About Us

The province was renamed Palawan from its previous name Paragua during the American
rule, pursuant to the Philippine Commission Act No. 1363 in 1905. The province is along and narrow island and composed of smaller islands totaling roughly 1,780 islands and islets. The province obtains its mandates under Republic Act No. 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991. Representing the Provincial Government of Palawan as partner in the…

In the heart of Palawan Island lies the City of Puerto Princesa, a tropical paradise and a bustling urban center. It is a relatively young settlement established as a city in 1970, which sprawls across 253,982 hectares of land stretched over 106 kilometers, making it the country’s largest city. Since its foundation in 1969 under Republic Act No. 5906, Puerto Princesa has been the nerve center of activities in Palawan, the heart of trade, commerce, service, and industry…

The Provincial Research Experiment Station, otherwise known as Palawan Agricultural Experiment Station (PAES), located in Sta. Monica, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, is one of the major sub-agencies under the Department of Agriculture, Regional Field Unit IVB (MIMAROPA). The two major programs of the Station are the AIDP or the Agricultural Intensification and Diversification Program (AIDP) for the crop component, and the Breeder Based Expansion Program (BBEP). It is responsible for…

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is the government agency responsible for the development, improvement, management and conservation of the countrys fisheries and aquatic resources. It was reconstituted as a line bureau by virtue of Republic Act No. 8550 (Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998). The bureau, which is is under the Department of Agriculture, is. It is mandated to be responsible for the development, improvement, management and conservation of the countrys fisheries and aquatic resources…

The DOST is mandated, through Executive Order No. 128, to “provide central direction, leadership and coordination of scientific and technological efforts and ensure that the results there from are geared and utilized in areas of maximum economic and social benefits for the people”. Its mission is to direct, lead, and coordinate the country’s scientific and technological efforts geared towards maximum economic and social benefits for the people. It is committed to be the “provider of…

Tubbataha Management Office (TMO) was established by the Tubbataha Protected Area Management Board (TPAMB) in 2001, being the policy-making and permit-making granting body of the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park pursuant to Presidential Proclamantion No. 1126, series of 2006. Recently, the protected area was legislated through Republic Act 10067 of 2009, otherwise known as an act establishing the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park in the province of Palawan. TMO’Its function is to implement the law and attend to the management of Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, a site designated as…

The PSA is primarily responsible for the implementation of the objectives and provisions of R.A. 10625, otherwise known as Philippine Statistical Act of 2013. It is mandated to deliver relevant and reliable statistics, efficient civil registration services and inclusive identification system for equitable development towards improved quality of life for all. It plans, develops, prescribes, disseminates and enforces policies, rules and regulations and coordinates government-wide programs governing…

The NCIP is the primary government agency, created under Republic Act 8371 known as Indigenous People’s Rights Act (IPRA), that formulates and implements policies, plans and programs for the recognition, promotion and protection of the rights and well-being of IPs with due regard to their ancestral domains and lands, self-governance and empowerment, social justice and human rights, and cultural integrity. It is mandated to protect and promote the…

Holy Trinity University (HTU), run by the Dominican Sisters of Saint Catherine of Siena, is a private sectarian university and a dynamic center of Catholic education in Palawan located in Puerto Princesa City. Established in 1940, it was formerly known as Holy Trinity Academy , and considered as the pioneer institution of higher learning in the province of Palawan. The name was changed to Holy Trinity College in 1953 and later converted into Holy Trinity University in 2009 by virtue of Commission on Higher Education (CHED) CEB…

Established in 1965, Palawan State University (PSU) is a non-profit, unirank, coeducational public higher education institution with its main campus located in Puerto Princesa City, and with nineteen (19) branch campuses across the province located in the municipalities like Coron, El Nido, Bataraza, Balabac and Cuyo among others. It is a well-recognized government-funded university in Palawan, which began as a teacher- training institution known as Palawan Teacher’s College. It was recognized as Palawan State College…

Palawan Polytechnic College Incorporated (PPCI), previously known as MATS College of Technology founded by Atty. Senforiano B. Alterado in 1979, is a private, non- sectarian educational institution in Palawan. It is officially converted into its present name, Palawan Polytechnic College Incorporated, in 1986. It is the first school that offers maritime and technology courses in Palawan. PPCI expanded its Technical-Vocational Department, which offers short courses like Consumer…

The Department of Education (DepEd) was established through the Education Decree of 1863 as the Superior Commission of Primary Instruction under a Chairman. It is currently mandated through RA 9155 in 2001. It formulates, implements and coordinates policies, plans, programs and projects in formal and non-formal basic education. It also supervises all elementary and secondary education institutions, including alternative learning…

Katala Foundation, Inc. (KFI) is a conservation organization working predominantly in Palawan archipelago in the Philippines. Its main strategy is to select a highly threatened species, like the Philippine Cockatoo or the Palawan Forest Turtle, and to develop comprehensive conservation programs around these. More often than not, these species suffer from more than one threat; typically, they are affected by habitat loss or degradation, as well as direct persecution, be it for food, medicine or the pet/ornamental plant trade…

In November 1991, the mainstream non-government organizations (NGOs) and people’s organization (POs) in Palawan formed the Palawan NGO Network, Inc. With its creation, NGOs hope to maximize the impact of their respective programs by being able to consult and coordinate with one another to present a broader NGO consensus that would carry more weight and strongly influence the direction of development and policy making in the province. Its mission is to enable poor…

WWF was founded in 1961 as World Wildlife Fund and evolved into World Wide Fund for Nature in 1986 as the scope of work and initiatives broadened beyond wildlife. WWF-Philippines, the 26 th organization in the network, has been working as a national organization of the WWF network since 1997. It is committed to improve Filipino lives by crafting solutions to climate change, providing sustainable livelihood programs, and conserving the countrys richest marine and land…

The organization started as Philippine Biodiversity Conservation Programme (PBCP) in 1990 to assist the implementation of key priority recommendations arising from surveys, and much wider-ranging, threatened endemic species and habitat studies. It was officially registered in 2006 as Philippine Biodiversity Conservation Foundation, Inc. or PhilBio. PhilBio was created in order to provide increased technical assistance to local partner agencies – whether governmental or…

The Environmental Legal Assistance Center (ELAC), Inc., an SEC registered as a non-profit, non-government organization, is committed to helping communities uphold their constitutional right to a healthful and balanced ecology. ELAC was formed in 1990 as a special project of the Protestant Lawyers’ League of the Philippines (PLLP). It was a response to the emerging challenge of…

Conservation International Philippines Foundation, Inc. (CIPFI) is an affiliate of Conservation International (CI), a US-based environmental non-profit organization. CI’s vision is a healthy, prosperous world in which societies are forever committed to caring for and valuing nature, our global biodiversity and the long-term benefit of people and all life on Earth. Building upon a strong …

The Aquos Foundation exists to protect and nurture the unique ecosystems that live on
and around Banwa island. In partnership with the exclusive Banwa Private Island, Aquos
Foundation has set an ambitious long-term project to nurture the acres of natural surroundings, unique marine life, flora and fauna for years to come. It supports research, education and special projects such as reef regeneration initiatives…

Founded in 1826, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is an international scientific, conservation and educational charity whose vision is to have a world where wildlife thrives and the purpose is to inspire, inform and empower people to stop wild animals going extinct. This is realized by carrying out field conservation and research in over 50 countries across the globe and through education and awareness-raising at the two zoos, ZSL…

The Palawan Biodiversity Conservation Advocates Inc (PBCAI), which was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission in November 2017, is an environmental- interests’ group of individuals envisioning Palawan to have healthy and rich natural resources sustainably providing ecosystems goods and services to the local populations thru the dynamic process of resource-proprietorship and sustainable development and…

Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines (LAMAVE) is the largest Filipino non-stock, non-profit, and non-government organization dedicated to the conservation of marine megafauna and their habitats in the country. LAMAVE strives to ensure a secure and prosperous ocean for marine life and people by applying science- based solutions to conservation challenges, investing in the transfer of skills…

Forest Foundation Philippines—a non-profit organization providing grants and technical assistance to organizations and individuals that empower the people to protect and conserve the forests

Bonded by a mutual affinity for the protection of the country’s lush forests, Forest Foundation Philippines was established in 2002,