Palawan was mentioned as "Pulaoan" or "Polaoan" by Antonio Pigafetta in 1521 during Magellan's expedition.
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Palawan is known as the Philippines' Last Frontier and as the Philippines' Best Island.
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In 2005, Palawan was briefly made politically part of Western Visayas or Region VI through Executive Order 429 signed by then-President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on May 23 as a political move to control the province and a response to getting more loans from China.
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Palawan's coastlines were settled by later groups that are now collectively known as "Palawenos".
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Unlike most of the Philippines, Palawan is biogeographically part of Sundaland, with a fauna and florarelated to that found in Borneo.
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Palawan earned the third spot in the annual Conde Nast Traveler readers' choice awards for top islands to visit in 2021.
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