THE Provincial Government of Palawan formally recognized the efforts of the Department of Transportation (DoTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade and the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), under the leadership of General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago, for improving mobility and connectivity in the province with the completion of Port of San Fernando in El Nido; the Port of Bataraza in Brgy. Buliluyan; and the Borac Port in Coron which were finished on March 19, 2021.

'Through the resolute leadership and political will of DoTr Secretary Tugade and PPA General Manager Santiago, the people of Palawan have now fulfilled its long-awaited dreams of enhanced connectivity and mobility across parts of the country and even the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) region,' the resolution states as signed by Palawan Vice Governor and Presiding Officer Victorino Dennis Socrates and approved by Palawan Governor Jose Ch. Alvarez.