PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—Only 63 out of 281 registered voters in Kalayaan, the island municipality of Palawan at the West Philippine Sea, took part in Saturday’s plebiscite which will determine whether or not the province will be divided into three.
Based on partial unofficial count of Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV), 41 Kalayaan residents were against the division of Palawan.
20 voted for the three-way split. Two votes were declared invalid.
On Saturday, Republic Act 11259, or the law dividing Palawan into three provinces namely Palawan Del Norte, Palawan Del Sur, and Palawan Oriental, was put under scrutiny thro…
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