The Provincial Board of Canvassers proclaimed the result of the plebiscite on Tuesday, March 16.
“On the basis of the foregoing, we hereby proclaim to ratify the division of the province of palawan pursuant to Republic Act 11259 was rejected and disapproved on the basis of the votes cast in the province of Palawan on March 13, 2021,” the PBOC said.
Based on the statement of votes by municipality, the “no” votes won in 19 municipalities namely: Narra, Brooke’s Point, El Nido, Aborlan, Sofronio Espanola, San Vicente, Tagaytay, Roxas, Balabac, Quezon, Dumaran, Araceli, Linapacan, Coron, Busuanga, Cuyo, Agutaya, Magsaysay The three municipalities that voted “yes” to the division of Palawan were Rizal, Bataraza and Culion.