These posts suggested that Palawan was originally called Zheng He Island, named after a Chinese explorer who conducted voyages across Asia in the early 15th century. According to the circulated ...

A number of Chinese social media users claim Palawan was originally called Zheng He Island and that its name has been ‘restored’.

On one journey, 317 of these ships set sail at once. Under the command of the eunuch admiral Zheng He, the Chinese were routinely sailing to Africa and back decades before Columbus was even born.

Other Chinese social media users falsely claimed that Palawan's name had been "restored" by their government to Zheng He Island last month. One content creator named Travel Brother on Chinese ...