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Province

Palawan

Palawan is a province in the MIMAROPA region of Luzon, Philippines. Its population was 968,795 in the 2024 census, and it has 1 city and 23 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 8, 2026
Two steep limestone islands draped in green rising from clear turquoise water, with an outrigger boat in the channel between them.
Limestone islands at the mouth of a lagoon in Bacuit Bay, El Nido.Photo: “Island lagoon in Bacuit Bay, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines” by Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene.

  • PeopleSources

    968,795

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 25.5% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    1st

    of the 5 provinces of MIMAROPA by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 30 of every 100 people in MIMAROPA lived in Palawan in 2024 (29.85%)

  • Inside itSources

    24

    cities and municipalities

    433 barangays

  • LandSources

    13,511.74 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Palawan's land would fill a square about 116.2 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 72 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 1 person per 1 hectares if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    246,439

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.9 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    39.4%

    About 39 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
1705300000[4]Formerly 175300000

People

Palawan had 968,795 people in the 2024 census, up 25.5% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Palawan had the most people of the 5 provinces of MIMAROPA in 2024[1]
  1. 1Palawan968,795
  2. 2Oriental Mindoro919,504
  3. 3Occidental Mindoro511,417
  4. 4Romblon302,824
  5. 5Marinduque226,522
All 5 provinces of MIMAROPA
Of every 100 people in Palawan in 2024[1]

The PSA counts Palawan without Puerto Princesa City, which is a highly urbanized city and is counted on its own, as in every province.[1]

Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 31 of every 100 are children under 15 (31.4%)
  • About 63 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.1%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.5%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 586,59944,78941,810
5 - 9103,70853,93449,774
10 - 14112,84158,13054,711
15 - 19100,55052,27548,275
20 - 2488,62445,25443,370
25 - 2978,61140,06238,549
30 - 3472,32837,33934,989
35 - 3961,55131,98629,565
40 - 4455,95529,48026,475
45 - 4948,05925,52622,533
50 - 5441,99922,29519,704
55 - 5933,31517,43215,883
60 - 6429,06015,23513,825
65 - 6921,56810,79810,770
70 - 7414,8757,1667,709
75 - 798,7453,9454,800
80 - 845,0412,0702,971
85 and over3,4071,1752,232

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
968,795[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
246,439[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.9 on average[1, 2]
Share of MIMAROPA, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
29.85%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
39.4% (381,333 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
498,891 men, 467,945 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024968,795[1, 2]0.74% a year246,4393.9
2020as of May 1, 2020939,594[1]2.14% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015849,469[1]1.84% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010771,667[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then682,152[38]1.94% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders593,500[38, 39]3.26% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then510,909[38]3.01% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then436,140[38]3.42% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then311,548[38]4.14% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then254,356[38]5.06% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then198,861[38]3.52% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then139,544[38]———

Cities and municipalities

Palawan is made up of 23 municipalities and Puerto Princesa City, with 433 barangays in all. Puerto Princesa City lies within it but governs itself apart from the province.
Colour byColours the map of Palawan by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Aborlan: 39,972 people, 62 per km², 0.76% a yearAgutaya: 13,351 people, 425 per km², 0.89% a yearAraceli: 14,554 people, 82 per km², 0.20% a yearBalabac: 42,662 people, 76 per km², 0.08% a yearBataraza: 87,384 people, 97 per km², 0.54% a yearBrooke's Point: 76,715 people, 66 per km², 0.87% a yearBusuanga: 26,974 people, 73 per km², 1.25% a yearCagayancillo: 7,164 people, 282 per km², 0.96% a yearPuerto Princesa City: 316,384 people, 154 per km², 0.72% a yearCoron: 69,439 people, 116 per km², 1.28% a yearCulion: 23,985 people, 54 per km², 0.79% a yearCuyo: 24,702 people, 900 per km², 1.21% a yearDr. Jose P. Rizal: 59,040 people, 36 per km², 1.21% a yearDumaran: 23,795 people, 44 per km², 0.27% a yearEl Nido: 51,367 people, 87 per km², 0.41% a yearLinapacan: 16,782 people, 101 per km², 0.52% a yearMagsaysay: 13,273 people, 272 per km², 1.25% a yearNarra: 80,572 people, 96 per km², 0.80% a yearQuezon: 68,532 people, 73 per km², 1.17% a yearRoxas: 69,729 people, 61 per km², 0.04% a yearSan Vicente: 33,768 people, 53 per km², 0.19% a yearSofronio Española: 39,371 people, 77 per km², 1.23% a yearTaytay: 85,258 people, 57 per km², 0.54% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 20,000
  • 20,000 to 31,000
  • 31,000 to 45,000
  • 45,000 to 76,000
  • 76,000 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 140
  • 140 to 250
  • 250 to 390
  • 390 to 750
  • 750 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap
Cities and municipalities of Palawan. Each column heading sorts the table.
Kind[1, 7]Share (2024)
AborlanMunicipality39,9724.13%0.76% a year642.85 km²
AgutayaMunicipality13,3511.38%0.89% a year31.41 km²
AraceliMunicipality14,5541.5%0.20% a year177.64 km²
BalabacMunicipality42,6624.4%0.08% a year558.45 km²
BatarazaMunicipality87,3849.02%0.54% a year905.16 km²
Brooke's PointMunicipality76,7157.92%0.87% a year1,157.47 km²
BusuangaMunicipality26,9742.78%1.25% a year367.96 km²
CagayancilloMunicipality7,1640.74%0.96% a year25.42 km²
Puerto Princesa CityHighly urbanized city316,384counted on its own0.72% a year2,048.27 km²
CoronMunicipality69,4397.17%1.28% a year599.96 km²
CulionMunicipality23,9852.48%0.79% a year445.87 km²
CuyoMunicipality24,7022.55%1.21% a year27.46 km²
Dr. Jose P. RizalMunicipality59,0406.09%1.21% a year1,655.86 km²
DumaranMunicipality23,7952.46%0.27% a year534.97 km²
El NidoMunicipality51,3675.3%0.41% a year591.14 km²
KalayaanMunicipality4060.04%19.52% a year0.88 km²
LinapacanMunicipality16,7821.73%0.52% a year166.59 km²
MagsaysayMunicipality13,2731.37%1.25% a year48.85 km²
NarraMunicipality80,5728.32%0.80% a year839.49 km²
QuezonMunicipality68,5327.07%1.17% a year937.60 km²
RoxasMunicipality69,7297.2%0.04% a year1,150.29 km²
San VicenteMunicipality33,7683.49%0.19% a year634.13 km²
Sofronio EspañolaMunicipality39,3714.06%1.23% a year514.50 km²
TaytayMunicipality85,2588.8%0.54% a year1,497.79 km²

Land & Environment

Palawan covers 13,511.74 km² of land, 72 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 2,085 m above the sea and it has 5,991.1 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
13,511.74 km²[7]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
72 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
10.53667° N, 119.47010° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[35]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
182 m
Highest
2,085 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

5,991.1 km of coastline[36]

Rivers[36]

  1. Babuyan River69.3 of 69.6 km
  2. Baracbacan River51.5 km
  3. Inagawan River47.9 of 48.1 km
  4. Lamakan River41.9 km
  5. Rizal River41.2 km
  6. Iwahig River38.8 of 39.0 km
  7. Langogan River37.8 of 38.0 km
  8. Malatgao River34.9 km

The longest inside it: 128 in all.

Lakes[36]

  1. Lake Manguao6.7 km²
  2. Tagbunsaing Lake0.70 km²
  3. Kayangan Lake0.29 km²
  4. Luluyuwan0.19 km²
  5. Tamalahi Lakelagoon0.16 km²

Peaks[36]

  1. Mount Mantalingajan2,086 m
  2. Mount Gantung1,780 m
  3. Mount Victoria1,708 m
  4. Mount Landargun1,655 m
  5. Cleopatra Needle1,593 m
  6. Stripe Peak1,475 m

The highest: 182 in all.

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type I[37]

Two seasons: dry from November to April, wet for the rest of the year, with the heaviest rain from June to September.

Covers about 53 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

Life & Economy

Palawan's economy made ₱157.0 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱158,347 for each person. About 27 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱157.0 billion[22]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱131.0 billion at 2018 prices. It leaves out Puerto Princesa City, which the PSA counts apart.
Growth, 2024–2025
0.5%[23]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱158,347[24]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
27.2% of people[25]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 27 of every 100 people in Palawan lived below the poverty line in 2023 (27.2%)[25]

The PSA's survey puts it between 20.8% and 33.6%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱29,552 a person for the year. As the PSA counts it, without the City of Puerto Princesa.

The PSA notes: Those with CVs higher than 10% in 2023 poverty incidence among population should be used with caution.

Public places

  • 455government offices
  • 86hospitals and health centres
  • 874schools
  • 235places of worship
  • 34markets
  • 73stations and terminals
  • 27parks
  • 112beaches
  • 14monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Each town's page lists its own; this page lists the stations, parks, beaches and monuments.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Palawan” in their name, then one in each of its most populous cities and municipalities.

Stations and terminals72

66 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 24 cities and municipalities of Palawan

Parks26

20 more parks are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 24 cities and municipalities of Palawan

Beaches112

106 more beaches are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 24 cities and municipalities of Palawan

Monuments and memorials14

8 more monuments and memorials are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 24 cities and municipalities of Palawan

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Palawan. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (the provincial board), led by the vice governor. The governor, the vice governor and the board's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[19, 20]

Capital
Puerto Princesa City[4]

3 legislative districtsLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary[21]

Each district elects one member of the House of Representatives. These are the districts as the laws drew them for the 2025 elections.

1st district

2nd district

3rd district

Leaders

The governor and vice governor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Governor
    Amy Roa Alvarez[26]
    Vice governor
    Leoncio Nacasi Ola[26]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Victorino Dennis Macalinao Socrates[27]
    Vice governor
    Leoncio Nacasi Ola[27]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Jose Chaves Alvarez[28]
    Vice governor
    Victorino Dennis Macalinao Socrates[28]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Jose Chaves Alvarez[29]
    Vice governor
    Victorino Dennis Macalinao Socrates[29]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    Jose Chaves Alvarez[30]
    Vice governor
    Victorino Dennis Macalinao Socrates[30]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    Abraham Kahlil Blanco Mitra[31]
    Vice governor
    Clara Espiritu Reyes[31]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Mario Joel Tolentino Reyes[32]
    Vice governor
    David Abadiano Ponce De Leon[32]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Mario Joel Tolentino Reyes[33]
    Vice governor
    David Abadiano Ponce De Leon[33]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Mario Joel T. Reyes[34]
    Vice governor
    David A. Ponce De Leon[34]
Governors and vice governors of Palawan, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Amy Roa Alvarez[26]Leoncio Nacasi Ola[26]
2022–2025Victorino Dennis Macalinao Socrates[27]Leoncio Nacasi Ola[27]
2019–2022Jose Chaves Alvarez[28]Victorino Dennis Macalinao Socrates[28]
2016–2019Jose Chaves Alvarez[29]Victorino Dennis Macalinao Socrates[29]
2013–2016Jose Chaves Alvarez[30]Victorino Dennis Macalinao Socrates[30]
2010–2013Abraham Kahlil Blanco Mitra[31]Clara Espiritu Reyes[31]
2007–2010Mario Joel Tolentino Reyes[32]David Abadiano Ponce De Leon[32]
2004–2007Mario Joel Tolentino Reyes[33]David Abadiano Ponce De Leon[33]
2001–2004Mario Joel T. Reyes[34]David A. Ponce De Leon[34]

History & Identity

Palawan's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Palawan in Now

Created
Organized as the civil Province of Paragua by Act No. 422, enacted 23 June 1902; extended to the whole island by Act No. 747 of 14 May 1903; renamed Palawan by Act No. 1363, enacted 28 June 1905[9, 10, 11]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe province's account gives two roots for the name, both told as belief: the Chinese pa-lao-yu, land of beautiful safe harbour, and the Spanish paragua, umbrella, for the island's shape.[13, 14]

The island and province were long called Paragua. On the advice of the Philippine Committee on Geographical Names, Act No. 1363 changed the name to Palawan on 28 June 1905.[11, 13]

Its story

Spanish missionaries reached Cuyo in 1622 and brought Christianity; in 2023 the province celebrated four hundred years of Christianity in Palawan.[12, 15]

Under Spain it was first the Province of Calamianes, with its capital at Taytay. Because travel was so hard, it was split in 1859 into Castilla and Asturias, and a royal decree of 1862 divided it again, into Calamianes and Paragua; in 1873 the capital of Paragua moved from Taytay to Cuyo.[13, 14]

The Americans set up the civil Province of Paragua on 23 June 1902, with its officials at Cuyo. In 1903 Act No. 747 extended it to the whole island, Balabac and the Cagayanes and made Puerto Princesa the capital, and in 1905 it was renamed Palawan.[9, 10, 11, 13]

Japanese forces occupied Palawan on 18 May 1942, with garrisons at Coron, Puerto Princesa and Iwahig, and guerrillas fought on in three sectors until the Americans freed it in 1945.[13]

In 1978 a presidential decree declared the Kalayaan Island Group, in the South China Sea, Philippine territory and made it a municipality of Palawan.[16]

Republic Act No. 11259 of 2019 would have divided Palawan into three provinces, but in the plebiscite of 2021 the No vote won, and Palawan remains one province.[17, 18]

Timeline

  1. 1622

    Spanish missionaries reach Cuyo.[15]

  2. 1859

    The Province of Calamianes is split into Castilla and Asturias.[13]

  3. 1862

    A royal decree divides the territory into Calamianes and Paragua.[13]

  4. 1873

    The capital of Paragua moves from Taytay to Cuyo.[13]

  5. 23 June 1902

    Act No. 422 sets up the civil Province of Paragua.[9]

  6. 14 May 1903

    Act No. 747 extends the province to the whole island and makes Puerto Princesa the capital.[10]

  7. 28 June 1905

    Act No. 1363 renames Paragua Palawan.[11]

  8. 18 May 1942

    Japanese forces occupy Palawan.[13]

  9. 11 June 1978

    Presidential Decree No. 1596 creates the municipality of Kalayaan.[16]

  10. 5 April 2019

    Republic Act No. 11259 provides for dividing Palawan into three provinces.[17]

  11. 2021

    In a plebiscite, voters reject the division; Palawan stays one province.[18]

Changes since 1977

As the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded them in its list of places.

  1. July to September 2005

    Moved from Region VI (Western Visayas).[40]

Nearby

Palawan shares no land border with another province. Nearest across the water are Occidental Mindoro, Antique, Oriental Mindoro and Iloilo.

How it compares

Palawan beside MIMAROPA, and where it stands among the provinces of MIMAROPA.

Palawan beside MIMAROPA
FigurePalawanMIMAROPARank among the provinces of MIMAROPA
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary968,795[1, 2]3,245,4461st of 5
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.74% a year[1, 2]faster0.13% a year1st of 5
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary72[7]less crowded1125th of 5
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary13,511.74 km²[7]29,063.47 km²1st of 5
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.9[1, 2]about the same3.9not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary39.4%[6]higher36%not ranked

The nearest provinces across the water[3]

  1. Occidental MindoroMIMAROPA65.0 km northeast
  2. AntiqueWestern Visayas67.2 km east
  3. Oriental MindoroMIMAROPA91.8 km northeast
  4. IloiloWestern Visayas94.4 km east

Measured between the two borders where they come closest, on the Earth's surface, across the water. Not a boat or ferry route.

Sources

Page updated October 8, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  7. 7.Philippine Statistics Authority, from the Land Management Bureau (DENR). Population, Land Area, Population Density, and Percent Change in Population Density by Region, Province/Highly Urbanized City, and City/Municipality: 2015, 2020, and 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0221A6DLPD0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  8. 8.OpenStreetMap contributors. Named public places in OpenStreetMap: schools, hospitals and health centres, places of worship, government offices, markets, stations, parks, beaches and monuments, from Geofabrik's extract of the Philippines. Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  9. 9.United States Philippine Commission. Act No. 422: An Act Providing for the Organization of a Provincial Government in the Province of Paragua, and Defining the Limits of That Province. Published June 23, 1902. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  10. 10.Philippine Commission. Act No. 747: An Act to Amend Act Numbered Pour Hundred and Twenty-Two, as Amended, by Defining New Limits for the Province of Paragua, and for Other Purposes. Published May 14, 1903. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  11. 11.Philippine Commission. Act No. 1363: An Act Changing the Name of the Province and Island of Paragua to that of Palawan. Published June 28, 1905. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  12. 12.Provincial Government of Palawan. Pagbabasbas ng restored Governor's Residence at launching ng librong History of Palawan ni Diokno R. Manlavi, pinangunahan ni Gob. Socrates. Published August 23, 2023. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  13. 13.Provincial Government of Palawan. History & Culture (as archived by the Internet Archive on 20 October 2023). Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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  15. 15.Provincial Government of Palawan. History and Culture (2009 site, as archived by the Internet Archive on 5 July 2009). Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  16. 16.Office of the President of the Philippines (Ferdinand E. Marcos). Presidential Decree No. 1596: Declaring Certain Area Part of the Philippine Territory and Providing for Their Government and Administration. Published June 11, 1978. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  17. 17.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 11259: An Act Dividing the Province of Palawan into Three (3) Provinces, Namely: Palawan del Norte, Palawan Oriental, and Palawan del Sur. Published April 5, 2019. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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  30. 30.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
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  32. 32.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 14, 2007 National and Local Elections. Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
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  35. 35.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
  36. 36.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
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