The 25-meter high Ferris wheel dubbed “Silay Eye” is one of the attractions at the Magikland, the first outdoor theme park in the Visayas located in Silay City, Negros Occidental. The one-stop entertainment destination will be open to public in October this year. MPE PHOTO

P600-M theme park to open in Silay City

BACOLOD City – A P600-million theme park will soon open in Silay City, Negros Occidental this coming October. “Magikland” is the first outdoor theme park in...

Calamity declaration pushed in Antique due to dengue

SAN JOSE, Antique – The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) is urging the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) to place the province under a state of calamity due to dengue. IPHO...
MassKara Festival dancers perform at San Francisco Filipino Cultural Center (SFFCC) in San Francisco, California, USA on July 27. Councilor Em Ang, head of the MassKara delegation, said the dance team is the first foreign group to perform at the SFFCC after its re-opening. BACOLOD CITY PIO

MassKara dancers perform in San Francisco

BACOLOD City – The world-famous MassKara Festival dancers performed in San Francisco, California over the weekend as part of the city’s Trade and Tourism Mission to USA 2019. Councilor Em Ang, head...
The Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas is distributing certified seeds to farmers affected by the El Niño phenomenon in the province of Antique. Ramona de la Vega of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist said they started the distribution last week in the towns Sebaste, Hamtic and Libertad. PHILRICE

DA distributes certified seeds in Antique

SAN JOSE, Antique – The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Western Visayas, through the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA), is now distributing certified seeds to farmers affected...

Drunken man hacked to death in Maayon

ROXAS City – A man was hacked to death in Barangay Alasaging, Maayon, Capiz. The 38-year-old resident Marlon Villasin died of hack wounds on the head...
“Isa ini ka masubo nga adlaw para sa amon,” says Alberto Roldan, consultant of the Small Town Lottery in Capiz after President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday suspended all gaming schemes under the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. GLENN BEUP/PN

Lotto closure displaces 3,000 workers in Capiz

ROXAS City – Over 3,000 employees and agents of the Small Town Lottery (STL) in the province of Capiz temporarily lost their jobs as a result...
Construction worker Hilberto Reyes sits handcuffed after policemen caught him in an entrapment operation in Barangay Poblacion, Numancia, Aklan on July 26. Recovered from his possession were P8,000 marked money and a cellphone. RODNEL AGUIRRE VIA AKEAN FORUM

Numanacia drug suspect falls in buy-bust

KALIBO, Aklan – A construction worker was nabbed in a drug-bust operation in Barangay Poblacion, Numancia, Aklan. He was 22-year-old resident Hilberto Reyes, police said....
Employers interview applicants during the special job fair for Persons with Disabilities in Antique on July 23. Antique PIO

Antique holds job fair for PWDs

SAN JOSE, Antique – A special job fair for persons with disabilities (PWDs) was conducted in this province last week. Persons with Disability Affairs Office  (PDAO) head...
Antique Integrated Provincial Health officer Gerald Tung says they are intensifying their awareness and advocacy campaign as 185 cases have been recorded in the province from January 1986 to July 2019. He said they are proposing to establish condom stations, initially in Antique’s capital town, San Jose. PNA

Antique health office brings HIV-AIDS advocacy to schools

SAN JOSE, Antique – To intensify its campaign on Immunodeficiency Virus – Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV-AIDS), the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) are bringing their information drive in...

NegOcc farming community beats plastic pollution

BACOLOD City – A small farming community in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental has begun a plastic bottle collection and recycling initiative aimed at reducing plastic waste. PeacePond, a farmers’...