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2 weeks ago | 
palawan-news.com | Rachel Ganancial
Hairan Bairulla recalled how challenging it was to make ends meet while supporting the education of her seven children in Bataraza town, Palawan. While her husband works as a market collector, she dedicates her time to being a hands-on mother and full-time housewife. Their family enrolled in the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in 2009, receiving financial assistance for their needs. “Sobra, mahirap ang pinagdaanan ko bilang magulang.
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3 weeks ago | 
palawan-news.com | Rachel Ganancial
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has reminded candidates in the recently-concluded 2025 midterm polls to submit their Statements of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCEs) on June 11. DILG Palawan Local Government Operations Officer Leny Escaro-Alcantara said that both winning and losing candidates of the national and local elections should file the SOCE to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC).
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1 month ago | 
palawan-news.com | Rachel Ganancial
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Palawan continues to push for stronger compliance among small enterprises with food safety standards, aiming to boost consumer confidence and enhance the export potential of local products. DTI Palawan Trade and Development Specialist and Information Officer Francis Ian Uapal said the department has observed a growing number of establishments aligning with these standards.
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1 month ago | 
palawan-news.com | Rachel Ganancial
Construction has commenced on the ₱36.9 million regional Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Innovation Center of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), which aims to enhance learning innovation and improve the quality of work in MIMAROPA. Secretary Jose Francisco Benitez said the skills training provided by the center will help drive innovation in the tourism, hospitality management, and agriculture sectors to meet growing demand.
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1 month ago | 
palawan-news.com | Rachel Ganancial
Recalling the memories of war takes immense bravery to put into words, and it goes beyond what Evelyn Manlavi-Opeda’s father did to help Palaweños remember the past. In February 1976, guerrilla movement member Diokno Manlavi published a book to tell what most of us no longer had the chance to witness—World War II. Decades ago, Opeda had no idea that her father was journaling his memories of the war.
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2 months ago | 
palawan-news.com | Rachel Ganancial
Most of the stories passed down to Ronald Belen by his grandfather, Capt. Vicente Belen, revolve around the journey of the latter in assisting General Douglas MacArthur and his team as they slipped out of Corregidor on PT boats in March 1942. He flew to Australia to reach Melbourne, where he made his famous promise, “I shall return,” to the Filipino people. His grandfather served as an administrative officer, who was responsible for the food supply.
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Mar 28, 2025 | 
palawan-news.com | Rachel Ganancial
The Department of Tourism is urging local governments to partner with the academe in producing verified narratives to further add value to cultural and heritage sites in the region. DOT MIMAROPA Director Roberto Alabado III said that partnerships are an important formula in tourism. Academic studies, particularly from state universities and colleges (SUCs) in every province, could also provide guidance to DOT. “Ito ay isang mahalagang formula sa turismo.
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Mar 27, 2025 | 
palawan-news.com | Rachel Ganancial
Palawan government offices are expected to have access to the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s (DICT) national broadband network next year. Known as GovNet (Government Network), it is a project under DICT’s National Broadband Program (NBP), which aims to provide high-speed internet to government agencies and offices, schools, and hospitals.
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Mar 8, 2025 | 
palawan-news.com | Rachel Ganancial
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) conducts a month-long electoral board (EB) training in Palawan to boost their confidence in performing their tasks as frontliners for the national and local elections on May 12. Lawyer Percival Mendoza, the provincial election supervisor, said that members of the electoral board have to deal with the automated counting machine (ACM) as well as voters on election day.
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
palawan-news.com | Rachel Ganancial
Barangays in Palawan are pushing to expand the requirements for new mining operation applications at the barangay level, in line with their support for a proposed mining moratorium ordinance in the province. Liga ng mga Barangay president Ferdinand Zaballa said barangays are “lax” in implementing application requirements at their level. About 367 barangays in Palawan support this move, for which implementing rules and regulations (IRR) remain under review. “Very relaxed kasi ang barangay.
