Module 1 & 1.2: History of Palawan, Flora & Fauna

Question 1

What the native tribe called our island; type of plant that can be found here has a shape like a cucumber.

Answer 1

Pal’War

Question 2

What the Chinese called our island; means “the land of beautiful harbor”.

Answer 2

Pa-lao-yu

Question 3

What the Spaniards named Palawan; has Tatay as its capital.

Answer 3

Province of Calamianes

Question 4

Name of the 2 provinces when they were changed in 1862; used because it has a shape like an umbrella.

Answer 4

Calamianes & Paragua

Question 5

When did the capital change from Taytay to PPC?

Answer 5

1873

Question 6

What the Americans called our island in 1903; has PPC as its capital.

Answer 6

Palawan

Question 7

When was Palawan founded?

Answer 7

1818

Question 8

What is the land area of Palawan?

Answer 8

17,030.75 sqkm

Question 9

Palawan consists how many islands?

Answer 9

1, 780

Question 10

What is the highest point in Palawan?

Answer 10

Mt. Mantalingahan

Question 11

How many barangays does Palawan have?

Answer 11

433

Question 12

How many barangays are there in PPC?

Answer 12

66

Question 13

How many barangays are there in Palawan except in PPC?

Answer 13

367

Question 14

How many municipalities are there in Palawan?

Answer 14

23

Question 15

What are the 23 municipalities in Palawan?

Answer 15

Balabac
Bataraza
Rizal
Brooke’s Point
Sofronio Española
Quezon
Narra
Aborlan
Puerto Princesa
Roxas
San Vicente
Dumaran, Aracelli
Taytay
El Nido
Linapacan
Cullon
Busuanga, Coron
Agutaya
Magsaysay, Cuyo
Cagayancillio

Question 16

How many municipalities are there in mainland Palawan?

Answer 16

13

Question 17

How many municipalities are there in islands in Palawan?

Answer 17

10

Question 18

An institutional course of PSU that aims to give the students the basic multidisciplinary knowledge of Palawan.

Answer 18

Palawan Studies

Question 19

What is the Greek word for “study”?

Answer 19

Logos (study, discipline, science)

Question 20

Phrases that Palawan is known as.

Answer 20

Best Island
Last Frontier
Land of Promise

Question 21

How many municipalities are included in the 1st district?

Answer 21

5 Northern mainland and 9 island towns

Question 22

How many municipalities are included in district 2?

Answer 22

6 Southern municipalities and Balabac

Question 23

Municipalities included in district 3.

Answer 23

PPC and Aborlan

Question 24

Calamianes group of islands.

Answer 24

Busuanga, Coron, Linapacan, Culion

Question 25

Cuyo group of islands

Answer 25

Cuyo, Agutaya, Magsaysay

Question 26

Spratly islands

Answer 26

Araceli, Cagayancillio, Balabac, Kalayaan

Question 27

What the Indians called our island.

Answer 27

Palawans (Territory)

Question 28

Spaniards separated Palawan into 2 provinces namely?

Answer 28

Castilla and Asturias

Question 29

What were the 3 provinces called?

Answer 29

Politiko-militar (Calamianes, Paragua, Balabac)

Question 30

An archipelagic province of the Philippines located in the region of Mimaropa; known as the "last ecological frontier); largest province in PH.

Answer 30

Palawan

Question 31

When did Chinese migrants arrived in Palawan?

Answer 31

Around 220 to 263 AD

Question 32

When did Malays arrive in Palawan?

Answer 32

Around 12th century

Question 33

Were believed as direct descendants of Palawan’s earliest settlers; developed an informal form of government, their own alphabet, and their own trade system with sea-borne merchants.

Answer 33

Palaw'ans Tagbanua

Question 34

Usually celebrated from May to June at Puerto Princesa City; commemorates the emergence of democracy and the establishment of the local government; highlight of the Festival is a parade dance portraying the history, culture and tradition of the province.

Answer 34

Baragatan Festival

Question 35

Happens every December full moon at Aborlan town proper; a religious festival celebrated to thank the gods for the good harvest and for all the celebrants’ good health; highlight of the festival is the thanksgiving dance done by the Tagbanuas and the Bataks.

Answer 35

Pagdiwata Tribal Ritual Festival

Question 36

Happens every March at El Nido; famous delicacies from different municipalities are presented and sometimes paraded; best part of the festival comes when people parade the streets while wearing mosquito nets.

Answer 36

Kulambo Festival

Question 37

Observed every May in Taytay; honors the skills of the Filipino people, especially in handicraft; folk dances and songs performed by the locals are part of the highlights of the festival.

Answer 37

Pasinggatan Festival

Question 38

Celebrated every August at Cuyo’s city center; participants of the festival cover their skin with soot and dance in the streets to the tune of the native dance called Ati-Atihan; probably the most special of all festivals in Palawan as it showcases the rich culture and festivals honored and observed by the people of Palawan.

Answer 38

Cuyo Festival

Question 39

How many islands are there in Palawan?

Answer 39

1,780

Question 40

When does warm weather prevail in Palawan?

Answer 40

March to May

Question 41

When does cool weather prevail in Palawan?

Answer 41

December to February

Question 42

When is heavy rainfall usually experienced in Palawan?

Answer 42

July to August

Question 43

World’s most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species.

Answer 43

Red data book

Question 44

One of the straits the connects West Philippine Sea with the Sulu Sea.

Answer 44

Balabac Strait/Kipot ng Balabac

Question 45

Name given to the collective plant life that grows or once grew in a certain area or during a given time period.

Answer 45

Flora

Question 46

Refers to all kinds of animals living in a particular habitat.

Answer 46

Fauna

Question 47

Endemic Flora found in Palawan.

Answer 47

Mangroves forests Kabantigi trees Bungang-ipot trees Almaciga Trees Wild Orchids Pholidota Imbricata Pitcher plants

Question 48

They grow in brackish wetlands between land and sea where other plants can’t grow; those who are tasked to protect the coastlines and to prevent erosion by collecting sediments from rivers and streams which slows down the flow of water.

Answer 48

Mangroves forests

Question 49

Grown as a small tree or as a shrub and can reach heights of up to 33 feet; typically low- lying and are densely branched.

Answer 49

Kabantigi trees

Question 50

A plant from the “Palmae” familyz; Scientific name is Areca ipot Becc; a small stocky tree that is 4 meters high and is 12 meters in diameter.

Answer 50

Bungang-ipot trees

Question 51

Scientific name of bungang-ipot trees.

Answer 51

Areca ipot Becc

Question 52

Also known as Dayungon or in its Scientific Name Agathis Philippinensis; a tree that is native to the Philippines, Sulawesi, and Halmahera, and occurs in upland tropical rainforests at 450 to 2,200 meters altitude but may also be found in areas with low altitudes of 250 meters in the northern Luzon.

Answer 52

Almaciga trees

Question 53

Scientific name of Almaciga trees.

Answer 53

Agathis Philippinensis

Question 54

Aerial plants that have become famous as ornamental plants that are either used as home decorations or photographic subjects; a diverse and a widespread family of flowering plants with often colourful and fragrant blooms.

Answer 54

Wild orchids

Question 55

Scientific name of Wild Orchids.

Answer 55

Orchidae

Question 56

An orchid that can be found attached to limestone rock crevices in the Miniloc Island in the municipality of El Nido.

Answer 56

Pholidota Imbricata

Question 57

A tropical plant that is endemic to Sultan Peak in the island of Palawan in the Philippines; grows at elevations of 1,100 to 1,236 metres above sea level; sometimes exceed 35 centimeters in height and have a capacity of 1.5 to 2 liters of water; lined with orange to red hairs.

Answer 57

Pitcher plants

Question 58

Endemic Fauna found in Palawan.

Answer 58

Palawan Hornbill Palawan Binturong Palawan Pangolin Northern Palawan Tree Squirrel Palawan Peacock-Pheasant Palawan Flycatcher Leopard Cat Palawan Scops Owl Palawan Birdwing

Question 59

Known as Talusi in the Philippine language Cuyunon; a largish forest-dwelling bird; plumage is predominantly black, with a white tail, a dark green gloss on its upper parts and a large creamy-white beak with a casque typical of the hornbill family.

Answer 59

Palawan Hornbill

Question 60

What is Palawan Hornbill known as in Cuyunon?

Answer 60

Talusi

Question 61

A subspecies of the binturong, a mammal in the family Viverridae; endemic to the island of Palawan.

Answer 61

Palawan Bearcat/Palawan Binturong

Question 62

A pangolin species endemic to the Palawan province; habitat includes primary and secondary forests, as well as surrounding grasslands.

Answer 62

Palawan Pangolin

Question 63

What is Palawan Pangolin locally known as?

Answer 63

Balintong

Question 64

A species of rodent in the family Sciuridae; endemic to the Philippines; natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

Answer 64

Northern Palawan Tree Squirrel

Question 65

A medium-sized (up to 50 cm long) bird in the family Phasianidae; featured prominently in the culture of the indigenous people of Palawan; also depicted in the official seal of the city of Puerto Princesa.

Answer 65

Palawan Peacock-Pheasant

Question 66

A species of bird in the family Muscicapidae; endemic to the Philippines; natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Answer 66

Palawan Flycatcher

Question 67

About the size of the domestic cat, but leaner and willowy, has longer legs, and its body is marked with black spots; a subspecies occurring in mainland Palawan, and in the islands of Busuanga and Culion.

Answer 67

Leopard cat

Question 68

An owl endemic to Palawan in the Philippines; no subspecies besides the nominate.

Answer 68

Palawan scops owl

Question 69

A birdwing butterfly of the family Papilionidae; has a wide wingspan (15cm.), soars very high, and flies long distances; endemic to Palawan; largest and most beautiful of the birdwing butterflies; found only in Palawan and nowhere else in the world.

Answer 69

Palawan Birdwing