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2021 Palawan Plebiscite 
 

 
NAMFREL report on the Observation of the Palawan Plebiscite (March 13, 2021)
 
Video Gallery
 
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NAMFREL-Palawan Co-Chairperson Pastor Ricky Lim at the municipal canvassing center in Narra, Palawan early this morning  
       
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Counting of votes underway at Guinloo Elementary School in Taytay, Palawan 
 
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Photo Gallery
 

  • NAMFREL-Palawan co-chairperson Bryan C. Brian and Palawan HQ coordinator Sandra Guia hold copies of the official final tally of the Palawan Plebiscite. Palaweños voted to reject the proposal to divide the province into three. There were 172,304 NO votes against 122,223 YES votes, at about 60% voter turnout.

  • Municipal canvassing, Brooke's Point, Palawan

  • Municipal canvassing, Brooke's Point, Palawan

  • Municipal canvassing, Rizal, Palawan

  • Municipal canvassing, San Vicente, Palawan

  • Municipal canvassing, Aborlan, Palawan

  • Municipal canvassing, Aborlan, Palawan

  • Municipal canvassing, Aborlan, Palawan

  • Municipal canvassing, Quezon, Palawan

  • Municipal canvassing, Narra, Palawan

  • Municipal canvassing, Narra, Palawan

  • Municipal canvassing, Narra, Palawan

  • Municipal canvassing, Narra, Palawan

  • Ballot boxes arrive at Coron municipal canvassing center (Coron, Palawan)

  • Ballot boxes arrive at Busuanga municipal canvassing center (Busuanga, Palawan)

  • Ballot boxes arrive at Busuanga municipal canvassing center (Busuanga, Palawan)

  • Ballot boxes arrive at Busuanga municipal canvassing center (Busuanga, Palawan)

  • Ballot boxes arrive at Busuanga municipal canvassing center (Busuanga, Palawan)

  • NAMFREL-Palawan HQ in Puerto Princesa City monitors the observation deployment and leads the voters' assistance effort through SMS. Great work NAMFREL Palawan

  • NAMFREL-Palawan HQ in Puerto Princesa City monitors the observation deployment and leads the voters' assistance effort through SMS. Great work NAMFREL Palawan

  • NAMFREL-Palawan HQ in Puerto Princesa City monitors the observation deployment and leads the voters' assistance effort through SMS. Great work NAMFREL Palawan

  • Entrance to voting center, Batang-Batang Proper Elementary School, Narra, Palawan

  • Entrance to voting center, Batang-Batang Proper Elementary School, Narra, Palawan

  • Entrance to voting center, Batang-Batang Proper Elementary School, Narra, Palawan

  • Entrance to voting center, Batang-Batang Proper Elementary School, Narra, Palawan

  • Isolation Polling Place (IPP) at Teresa Elementary School in Narra, Palawan

  • Isolation Polling Place (IPP) at Teresa Elementary School in Narra, Palawan

  • Isolation Polling Place (IPP) at Teresa Elementary School in Narra, Palawan

  • Isolation Polling Place (IPP) at Teresa Elementary School in Narra, Palawan

  • At Rio Tuba National High School (Bataraza, Palawan)

  • At Rio Tuba National High School (Bataraza, Palawan)

  • At Rio Tuba National High School (Bataraza, Palawan)

  • At Rio Tuba National High School (Bataraza, Palawan)

  • At Rio Tuba National High School (Bataraza, Palawan)

  • Inclement weather may have affected physical distancing compliance (Narra Pilot School, Narra, Palawan)

  • Inclement weather may have affected physical distancing compliance (Narra Pilot School, Narra, Palawan)

  • Inclement weather may have affected physical distancing compliance (Narra Pilot School, Narra, Palawan)

  • Inclement weather may have affected physical distancing compliance (Narra Pilot School, Narra, Palawan)

  • Inclement weather may have affected physical distancing compliance (Narra Pilot School, Narra, Palawan)

  • Inclement weather may have affected physical distancing compliance (Narra Pilot School, Narra, Palawan)

  • NAMFREL observers at Roxas National Comprehensive High School in Roxas, Palawan

  • NAMFREL observers at Roxas National Comprehensive High School in Roxas, Palawan

  • Voters observing physical distancing in Salvacion National High School in Busuanga, Palawan.

  • Voters observing physical distancing in Salvacion National High School in Busuanga, Palawan.

  • Voters observing physical distancing in Salvacion National High School in Busuanga, Palawan.

  • Voters observing physical distancing in Salvacion National High School in Busuanga, Palawan.

  • For the Palawan Plebiscite, NAMFREL is also doing Voter Assistance to help voters find their precincts. NAMFREL Palawan is also doing voter assistance via SMS, and they have received hundreds of inquiries since March 12. (Narra Pilot School, Narra, Palawan)

  • For the Palawan Plebiscite, NAMFREL is also doing Voter Assistance to help voters find their precincts. NAMFREL Palawan is also doing voter assistance via SMS, and they have received hundreds of inquiries since March 12. (Narra Pilot School, Narra, Palawan)

  • For the Palawan Plebiscite, NAMFREL is also doing Voter Assistance to help voters find their precincts. NAMFREL Palawan is also doing voter assistance via SMS, and they have received hundreds of inquiries since March 12. (Narra Pilot School, Narra, Palawan)

  • For the Palawan Plebiscite, NAMFREL is also doing Voter Assistance to help voters find their precincts. NAMFREL Palawan is also doing voter assistance via SMS, and they have received hundreds of inquiries since March 12. (Narra Pilot School, Narra, Palawan)

  • In the Palawan Plebiscite, NAMFREL will observe not just the process itself but also the implementation of anti-Covid protocols, to help Comelec prepare for the 2022 National and Local Elections. (Batang-Batang Elementary School, Narra, Palawan)

  • In the Palawan Plebiscite, NAMFREL will observe not just the process itself but also the implementation of anti-Covid protocols, to help Comelec prepare for the 2022 National and Local Elections. (Batang-Batang Elementary School, Narra, Palawan)

  • In the Palawan Plebiscite, NAMFREL will observe not just the process itself but also the implementation of anti-Covid protocols, to help Comelec prepare for the 2022 National and Local Elections. (Batang-Batang Elementary School, Narra, Palawan)

  • NAMFREL observers were out early today to observe the opening of polls for the 2021 Palawan Plebiscite. NAMFREL was accredited by Comelec as citizens' arm for the plebiscite. (Rizal Central School, Rizal, Palawan)

  • NAMFREL observers were out early today to observe the opening of polls for the 2021 Palawan Plebiscite. NAMFREL was accredited by Comelec as citizens' arm for the plebiscite. (Rizal Central School, Rizal, Palawan)

  • NAMFREL observers were out early today to observe the opening of polls for the 2021 Palawan Plebiscite. NAMFREL was accredited by Comelec as citizens' arm for the plebiscite. (Rizal Central School, Rizal, Palawan)
 
 
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Press Releases
 

  • Palawan Plebiscite Press Release

    March 13, 2021 - 1PM - page 1 of 3

  • Palawan Plebiscite Press Release

    March 13, 2021 - 1PM - page 2 of 3

  • Palawan Plebiscite Press Release

    March 13, 2021 - 1PM - page 3 of 3

  • Palawan Plebiscite Press Release

    March 13, 2021 - 7PM - page 1 of 3

  • Palawan Plebiscite Press Release

    March 13, 2021 - 7PM - page 2 of 3

  • Palawan Plebiscite Press Release

    March 13, 2021 - 7PM - page 3 of 3

  • Palawan Plebiscite Press Release

    March 17, 2021 - page 1 of 2

  • Palawan Plebiscite Press Release

    March 17, 2021 - page 2 of 2
 
 
 
  Resolutions and Laws Pertaining to the 2021 Palawan Plebiscite
 

Republic Act No. 11259
An Act Dividing the Province of Palawan into Three (3) Provinces, namely: Palawan Del Norte, Palawan Oriental, and Palawan Del Sur.
   
   
  News and Activities
 
   
Namfrel Palawan Chapter was live — at Provincial Capitol of Palawan
    March 16, 2021
Final canvassing and possible proclamation
   
Resumption: Palawan Plebiscite 2021
    March 15, 2021
Resumption: Palawan Plebiscite 2021 Provincial Board of Canvassers to convene 5:30 PM today , March 15, 2021 at the Legislative Session Hall, Provincial Capitol, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
   
Resumption - Palawan Plebiscite 2021
    March 14, 2021
The Provincial Plebiscite Board of Canvassers (PPBOC) for the Palawan Plebiscite reconvenes today, March 15, 2021, 9:00 AM
   
Comelec - Press Release
    March 14, 2021
Palawan Plebiscite Board of Canvassers Reconvenes Today
The board of canvassers will reconvene today at 2:00 PM, after voting was successfully concluded yesterday, March 13, 2021, in the Palawan Plebiscite conducted by the Commission on Elections.
   
Palawan Plebiscite 2021 Press Conference
    March 13, 2021
Palawan Plebiscite 2021 Provincial Board of Canvass
Live streaming from the Legislative Session Hall,
Legislative Building, Capitol Compound,
Barangay Tanglaw, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
   
Palawan Plebiscite 2021 Press Conference
    March 12, 2021
Coordinating Conference, Palawan Plebiscite 2021
Palawan Plebiscite Coordinating Conference
March 12, 2021, 9:00 AM
VJR Hall, Capitol Compound,
Puerto Princesa City
   
Palawan Plebiscite 2021 Press Conference
    March 11, 2021
Palawan Plebiscite Press Conference in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
 
Palawan Plebiscite 2021 Press Conference: VOTING PROCEDURE AND HEALTH PROTOCOLS
  March 1, 2021
Republic Act No. 11259 is set to be ratified or rejected in a plebiscite on March 13, 2021. The law provides for the division of the province of Palawan into Palawan del Norte, Palawan Oriental and Palawan del Sur.
Join Commissioner Antonio T. Kho, Jr., Commissioner-in-Charge, Palawan Plebiscite; Atty. Glory Perez-Reyes, Attorney IV, Office of the Deputy Executive Director for Operations (ODEDO); Dir. Jovencio G. Balanquit, Director III, Vulnerable Sectors Office (VSO); and Dr. Zosimo Gerard R. Sallao, Jr., M.D., Division Chief, Health Services Division, Personnel Department in this fourth Palawan Plebiscite virtual presser.
 
Bumoto sa Plebisito
  Mga Palaweño! Pumapayag ba kayo na hatiin ang Probinsya ng Palawan sa tatlong probinsya na nagngangalang: Palawan del Norte, Palawan Oriental at Palawan del Sur, alinsunod sa Batas Republika Blg. 11259?

Alamin ang iba pang mahahalagang impormasyon tungkol sa nalalapit na March 13, 2021 Palawan Plebiscite. Magpasya para sa probinsya!
 
Palawan Plebiscite 2021 Press Conference: STATE OF READINESS
  February 17, 2021
Plebiscite 2021 Press Conference: STATE OF READINESS
February 18, 2021, 10:00 A.M.
Republic Act No. 11259 is set to be ratified or rejected in a plebiscite on March 13, 2021. The law provides for the division of the province of Palawan into Palawan del Norte, Palawan Oriental and Palawan del Sur.
Join Atty. Gloria Ramos-Petallo, Regional Election Director, Region IV-B ; Juan F. Gonzales, Election Officer, Office of the Election Officer (OEO) – Kalayaan, Palawan; Shiela May P. Guno, EO II, OEO-Araceli, Palawan; Shiela F. Sison, EO III, OEO-El Nido, Palawan; and Lalaine D. Martir, EO III, OEO-San Vicente, Palawan in this press briefing.
Dir. Frances C.M. Aguindadao-Arabe, Director III, Education and Information Department (EID) will moderate the Q&A portion with the media.
   
Palawan Plebiscite 2021 Pilot Press Conference: OVERVIEW AND PREPAREDNESS
  February 11, 2021, 10:00 A.M.
Republic Act No. 11259 is set to be ratified in a plebiscite on March 13, 2021. The law provides for the division of the province of Palawan into Palawan del Norte, Palawan Oriental and Palawan del Sur.
Join Chairman Sheriff M. Abas; Commissioner Antonio T. Kho, Jr., Commissioner-in-Charge of the Palawan Plebiscite; Deputy Executive Director for Operations (DEDO) Teopisto E. Elnas, Jr.; Atty. Coreen T. Nefalar, ODEDO; and Spokesperson Dir. James B. Jimenez in this pilot press briefing.
 
Mga Paalala Ukol sa Palawan Plebiscite
   
 
       
   
 
Republic Act no. 11259
  Each province will have its own set of provincial elective officials (governor, vice governor and sangguniang panlalawigan members) who shall be elected in the 2022 elections.
 
Commission on Elections
  Palawan Plebiscite 2021 Virtual Press Conferences