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The Provincial Board of Canvassers proclaimed the result of the plebiscite on Tuesday, March 16. “On the basis of the foregoing, we hereby proclaim to ratify the division of the province of palawan pursuant to Republic Act 11259 was rejected and disapproved on the basis of the votes cast in the province of Palawan on March 13, 2021,” the PBOC said. Based on the statement of votes by municipality, the “no” votes won in 19 municipalities namely: Narra, Brooke’s Point, El Nido, Aborlan, Sofronio Espanola, San Vicente, Tagaytay, Roxas, Balabac, Quezon, Dumaran, Araceli, Linapacan, Co...

(Photo from COMELEC Commissioner Rowena Guanzon) Data released by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) showed that of the eight municipalities already canvassed, the “no” votes has a total of 75,075 compared to the 68,198 “yes” votes. A total of 23 Palawan municipalities participated in the March 13 plebiscite. The “no” votes won in the municipalities of Narra, Brooke’s Point, El Nido, Aborlan, Sofronio Espanola, and San Vicente while in Rizal, and Bataraza the “yes” vote won. Data from the Comelec also showed there were a total of 144,822 votes cast out of the 238,972 regi...

endIndex: On March 13, residents of Palawan will gather to the polls to vote on whether they approve or reject the move to split the province into three. (FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 12) — On March 13, residents of Palawan gather to the polls to vote on whether they approve or reject the move to split the province into three. Here's what you need to know about this historic event. The Palawan plebiscite is the first voting event in the country to take place in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic with the implementation of minimum health protocols. The Commission on ...

Published March 5, 2021, 5:00 AM Diversified engineering conglomerate DMCI Holdings, Inc. reported a 44 percent drop in consolidated net income to P5.9 billion last year from the P10.5 billion earned in 2019.  In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said the decline was largely attributable to the strict quarantine restrictions and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Excluding non-recurring items in 2020 and 2019, core net income fell 47 percent year-on-year from P12.4 billion to P6.6 billion. DMCI Holdings logo (Photo courtesy of www.dmciholdings.com/) These cons...

Published February 20, 2021, 1:58 PM Police have arrested a 92-year old man after he was accused of sexually assaulting a minor in Aborlan town of Palawan. The Philippine National Police (PNP) would not reveal specific details due to the sensitivity of rape cases but it said the old man was already charged with two counts of statutory rape by sexual assault. Ironically, the suspect is known in their community as Lolo Anghel. A report reaching Camp Crame said the arrest of the suspect was based on the arrest warrant issued by Regional Trial Court Branch 47 in Puerto Princesa City. The arrest w...