The local government in a resource-rich Philippine province has unanimously voted in favour of a 50-year ban on new mining ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 Chinese government has not publicly staked a claim to Palawan. While the Chinese platforms are not official government ...

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