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The province is named after its largest island, Palawan Island . Palawan is considered to be the Philippines' "last frontier". The province boasts of many splendid beaches and has two and the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park .
PEOPLE AND CULTURE ECONOMY The vast majority of Palawan residents subsist as laborers or farmers, while others work in the limited industries of the area, including tourism (mostly catering to German and other European tourists) and silicon mining. Logging was a major industry, until it was banned in 1992. GEOGRAPHY Political Palawan is subdivided into 23 Municipalities and 1 City . 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. City Municipalities
Physical 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 the southern tip, separated from Borneo by the Balabac Strait . In addition, Palawan covers the Cuyo Islands and Cagayan Island in the Sulu Sea . The disputed Spratly Islands , located a few hundred kilometers to the west is considered part of Palawan by the Philippines, and is locally called the ''Kalayaan Group of Islands''. HISTORY Palawan was originally part of the Southern Tagalog Region (Region IV). Palawan on 2001 rejected by virtue of a referendum to be a part of Autonomus Region of Muslim Mindanao. President Gloria Arroyo included Palawan by virtue of Executive Order No. 103, dated May 17, 2002, as part of MIMAROPA (Region IV-B). 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. However, Palaweños have criticized the move, especially due to a lack of consultation, with most residents in every municipality except one and Puerto Princesa City preferring to stay with Region IV-B than transfer to Region VI. Administrative Order No. 129 was issued on August 19, 2005, to "resolve" the negative backlash and as part of the supervison of the transfer process of Palawan from MIMAROPA to '''Western Visayas'''. IS FAMOUS FOR Calauit Game Preserve & Wildlife Sanctuary.
Coron Reefs, Coron Bay, Busuanga.
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