts, according to the Department of Education in the city.
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3 weeks ago | 
palawan-news.com | Helen Mae Padrones
Environmental organizations involved in preserving Palawan’s biodiversity stated on Tuesday that the idea of Palawan being fully resilient to the effects of climate change compared to other places in the country is a misconception, as its Biosphere Reserve status does not shield it from being affected by rising global temperatures.
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3 weeks ago | 
palawan-news.com | Helen Mae Padrones
In a viral Facebook post on April 22, a woman recounted how a small tear on her father’s passport botched her family vacation, revealing potential mismanagement on the part of the airline. Diana Natividad posted on her Facebook page about their experience boarding a flight to Bali, Indonesia, on Cebu Pacific’s Flight 5J279 on April 15. Her family was taking the final steps toward boarding when an immigration officer noticed a small tear on her father’s passport and blocked them from proceeding.
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1 month ago | 
palawan-news.com | Helen Mae Padrones
The nation’s weather monitoring bureau released the iHEATMAP as an online heat index monitoring platform, allowing the public to access real-time heat index data through their own devices. The Department of Science and Technology through the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (DOST-PAGASA) launched Interactive Heat Index Mapping and Prediction (iHeatMap) on April 4.
