Sunday, October 7, 2007

Monday, October 1, 2007

SCUBA DIVING SERVICES

SCUBA DIVING

 

Island Divers
Manalo Extension, Barangay Bancao-Bancao, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4332917 / 6348.4332917 Email: info@islanddivers.ph Website: www.islanddivers.ph

Last Frontier Dive
Villarosa Rd, Bancao-Bancao, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348-434-5145 /6348-434-5145 Email: info@lastfrontierdive.com Website: www.lastfrontierdive.com

Moonshadow
PO Box 107, Puerto Princesa City. Website: www.moonshadow.ch

Queen Anne Divers
PO Box 189 Puerto Princesa City. Email: queenanne@gmx.ch Website: www.queenannedivers.com.ph
 

TRAVEL AGENTS

TRAVEL AGENTS

 

1700 Islands Tavel and Tours
Rizal Avenue Extension, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4337726 Email: 1700isla@mozcom.com

Ellens Travel and Tours
Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4347052 Email: ellenstrvltours2000@yahoo.com

El Mundo Tours Inc.
National Highway, Barangay San Miguel, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4334878 Email: elmundotours@yahoo.com

Floral Travel and Tours
Rizal Avenue Extension, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4342540 Email: floral_travel@yahoo.com

Island Divers Venture
Manalo Extension, Barangay Bancao Bancao, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4332983. Email: info@islanddivers.ph

Island Paradise Tours and Convention
Barangay San Miguel, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4332089

Jemadon Travel Services
Rizal Avenue, Barangay Manggahan, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4349290 Email: jemadon_travel_service@yahoo.com

Laseasky Travel and Tours
Barangay Sta Monica, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4347611/4336079 Email: laseasky_travel@yahoo.com

Last Frontier Scuba Dive Travel and Tour Agency
Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4345145 Email: info@lastfrontierdive.com

Palawan Ecology Travel and Tours
Barangay San Pedro, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4342719 Email: leomonice@yahoo.com

Palawonderous Travel and Tours Rizal Avenue, Barangay Bancao Bancao, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4345299

Sanctuary Travel and Tours
Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4347673/4348363 Email: sanctuarytours@yahoo.com

Sitti Hamrina Travel and Tours
Junction I, Barangay San Miguel, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4349576 Email: shamrina_travel@yahoo.com

The Legend Travel and Tours
Malvar Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4339076 Email: legendhotel@yahoo.com
 

RESTAURANTS

RESTAURANTS

 

Badjao Seafront & Restaurant
A. Abueg Sr., Puerto Princesa City. Telephone 6348.4333501

Baga Baga Grill & Restaurant
Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone 6348.4344871

Balinsasayaw Chicken Grill & Restaurant
Manalo Extension, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone 6348.4345804

Bavaria Club 54 Music Bar & Sing A Long & Restaurant
Malvar Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4332388

Baragatan Inn Restaurant
Junction I, Puerto Princesa City.

Bilao at Palayok Seafoods & Native Restaurant
353 Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone 6348.4336910

Bavaria Restaurant
Malvar Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4332388

Café Arturo
North National Highway, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4334146

Cafe Loreto Trihaus and Garden
Libis Road, San Pedro, Puerto Princesa City

Casa Selena
Manalo Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4343875

Century Bar & Grill Restaurant - Royal Oberoi
South National Highway, Esteban Road, Santa Monica, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4344920 Fax: 6348.4345502-03

Chez Andre The Pizza Gourmet
26 San Juan Road, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone 6348.4345947

Chowking, Rizal Avenue
Puerto Princesa City

Coffee Exchange Café – Asturias Hotel
Km. 3 National Highway, Tiniguiban, Puerto Princesa City Telephone: 6348.4343851

Dunkin' Donuts
Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City.

Edwin's Food Palace
Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4332338

Gardini Dang Maria's Cafe
Manalo Extension, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone 6348.4346576

Haim Chicken Inato
249 Manalo Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4332261

Jollibee Food Express
Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4344025

Jollibee Food Express
Malvar Street, Puerto Princesa City.

Island Palawan Hotel Restaurant
Rizal Avenue Extension, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4334962

Itoy's Coffee Shop
Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City.

Kalui Restaurant
369 Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4332580

Kamarikutan Kape at Galeri
Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4335182

Kampochea Restaurant and Sing-Along
Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4332761

Kinabuchs
Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4345194

King's Court Food Parlor
Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4334583

La Paragua Restaurant
Solid Road, San Manuel, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4344464

Lola Itang Restaurant
Roxas Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4332990

Neva's Place
48-A Taft Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone 6348.4332575

Pescados Restaurant – Asturias Hotel
Km. 3 National Highway, Tiniguiban, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4343851

Pool Bar - Royal Oberoi
South National Highway, Esteban Road, Santa Monica, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4344920 Fax: 6348.4345502-03

Sari's Baryo Restaurant
365 Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4334899

Scenario Bar – Asturias Hotel
Km. 3 National Highway, Tiniguiban, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4343851

Shakeys
Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City.

Suma Ching Hai Vegetarian Restaurant
79 Burgos Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4339248

Tanglaw Restaurant - Legend Hotel
Malvar Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4339076

The Coffee Shop – Hotel Fleuris
Lacao Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4344338 Fax: 6348.4344203

The Poolside Courtyard – Hotel Fleuris
Lacao Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4344338 Fax: 6348.4344203

Tom Tom Club, Manalo Extension
Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4333111

We Be Sushi Bar & Restaurant – Hotel Fleuris
Lacao Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4344338 Fax: 6348.4344203

RESORTS

INLAND RESORTS

 

Kawayanan Resort
San Pedro, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4347078 Email: info@kawayananresort.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Website: www.kawayananresort.com

Price Range: Php300 - 1650. Spacious and well-ventilated fan rooms with its own private toilet & bathroom. It has living room area and a private veranda. The rooms are just few steps away from the swimming pool & waterfalls. Room guests are accorded free usage of swimming pool & huts.

 

ISLAND RESORTS

 

Dos Palmas Arrecefi Island Resort
89 Lacao Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4343118 Fax: 6348.4343119 Email: info@dospalmas.com.ph Website: www.dospalmas.com.ph

Price Range: Php1600 - 8350. Welcome Drink; Scheduled roundtrip land and boat transfer (city-resort-city); Accommodation in an air-conditioned cottage; Full board meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) based on night stay; Scheduled lunch at nearby picnic sites; Complimentary coffee and/or tea throughout the day; Use of the following facilities equipment: Swimming pool and Jacuzzi,Children's playground,Ocean Kayaks,Snorkeling Equipment (mask, snorkel, fins),Courts and Equipment (tennis, basketball, beach volleyball, Beach badminton),Recreation center (darts, billiards, table tennis, videoke and mini-library), Resort Bikes

 

BEACH COTTAGES

 

EAST COAST

Duchess Beachside
Km. 64 Bgy. San Rafael, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4332873

Price Range: Php400. Volleyball court, restaurant (100 pax capacity) picnic cottages(4) private toilet and bath

Puerto Beach Resort
Km 66 Barangay Conception, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4349186/4346192 Email: puertobeachresort@yahoo.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Website: www.puertobeachresort.com

Price Range: Php1200 - 1500. Private toilet and bath, restaurant (100 pax capacity), lagoon boating area

San Rafael Resort
Km. 62 Barangay San Rafael, Puerto Princesa City. Cellular Phone: 639205702791

Price Range: Php600. Restaurant, private toilet and bath

WEST COAST

Al Puerto Escapade
Sitio Sabang, Barangay Cabayugan, Puerto Princesa City. Cellular Phone: 639203656081

Price Range: Php100 - 2500. Restaurant, Private Toilet and Bath/ Common Toilet and Bath, 6-10 pm power generator

Blue Bamboo
Sitio Sabang, Barangay Cabayugan, Puerto Princesa City. Cellular Phone: 639102720119

Price Range Php150 - 300. Restaurant, Double Room with private Toilet and Bath. Tent Type with Common Toilet and Bath. 6-10 pm power generator

Dabdab Resort
Sitio Sabang, Barangay Cabayugan, Puerto Princesa City. Cellular Phone: 639109241673

Price Range: Php500. Restaurant, Private Toilet and Bath. 6-10 pm power generator
Green Paradise Resort
Sitio Sabang, Barangay Cabayugan, Puerto Princesa City. Cellular Phone: 639282217859

Price Range: Php500 - 600. Terrace, Veranda, Tree House, Gazebo, Private Toilet and Bath, 6-10 pm power generator

Mary's Cottages
Sitio Sabang, Barangay Cabayugan, Puerto Princesa City.

Price Range: Php250 - 450. Restaurant, 6-10 pm power generator

Michi Cottages
Sitio Sabang, Barangay Cabayugan, Puerto Princesa City.

Price Range: Php800. Restaurant, Electric Fan, Private Toilet and Bath, 6-10 pm power generator

Robert's Cottages
Sitio Sabang, Barangay Cabayugan, Puerto Princesa City. Cellular Phone: 63919-601-1227 / 639215492156

Price Range: Php450 - 800. Private Toilet and Bath, 6-10 pm power generator

Taraw Cottages
Sitio Sabang, Barangay Cabayugan, Puerto Princesa City. Cellular Phone: 63919-601-1227 / 639215492156

Price Range: Php450. Restaurant, Private Toilet and Bath 6-10 pm power generator

 

MOUNTAIN RESORTS

 

Bambua Nature Park Resort
Bambua Co. P.O.Box 218 Puerto Princesa City, 5300 Palawan. Website: www.bambua-palawan.com

Price Range: Php150 - 700. Restaurant, Private Toilet and Bath/ Common Toilet and Bath, 6 pm- 12 midnight power generator

 

HILLSIDE/BAYSIDE RESORTS

 

Hillside Resort
Barangay Sandiwa, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4337318

Price Range: Php880 - 1885. Swimming pool; Rooms with cable TV; Private bathroom; Hot & cold water; Open-air dinning Cottage; Laundry Services; Safety deposit box; Postal service; Photo processing; 24-hr room service; Conference and meeting facilities; Airline Reservation & Reconfirmation; Free transfer; Major credit cards accepted.
 

APARTELLES

APPARTELLES

 

Mary The Queen Apartelle
Taylor Road. Tiniguiban, Puerto Princesa City. Telephpone: 6348.4334013

Price Range: Php1800. Living room, Cable TV, Dining room, Refrigerator, Kitchen, Stove & Utensils, Service Area, Private bathroom, Spacious air-conditioned bedrooms with verandah, Garden, Spacious lawn, Parking area

Skylight Apartelle
Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4344872 Fax: 6348.4334596 Website: www.skylightapartelle.com

Price Range: Php300 - 1150. Mini Coffee Shop; Room Service; Water Treatment System (including water softener); Stand-by Generator; PABX Telephone System; Laundry Services; Fax Services; Booking Confirmations & Airline Reservations; Cable TV.

 

INNS & PENSIONS

INNS & PENSIONS

 

Abelardo's Pension
63 D. Manga Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4332195

Price Range: Php100 - 600. Tourist Information; Mailing Service; Transportation Service; Car Rental Service (by arrangements); & Laundry Services.

Aldo's Residence
Garcellano Commercial Complex, Rizal Avenue, Telephone: 6348.4332195

Price Range: Php200 - 620

Amelia Pensionne
Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4337029
Price Range: Php350 - 2000
Aniceto's Pension
71 Reynoso Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4346667 Email: arc_tess@yahoo.com.phThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Price Range: Php150 - 550. Aircon/non-aircon rooms with private/common toilet & bath; cable TV at the living room; refrigerator, kitchen and dining facilities for everyone's use; roofdeck garden where you have a view of Puerto Princesa Bay; mini library and reading lounge; computer with internet; laundry services; serves food upon request; arranges fishing adventure at Puerto bay

Audissie Pension
Malvar Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4334153

Prince Range: Php250 - 650. All air-conditioned room with cable TV; Laundry Services; Safety deposit box; Airlines reservation; Airport assistance or transfer.

Badjao Inn
350 Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4332761 Website: www.badjaoinn.com

Price Range: Php350 - 950. Air-conditioned & Fan Rooms equipped with TV; Refrigerator; Hot & Cold Shower; Private Toilet & Bath; Breakfast Gazebo; Kampuchea Karaoke Bar;Souvenir Shop; Package Tours; Tour Information Counter; Function Room; Transportation Hiring Assistance; NDD/IDD telephone services; Facsimile; Laundry Services; Free Airport Transfer.

Banwa Pension
Liwanag corner B. Mendoza Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4337197 Email: info@banwa.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Website: www.banwa.com

Price Range: Php150 - 400. Small bar is located on veranda; Meals can be requested; Laundry services; Rooms are available long Term stay

Baragatan Inn
Junction 1, San Miguel, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4345289

Price Range: Php350 - 1250. Restaurant; Room Services; Hot & Cold Bath; Laundry Services; Car Rental; Mini Function Room; Cable TV; Telephone Services; Safety Deposit Box; Free Airport Transfer; Stand-by generator.

Bulwagang Princesa
Tiniguiban, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 63.48.4336079 Email: info@bulwagangprincesa.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Website: www.bulwagangprincesa.com

Price Range Php150 - 650. Fully air-conditioned with private bath; Sufficient power with fax & & telephone Services; Reliable information; Sanctuary Room; Coffee Shop & Restaurant; Free airport transfer; Laundry service; Physical therapy clinic.

Bundal Inn
San Miguel, Puerto Princesa City.

Price Range Php200 - 450. With private toilet & bath; Laundry services; Telephone services; Meals pon request); Airport transfer (upon request).

Casa Linda Inn
Trinidad Road, Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4332606 Email: casalind@mozcom.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Price Range: Php400 - 750. Restaurant; Tour Information; Transportation Hiring Assistance; Facsimile & E-mail Service; Laundry Services; & Free Airport Transfer.

Circon Lodge
Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4332738

Price Range: Php250 - 500. Room equipped with toilet & bath; Restaurant & Disco Bar.

Dangkalan Inn
BM Road, San Manuel, Telephone: 6348.4349207

Price Range: Php400 - 1250. Aircon, Cable TV Premium Room: Aircon, Mini bar, Cable TV, Hot & Cold Shower and Private Veranda

De Loro Inn
PEO Rd. Bancao-Bancao, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4348408 Website: www.deloropalawan.com

Price Range: Php200 - 1500. Fully Air-conditioned room; Private bathroom with hot & cold showers; Cable TV; Mini-refrigerator; Restaurant; Room service (from 6:00 am- 10:30 pm only); Free Airport transfer; Booking confirmations & reservation; Banquet Reception; Laundry & pressing services; Parking area; Souvenir Shop; Massage service (by appointment); Tour Assistance

D Lucky Garden Inn
Rizal Avenue, PEO Road, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4337869/4336576 Email: luckygardeninn@yahoo.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Price Range: Php450 - 1090. All rooms are individually controlled air-conditioning units with TV; serve breakfast, lunch and dinner; Travel arrangements and package tours; laundry service. For reservation, CALL or email & will pick you up at the airport.

Duchess Pension
Valencia Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4332873

Price Range: Php150 - 700. Function room capacity of 80 persons; Restaurant capacity of 30 persons; Private toilet & bath; Common toilet & bath; Hot & Cold Shower; Mini terrace & TV set.

Garcellano Tourist Inn
257 Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4332314

Price Range: Php200 - 270. Fan Rooms with private toilet & bath.

Irenea's Country Inn
359 Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4348185

Price Range: Php350 - 750. Regular Room: electric Fan, Colored Cable Tv,Private bathroom; Standard Room: Aircon, Colored Cable Tv,Private bathroom; De luxe Room: Aircon, Colored Cable TV, refrigerator, Private bathroom w/ Hot and cold shower

Jeshiela Guesthouse

319 Malvar Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4334157

Price Range: Php350 - 750. Air-conditioned Rooms; Guarded Parking Space; Canteen.

Lola Itang Pension
Roxas Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4332990 Website: www.lolaitang.com

Price Range: Php650 - 850. Air-conditioned rooms with executive toilet & bath; Air-conditioned café & restaurant; Abundant water supply; No water failure; Telephone Service; Room service; with cable TV; Filipino & International Cuisine; Conference Room; Sing-a-long & Ballroom Lodge for nightly entertainment & local Tour Package.

Mabini Pension
Mabini Street , Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4333311

Price Range: Php170 - 500. Aircon & Fan Room; with common toilet & bath.

Manggahan Pension
Garcellano Commercial Complex. Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4335286

Price Range: Php125 - 850. Function Rooms; Catering Services; All Fan Rooms.

Pagdayon Traveler's Inn
Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4349102

Price Range: Php600 - 700. Each of our rooms has air conditioning, cable TV, a terrace, and private toilet and bath. Power and water is always in supply. Also serve hearty home-cooked meals from sunrise to sundown

Payuyo Pension
Manalo Street , Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4343363

Price Range: Php150 - 600. Accessible to Airport; Tourist Information Assistance; Transport Services; Telephone Services; Laundry Services; Cable TV & Meals.

Princesa Inn
169 Malvar Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4334218

Price Range: Php125 - 500. Air-conditioned and fan rooms; Common & private toilet & bath with hot & cold water & TV set; Coffee Shop; Laundry Service; & Telephone Service.

Puerto Pension
35 Malvar Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4332969 Email: ppension@pal-onl.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Website: www.palawan.net/pension/

Price Range: Php225 - 660. Air-conditioned and fan rooms; Common & private toilet & bath with hot & cold water; Telephone service

Sheena's Cottages
Libis Road, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4333693

Price Range: Php445 - 995. All rooms with private balcony & private garden; Aircon Room with hot and cold shower except Budget Rooms; All rooms with private bath; Cable TV; Swimming Pool; Restaurant.

Tropical Sun Inn
152 Manalo Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4336493

Price Range: Php420 - 1520. Air-conditioned function room; Air-conditioned & Fan Room with private toilet & bath; Shower & water heater; Stand-by-generator; Coffee Shop & Restaurant; Reception of other special occasions; Major credit cards accepted.

Venture Lodge
Manalo Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone : 6348.4332843

Price Range: Php200 - 450.

Vim Pension
32 Fernandez Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4333190

Price Range: Php100 - 400. Aircon Room with private toilet & bath; Fan Room with common toilet; Fan Room with private toilet and bath; Mini coffee Shop; Laundry & pressing services; Tourist Information Assistance; with cable TV.

HOTELS


STANDARD HOTELS

 

Asturias Hotel
Km. 3 National Highway, Tiniguiban, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4343851 Email: info@asturiashotel.phThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Website: www.asturiashotel.ph

60 well-appointed guestrooms furnished to utmost comfort with 2HP air conditioning, bathtub with shower, plush hot and cold water, colored TV with cable channels, Telephone with NDD and IDD, bathroom amenities, Electronic door lock system (key card), and Addressable Fire Alarm System.

Hotel Fleuris
Lacao Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4344338 Fax: 6348.4344203 Email: info@fleuris.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Website: www.fleuris.com

All guestrooms are equipped with air-conditioning system, comfortable mattresses, cable television, mini bar, hot and cold shower, International and National Direct Dialing telephones.

Legend Hotel
Malvar Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4339076 Website: www.legendpalawan.com.ph

The comforts of urban living and the relaxing environment of home: the hotel in the heart of Philippines' Last Nature Frontier that has captured the heart of businessmen and tourists in search of both.

ECONOMY HOTELS

 

Airport Hotel
442 Rizal Avenue Extension, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4336511

Price Range: Php1000 -1400. Air-conditioned rooms equipped with cable TV, mini fridge, hot & cold shower, 24 hour coffee shop, laser videoke bar, swimming pool, laundry service, safety deposit box, major credit cards accepted, airline reservation & reconfirmation, flight into assistance, airport transfer, travel & tour arrangements.

Island Palawan Hotel
Rizal Avenue Extension, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4334962 Email: islapal@mozcom.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Price Range: Php550. Air-conditioned rooms with private toilet & bath; Hot & cold shower; All major cards are accepted; Free transfer in/out; Restaurant services; 20-90 pax.

Moana Hotel
Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4344753/4759 Email: moanatel@mozcom.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Price Range: Php700 - 1000. Swimming Pool; Italian Bar & Restaurant; Serves Filipino dishes; Coffee Shop; Telephone services; Internet services; Laundry services; City Tour & Island-hopping packages; Dive center & souvenir shop; Tour Services

Palawan Airport Village Hotel
482 Rizal Avenue Extension, Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4344436 Fax: 6348.4334941

Price Range: Php650 - 1150. Air-conditioned Rooms with cable TV; Personal Refrigerator; Private Bath with hot & cold shower; Kitchenette & dinning table.

Rengel Hotel
Valencia Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4332584 Fax: 6348.4339899

Price Range: Php300 - 1250. Telephone Services (local & International); Free Airport transfer; Laundry Services; Air-conditioned Rooms with private bathroom; Rooftop Garden Restaurant; with cable TV.

Royal Oberoi
South National Highway, Esteban Road, Santa Monica, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4344920 Fax: 6348.4345502-03 Email: info@royaloberoi.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Website: www.royaloberoi.com

Price Range: Php899 - 1999. Airline/Hotel & Resort Reservations; Tour Arrangements; SCUBA Diving Arrangements; Seminar & Workshop Handling; Car Rental; IDD/NDD Calls; Internet; Fax; Catering for all Occasions; Round the Clock Security Services.

White View Paradise Hotel
Manalo Extension, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4335526

Price Range: Php600 - 700. Coffee Shop; Telephone Services NDD/IDD; Tourist Information; Airline Reservation; Laundry; Accessible to Public Transport.

 

PEACE & ORDER

The National Peace and Order Council (NPOC) bestowed the Best CPOC - Component City Category for Calendar Year 2005 to the cities of Escalante bagging the first place award, followed by Tuguegarao, 2nd placer; and the 3rd place award went to Puerto Princesa and this city. The city has become a natural destination for eco-tourists, nature lovers, vacationists and researchers. It abounds in diverse resources and natural scenic spots, which attract both local and international tourists to come to Puerto Princesa with a bonus of goodwill. The honor that the City won in 1996 as the “Hall of Fame” awardee for being the “Cleanest and Greenest Component City in the Philippines” together with a number of other awards in the area of environmental protection, sustainable agriculture, rural health delivery services, peace and order and functional literacy have supplemented the natural attraction of the City and made it more popular a destination point. In relation to Palawan, Puerto Princesa will continue to serve as the center of trade and commerce, communication, education and public administration in the province.

TRANSPORTATION

Puerto Princesa City can be reached within an hour flight from Manila or 20 hour trip by sea. A choice of regular flights in the morning such as Philippine airlines, Cebu Pacific and Air Philippines. And starting October 1st, Air Philippines will have a daily flights in the afternoon to Manila. There are also flights bound for Cebu; Cebu Pacific (Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday), Air Philippines (Monday-Wedenesday-Friday). While the more adventurous travelers can access to Puerto Princesa via WGA every Saturdays or Negros Navigation on Thursdays.In Puerto Princesa, residential and commercial areas are located great distances apart. Mobility requires a means of transport that is affordable, capable of penetrating narrow streets, versatile and widely available. Consequently, tricycles have become the preferred means of transport. Tricycles are three-wheeled vehicles that are gasoline-powered-essentially motorcycles with an attached sidecar that can accomodate up to four passengers (two in the sidecar and two behind the driver). In the city each tricycle unit has a designated route(s) where it can travel, with a standard fare for every designation. AIRLINES - Air Philippines, Rizal Avenue Extension, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4338045 Website: www.airphils.com Asian SpiritHotel Fleuris, Lacao Street, Puerto Princesa City. Website: www.asianspirit.com Cebu Pacific, Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4347038 Website: www.cebupacificair.comPhilippine AirlinesAirport Complex, Rizal Avenue Telephone 6348.4334565 Website: www.philippineairlines.comSEAIRc/o Floral Travel & Tours, Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City. Website: www.flyseair.com SHIPPING - Milagrosa ShippingPort Area, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone: 6348.4334806Negros NavigationAustria Building, Roxas Street, Tel. 6348.4337165 Website: www.negrosnavigation.phW G & AMalvar Street, Puerto Princesa City. Telephone 6348.4332888 Website: www.superferry.com.ph

PEOPLE / CULTURE

Waves of migrants from other Philippine provinces, and even other countries, have turned Puerto Princesa into a melting pot of various cultures. Among the original inhabitants are the Cuyunons who posses a rich legacy of folklores and traditions. Indigenous groups include the Tagbanuas and the Bataks, each group with its distinct culture and system of beliefs. Total inhabitants number about 161,912 (as of May, 2000), Three fourth of the population resides in the city proper, an urban settlement on the shores of Puerto Princesa Bay. While the predominant local tongue is Cuyuno, Tagalog, Visayan, as well as English are widely spoken.

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

Eco-tourism is the buzzword of today’s world travelers. And eco-tourism is definitely Puerto Princesa City’s distinct advantage over the rest. Nature has thus chosen for Puerto Princesa the road to economic development. And coupled with such an auspicious reputation as the “Last Frontier” in this part of the globe that has already attracted the world’s travel planners to include it in the itinerary of trans-ocean luxury vessels, eco-tourism is undoubtedly the key to the city’s sustainable development. It is in this context that the city government have decided to request the conversion of the 1,072-hectare Industrial and Commercial Zone at Brgy. Sta. Lucia into an Environmental Estate. The Estate will be an eco-tourism park and environmental center of the Philippines. It will serve both as a catalyst for economic growth and a vehicle for preserving the environment. It will also become an institution in conservation and the world’s fountain of biological knowledge in the future.

CLIMATE

Rainfall - The City has two prevailing type of climate. The type that prevails in the west coast has two distinct seasons: six months dry (November-April), and six months wet (May-October) with the heaviest recorded rainfall in September, While the lowest or driest month occurs in February. Western barangays of the City (New Panggangan, Marufinas, Cabayugan, Tagabinit, Buenavista, Bahile, Macarascas, Simpocan, Bagong Bayan, and Napsan) fall within this type. The type prevailing in the east coast has short dry season with varying heavy rainfall months. Dry months have been recorded during the months of January to April. Recorded rainiest month is September. Temperature - Temperature is one of the three most important factors in climate as far as plant growth is concerned. The other two factors are moisture and light. Temperature influences every chemical and physical process connected with plants such as solubility of minerals; absorption of water, gases, etc.; synthesis; growth and reproduction. In the animal world, atmospheric temperatures have profound effect in the reproductive as well as productive efficiency of livestock, like milk production in dairy farming. The City has a uniform high temperature. However, there is no marked difference in temperature between areas falling under the first and second type of climate. Generally the warmest months are March, April and May, the coolest are November, December, January, and February. Humidity - The City has more or less uniform as well as high relative humidity. The range is from 79 to 86 percent with an annual mean of 84 percent. Fluctuations in relative humidity affect the rate of evaporation in such a way that if other factors like moisture content of the soil and its temperature and the temperature of the air were momentarily held constant, a lower relative humidity tends to enhance vaporization, while in an extreme case, atmosphere approaches 100 percent, evaporation may cease and condensation induced. Wind - The City has two distinct prevailing winds, the northeast (NE) monsoon and the southwest (SW) monsoon. The northeast monsoon generally sets in October and continues until April. The monsoon blows mainly between north and northeast with a tendency towards an easterly direction at the end of the season. It has a velocity ranging from 15 to 25 kilometers per hour at its height and an average of 6 kilometers per hour. Rain clouds during the NE monsoon practically lose all the moisture before reaching the southwest part of the archipelago, thus the City and the province as a whole receive no rainfall towards the end of the northeast monsoon (January-April). The southwest (SW) monsoon or the summer monsoon follows the NE monsoon after a transition period of variable winds and calms. The SW monsoon prevails from June to October. It blows most steadily during July and August although not as steady as the NE monsoon, reaching a maximum velocity of about 35 kilometers per hour. In October or during the close of the SW monsoon, strong winds occur in the southern part of the city. The southwest winds bring torrential rains but with uneven distribution. The NE and SW monsoons affect the eastern and western part of the City. When these winds blow, the seas are very rough. The calm months of the year are from April through June on both the eastern and western side of the City.

GEOGRAPHY

Puerto Princesa City lies at the mid-section of the long strip of Palawan Island province. It is approximately 306 nautical miles from Manila, 206 nautical miles to Panay Island and about 250 nautical miles to Zambonga. It is bounded on the North by the Municipality of San Vicente and Roxas and on the South by the Municipality of Aborlan. Its Western side is a coastline of the South China Sea while to the East lies the Sulu Sea. Total land area is 253,982.00 hectares stretched over 106 kilometers long with the narrowest breadth of 8.5 kilometers in Barangay Bahile. Puerto Princesa City has now 35 urban barangays and 31 rural or a total of 66 barangays.

HISTORY

Legend attributes the name “Puerto Princesa” to a princess-like maiden who in the early days is said to have roamed around the place on certain nights of the year. On the other hand, practical people attribute the name to the geographical advantages of the place as a seaport – naturally protected the whole year round and endowed with a depth that can accommodate any size of shipping – a royal heaven for vessels or a virtual princess of ports as thus indicated by Spanish Colonizers on the country’s map. Historically, the place was named after Princess Eulalia of Spain, born in 1864 to Queen Isabel II and her consort, Dr. Francisco de Asis. When the princess suffered an untimely death, the Queen changed the name to Puerto de la Princesa. Eventually, the name was reduced to Puerto Princesa as it is known today. Spanish Colonizers founded the settlement on March 4, 1872 in the course of their exploration of the province. As they scanned the Palawan shoreline for a capital site, they came upon a hill with steep declivity. Rowing to shore, they surveyed the hill and discovered an extensive plateau which they decided as ideal for settlement. Soon after, Fr. Antonio Muro levelled a portion of the hill to make way for a chapel. (That section is now occupied by the Catholic Cathedral, the P.C. Barracks and the Rizal Park. The Old Municipal Building used to be there, as well as an Elementary School). The first mass celebrated in Puerto Princesa took place at a site where a marker now stands. In May 1872, the port became the center of Spanish Naval Operations in the area because the few natives were peaceful and the Bay met all the Navy’s requirements. Royal Decrees later provided incentives to settlers, such that by 1883 settlement had flourished into a town of twelve roads, a hospital and well built port. In 1894, Puerto Princesa was recognized by government authorities as one of the most beautiful towns in the country by virtue of the orderly distribution of streets, buildings and houses as well as the cleanliness of the community. In 1911, the New American Administration made Puerto Princesa the seat of the Palawan Provincial Government with Major John Brown as Lieutenant Governor. The town was converted into a city on January 1, 1970 under R.A. 5906 as amended by P.D. 437, through the effort of then Congressman Ramon V. Mitra, Jr. Feliberto R. Oliveros, Jr. became the first City Mayor. Since its foundation, Puerto Princesa has been the nerve center of activities in Palawan. Aside from being the seat of public administration, it is the heart of trade, commerce, service, and industry in the province. Feast of the ForestToday, under the leadership of Mayor Edward S. Hagedorn, the City has gained the distinction of being a model city – in cleanliness, environmental protection and conservation, and local governance in general. And so, with a responsive leadership and an inspired citizenry, the tradition of Puerto Princesa being a beautiful and clean city lives on.