1. Palawan - Adjective
2. Palawan - Proper noun
An island in the Philippines, in the Luzon island group
Synonym of Brooke's Point Palawano
Palawan (plural Palawans)
An inhabitant of the Palawan island.
Palawan (comparative more Palawan, superlative most Palawan)
Of, from, or pertaining to the Palawan island, its people or its culture.
Of the estimated 250,000 hectares of mangrove forests, only 80,000 hectares are left, 40,000 hectares of which are found in Palawan, Bengwayan and Cardoza. Source: Internet
He and some of the surviving crew were able to swim to an island in the Sulu Sea near Palawan Island within Japanese territory, where they lived on coconuts. Source: Internet
“The archipelago of Palawan, a Unesco biosphere reserve in the Philippines, just added a resort with a scuba center; hop a two-hour flight from Hong Kong, and you’ll soon be diving with the sea turtles,” it added. Source: Internet
Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano had also declared that the House Committee on Legislative Franchises chaired by Palawan Rep. Franz Alvarez may now start conducting congressional hearings for the nine bills proposing approval of the franchise extension. Source: Internet
The NDRRMC also reported that seven persons are still missing from widespread flooding, series of landslides and maritime disasters in the storm-affected regions in the Visayas, Mindanao and Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) region. Source: Internet
“We really like to see the kind of folks gathered together in Palawan for the Geeks on a Beach – startups, techies, and corporates – to see how we can help them facilitate payments on an easy, convenient, and cost-efficient way,” said Warren. Source: Internet