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3 weeks ago | 
palawan-news.com | Helen Mae Padrones
To strengthen its institutional branding, Western Philippines University (WPU) has made notable changes to its June 2025 graduation ceremonies, including the adoption of new attire and relocating the event from Puerto Princesa City to its main campus in Aborlan. “Sometimes people forget kasi na this is where our roots are. WPU was founded originally as an agricultural school for the Tagbanuas.
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3 weeks ago | 
palawan-news.com | Helen Mae Padrones
Western Philippines University unveiled on June 1 its new graduation regalia, which replaces the traditional black toga robes with a sash or sablay embroidered with cultural emblems. The university said the move symbolizes continuous advancements in both their internal management and external branding. The administration at Western Philippines University (WPU), according to Information Officer II Lara Palay, has long discussed the change. “Actually, this is not a new idea sa university.
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4 weeks ago | 
palawan-news.com | Helen Mae Padrones
Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corporation (RTNMC)’s community development arm recently trained members of the indigenous community in Barangay Taratak, Bataraza, in food production to help supplement their livelihoods. Adz Adjimin, RTNMC’s Community Development Coordinator, said that 12 women from Sitio Gamayon in Brgy. Taratak participated in the Sugar-Preserved Food Making training held on May 19–20, 2025.
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1 month ago | 
palawan-news.com | Helen Mae Padrones
The recent morbidity week report by Vector Borne MIMAROPA revealed that the island municipality of Coron has surpassed Bataraza and Roxas in the number of confirmed dengue cases this year as of May 29, with 294 cases confirmed by hospitals and rural health units in the area.
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1 month ago | 
palawan-news.com | Helen Mae Padrones
A decade after a massive wildlife rescue in southern Palawan exposed the illegal trafficking of nearly 4,000 turtles, the Katala Foundation Inc. has released the captive-bred descendants of those survivors back into the wilds, marking a milestone in the fight to save the critically endangered Palawan forest turtles. On World Turtle Day, Katala Foundation, Inc. (KFI) released them into their natural habitats in Roxas, in the hopes of repopulating the species’ diminishing numbers in the wild.
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1 month ago | 
palawan-news.com | Helen Mae Padrones
Engr. Jesus Mikhail Catain donated his self-published medieval fantasy series, I, Nameless, to the Puerto Princesa City Library this May as a way of giving back to the local reading community and encouraging others to rediscover the joy of reading in print. I, Nameless is Catain’s debut novel series, self-published through Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) and available to read via Kindle Unlimited.
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1 month ago | 
palawan-news.com | Helen Mae Padrones
Marianne Lourdes Miguel Leonor was named one of the awardees for the 2025 Award for Promoting Philippines-China Understanding (APPCU), recognizing her 13 years of work as an English teacher in China as an example of strong working relations between the two countries through cultural exchange in education. She was recognized as a distinguished awardee of the 5th China-Philippines Mutual Understanding Award, which she will receive during the APPCU ceremony at the Manila Hotel on June 3.
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1 month ago | 
palawan-news.com | Helen Mae Padrones
Like most pre-service teachers, Sherilyn Cordova, who ranked 5th in the March 2025 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers for Elementary Education, took the exam after a requisite review period following graduation. Her drive went beyond a simple wish for a license; for her, the exam was a chance at redemption. Sherilyn enrolled in the Education course in 2019 under the Secondary program during her first year at Palawan State University.
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1 month ago | 
palawan-news.com | Helen Mae Padrones
Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corporation (RTNMC) held a Career Talk for its mining scholars recently, the first of two sessions to be held in 2025. The initiative in April aims to guide high school scholars in proceeding with their course programs in a timely manner.
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1 month ago | 
palawan-news.com | Helen Mae Padrones
When Nischelle Sagucio began her path toward a career, becoming a teacher was far from her list. However, a series of small choices led to her 92.80% rating in the March 2025 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers, landing her 6th among Secondary Teachers in the country. For Nischelle, the love of teaching came as a slow burn rather than an instant fire, as she had started her teaching journey due to her natural inclination toward the sciences.
