On March 13, Palaweños will vote yes or no to the province’s division through a plebiscite. Should the yes votes get a majority, Palawan will be divided into 3 provinces: Palawan del Norte, Palawan Oriental, and Palawan del Sur. It’s a move expected to make the delivery of public services and management of resources more effective and efficient compared to the current setup where everything emanates from the provincial capitol, Puerto Princesa City.
The plebiscite is required by Republic Act No. 11259, which was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte in April 2019. All registered voters from the 23 municipalities of Palawan as of October 2019 can cast their vote. Puerto Princesa is exempted from the plebiscite because it is a highly urbanized city.
If the yes votes win, each of the 3 prospective provinces will have the following officials to be elected in the May 9, 2022 elections:Members of the sangguniang panlalawigan or the legislative body of the province The 3 provinces, along with Puerto Princesa City, will also have their own district representative to be elected in the May 9, 2022 elections. The current provincial officials and district representatives of Palawan’s 1st, 2nd, and 3rd legislative districts will continue to occupy their positions until the new officials are elected and assume office.
This map shows how the prospective provinces of Palawan would look like if the yes votes win in the upcoming plebiscite.
ronzaeboo Walang Palawan Express?
Just hope that Palawan’s division into 3 separate provinces will indeed improve the delivery of services to the people. Otherwise, the whole exercise would have been simply to accommodate power-hungry politicians.
Garapalawan!
Wagi nanaman ang mga politikong 🐊🐊🐊🐊. Nag hati hati pa. kapal tlga nga mga FACE. 🤣🤣☄️
Palawan is my second home... please vote for 1 Palawan.
Additional budget, additional political dynasty! Kahit anong divide gawin nyo dyan kung hindi rin natitikman ng tao sa mga lugar na yan yung sinasabi nyong pagbabago, wala useless din!
Didn’t Duterte sign this into law? Seems like a done deal & this plebiscite is all for show. “Europe-based analyst Anders Corr had earlier warned that the move to split Palawan into 3 provinces would end up benefitting China's territorial expansion move.”
if divided, additional crocs in the house!
Mimaropapapa? 😂
They must reject this move because it will only complicate how the entire province will be governed.
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