Save Palawan Movement

Movement of various NGOs, CSOs and POs tackling the most pressing issues in Palawan.

[Save Palawan Movement @Save_Palawan]

Urgent Appeal to the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development

[PCIJ @PCIJdotOrg]

The Alvarezes, a powerful political clan in Palawan, have been pushing for this kind of development in Culion.

Read our latest investigation to know more about how the conservation of Culion has been derailed in the name of sustainable development: https://t.co/JZAmGSMnOB

[PCIJ @PCIJdotOrg]

Real estate websites have also been featuring many islands and beachfront properties in Culion for sale. A developer had also reportedly put up barbed-wire fences to keep the Tagbanua indigenous people away from their houses.

[PCIJ @PCIJdotOrg]

Naglayan was just one of the first islands in Culion to be developed into a resort.

Mangrove trees used to cover Naglayan’s shores, but developers cut mangrove trees and poured in white sand from other parts of Palawan on its shores.

[PCIJ @PCIJdotOrg]

In 2006, the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) declared a fourth of Culion to be “core zones” or an “area of maximum protection.”

Twelve years later, however, PCSD removed protections over many areas in Culion, rezoning the town to shrink its core zones.

[PCIJ @PCIJdotOrg]

Much of Culion, though, is considered under the law and by @DENROfficial to be forest lands, critical to the survival of rare plants and animals. The town in fact is among the areas in Greater Palawan considered to be some of the most biodiverse in the world.

[PCIJ @PCIJdotOrg]

Its neighboring town Coron may be a more famous tourist destination, but Culion, with its 41 islands lined by pristine beaches and historical sites, is increasingly being seen as a prime location for luxury resorts and ecotourism activities.

[PCIJ @PCIJdotOrg]

Like many parts of Palawan, the pristinely beautiful and biodiverse town of Culion is being rezoned to pave the way for tourism development that would not bode well for the environment.

[Kashmir 🇵🇸 @kashequivalents]

Marami ring bangka Ang nasira.

Para po sa mga gustong magpaabot ng tulong:

Gcash:
Nouvelle Dasalla
09491518380

BPI:
Nouvelle Dasalla
1519421395

For in-kind donations, maari niyo pong idrop sa:

Devayn's Inn (Masagana)
Island Hop (Corong-corong)

[Kashmir 🇵🇸 @kashequivalents]

CALL FOR DONATIONS PARA SA EL NIDO

Nangangalap po kami ng tulong, cash at in-kind, para po sa mga nasalanta ng Bagyong Odette sa El Nido, Palawan. Ligtas naman po lahat at walang casualties, pero marami pong bahay ang nabagsakan ng puno at nawalan ng bubong at dingding.

[JP @johnmilesss]

You may donate thru any of these accounts. As soon as roads become passable, we will start distributing relief goods to identified barangays.

[JP @johnmilesss]

The local media news sites and even the PDRRMO were not able to give updates in the past 24 hours. I think Palawenos are on their own at the moment. Sana mapansin at matulungan din ang Palawan ng national. #RescuePalawan #RescuePH. @lenirobredo @PinoyAkoBlog

[JP @johnmilesss]

Palawan needs urgent help, too. Isla kami na may limited access sa resources. Walang kuryente. Walang signal. Sana mapansin at matulungan din ang Palawan. Sana magpadala ng tulong mula sa national. Huling nag landfall si #OdettePH sa Palawan. #RescuePH #RescuePalawan.

[PCIJ @PCIJdotOrg]

In a three-part series, we looked into how the transition to clean energy is coming at a high cost to the forests, rivers, and people in Palawan.

Read “Losing Paradise” and our other investigative reports on the environment here: https://t.co/CXK9Jeiuxx

[PCIJ @PCIJdotOrg]

The renewable energy push of much of the Western world, while helping win the battle against climate change, may mean more environmental worries for the Philippines. 
https://t.co/PZKfuIxWSi

[Rainforest Investigations Network (RIN) @Rainforest_RIN]

Watch this short @NBCNews video based on reporting by our RIN Fellows @karolilagan and @lehrennbc to learn how Tesla's electric vehicle batteries are contributing to the destruction of the Philippines' rainforests.

With @PCIJdotOrg and the @pulitzercenter
https://t.co/nGBmFTgl4i

[Rainforest Investigations Network (RIN) @Rainforest_RIN]

In the #Philippines, a tribe divided.

Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corp.’s expansion plan includes ancestral domains in Bataraza and Rizal towns in the island of Palawan.

Read full investigation by RIN with @PCIJdotOrg and @NBCNews
https://t.co/Dkm5P8iZL7

[Kalikasan PNE @KalikasanPNE]

Ipilan Nickel’s plan covers the Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape, with 100,000 hectares of primary forests acting as a valuable carbon sink because of its macro-climactic function

Read our Press Statement here: https://t.co/EUpKXzOiCX

[Save Palawan Movement @Save_Palawan]

We strongly urge the PCSD to reconsider the conversion of the ECAN zones and its issuance of SEP clearances to the said mining projects, by way of asserting its legal mandate to uphold the pertinent provisions of RA 7611 in safeguarding Palawan’s remaining natural forests.

[Save Palawan Movement @Save_Palawan]

Urgent Appeal to the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development

[Save Palawan Movement @Save_Palawan]

Deforestation caused by mining in Palawan’s natural forests will weaken the capacity of Palaweños to become climate resilient.