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Healthcare: The level of local medical institutions is very low, there are no modern clinics. There is a certain lack of modern medical equipment and qualified personnel.
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Startup friendly: In the past few years, startups have gained high popularity, increasing the flow of money invested.
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Racial tolerance: Many refugees, migrants or people with migratory backgrounds are subject to racism and discrimination.
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Education: Secondary and higher education institutions provide a very mediocre level of knowledge, which indicates the need to reform them and introduce new, more effective programs and trained teachers in Palawan.
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Friendliness to outsiders: The attitude towards foreigners is very open, calm and friendly.
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Quality of life: Palawan performs above average in subjective well-being, jobs and wages, income and well-being, health, social connections, environmental quality, education and skills, work and leisure balance, housing and personal safety.
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Traffic safety: A lot of work has been done to ensure road safety. That’s why the road accident rate can be considered as low.
- Income: Unfortunately, the local population in Palawan has very low salaries as low as $240 a month.
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Nightlife: At the same time, the level of quality of services provided in most of these establishments is significantly high.
- Expenses: Prices for everything are very affordable. There are many very decent pizzerias, cafes, restaurants at reasonable prices. Usual monthly spendings are around $1500.
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LGBTQ friendly: The majority of respondents in Palawan are against equal rights for gays and lesbians.
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English: The locals speak excellent English, the only thing that you may notice is not always accurate pronunciation, because the phonetic system of their language is different from English.
- Safety: In general, the situation is calm, the average level of safety, but in some areas there are exceptions. Please be vigilant.
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Workspaces: There is an great environment for working and lots of great coworking spots in Palawan.
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Entertainment: Palawan has a lot of entertainment, cafes, clubs, restaurants, places to relax with friends, romantic dates and just to have a good time.
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Female friendly: Despite the fact that women have equal rights with men and the attitude towards them is liberal, in some areas there are still many prohibitions against them. Decisions in the family are usually made by men, the influence of women in the family is very great.
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Freedom of speech: People have full access to free media for accurate information and analysis. Journalists in most cases do their jobs without fear of detention or restraints.
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Free WiFi: Unfortunately, there are very few points in Palawan that provide free Wi-Fi, and those that do have a weak Internet signal, so in many cafes wifi Internet is available only at a low speed.
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Fits for families: There are not so many places where you can spend a good time with your family and children, but almost all of them provide excellent service.
- Internet: The Internet speed in Palawan is fine.
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Walkability: Unfortunately, hiking through the city is not comfortable. It is much better to use motor transport to move.
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Level of happiness: The level of happiness and life satisfaction among the local population is quite average.
