Bacolod City to host int’l mask conference
BACOLOD City – This will play host to
this year’s International Mask Arts and Culture Organization (IMACO) conference
slated November 5 to 8.
IMACO is a cluster...
Aklan solon wants to regulate ‘e-bikes’
BORACAY – There has been a sudden
influx of electric bicycles (e-bikes) nowadays and drivers mostly skirt laws
when they ply streets, Cong. Carlito Marquez of...
Capiz forms swine fever task force
ROXAS City – To protect its hog industry
against the threat of African swine fever (ASF), the provincial government of
Capiz created a task force to...
Drug suspect evades arrest, leaves P260-T ‘shabu’
ROXAS City – He
managed to evade arrest but police officers were able to seize from him
suspected shabu worth around P260,000.
The 29-year-old
Frankie Bertuldo remains...
Antique faces shortage of anti-rabies vaccine
SAN JOSE, Antique – The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) is wary
about not reaching its target of vaccinating around 28,723 dogs this year due
to shortage of...
206 WV villages ‘drug cleared’ anew
ILOILO City – A total of 206 out of 323 barangay applicants were “cleared or officially declared unaffected” during 16th Regional Oversight Committee deliberation...
Panay coastal waters safe from red tide – BFAR
KALIBO, Aklan – The Bureau of Fisheries
and Aquatic Resources in Western Visayas (BFAR) said shellfish from Panay
Island are safe for consumption.
According to its latest...
Aklan town seeks to punish ‘rumor mongers’
KALIBO, Aklan – In a bid to shut up
gossipers from spreading malicious stories and speculations in the community, a
municipal ordinance was filed in Makato, Aklan...
Antique kicks off ‘crime prevention week’ today
SAN JOSE, Antique – A bike ride around this capital town by police
personnel and other bikers associations will kick off the 25th National Crime
Prevention Week...
PDEA keeps tight watch on WV seaports
ILOILO City – To curb drug smuggling through the ports and high seas, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Western Visayas is
taking proactive...