Palawan controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1970
Displacement of Tagbanwa communities on Calauit Island
During the Marcos dictatorship, an estimated 254 Tagbanwa families were displaced from Calauit Island for the creation of a game reserve containing animals imported from Africa.
1970
Bugsuk Island displacement and killing of an Indigenous-rights advocate
Residents of Bugsuk Island were displaced in connection with a coconut plantation associated with Marcos-era political patronage. Reverend Magnifico Osorio, who supported Indigenous residents, was killed in 1985 after organizing against the displacement.
1944
Palawan Massacre
During the Second World War, Japanese forces killed most of the prisoners of war held at Puerto Princesa after placing them in covered trenches and setting them on fire. The event is remembered as the Palawan Massacre; eleven prisoners escaped.