The Palawan province in the Philippines has voted for a 50-year ban on new mining permits, aiming to protect its unique ...

Chinese internet users have sparked controversy by claiming the Philippine province of Palawan as part of China, prompting ...

Palawan Island is one of the largest and most prominent islands in the Philippines, located in the western part of the ...

The provincial government of Palawan has approved a 50-year extendible mining moratorium with no opposition from Board Members on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, barring new mining applications while ...

THE National Security Council (NSC) on Tuesday called on the Filipino people and the international community to remain ...

The ordinance is a clear legal expression of Palawan’s opposition to mining, which the Marcos administration and the DENR must fully respect,' says Alyansa Tigil Mina national coordinator Jaybee Garga ...

Nationalists on Chinese social media cite the 14th-century voyages of eunuch Admiral Zheng. He is the basis for their claim.

The Philippine Navy on Tuesday called “baseless” and “totally absurd” claims on Chinese social media that Palawan used to ...

A number of Chinese social media users claim Palawan was originally called Zheng He Island and that its name has been ...

The National Historical Commission of the Philippines says the claim is ‘baseless and inaccessible historical fiction.’ ...

The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) strongly condemned and refuted claims from Chinese citizens who ...

The local government in a resource-rich Philippine province has unanimously voted in favour of a 50-year ban on new mining permits, a decision its supporters said cannot be overridden by Manila.