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Article: PaXa[euro][bar] the Palawan Experience.(Society)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- December 4, 2005
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Byline: ETHEL S. TIMBOL
Palawan sparkles like an emerald set on azure waters of the South China Sea on one end and the Sulu Straits on the other.
If God ever created a Garden of Eden this side of Asia, Palawan must be it, being blessed with forested mountains, pristine beaches a[bar] a magical paradise of sun, sand and sea.
Perhaps, we ought to begin with a bit of history. Palawan consists of 1,280 islands out of the Philippinesa archipelago of 7,100 islands.
Voted repeatedly as the countryas "cleanest and greenest," it also is the largest province in terms of land area. So is Puerto Princesa the countryas largest city, being at least ...