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President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act 11259, a new law dividing Palawan into three provinces which are Palawan del Norte, Palawan Oriental, and Palawan del Sur.
Duterte signed the law last April 5 and was released Saturday.
Based on the new law, province of Palawan del Norte will be composed of the municipalities of Coron, Culion, Busuanga, Linacapan, Taytay and El Nido while municipalities of Roxas, Araceli, Dumaran, Cuyo, Agutaya, Magsaysay, Cayancillo, and San Vicente will belong to the province of Palawan Oriental.
The province of Palawan del Sur will be composed of the municipalities of Aborlan, Narra, Quezon, Rizal, Espanola, Brooke’s Point, Bataraza, Balacbac and Kalayaan.
