Palawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region. Its capital is Puerto Princesa City, and it is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction. The islands of Palawan stretch from Mindoro in the northeast to Borneo in the southwest. It lies between the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea. The province is named after its largest island, Palawan Island, measuring 450 kilometers (280 mi) long, and 50 kilometers (31 mi) wide. Palawan is composed of the long and narrow Palawan Island, plus a number of other smaller islands surrounding the main island. The Calamianes Group of Islands, to the northwest consists of Busuanga Island, Culion Island, and Coron Island. Durangan Island almost touches the westernmost part of Palawan Island, while Balabac Island is located off the southern tip, separated from Borneo by the Balabac Strait. In addition, Palawan covers the Cuyo Islands in the Sulu Sea. The disputed Spratly Islands, located a few...
Palawan River tops latest New 7 Wonders Poll
The Puerto Princesa Underground River has topped the latest poll of the New 7 Wonders of the World Campaign.
In its latest rankings, the Palawan subterranean river was chosen by 58.38 percent of females who joined the online poll, with 41.62 percent of the voters comprised of males.
The underground river is battling 27 other natural wonders worldwide, many of them in Europe and Latin America.
Apprised of the latest results, Puerto Princesa City Mayor Edward S. Hagedorn said the support of the people of Palawan and many Filipinos worldwide was essential in copping the top place in the latest online poll, which has already reached millions of people globally.
Among the other contestants are the Dead Sea, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Maldives, Grand Canyon, Jeju Island, Bay of Fundy, Black Forest, Iguazu Falls, Angel Falls, Yushan, Uluru, Galapagos, Milford Sound, Bu Tinah Island, Great Barrier Reef, Halong Bay, Komodo, Amazon, Vesuvius, Table Mountain, Masurian Lake District and Mud Volcano.
Hagedorn urged all Filipinos here and abroad to continue supporting the campaign of the Puerto Princesa Underground River to win the top slot in the contest for the New 7 Wonders of the World.
PHOTOS OF PALAWAN FESTIVAL
MASKARA FESTIVAL
MassKara Festival is a colorful and one of the most celebrated week-long festival held yearly in Bacolod City. The festival features a street dance competition which is participated by Schools and Barangay’s.
Sangyaw Festival
The Sangyaw Festival was created by former first Lady Imelda Marcos and will be revived this year 2008 by her nephew, Mayor Alfred Romualdez.
Sangyaw means to herald the news. Held every 29th of June or a day before the ciy fiesta of Tacloban.
The Sangyaw was replaced by the Pintados festival when the Marcoses were booted out of Malacanang. Now that the Sangyaw will be revived Tacloban will celebrate not one but two festivals, the Pintados on June 27 and the Sangyaw Festival on June 29.
Kaogma Festival
The Kaogma Festival is a grand celebration festival of Camarines Sur, commemorating its foundation of the province, with events all over and a weeklong celebration of fun, happiness, cheers showcasing all its beauty. Finally Mommy Cortez mentioned that beautiful places produces beautiful people. I certainly believe that, the Philippines as a whole, produced the very best and beautiful people especially their smiles and wonderful, cheerful and energetic hospitality is the best in the world.
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