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	Encyclopedia: Palawan
		Aborlan is a municipality in the province of Palawan in the Philippines.
		Balabac is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines.
		Busuanga is a municipality in the province of Palawan in the Philippines.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Palawan (2065 words)

	Palawan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The islands of Palawan stretches from Mindoro to Borneo in the southwest.
		Palawan on 2001 rejected by virtue of a referendum to be a part of Autonomus Region of Muslim Mindanao.
		Palawan, formerly part of Region IV-B (MIMAROPA) of the Luzon Group, was moved to Region VI (Western Visayas) on May 23, 2005 by virtue of Executive Order 429.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palawan (395 words)

	The Provincial Profile of Palawan
		In 1705, the Sultan of Sulu purportedly ceded Palawan to the Spaniards.
		The Molbogs are indigenous to Palawan and concentrate in the island of Balabac.
		The Pala'wan and the Tau't batu are found in the south, the Bataks live in isolated communities in the northeast.
	www.geocities.com /lppsec/pp/palawan.htm (1505 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Palawan rain forests (IM0143)
		Balabac, Palawan, and the Calamian Islands also provide habitat for an endemic subspecies of the bearded pig (Sus barbatus ahoenobarbus), another subspecies of which is widely distributed in the Greater Sundas.
		Palawan's forests are of low commercial value because of the small number of dipterocarps, and until the last twenty years Palawan's forests were ignored in favor of the more valuable forests of Luzon and Mindanao.
		The Palawan binturong is hunted for meat and as pets, and the pangolin is hunted for its hide (Quinnell and Balmford 1988).
	worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/im/im0143_full.html (2184 words)

	Native Revival
		The tree, he recalls, literally bled to death as red sap oozed from the trunk and flowed down to the muddy sea.
		In February, the group was granted a Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title (CADT) for 34,400 hectares of land, mangroves and ancestral waters in Balabac.
		Armed with a CADT, the Pala'wan tribe scored a victory when they booted out rattan and almaciga concessionaires who had sucked out the profits from the forest in Rizal town in southern Palawan, says executive director Dionesia Banua of the Nagkakaisang Tribu ng Palawan or Natripal.
	www.pcij.org /imag/EarthWatch/native.html (647 words)

	Things to Do and see in Palawan... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		A historical landmark in Brooke's Point, Port Miller is a cemented water tank constructed as a source of potable water for the natives and the settlers of the municipality.
		One of Palawan's indigenous groups, the Bataks are mountain people who dwell in the river valleys north of the provincial capital.
		A grand celebration of the founding of the civil government of Palawan, its highlights are the LGU Trade and Food Fair, and colorful parade with participation from the different municipalities and private sectors, featuring the ethnic groups and the coronation of Ms.
	www.lorenzodentalclinic.com /palawan_things2do.html (3131 words)

	PALAWAN TRAVEL INFORMATION
		Palawan, the country's last environmental frontier, is blessed with 1780 islands and islets most of which have irregular coastlines that make excellent harbors.
		Palawan is surrounded by a coral shelf that abounds with varied and colorful marine life, hence the island province has been declared a nature sanctuary.
		Palawan is appoximately 586 kilorneters southwest of Manila.
	www.asiatravel.com /palainfo.html (2376 words)

	Philippine Directory, Philippine Directories Online - directory of the philippines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		A lecture on Palawan pre-history, the archeology of Tabon caves; the ethnology (study of different tribes) of Palawan, and other related information are presented here.
		Palawan Museum - Under the management and supervision of the Natural Historical Foundation of Palawan and City of Puerto Princesa, Inc., it is an institution that showcases the history, culture, music, arts, and crafts of Palawan.
		Palawan Butterfly Garden - It is the home of different species of butterflies endemic to the province, also found in Southeast Asia.
	directoryphilippines.com /provcenter/provcenter_tourist.php?p=PALAWAN (2575 words)

	Encyclopedia: Coron, Palawan
		Coron is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines.
		According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 32,243 people in 6,264 households.
		Both islands are part of the Calamian Group of Islands in northern Palawan.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Coron,-Palawan (691 words)

	Palawan (PalLepFarm, textonly)
		Palawan has always been known, maybe especially so, among naturalists as a remote, mysterious and dangerous island of swampy tropical forests with innumerable malaria-carrying mosquitoes.
		Palawan is the third biggest island in the Philippines and covers an area of about 14.800 sq.km.
		Palawan supposedly has a population growth rate more than the double of the national average [and this can mainly be attributed to the large number of immigrants].
	jove.prohosting.com /plepfarm/textonly/palawan.htm (2575 words)

	Palawan -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
		Palawan is long and narrow and trends northeast-southwest between the South China and Sulu seas.
		The Balabac-Bugsuk group of islands off the southern tip is a remnant of a land bridge that connected Palawan and Borneo during the Pleistocene Epoch (1,600,000 to 10,000 years ago); for this reason the animal life and vegetation are more closely related to those of Borneo than to those of the other Philippine islands.
		Palawan's long, irregular coastline is fringed with coral reefs and has numerous offshore islets.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article?tocId=9058066 (960 words)

	Native Titles Spark Indigenous Revival
		In the municipality of Rizal in southern Palawan, for instance, a major victory of the Pala’wan tribe that obtained a CADC for 15,000 hectares was the removal of rattan and almaciga concessionaires who profited for many years from the forest’s resources, says executive director Dionesia Banua of the Nagkakaisang Tribu ng Palawan or Natripal.
		Balabac is notorious for being one of Palawan’s few “lawless” places.
		The island’s original inhabitants, the Molbog have a special affinity to mangroves as their name is derived from malubog na tubig or the muddy water where the trees thrive.
	www.pcij.org /stories/2001/cadt.html (1908 words)

	Palawan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Palawan is an island province of the Philippines locatedin the MIMAROPA region in Luzon.
		Palawan consists of the long and narrow Palawan Island, plus a number of other smaller islands surrounding the main island.The Calamian Group, 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 thesouthern tip, separated from Borneo by the Balabac Strait.
	www.therfcc.org /palawan-139305.html (256 words)

	Palawan Page
		Palawan also offers a wide variety of activities for the more adventurous visitor: you can try jungle expeditions, searching for gold, cave exploring, diving, trekking, arching for shipwrecks or living like Robinson Crusoe, among other things.
		The northernmost part of Palawan consists of the Calamian Group, whose main islands are Busuanga, Culion and Coron.
		Their economic, cultural, social and political influence on the entire province is considerable and is the reason for Cuyo's reputation as a center of traditional culture.
	web.1asphost.com /filcom/13L-PhilBestPlace-Palawan.htm (1844 words)

	Chapter 5.5- Action Plan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Bearded pigs are also reported to be intensively hunted on Palawan, though precise data is lacking on their range there and any future fieldwork on this island is likely to be seriously compromised by the presence of armed rebels.
		Palawan still supports the highest percentage (59%) of forest cover of any of the larger islands in the Philippines, although almost all of the island's forests are subject to logging operations, despite their low commercial value (Quinnell and Bamford, 1988).
		Palawan is being rapidly deforested for timber extraction and agricultural expansion.
	www.iucn.org /themes/ssc/sgs/pphsg/APchap5-5.htm (5049 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Palawan rain forests (IM0143)
		Palawan Island is dominated by mountains that run its length.
		The third largest of the Philippine islands, Palawan is long and narrow, consisting mainly of a steep mountain range whose highest point is 6,840 feet (2,085 m).
		Balabac, Palawan, and the Calamian Islands also provide habitat for an endemic subspecies of the bearded pig--which the World Conservation Union (IUCN) considers to be rare and declining.
	nationalgeographic.com /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/im/im0143.html (427 words)

	Sphingidae (PalLepFarm, textonly)
		In the Philippines restricted to Palawan, Balabac and the Sulu islands.
		In the Philippines restricted to Palawan and Balabac.
		The species appears to be restricted to lowland areas, mainly in foot hills with some forest, and certainly is a very irregular sight at a mercury vapor light, at or immediately after sun set.
	free.prohosting.com /~plepfarm/textonly/sphingid.htm (157 words)

	Nymphalidae (PalLepFarm)
		A Sundaland species that in the Philippines is restricted to Palawan, Balabac and the Calamianes.
		Subspecies pausanias is restricted to Palawan and the Calamianes, with ssp.
		Subspecies butlerinus is restricted to Palawan, Balabac, Dumaran and Cuyo.
	thunder.prohosting.com /plepfarm/english/nymph.htm (468 words)

	Palawan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Palawan is an Island Provinces of the Philippines of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas Regions of the Philippines.
		Palawan is subdivided into 23 Philippine municipality and 1 Cities of the Philippines.
		Cities of the Philippines and Municipalities of the Philippines of Palawan province
	www.information-resource.net /search/Palawan.html (403 words)

	Jetset Kenmore-Travel and Tour Specialists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Palawan is approximately 586 kilometers southwest of Manila, between Mindoro Island on the North, Borneo on the South, China Sea on the west, and Sulo Sea on the east.
		The history of Palawan may be traced back 22,000 years ago as confirmed by the discovery of fossils of the Tabon Cave Man in the municipality of Quezon.
		Lying west of the Philippine mainland is the province of Palawan, an archipelago of 1,780 islands bordered by the South China Sea on the west and the Sulu Sea on the east.
	www.allaboutasia.com.au /philippines/palawan.htm (5641 words)

	Palawan - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com
		Its capital is Puerto_Princesa_City and it is the largest province in terms of land area.
		The Philippine government claims most of the Spratly_Islands, locally called the Kalayaan_Group_of_Islands, in the South_China_Sea_Islands to be under the jurisdiction of Palawan.
		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.
	www.indexsuche.com /Palawan.html (282 words)

	Palawan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Palawan es una provincia de la isla de las Filipinas situadas en la región de MIMAROPA en Luzon.
		Palawan en se subdivide 23 municipios y 1 ciudad.
		Palawan consiste en la isla larga y estrecha de Palawan, más un número de otras islas más pequeñas que rodean la isla principal.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/pa/Palawan.htm (306 words)

	G.R. No. L-27086 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		This is an appeal from the order of the Court of First Instance of Palawan dated September 27, 1966, dismissing the petition for prohibition with preliminary injunction filed by the herein appellant, Delfin Lim, against the herein appellee, Judge Pedro Callejo, Jr..
		On September 7, 1966, Delfin Lim filed with the Court of First Instance of Palawan a petition for prohibition with preliminary injunction against Judge Callejo, in his official capacity as Municipal Judge of Balabac, Palawan, praying that the judge be ordered to desist from trying Criminal Case No. 225.
		On September 7, 1966, the Court of First Instance of Palawan issued a writ of preliminary injunction after Lim had posted a bond to answer for whatever damages the judge may sustain by reason of the issuance of said writ.
	www.lawphil.net /judjuris/juri1981/jul1981/gr_27086_1981.html (1792 words)

	Swish of the Kris 2-11. A Century of Conflict (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		As far as Balabac (Palawan) is concerned, its history shows the colors of a sorrowful tragedy, where the death of its first Governor, Senor Garnier, appeared like a pre-announcement of the many victims this deadly soil was to devour.
		The position of this little isle between Palawan and Borneo is eminently strategical and thus very wisely the government decided upon its occupation and colonization.
		The Palawan had proved to be a death trap to the conquistadores.
	www.nikhef.nl /~tonvr/keris/keris2/swish/swk2-11.html (4020 words)

	27/6/2002 -- PHILIPPINES: Tanbark trade continues despite being outlawed
		Two years ago, tanbark smuggling was rampant in the town of Balabac until government agents swooped down on coastal communities and publicly burned hundreds of sacks of tanbark.
		Most residents of Puring are refugees from Bugsuk, an island in southern Palawan given to businessman Eduardo Cojuangco by ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the '70s in a land swap deal.
		Many houses in Palawan use mangrove poles as these are very sturdy, and their cut-off stems make natural hangers for plants and home decor as well.
	www.forests.org /articles/reader.asp?linkid=12599 (1342 words)

	PALAWAN
		Palawan, in the southwest of the Philippines, is 400km long but only 40 km wide, and separates the Sulu Sea from the South China Sea.
		Palawan has no tourist sights worth talking about.
		Palawan also has a wide variety of activities for the more adventurous visitor.
	www.davelafontaine.com /nina/palawan.htm (494 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Ang pagsusunog ng tanbark sa Balabac ay naisagawa sa sama-samang pagkilos ng iba’t-ibang tanggapan ng pamahalaan, NGOs, WESCOM, lokal na pamahalaan ng Balabac at maging ng mga katutubong Molbog sa lugar.
		Sa kabila ng balitang ito, desidido ang PCSDs at lokal na pamahalaan ng Balabac na ipagpatuloy ang pagsusunog ng mga tanbark na matatagpuan sa naturang bayan.
		Mga netibo sa Bugsuk Island, umaalma kontra sa Balabac Mayor NAKATAKDANG tumungo sa isla ng Bugsuk, Balabac ang mga PCSD staff at ilang piling mediamen upang magsagawa ng imbestigasyon sa sigalot sa pagitan ng mga nitibong Pala’wan at ng lokal na pamahalaan.
	www.pto-princesa.com /paltimes/arch284.txt (6040 words)

	Photo Gallery
		Travel around Palawan from Balabac down south to Busuanga far north, and see how Mother Nature endowed the province with scenic spots like the world-renowned Underground River and the famous El Nido --you will never see in any other part of the world.
		Setting out the policy directions in the implementation of the Strategic Environmental Plan for Palawan, the PCSD is regularly conducting a monthly meeting.
		Palawan's indigenous people, forest and marine resources, mineral deposits, agriculture - preserving these resources lies not only among the environmentalists, the politicians, the Palaweños on this generation, but everybody's concern.
	www.pcsd.ph /photo_gallery (235 words)

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